Of, pertaining to, or containing diatoms or their coverings.
dibranchious
dichocarpous
dicranaceous
dicranaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Dicranaceae.
dictyogenous
difficulties
difficulties
noun
(colloquial) a series of frustrations
plural of difficulty
diffusedness
diffusedness
noun
The state or quality of being diffused.
diffusimeter
diffusionism
diffusionism
noun
The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West.
diffusionist
diffusionist
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusionism
noun
A proponent of diffusionism
digonoporous
dilutenesses
diminuendoes
dioicousness
diphthongous
diplacanthus
diplarthrous
diplasiasmus
diplodocuses
diplodocuses
noun
plural of diplodocus
diplopterous
dipneumonous
dipsacaceous
dipsacaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsacaceae (now subfamily Dispsacoideae), including the teasels.
dipteraceous
disaccustoms
disaccustoms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disaccustom
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
disambiguate
disambiguate
verb
(linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disanalogous
disanalogous
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by disanalogy
disannulling
disannulling
verb
present participle of disannul
disannulment
disannulment
noun
Complete annulment.
disassiduity
disassiduity
noun
Lack of assiduity or care.
disastrously
disastrously
adv
In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.)
disauthentic
disauthorize
disauthorize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit.
disburdening
disburdening
verb
present participle of disburden
disbursement
disbursement
noun
Money paid out or spent.
The act, instance, or process of disbursing.
disciflorous
discocarpium
discocarpous
discolouring
discolouring
verb
present participle of discolour
discomedusae
discomedusan
discomedusan
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the subclass Discomedusae.
noun
(zoology) A jellyfish of the subclass Discomedusae.
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discommunity
discommunity
noun
A lack of common possessions, properties, or relationship.
discomposure
discomposure
noun
(obsolete) Discordance; disagreement of parts.
The state of being discomposed.
disconducive
disconducive
adj
Synonym of unconducive
discongruity
discongruity
noun
incongruity; disagreement; unsuitableness
discontinual
discontinued
discontinued
adj
Permanently no longer available or in production.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discontinue
discontinuee
discontinuee
noun
(law) One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance.
discontinuer
discontinuer
noun
One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from; an absentee.
discontinues
discontinues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discontinue
discontinuor
discontinuor
noun
Archaic form of discontinuer.
discophorous
discophorous
adj
(zoology) Having a gelatinous bell or disk.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
discountable
discountable
adj
That can be discounted (in all senses).
discouragers
discouragers
noun
plural of discourager
discouraging
discouraging
adj
that causes discouragement
noun
discouragement
verb
present participle of discourage
discourteous
discourteous
adj
impolite; lacking consideration for others
discourtship
discourtship
noun
(obsolete) Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
discoverture
discoverture
noun
(obsolete, law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
discriminous
discriminous
adj
(obsolete) hazardous; dangerous
disculpation
disculpation
noun
exculpation
disculpatory
disculpatory
adj
Tending to exculpate; exculpatory.
discursative
discursively
discursively
adv
In a discursive manner.
discussional
discussional
adj
Pertaining to discussion.
discussionis
disdainfully
disdainfully
adv
In a disdainful manner.
disemboguing
disemboguing
verb
present participle of disembogue
disencourage
disencourage
verb
(now regional or nonstandard) To discourage.
disencumbers
disencumbers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disencumber
disequalizer
disequalizer
noun
One who or that which makes unequal.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disfunctions
disfunctions
noun
plural of disfunction
disfurnished
disfurnished
adj
Deprived of furniture, accoutrements or belongings; stripped, destitute.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfurnish
disfurnishes
disfurnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfurnish
disfurniture
disfurniture
noun
The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfurnish.
disgradulate
disgruntling
disgruntling
verb
present participle of disgruntle
disguiseless
disguiseless
adj
Without disguise.
disguisement
disguisement
noun
disguise (deceptive appearance)
disgustfully
disgustfully
adv
(archaic) In a way that inspires disgust.
disgustingly
disgustingly
adv
In a disgusting manner.
To a disgusting extent or degree.
dishabituate
dishabituate
verb
(intransitive) To respond (to a stimulus) with dishabituation.
To reach a state of dishabituation.
dishonourary
dishonouring
dishonouring
verb
present participle of dishonour
disillusions
disillusions
noun
plural of disillusion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disillusion
disingenious
disingenuity
disingenuity
noun
Synonym of disingenuousness
disingenuous
disingenuous
adj
Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.
Not honourable; unworthy of honour
Not ingenuous; not frank or open
disintegrous
disjunctions
disjunctions
noun
plural of disjunction
disjunctives
disjunctives
noun
plural of disjunctive
disjunctures
disjunctures
noun
plural of disjuncture
dislluminate
dislustering
dismountable
dismountable
adj
capable of being dismounted
disoccluding
disoccluding
verb
present participle of disocclude
disoccupying
dispauperize
dispauperize
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To free from pauperism, or from paupers.
dispenditure
dispiteously
dispiteously
adv
In a dispiteous manner.
displeasured
displeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displeasure
displeasures
displeasures
noun
plural of displeasure
disprejudice
disprejudice
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from prejudice.
disputations
disputations
noun
plural of disputation
disputatious
disputatious
adj
Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.
Of or relating to something that is in question as to its intent or value.
disqualified
disqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disqualify
disqualifies
disqualifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disqualify
disquietedly
disquietness
disquietness
noun
The state or quality of being disquiet or disturbed; troubledness.
disquietudes
disquietudes
noun
plural of disquietude
disquiparant
disquisiting
disquisition
disquisition
noun
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
A methodical inquiry or investigation.
disquisitive
disquisitive
adj
Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.
disquisitory
disquisitory
adj
Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
disregardful
disregardful
adj
inconsiderate, thoughtless, heedless, regardless
disreputable
disreputable
adj
Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
noun
A person who is not reputable.
disreputably
disreputably
adv
In a disreputable manner
disruptively
disruptively
adv
In a disruptive manner
disseminules
disseminules
noun
plural of disseminule
dissimulated
dissimulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dissimulate
dissimulates
dissimulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissimulate
dissimulator
dissimulator
noun
One who dissimulates.
dissolutions
dissolutions
noun
plural of dissolution
dissuasively
dissuasively
adv
In a dissuasive manner.
distemperure
distichously
distichously
adv
In a distichous manner.
distoclusion
distoclusion
noun
An abnormal distal positioning of the lower jaw.
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
distraughtly
distraughtly
adv
In a distraught manner.
distributary
distributary
adj
That distributes.
noun
(hydrology) A stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel.
distributees
distributees
noun
plural of distributee
distributing
distributing
verb
present participle of distribute
distribution
distribution
noun
(business, marketing) The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.
(card games) The way in which a player's hand is divided in suits, or in which a particular suit is divided between the players.
(economics) The apportionment of income or wealth in a population.
(finance) The process or result of the sale of securities, especially their placement among investors with long-term investment strategies.
(logic) The resolution of a whole into its parts.
(mathematics, differential geometry) A subset of the tangent bundle of a manifold that satisfies certain properties; used to construct the notions of integrability and foliation of a manifold.
(mathematics, statistics) A probability distribution; the set of relative likelihoods that a variable will have a value in a given interval.
(printing, historical) The process of sorting the types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.
(rhetoric) A rhetorical technique in which a subject is divided into multiple cases based on some property or properties, and each case is addressed individually.
(software) A set of bundled software components
(steam engines) The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston: admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission.
An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
An apportionment by law (of funds, property).
Anything distributed; portion; share.
The frequency of occurrence or extent of existence.
The result of distributing; arrangement.
The total number of something sold or delivered to the clients.
distributive
distributive
adj
(grammar) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.
(logic) Assigning the species of a general term.
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.
Relating to distribution.
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
noun
(grammar) A distributive adjective or pronoun.
(grammar) distributive case
(mathematics) A distributive numeral.
distributors
distributors
noun
plural of distributor
distritbuted
distritbutes
disturbances
disturbances
noun
plural of disturbance
disturbation
disturbation
Noun
disturbance
disturbative
disturbative
adj
(chiefly archaic) Of, pertaining to, or causing the act of disturbing.