(entomology) An inward curve of the exoskeleton of an insect, such as between body segments; a segment of an insect's body where the exoskeleton curves inward.
(geomorphology) The downward slope of a hill; the downward slope of a curve.
A downward bend in a path.
declivous
declivous
adj
sloping downward
decoctive
decoctive
adj
Serving to decoct.
decretive
decretive
adj
Having the authority of a decree.
decursive
decursive
adj
Running down; decurrent.
decurving
deductive
deductive
adj
(logic) Based on inferences from general principles.
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
deephaven
deerdrive
deervetch
deervetch
noun
Acmispon
Aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.
Hosackia
Lotus gen. et spp.
deevilick
defeasive
defective
defective
adj
(Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Having one or more defects.
adv
(chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
noun
(chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
A person or thing considered to be defective.
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
defluvium
degravate
delavigne
delivered
delivered
adj
(in combination) That has been, or will be, delivered in a specific manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deliver
deliverer
deliverer
noun
One who brings deliverance.
One who delivers.
deliverly
deliverly
adv
(obsolete) actively; quickly; nimbly
deliveror
demidevil
demidevil
noun
A half-devil.
demissive
demissive
adj
downcast; submissive; humble
demivoice
demivolte
demivolts
demivolts
noun
plural of demivolt
denervate
denervate
verb
(transitive, medicine, surgery) To deprive (an organ) of a nerve supply.
depictive
depictive
adj
Of or pertaining to depiction.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construction that indicates the state of a noun in relation to the action of a verb.
depletive
depletive
adj
Causing depletion.
noun
Any substance used to deplete.
depravate
depravers
depravers
noun
plural of depraver
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
deprivals
deprivals
noun
plural of deprival
deprivate
deprivers
deprivers
noun
plural of depriver
depriving
depriving
verb
present participle of deprive
derivable
derivable
adj
able to be derived, deducible
derivably
derivably
adv
Such that it can be derived; by derivation.
derivates
derivates
noun
plural of derivate
derivedly
dervishes
dervishes
noun
plural of dervish
deservers
deservers
noun
plural of deserver
deserving
deserving
adj
meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
noun
desert, merit
verb
present participle of deserve
desilvers
desilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desilver
desistive
desistive
adj
(obsolete) conclusive or final
desoeuvre
detective
detective
adj
Employed in detecting.
noun
(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
detentive
detersive
detersive
adj
Having cleansing abilities
noun
A cleansing agent; a detergent.
detrusive
devaluate
devaluate
verb
(transitive) To reduce in value.
devaluing
devaluing
noun
devaluation
verb
present participle of devalue
devastate
devastate
verb
To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.
To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.
To greatly demoralize, to cause to suffer intense grief or dismay
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
deveining
deveining
verb
present participle of devein
developed
developed
adj
(photography, of film) Processed and fixed; containing a visible negative (or positive for slide film) image
(said of a country) Not primitive; not third-world.
Advanced, fully formed.
Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.
Having useful or necessary infrastructure.
Mature.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of develop
developer
developer
noun
(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
(dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
developes
developes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of develope
developpe
developpe
noun
(ballet) Alternative form of développé
devesting
devesting
verb
present participle of devest
deviances
deviances
noun
plural of deviance
deviately
deviating
deviating
verb
present participle of deviate
deviation
deviation
noun
(Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
(aviation) A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
(contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
(metrology) The signed difference between a value and its reference value.
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
A departure from the correct way of acting.
A detour in a road or railway.
The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
deviative
deviators
deviators
noun
plural of deviator
deviatory
deviatory
adj
Tending to deviate.
deviceful
deviceful
adj
(now rare) Full of devices; inventive.
devilbird
devilfish
devilfish
noun
(specifically) The devil ray, Mobula mobular.
Certain fish in the genus Paraplesiops; see blue devilfish, Bleeker's devilfish.
The anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius.
The giant squid or kraken.
The gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
The manta ray; any ray in the genus Mobula.
The octopus.
The piranha.
The suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus (translating Spanish pez diablo).
devilhood
devilized
devilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devilize
devilkins
devilkins
noun
plural of devilkin
devillike
devillike
adj
Like a devil; diabolical.
devilling
devilling
noun
(law) The pupillage of a prospective advocate or barrister.
verb
present participle of devil
devilment
devilment
noun
(often humorous) A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
Something cleverly constructed.
Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
devilries
devilries
noun
plural of devilry
devilship
devilship
noun
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
devilward
devilwise
devilwood
devilwood
noun
A tree (Cartrema americana, syn. Osmanthus americanus), allied to the European olive.
deviously
deviously
adv
In a devious manner.
devisable
devisable
adj
Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will.
That can be devised or invented.
devisings
devisings
noun
plural of devising
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
devoicing
devoicing
noun
(phonetics) The process by which a sound is devoiced.
verb
present participle of devoice
devolving
devolving
verb
present participle of devolve
devonport
devonport
Proper noun
a district and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823.
a harbourside suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base.
a city in northern Tasmania, Australia.
devotedly
devotedly
adv
In a devoted manner.
devotions
devotions
noun
plural of devotion
devourers
devourers
noun
plural of devourer
devouress
devouress
noun
(obsolete) A female devourer.
devouring
devouring
noun
The act by which something is devoured.
verb
present participle of devour
devoutful
devoutful
adj
(obsolete) Full of devotion.
(obsolete) Sacred.
diaghilev
dictative
dictative
adj
dictatorial
didactive
diervilla
diffusive
diffusive
adj
(sciences) Pertaining to diffusion.
Involving or employing many words; expansive, discursive; (in negative sense) long-winded.
That diffuses something; disseminating.
That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people.
digestive
digestive
adj
Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
That causes or promotes digestion.
noun
(UK, Ireland, Canada) A digestive biscuit.
A substance that aids digestion.
dikegrave
dikereeve
diluviate
diluviate
verb
(obsolete) To run as a flood.
diluvions
diluviums
dimensive
dimensive
adj
Of or relating to dimensions or limits.
dimitrovo
directive
directive
adj
(grammar) Relating to the directive case.
That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
noun
(European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.
(grammar) The directive case.
(programming) A construct in source code that indicates how it should be processed but is not necessarily part of the program to be run.
An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
disadvise
disadvise
verb
(transitive, rare) To advise against.
(transitive, rare) To dissuade.
disavouch
disavouch
verb
(transitive) To disavow.
disavowal
disavowal
noun
A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (or someone).
disavowed
disavowed
adj
Strongly disowned or denied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disavow
disavower
disavower
noun
One who disavows.
dischevel
discovers
discovers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discover
discovert
discovert
adj
(law, obsolete) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
noun
(obsolete) An uncovered place or part.
discovery
discovery
noun
(countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
(law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(uncountable) The discovering of new things.
Something discovered.
disfavors
disfavors
noun
plural of disfavor
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
disheaven
dishevels
dishevels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishevel
dishevely
disinvest
disinvest
verb
To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
disinvite
disinvite
verb
(transitive) To cancel an invitation to (someone).
disleaved
disleaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disleave
disproval
disproval
noun
The act of disproving; disproof.
disproved
disproved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disprove
disproven
disproven
adj
(archaic, Scottish law) Not proven, in a legal case where the jury verdict has inconclusive evidence for conviction, but sufficient to suspect guilt
Shown to be false
verb
Alternative irregular form of the past participle of disprove
disprover
disprover
noun
One who disproves.
disproves
disproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disprove
dispurvey
dispurvey
noun
(obsolete) dispurveyance
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To strip of provisions; to disfurnish.
dissavage
dissaving
dissaving
verb
present participle of dissave
disserved
disserved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disserve
disserves
disserves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disserve
dissevers
dissevers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissever
disshiver
dissolved
dissolved
adj
that has been disintegrated in a solvent
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dissolve
dissolver
dissolver
noun
One who, or that which, dissolves or dissipates.
dissolves
dissolves
noun
plural of dissolve
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissolve
disvalued
disvalued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disvalue
disvalues
disvalues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disvalue