(semantics) The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.
deflectometer
deflectometer
noun
An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied.
deflowerment
deflowerment
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
defluvium
defoam
defoam
verb
(transitive) To remove the foam from.
defoamed
defoamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defoam
defoamer
defoamer
noun
Any chemical agent used for defoaming.
defoamers
defoamers
noun
plural of defoamer
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
defoams
defoams
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoam
deforcement
deforcement
noun
(law) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
(law, Scotland) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.
deforcements
deforcements
noun
plural of deforcement
deform
deform
adj
(obsolete except poetic) Having an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence, hideous, ugly.
verb
(also figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.
(engineering, physics) To alter the shape of (something) by applying a force or stress.
(intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen.
To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
To mar the character or quality of (something).
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
deformable
deformable
adj
Capable of being reshaped.
deformalize
deformalize
Verb
To make informal.
deformalized
deformalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deformalize
deformalizes
deformalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deformalize
deformation
deformation
noun
A transformation; change of shape.
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
deformational
deformational
adj
Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
deformative
deformed
deformed
adj
Unusual of shape; misshapen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deform
deformedly
deformedly
adv
In a deformed manner.
deformedness
deformedness
noun
(obsolete, rare) The quality or state of being deformed.
deformer
deformer
noun
One who, or that which, deforms.
deformers
deformers
noun
plural of deformer
deformeter
deformeter
noun
An instrument for measuring deformations in a structure.
deforming
deforming
verb
present participle of deform
deformism
deformities
deformities
noun
plural of deformity
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
deforms
deforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deform
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
defrayment
defrayment
noun
The payment of charges.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehumidified
dehumidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify
dehumidifier
dehumidifier
noun
A device for removing the moisture content from air
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehumidifies
dehumidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
deiform
deiform
adj
Conformable to the will of God
Godlike.
deiformity
deiformity
noun
(obsolete) Resemblance to deity.
demagnification
demagnification
noun
The act or the result of demagnifying.
demagnify
demagnify
verb
To reduce the size of an image etc
demichamfron
demideify
demideify
verb
(transitive) To treat as a demigod.
demifarthing
demifigure
demiflouncing
demifusion
demigriffin
demiofficial
demirelief
demirelief
noun
(art) demi-rilievo
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
democratifiable
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demulsified
demulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demulsify
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
demulsifies
demulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demulsify
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demulsifying
demulsifying
verb
present participle of demulsify
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
demystified
demystified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demystify
demystifies
demystifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demystify
demystify
demystify
verb
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
demystifying
demystifying
verb
present participle of demystify
demythify
dendriform
dendriform
adj
Having a branched structure similar to a tree.
dendritiform
dendritiform
adj
Alternative form of dendriform
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
dermoossification
dfm
dfms
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
diatomiferous
diatrymiformes
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
diffame
diffeomorphic
diffeomorphic
adj
(mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
diffeomorphism
diffeomorphism
noun
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.
difform
difform
adj
irregular in form; not uniform; anomalous or dissimilar
difforme
difformed
difformity
difformity
noun
(obsolete) irregularity or diversity of form; lack of uniformity
diffractometer
diffractometer
noun
A device that uses diffraction (especially X-ray diffraction) to investigate the structure of matter.
diffusimeter
diffusiometer
diffusionism
diffusionism
noun
The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West.
difmos
diformin
digitaliform
digitiform
digitiform
adj
Having the shape of a finger.
diiodoform
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dinornithiformes
dirtfarmer
disaffirm
disaffirm
verb
To deny, contradict or repudiate
disaffirmance
disaffirmance
noun
(law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal.
(law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
disaffirmation
disaffirmation
noun
Repudiation of self or other.
The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.
disaffirmative
disaffirmative
adj
That disaffirms.
disaffirmed
disaffirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disaffirm
disaffirming
disaffirming
verb
present participle of disaffirm
disafforestment
disafforestment
noun
disafforestation
disciform
disciform
adj
(botany) Having a flat, rounded shape.
discomfit
discomfit
adj
(obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
verb
(archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
(rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
(transitive) To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
discomfited
discomfited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discomfit
discomfiter
discomfiting
discomfiting
adj
Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”).
verb
present participle of discomfit
discomfits
discomfits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
discomfort
discomfort
noun
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
verb
(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortably
discomforted
discomforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discomfort
discomforter
discomforter
noun
One who causes discomfort.
discomforting
discomforting
verb
present participle of discomfort
discomfortingly
discomfortingly
adv
In a discomforting manner
discomforts
discomforts
noun
plural of discomfort
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfort
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconfirmation
disconfirmation
noun
(chiefly philosophy, uncountable) Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.
(countable) A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.
disconfirmed
disconfirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm
disconfirms
disconfirms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disconfirm
disconform
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disconformably
disconformably
adv
In a disconformable manner
disconformities
disconformities
noun
plural of disconformity
disconformity
disconformity
noun
(geology) A type of unconformity in which erosion or lack of deposition has occurred between two parallel sedimentary strata.
(religion) nonconformity
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfame
disfame
noun
(obsolete) disrepute
disfeaturement
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disfigurements
disfigurements
noun
plural of disfigurement
disform
disform
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deform or disfigure.
disformity
disformity
noun
Discordance or diversity of form; dissimilarity.
disframe
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
disinflame
disinflame
verb
To divest of flame or ardour.
disinformation
disinformation
noun
Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content. Intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
verb
(transitive) To use disinformation.
disinformed
disinformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinform
disinforming
disinforming
verb
present participle of disinform
dismayful
dismayful
adj
(obsolete) terrifying
dismayfully
dismayfully
adv
(rare) In dismay.
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.