Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
damselhood
damselhood
noun
The condition or status of a damsel.
dandyishly
dandyishly
adv
In a dandyish manner.
dashboards
dashboards
noun
plural of dashboard
dashnakist
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
dealership
dealership
noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
dealfishes
dealfishes
noun
plural of dealfish
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
deathiness
deathiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being deathy.
deathrates
deathrates
noun
plural of deathrate
deathtraps
deathtraps
noun
plural of deathtrap
deathwards
deathwards
adv
Towards death.
debauchees
debauchees
noun
plural of debauchee
deboshment
deboshment
noun
Obsolete form of debauchment.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
decarchies
decarchies
noun
plural of decarchy
decarhinus
decathlons
decathlons
noun
plural of decathlon
deckhouses
deckhouses
noun
plural of deckhouse
decohesion
decohesion
noun
A loss of cohesion
deemphasis
deemphasis
noun
Alternative spelling of de-emphasis
deflourish
dehiscence
dehiscence
noun
(botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
(medicine) A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
(rare) Opening, gaping, in a general sense.
dehumanise
dehumanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanize.
dehydrates
dehydrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrate
deiphontes
delphinius
demihearse
demisheath
demisphere
demolished
demolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demolish
demolisher
demolisher
noun
One who demolishes.
demolishes
demolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demolish
demorphism
depolished
depolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depolish
depolishes
depolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depolish
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
derbyshire
derbyshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
dervishism
deshabille
deshabille
noun
a garment worn when one is in a state of undress; a négligée
the state of being partially clothed
desmachyme
desmanthus
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
despatched
despatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despatch
despatcher
despatcher
noun
Alternative form of dispatcher
despatches
despatches
noun
plural of despatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despatch
devilishly
devilishly
adv
In a devilish manner.
devonshire
devonshire
Proper noun
The former (pre-1974) name for the county of Devon, England.
dianthuses
dianthuses
noun
plural of dianthus
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
diaphyseal
diaphyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to diaphysis
diaphysial
diaphysial
adj
Alternative spelling of diaphyseal
diarrhoeas
diarrhoeas
noun
plural of diarrhoea
diaschisis
diaschisis
noun
(medicine) A sudden loss of function in a portion of the brain connected to but at a distance from a damaged area.
diaschisma
diastrophe
diastrophy
dicephalus
dichlorvos
dichlorvos
noun
(pharmacology) A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.
dichromasy
dichromasy
noun
Alternative spelling of dichromacy
dichromism
dichromism
noun
dichromatism
dichronous
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
didrachmas
didrachmas
noun
plural of didrachma
dihysteria
diminished
diminished
adj
(music) reduced by a semitone
lessened, reduced
made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diminish
diminisher
diminisher
noun
One who, or that which, diminishes something.
diminishes
diminishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diminish
dimorphism
dimorphism
noun
(biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
(biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
(geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
dinarchies
dinarchies
noun
plural of dinarchy
dinichthys
dinophilus
dinotheres
dinotheres
noun
plural of dinothere
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diophysite
diorthoses
diorthoses
noun
plural of diorthosis
diorthosis
diorthosis
noun
(obsolete) The act of setting a fracture or dislocation.
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
diothelism
diotrephes
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphosphid
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
diphyllous
diphyllous
adj
(botany) Having two leaves.
diplophase
diplophase
noun
(biology) The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
disbenched
disbenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbench
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
discharity
discharity
noun
Lack of charity.
discophile
discophile
noun
record collector
discophora
discophore
discophore
noun
(zoology) Any of the Discophora.
discothque
disenchain
disenchain
verb
(transitive) To free from restraint.
disenchant
disenchant
verb
(transitive, of a person) To disappoint.
(transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
(transitive, of a thing) To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.
disencharm
disencharm
verb
To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
disenthral
disenthral
verb
(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of disenthrall
disfashion
disfashion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
disgarnish
disgarnish
verb
(transitive) To divest of garniture; to disfurnish; to dismantle.
dishabille
dishabille
noun
A loose, negligent dress.
Extreme casual or disorderly dress, for example, with the shirt-tail out, sleeves unbuttoned, etc.
dishabited
dishabited
adj
(obsolete) Rendered uninhabited.
disharmony
disharmony
noun
The absence of harmony or concordance.
dishcloths
dishcloths
noun
plural of dishcloth
dishearten
dishearten
verb
(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
dishelming
dishelming
verb
present participle of dishelm
disherison
disherison
noun
The act of disheriting, or debarring from inheritance.
disherited
disherited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disherit
disheritor
disheritor
noun
(law) One who puts another person out of an inheritance.
disheveled
disheveled
adj
Alternative form of dishevelled
dishmaking
dishmaking
noun
The manufacture of dishes.
dishmonger
dishonesty
dishonesty
noun
(countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
(uncountable, obsolete) Shamefulness, disgrace.
dishonored
dishonored
adj
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonor.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishonor
dishonorer
dishonorer
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of dishonourer
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
dishtowels
dishtowels
noun
plural of dishtowel
dishwasher
dishwasher
noun
(Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
A machine for washing dishes.
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
dishwiping
disinhabit
disinherit
disinherit
verb
(transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown.
disinhumed
disinhumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinhume
diskophile
disorchard
dispatched
dispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispatch
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispatches
dispatches
noun
plural of dispatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispatch
disphenoid
disphenoid
adj
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a crystal form bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs, constituting a tetragonal scalenohedron.
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system.
noun
(geometry) A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles.
displenish
displenish
verb
(Scotland, transitive) To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock.
dissheathe
dissheathe
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To become unsheathed.
dissightly
dissoconch
dissoconch
noun
(biology) The shell of a bivalve mollusk veliger
disthroned
disthroned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disthrone
distichlis
distichous
distichous
adj
(botany) Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis.
(poetry) In the form of a distich.
distraught
distraught
adj
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
Mad; insane.
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
disulphide
disulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of disulfide
disulphone
diswashing
disworship
disworship
noun
(obsolete) A deprivation of honour or cause of disgrace.
verb
To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy.
disyntheme
ditheistic
ditheistic
adj
Of or pertaining to ditheism, the belief in two gods.