Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
dandifying
dandifying
verb
present participle of dandify
daneflower
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
deafforest
deafforest
verb
(transitive) To change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
deafnesses
deafnesses
noun
plural of deafness
dealfishes
dealfishes
noun
plural of dealfish
deathfully
deathfully
adv
In a deathful manner.
debriefing
debriefing
noun
The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
The report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.
verb
present participle of debrief
declassify
declassify
verb
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
decrassify
decrassify
verb
(transitive, archaic) To clean; to remove dirt from.
(transitive, archaic) To make less crass or coarse.
deepfreeze
deepfrozen
defaceable
defaceable
adj
Able to be defaced.
defacement
defacement
noun
(heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
defacingly
defacingly
adv
So as to deface.
defailance
defailance
noun
(obsolete) failure; miscarriage
defailment
defailment
noun
(obsolete) Failure.
defaisance
defaitisme
defaitiste
defalcated
defalcated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defalcate
defalcates
defalcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defalcate
defalcator
defalcator
noun
A defaulter or embezzler.
defamation
defamation
noun
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
defamatory
defamatory
adj
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
defamingly
defamingly
Adverb
In a defamatory manner.
defatigate
defatigate
adj
(obsolete, rare) Weary; fatigued
verb
(rare) To tire or make weary
defaultant
defaultant
noun
Synonym of defaulter
defaulters
defaulters
noun
plural of defaulter
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defaulture
defeasance
defeasance
noun
(US, law) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.
(now rare) Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
verb
(US, law, transitive) To void; to annul.
defeasible
defeasible
adj
(law, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
defeatists
defeatists
noun
plural of defeatist
defeatment
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
defecation
defecation
noun
Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
defectible
defectible
adj
deficient; imperfect
defections
defections
noun
plural of defection
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
defectives
defectives
noun
plural of defective
defectless
defectless
adj
without a defect
defectuous
defectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
defedation
defedation
noun
The process of polluting or making filthy; pollution.
defeminise
defeminise
verb
Alternative spelling of defeminize
defeminize
defeminize
verb
To lose, or to remove, feminine characteristics or qualities
defendable
defendable
adj
Capable of being defended.
defendants
defendants
noun
plural of defendant
defendress
defendress
noun
female defender.
defenseman
defenseman
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of defenceman
defensemen
defensemen
noun
plural of defenseman
defensible
defensible
adj
(of an argument etc) capable of being justified
(of an installation etc) capable of being defended against armed attack
defensibly
defensibly
adv
Defendably
In a defensible manner.
deferences
deferences
noun
plural of deference
deferments
deferments
noun
plural of deferment
deferrable
deferrable
adj
That can be deferred.
noun
Something that can be deferred.
deferrized
defervesce
defervesce
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To become less agitated; to cool down.
(intransitive, medicine) To experience an abatement or resolution of fever.
deficience
deficience
noun
(obsolete) Deficiency.
deficiency
deficiency
noun
(countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
(geometry) The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
(geometry) The codimension of a linear system in the corresponding complete linear system.
(uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
defilading
defilading
verb
present participle of defilade
defilement
defilement
noun
(military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
defilingly
defilingly
adv
So as to defile something.
definement
definement
noun
A definition or description.
The act of defining.
definienda
definienda
noun
plural of definiendum
definitely
definitely
adv
In a definite manner; decisively.
Without question and beyond doubt.
definition
definition
noun
(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
(mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
(programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
(usually with the definite article the) A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
A product of defining.
A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
The act of defining; determination of the limits.
The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
The action or process of defining.
definitise
definitive
definitive
adj
(philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes
conclusive or decisive
definite, authoritative and complete
explicitly defined
limiting; determining
noun
(grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
(philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
definitize
definitize
verb
(transitive, US military) To make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.
(transitive, grammar) To make definite (of e.g. a noun or adjective)
definitude
definitude
noun
definiteness
deflagrate
deflagrate
verb
(physics) To burn with intense light and heat.
Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
deflection
deflection
noun
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.
deflective
deflective
adj
capable of causing deflection.
deflectors
deflectors
noun
plural of deflector
deflexible
deflourish
deflowered
deflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflower
deflowerer
deflowerer
noun
One who deflowers.
defocusses
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
defoliated
defoliated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defoliate
defoliates
defoliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoliate
defoliator
defoliator
noun
something or someone that defoliates.
deforciant
deforciant
noun
(obsolete, UK, law) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought
(obsolete, UK, law) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
deforested
deforested
adj
Of or pertaining to deforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deforest
deforester
deforester
noun
One who clears an area of forest.
deformable
deformable
adj
Capable of being reshaped.
deformedly
deformedly
adv
In a deformed manner.
deformeter
deformeter
noun
An instrument for measuring deformations in a structure.
defrauders
defrauders
noun
plural of defrauder
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
defrayable
defrayable
adj
Capable of being defrayed.
defrayment
defrayment
noun
The payment of charges.
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
defrosters
defrosters
noun
plural of defroster
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
deftnesses
deftnesses
noun
plural of deftness
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
defunctive
defunctive
adj
(archaic) funereal
degasifier
degasifier
noun
A machine for degasifying.
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
demifigure
demifusion
demirelief
demirelief
noun
(art) demi-rilievo
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
denazified
denazified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denazify
denazifies
denazifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denazify
dendriform
dendriform
adj
Having a branched structure similar to a tree.
densifying
densifying
verb
present participle of densify
dentifrice
dentifrice
noun
Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth.
desilicify
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
destuffing
desulfured
desulfured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfur
detoxified
detoxified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of detoxify
detoxifier
detoxifier
noun
Anything that serves to detoxify.
detoxifies
detoxifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detoxify
difference
difference
noun
(countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
(countable) A disagreement or argument.
(countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
(countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
(heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
(logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
(logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
(obsolete) Choice; preference.
(relational algebra) The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
(uncountable) The quality of being different.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.
differency
difficulty
difficulty
noun
(sometimes in the plural) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
An awkward situation or quarrel.
An objection.
An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
That which cannot be easily understood or believed.
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
diffidence
diffidence
noun
(obsolete) Mistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something.
The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
difflation
difflation
noun
(obsolete) A blowing apart or away.
diffluence
diffluence
noun
A flowing off on all sides; fluidity.
difformity
difformity
noun
(obsolete) irregularity or diversity of form; lack of uniformity
diffracted
diffracted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diffract
diffugient
diffusedly
diffusedly
adv
In a diffused manner
diffusible
diffusible
adj
Able to be diffused
diffusibly
diffusions
diffusions
noun
plural of diffusion
difluoride
difluoride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule
digitiform
digitiform
adj
Having the shape of a finger.
dignifying
dignifying
verb
present participle of dignify
diiodoform
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
diolefinic
dirtfarmer
disacidify
disacidify
verb
(transitive) To free from acid.
disaffects
disaffects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disaffect
disbeliefs
disbeliefs
noun
plural of disbelief
discomfits
discomfits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit
discomfort
discomfort
noun
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
verb
(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.