To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
delightable
delightable
adj
(obsolete) Delightful.
delighted
delighted
adj
Filled with wonder and delight.
Greatly pleased.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delight
delightedly
delightedly
adv
In a delighted manner.
delightedness
delightedness
noun
The quality of being delighted; great pleasure.
delighter
delighter
noun
One who takes delight in something.
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
delighting
delighting
verb
present participle of delight
delightingly
delightingly
adv
So as to cause delight; delightfully.
delightless
delightless
adj
Void of delight.
delights
delights
noun
plural of delight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delight
delightsome
delightsome
adj
Characterised or marked by delight; very pleasing; delightful.
delightsomely
delightsomely
adv
In a delightsome manner.
delightsomeness
delightsomeness
noun
The state of being delightsome.
demifarthing
demihagbut
demographist
demythologisation
demythologisation
noun
Alternative form of demythologization
demythologise
demythologise
verb
Alternative spelling of demythologize
demythologised
demythologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologise
demythologising
demythologising
verb
present participle of demythologise
demythologization
demythologization
noun
The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
demythologizations
demythologizations
noun
plural of demythologization
demythologize
demythologize
verb
(transitive) To remove the mythological elements of.
demythologized
demythologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demythologize
demythologizer
demythologizer
noun
One who or that which demythologizes.
demythologizes
demythologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demythologize
demythologizing
demythologizing
verb
present participle of demythologize
dendrochronologist
dendrochronologist
noun
One who carries out dendrochronology.
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
dephlegmated
dephlegmated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
dephlegmatize
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
dephlogisticate
dephlogisticate
verb
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
depthing
dermatoglyphic
dermatoglyphic
adj
Relating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermatographia
dermatographia
noun
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.
dermatographic
dermatographic
adj
Relating to dermatography
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
dermatography
dermatography
noun
The anatomical description of the skin.
dermatopathology
dermatopathology
noun
The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
dermatophagus
dermatorrhagia
desight
desight
noun
(obsolete) An unsightly object.
desightment
desightment
noun
(obsolete) disfigurement
desmognathae
desmognathism
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
desmopathologist
desmopathology
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
detaching
detaching
verb
present participle of detach
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
dethroning
dethroning
noun
The removal of a ruler from the throne.
verb
present participle of dethrone
dewlight
diaphragmatic
diaphragmatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or using a diaphragm.
diaphragmatically
diaphragmatically
adv
(Of breathing) by expanding/contracting the lungs by lowering/raising the diaphragm, instead of by expanding the chest
By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way
dichotomising
dichotomising
verb
present participle of dichotomise
dichotomizing
dichotomizing
verb
present participle of dichotomize
dictagraph
dictagraph
noun
Alternative form of dictograph
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
dight
dight
adj
(obsolete) Disposed; adorned.
adv
(obsolete) Finely.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To dress, array; to adorn.
(archaic, transitive) To make ready, prepare.
(archaic, transitive, of facial features) To be formed or composed (of).
(obsolete, transitive) To deal with, handle.
(obsolete, transitive) To dispose, put (in a given state or condition).
dighted
dighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dight
dighter
dighter
noun
(obsolete) One who dights.
dighting
dighting
verb
present participle of dight
dighton
dighton
Proper noun
a small city in Kansas, USA
a town in Massachusetts, USA.
dights
dights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dight
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
diminishingturns
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
dioptograph
diphthong
diphthong
noun
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthongalize
diphthongally
diphthongally
adv
By means of a diphthong.
diphthongation
diphthongation
noun
diphthongisation
diphthonged
diphthongia
diphthongic
diphthongic
adj
Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.
diphthonging
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
diphthongise
diphthongise
verb
Alternative spelling of diphthongize
diphthongised
diphthongised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diphthongise
diphthongising
diphthongising
verb
present participle of diphthongise
diphthongization
diphthongization
noun
Alternative spelling of diphthongisation
diphthongize
diphthongize
verb
(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
diphthongized
diphthongized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize
diphthongizing
diphthongizing
verb
present participle of diphthongize
diphthongous
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
disenchanting
disenchanting
verb
present participle of disenchant
disenchantingly
disenchantingly
adv
in a disenchanting manner
disenthralling
disenthralling
verb
present participle of disenthral
disenthroning
disenthroning
verb
present participle of disenthrone
disestablishing
disestablishing
verb
present participle of disestablish
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
disheartening
disheartening
adj
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
verb
present participle of dishearten
dishearteningly
dishearteningly
adv
In a disheartening manner.
disheathing
disheriting
disheriting
verb
present participle of disherit
disinheriting
disinheriting
verb
present participle of disinherit
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dissight
dissight
noun
(obsolete) Something unsightly; an eyesore.
dissightly
disthroning
disthroning
verb
present participle of disthrone
distinguish
distinguish
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make to differ.
To confer an honor upon.
To make oneself noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.
To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
distinguishability
distinguishability
noun
The state of being distinguishable.
distinguishable
distinguishable
adj
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
distinguishableness
distinguishableness
noun
The state or quality of being distinguishable.
distinguishably
distinguishably
adv
In a distinguishable way
distinguished
distinguished
adj
(mathematics) Specified, noted.
Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
verb
simple past tense and past participle of distinguish
distinguishedly
distinguishedly
adv
In a distinguished manner.
distinguisher
distinguisher
noun
One who, or that which, distinguishes.
distinguishes
distinguishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distinguish
distinguishing
distinguishing
adj
That serves to distinguish.
noun
The act by which something is distinguished or told apart.
verb
present participle of distinguish
distinguishingly
distinguishingly
adv
With distinction; with some mark of preference.
distinguishment
distinguishment
noun
A distinction; observation of difference.
distraught
distraught
adj
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
Mad; insane.
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
distraughtly
distraughtly
adv
In a distraught manner.
ditchdigger
ditchdigger
Noun
One who digs ditches.
ditchdiggers
ditchdiggers
noun
plural of ditchdigger
ditchdigging
ditchdigging
noun
The digging of ditches.
ditching
ditching
noun
(aviation) A deliberate crash landing on the sea or other body of water.
verb
present participle of ditch
dithering
dithering
noun
The act of one who dithers.
verb
present participle of dither
dithioglycol
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
ditriglyphic
ditriglyphic
adj
(architecture) Relating to ditriglyphs.
dittograph
dittograph
noun
An instance of dittography in a text.
dittographic
dittographic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting dittography.
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
dogcatcher
dogcatcher
noun
A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
dogfight
dogfight
noun
(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.
verb
To engage in a battle between fighter planes.
dogfighting
dogfighting
noun
(military, aviation) Close combat between two military aircraft.
A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another.
verb
present participle of dogfight
dogfights
dogfights
noun
plural of dogfight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dogfight
dogfought
dogfought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dogfight
doghearted
doghearted
adj
Alternative form of dog-hearted
dogmouth
dogpatch
dogpatch
Proper noun
Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
dogteeth
dogteeth
noun
plural of dogtooth
dogtooth
dogtooth
noun
(architecture) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth.
(plural only "dogtooth") A canine tooth.
dogtoothing
dogtoothing
noun
(architecture) The use of dogtooth ornaments.
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.