(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of desulfur
developes
developes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of develope
devilship
devilship
noun
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
dewanship
diapaused
diapaused
adj
Undergoing diapause
diapauses
diapauses
noun
plural of diapause
diapensia
diapensia
noun
An evergreen arctic shrub, Diapensia lapponica.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphyses
diaphyses
noun
plural of diaphysis
diaplases
diaplexus
diapyesis
diapyesis
noun
suppuration
diaspinae
diaspores
diaspores
noun
plural of diaspore
diazepams
diazepams
noun
plural of diazepam
didappers
didappers
noun
plural of didapper
didelphis
didepside
dimpliest
dimpliest
adj
superlative form of dimply: most dimply
diopsidae
diopsides
diopsides
noun
plural of diopside
dioptases
dioptases
noun
plural of dioptase
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
diphyesis
diphysite
diplegias
diplegias
noun
plural of diplegia
diplosome
diplosome
noun
(biology) In cell biology, a pair of centrioles arranged perpendicularly, located near the nucleus. It is present in all eukaryotic cells except for higher plants. It plays an important role in mitosis.
dipneusti
dipppiest
dipsaceae
dipsadine
dipsadine
noun
Any snake of the subfamily Dipsadinae
dipterans
dipterans
noun
plural of dipteran
dipterist
dipterist
noun
An entomologist who specializes in the order Diptera (true flies).
dipterous
dipterous
adj
Having two wings.
Of, or pertaining to, Diptera or the dipterans.
disappear
disappear
verb
(intransitive) To go away; to become lost.
(intransitive) To go missing; to become a missing person.
(intransitive) To vanish.
(transitive) To make vanish; especially, to abduct and murder surreptitiously for political reasons.
discepted
discepted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discept
discerped
discerped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discerp
discipled
discipled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disciple
disciples
disciples
noun
plural of disciple
discouple
disemploy
disemploy
verb
(transitive) To deprive of employment.
disgospel
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
disparage
disparage
noun
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
verb
(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
To ridicule, mock, discredit.
disparate
disparate
adj
Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs
Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.
disparkle
disparkle
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter around.
disparple
disparple
verb
(obsolete) To scatter, disperse.
disparted
disparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispart
dispauper
dispauper
verb
(transitive) To deprive of the claim of a pauper to public support; to deprive of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis.
dispelled
dispelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispel
dispeller
dispeller
noun
One who, or that which, dispels.
dispended
dispended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispend
dispender
dispender
noun
(obsolete) One who dispends or expends; a steward.
dispensed
dispensed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispense
dispenser
dispenser
noun
A person who makes up prescriptions, such as an optician or pharmacist.
An object used to dispense other items.
Something or someone that dispenses things.
dispenses
dispenses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispense
dispeople
dispeople
verb
(transitive) To empty of people or inhabitants.
disperato
dispermic
dispermic
adj
Relating to dispermy.
disperple
disperple
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To scatter; to sprinkle
dispersal
dispersal
noun
A dispersal prison.
The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
dispersed
dispersed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disperse
disperser
disperser
noun
(chemistry) A substance that stabilizes a dispersion; an emulsifier.
(ecology) An organism that disperses something, such as seeds, in the environment.
disperses
disperses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disperse
dispireme
displaced
displaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displace
displacer
displacer
noun
(chemistry) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by displacement.
One who, or that which, displaces.
displaces
displaces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displace
displayed
displayed
adj
(heraldry) With wings unfurled.
(typography) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to catch the eye.
Spread open to view; shown off.
Spread out; unfurled.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of display
displayer
displayer
noun
One who, or that which, displays.
displease
displease
verb
(intransitive) To give displeasure or offense.
(transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
(transitive, obsolete) To fail to satisfy; to miss of.
disploded
disploded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displode
displodes
displodes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displode
displumed
displumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displume
displumes
displumes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displume
dispondee
dispondee
noun
A double spondee; a metrical foot consisting of four long syllables.
disponent
disponent
noun
(law) One who dispones, or takes over legal authority.
disported
disported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disport
disposers
disposers
noun
plural of disposer
dispossed
disposure
disposure
noun
(rare) Disposition.
The way things are disposed or laid out; arrangement.
dispowder
dispraise
dispraise
noun
Blame; reproach; disapproval; criticism.
verb
To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
dispreads
dispreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispread
disprince
disprized
disprized
adj
Undervalued, disparaged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disprize
disprizes
disprizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disprize
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.
disputers
disputers
noun
plural of disputer
disrepair
disrepair
noun
The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To get into a state of disrepair.
disreport
disrepute
disrepute
noun
Loss or want of reputation; ill character.
verb
To bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor.
disrupted
disrupted
adj
Subject to disruption.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrupt
disrupter
disrupter
noun
(science fiction) An energy weapon in the form of a pistol.
Someone or something that disrupts.
dissipate
dissipate
verb
(intransitive) To vanish by dispersion.
(intransitive, colloquial, dated) To be dissolute in conduct.
(physics) To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.
(transitive) To drive away, disperse.
(transitive) To use up or waste; squander.
disspread
distemper
distemper
noun
(archaic) A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.
(countable) A painting produced with this kind of paint.
(veterinary medicine, pathology) A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
A glue-based paint.
verb
To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
To intoxicate.
To mix (colours) in the way of distemper.
To paint using distemper.
To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
dogeships
dogeships
noun
plural of dogeship
dognapers
dognapers
noun
plural of dognaper
dompteuse
doorsteps
doorsteps
noun
plural of doorstep
dopamines
dopamines
noun
plural of dopamine
dopesheet
dopesters
dopesters
noun
plural of dopester
douzepers
douzepers
noun
plural of douzeper
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
dragropes
dragropes
noun
plural of dragrope
draperess
draperess
noun
(dated) A female draper.
draperies
draperies
noun
plural of drapery
drippiest
drippiest
adj
superlative form of drippy: most drippy
dripstone
dripstone
noun
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
(geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.
A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.
droopiest
droopiest
adj
superlative form of droopy: most droopy
dropheads
dropheads
noun
plural of drophead
dropsonde
dropsonde
noun
(meteorology) A weather-observing device dropped from an aircraft.
drupelets
drupelets
noun
plural of drupelet
dumpiness
dumpiness
noun
The quality of being dumpy
dunstaple
duopolies
duopolies
noun
plural of duopoly
duplessis
duplexers
duplexers
noun
plural of duplexer
dustheaps
dustheaps
noun
plural of dustheap
dyspepsia
dyspepsia
noun
(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.
dyspeptic
dyspeptic
adj
(figuratively, comparable) Irritable or morose.
(pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
noun
A dyspeptic person.
dysphemia
dysphemia
noun
(obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.
A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
dyspnoeal
dyspnoeal
adj
Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in connexion with dyspnoea.
dyspnoeas
dyspnoeas
noun
plural of dyspnoea
dyspnoeic
dyspnoeic
adj
Alternative spelling of dyspneic
eavesdrip
eavesdrip
noun
Synonym of eavesdrop (“dripping of rain from the eaves of a house”)
Synonym of eavesdrop (“the space around a house on which such water drips”)
eavesdrop
eavesdrop
noun
(countable) A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.
(countable) The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard.
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house.
The space around a house on which such water drips.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
(zoology) To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
edeoscopy
elaphodus
eldership
eldership
noun
Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
The position or office of being an elder.
The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
ellipsoid
ellipsoid
adj
(botany) Having the tridimensional shape of an ellipse rotated on its long axis.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to an ellipse; elliptic.
Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical.
noun
(geography) Such a surface used as a model of the shape of the earth.
(mathematics, geometry) A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x²/a² + y²/b² + z²/c² = 1.
enclasped
enclasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enclasp
endocarps
endocarps
noun
plural of endocarp
endoplasm
endoplasm
noun
(cytology) The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
endoplast
endoplast
noun
(biology) A nucleus.
endoscope
endoscope
noun
An instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ.
endoscopy
endoscopy
noun
(medicine) The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
endosperm
endosperm
noun
(biology) The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.
endospore
endospore
noun
A small vegetative spore produced by some bacteria.
The inner layer of a spore.
endpapers
endpapers
noun
plural of endpaper
endplates
endplates
noun
plural of endplate
endpoints
endpoints
noun
plural of endpoint
ensphered
ensphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ensphere
epeisodia
ependytes
ephedrins
ephedrins
noun
plural of ephedrin
epidaurus
epidemics
epidemics
noun
plural of epidemic
epidermis
epidermis
noun
The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants