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Dalea
a genus of plants including the indigo bush.
Dandi
A boatman; an oarsman.
Dandruff
A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small scales or particles.
Dangerful
Full of danger; dangerous.
Darkness
The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.
Darmera
a genus consisting of one species.
Dayaks
See .
Deal
A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent;
Decene
One of the higher hydrocarbons, , of the ethylene series.
Decitizenize
To deprive of the rights of citizenship.
Declaim
To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; .
Deep
Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from , which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; .
Defile
Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc.
deflect
To cause to turn aside; to bend; .
deflour
Same as .
Deformed
Unnatural or distorted in form; having a deformity; misshapen; disfigured;
Delimitation
The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.
Demerse
To immerse.
Denay
To deny.
Dendroaspis
a genus of African snakes comprising the mambas.
Depeinct
To paint.
Deray
Disorder; merriment.
Derider
One who derides, or laughs at, another in contempt; a mocker; a scoffer.
Derision
The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule.
Derivative
Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary;
-derm
A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical terms, and signifying , , ;
Desecrator
One who desecrates.
Despairer
One who despairs.
Despiteously
Despitefully.
Detection
The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery;
devastated
same as .
Devilism
The state of the devil or of devils; doctrine of the devil or of devils.
Devise
To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
Diallage
A dark green or bronze-colored laminated variety of pyroxene, common in certain igneous rocks.
Diazo-
A combining form (also used adjectively), meaning , or , a series of compounds containing a radical of , united usually to an aromatic radical; .
Diethylamine
A colorless, volatile, alkaline liquid, , having a strong fishy odor resembling that of herring or sardines. Cf. .
Difformity
Irregularity of form; diversity of form; want of uniformity.
Diluent
Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water.
Diota
A vase or drinking cup having two handles or ears.
Diphthongal
Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a diphthong.
Disbranch
To divest of a branch or branches; to tear off.
Discourse
The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of this power; reasoning; range of reasoning faculty.
Discretion
Disjunction; separation.
Discriminate
To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish accurately; .
Disestablishment
The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; .
Dishonesty
Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.
Disk
A discus; a quoit.
Disloyally
In a disloyal manner.
Disobliging
Not obliging; not disposed to do a favor; unaccommodating; .
disposable income
that portion of income which is available for spending on discretionary purchases; for individuals, it is usually calculated as total income less taxes. , which is the disposable income of all individuals and businesses, is calculated as total national income minus taxes plus transfer payments.
Distensible
Capable of being distended or dilated.
Disturbance
An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder;
Diversory
Serving or tending to divert; also, distinguishing.
Doctrinaire
One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions; a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively; .
Domite
A grayish variety of trachyte; -- so called from the Puy-de- in Auvergne, France, where it is found.
Donable
Capable of being donated or given.
Donat
A grammar.
donkeywork
hard menial routine work.
Doubt
A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence; uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the truth of an assertion, etc.; hesitation.
Dovish
Like a dove; harmless; innocent.
Dowral
Of or relating to a dower.
Drinking
The act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing.
Drosometer
An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the surface of a body in the open air. It consists of a balance, having a plate at one end to receive the dew, and at the other a weight protected from the deposit of dew.
Drossel
A slut; a hussy; a drazel.
Ducker
One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver.
Duelist
One who fights in single combat.
Dukeship
The quality or condition of being a duke; also, the personality of a duke.
Dulcamara
A plant (). See , , 3 .