(obsolete, chemistry) To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate.
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
depthing
deschool
deschool
verb
(transitive) To remove the schools from; to divest (a society) of its formal education system.
desireah
despatch
despatch
noun
Alternative form of dispatch
despeche
detached
detached
adj
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.
Not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to.
Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of detach
detacher
detacher
noun
One who or that which detaches.
detaches
detaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detach
dethrone
dethrone
verb
(figuratively) To remove (something) from a position of power or paramount importance.
To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
To remove any governing authority from power.
To remove from any position of high status or power.
detrench
detrench
verb
(military) To force (an army) out of trenches, or to be so forced out.
To cut off or slice; to sever.
To dig out and remove from a trench.
To render something that was entrenched less thoroughly established.
deutsche
devachan
devachan
noun
The dwelling-place of the gods, according to theosophy.
devarshi
devilish
devilish
adj
(informal) Extreme, excessive.
Characteristic of a devil.
Resembling a devil.
adv
(informal) Devilishly; very; exceedingly.
dewhirst
dewhurst
dewlight
deyhouse
dhekelia
dhoolies
dhoolies
noun
plural of dhoolie
plural of dhooly
dhooties
dhooties
noun
plural of dhootie
plural of dhooty
dhunchee
dhurries
dhurries
noun
plural of dhurrie
diadoche
diaphane
diaphane
noun
(Aristotelian philosophy) Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct.
A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.
Something transparent or diaphanous.
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diaphote
diaphote
noun
(historical) A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax.
diarrhea
diarrhea
noun
A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.
The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.
dichlone
dichlone
Noun
A particular fungicide.
dichoree
dichoree
noun
A double choree.
diehards
diehards
noun
plural of diehard
diethers
diethers
noun
plural of diether
dietrich
dietsche
dihalide
dihalide
noun
(chemistry) Any halide containing two halogen atoms per molecule
dihedral
dihedral
adj
(aviation) Of wing pairs, inclined at an upward angle to each other.
(mathematics) Consisting of, relating to or contained between two plane surfaces.
(of a kite or an aeroplane) Having wings that form a dihedral angle, especially when the angle between the upper sides is less than 180°.
noun
(aeronautics) The upward slope of an aircraft's wing
(chemistry) The angle between pairs of chemical bonds separated by a third bond
(mathematics) An angle between two plane surfaces
dihedron
dihedron
noun
(mathematics) A polyhedron having two faces
dihelios
dihelium
dihelium
noun
(chemistry, especially in combination) Two helium atoms in a molecule.
dimethyl
dimethyl
noun
(organic chemistry) (in combination) Two methyl groups in a molecule.
dinghies
dinghies
noun
plural of dinghy
dinheiro
dinheiro
noun
(historical) A coin used from the 12th to the 15th century in Portugal.
diphaser
diphenan
diphenan
Noun
An anthelminthic drug.
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
diphenyl
diphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of biphenyl
disbench
disbench
verb
(transitive) To drive from a bench or seat.
(transitive, UK, law) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.
dischase
disflesh
disflesh
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disembody.
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the flesh or obesity of.
dishable
dishable
verb
(obsolete) To disparage.
Obsolete form of disable.
disheart
disheart
verb
Obsolete form of dishearten.
dishelms
dishelms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishelm
disherit
disherit
verb
(obsolete) To disinherit.
dishevel
dishevel
verb
(intransitive) To spread out in disorder.
(transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).
(transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave.
dishiest
dishiest
adj
superlative form of dishy: most dishy
dishlike
dishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dish.
dishorse
dishorse
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To dismount from a horse.
(transitive) To unseat from a horse.
dishouse
dishouse
verb
(transitive) To deprive of house or home.
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
disniche
disthene
disthene
noun
(mineralogy) Kyanite.
diswench
ditchers
ditchers
noun
plural of ditcher
dithecal
dithecal
adj
(botany) Having two thecae.
ditheism
ditheism
noun
A belief in two deities, which may be in conflict with each other.
ditheist
ditheist
noun
One who holds the doctrine of ditheism; a dualist.
dithered
dithered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dither
ditherer
ditherer
noun
One who dithers; one who is unable to decide; a procrastinator.
dockhead
dogeship
dogeship
Noun
The role or status of doge (chief magistrate).
doghouse
doghouse
noun
(informal) Any shabby or disreputable establishment.
(nautical) A difficult or demoralizing situation.
A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human.
A traffic signal with five sections: two on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top.
Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.
Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse.
dogshore
dogshore
noun
(nautical) One of several shores used to prevent a ship from moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.
dogteeth
dogteeth
noun
plural of dogtooth
dohickey
dohickey
noun
Alternative spelling of doohickey
dolefish
dolhenty
dolthead
dolthead
noun
A dolt; a fool.
domenech
donaghue
donoghue
doorhead
dopehead
dopehead
noun
(derogatory) A person who frequently uses illicit, narcotic, or psychoactive drugs and has a drug addiction.
dorothea
dorothea
Proper noun
name, a Latinate variant of Dorothy.
dorothee
doughier
doughier
adj
comparative form of doughy: more doughy
doughmen
dozenths
dozenths
noun
plural of dozenth
drachmae
dragshoe
drawhead
drawhead
noun
(rail transport) A name applied to the drawgear.
(rail transport) The flanged outer end of a drawbar.
dreamish
dreamish
adj
Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming.
dreggish
dreggish
adj
Foul with lees; feculent.
drenched
drenched
adj
Completely wet; sodden
verb
simple past tense and past participle of drench
drencher
drencher
noun
A fire prevention device, like a sprinkler but ejecting a denser curtain of water and sometimes mounted on the outside of a building to prevent the spread of fire from those nearby.
One who, or that which, drenches.
drenches
drenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drench