(Canadian prairies, Northwestern Ontario, usually in the plural) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event.
(obsolete) An affectionate term of address.
(obsolete) Esteem, honour.
A delicacy (in taste).
daitya
dakoit
dakoit
noun
Alternative spelling of dacoit
dakota
dakota
Proper noun
the Santee branch of the Sioux people; the language of these people
either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota
Noun
A member of the Dakota people.
daktyi
daktyl
daleth
daleth
noun
Alternative form of dalet
dalton
dalton
noun
(physics) the atomic mass unit
damita
dammit
dammit
intj
(mildly vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.
noun
A fastener used for military medals, name tags or other things that are pinned to a uniform; a clutch, a clutchback.
The saying of the interjection, used as a general measure of anything.
damnit
damnit
intj
(especially Southern US) Synonym of dammit
danete
danita
danite
danite
Noun
A member of the Biblical tribe of Dan.
A member of a fraternal vigilante group founded by members of the Latter Day Saints in the
danton
danton
verb
(transitive, Scotland) To daunt; to subdue.
danuta
darmit
darted
darted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dart
darter
darter
noun
(UK) Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum
(US)
Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae
Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.
One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
dartle
dartle
verb
To pierce or shoot through; to dart repeatedly.
darton
dartos
dartos
noun
(anatomy) A thin layer of vascular contractile tissue that contains smooth muscle fibers but no fat and is situated directly beneath the skin of the scrotum or beneath that of the labia majora.
dartre
dartre
noun
(archaic) Any herpetic or other chronic skin disease.
dastur
dastur
noun
A Zoroastrian high priest ranking above a mobad or herbad.
daswdt
datana
datary
datary
noun
(Roman Catholicism) an officer in the Roman Catholic Church who dispensed benefices
datcha
datcha
noun
Alternative spelling of dacha
daters
daters
noun
plural of dater
dating
dating
noun
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.
An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.
The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.
verb
present participle of date
dation
dation
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A dose.
(rare, law) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
datisi
datism
dative
dative
adj
(grammar) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
(mathematics, obsolete) Given in advance; not needed to be calculated.
(obsolete, law) Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.
(obsolete, law) In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.
(obsolete, law) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; — said of an officer.
(sciences) Formed by two electrons contributed by one atom; see dative bond.
noun
(grammar) A word inflected in the dative case.
(grammar) The dative case.
datnow
datsun
dattos
dattos
noun
plural of datto
datums
datums
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of datum
datura
datura
noun
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties.
daudet
daudit
daunts
daunts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of daunt
dauted
dautie
davant
daveta
davita
davits
davits
noun
plural of davit
davout
dawted
dawted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dawt
dawtet
dawtie
dawtit
daylit
daynet
dayton
dayton
Proper noun
A community in Nova Scotia.
A town in Alabama.
A city in Idaho.
A town in Indiana.
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky.
A town in Maine
A city in Minnesota
A town in New York
A city in Ohio, USA
A city in Tennessee
A city in Texas
A town in Virginia
A city in Washington State
A town in Wyoming
An English surname, variant of Deighton
(1760-1824), an early American politician
dearth
dearth
noun
(by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
(obsolete) Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.
A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
deaths
deaths
noun
plural of death
deathy
deathy
adj
(obsolete) Relating to death.
Misspelling of deathly.
debate
debate
noun
(frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.
(obsolete) Strife, discord.
(uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To fight.
(obsolete, transitive) To engage in combat for; to strive for.
(transitive) To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide
(transitive, intransitive) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
debite
debite
noun
(obsolete) A deputy; an official.
debits
debits
noun
plural of debit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debit
debolt
debout
debted
debted
adj
indebted; under obligation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of debt
debtee
debtee
noun
(law) One who is owed a debt; a creditor.
debtor
debtor
noun
(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
(law) One who owes another anything, or is under obligation, arising from express agreement, implication of law, or principles of natural justice, to pay money or to fulfill some other obligation; in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the person who is the subject of the proceeding.
debuts
debuts
noun
plural of debut
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debut
decant
decant
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To flow.
(science fiction) To remove (a clone or other artificially-gestated baby) from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb.
(transitive) To pour from one vessel into another.
(transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.
To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt.
decart
decast
decate
decate
verb
To decatize (“steam fabric”).
decato
deceit
deceit
noun
(law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.
(uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
An act of deceiving someone.
An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
decent
decent
adj
(informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
(obsolete) Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
(obsolete) Comely; shapely; well-formed.
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
Conforming to perceived standards of good taste.
Fair; good enough; okay.
Significant; substantial.
decnet
decoat
decoat
verb
To remove a coating from
decoct
decoct
verb
(cooking) To make an infusion.
(cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
(figurative) To heat as if by boiling.
(figurative) To reduce or diminish.
To digest in the stomach.
decurt
decurt
verb
(obsolete) To cut short; to curtail.
deduct
deduct
verb
To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
deduit
defant
defats
defats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defat
defeat
defeat
noun
(obsolete) Destruction, ruin.
Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification.
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
verb
(transitive) To nullify
(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
(transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
To prevent (something) from being achieved.
defect
defect
noun
(mathematics) A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient.
A fault or malfunction.
The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.
verb
(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
(law) To flee one's country and seek asylum.
(military) To desert one's army, to flee from combat.
(military) To join the enemy army.
defeit
defter
defter
adj
comparative form of deft: more deft
noun
(historical) A type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire.
deftly
deftly
adv
In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.
deglut
deglut
verb
(medicine) To be swallowed
degust
degust
verb
To taste carefully to fully appreciate something; to savour
dehort
dehort
verb
(transitive, rare or obsolete) To dissuade.
deists
deists
noun
plural of deist
deject
deject
noun
(usually in the plural) A waste product.
One who is lowly or abject.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To cast downward.
(transitive) Make sad or dispirited.
To debase or humble.
delate
delate
verb
Obsolete form of dilate.
To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
To carry on; to conduct.
To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against.
To carry; to convey.
delete
delete
noun
(computing) A deletion.
(computing) The delete character (U+007F or %7F).
(recorded entertainment industry) A remainder of a music or video release.
(uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Delete
verb
(online gaming, slang) To defeat or dominate.
(transitive, slang) To kill or murder.
To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device.
delfts
delfts
noun
plural of delft
delict
delict
noun
(civil law, Scots law) A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
(law) The branch of law dealing in delicts.
delint
delint
verb
To remove lint from.
delist
delist
verb
To remove from an official register or list.
deloit
deltal
deltal
adj
Pertaining to or deposited by a (river) delta.
deltas
deltas
noun
plural of delta
deltic
deltic
adj
Synonym of deltaic
delton
demast
demast
verb
(transitive) To break the mast of (a sailing ship) in an accident.
(transitive) To remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage.
dement
dement
adj
(obsolete) insane, demented
noun
An insane person, or one afflicted with dementia
verb
(transitive) To drive mad; to craze
demist
demist
verb
(transitive) To remove the layer of fine liquid particles from the surface of (a window or mirror).
demits
demits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demit
demote
demote
verb
(transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
(transitive) To relegate.
demott
demuth
dennet
dennet
noun
(dated) A light, open, two-wheeled carriage for one horse; a kind of gig.
denote
denote
verb
(transitive) To indicate; to mark.
(transitive) To make overt.
(transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as meaning.
dental
dental
adj
(dentistry, relational) Of or concerning dentistry.
(phonetics) Made with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.
(relational) Of or concerning the teeth.
noun
(phonetics) A dental sound.
(veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
dented
dented
adj
(especially heraldry, obsolete) Indented.
(heraldry) Having teeth of a specified colour.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dent
dentel
dentel
noun
Alternative form of dentil
denten
denter
dentes
dentes
noun
plural of dens
dentex
dentex
noun
(zoology) Any member of the genus Dentex of perciform fish.
dentil
dentil
noun
(architecture) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
dentin
dentin
noun
The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth
denton
depart
depart
noun
(obsolete) A going away; departure.
(obsolete) Division; separation, as of compound substances.
verb
(intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
(intransitive) To leave.
(intransitive) To set out on a journey.
(intransitive, euphemistic) To die.
(intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
(obsolete, transitive) To divide up; to distribute, share.
(obsolete, transitive) To separate, part.
(transitive) To go away from; to leave.
depict
depict
adj
(obsolete) Depicted.
verb
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
deport
deport
verb
(reflexive, now rare) To comport (oneself); to behave.
(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
depots
depots
noun
plural of depot
depths
depths
noun
(literary) A very remote part.
(literary) The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.)
(of an emotion, mystery) The lowest point, all-time low, nadir.
The most severe or involved period.
plural of depth
depute
depute
noun
(Scotland) deputy
verb
(obsolete) To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
To appoint; to assign; to choose.
To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
deputy
deputy
noun
(France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
(Ireland): a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)
(United States): a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency
(mining, historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office
verb
(informal, nonstandard) to deputise
derate
derate
verb
To lower the rated capability of any rated equipment or material.
derats
derats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derat
dermot
derout
dertra
derust
desalt
desalt
verb
(transitive) To remove salt from; to desalinate.
desert
desert
adj
Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
noun
(figuratively) Any barren place or situation.
(usually in the plural) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
Obsolete form of dessert.
verb
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.
desilt
desilt
verb
to remove suspended silt from the water.
desist
desist
verb
(transitive, intransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
desmet
desoto
desoto
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA. Also spelt Desoto.
a city in Texas, USA.
a brand of automobile produced and sold by Chrysler Corporation between 1928 and 1961.
despot
despot
noun
(historical) A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
destin
destin
noun
Obsolete form of destiny.
destry
detach
detach
verb
(intransitive) To come off something.
(transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
(transitive, military) To separate for a special object or use.
detail
detail
noun
(countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
(countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.
(military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.
(paintings) A selected portion of a painting.
(uncountable) A profusion of details.
(uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice.
A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
verb
(transitive) To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles) (always pronounced. /ˈdiːteɪl/)
(transitive) To explain in detail.
(transitive, military, law enforcement) To assign to a particular task.
detain
detain
verb
(transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
(transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
(transitive) To put under custody.
(transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.
detant
detect
detect
adj
(obsolete) Detected.
verb
(intransitive, informal) To work or solve cases as a detective.
To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.
detent
detent
noun
That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
verb
The action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement.
detenu
determ
deters
deters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deter