(medicine) Relating to, or partaking of the nature of, the disease called tetter; herpetic.
dartsman
dartsman
noun
A person who throws darts.
dashiest
dashiest
adj
superlative form of dashy: most dashy
dashpots
dashpots
noun
plural of dashpot
dastards
dastards
noun
plural of dastard
dastardy
dastardy
noun
base timidity; cowardliness
dasyatis
database
database
noun
(computing) A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
(computing, loosely, metonymically) A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.
(computing, loosely, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
verb
To enter data into a database.
dataries
dataries
noun
plural of datary
datasets
datasets
noun
plural of dataset
dateless
dateless
adj
(Britain, dialect, slang) Thick-headed.
(archaic) Without an end; endless
Having no date—a meeting with a lover or potential lover.
Out of one's head; deranged.
Timeless; immortal
Without a date imprinted, assigned, or associated.
Without a start; immemorial
datiscin
datiscin
noun
(chemistry) A white crystalline glucoside extracted from the bastard hemp Datisca cannabina
daturism
daturism
noun
Poisoning from hyoscyamine and scopolamine present in thorn apple and similar plants (of genus Datura).
daubiest
daubiest
adj
superlative form of dauby: most dauby
daubster
daubster
noun
dauber, smudger.
daunters
daunters
noun
plural of daunter
davidist
daviston
daystars
daystars
noun
plural of daystar
daytimes
daytimes
noun
plural of daytime
dealates
dealates
noun
plural of dealate
debaters
debaters
noun
plural of debater
decadist
decadist
noun
A writer of a book divided into decades.
defaults
defaults
noun
plural of default
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of default
deflates
deflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate
dehaites
delastre
delators
delators
noun
plural of delator
delsarte
delsarte
Proper noun
A system of calisthenics based on the theories of François Delsarte (1811-1871), French teacher of dramatic and musical expression.
demarest
demasted
demasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demast
depaints
depaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depaint
deposita
desalted
desalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desalt
desalter
desalter
noun
A machine or facility that removes salt, as from crude oil or agricultural runoff.
desantis
descants
descants
noun
plural of descant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of descant
desecate
desecate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To cut, as with a scythe; to mow.
Obsolete spelling of desiccate
desiatin
desicate
desolate
desolate
adj
Barren and lifeless.
Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
Dismal or dreary.
Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
verb
To abandon or forsake something.
To deprive of inhabitants.
To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
despatch
despatch
noun
Alternative form of dispatch
despotat
despotat
noun
The government or domain of a despot.
destains
destains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destain
destinal
destinal
adj
(obsolete) Determined by destiny; fated.
desyatin
detaches
detaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detach
detassel
detassel
verb
(US, transitive) To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.
detracts
detracts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detract
detrains
detrains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detrain
deutzias
deutzias
noun
plural of deutzia
devaster
deviants
deviants
noun
plural of deviant
deviates
deviates
noun
plural of deviate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deviate
dewaters
dewaters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dewater
dextrans
dextrans
noun
plural of dextran
diabetes
diabetes
noun
(slang, humorous) Any food or beverage with a high amount of sugar.
Diabetes insipidus; any condition characterized by excessive or incontinent urine, now specifically as caused by impaired production of, or response to, the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin.
Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin.
dialects
dialects
noun
plural of dialect
dialists
dialists
noun
plural of dialist
diallist
diallist
noun
Alternative form of dialist
dianthus
dianthus
noun
Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
diarists
diarists
noun
plural of diarist
diastase
diastase
noun
(biochemistry) Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of starch into maltose; mostly amylases (α-amylase and β-amylase).
diastema
diastema
noun
(cytology) the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
(pathology) A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
(pathology) any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or part of the body.
diastems
diastems
noun
plural of diastem
diasters
diasters
noun
plural of diaster
diastole
diastole
noun
(Greek grammar) The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
(chiefly uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
(uncountable, prosody) The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
diastral
diastral
adj
(biology) Relating to a diaster.
diastyle
diastyle
noun
(architecture) An intercolumnation of three column diameters.
diatrons
diatrons
noun
plural of diatron
dicastic
dicastic
adj
Of or relating to a dicast.
dictates
dictates
noun
plural of dictate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dictate
digamist
digamist
noun
One who marries a second time; a deuterogamist.
digitals
digitals
noun
plural of digital
dignitas
dilaters
dilaters
noun
plural of dilater
dilators
dilators
noun
plural of dilator
dingbats
dingbats
noun
plural of dingbat
dioptase
dioptase
noun
An intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral.
diptycas
disaster
disaster
noun
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.
discants
discants
noun
plural of discant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discant
discoast
discoast
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To depart; to quit the coast (that is, the side or border) of anything; to be separated.
disenact
disfaith
dishabit
dishaunt
dishaunt
verb
(transitive) To leave or depart from; to cease to haunt.
disheart
disheart
verb
Obsolete form of dishearten.
dismasts
dismasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dismast
disomaty
dispaint
disparts
disparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispart
dispatch
dispatch
noun
(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.
(obsolete) A dismissal.
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.
The act of doing something quickly.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To hurry.
(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
(transitive) To rid; to free.
(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.
(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
(transitive, computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
(transitive, obsolete) To deprive.
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dispetal
displant
displant
verb
(transitive, archaic) To remove anything from where it has been planted or placed; to drive a person from their home.
disrated
disrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrate
disrates
disrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrate
disseats
disseats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disseat
disstate
distaffs
distaffs
noun
plural of distaff
distains
distains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distain
distalia
distalia
noun
The segments of an antenna of an insect, excluding the scape and pedicel
distally
distally
adv
Towards a distal part
distance
distance
noun
(countable) The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
(countable, informal) The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
(uncountable, figuratively) A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
(uncountable, figuratively) The entire amount of progress to an objective.
A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
Length or interval of time.
Remoteness in succession or relation.
Remoteness of place; a remote place.
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat.
verb
(transitive) To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
(transitive) To lose interest in a specific issue.
(transitive) To move away (from) someone or something.
distancy
distancy
noun
(obsolete) distance
distaste
distaste
noun
(obsolete) Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
(obsolete) Discomfort; uneasiness.
A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
verb
(intransitive) to be distasteful; to taste bad
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.
(obsolete, transitive) To offend; to disgust; to displease.
distater
distaves
distaves
noun
(obsolete) plural of distaff
distract
distract
adj
(obsolete) Insane; mad.
(obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder.
verb
(transitive) To divert the attention of.
(transitive) To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction.
distrail
distrail
noun
A clear path through a cloud created by a passing aircraft, caused either by evaporation or freezing of water droplets in the wake.
distrain
distrain
verb
(law, intransitive) To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
(law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
(obsolete) To pull off, tear apart.
(obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
distrait
distrait
adj
absent-minded, troubled, distracted
distream
distream
verb
(poetic) To flow.
distylar
dogcarts
dogcarts
noun
plural of dogcart
dogstail
dogstail
noun
A perennial grass, of the genus Cynosurus, that is grown for fodder
donatism
donatism
Noun
An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
donatist
donators
donators
noun
plural of donator
doormats
doormats
noun
plural of doormat
doumaist
downcast
downcast
adj
(of a person) Feeling despondent.
(of eyes) Looking downwards.
noun
(computing) A cast from supertype to subtype.
(mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
(obsolete) A melancholy look.
verb
(transitive, computing) To cast from supertype to subtype.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw down; to turn downward.
doxastic
doxastic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
drabbest
drabbest
adj
superlative form of drab: most drab
drabbets
drabbets
noun
plural of drabbet
draftees
draftees
noun
plural of draftee
drafters
drafters
noun
plural of drafter
dragnets
dragnets
noun
plural of dragnet
dragster
dragster
noun
(slang) A drag queen.
A heavily modified or custom-built vehicle used in drag racing.
One who takes part in drag racing.
dramatis
draughts
draughts
noun
(board games, Britain, Australia, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
A mild vesicatory.
plural of draught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draught
drawstop
dualists
dualists
noun
plural of dualist
dunseath
durmasts
durmasts
noun
plural of durmast
dustband
dustcart
dustcart
noun
(Britain) A vehicle for collecting refuse.
dustcoat
dustcoat
noun
A coat worn as protection from dust.
dustfall
dustfall
noun
Fine particles deposited by the atmosphere.
dustheap
dustheap
noun
A pile of rubbish.
dustpans
dustpans
noun
plural of dustpan
dustrags
dustrags
noun
plural of dustrag
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf
dynamist
dynamist
noun
A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
dynastes
dynastic
dynastic
adj
Pertaining to a dynasty.
dynastid
dynastid
noun
(zoology) Any beetle in the family Dynastidae, now considered to be the scarabaeid subfamily Dynastinae.
dyspathy
dyspathy
noun
Antipathy, aversion.
dystaxia
dystaxia
noun
(pathology, rare) a milder or weaker form of ataxia
dystocia
dystocia
noun
(medicine, veterinary medicine) A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
dystonia
dystonia
noun
(pathology) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body
dystopia
dystopia
noun
(pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.
A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.
A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.
eastland
eastland
noun
The eastern part of a geographic area; a land lying to the east.