# dict

Words: cost
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something : PRICE b : the outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an object\n2 : loss or penalty incurred especially in gaining something\n3 plural : expenses incurred in litigation; especially : those given by the law or the court to the prevailing party against the losing party\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to require expenditure or payment <the best goods cost more>\n2 : to require effort, suffering, or loss\ntransitive senses\n1 : to have a price of\n2 : to cause to pay, suffer, or lose something <frequent absences cost him his job>\n3 past costed : to estimate or set the cost of often used with out


Words: costly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : commanding a high price especially because of intrinsic worth <costly gems> b : RICH, SPLENDID\n2 : made or done at heavy expense or sacrifice <a costly mistake>


Words: costume
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry, and apparel of a period, country, or class\n2 : an outfit worn to create the appearance characteristic of a particular period, person, place, or thing <Halloween costumes>\n3 : a person’s ensemble of outer garments; especially : a woman’s ensemble of dress with coat or jacket\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to provide with a costume\n2 : to design costumes for <costume a play>\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : characterized by the use of costumes <a costume ball> <a costume drama>\n2 : suitable for or enhancing the effect of a particular costume <a costume handbag>


Words: cot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small house\n2 : COVER, SHEATH; especially : STALL 4\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a small usually collapsible bed often of fabric stretched on a frame\n2 British : CRIB 2b\n\n<3> abbreviation\ncotangent


Words: cote
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 dialect English : 1COT 1\n2 : a shed or coop for small domestic animals and especially pigeons\n\n<2> transitive verb\nobsolete : to pass by


Words: coterminous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having the same or coincident boundaries <coterminous states>\n2 : coextensive in scope or duration <an experience of life coterminous with the years of his father Elizabeth Hardwick>


Words: cotillion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a ballroom dance for couples that resembles the quadrille\n2 : an elaborate dance with frequent changing of partners carried out under the leadership of one couple at formal balls\n3 : a formal ball


Words: cottage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the dwelling of a farm laborer or small farmer\n2 : a usually small frame one-family house\n3 : a small detached dwelling unit at an institution\n4 : a usually small house for vacation use


Words: cotter
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a wedge-shaped or tapered piece used to fasten together parts of a structure\n2 : COTTER PIN


Words: cotton
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a soft usually white fibrous substance composed of the hairs surrounding the seeds of various erect freely branching tropical plants (genus Gossypium) of the mallow family b : a plant producing cotton; especially : one grown for its cotton c : a crop of cotton\n2 a : fabric made of cotton b : yarn spun from cotton\n3 : a downy cottony substance produced by various plants (as the cottonwood)\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to take a liking used with to <cottons to people easily>\n2 : to come to understand used with to or on to <cottoned on to the fact that our children work furiously H. M. McLuhan>


Words: cottontail
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several rather small No. American rabbits (genus Sylvilagus) sandy to grayish brown in color with a white-tufted underside of the tail


Words: cottonwood
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several poplars having seeds with cottony hairs; especially : one (Populus deltoides) of the eastern and central U.S. often cultivated for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage


Words: cotyledon
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a lobule of the mammalian placenta\n2 : the first leaf or one of the first pair or whorl of leaves developed by the embryo of a seed plant or of some lower plants (as ferns) see PLUMULE illustration


Words: couch
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep\n2 : to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervals\n3 : to place or hold level and pointed forward ready for use\n4 : to phrase or express in a specified manner <the comments were couched in strong terms>\n5 : to treat (a cataract) by displacing the lens of the eye into the vitreous humor\nintransitive senses\n1 : to lie down or recline for sleep or rest\n2 : to lie in ambush\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an article of furniture for sitting or reclining b : a couch on which a patient reclines when undergoing psychoanalysis\n2 : the den of an animal (as an otter)


Words: cougar
Meaning:
noun\n: a large powerful tawny brown cat (Felis concolor) formerly widespread in the Americas but now reduced in number or extinct in many areas called also catamount, mountain lion, panther, puma


Words: cough
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to expel air from the lungs suddenly with an explosive noise\n2 : to make a noise like that of coughing\ntransitive senses : to expel by coughing often used with up <cough up mucus>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a condition marked by repeated or frequent coughing\n2 : an act or sound of coughing


Words: council
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion\n2 : a group elected or appointed as an advisory or legislative body\n3 a : a usually administrative body b : an executive body whose members are equal in power and authority c : a governing body of delegates from local units of a federation\n4 : deliberation in a council\n5 a : a federation of or a central body uniting a group of organizations b : a local chapter of an organization c : CLUB, SOCIETY\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : used for councils especially by or with No. American Indians <a council ground>\n2 British : built, maintained, or operated by a local governing agency <council housing> <council flats>


Words: counsel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : advice given especially as a result of consultation b : a policy or plan of action or behavior\n2 : DELIBERATION, CONSULTATION\n3 a archaic : PURPOSE b : guarded thoughts or intentions\n4 a plural counsel (1) : a lawyer engaged in the trial or management of a case in court (2) : a lawyer appointed to advise and represent in legal matters an individual client or a corporate and especially a public body b : CONSULTANT 2\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : ADVISE <counseled them to avoid rash actions George Orwell>\nintransitive senses : CONSULT <counseled with her husband>


Words: counselor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person who gives advice or counseling <marriage counselor>\n2 : LAWYER; specifically : one that gives advice in law and manages cases for clients in court\n3 : one who has supervisory duties at a summer camp


Words: count
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : NUMBER b : to name the numbers in order up to and including <count ten> c : to include in a tallying and reckoning <about 100 present, counting children> d : to call aloud (beats or time units) <count cadence> <count eighth notes>\n2 a : CONSIDER, ACCOUNT <count oneself lucky> b : to record as of an opinion or persuasion <count me as uncommitted>\n3 : to include or exclude by or as if by counting <count me in>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups <count by fives> b : to count the units in a group\n2 : to rely or depend on someone or something <counted on his parents to help with the expenses>\n3 : ADD, TOTAL <it counts up to a sizable amount>\n4 : to have value or significance <these are the people who really count>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the action or process of counting b : a total obtained by counting : TALLY\n2 archaic a : RECKONING, ACCOUNT b : CONSIDERATION, ESTIMATION\n3 a : ALLEGATION, CHARGE; specifically : one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment <guilty on all counts> b : a specific point under consideration : ISSUE\n4 : the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them <bacteria count>\n5 a : the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down b : the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn <the count stood at 3 and 2> c : SCORE <tied the count with a minute to play>\n6 : a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces\n\n<3> noun\n: a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of a British earl


Words: countdown
Meaning:
noun\n: an audible backward counting in fixed units (as seconds) from an arbitrary starting number to mark the time remaining before an event; also : preparations carried on during such a count


Words: countenance
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : BEARING, DEMEANOR\n2 a : calm expression b : mental composure c : LOOK, EXPRESSION\n3 archaic a : ASPECT, SEMBLANCE b : PRETENSE\n4 : FACE, VISAGE; especially : the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character\n5 : bearing or expression that offers approval or sanction : moral support\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to extend approval or toleration to : SANCTION


Words: counter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games\n2 : something of value in bargaining : ASSET\n3 : a level surface (as a table, shelf or display case) over which transactions are conducted or food is served or on which goods are displayed or work is conducted <jewelry counter> <a lunch counter>\n\n<2> noun\n: one that counts; especially : a device for indicating a number or amount\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to act in opposition to : OPPOSE b : OFFSET, NULLIFY <tried to counter the trend toward depersonalization>\n2 : to adduce in answer <we countered that our warnings had been ignored>\nintransitive senses : to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps\n\n<4> adverb\n1 : in an opposite or wrong direction\n2 : to or toward a different or opposite direction, result, or effect <values that run counter to those of society>\n\n<5> noun\n1 : CONTRARY, OPPOSITE\n2 : the after portion of a boat from the waterline to the extreme outward swell or stern overhang\n3 a : the act of making an attack while parrying one (as in boxing or fencing); also : a blow thus given in boxing b : an agency or force that offsets : CHECK\n4 : a stiffener to give permanent form to a boot or shoe upper around the heel\n5 : an area within the face of a letter wholly or partly enclosed by strokes\n6 : a football play in which the ballcarrier goes in a direction opposite to the movement of the play\n\n<6> adjective\n1 : marked by or tending toward or in an opposite direction or effect\n2 : given to or marked by opposition, hostility, or antipathy\n3 : situated or lying opposite <the counter side>\n4 : recalling or ordering back by a superseding contrary order : COUNTERMANDING <counter orders from the colonel>


Words: counteract
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by an opposite force


Words: counterbalance
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a weight that balances another\n2 : a force or influence that offsets or checks an opposing force\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to oppose or balance with an equal weight or force\n2 : to equip with counterbalances


Words: counterclaim
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an opposing claim; especially : a claim brought by a defendant against a plaintiff in a legal action\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to enter or plead a counterclaim\ntransitive senses : to ask in a counterclaim


Words: counterclockwise
Meaning:
adverb\n: in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front


Words: counterfeit
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive : FORGED <counterfeit money>\n2 a : INSINCERE, FEIGNED <counterfeit sympathy> b : IMITATION <counterfeit Georgian houses>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to imitate or feign especially with intent to deceive; also : to make a fraudulent replica of <counterfeiting 20 bills>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to try to deceive by pretense or dissembling\n2 : to engage in counterfeiting something of value\n\n<3> noun\n1 : something counterfeit : FORGERY\n2 : something likely to be mistaken for something of higher value <pity was a counterfeit of love Harry Hervey>


Words: counterintelligence
Meaning:
noun\n: organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy’s sources of information, to deceive the enemy, to prevent sabotage, and to gather political and military information


Words: countermand
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to revoke (a command) by a contrary order\n2 : to recall or order back by a superseding contrary order <countermand reinforcements>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a contrary order\n2 : the revocation of an order or command


Words: countermeasure
Meaning:
noun\n: an action or device designed to negate or offset another; especially : a military system or device intended to thwart a sensing mechanism (as radar) <electronic countermeasures>


Words: counterpart
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : DUPLICATE\n2 a : a thing that fits another perfectly b : something that completes : COMPLEMENT\n3 a : one remarkably similar to another b : one having the same function or characteristics as another <college presidents and their counterparts in business>


Words: counterpoint
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one or more independent melodies added above or below a given melody b : the combination of two or more independent melodies into a single harmonic texture in which each retains its linear character : POLYPHONY\n2 a : a complementing or contrasting item : OPPOSITE b : use of contrast or interplay of elements in a work of art (as a drama)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to compose or arrange in counterpoint\n2 : to set off or emphasize by juxtaposition : set in contrast <counterpoints the public and the private man Tom Bishop>


Words: counterpoise
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: COUNTERBALANCE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : COUNTERBALANCE\n2 : an equivalent power or force acting in opposition\n3 : a state of balance


Words: counterrevolution
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a revolution directed toward overthrowing a government or social system established by a previous revolution\n2 : a movement to counteract revolutionary trends


Words: countersign
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a signature attesting the authenticity of a document already signed by another\n2 : a sign given in reply to another; specifically : a military secret signal that must be given by one wishing to pass a guard


Words: countersink
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to make a countersink on\n2 : to set the head of (as a screw) at or below the surface\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a bit or drill for making a funnel-shaped enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole\n2 : the enlargement made by a countersink


Words: countess
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the wife or widow of an earl or count\n2 : a woman who holds in her own right the rank of earl or count


Words: countrified
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : RURAL, RUSTIC\n2 : UNSOPHISTICATED\n3 : played or sung in the manner of country music <countrified rock>


Words: country
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an indefinite usually extended expanse of land : REGION\n2 a : the land of a person’s birth, residence, or citizenship b : a political state or nation or its territory\n3 a : the people of a state or district : POPULACE b : JURY c : ELECTORATE 2\n4 : rural as distinguished from urban areas\n5 : COUNTRY MUSIC\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the country\n2 a : of or relating to a decorative style associated with life in the country <an English country look>; also : possessing a style of rustic simplicity <country furniture> b : prepared or processed with farm supplies and procedures <country ham>\n3 : of, relating to, suitable for, or featuring country music <country singers>


Words: countryman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an inhabitant or native of a specified country\n2 : COMPATRIOT\n3 : one living in the country or marked by country ways : RUSTIC


Words: county
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the domain of a count\n2 a : one of the territorial divisions of England and Wales and formerly also of Scotland and Northern Ireland constituting the chief units for administrative, judicial, and political purposes b (1) : the people of a county (2) British : the gentry of a county\n3 : the largest territorial division for local government within a state of the U.S.\n4 : the largest local administrative unit in various countries\n\n<2> noun\narchaic : 3COUNT


Words: coup
Meaning:
<1> verb\nchiefly Scottish : OVERTURN, UPSET\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a brilliant, sudden, and usually highly successful stroke or act\n2 : COUP D’*TAT


Words: couple
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a man and woman married, engaged, or otherwise paired b : two persons paired together\n2 : PAIR, BRACE\n3 : something that joins or links two things together: as a : two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines b : a pair of substances that in contact with an electrolyte participate in a transfer of electrons which causes an electric current to flow\n4 : an indefinite small number : FEW <a couple of days ago>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to connect for consideration together b : to join for combined effect\n2 a : to fasten together : LINK b : to bring (two electric circuits) into such close proximity as to permit mutual influence\n3 : to join in marriage or sexual union\nintransitive senses\n1 : to unite in sexual union\n2 : JOIN\n3 : to unite chemically\n\n<3> adjective\n: TWO; also : FEW used with a <a couple drinks>


Words: couplet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance : DISTICH\n2 : COUPLE\n3 : one of the musical episodes alternating with the main theme (as in a rondo)


Words: coupling
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of bringing or coming together : PAIRING; specifically : sexual union\n2 : a device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent parts or objects\n3 : the joining of or the part of the body that joins the hindquarters to the forequarters of a quadruped\n4 : a means of electric connection of two electric circuits by having a part common to both


Words: coupon
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a statement of due interest to be cut from a bearer bond when payable and presented for payment; also : the interest rate of a coupon\n2 : a form surrendered in order to obtain an article, service, or accommodation: as a : one of a series of attached tickets or certificates often to be detached and presented as needed b : a ticket or form authorizing purchases of rationed commodities c : a certificate or similar evidence of a purchase redeemable in premiums d : a part of a printed advertisement to be cut off to use as an order blank or inquiry form or to obtain a discount on merchandise


Words: courier
Meaning:
noun\n1 : MESSENGER: as a : a member of a diplomatic service entrusted with bearing messages b (1) : an espionage agent transferring secret information (2) : a runner of contraband c : a member of the armed services whose duties include carrying mail, information, or supplies\n2 : a traveler’s paid attendant; especially : a tourists’ guide employed by a travel agency


Words: course
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the act or action of moving in a path from point to point\n2 : the path over which something moves or extends: as a : RACECOURSE b (1) : the direction of travel of a vehicle (as a ship or airplane) usually measured as a clockwise angle from north; also : the projected path of travel (2) : a point of the compass c : WATERCOURSE d : GOLF COURSE\n3 a : accustomed procedure or normal action <the law taking its course> b : a chosen manner of conducting oneself : way of acting <our wisest course is to retreat> c (1) : progression through a development or period or a series of acts or events (2) : LIFE HISTORY, CAREER\n4 : an ordered process or succession: as a : a number of lectures or other matter dealing with a subject; also : a series of such courses constituting a curriculum <a premed course> b : a series of doses or medications administered over a designated period\n5 a : a part of a meal served at one time b : LAYER; especially : a continuous level range of brick or masonry throughout a wall c : the lowest sail on a square-rigged mast\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to follow close upon : PURSUE\n2 a : to hunt or pursue (game) with hounds b : to cause (dogs) to run (as after game)\n3 : to run or move swiftly through or over : TRAVERSE <jets coursed the area daily>\nintransitive senses : to run or pass rapidly along or as if along an indicated path <blood coursing through the veins>


Words: courser
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a swift or spirited horse : CHARGER\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a dog for coursing\n2 : one that courses : HUNTSMAN\n3 : any of various Old World birds (subfamily Cursoriinae of the family Glareolidae) noted for their speed in running


Words: court
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary b : a sovereign’s formal assembly of councillors and officers c : the sovereign and officers and advisers who are the governing power d : the family and retinue of a sovereign e : a reception held by a sovereign\n2 a (1) : a manor house or large building surrounded by usually enclosed grounds (2) : MOTEL b : an open space enclosed wholly or partly by buildings or circumscribed by a single building c : a quadrangular space walled or marked off for playing one of various games with a ball (as lawn tennis, handball, or basketball); also : a division of such a court d : a wide alley with only one opening onto a street\n3 a : an official assembly for the transaction of judicial business b : a session of such a court <court is now adjourned> c : a place (as a chamber) for the administration of justice d : a judge or judges in session; also : a faculty or agency of judgment or evaluation <rest our case in the court of world opinion L. H. Marks>\n4 a : an assembly or board with legislative or administrative powers b : PARLIAMENT, LEGISLATURE\n5 : conduct or attention intended to win favor or dispel hostility : HOMAGE <pay court to the king>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to seek to gain or achieve b (1) : ALLURE, TEMPT (2) : to act so as to invite or provoke <courts disaster>\n2 a : to seek the affections of; especially : to seek to win a pledge of marriage from b of an animal : to perform actions in order to attract for mating\n3 a : to seek to attract (as by solicitous attention or offers of advantages) <college teams courting high school basketball stars> b : to seek an alliance with\nintransitive senses\n1 : to engage in social activities leading to engagement and marriage\n2 of an animal : to engage in activity leading to mating


Words: courteous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court\n2 : marked by respect for and consideration of others


Words: courtesy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : courteous behavior b : a courteous act or expression\n2 a : general allowance despite facts : INDULGENCE <hills called mountains by courtesy only> b : consideration, cooperation, and generosity in providing (as a gift or privilege); also : AGENCY, MEANS used chiefly in the phrases through the courtesy of or by courtesy of or sometimes simply courtesy of\n\n<2> adjective\n: granted, provided, or performed as a courtesy or by way of courtesy <made a courtesy call on the ambassador>


Words: courthouse
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a building in which courts of law are regularly held b : the principal building in which county offices are housed\n2 : COUNTY SEAT


Words: courtly
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of a quality befitting the court : ELEGANT b : insincerely flattering\n2 : favoring the policy or party of the court\n\n<2> adverb\n: in a courtly manner : POLITELY


Words: cousin
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a child of one’s uncle or aunt b : a relative descended from one’s grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and in a different line c : KINSMAN, RELATIVE <a distant cousin>\n2 : one associated with or related to another : COUNTERPART\n3 used as a title by a sovereign in addressing a nobleman\n4 : a person of a race or people ethnically or culturally related <our English cousins>


Words: cove
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a recessed place : CONCAVITY: as a : an architectural member with a concave cross section b : a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall\n2 : a small sheltered inlet or bay\n3 a : a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain b : a level area sheltered by hills or mountains\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make in a hollow concave form\n\n<3> noun\nBritish : MAN, FELLOW


Words: coven
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a collection of individuals with similar interests or activities <a coven of intellectuals>\n2 : an assembly or band of usually 13 witches


Words: covenant
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : COMPACT\n2 a : a written agreement or promise usually under seal between two or more parties especially for the performance of some action b : the common-law action to recover damages for breach of such a contract\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to promise by a covenant : PLEDGE\nintransitive senses : to enter into a covenant : CONTRACT


Words: cover
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to guard from attack b (1) : to have within the range of one’s guns : COMMAND (2) : to hold within range of an aimed firearm c (1) : to afford protection or security to : INSURE (2) : to afford protection against or compensation for d (1) : to guard (an opponent) in order to obstruct a play (2) : to be in position to receive a throw to (a base in baseball) e (1) : to make provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a reserve or deposit <your balance is insufficient to cover the check> (2) : to maintain a check on especially by patrolling (3) : to protect by contrivance or expedient\n2 a : to hide from sight or knowledge : CONCEAL <cover up a scandal> b : to lie over : ENVELOP\n3 : to lay or spread something over : OVERLAY\n4 a : to spread over b : to appear here and there on the surface of\n5 : to place or set a cover or covering over\n6 a : to copulate with (a female animal) <a horse covers a mare> b : to sit on and incubate (eggs)\n7 : to invest with a large or excessive amount of something <covered herself with glory>\n8 : to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously played card)\n9 : to have sufficient scope to include or take into account : COMPRISE\n10 : to deal with : TREAT\n11 a : to have as one’s territory or field of activity <one sales rep covers the whole state> b : to report news about\n12 : to pass over : TRAVERSE\n13 : to place one’s stake in equal jeopardy with in a bet\n14 : to buy securities or commodities for delivery against (an earlier short sale)\n15 : to record a cover of (a song)\nintransitive senses\n1 : to conceal something illicit, blameworthy, or embarrassing from notice usually used with up\n2 : to act as a substitute or replacement during an absence\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something that protects, shelters, or guards: as a : natural shelter for an animal; also : the factors that provide such shelter b (1) : a position or situation affording protection from enemy fire (2) : the protection offered by airplanes in tactical support of a military operation c British : COVERAGE


Words: coverage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something that covers: as a : inclusion within the scope of an insurance policy or protective plan : INSURANCE b : the amount available to meet liabilities c : inclusion within the scope of discussion or reporting <the news coverage of the trial>\n2 : the total group covered : SCOPE: as a : all the risks covered by the terms of an insurance contract b : the number or percentage of persons reached by a communications medium\n3 : the act or fact of covering


Words: covert
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : VEILED <a covert alliance>\n2 : covered over : SHELTERED\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : hiding place : SHELTER b : a thicket affording cover for game c : a masking or concealing device\n2 : a feather covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird see WING illustration\n3 : a firm durable twilled sometimes waterproofed cloth usually of mixed-color yarns


Words: covet
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to wish for enviously\n2 : to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably\nintransitive senses : to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another


Words: covey
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mature bird or pair of birds with a brood of young; also : a small flock\n2 : COMPANY, GROUP


Words: cow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) b : the mature female of various usually large animals (as an elephant, whale, or moose)\n2 : a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to destroy the resolve or courage of <the party that Stalin had cowed World Press Review>; also : to bring to a state or an action by intimidation used with into <like too many Asian armies, adept at cowing a population into feeding them Edward Lansdale>


Words: cowboy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who tends cattle or horses; especially : a usually mounted cattle-ranch hand\n2 : a rodeo performer


Words: cower
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n: to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays


Words: cowhide
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the hide of a cow; also : leather made from this hide\n2 : a coarse whip of rawhide or braided leather\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to flog with a cowhide whip


Words: cowl
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a hood or long hooded cloak especially of a monk b : a draped neckline on a woman’s garment\n2 a : a chimney covering designed to improve the draft b : the top portion of the front part of an automobile body forward of the two front doors to which are attached the windshield and instrument board c : COWLING\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover with or as if with a cowl


Words: cowling
Meaning:
noun\n: a removable metal covering that houses the engine and sometimes a part of the fuselage or nacelle of an airplane; also : a metal cover for an engine


Words: cowslip
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a common European primrose (Primula veris) with fragrant yellow flowers\n2 : MARSH MARIGOLD


Words: coxcomb
Meaning:
noun\n1 a obsolete : a jester’s cap adorned with a strip of red b archaic : PATE, HEAD\n2 a obsolete : FOOL b : a conceited foolish person : FOP


Words: coxswain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a sailor who has charge of a ship’s boat and its crew and who usually steers\n2 : a steersman of a racing shell who usually directs the rowers\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to direct as coxswain\nintransitive senses : to act as coxswain


Words: coy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : shrinking from contact or familiarity b : marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness\n2 : showing reluctance to make a definite commitment\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses , obsolete : CARESS\nintransitive senses , archaic : to act coyly


Words: coyote
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a buff-gray to reddish gray No. American canid (Canis latrans) closely related to but smaller than the wolf\n2 : one who smuggles immigrants into the U.S.


Words: cozen
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery\n2 : to gain by cozening someone <cozened his supper out of the old couple>


Words: cozy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : enjoying or affording warmth and ease : SNUG\n2 a : marked by the intimacy of the family or a close group b : marked by or suggesting close association or connivance <a cozy agreement>\n3 : marked by a discreet and cautious attitude or procedure\n\n<2> noun\n: a padded covering especially for a teapot to keep the contents hot\n\n<3> adverb\n: in a cautious manner <play it cozy and wait for the other team to make a mistake Bobby Dodd>


Words: crab
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of numerous chiefly marine broadly built decapod crustaceans: a : any of a group (Brachyura) with a short broad usually flattened carapace, a small abdomen that curls forward beneath the body, short antennae, and the anterior pair of limbs modified as grasping pincers b : any of various crustaceans of a group (Anomura) resembling true crabs in the more or less reduced condition of the abdomen\n2 capitalized : CANCER 1\n3 plural : infestation with crab lice\n4 : the angular difference between an aircraft’s course and the heading necessary to make that course in the presence of a crosswind\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to move sideways or in an indirect or diagonal manner; specifically : to head (an airplane) into a crosswind to counteract drift\n2 : to subject to crabbing\nintransitive senses\n1 a (1) : to move sideways indirectly or diagonally (2) : to crab an airplane b : to scuttle or scurry sideways\n2 : to fish for crabs\n\n<3> noun\n: CRAB APPLE\n\n<4> noun\n: an ill-tempered person : CROSSPATCH\n\n<5> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make sullen : SOUR <old age has crabbed his nature>\n2 : to complain about peevishly\n3 : SPOIL, RUIN\nintransitive senses : CARP, GROUSE <always crabs about the weather>


Words: crabbed
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by a forbidding moroseness\n2 : difficult to read or understand <crabbed handwriting>


Words: crack
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a very sharp explosive sound <the whip cracks through the air>\n2 : to break, split, or snap apart\n3 : FAIL: as a : to lose control or effectiveness under pressure often used with up b : to fail in tone <his voice cracked>\n4 : to go or travel at good speed usually used with on <the steamboat cracked on>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to break so that fissures appear on the surface <crack a mirror> b : to break with a sudden sharp sound <crack nuts>\n2 : to tell especially suddenly or strikingly <crack a joke>\n3 : to strike with a sharp noise : RAP <then cracks him over the head> <cracked a two-run homer in the fifth N.Y. Times>\n4 a (1) : to open (as a bottle) for drinking (2) : to open (a book) for studying b : to puzzle out and expose, solve, or reveal the mystery of <crack a code> c : to break into <crack a safe> d : to open slightly <crack the throttle> e : to break through (as a barrier) so as to gain acceptance or recognition\n5 a : to impair seriously or irreparably : WRECK <crack a car up> b : to destroy the tone of (a voice) c : DISORDER, CRAZE d : to interrupt sharply or abruptly <the criticism cracked our complacency>\n6 : to cause to make a sharp noise <cracks his knuckles>\n7 a (1) : to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking (2) : to produce by cracking <cracked gasoline> b : to break up (chemical compounds) into simpler compounds by means of heat\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a loud roll or peal <a crack of thunder> b : a sudden sharp noise <the crack of rifle fire>\n2 : a sharp witty remark : QUIP\n3 a : a narrow break : FISSURE <a crack in the ice> b : a narrow opening <leave the door open a crack>\n4 a : a weakness or flaw caused by decay, age, or deficiency : UNSOUNDNESS b : a broken tone of the voice c : CRACKPOT\n5 : MOMENT, INSTANT <the crack of dawn>\n6 : HOUSEBREAKING, BURGLARY\n7 : a sharp resounding blow <gave him a crack on the head>\n8 : ATTEMPT, TRY <her first crack at writing a novel>\n9 : highly purified cocaine in small chips used illicitly usually for smoking\n\n<3> adjective\n: of


Words: cracker
Meaning:
noun\n1 chiefly dialect : a bragging liar : BOASTER\n2 : something that makes a cracking or snapping noise: as a : FIRECRACKER b : the snapping end of a whiplash : SNAPPER c : a paper holder for a party favor that pops when the ends are pulled sharply\n3 plural : NUTCRACKER\n4 : a dry thin crispy baked bread product that may be leavened or unleavened\n5 a usually disparaging : a poor usually Southern white b capitalized : a native or resident of Florida or Georgia used as a nickname\n6 : the equipment in which cracking (as of petroleum) is carried out


Words: crackle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make small sharp sudden repeated noises <the fire crackles on the hearth> b : to show animation : SPARKLE <the essays crackle with wit>\n2 : CRAZE 3\ntransitive senses : to crush or crack with snapping noises\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the noise of repeated small cracks or reports b : SPARKLE, EFFERVESCENCE\n2 : a network of fine cracks on an otherwise smooth surface


Words: cradle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a bed or cot for a baby usually on rockers or pivots b : a framework or support suggestive of a baby’s cradle: as (1) : a framework of bars and rods (2) : the support for a telephone receiver or handset c : an implement with rods like fingers attached to a scythe and used formerly for harvesting grain d : a frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with an injured part of the body\n2 a : the earliest period of life : INFANCY <from the cradle to the grave> b : a place of origin <the cradle of civilization>\n3 : a rocking device used in panning for gold\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to place or keep in or as if in a cradle b : SHELTER, REAR c : to support protectively or intimately <cradling the injured man’s head in her arms>\n2 : to cut (grain) with a cradle scythe\n3 : to place, raise, support, or transport on a cradle\nintransitive senses , obsolete : to rest in or as if in a cradle


Words: craft
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : skill in planning, making, or executing : DEXTERITY\n2 : an occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill <the carpenter’s craft> <the craft of writing plays> <crafts such as pottery, carpentry, and sewing>\n3 : skill in deceiving to gain an end <used craft and guile to close the deal>\n4 : the members of a trade or trade association\n5 plural usually craft a : a boat especially of small size b : AIRCRAFT c : SPACECRAFT\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make or produce with care, skill, or ingenuity <is crafting a new sculpture> <a carefully crafted story>


Words: craftsman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft\n2 : one who creates or performs with skill or dexterity especially in the manual arts <jewelry made by European craftsmen>


Words: crafty
Meaning:
adjective\n1 dialect chiefly British : SKILLFUL, CLEVER\n2 a : adept in the use of subtlety and cunning b : marked by subtlety and guile <a crafty scheme>


Words: crag
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a steep rugged rock or cliff\n2 archaic : a sharp detached fragment of rock\n\n<2> noun\nchiefly Scottish : NECK, THROAT


Words: cram
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pack tight : JAM <cram a suitcase with clothes>\n2 a : to fill with food to satiety : STUFF b : to eat voraciously : BOLT <the child crams her food>\n3 : to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner <crammed the letters into his pocket>\n4 : to prepare hastily for an examination <cram the students for the test>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to eat greedily or to satiety : STUFF\n2 : to study hastily for an imminent examination\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a compressed multitude or crowd : CRUSH\n2 : last-minute study for an examination


Words: cramp
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle\n2 : a temporary paralysis of muscles from overuse compare WRITER’S CRAMP\n3 a : sharp abdominal pain usually used in plural b : persistent and often intense though dull lower abdominal pain associated with dysmenorrhea usually used in plural\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a usually iron device bent at the ends and used to hold timbers or blocks of stone together b : CLAMP\n2 a : something that confines : SHACKLE b : the state of being confined\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to affect with or as if with a cramp or cramps\n2 a : CONFINE, RESTRAIN <was cramped in the tiny apartment> b : to restrain from free expression used especially in the phrase cramp one’s style\n3 : to turn (the front wheels of a vehicle) to right or left\n4 : to fasten or hold with a cramp\nintransitive senses : to suffer from cramps\n\n<4> adjective\n1 : hard to understand or figure out <cramp law terms> <cramp handwriting>\n2 : being cramped <a cramp corner>


Words: cranberry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the red acid berry produced by some plants (as Vaccinium oxycoccos and V. macrocarpon) of the heath family; also : a plant producing these\n2 : any of various plants with a fruit that resembles a cranberry


Words: crane
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of a family (Gruidae of the order Gruiformes) of tall wading birds superficially resembling the herons but structurally more nearly related to the rails\n2 : any of several herons\n3 : an often horizontal projection swinging about a vertical axis: as a : a machine for raising, shifting, and lowering heavy weights by means of a projecting swinging arm or with the hoisting apparatus supported on an overhead track b : an iron arm in a fireplace for supporting kettles c : a boom for holding a motion-picture or television camera\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to raise or lift by or as if by a crane\n2 : to stretch (as the neck) toward an object of attention <craning her neck to get a better view>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to stretch one’s neck toward an object of attention <I craned out of the window of my compartment Webb Waldron>\n2 : HESITATE


Words: crank
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa\n2 a archaic : BEND b : a twist or turn of speech : CONCEIT used especially in the phrase quips and cranks c (1) : CAPRICE, CROTCHET (2) : an annoyingly eccentric person; also : one that is overly enthusiastic about a particular subject or activity d : a bad-tempered person : GROUCH\n3 : CRYSTAL 7\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move with a winding course : ZIGZAG\n2 a : to turn a crank b : to get started by or as if by the turning of a crank c : to gain speed, momentum, or intensity usually used with up <the campaign is cranking up>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to move or operate by or as if by a crank <crank the window down>\n2 a : to cause to start (as an automobile) b : to rotate the shaft (as a crankshaft) of especially with a starter <crank over an engine> c : to use in trying to start an engine <crank the starter>\n3 a : to start as if by use of a crank usually used with up <crank up an atom smasher> b : TURN UP 2 usually used with up <crank up the volume>\n\n<3> adjective\n: of, relating to, or being a cranky or eccentric person; also : made or sent by such a person <crank calls> <a crank letter>\n\n<4> adjective\n1 chiefly dialect : MERRY, HIGH-SPIRITED\n2 chiefly dialect : COCKY, CONFIDENT\n\n<5> adjective\nof a boat : easily tipped by an external force


Words: crankshaft
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a shaft driven by or driving a crank\n2 : a shaft consisting of a series of cranks and crankpins to which the connecting rods of an engine are attached


Words: cranky
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : given to fretful fussiness : readily angered when opposed : CROTCHETY <our long wait left us a tad cranky Connecticut> b : marked by eccentricity <his bizarre and cranky mix of ideas and beliefs R. J. Evans>\n2 : full of twists and turns : TORTUOUS <a cranky road>\n3 : working erratically : UNPREDICTABLE <a cranky old tractor>\n4 dialect : CRAZY, IMBECILE\n\n<2> adjective\nof a boat : 5CRANK


Words: crape
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : CREPE\n2 : a band of crepe worn on a hat or sleeve as a sign of mourning\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover or shroud with or as if with crape\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to make (the hair) curly


Words: craps
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n1 : a gambling game played with two dice\n2 : 3CRAP 2


Words: crash
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to break violently and noisily : SMASH b : to damage (an airplane) in landing\n2 a : to cause to make a loud noise <crash the cymbals together> b : to force (as one’s way) through with loud crashing noises\n3 : to enter or attend without invitation or without paying <crash the party>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to break or go to pieces with or as if with violence and noise b : to fall, land, or hit with destructive force c : to decline suddenly and steeply d of a computer system or program : to suffer a sudden major failure usually with attendant loss of data\n2 : to make a smashing noise <thunder crashing overhead>\n3 : to move or force one’s way with or as if with a crash <crashes into the room>\n4 slang : to experience the aftereffects (as dysphoria or depression) of drug intoxication\n5 slang : to go to bed or fall asleep; also : to reside temporarily : STAY <crashing with friends for a few days>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a loud sound (as of things smashing) <a crash of thunder>\n2 a : a breaking to pieces by or as if by collision b : an instance of crashing <a plane crash> <a system crash>\n3 : a sudden decline (as of a population) or failure (as of a business) <a stockmarket crash>\n4 slang : the process of crashing after drug intoxication\n\n<3> adjective\n: marked by a concerted effort and effected in the shortest possible time <a crash program>\n\n<4> noun\n: a coarse fabric used for draperies, toweling, and clothing and for strengthening joints of cased-in books


Words: crass
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : GROSS 6a; especially : having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination b : being beneath one’s dignity <crass concerns of daily life> c used as a pejorative intensifier <crass flattery> <crass propaganda>\n2 : guided by or indicative of base or materialistic values <crass commercialism> <crass measures of success>


Words: crate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an open box of wooden slats or a usually wooden protective case or framework for shipping\n2 : JALOPY\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to pack in a crate


Words: crater
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the bowl-shaped depression around the orifice of a volcano b : a depression formed by the impact of a meteorite c : a hole in the ground made by the explosion of a bomb or shell d : an eroded lesion e : a dimple in a painted surface\n2 : KRATER\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to exhibit or form craters\ntransitive senses : to form craters in


Words: crave
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to ask for earnestly : BEG, DEMAND <crave a pardon for neglect>\n2 a : to want greatly : NEED <craves drugs> b : to yearn for <crave a vanished youth>\nintransitive senses : to have a strong or inward desire <craves after affection>


Words: craven
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : DEFEATED, VANQUISHED\n2 : lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted


Words: crawfish
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : CRAYFISH 1\n2 : SPINY LOBSTER\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to retreat from a position : back out


Words: crawl
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs <the snake crawled into its hole>\n2 : to move or progress slowly or laboriously <traffic crawls along at 10 miles an hour>\n3 : to advance by guile or servility <crawling into favor by toadying to his boss>\n4 : to spread by extending stems or tendrils\n5 a : to be alive or swarming with or as if with creeping things <a kitchen crawling with ants> b : to have the sensation of insects creeping over one <the story made her flesh crawl>\n6 : to fail to stay evenly spread used of paint, varnish, or glaze\ntransitive senses\n1 : to move upon in or as if in a creeping manner\n2 : to reprove harshly <they got no good right to crawl me for what wrote Marjorie K. Rawlings>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act or action of crawling b : slow or laborious progress c chiefly British : a going from one pub to another\n2 : a prone speed swimming stroke consisting of alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick\n3 : lettering that moves vertically or horizontally across a television or motion-picture screen to give information (as performer credits or news bulletins)


Words: crayfish
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans (superfamily Astacoidea) resembling the lobster but usually much smaller\n2 : SPINY LOBSTER


Words: crayon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing\n2 : a crayon drawing\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to draw with a crayon


Words: craze
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : BREAK, SHATTER\n2 : to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of\n3 : to make insane or as if insane <crazed by pain and fear>\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : SHATTER, BREAK\n2 : to become insane\n3 : to develop a mesh of fine cracks\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an exaggerated and often transient enthusiasm : MANIA\n2 : a crack in a surface or coating (as of glaze or enamel)


Words: crazy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : full of cracks or flaws : UNSOUND b : CROOKED, ASKEW\n2 a : MAD, INSANE b (1) : IMPRACTICAL (2) : ERRATIC c : being out of the ordinary : UNUSUAL <a taste for crazy hats>\n3 a : distracted with desire or excitement <a thrill-crazy mob> b : absurdly fond : INFATUATED <he’s crazy about the girl> c : passionately preoccupied : OBSESSED <crazy about boats>\n\n<2> noun\n: one who is or acts crazy; especially : such a one associated with a radical or extremist political cause


Words: creak
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to make a prolonged grating or squeaking sound often as a result of being worn-out; also : to proceed slowly with or as if with creaking wheels <the story creaks along to a dull conclusion>\n\n<2> noun\n: a rasping or grating noise


Words: cream
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat\n2 a : a food prepared with cream b : something having the consistency of cream; especially : a usually emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation\n3 : the choicest part : BEST <the cream of the crop>\n4 : CREAMER 1\n5 a : a pale yellow b : a cream-colored animal\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to form cream or a surface layer like the cream on standing milk\n2 : to break into or cause something to break into a creamy froth; also : to move like froth\ntransitive senses\n1 a : SKIM 1c b : to remove (something choice) from an aggregate <she has creamed off her favorite stories from her earlier books Times Literary Supplement>\n2 : to furnish, prepare, or treat with cream; also : to dress with a cream sauce\n3 a : to beat into a creamy froth b : to work or blend to the consistency of cream <cream butter and sugar together> c : to cause to form a surface layer of or like cream\n4 a : to defeat decisively <was creamed in the first round> b : WRECK <creamed the car on the turnpike>


Words: creamery
Meaning:
noun\n: an establishment where butter and cheese are made or where milk and cream are prepared or sold


Words: crease
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance\n2 : a specially marked area in various sports; especially : an area surrounding or in front of a goal (as in lacrosse or hockey)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make a crease in or on : WRINKLE <a smile creased her face>\n2 : to wound slightly especially by grazing\nintransitive senses : to become creased


Words: create
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring into existence <God created the heaven and the earth Gen 1:1 (Authorized Version)>\n2 a : to invest with a new form, office, or rank <was created a lieutenant> b : to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior <her arrival created a terrible fuss> <create new jobs>\n3 : CAUSE, OCCASION <famine creates high food prices>\n4 a : to produce through imaginative skill <create a painting> b : DESIGN <creates dresses>\nintransitive senses : to make or bring into existence something new\n\n<2> adjective\narchaic : CREATED


Words: creation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of creating; especially : the act of bringing the world into ordered existence\n2 : the act of making, inventing, or producing: as a : the act of investing with a new rank or office b : the first representation of a dramatic role\n3 : something that is created: as a : WORLD b : creatures singly or in aggregate c : an original work of art d : a new usually striking article of clothing


Words: creator
Meaning:
noun\n: one that creates usually by bringing something new or original into being; especially capitalized : GOD 1


Words: creature
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something created either animate or inanimate: as a : a lower animal; especially : a farm animal b : a human being c : a being of anomalous or uncertain aspect or nature <creatures of fantasy>\n2 : one that is the servile dependent or tool of another : INSTRUMENT


Words: credence
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : mental acceptance as true or real <give credence to gossip> b : CREDIBILITY 1 <lends credence to the theory>\n2 : CREDENTIALS used in the phrase letters of credence\n3 Middle French, from Old Italian credenza : a Renaissance sideboard used chiefly for valuable plate\n4 : a small table where the bread and wine rest before consecration


Words: credential
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: warranting credit or confidence used chiefly in the phrase credential letters\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something that gives a title to credit or confidence\n2 plural : testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit or has a right to exercise official power\n3 : CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to furnish with credentials <to credential adequate academic performance K. Patricia Cross>


Words: credible
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : offering reasonable grounds for being believed <a credible account of an accident> <credible witnesses>\n2 : of sufficient capability to be militarily effective <a credible deterrent> <credible forces>


Words: credit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : reliance on the truth or reality of something <gave credit to everything he said>\n2 a : the balance in a person’s favor in an account b : an amount or sum placed at a person’s disposal by a bank c : time given for payment for goods or services sold on trust <long-term credit> d (1) : an entry on the right-hand side of an account constituting an addition to a revenue, net worth, or liability account (2) : a deduction from an expense or asset account e : any one of or the sum of the items entered on the right-hand side of an account f : a deduction from an amount otherwise due\n3 a : influence or power derived from enjoying the confidence of another or others b : good name : ESTEEM; also : financial or commercial trustworthiness\n4 archaic : CREDIBILITY\n5 : a source of honor <a credit to the school>\n6 a : something that gains or adds to reputation or esteem : HONOR <took no credit for his kindly act> b : RECOGNITION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT <quite willing to accept undeserved credit>\n7 : recognition by name of a person contributing to a performance (as a film or telecast) <the opening credits>\n8 a : recognition by a school or college that a student has fulfilled a requirement leading to a degree b : CREDIT HOUR\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to supply goods on credit to\n2 : to trust in the truth of : BELIEVE\n3 archaic : to bring credit or honor upon\n4 a : to enter upon the credit side of an account b : to place an amount to the credit of <credit his account with ten dollars>\n5 a : to consider usually favorably as the source, agent, or performer of an action or the possessor of a trait <credits him with an excellent sense of humor> b : to attribute to some person <they credit the invention to him>


Words: creditable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : worthy of belief\n2 : sufficiently good to bring esteem or praise\n3 : worthy of commercial credit\n4 : capable of being assigned


Words: credulous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence\n2 : proceeding from credulity


Words: creed
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a brief authoritative formula of religious belief\n2 : a set of fundamental beliefs; also : a guiding principle


Words: creek
Meaning:
noun\n1 chiefly British : a small inlet or bay narrower and extending farther inland than a cove\n2 : a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river\n3 archaic : a narrow or winding passage


Words: creel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a wicker basket (as for carrying newly caught fish)\n2 : a bar with skewers for holding bobbins in a spinning machine\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to put (caught fish) in a creel


Words: creep
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to move along with the body prone and close to the ground b : to move slowly on hands and knees\n2 a : to go very slowly <the hours crept by> b : to go timidly or cautiously so as to escape notice <she crept away from the festive scene> c : to enter or advance gradually so as to be almost unnoticed <age creeps up on us> <a note of irritation crept into her voice>\n3 : to have the sensation of being covered with creeping things <the thought made his flesh creep>\n4 of a plant : to spread or grow over a surface rooting at intervals or clinging with tendrils, stems, or aerial roots\n5 a : to slip or gradually shift position b : to change shape permanently from prolonged stress or exposure to high temperatures\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a movement of or like creeping <traffic moving at a creep>\n2 : a distressing sensation like that caused by the creeping of insects over one’s flesh; especially : a feeling of apprehension or horror usually used in plural with the <that gives me the creeps>\n3 : a feed trough or enclosure that young animals can enter while adults are excluded\n4 : the slow change of dimensions of an object from prolonged exposure to high temperature or stress\n5 : an unpleasant or obnoxious person


Words: creepy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : producing a nervous shivery apprehension <creepy things were crawling over us> <a creepy horror story>\n2 : of, relating to, or being a creep : annoyingly unpleasant


Words: Creole
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person of European descent born especially in the West Indies or Spanish America\n2 : a white person descended from early French or Spanish settlers of the U.S. Gulf states and preserving their speech and culture\n3 : a person of mixed French or Spanish and black descent speaking a dialect of French or Spanish\n4 a : a language evolved from pidginized French that is spoken by blacks in southern Louisiana b : HAITIAN c not capitalized : a language that has evolved from a pidgin but serves as the native language of a speech community


Words: creosote
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a clear or yellowish flammable oily liquid mixture of phenolic compounds obtained by the distillation of wood tar especially from beech wood\n2 : a brownish oily liquid consisting chiefly of aromatic hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of coal tar and used especially as a wood preservative\n3 : a dark brown or black flammable tar deposited from especially wood smoke on the walls of a chimney\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to treat with creosote


Words: crepe
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a light crinkled fabric woven of any of various fibers\n2 : CRAPE 2\n3 : crude rubber in the form of nearly white to brown crinkled sheets used especially for shoe soles <crepe-soled shoes>\n4 : a small very thin pancake


Words: crepuscular
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or resembling twilight : DIM\n2 : active in the twilight <crepuscular insects>


Words: crescendo
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a gradual increase; specifically : a gradual increase in volume of a musical passage b : the peak of a gradual increase : CLIMAX <complaints about stifling smog conditions reach a crescendo Down Beat>\n2 : a crescendo musical passage\n\n<2> adverb or adjective\n: with an increase in volume used as a direction in music


Words: crescent
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter and between last quarter and the succeeding new moon when less than half of the illuminated hemisphere is visible b : the figure of the moon at such a stage defined by a convex and a concave edge\n2 : something shaped like a crescent\n\n<2> adjective\n: marked by an increase


Words: cress
Meaning:
noun\n: any of numerous crucifers (especially genera Lepidium and Nasturtium) with moderately pungent leaves used especially in salads


Words: crest
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see BIRD illustration b : the plume or identifying emblem worn on a knight’s helmet; also : the top of a helmet c (1) : a heraldic representation of the crest (2) : a heraldic device depicted above the escutcheon but not upon a helmet (3) : COAT OF ARMS 2a d : a ridge or prominence on a part of an animal body\n2 : something suggesting a crest especially in being an upper prominence, edge, or limit: as a : PEAK; especially : the top line of a mountain or hill b : the ridge of a roof c : the top of a wave\n3 a : a high point of an action or process and especially of one that is rhythmic b : CLIMAX, CULMINATION <at the crest of his fame>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to furnish with a crest; also : CROWN\n2 : to reach the crest of <crested the hill and looked around>\nintransitive senses : to rise to a crest <waves cresting in the storm>


Words: crib
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a manger for feeding animals\n2 : an enclosure especially of framework: as a : a stall for a stabled animal b : a small child’s bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides c : any of various devices resembling a crate or framework in structure d : a building for storage : BIN\n3 a : a small narrow room or dwelling : HUT, SHACK b : a room or shack used for prostitution\n4 : the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoring\n5 a : a small theft b : PLAGIARISM c : a literal translation; especially : PONY 3 d : a summary and key to understanding a literary work e : something used for cheating in an examination\n6 : CR*CHE 1\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : CONFINE, CRAMP\n2 : to provide with or put into a crib; especially : to line or support with a framework of timber\n3 : PILFER, STEAL; especially : PLAGIARIZE\nintransitive senses\n1 a : STEAL, PLAGIARIZE b : to use a crib : CHEAT\n2 : to have the vice of cribbing


Words: cribbage
Meaning:
noun\n: a card game for two players in which each player tries to form various counting combinations of cards


Words: crick
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a painful spasmodic condition of muscles (as of the neck or back)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cause a crick in (as the neck)\n2 : to turn or twist (as the head) especially into a strained position


Words: cricket
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of a family (Gryllidae) of leaping orthopteran insects noted for the chirping notes produced by the male by rubbing together specially modified parts of the forewings\n2 : a low wooden footstool\n3 : a small metal toy or signaling device that makes a sharp click or snap when pressed\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a game played with a ball and bat by two sides of usually 11 players each on a large field centering upon two wickets each defended by a batsman\n2 : fair and honorable behavior <it wasn’t cricket for her to break her contract Gerry Nadel>\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to play the game of cricket


Words: crime
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law; especially : a gross violation of law\n2 : a grave offense especially against morality\n3 : criminal activity <efforts to fight crime>\n4 : something reprehensible, foolish, or disgraceful <it’s a crime to waste good food>


Words: criminal
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : relating to, involving, or being a crime <criminal neglect>\n2 : relating to crime or to the prosecution of suspects in a crime <criminal statistics> <brought criminal action>\n3 : guilty of crime; also : of or befitting a criminal <a criminal mind>\n4 : DISGRACEFUL\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one who has committed a crime\n2 : a person who has been convicted of a crime


Words: crimp
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to cause to become wavy, bent, or pinched: as a : to form (leather) into a desired shape b : to give (synthetic fibers) a curl or wave like that of natural fibers c : to pinch or press together (as the margins of a pie crust) in order to seal\n2 : to be an inhibiting or restraining influence on : CRAMP <sales had been crimped by credit controls Time>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something produced by or as if by crimping: as a : a section of hair artificially waved or curled b : a succession of waves (as in wool fiber) c : a bend or crease formed in something\n2 : something that cramps or inhibits : RESTRAINT, CURB\n\n<3> noun\n: a person who entraps or forces men into shipping as sailors or into enlisting in an army or navy\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to trap into military or sea service : IMPRESS


Words: crimson
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of several deep purplish reds\n\n<2> adjective\n: of the color crimson\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to make crimson\nintransitive senses : to become crimson; especially : BLUSH


Words: cringe
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to draw in or contract one’s muscles involuntarily (as from cold or pain)\n2 : to shrink in fear or servility\n3 : to behave in an excessively humble or servile way\n\n<2> noun\n: a cringing act; specifically : a servile bow


Words: crinkle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to form many short bends or ripples b : WRINKLE\n2 : to give forth a thin crackling sound : RUSTLE <crinkling silks>\ntransitive senses : to cause to crinkle : make crinkles in\n\n<2> noun\n1 : WRINKLE, CORRUGATION, PUCKER\n2 : any of several plant diseases marked by crinkling of leaves


Words: crinoline
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an open-weave fabric of horsehair or cotton that is usually stiffened and used especially for interlinings and millinery\n2 : a full stiff skirt or underskirt made of crinoline; also : HOOPSKIRT


Words: cripple
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a sometimes offensive : a lame or partly disabled person or animal b : one that is disabled or deficient in a specified manner <a social cripple>\n2 : something flawed or imperfect\n\n<2> adjective\n: being lame, flawed, or imperfect\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to deprive of the use of a limb and especially a leg\n2 : to deprive of capability for service or of strength, efficiency, or wholeness


Words: crisis
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever b : a paroxysmal attack of pain, distress, or disordered function c : an emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person’s life <a midlife crisis>\n2 : the decisive moment (as in a literary plot)\n3 a : an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending; especially : one with the distinct possibility of a highly undesirable outcome <a financial crisis> b : a situation that has reached a critical phase <the environmental crisis>


Words: crisp
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : CURLY, WAVY; also : having close stiff or wiry curls or waves\n2 a : easily crumbled : BRITTLE b : being desirably firm and fresh <crisp lettuce>\n3 a : being sharp, clean-cut, and clear <a crisp illustration>; also : concise and to the point <a crisp reply> b : noticeably neat <crisp new clothes> c : BRISK, LIVELY <a crisp tale of intrigue> <crisp musical tempi> d : FROSTY, SNAPPY <crisp winter weather>; also : FRESH, INVIGORATING <crisp autumn air> <a crisp white wine>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : CURL, CRIMP\n2 : to cause to ripple : WRINKLE\n3 : to make or keep crisp\nintransitive senses\n1 : CURL\n2 : RIPPLE\n3 : to become crisp\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : something crisp or brittle <burned to a crisp> b chiefly British : POTATO CHIP usually used in plural\n2 : a baked dessert of fruit with crumb topping <apple crisp>


Words: crisscross
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to mark with intersecting lines\n2 : to pass back and forth through or over\nintransitive senses : to go or pass back and forth\n\n<2> adjective\n: marked or characterized by crisscrossing\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a crisscross pattern : NETWORK\n2 : the state of being at cross-purposes; also : a confused state


Words: criterion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based\n2 : a characterizing mark or trait


Words: critic
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one who expresses a reasoned opinion on any matter especially involving a judgment of its value, truth, righteousness, beauty, or technique b : one who engages often professionally in the analysis, evaluation, or appreciation of works of art or artistic performances\n2 : one given to harsh or captious judgment\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : CRITICISM\n2 archaic : CRITIQUE


Words: critical
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or being a turning point or specially important juncture <critical phase>: as (1) : relating to or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be expected; also : being or relating to an illness or condition involving danger of death <critical care> (2) : relating to or being a state in which or a measurement or point at which some quality, property, or phenomenon suffers a definite change <critical temperature> b : CRUCIAL, DECISIVE <critical test> c : INDISPENSABLE, VITAL <a critical waterfowl habitat> <a component critical to the operation of a machine> d : being in or approaching a state of crisis <a critical shortage> <a critical situation>\n2 a : inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably b : consisting of or involving criticism <critical writings>; also : of or relating to the judgment of critics <the play was a critical success> c : exercising or involving careful judgment or judicious evaluation d : including variant readings and scholarly emendations <a critical edition>\n3 : characterized by risk or uncertainty\n4 a : of sufficient size to sustain a chain reaction used of a mass of fissionable material b : sustaining a chain reaction used of a nuclear reactor


Words: criticism
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of criticizing usually unfavorably b : a critical observation or remark c : CRITIQUE\n2 : the art of evaluating or analyzing works of art or literature\n3 : the scientific investigation of literary documents (as the Bible) in regard to such matters as origin, text, composition, or history


Words: criticize
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to act as a critic\ntransitive senses\n1 : to consider the merits and demerits of and judge accordingly : EVALUATE\n2 : to find fault with : point out the faults of


Words: critique
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an act of criticizing; especially : a critical estimate or discussion\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: REVIEW, CRITICIZE


Words: croak
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make a deep harsh sound b : to speak in a hoarse throaty voice\n2 : GRUMBLE 1\n3 slang : DIE\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter in a hoarse raucous voice\n2 slang : KILL\n\n<2> noun\n: a hoarse harsh cry or sound


Words: crochet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make of crochet <crocheted a doily>\nintransitive senses : to work with crochet


Words: crock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a thick earthenware pot or jar\n2 from its formation on cooking pots dialect : SOOT, SMUT\n3 : coloring matter that rubs off from cloth or dyed leather\n4 : BUNKUM usually used with a\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put or preserve in a crock\n2 dialect : to soil with crock : SMUDGE\nintransitive senses : to transfer color (as when rubbed or washed) <a suede that will not crock>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : one that is broken-down, disabled, or impaired\n2 : a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to become disabled\nintransitive senses : BREAK DOWN


Words: crocodile
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of several large carnivorous thick-skinned long-bodied aquatic reptiles (family Crocodilidae) of tropical and subtropical waters; broadly : CROCODILIAN b : the skin or hide of a crocodile\n2 chiefly British : a line of people (as schoolchildren) usually walking in pairs


Words: crocus
Meaning:
noun\n1 a plural also crocus or croci : any of a large genus (Crocus) of herbs of the iris family developing from corms and having solitary long-tubed flowers and slender linear leaves b : SAFFRON 1a\n2 : a dark red ferric oxide used for polishing metals


Words: crook
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : BEND\nintransitive senses : CURVE, WIND\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an implement having a bent or hooked form: as a : POTHOOK b (1) : a shepherd’s staff (2) : CROSIER 1\n2 : a part of something that is hook-shaped, curved, or bent <the crook of an umbrella handle>\n3 : BEND, CURVE\n4 : a person who engages in fraudulent or criminal practices\n\n<3> adjective\nAustralian New Zealand : not right: a : UNSATISFACTORY b : DISHONEST, CROOKED c : IRRITABLE, ANGRY used especially in the phrase go crook d : ILL, UNWELL


Words: crooked
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : not straight <a crooked road> <your tie is crooked>\n2 : DISHONEST <a crooked election> <crooked politicians>


Words: croon
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 chiefly Scottish : BELLOW, BOOM\n2 : to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner; especially : to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systems\ntransitive senses : to sing (as a popular song or a lullaby) in a crooning manner


Words: crop
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a pouched enlargement of the gullet of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration; also : an enlargement of the gullet of another animal (as an insect)\n2 a (1) : a plant or animal or plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence <an apple crop> <a crop of wool> (2) : the total yearly production from a specified area b : the product or yield of something formed together <the ice crop> c : a batch or lot of something produced during a particular cycle <the current crop of films> d : COLLECTION <a crop of lies>\n3 : the stock or handle of a whip; also : a riding whip with a short straight stock and a loop\n4 2crop a : the part of the chine of a quadruped (as a domestic cow) lying immediately behind the withers usually used in plural; see COW illustration b : an earmark on an animal; especially : one made by a straight cut squarely removing the upper part of the ear c : a close cut of the hair\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to remove the upper or outer parts of <crop a hedge> <crop a dog’s ears> b : HARVEST <crop trout> c : to cut off short : TRIM <crop a photograph>\n2 : to cause (land) to bear a crop <planned to crop another 40 acres>; also : to grow as a crop\nintransitive senses\n1 : to feed by cropping something\n2 : to yield or make a crop\n3 : to appear unexpectedly or casually <problems crop up daily>


Words: cropper
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one that crops\n2 : one that raises crops; specifically : SHARECROPPER\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a severe fall\n2 : a sudden or violent failure or collapse


Words: croquet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a game in which players using mallets drive wooden balls through a series of wickets set out on a lawn\n2 : the act of driving away an opponent’s croquet ball by striking one’s own ball placed against it


Words: croquette
Meaning:
noun\n: a small often rounded mass consisting usually of minced meat, fish, or vegetable coated with egg and bread crumbs and deep-fried


Words: crosier
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a staff resembling a shepherd’s crook carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of office\n2 : a plant structure with a coiled end


Words: cross
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution b often capitalized : the cross on which Jesus was crucified\n2 a : CRUCIFIXION b : an affliction that tries one’s virtue, steadfastness, or patience\n3 : a cruciform sign made to invoke the blessing of Christ especially by touching the forehead, breast, and shoulders\n4 a : a device composed of an upright bar traversed by a horizontal one; specifically : one used as a Christian symbol b capitalized : the Christian religion\n5 : a structure (as a monument) shaped like or surmounted by a cross\n6 : a figure or mark formed by two intersecting lines crossing at their midpoints; specifically : such a mark used as a signature\n7 : a cruciform badge, emblem, or decoration\n8 : the intersection of two ways or lines : CROSSING\n9 : ANNOYANCE, THWARTING <a cross in love>\n10 a : an act of crossing dissimilar individuals b : a crossbred individual or kind c : one that combines characteristics of two different types or individuals\n11 a : a fraudulent or dishonest contest b : dishonest or illegal practices used especially in the phrase on the cross\n12 : a movement from one part of a theater stage to another\n13 : a hook thrown over the opponent’s lead in boxing\n14 : a security transaction in which a broker acts for both buyer and seller (as in the placing of a large lot of common stock) called also cross-trade\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to lie or be situated across b : INTERSECT\n2 : to make the sign of the cross upon or over\n3 : to cancel by marking a cross on or drawing a line through : strike out <cross names off a list>\n4 : to place or fold crosswise one over the other <cross the arms>\n5 a (1) : to run counter to : OPPOSE (2) : to deny the validity of : CONTRADICT b : to confront in a troublesome manner : OBSTRUCT c (1) : to spoil completely : DISRUPT used with up <his failure to appear crossed up the whole program> (2) : to turn against : BETRAY <crossed me up on the deal>\n6 a : to extend across or


Words: crossbow
Meaning:
noun\n: a weapon for discharging quarrels and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock


Words: crossbreed
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : HYBRIDIZE, CROSS; especially : to cross (two varieties or breeds) within the same species\nintransitive senses : to engage in or undergo hybridization\n\n<2> noun\n: HYBRID


Words: crosscurrent
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a current running counter to the general forward direction\n2 : a conflicting tendency usually used in plural <political crosscurrents>


Words: crosscut
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to cut, go, or move across or through\n2 : to cut with a crosscut saw\n3 : to subject (as movie scenes) to crosscutting\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : made or used for cutting transversely <a saw with crosscut teeth>\n2 : cut across or transversely <a crosscut incision>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : something that cuts across or through; specifically : a mine working driven horizontally and at right angles to an adit, drift, or level\n2 : CROSS SECTION\n3 : CROSSCUT SAW\n4 : an instance of crosscutting (as in a movie)


Words: crossing
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or action of crossing: as a : a traversing or traveling across b : an opposing, blocking, or thwarting especially in an unfair or dishonest manner\n2 a : a place or structure (as on a street or over a river) where pedestrians or vehicles cross; especially : CROSSWALK b : the place in a cruciform church where the transept crosses the nave c : a place where a railroad track crosses a street


Words: crossroad
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads\n2 usually plural but singular or plural in construction a : the place of intersection of two or more roads b (1) : a small community located at such a crossroads (2) : a central meeting place c : a crucial point especially where a decision must be made


Words: crosswise
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 archaic : in the form of a cross\n2 : so as to cross something : ACROSS <logs laid crosswise>\n\n<2> adjective\n: TRANSVERSE, CROSSING


Words: crotch
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a pole with a forked end used especially as a prop\n2 : an angle formed by the parting of two legs, branches, or members


Words: crotchet
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete a : a small hook or hooked instrument b : BROOCH\n2 a : a highly individual and usually eccentric opinion or preference b : a peculiar trick or device\n3 : QUARTER NOTE


Words: crouch
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs <a sprinter crouched ready to go> b : to lie close to the ground with the legs bent <a pair of cats, crouching on the brink of a fight Aldous Huxley>\n2 : to bend or bow servilely : CRINGE\ntransitive senses : to bow especially in humility or fear : BEND


Words: croup
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the rump of a quadruped\n\n<2> noun\n: a spasmodic laryngitis especially of infants marked by episodes of difficult breathing and hoarse metallic cough


Words: croupier
Meaning:
noun\n: an employee of a gambling casino who collects and pays bets and assists at the gaming tables


Words: crow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus)\n2 capitalized a : a member of an American Indian people of the region between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers b : the language of the Crow people\n3 capitalized : CORVUS\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make the loud shrill sound characteristic of a cock\n2 : to utter a sound expressive of pleasure\n3 a : to exult gloatingly especially over the distress of another b : to brag exultantly or blatantly\ntransitive senses : to say with self-satisfaction\n\n<3> noun\n1 : the cry of the cock\n2 : a triumphant cry


Words: crowbar
Meaning:
noun\n: an iron or steel bar that is usually wedge-shaped at the working end for use as a pry or lever


Words: crowd
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to press on : HURRY b : to press close\n2 : to collect in numbers\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to fill by pressing or thronging together b : to press, force, or thrust into a small space\n2 : PUSH, FORCE often used with off or out\n3 a : to urge on b : to put on (sail) in excess of the usual for greater speed\n4 : to put pressure on <don’t crowd me, I’ll pay>\n5 : THRONG, JOSTLE\n6 : to press or stand close to\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a large number of persons especially when collected together : THRONG\n2 a : the great body of the people : POPULACE b : most of one’s peers <follow the crowd>\n3 : a large number of things close together\n4 : a group of people having something (as a habit, interest, or occupation) in common <in with the wrong crowd>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an ancient Celtic stringed instrument that is plucked or bowed called also crwth\n2 dialect English : VIOLIN


Words: crowfoot
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural usually crowfoots : any of numerous plants having leaves with cleft lobes; especially : BUTTERCUP\n2 : CROW’S-FOOT 1 usually used in plural


Words: crown
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a reward of victory or mark of honor; especially : the title representing the championship in a sport\n2 : a royal or imperial headdress or cap of sovereignty : DIADEM\n3 : the highest part: as a : the topmost part of the skull or head b : the summit of a mountain c : the head of foliage of a tree or shrub d : the part of a hat or other headgear covering the crown of the head e : the part of a tooth external to the gum or an artificial substitute for this see TOOTH illustration\n4 : a wreath, band, or circular ornament for the head\n5 a : something resembling a wreath or crown b : the knurled cap on top of a watch stem\n6 often capitalized a (1) : imperial or regal power : SOVEREIGNTY (2) : the government under a constitutional monarchy b : MONARCH\n7 : something that imparts splendor, honor, or finish : CULMINATION\n8 a : any of several old gold coins with a crown as part of the device b : an old usually silver British coin worth five shillings\n9 a : KORUNA b : KRONA c : KRONE\n10 a : the region of a seed plant at which stem and root merge b : the thick arching end of the shank of an anchor where the arms join it see ANCHOR illustration\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to place a crown or wreath on the head of; specifically : to invest with regal dignity and power b : to recognize officially as <they crowned her athlete of the year>\n2 : to bestow something on as a mark of honor or recompense : ADORN\n3 : SURMOUNT, TOP; especially : to top (a checker) with a checker to make a king\n4 : to bring to a successful conclusion : CLIMAX\n5 : to provide with something like a crown: as a : to fill so that the surface forms a crown b : to put an artificial crown on (a tooth)\n6 : to hit on the head\nintransitive senses , of a forest fire : to burn rapidly through the tops of trees


Words: crucial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : CRUCIFORM\n2 a : important or essential as resolving a crisis : DECISIVE <a crucial step> b : marked by final determination of a doubtful issue <the crucial game of a series> c : IMPORTANT, SIGNIFICANT <what use we make of them will be the crucial question Stanley Kubrick>


Words: crucible
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a vessel of a very refractory material (as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat\n2 : a severe test\n3 : a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development <conditioned by having grown up within the crucible of Chinatown Tom Wolfe>


Words: crucifixion
Meaning:
noun\n1 a capitalized : the crucifying of Christ b : the act of crucifying\n2 : extreme and painful punishment, affliction, or suffering


Words: crucify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to put to death by nailing or binding the wrists or hands and feet to a cross\n2 : to destroy the power of : MORTIFY <crucify the flesh>\n3 a : to treat cruelly : TORMENT b : PILLORY 2


Words: crude
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing <crude oil>\n2 archaic : UNRIPE, IMMATURE\n3 : marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity <a crude stereotype>\n4 : rough or inexpert in plan or execution <a crude shelter>\n5 : lacking a covering, glossing, or concealing element : OBVIOUS <crude facts>\n6 : tabulated without being broken down into classes <the crude death rate>\n\n<2> noun\n: a substance in its natural unprocessed state; especially : unrefined petroleum


Words: cruel
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings\n2 a : causing or conducive to injury, grief, or pain <a cruel joke> b : unrelieved by leniency


Words: cruet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a vessel to hold wine or water for the Eucharist\n2 : a usually glass bottle used to hold a condiment (as oil or vinegar) for use at the table


Words: cruise
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to sail about touching at a series of ports\n2 : to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly <I’ll cruise over to her house to see if she’s home>\n3 : to travel without destination or purpose\n4 a : to go about the streets at random but on the lookout for possible developments <the cabdriver cruised for an hour before being hailed> b : to search (as in public places) for a sexual partner\n5 a of an airplane : to fly at the most efficient operating speed b of an automobile : to travel at a speed suitable for being maintained for a long distance\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cruise over or about\n2 : to inspect (as land) with reference to possible lumber yield\n3 a : to search in (a public place) for a sexual partner b : to approach and suggest sexual relations to\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or an instance of cruising; especially : a tour by ship


Words: cruiser
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a vehicle that cruises: as a : SQUAD CAR b : a powerboat with facilities (as a cabin and plumbing) necessary for living aboard called also cabin cruiser\n2 : a large fast moderately armored and gunned warship usually of 6000 to 15,000 tons displacement\n3 : a person who cruises


Words: cruller
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small sweet cake in the form of a twisted strip fried in deep fat\n2 Northern Midland : an unraised doughnut


Words: crumb
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small fragment especially of something baked (as bread) b : a porous aggregate of soil particles\n2 : BIT <a crumb of good news>\n3 : the soft part of bread\n4 slang : a worthless person\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to break into crumbs\n2 : to cover or thicken with crumbs\n3 : to remove crumbs from <crumb a table>


Words: crumble
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to break into small pieces\nintransitive senses\n1 : to fall into small pieces : DISINTEGRATE\n2 : to break down completely : COLLAPSE <marriages crumble>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something crumbled : fine debris\n2 : CRISP 2


Words: crumpet
Meaning:
noun\n: a small round unsweetened bread cooked on a griddle and usually split and toasted before serving


Words: crumple
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to press, bend, or crush out of shape : RUMPLE\n2 : to cause to collapse\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become crumpled\n2 : COLLAPSE\n\n<2> noun\n: a wrinkle or crease made by crumpling


Words: crunch
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to chew or press with a crushing noise\n2 : to make one’s way with a crushing noise\ntransitive senses\n1 : to chew, press, or grind with a crunching sound\n2 : PROCESS; especially : to perform mathematical computations on <crunch numbers>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of crunching\n2 : a sound made by crunching\n3 : a tight or critical situation: as a : a critical point in the buildup of pressure between opposing elements : SHOWDOWN b : a severe economic squeeze (as on credit) c : SHORTAGE <an energy crunch>


Words: crusade
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 capitalized : any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims\n2 : a remedial enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to engage in a crusade


Words: crush
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure b : to squeeze together into a mass\n2 : HUG, EMBRACE\n3 : to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding\n4 a : to suppress or overwhelm as if by pressure or weight b : to oppress or burden grievously c : to subdue completely\n5 : CROWD, PUSH\n6 archaic : DRINK\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : CRASH\n2 : to become crushed\n3 : to advance with or as if with crushing\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of crushing\n2 : the quantity of material crushed\n3 a : a crowding together (as of people) b : CROWD, MOB; especially : a crowd of people pressing against one another\n4 : an intense and usually passing infatuation <have a crush on someone>; also : the object of infatuation


Words: crust
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the hardened exterior or surface part of bread b : a piece of this or of bread grown dry or hard\n2 : the pastry cover of a pie\n3 : a hard or brittle external coat or covering: as a : a hard surface layer (as of soil or snow) b : the outer part of a planet, moon, or asteroid composed essentially of crystalline rocks c : a deposit built up on the interior surface of a wine bottle during long aging d : an encrusting deposit of dried secretions or exudate; especially : SCAB\n4 : GALL, NERVE


Words: crustacean
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a large class (Crustacea) of mostly aquatic mandibulate arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles


Words: crutch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a support typically fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walking b : PROP, STAY\n2 : a forked leg rest constituting the pommel of a sidesaddle\n3 : the crotch of a human being or an animal\n4 : a forked support\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to support on crutches : prop up


Words: crux
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question\n2 : an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome <the crux of the problem>\n3 : a main or central feature (as of an argument)


Words: cry
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter loudly : SHOUT\n2 archaic : BEG, BESEECH\n3 : to proclaim publicly : ADVERTISE <cry their wares>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to call loudly : SHOUT\n2 : to shed tears often noisily : WEEP, SOB\n3 : to utter a characteristic sound or call\n4 : to require or suggest strongly a remedy or disposition <a hundred things which cry out for planning Roger Burlingame>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an instance of crying: as a : an inarticulate utterance of distress, rage, or pain b obsolete : OUTCRY, CLAMOR\n2 a obsolete : PROCLAMATION b plural , Scottish : BANNS\n3 : ENTREATY, APPEAL\n4 : a loud shout\n5 : WATCHWORD, SLOGAN\n6 a : common report b : a general opinion\n7 : the public voice raised in protest or approval\n8 : a fit of weeping\n9 : the characteristic sound or call of an animal\n10 a : a pack of hounds b : PURSUIT used in the phrase in full cry\n11 : DISTANCE usually used in the phrase a far cry


Words: crypt
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a chamber (as a vault) wholly or partly underground; especially : a vault under the main floor of a church b : a chamber in a mausoleum\n2 a : an anatomical pit or depression b : a simple tubular gland


Words: cryptic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : SECRET, OCCULT\n2 a : having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning : MYSTERIOUS <cryptic messages> b : marked by an often perplexing brevity <cryptic marginal notes>\n3 : serving to conceal <cryptic coloration in animals>; also : exhibiting cryptic coloration <cryptic animals>\n4 : UNRECOGNIZED <a cryptic infection>\n5 : employing cipher or code


Words: cryptogram
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a communication in cipher or code\n2 : a figure or representation having a hidden significance


Words: cryptography
Meaning:
noun\n1 : secret writing\n2 : the enciphering and deciphering of messages in secret code or cipher\n3 : CRYPTANALYSIS


Words: crystal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : quartz that is transparent or nearly so and that is either colorless or only slightly tinged\n2 : something resembling crystal in transparency and colorlessness\n3 : a body that is formed by the solidification of a chemical element, a compound, or a mixture and has a regularly repeating internal arrangement of its atoms and often external plane faces\n4 : a clear colorless glass of superior quality; also : objects or ware of such glass\n5 : the glass or transparent plastic cover over a watch or clock dial\n6 : a crystalline material used in electronics as a frequency-determining element or for rectification\n7 : powdered methamphetamine\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : consisting of or resembling crystal : CLEAR, LUCID\n2 : relating to or using a crystal <a crystal radio receiver>


Words: crystallize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form\n2 : to cause to take a definite form <tried to crystallize his thoughts>\n3 : to coat with crystals especially of sugar <crystallize grapes>\nintransitive senses : to become crystallized


Words: cub
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a young carnivorous mammal (as a bear, fox, or lion) b : a young shark\n2 : a young person\n3 : APPRENTICE; especially : an inexperienced newspaper reporter


Words: cube
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the regular solid of six equal square sides see VOLUME table b : something shaped like a cube <ice cube>\n2 : the product got by taking a number three times as a factor\n\n<2> adjective\n: raised to the third power\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to raise to the third power\n2 : to form into a cube\n3 : to cut partly through (a steak) in a checkered pattern to increase tenderness by breaking the fibers\n\n<4> noun\n: any of several tropical American plants (genus Lonchocarpus) furnishing rotenone


Words: cubic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : having the form of a cube : CUBICAL\n2 a : relating to the cube considered as a crystal form b : ISOMETRIC 1\n3 a : THREE-DIMENSIONAL b : being the volume of a cube whose edge is a specified unit <cubic inch>\n4 : of third degree, order, or power <a cubic polynomial>\n\n<2> noun\n: a cubic curve, equation, or polynomial


Words: cubicle
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room\n2 : a small partitioned space; especially : CARREL


Words: cubit
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various ancient units of length based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and usually equal to about 18 inches (45.7 centimeters)


Words: cuckoo
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a largely grayish brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that is a parasite given to laying its eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch them and rear the offspring; broadly : any of a large family (Cuculidae of the order Cuculiformes) to which this bird belongs\n2 : the call of the cuckoo\n3 : a silly or slightly crackbrained person\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to repeat monotonously as a cuckoo does its call\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or resembling the cuckoo\n2 : deficient in sense or intelligence : SILLY


Words: cucumber
Meaning:
noun\n: the fruit of a vine (Cucumis sativus) of the gourd family cultivated as a garden vegetable; also : this vine


Words: cud
Meaning:
noun\n1 : food brought up into the mouth by a ruminating animal from its first stomach to be chewed again\n2 : 2QUID


Words: cuddle
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to hold close for warmth or comfort or in affection\nintransitive senses : to lie close or snug : NESTLE, SNUGGLE\n\n<2> noun\n: a close embrace


Words: cue
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the letter q\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a signal (as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action b : something serving a comparable purpose : HINT\n2 : a feature indicating the nature of something perceived\n3 archaic : the part one has to perform in or as if in a play\n4 archaic : MOOD, HUMOR\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to give a cue to : PROMPT\n2 : to insert into a continuous performance <cue in sound effects>\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : a leather-tipped tapering rod for striking the cue ball (as in billiards and pool) b : a long-handled instrument with a concave head for shoving disks in shuffleboard\n2 : QUEUE 2\n\n<5> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : QUEUE\n2 : to strike with a cue\nintransitive senses\n1 : QUEUE\n2 : to use a cue


Words: cuff
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : something (as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist\n2 : the turned-back hem of a trouser leg\n3 a : HANDCUFF usually used in plural b : a usually wide metal band worn as a bracelet\n4 : an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish with a cuff\n2 : HANDCUFF\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to strike especially with or as if with the palm of the hand : BUFFET\nintransitive senses : FIGHT, SCUFFLE\n\n<4> noun\n: a blow with the hand especially when open : SLAP


Words: cull
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to select from a group : CHOOSE <culled the best passages from the poet’s work>\n2 : to identify and remove the culls from\n\n<2> noun\n: something rejected especially as being inferior or worthless <how to separate good-looking pecans from culls Washington Post>


Words: culminate
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 of a celestial body : to reach its highest altitude; also : to be directly overhead\n2 a : to rise to or form a summit b : to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point\ntransitive senses : to bring to a head or to the highest point


Words: culpable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : GUILTY, CRIMINAL\n2 : meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful <culpable negligence>


Words: culprit
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one accused of or charged with a crime\n2 : one guilty of a crime or a fault\n3 : the source or cause of a problem


Words: cult
Meaning:
noun\n1 : formal religious veneration : WORSHIP\n2 : a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents\n3 : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also : its body of adherents\n4 : a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator <health cults>\n5 a : great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially : such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b : a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion


Words: cultivate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops; also : to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants)\n2 a : to foster the growth of <cultivate vegetables> b : CULTURE 2a c : to improve by labor, care, or study : REFINE <cultivate the mind>\n3 : FURTHER, ENCOURAGE <cultivate the arts>\n4 : to seek the society of : make friends with


Words: culture
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : CULTIVATION, TILLAGE\n2 : the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education\n3 : expert care and training <beauty culture>\n4 a : enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training b : acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills\n5 a : the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man’s capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group c : the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes a company or corporation\n6 : cultivation of living material in prepared nutrient media; also : a product of such cultivation\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : CULTIVATE\n2 a : to grow in a prepared medium b : to start a culture from


Words: cumber
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 archaic : TROUBLE, HARASS\n2 a : to hinder or encumber by being in the way <cumbered with heavy clothing> b : to clutter up <rocks cumbering the yard>\n\n<2> noun\n: something that cumbers; especially : HINDRANCE


Words: cummerbund
Meaning:
noun\n: a broad waistband usually worn in place of a vest with men’s dress clothes and adapted in various styles of women’s clothes


Words: cumulative
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : made up of accumulated parts b : increasing by successive additions\n2 a : tending to prove the same point <cumulative evidence> b : additional rather than repeated <cumulative legacy>\n3 a : taking effect upon completion of another penal sentence <cumulative sentence> b : increasing in severity with repetition of the offense <cumulative penalty>\n4 : formed by the addition of new material of the same kind <cumulative book index>\n5 : summing or integrating overall data or values of a random variable less than or less than or equal to a specified value <cumulative normal distribution> <cumulative frequency distribution>


Words: cumulus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : HEAP, ACCUMULATION\n2 New Latin, from Latin : a massy cloud form having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain see CLOUD illustration


Words: cuneiform
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : having the shape of a wedge\n2 : composed of or written in wedge-shaped characters <cuneiform syllabary>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a cuneiform part; specifically : a cuneiform bone or cartilage\n2 : cuneiform writing


Words: cunning
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end <a cunning plotter>\n2 : displaying keen insight <a cunning observation>\n3 : characterized by wiliness and trickery <cunning schemes>\n4 : prettily appealing : CUTE <a cunning little kitten>\n\n<2> noun\n1 obsolete a : KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING b : magic art\n2 : dexterous skill and subtlety (as in inventing, devising, or executing) <high-ribbed vault with perfect cunning framed William Wordsworth>\n3 : CRAFT, SLYNESS


Words: cup
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an open usually bowl-shaped drinking vessel\n2 a : a drinking vessel and its contents b : the consecrated wine of the Communion\n3 : something that falls to one’s lot\n4 : an ornamental cup offered as a prize (as in a championship)\n5 a : something resembling a cup b : a cup-shaped plant organ c : an athletic supporter reinforced usually with plastic to provide extra protection to the wearer d : either of two parts of a brassiere that are shaped like and fit over the breasts e : the metal case inside a hole in golf; also : the hole itself\n6 : a usually iced beverage resembling punch but served from a pitcher rather than a bowl\n7 : a half pint : eight fluid ounces\n8 : a food served in a cup-shaped usually footed vessel <fruit cup>\n9 : the symbol < indicating the union of two sets compare CAP 7\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to treat by cupping\n2 a : to curve into the shape of a cup <cupped his hands around his mouth> b : to place in or as if in a cup


Words: cupola
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling b : a small structure built on top of a roof\n2 : a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom\n3 : a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose


Words: cur
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a mongrel or inferior dog\n2 : a surly or cowardly fellow\n\n<2> abbreviation\ncurrency, current


Words: curate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a clergyman in charge of a parish\n2 : a clergyman serving as assistant (as to a rector) in a parish\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to act as curator of


Words: curator
Meaning:
noun\n: one that has the care and superintendence of something; especially : one in charge of a museum, zoo, or other place of exhibit


Words: curb
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a bit that exerts severe pressure on a horse’s jaws; also : the chain or strap attached to it\n2 : an enclosing frame, border, or edging\n3 : CHECK, RESTRAINT <a price curb>\n4 : a raised edge or margin to strengthen or confine\n5 : an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter\n6 from the fact that it originally transacted its business on the street : a market for trading in securities not listed on a stock exchange\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish with a curb\n2 : to check or control with or as if with a curb <trying to curb her curiosity>\n3 : to lead (a dog) to a suitable place (as a gutter) for defecation


Words: curd
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk\n2 : something suggesting the curd of milk\n\n<2> verb\n: COAGULATE, CURDLE


Words: curdle
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to form curds; also : to congeal as if by forming curds <a scream curdled in her throat>\n2 : to go bad or wrong : SPOIL\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause curds to form in\n2 : SPOIL, SOUR


Words: cure
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : spiritual charge : CARE b : pastoral charge of a parish\n2 a : recovery or relief from a disease b : something (as a drug or treatment) that cures a disease c : a course or period of treatment <take the cure for alcoholism> d : SPA\n3 : a complete or permanent solution or remedy <seeking a cure for unemployment>\n4 : a process or method of curing


Words: curfew
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the sounding of a bell at evening <the Curfew tolls the knell of parting day Thomas Gray>\n2 a : a regulation enjoining the withdrawal of usually specified persons (as juveniles or military personnel) from the streets or the closing of business establishments or places of assembly at a stated hour b : a signal to announce the beginning of a curfew c : the hour at which a curfew becomes effective d : the period during which a curfew is in effect


Words: curia
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a division of the ancient Roman people comprising several gentes of a tribe b : the place of assembly of one of these divisions\n2 a : the court of a medieval king b : a court of justice\n3 often capitalized : the body of congregations, tribunals, and offices through which the pope governs the Roman Catholic Church


Words: curio
Meaning:
noun\n: something (as a decorative object) considered novel, rare, or bizarre : CURIOSITY; also : an unusual or bizarre person


Words: curious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a archaic : made carefully b obsolete : ABSTRUSE c archaic : precisely accurate\n2 a : marked by desire to investigate and learn b : marked by inquisitive interest in others’ concerns : NOSY\n3 : exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected : ODD


Words: curl
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to form (as the hair) into coils or ringlets\n2 : to form into a curved shape : TWIST <curled his lip in a sneer>\n3 : to furnish with curls\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to grow in coils or spirals b : to form ripples or crinkles <bacon curling in a pan>\n2 : to move or progress in curves or spirals : WIND <the path curled along the mountainside>\n3 : TWIST, CONTORT\n4 : to play the game of curling\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a lock of hair that coils : RINGLET\n2 : something having a spiral or winding form : COIL\n3 : the action of curling : the state of being curled\n4 : a curved or spiral marking in the grain of wood\n5 : a hollow arch of water formed when the crest of a breaking wave spills forward


Words: curlew
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various largely brownish chiefly migratory birds (especially genus Numenius) having long legs and a long slender down-curved bill and related to the sandpipers and snipes


Words: curlicue
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a fancifully curved or spiral figure : FLOURISH\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to form curlicues\ntransitive senses : to embellish with curlicues


Words: currant
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small seedless raisin grown chiefly in the Levant\n2 : the acid edible fruit of several shrubs (genus Ribes) of the saxifrage family; also : a plant bearing currants


Words: currency
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : circulation as a medium of exchange b : general use, acceptance, or prevalence c : the quality or state of being current : CURRENTNESS\n2 a : something (as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange b : paper money in circulation c : a common article for bartering d : a medium of verbal or intellectual expression


Words: current
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a archaic : RUNNING, FLOWING b (1) : presently elapsing (2) : occurring in or existing at the present time (3) : most recent <the current issue>\n2 : used as a medium of exchange\n3 : generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the part of a fluid body (as air or water) moving continuously in a certain direction b : the swiftest part of a stream c : a tidal or nontidal movement of lake or ocean water d : flow marked by force or strength\n2 a : a tendency or course of events that is usually the result of an interplay of forces <currents of public opinion> b : a prevailing mood : STRAIN\n3 : a flow of electric charge; also : the rate of such flow


Words: curriculum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the courses offered by an educational institution\n2 : a set of courses constituting an area of specialization


Words: curry
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to clean the coat of (as a horse) with a currycomb\n2 : to treat (tanned leather) especially by incorporating oil or grease\n3 : BEAT, THRASH\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a food, dish, or sauce in Indian cuisine seasoned with a mixture of pungent spices; also : a food or dish seasoned with curry powder\n2 : CURRY POWDER\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to flavor or cook with curry powder or a curry sauce


Words: curse
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one : IMPRECATION\n2 : something that is cursed or accursed\n3 : evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to imprecation or as retribution\n4 : a cause of great harm or misfortune : TORMENT\n5 : MENSTRUATION used with the\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to use profanely insolent language against : BLASPHEME\n2 a : to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon b : to execrate in fervent and often profane terms\n3 : to bring great evil upon : AFFLICT\nintransitive senses : to utter imprecations : SWEAR


Words: cursive
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: RUNNING, COURSING: as a of writing : flowing often with the strokes of successive characters joined and the angles rounded b : having a flowing, easy, impromptu character\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a manuscript written in cursive writing; also : cursive writing\n2 : a style of printed letter resembling handwriting


Words: curt
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : sparing of words : TERSE b : marked by rude or peremptory shortness : BRUSQUE\n2 : shortened in linear dimension


Words: curtail
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part <curtail the power of the executive branch> <curtail inflation>


Words: curtain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up; especially : window drapery\n2 : a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier compare IRON CURTAIN\n3 a : the part of a bastioned front that connects two neighboring bastions b (1) : a similar stretch of plain wall (2) : a nonbearing exterior wall\n4 a : the movable screen separating the stage from the auditorium of a theater b : the ascent or opening (as at the beginning of a play) of a stage curtain; also : its descent or closing (as at the end of an act) c : the final situation, line, or scene of an act or play d : the time at which a theatrical performance begins e plural : END; especially : DEATH <it will be curtains for us if we’re caught>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish with or as if with curtains\n2 : to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain


Words: curvature
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of curving : the state of being curved\n2 : a measure or amount of curving; specifically : the rate of change of the angle through which the tangent to a curve turns in moving along the curve and which for a circle is equal to the reciprocal of the radius\n3 a : an abnormal curving (as of the spine) b : a curved surface of an organ


Words: curve
Meaning:
<1> adjective\narchaic : bent or formed into a curve\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to have or take a turn, change, or deviation from a straight line or plane surface without sharp breaks or angularity\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to curve\n2 : to throw a curveball to (a batter)\n3 : to grade (as an examination) on a curve\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a line especially when curved: as (1) : the path of a moving point (2) : a line defined by an equation so that the coordinates of its points are functions of a single independent variable or parameter b : the graph of a variable\n2 : something curved: as a : a curving line of the human body b plural : PARENTHESIS\n3 a : CURVEBALL b : TRICK, DECEPTION\n4 : a distribution indicating the relative performance of individuals measured against each other that is used especially in assigning good, medium, or poor grades to usually predetermined proportions of students rather than in assigning grades based on predetermined standards of achievement


Words: curvet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a prancing leap of a horse in which the hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to make a curvet; also : PRANCE, CAPER


Words: cushion
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling\n2 : a bodily part resembling a pad\n3 : something resembling a cushion: as a : PILLOW 2 b : RAT 3 c : a pad of springy rubber along the inside of the rim of a billiard table d : a padded insert in a shoe e : an elastic body for reducing shock f : a mat laid under a large rug to ease the effect of wear\n4 a : something (as an economic factor or a medical procedure) serving to mitigate the effects of disturbances or disorders b : a reserve supply (as of money) c : a comfortable lead <a 4*0 cushion in the ninth inning>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to seat or place on a cushion\n2 : to suppress by ignoring\n3 : to furnish with a cushion\n4 a : to mitigate the effects of b : to protect against force or shock\n5 : to check gradually so as to minimize shock of moving parts


Words: cusp
Meaning:
noun\n: POINT, APEX: as a : either horn of a crescent moon b : a fixed point on a mathematical curve at which a point tracing the curve would exactly reverse its direction of motion c : an ornamental pointed projection formed by or arising from the intersection of two arcs or foils d (1) : a point on the grinding surface of a tooth (2) : a fold or flap of a cardiac valve e : a point of transition (as from one astrological sign to another or one historical period to the next) : TURNING POINT; also : EDGE, VERGE <on the cusp of stardom>


Words: custodian
Meaning:
noun\n: one that guards and protects or maintains; especially : one entrusted with guarding and keeping property or records or with custody or guardianship of prisoners or inmates


Words: custody
Meaning:
noun\n: immediate charge and control (as over a ward or a suspect) exercised by a person or an authority; also : SAFEKEEPING


Words: custom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual b : long-established practice considered as unwritten law c : repeated practice d : the whole body of usages, practices, or conventions that regulate social life\n2 plural a : duties, tolls, or imposts imposed by the sovereign law of a country on imports or exports b usually singular in construction : the agency, establishment, or procedure for collecting such customs\n3 a : business patronage b : usually habitual patrons : CUSTOMERS\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : made or performed according to personal order\n2 : specializing in custom work or operation <a custom tailor>


Words: customer
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that purchases a commodity or service\n2 : an individual usually having some specified distinctive trait <a real tough customer>


Words: customhouse
Meaning:
noun\n: a building where customs and duties are paid or collected and where vessels are entered and cleared


Words: cut
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument b : to hurt the feelings of c : to strike sharply with a cutting effect d : to strike (a ball) with a glancing blow that imparts a reverse spin e : to experience the growth of (a tooth) through the gum\n2 a : TRIM, PARE <cut one’s nails> b : to shorten by omissions c : DISSOLVE, DILUTE, ADULTERATE d : to reduce in amount <cut costs>\n3 a : MOW, REAP b (1) : to divide into parts with an edged tool <cut bread> (2) : FELL, HEW c (1) : to separate or discharge from an organization : DETACH (2) : to single out and isolate <cut a calf out from the herd> d : to change the direction of sharply e : to go or pass around or about\n4 a : to divide into segments b : INTERSECT, CROSS c : BREAK, INTERRUPT <cut our supply lines> d (1) : to divide (a deck of cards) into two portions (2) : to draw (a card) from the deck e : to divide into shares : SPLIT\n5 a : to make by or as if by cutting: as (1) : CARVE <cut stone> (2) : to shape by grinding <cut a diamond> (3) : ENGRAVE (4) : to shear or hollow out b : to record sounds (as speech or music) on <cut a record> c : to type on a stencil\n6 a : STOP, CEASE <cut the nonsense> b : to refuse to recognize (an acquaintance) : OSTRACIZE c : to absent oneself from (as a class) d : to stop (a motor) by opening a switch e : to stop the filming of (a motion-picture scene)\n7 a : to engage in (a frolicsome or mischievous action) <on summer nights strange capers are cut under the thin guise of a Christian festival D. C. Peattie> b : to give the appearance or impression of <cut a fine figure>\n8 : to be able to manage or handle usually used in negative constructions <can’t cut that kind of work anymore>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to function as or as if as an edged tool b : to undergo incision or severance <cheese cuts easily> c : to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersecting d : to make a stroke with a whip, sword, or other weapon e : to wound feelings or sensibilities f : to cause constrict


Words: cute
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner b : IMPERTINENT, SMART-ALECKY <don’t get cute with me>\n2 : attractive or pretty especially in a dainty or delicate way\n3 : obviously straining for effect


Words: cuticle
Meaning:
noun\n1 : SKIN, PELLICLE: as a : an external investment (as of an insect) secreted usually by epidermal cells b : the outermost layer of animal integument (as in humans) when composed of epidermis c : a thin continuous fatty or waxy film on the external surface of many higher plants that consists chiefly of cutin\n2 : dead or horny epidermis


Words: cutlery
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the business of a cutler\n2 : edged or cutting tools; specifically : implements for cutting and eating food


Words: cutoff
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or action of cutting off\n2 a : the new and relatively short channel formed when a stream cuts through the neck of an oxbow b : SHORTCUT 1 c : a channel made to straighten a stream\n3 : a device for cutting off\n4 a : something cut off b plural : shorts orig. made from jeans with the legs cut off at the knees or higher\n5 : the point, date, or period for a cutoff


Words: cutter
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that cuts: a : one whose work is cutting or involves cutting b (1) : an instrument, machine, machine part, or tool that cuts (2) : a device for vibrating a cutting stylus in disc recording; also : the stylus or its point\n2 a : a ship’s boat for carrying stores or passengers b : a single-masted fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel c : a small armed vessel in government service\n3 : a light sleigh


Words: cutthroat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : KILLER, MURDERER\n2 : a cruel unprincipled person\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : MURDEROUS, CRUEL\n2 : marked by unprincipled practices : RUTHLESS <cutthroat competition>\n3 : characterized by each player playing independently rather than having a permanent partner used especially of partnership games adapted for three players <cutthroat bridge>


Words: cutting
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : something cut or cut off or out: as a : a plant section originating from stem, leaf, or root and capable of developing into a new plant b : HARVEST\n2 : something made by cutting; especially : RECORD 4\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : given to or designed for cutting; especially : SHARP, EDGED\n2 : marked by sharp piercing cold\n3 : inclined or likely to wound the feelings of others especially because of a ruthless incisiveness <a cutting remark>\n4 : INTENSE, PIERCING <a cutting pain>


Words: cuttlefish
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various 10-armed marine cephalopod mollusks (order Sepioidea, especially genus Sepia) differing from the related squid in having a calcified internal shell


Words: cutworm
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various smooth-bodied chiefly nocturnal noctuid moth caterpillars which often feed on young plant stems near ground level


Words: cyanide
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a compound of cyanogen with a more electropositive element or group: as a : POTASSIUM CYANIDE b : SODIUM CYANIDE\n2 : CYANOGEN 1


Words: cycle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed\n2 a : a course or series of events or operations that recur regularly and usually lead back to the starting point b : one complete performance of a vibration, electric oscillation, current alternation, or other periodic process c : a permutation of a set of ordered elements in which each element takes the place of the next and the last becomes first\n3 : a circular or spiral arrangement: as a : an imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens b : WHORL c : RING 10\n4 : a long period of time : AGE\n5 a : a group of poems, plays, novels, or songs treating the same theme b : a series of narratives dealing typically with the exploits of a legendary hero\n6 a : BICYCLE b : TRICYCLE c : MOTORCYCLE\n7 : the series of a single, double, triple, and home run hit in any order by one player during one baseball game\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to pass through a cycle b : to recur in cycles\n2 : to ride a cycle; specifically : BICYCLE\ntransitive senses : to cause to go through a cycle


Words: cyclometer
Meaning:
noun\n: a device made for recording the revolutions of a wheel and often used for registering distance traversed by a wheeled vehicle


Words: cyclone
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain b : TORNADO c : LOW 1b\n2 : any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (as solid particles from gases)


Words: cyclotron
Meaning:
noun\n: an accelerator in which charged particles (as protons, deuterons, or ions) are propelled by an alternating electric field in a constant magnetic field


Words: cylinder
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the surface traced by a straight line moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a fixed planar closed curve b : the space bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes cutting all its elements see VOLUME table\n2 : a cylindrical body or space: as a : the turning chambered breech of a revolver b (1) : the piston chamber in an engine (2) : a chamber in a pump from which the piston expels the fluid c : any of various rotating members in a press (as a printing press); especially : one that impresses paper on an inked form d : a cylindrical clay object inscribed with cuneiform inscriptions


Words: cymbal
Meaning:
noun\n: a concave brass plate that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together


Words: cynic
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held the view that virtue is the only good and that its essence lies in self-control and independence\n2 : a faultfinding captious critic; especially : one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest


Words: cynosure
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : the northern constellation Ursa Minor; also : NORTH STAR\n2 : one that serves to direct or guide\n3 : a center of attraction or attention


Words: cypress
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : any of a genus (Cupressus of the family Cupressaceae, the cypress family) of evergreen trees and shrubs with small overlapping leaves resembling scales (2) : any of several coniferous trees of the cypress family or the bald cypress family; especially : BALD CYPRESS 1 b : the wood of a cypress tree\n2 : branches of cypress used as a symbol of mourning\n\n<2> noun\n: a silk or cotton usually black gauze formerly used for mourning


Words: cyst
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a cavity or structure of the body\n2 : a body resembling a cyst: as a : a resting spore of many algae b : a gas-filled vesicle (as of a rockweed or bladderwort) c : a capsule formed about a minute organism going into a resting or spore stage; also : this capsule with its contents d : a resistant cover about a parasite produced by the parasite or the host


Words: czar
Meaning:
noun\n1 : EMPEROR; specifically : the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution\n2 : one having great power or authority <a banking czar>


Words: Czech
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a native or inhabitant of western Czechoslovakia including Bohemia and Moravia\n2 : the Slavic language of the Czechs\n3 : a native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia or the Czech Republic


Words: d
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the 4th letter of the English alphabet b : a graphic representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic d\n2 : five hundred see NUMBER table\n3 : the 2d tone of a C-major scale\n4 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter d\n5 : one designated d especially as the 4th in order or class\n6 a : a grade rating a student’s work as poor in quality b : one graded or rated with a D\n7 : something shaped like the letter D; specifically : a semicircle on a pool table about 23 inches in diameter for use especially in snooker\n8 : DEFENSE 2b, 4b <play tough D>\n\n<2> abbreviation\ndate, daughter, day, dead, deceased, deci-, degree, Latin denarius, denarii penny, pence; depart, departure, diameter, differential, dimensional, distance, dorsal, drive, driving


Words: dab
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a sudden blow or thrust : POKE\n2 : a small amount\n3 : a gentle touch or stroke : PAT\n4 : DAUB\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike or touch lightly : PAT\n2 : to apply lightly or irregularly : DAUB\nintransitive senses : to make a dab\n\n<3> noun\n: FLATFISH; especially : any of several flounders (genus Limanda)\n\n<4> noun\nchiefly British : a skillful person


Words: dabble
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to wet by splashing or by little dips or strokes : SPATTER\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to paddle, splash, or play in or as if in water b : to reach with the bill to the bottom of shallow water in order to obtain food\n2 : to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest <dabbles in art>


Words: dace
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small freshwater European cyprinid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus)\n2 : any of various small No. American freshwater cyprinid fishes


Words: dachshund
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a breed of long-bodied, short-legged dogs of German origin that occur in short-haired, long-haired, and wirehaired varieties


Words: dactyl
Meaning:
noun\n: a metrical foot consisting of one long and two short syllables or of one stressed and two unstressed syllables (as in tenderly)


Words: daffodil
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various bulbous herbs (genus Narcissus); especially : a plant whose flowers have a large corona elongated into a trumpet compare JONQUIL


Words: dagger
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a sharp pointed knife for stabbing\n2 a : something that resembles a dagger b : a character < used as a reference mark or to indicate a death date


Words: daguerreotype
Meaning:
noun\n: an early photograph produced on a silver or a silver-covered copper plate; also : the process of producing such photographs


Words: dahlia
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Dahlia) of American tuberous-rooted composite herbs having opposite pinnate leaves and rayed flower heads and including many that are cultivated as ornamentals


Words: daily
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : occurring, made, or acted upon every day b : issued every day or every weekday c : of or providing for every day\n2 a : reckoned by the day <average daily wage> b : covering the period of or based on a day <daily statistics>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : every day\n2 : every weekday\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a newspaper published every weekday\n2 British : a servant who works on a daily basis\n3 plural : RUSH 6


Words: dainty
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : something delicious to the taste b : something choice or pleasing\n2 obsolete : FASTIDIOUSNESS\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : tasting good : TASTY b : attractively prepared and served\n2 : marked by delicate or diminutive beauty, form, or grace\n3 obsolete : CHARY, RELUCTANT\n4 a : marked by fastidious discrimination or finical taste b : showing avoidance of anything rough


Words: dairy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made\n2 a : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese b : a farm devoted to such production\n3 : an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products


Words: daisy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a composite plant (as of the genera Bellis or Chrysanthemum) having a flower head with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in one or a few whorls: as a : a low European herb (Bellis perennis) with white or pink ray flowers called also English daisy b : a leafy-stemmed perennial herb (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) with long white ray flowers and a yellow disk that was introduced into the U.S. from Europe called also oxeye daisy\n2 : the flower head of a daisy\n3 : a first-rate person or thing\n4 capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in kindergarten and first grade in school


Words: dally
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 a : to act playfully; especially : to play amorously b : to deal lightly : TOY <accused him of dallying with a serious problem>\n2 a : to waste time b : LINGER, DAWDLE


Words: dalmatian
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a breed of medium-sized dogs having a white short-haired coat with black or brown spots


Words: dam
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a female parent used especially of a domestic animal\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a body of water confined by a barrier\n2 a : a barrier preventing the flow of water or of loose solid materials (as soil or snow); especially : a barrier built across a watercourse for impounding water b : a barrier to check the flow of liquid, gas, or air\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to provide or restrain with a dam\n2 : to stop up : BLOCK\n\n<4> abbreviation\ndekameter


Words: damage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation\n2 plural : compensation in money imposed by law for loss or injury\n3 : EXPENSE, COST <\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cause damage to


Words: damascene
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 capitalized : a native or inhabitant of Damascus\n2 : the characteristic markings of Damascus steel\n\n<2> adjective\n1 capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of Damascus or the Damascenes\n2 : of or relating to damask or the art of damascening\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to ornament (as iron or steel) with wavy patterns like those of watered silk or with inlaid work of precious metals


Words: damask
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a firm lustrous fabric (as of linen, cotton, silk, or rayon) made with flat patterns in a satin weave on a plain-woven ground on jacquard looms\n2 : DAMASCUS STEEL; also : the characteristic markings of this steel\n3 : a grayish red\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : made of or resembling damask\n2 : of the color damask


Words: dame
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a woman of rank, station, or authority: as a archaic : the mistress of a household b : the wife or daughter of a lord c : a female member of an order of knighthood used as a title prefixed to the given name\n2 a : an elderly woman b : WOMAN


Words: damn
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to condemn to a punishment or fate; especially : to condemn to hell\n2 a : to condemn vigorously and often irascibly for some real or fancied fault or defect <damned the storm for their delay> b : to condemn as a failure by public criticism\n3 : to bring ruin on\n4 : to swear at : CURSE often used to express annoyance, disgust, or surprise\nintransitive senses : CURSE, SWEAR\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the utterance of the word damn as a curse\n2 : a minimum amount or degree (as of care or consideration) : the least bit <don’t give a damn>\n\n<3> adjective or adverb\n: DAMNED <a damn nuisance> <ran damn fast>


Words: damp
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a noxious gas compare BLACK DAMP, FIREDAMP\n2 : MOISTURE: a : HUMIDITY, DAMPNESS b archaic : FOG, MIST\n3 a : DISCOURAGEMENT, CHECK b archaic : DEPRESSION, DEJECTION\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to affect with or as if with a noxious gas : CHOKE b : to diminish the activity or intensity of <damping down the causes of inflation> <liquid damps out compass oscillations> c : to check the vibration or oscillation of (as a string or voltage)\n2 : DAMPEN\nintransitive senses : to diminish progressively in vibration or oscillation\n\n<3> adjective\n1 a archaic : being confused, bewildered, or shocked : STUPEFIED b : DEPRESSED, DULL\n2 : slightly or moderately wet : MOIST; also : HUMID


Words: dampen
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : DEADEN <the heat dampened our spirits>\n2 : to make damp <the shower barely dampened the ground>\n3 : DAMP 1c\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become damp\n2 : to become deadened or depressed


Words: damper
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a dulling or deadening influence <put a damper on the celebration>\n2 : a device that damps: as a : a valve or plate (as in the flue of a furnace) for regulating the draft b : a small felted block to stop the vibration of a piano string c chiefly British : SHOCK ABSORBER


Words: damson
Meaning:
noun\n: the small tart fruit of a widely cultivated Asian plum tree (Prunus insititia); also : this tree


Words: dance
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to engage in or perform a dance\n2 : to move or seem to move up and down or about in a quick or lively manner\ntransitive senses\n1 : to perform or take part in as a dancer\n2 : to cause to dance\n3 : to bring into a specified condition by dancing\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or instance of dancing\n2 : a series of rhythmic and patterned bodily movements usually performed to music\n3 : a social gathering for dancing\n4 : a piece of music by which dancing may be guided\n5 : the art of dancing


Words: dandelion
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Taraxacum) of yellow-flowered composite plants; especially : an herb (T. officinale) sometimes grown as a potherb and nearly cosmopolitan as a weed


Words: dander
Meaning:
noun\n1 : DANDRUFF; specifically : minute scales from hair, feathers, or skin that may be allergenic\n2 : ANGER, TEMPER <now don’t get your dander up>


Words: dandle
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to move (as a baby) up and down in one’s arms or on one’s knee in affectionate play\n2 : PAMPER, PET


Words: dandruff
Meaning:
noun\n: a scurf that forms on skin especially of the scalp and comes off in small white or grayish scales


Words: dandy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance\n2 : something excellent in its class\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or suggestive of a dandy : FOPPISH\n2 : very good : FIRST-RATE <a dandy place to stay>


Words: danger
Meaning:
noun\n1 a archaic : JURISDICTION b obsolete : REACH, RANGE\n2 obsolete : HARM, DAMAGE\n3 : exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss <a place where children could play without danger>\n4 : a case or cause of danger <the dangers of mining>


Words: dangle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely\n2 : to be a hanger-on or a dependent\n3 : to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (as climbing in <Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view>) <a dangling participle> <a dangling modifier>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to dangle : SWING\n2 a : to keep hanging uncertainly b : to hold out as an inducement\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the action of dangling\n2 : something that dangles


Words: Danish
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, the Danes, or the Danish language\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the Germanic language of the Danes\n2 plural Danish : a piece of Danish pastry


Words: dapper
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : neat and trim in appearance b : excessively spruce and stylish\n2 : alert and lively in movement and manners


Words: dapple
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their background\n2 : the quality or state of being dappled\n3 : a dappled animal\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to mark with dapples\nintransitive senses : to produce a dappled pattern <sun dappling through trees>


Words: dare
Meaning:
<1> verb\nverbal auxiliary : to be sufficiently courageous to <no one dared say a word> <she dare not let herself love G. B. Shaw>\nintransitive senses : to have sufficient courage <try it if you dare>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to challenge to perform an action especially as a proof of courage <dared him to jump> b : to confront boldly : DEFY <dared the anger of his family>\n2 : to have the courage to contend against, venture, or try <the actress dared a new interpretation of this classic role>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or instance of daring : CHALLENGE <foolishly took a dare>\n2 : imaginative or vivacious boldness : DARING


Words: dark
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light b : transmitting only a portion of light\n2 a : wholly or partially black b of a color : of low or very low lightness\n3 a : arising from or showing evil traits or desires : EVIL <the dark powers that lead to war> b : DISMAL, GLOOMY <had a dark view of the future> c : lacking knowledge or culture\n4 : not clear to the understanding\n5 : not fair in complexion : SWARTHY\n6 : SECRET <kept his plans dark>\n7 : possessing depth and richness <a dark voice>\n8 : closed to the public <the theater is dark in the summer>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a place or time of little or no light : NIGHT, NIGHTFALL b : absence of light : DARKNESS\n2 : a dark or deep color\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses , obsolete : to grow dark\ntransitive senses : to make dark


Words: darken
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to grow dark : become obscured\n2 : to become gloomy\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make dark\n2 : to make less clear : OBSCURE <the financial crisis darkened the future of the company>\n3 : TAINT, TARNISH\n4 : to cast a gloom over\n5 : to make of darker color


Words: darkroom
Meaning:
noun\n: a room with no light or with a safelight for handling and processing light-sensitive photographic materials


Words: darling
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a dearly loved person\n2 : FAVORITE\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : dearly loved : FAVORITE\n2 : very pleasing : CHARMING


Words: darn
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to mend with interlacing stitches\n2 : to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitches\nintransitive senses : to do darning\n\n<2> noun\n: a place that has been darned <a sweater full of darns>\n\n<3> adjective or adverb\n: DAMNED\n\n<4> verb\n: DAMN


Words: dart
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a archaic : a light spear b (1) : a small missile usually with a pointed shaft at one end and feathers at the other (2) plural but singular in construction : a game in which darts are thrown at a target\n2 a : something projected with sudden speed; especially : a sharp glance b : something causing sudden pain or distress <darts of sarcasm>\n3 : something with a slender pointed shaft or outline; specifically : a stitched tapering fold in a garment\n4 : a quick movement <made a dart for the door>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to throw with a sudden movement\n2 : to thrust or move with sudden speed\n3 : to shoot with a dart containing a usually tranquilizing drug\nintransitive senses : to move suddenly or rapidly <darted across the street>


Words: darter
Meaning:
noun\n1 : ANHINGA\n2 : any of numerous small American freshwater bony fishes (especially genera Ammocrypta, Etheostoma, and Percina of the family Percidae)


Words: dash
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to break by striking or knocking\n2 : to knock, hurl, or thrust violently\n3 : SPLASH, SPATTER\n4 a : RUIN, DESTROY <the news dashed his hopes> b : DEPRESS, SADDEN c : to make ashamed\n5 : to affect by mixing in something different <his delight was dashed with bitterness over the delay>\n6 : to complete, execute, or finish off hastily used with down or off <dashed down a drink> <dash off a letter>\n7 euphemism : 1DAMN 4\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move with sudden speed <dashed through the rain>\n2 : SMASH\n\n<2> noun\n1 a archaic : BLOW b (1) : a sudden burst or splash (2) : the sound produced by such a burst\n2 a : a stroke of a pen b : a punctuation mark < that is used especially to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence\n3 : a small usually distinctive addition <a dash of salt> <a dash of humor>\n4 : flashy display\n5 : animation in style and action\n6 a : a sudden onset, rush, or attempt b : a short fast race\n7 : a long click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code)\n8 : DASHBOARD 2


Words: dashboard
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a screen on the front of a usually horse-drawn vehicle to intercept water, mud, or snow\n2 : a panel extending across the interior of a vehicle (as an automobile) below the windshield and usually containing dials and controls


Words: dasher
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a dashing person\n2 : one that dashes; specifically : a device having blades for agitating a liquid or semisolid


Words: dashing
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by vigorous action : SPIRITED <a dashing young horse>\n2 : marked by smartness especially in dress and manners


Words: data
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n1 : factual information (as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation <the data is plentiful and easily available H. A. Gleason, Jr.> <comprehensive data on economic growth have been published N. H. Jacoby>\n2 : information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful\n3 : information in numerical form that can be digitally transmitted or processed


Words: date
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the oblong edible fruit of a palm (Phoenix dactylifera)\n2 : the tall palm with pinnate leaves that yields the date\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the time at which an event occurs <the date of his birth> b : a statement of the time of execution or making <the date on the letter>\n2 : DURATION\n3 : the period of time to which something belongs\n4 a : an appointment to meet at a specified time; especially : a social engagement between two persons that often has a romantic character b : a person with whom one has a usually romantic date\n5 : an engagement for a professional performance (as of a dance band)\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to determine the date of <date an antique>\n2 : to record the date of : mark with the date\n3 a : to mark with characteristics typical of a particular period b : to show up plainly the age of\n4 : to make or have a date with\nintransitive senses\n1 : to reckon chronologically\n2 : ORIGINATE <a friendship dating from college days>\n3 : to become dated\n4 : to go out on usually romantic dates


Words: dateless
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : ENDLESS\n2 : having no date\n3 : too ancient to be dated\n4 : TIMELESS <the play’s dateless theme>


Words: dateline
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a line in a written document or a printed publication giving the date and place of composition or issue\n2 usually date line : INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE


Words: dative
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks typically the indirect object of a verb, the object of some prepositions, or a possessor\n\n<2> noun\n: a dative case or form


Words: datum
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural data : something given or admitted especially as a basis for reasoning or inference\n2 plural datums : something used as a basis for calculating or measuring


Words: daub
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : PLASTER\n2 : to coat with a dirty substance\n3 a : to apply coloring material crudely to b : to apply (as paint) crudely\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : to put on a false exterior\n2 : to apply colors crudely\n\n<2> noun\n1 : material used to daub walls\n2 : an act or instance of daubing\n3 : something daubed on : SMEAR\n4 : a crude picture


Words: daughter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a human female having the relation of child to parent (2) : a female offspring of a lower animal b : a human female having a specified ancestor or belonging to a group of common ancestry\n2 : something considered as a daughter <the United States is a daughter of Great Britain>\n3 : an atomic species that is the product of the radioactive decay of a given element\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : having the characteristics or relationship of a daughter\n2 : belonging to the first generation of offspring, organelles, or molecules produced by reproduction, division, or replication <daughter cell> <daughter DNA molecules>


Words: davit
Meaning:
noun\n: a crane that projects over the side of a ship or a hatchway and is used especially for boats, anchors, or cargo


Words: dawdle
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to spend time idly\n2 : to move lackadaisically <dawdled up the hill>\ntransitive senses : to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically <dawdled the day away>


Words: dawn
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to begin to grow light as the sun rises\n2 : to begin to appear or develop\n3 : to begin to be perceived or understood <the truth finally dawned on us>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the first appearance of light in the morning followed by sunrise\n2 : BEGINNING <the dawn of the space age>


Words: day
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the time of light between one night and the next b : DAYLIGHT 1, 2\n2 : the period of rotation of a planet (as earth) or a moon on its axis\n3 : the mean solar day of 24 hours beginning at mean midnight\n4 : a specified day or date\n5 : a specified time or period : AGE <in grandfather’s day>\n6 : the conflict or contention of the day <played hard and won the day>\n7 : the time established by usage or law for work, school, or business\n8 : a period of existence or prominence of a person or thing


Words: daydream
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to have a daydream


Words: daylight
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the light of day\n2 : DAYTIME\n3 : DAWN\n4 a : knowledge or understanding of something that has been obscure <began to see daylight on the problem> b : the quality or state of being open : OPENNESS\n5 plural a : CONSCIOUSNESS b : mental soundness or stability : WITS <scared the daylights out of him>\n6 : an opening or opportunity especially for action


Words: dazzle
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light\n2 a : to shine brilliantly b : to arouse admiration by an impressive display\ntransitive senses\n1 : to overpower with light\n2 : to impress deeply, overpower, or confound with brilliance <dazzled us with her wit>


Words: deacon
Meaning:
noun\n: a subordinate officer in a Christian church: as a : a Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Orthodox cleric ranking next below a priest b : one of the laymen elected by a church with congregational polity to serve in worship, in pastoral care, and on administrative committees c : a Mormon in the lowest grade of the Aaronic priesthood


Words: dead
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : deprived of life : having died\n2 a (1) : having the appearance of death : DEATHLY <in a dead faint> (2) : lacking power to move, feel, or respond : NUMB b : very tired c (1) : incapable of being stirred emotionally or intellectually : UNRESPONSIVE <dead to pity>\n2 : grown cold : EXTINGUISHED <dead coals>\n3 a : INANIMATE, INERT <dead matter> b : BARREN, INFERTILE <dead soil> c : no longer producing or functioning : EXHAUSTED <a dead battery>\n4 a (1) : lacking power or effect <a dead law> (2) : no longer having interest, relevance, or significance <a dead issue> b : no longer in use : OBSOLETE <a dead language> c : no longer active : EXTINCT <a dead volcano> d : lacking in gaiety or animation <a dead party> e (1) : lacking in commercial activity : QUIET (2) : commercially idle or unproductive <dead capital> f : lacking elasticity <a dead tennis ball> g : being out of action or out of use; specifically : free from any connection to a source of voltage and free from electric charges h (1) : being out of play <a dead ball> (2) : temporarily forbidden to play or to make a certain play in croquet\n5 a : not running or circulating : STAGNANT <dead water> b : not turning <a dead lathe center> c : not imparting motion or power although otherwise functioning <a dead rear axle> d : lacking warmth, vigor, or taste\n6 a : absolutely uniform <a dead level> b (1) : UNERRING (2) : EXACT <dead center of the target> (3) : certain to be doomed <he’s dead if he’s late for curfew> (4) : IRREVOCABLE <a dead loss> c : ABRUPT <brought to a dead stop> d (1) : COMPLETE, ABSOLUTE <a dead silence> (2) : ALL-OUT <caught it on the dead run>\n7 : devoid of former occupants <dead villages>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that is dead usually used collectively\n2 : the state of being dead <raised him from the dead Col 2:12(Revised Standard Version)>\n3 : the time of greatest quiet <the dead of night>\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : ABSOLUTELY, UTTERLY <dead certain>\n2 : suddenly and completely <stopped dead>\n3 : DIRECTLY <dead ahead>


Words: deadbeat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : LOAFER\n2 : one who persistently fails to pay personal debts or expenses\n\n<2> adjective\n: having a pointer that gives a reading with little or no oscillation


Words: deaden
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to impair in vigor or sensation : BLUNT <deadened his enthusiasm>\n2 a : to deprive of brilliance b : to make vapid or spiritless c : to make (as a wall) impervious to sound\n3 : to deprive of life : KILL\nintransitive senses : to become dead : lose life or vigor


Words: deadline
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot\n2 a : a date or time before which something must be done b : the time after which copy is not accepted for a particular issue of a publication


Words: deadlock
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : STANDSTILL\n2 : a tie score


Words: deadly
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : likely to cause or capable of producing death\n2 a : aiming to kill or destroy : IMPLACABLE <a deadly enemy> b : highly effective <a deadly expos*> c : UNERRING <a deadly marksman> d : marked by determination or extreme seriousness\n3 a : tending to deprive of force or vitality <a deadly habit> b : suggestive of death especially in dullness or lack of animation <deadly bores> <a deadly conversation>\n4 : very great : EXTREME\n\n<2> adverb\n1 archaic : in a manner to cause death : MORTALLY\n2 : suggesting death\n3 : EXTREMELY <deadly serious>


Words: deadweight
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the unrelieved weight of an inert mass\n2 : DEAD LOAD\n3 : a ship’s load including the total weight of cargo, fuel, stores, crew, and passengers


Words: deadwood
Meaning:
noun\n1 : wood dead on the tree\n2 : useless personnel or material\n3 : solid timbers built in at the extreme bow and stern of a ship when too narrow to permit framing\n4 : bowling pins that have been knocked down but remain on the alley


Words: deaf
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : lacking or deficient in the sense of hearing\n2 : unwilling to hear or listen : not to be persuaded <was overwrought and deaf to reason>


Words: deal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : PART, PORTION\n2 : a usually large or indefinite quantity or degree <a great deal of support> <a good deal faster>\n3 a : the act or right of distributing cards to players in a card game b : HAND 9b\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to give as one’s portion : APPORTION <tried to deal justice to all> <dealt out three sandwiches apiece> b : to distribute (playing cards) to players in a game\n2 : ADMINISTER, DELIVER <dealt him a blow>\n3 : SELL <deals marijuana>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to distribute the cards in a card game\n2 : to concern oneself or itself <the book deals with education>\n3 a : to engage in bargaining : TRADE b : to sell or distribute something as a business <deal in insurance>\n4 a : to take action with regard to someone or something <deal with an offender> b : to reach or try to reach a state of acceptance or reconcilement <trying to deal with her son’s death>\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : an act of dealing : TRANSACTION b : BARGAIN\n2 : PACKAGE DEAL\n3 : treatment received <a dirty deal>\n4 : an arrangement for mutual advantage\n5 : AFFAIR 2 <dinner was an informal deal>\n\n<4> noun\n1 a British : a board of fir or pine b : sawed yellow-pine lumber nine inches (22.5 centimeters) or wider and three, four, or five inches (7.6 to 12.4 centimeters) thick\n2 : pine or fir wood


Words: dean
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church b : a Roman Catholic priest who supervises one district of a diocese\n2 a : the head of a division, faculty, college, or school of a university b : a college or secondary school administrator in charge of counseling and disciplining students\n3 : DOYEN 1


Words: dear
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: SEVERE, SORE <in our dear peril Shakespeare>\n\n<2> adjective\n1 obsolete : NOBLE\n2 : highly valued : PRECIOUS <a dear friend> often used in a salutation <dear Sir>\n3 : AFFECTIONATE, FOND\n4 : high or exorbitant in price : EXPENSIVE <eggs are very dear just now>\n5 : HEARTFELT\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : DEARLY 3 <the effort cost them dear>\n2 : DEARLY 1 <so dear loved the man Shakespeare>\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a loved one : SWEETHEART\n2 : a lovable person\n\n<5> interjection\n"


Words: death
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a permanent cessation of all vital functions : the end of life compare BRAIN DEATH\n2 : the cause or occasion of loss of life <drinking was the death of him>\n3 capitalized : the destroyer of life represented usually as a skeleton with a scythe\n4 : the state of being dead\n5 a : the passing or destruction of something inanimate <the death of vaudeville> b : EXTINCTION\n6 : CIVIL DEATH\n7 : SLAUGHTER\n8 Christian Science : the lie of life in matter : that which is unreal and untrue : ILLUSION


Words: deathwatch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a small insect that makes a ticking sound; especially : DEATHWATCH BEETLE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a vigil kept over the dead or dying\n2 : the guard set over a criminal to be executed


Words: debacle
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river\n2 : a violent disruption (as of an army) : ROUT\n3 a : a great disaster b : a complete failure : FIASCO


Words: debase
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character\n2 a : to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base-metal content b : to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit)


Words: debate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a contention by words or arguments: as a : the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according to the rules of parliamentary procedure b : a regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : FIGHT, CONTEND\n2 a : to contend in words b : to discuss a question by considering opposed arguments\n3 : to participate in a debate\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to argue about b : to engage (an opponent) in debate\n2 : to turn over in one’s mind


Words: debauch
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a archaic : to make disloyal b : to seduce from chastity\n2 a : to lead away from virtue or excellence b : to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or occasion of debauchery\n2 : ORGY


Words: debenture
Meaning:
noun\n1 British : a corporate security other than an equity security : BOND\n2 : a bond backed by the general credit of the issuer rather than a specific lien on particular assets


Words: debit
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to enter upon the debit side of an account : charge with a debit\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a record of an indebtedness; specifically : an entry on the left-hand side of an account constituting an addition to an expense or asset account or a deduction from a revenue, net worth, or liability account b : the sum of the items entered as debits\n2 : a charge against a bank deposit account\n3 : DRAWBACK, SHORTCOMING


Words: debouch
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to emerge : DISCHARGE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to march out into open ground\n2 : EMERGE, ISSUE


Words: debrief
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to interrogate (as a pilot) usually upon return (as from a mission) in order to obtain useful information


Words: debris
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the remains of something broken down or destroyed\n2 : an accumulation of fragments of rock\n3 : something discarded : RUBBISH


Words: debt
Meaning:
noun\n1 : SIN, TRESPASS\n2 : something owed : OBLIGATION\n3 : a state of owing\n4 : the common-law action for the recovery of money held to be due


Words: debut
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a first appearance <made her singing debut>\n2 : a formal entrance into society\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to make a debut\ntransitive senses : to present to the public for the first time : INTRODUCE


Words: decade
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a group or set of 10: as a : a period of 10 years b : a division of the rosary that consists primarily of 10 Hail Marys\n2 : a ratio of 10 to 1 : ORDER OF MAGNITUDE


Words: decadence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent\n2 : a period of decline


Words: decal
Meaning:
noun\n: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper


Words: decalcomania
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass)\n2 : DECAL


Words: decant
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers\n2 : to pour from one vessel into another\n3 : to pour out, transfer, or unload as if by pouring


Words: decanter
Meaning:
noun\n: a vessel used to decant or to receive decanted liquids; especially : an ornamental glass bottle used for serving wine


Words: decathlon
Meaning:
noun\n: a 10-event athletic contest; specifically : a composite contest that consists of the 100-meter, 400-meter, and 1500-meter runs, the 110-meter high hurdles, the javelin and discus throws, shot put, pole vault, high jump, and long jump


Words: decay
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to decline from a sound or prosperous condition\n2 : to decrease gradually in quantity, activity, or force\n3 : to fall into ruin\n4 : to decline in health, strength, or vigor\n5 : to undergo decomposition\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to cause to decay : IMPAIR <infirmity that decays the wise Shakespeare>\n2 : to destroy by decomposition\n\n<2> noun\n1 : gradual decline in strength, soundness, or prosperity or in degree of excellence or perfection\n2 : a wasting or wearing away : RUIN\n3 obsolete : DESTRUCTION, DEATH\n4 a : ROT; specifically : aerobic decomposition of proteins chiefly by bacteria b : the product of decay\n5 : a decline in health or vigor\n6 : decrease in quantity, activity, or force: as a : spontaneous decrease in the number of radioactive atoms in radioactive material b : spontaneous disintegration (as of an atom or a particle)


Words: deceit
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or practice of deceiving : DECEPTION\n2 : an attempt or device to deceive : TRICK\n3 : the quality of being deceitful : DECEITFULNESS


Words: deceitful
Meaning:
adjective\n: having a tendency or disposition to deceive: a : not honest <a deceitful child> b : DECEPTIVE, MISLEADING


Words: deceive
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : ENSNARE\n2 a obsolete : to be false to b archaic : to fail to fulfill\n3 obsolete : CHEAT\n4 : to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid\n5 archaic : to while away\nintransitive senses : to practice deceit; also : to give a false impression <appearances can deceive>


Words: decelerate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to reduce the speed of : slow down\n2 : to decrease the rate of progress of\nintransitive senses : to move at decreasing speed


Words: decency
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic a : FITNESS b : ORDERLINESS\n2 a : the quality or state of being decent : PROPRIETY b : conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality\n3 : standard of propriety usually used in plural\n4 plural : conditions or services considered essential for a proper standard of living\n5 : literary decorum


Words: decent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic a : APPROPRIATE b : well-formed : HANDSOME\n2 a : conforming to standards of propriety, good taste, or morality b : modestly clothed\n3 : free from immodesty or obscenity\n4 : fairly good but not excellent : ADEQUATE, SATISFACTORY <decent wages>\n5 : marked by moral integrity, kindness, and goodwill <hard-working and decent folks>


Words: decentralization
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the dispersion or distribution of functions and powers; specifically : the delegation of power from a central authority to regional and local authorities\n2 : the redistribution of population and industry from urban centers to outlying areas


Words: deception
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of deceiving b : the fact or condition of being deceived\n2 : something that deceives : TRICK


Words: decibel
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a unit for expressing the ratio of two amounts of electric or acoustic signal power equal to 10 times the common logarithm of this ratio b : a unit for expressing the ratio of the magnitudes of two electric voltages or currents or analogous acoustic quantities equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the voltage or current ratio\n2 : a unit for expressing the relative intensity of sounds on a scale from zero for the average least perceptible sound to about 130 for the average pain level\n3 : degree of loudness; also : extremely loud sound usually used in plural


Words: decide
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to arrive at a solution that ends uncertainty or dispute about <decide what to do> b : to select as a course of action used with an infinitive <decided to go>\n2 : to bring to a definitive end <one blow decided the fight>\n3 : to induce to come to a choice <her pleas decided him to help>\nintransitive senses : to make a choice or judgment


Words: deciduous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle <deciduous leaves> <deciduous teeth>\n2 a : having deciduous parts <deciduous trees> b : having the dominant plants deciduous <a deciduous forest>\n3 : EPHEMERAL


Words: decimal
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: numbered or proceeding by tens: a : based on the number 10; especially : expressed in or utilizing a decimal system especially with a decimal point b : subdivided into 10th or 100th units <decimal coinage>\n\n<2> noun\n: any real number expressed in base 10; especially : DECIMAL FRACTION


Words: decimate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to select by lot and kill every tenth man of\n2 : to exact a tax of 10 percent from <poor as a decimated Cavalier John Dryden>\n3 a : to reduce drastically especially in number <cholera decimated the population> b : to destroy a large part of <firebombs decimated large sections of the city>


Words: decipher
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : DECODE 1a\n2 obsolete : DEPICT\n3 a : to make out the meaning of despite indistinctness or obscurity b : to interpret the meaning of


Words: decision
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the act or process of deciding b : a determination arrived at after consideration : CONCLUSION\n2 : a report of a conclusion\n3 : promptness and firmness in deciding : DETERMINATION\n4 a : WIN; specifically : a victory in boxing decided on points b : a win or loss officially credited to a pitcher in baseball\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to win a decision over (a boxing opponent)


Words: decisive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having the power or quality of deciding\n2 : RESOLUTE, DETERMINED\n3 : UNMISTAKABLE, UNQUESTIONABLE <a decisive superiority>


Words: deck
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments\n2 : something resembling the deck of a ship: as a : a story or tier of a building b : the roadway of a bridge c : a flat floored roofless area adjoining a house d : the lid of the compartment at the rear of the body of an automobile; also : the compartment e : a layer of clouds\n3 a : a pack of playing cards b : a packet of narcotics\n4 : TAPE DECK\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 obsolete : COVER\n2 a : to clothe elegantly : ARRAY <decked out in furs> b : DECORATE <deck the halls with boughs of holly English carol> c : to portray or present with embellishments\n3 1deck : to furnish with or as if with a deck\n4 1deck : to knock down forcibly : FLOOR <decked him with one punch>


Words: declaim
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to speak rhetorically; specifically : to recite something as an exercise in elocution\n2 : to speak pompously or bombastically : HARANGUE\ntransitive senses : to deliver rhetorically; specifically : to recite in elocution


Words: declare
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make known formally, officially, or explicitly\n2 obsolete : to make clear\n3 : to make evident : SHOW\n4 : to state emphatically : AFFIRM <declares his innocence>\n5 : to make a full statement of (one’s taxable or dutiable property)\n6 a : to announce (as a trump suit) in a card game b : MELD\n7 : to make payable <declare a dividend>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a declaration\n2 : to avow one’s opinion or support


Words: declassify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to remove or reduce the security classification of <declassify a secret document>


Words: declension
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : noun, adjective, or pronoun inflection especially in some prescribed order of the forms b : a class of nouns or adjectives having the same type of inflectional forms\n2 : a falling off or away : DETERIORATION\n3 : DESCENT, SLOPE


Words: decline
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : to turn from a straight course : STRAY\n2 a : to slope downward : DESCEND b : to bend down : DROOP c : to stoop to what is unworthy\n3 a of a celestial body : to sink toward setting b : to draw toward a close : WANE <the day declined>\n4 : to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition <his health declined>\n5 : to withhold consent\n6 : to become less in amount <prices declined>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give in prescribed order the grammatical forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective)\n2 obsolete a : AVERT b : AVOID\n3 : to cause to bend or bow downward\n4 a : to refuse to undertake, undergo, engage in, or comply with b : to refuse especially courteously <decline an invitation>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the process of declining: a : a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away b : a change to a lower state or level\n2 : the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end\n3 : a downward slope\n4 : a wasting disease; especially : pulmonary tuberculosis


Words: decode
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to convert (as a coded message) into intelligible form b : to recognize and interpret (an electronic signal)\n2 a : DECIPHER 3a b : to discover the underlying meaning of <decode the play’s imagery>


Words: decompose
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds <decompose water by electrolysis> <decompose a word into its base and affixes>\n2 : ROT\nintransitive senses : to break up into constituent parts by or as if by a chemical process : DECAY, ROT <fruit decomposes>


Words: decompress
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to release from pressure or compression\nintransitive senses : to undergo release from pressure; especially : RELAX <need a week off to decompress>


Words: decorate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to add honor to\n2 : to furnish with something ornamental <decorate a room>\n3 : to award a mark of honor to


Words: decoration
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of decorating\n2 : something that adorns, enriches, or beautifies : ORNAMENT\n3 : a badge of honor (as a U.S. military award)


Words: decorator
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one that decorates; especially : one that designs or executes interiors and their furnishings\n\n<2> adjective\n: suitable for interior decoration <decorator fabrics>


Words: decorum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : literary and dramatic propriety : FITNESS\n2 : propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance\n3 : ORDERLINESS\n4 plural : the conventions of polite behavior


Words: decoy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture\n2 : someone or something used to lure or lead another into a trap; especially : an artificial bird used to attract live birds within shot\n3 : someone or something used to draw attention away from another\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to lure by or as if by a decoy : ENTICE


Words: decrease
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)\ntransitive senses : to cause to decrease\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the process of decreasing\n2 : an amount of diminution : REDUCTION


Words: decree
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an order usually having the force of law\n2 a : a religious ordinance enacted by council or titular head b : a foreordaining will\n3 a : a judicial decision of the Roman emperor b : a judicial decision especially in an equity or probate court\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to command or enjoin by or as if by decree <decree an amnesty>\n2 : to determine or order judicially <decree a punishment>\nintransitive senses : ORDAIN


Words: decrepit
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age\n2 a : impaired by use or wear : WORN-OUT b : fallen into ruin or disrepair\n3 : DILAPIDATED, RUN-DOWN


Words: decry
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to depreciate (as a coin) officially or publicly\n2 : to express strong disapproval of <decry the emphasis on sex>


Words: dedicate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: DEDICATED\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to devote to the worship of a divine being; specifically : to set apart (a church) to sacred uses with solemn rites\n2 a : to set apart to a definite use <money dedicated to their vacation fund> b : to commit to a goal or way of life <ready to dedicate his life to public service>\n3 : to inscribe or address by way of compliment <dedicate a book to a friend>\n4 : to open to public use


Words: deduce
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to determine by deduction; specifically : to infer from a general principle\n2 : to trace the course of


Words: deduction
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an act of taking away <deduction of legitimate business expenses> b : something that is or may be subtracted <deductions from his taxable income>\n2 a : the deriving of a conclusion by reasoning; specifically : inference in which the conclusion about particulars follows necessarily from general or universal premises compare INDUCTION b : a conclusion reached by logical deduction


Words: deed
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : something that is done <evil deeds>\n2 : a usually illustrious act or action : FEAT, EXPLOIT\n3 : the act of performing : ACTION <righteous in word and in deed>\n4 : a signed and usually sealed instrument containing some legal transfer, bargain, or contract\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to convey or transfer by deed


Words: deem
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to come to think or judge : CONSIDER <deemed it wise to go slow>\nintransitive senses : to have an opinion : BELIEVE


Words: deep
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : extending far from some surface or area: as a : extending far downward <a deep well> b (1) : extending well inward from an outer surface <a deep gash> <a deep-chested animal> (2) : not located superficially within the body <deep pressure receptors in muscles> c : extending well back from a surface accepted as front <a deep closet> d : extending far laterally from the center <deep borders of lace> e : occurring or located near the outer limits of the playing area <hit to deep right field> f : thrown deep <a deep pass>\n2 : having a specified extension in an implied direction usually downward or backward <a shelf 20 inches deep> <cars parked three-deep>\n3 a : difficult to penetrate or comprehend : RECONDITE <deep mathematical problems> b : MYSTERIOUS, OBSCURE <a deep dark secret> c : grave in nature or effect <in deepest disgrace> d : of penetrating intellect : WISE <a deep thinker> e : INVOLVED, ENGROSSED <deep in debt> f : characterized by profundity of feeling or quality <a deep sleep>; also : DEEP-SEATED <deep religious beliefs>\n4 a of color : high in saturation and low in lightness b : having a low musical pitch or pitch range <a deep voice>\n5 a : situated well within the boundaries <a house deep in the woods> b : remote in time or space c : being below the level of the conscious <deep neuroses> d : covered, enclosed, or filled to a specified degree usually used in combination <ankle-deep in mud>\n6 : LARGE <deep discounts>\n7 : having many good players <a deep bull pen>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : to a great depth : DEEPLY <still waters run deep>\n2 : far on : LATE <danced deep into the night>\n3 a : near the outer limits of the playing area <the shortstop was playing deep> b : LONG 6\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a vast or immeasurable extent : ABYSS b (1) : the extent of surrounding space or time (2) : OCEAN\n2 : any of the deep portions of a body of water; specifically : a generally long and narrow area in the ocean where the depth exceeds 3000 fathoms (5500 meters)\n3 : the middle or most intense part <the deep of winte


Words: deepen
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to make deep or deeper\nintransitive senses : to become deeper or more profound


Words: deer
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : ANIMAL; especially : a small mammal\n2 : any of numerous ruminant mammals (family Cervidae, the deer family) having two large and two small hooves on each foot and antlers borne by the males of nearly all and by the females of a few forms


Words: deface
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to mar the external appearance of : injure by effacing significant details <deface an inscription>\n2 : IMPAIR\n3 obsolete : DESTROY


Words: defalcation
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : DEDUCTION\n2 : the act or an instance of embezzling\n3 : a failure to meet a promise or an expectation


Words: defame
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 archaic : DISGRACE\n2 : to harm the reputation of by libel or slander\n3 archaic : ACCUSE


Words: default
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : failure to do something required by duty or law : NEGLECT\n2 archaic : FAULT\n3 : a failure to pay financial debts\n4 a : failure to appear at the required time in a legal proceeding b : failure to compete in or to finish an appointed contest\n5 : a selection automatically used by a computer program in the absence of a choice made by the user\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to fail to fulfill a contract, agreement, or duty: as a : to fail to meet a financial obligation b : to fail to appear in court c : to fail to compete in or to finish an appointed contest; also : to forfeit a contest by such failure\ntransitive senses\n1 : to fail to perform, pay, or make good\n2 a : FORFEIT b : to exclude (a player or a team) from a contest by default


Words: defeat
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 obsolete : DESTROY\n2 a : NULLIFY <defeat an estate> b : FRUSTRATE 2a(1) <defeat a hope>\n3 : to win victory over : BEAT <defeat the opposing team>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : frustration by nullification or by prevention of success <the bill suffered defeat in the Senate>\n2 obsolete : DESTRUCTION\n3 a : an overthrow especially of an army in battle b : the loss of a contest


Words: defect
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an imperfection that impairs worth or utility : SHORTCOMING <the grave defects in our foreign policy> b : an imperfection (as a vacancy or a foreign atom) in a crystal lattice\n2 Latin defectus : a lack of something necessary for completeness, adequacy, or perfection : DEFICIENCY <a hearing defect>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another often because of a change in ideology\n2 : to leave one situation (as a job) often to go over to a rival <the reporter defected to another network>


Words: defective
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : imperfect in form or function : FAULTY <a defective pane of glass> b : falling below the norm in structure or in mental or physical function <defective eyesight>\n2 : lacking one or more of the usual forms of grammatical inflection <must is a defective verb>\n\n<2> noun\n: a person who is subnormal physically or mentally


Words: defend
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to drive danger or attack away from b (1) : to maintain or support in the face of argument or hostile criticism (2) : to prove (as a doctoral thesis) valid by answering questions in an oral exam c : to attempt to prevent an opponent from scoring at <elects to defend the south goal>\n2 archaic : PREVENT, FORBID\n3 : to act as attorney for\n4 : to deny or oppose the right of a plaintiff in regard to (a suit or a wrong charged) : CONTEST\n5 : to seek to retain (as a title or position) against a challenge in a contest\nintransitive senses\n1 : to take action against attack or challenge <couldn’t fight back, could only defend>\n2 : to play or be on defense <playing deep to defend against a pass>\n3 : to play against the high bidder in a card game


Words: defendant
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a person required to make answer in a legal action or suit compare PLAINTIFF\n\n<2> adjective\n: being on the defensive : DEFENDING


Words: defense
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the act or action of defending <the defense of our country> <speak out in defense of justice> b : a defendant’s denial, answer, or plea\n2 a : capability of resisting attack b : defensive play or ability <a player known for good defense>\n3 a : means or method of defending or protecting oneself, one’s team, or another; also : a defensive structure b : an argument in support or justification c : the collected facts and method adopted by a defendant to protect himself against a plaintiff’s action d : a sequence of moves available in chess to the second player in the opening\n4 a : a defending party or group (as in a court of law) <the defense rests> b : a defensive team\n5 : the military and industrial aggregate that authorizes and supervises arms production <appropriations for defense> <defense contract>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to take specific defensive action against (an opposing team or player or an offensive play)


Words: defer
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : PUT OFF, DELAY\n2 : to postpone induction of (a person) into military service\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to delegate to another <he could defer his job to no one J. A. Michener>\nintransitive senses : to submit to another’s wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect <deferred to her father’s wishes>


Words: deference
Meaning:
noun\n: respect and esteem due a superior or an elder; also : affected or ingratiating regard for another’s wishes


Words: defiance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or an instance of defying : CHALLENGE\n2 : disposition to resist : willingness to contend or fight


Words: deficient
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : lacking in some necessary quality or element <deficient in judgment>\n2 : not up to a normal standard or complement : DEFECTIVE <deficient strength>


Words: deficit
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : deficiency in amount or quality <a deficit in rainfall> (2) : a lack or impairment in a functional capacity <cognitive deficits> <a hearing deficit> b : DISADVANTAGE <scored two runs to overcome a 2*1 deficit>\n2 a : an excess of expenditure over revenue b : a loss in business operations


Words: defile
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to make unclean or impure: as a : to corrupt the purity or perfection of : DEBASE <the countryside defiled by billboards> b : to violate the chastity of : DEFLOWER c : to make physically unclean especially with something unpleasant or contaminating <boots defiled with blood> d : to violate the sanctity of : DESECRATE <defile a sanctuary> e : SULLY, DISHONOR\n\n<2> noun\n: a narrow passage or gorge\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to march off in a line


Words: define
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning of <whatever defines us as human> b : to discover and set forth the meaning of (as a word) c : to create on a computer <define a window> <define a procedure>\n2 a : to fix or mark the limits of : DEMARCATE <rigidly defined property lines> b : to make distinct, clear, or detailed especially in outline <the issues aren’t too well defined>\n3 : CHARACTERIZE, DISTINGUISH <you define yourself by the choices you make Denison Univ. Bull.>\nintransitive senses : to make a definition


Words: definite
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having distinct or certain limits <set definite standards for pupils to meet>\n2 a : free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity <demanded a definite answer> b : UNQUESTIONABLE, DECIDED <the quarterback was a definite hero today>\n3 : typically designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing <the definite article the>\n4 a : being constant in number, usually less than 20, and occurring in multiples of the petal number <stamens definite> b : CYMOSE <a definite inflorescence>


Words: definition
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act of determining; specifically : the formal proclamation of a Roman Catholic dogma\n2 a : a statement expressing the essential nature of something b : a statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol <dictionary definitions> c : a product of defining\n3 : the action or process of defining\n4 a : the action or the power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear <the definition of a telescope> <her comic genius is beyond definition> b (1) : clarity of visual presentation : distinctness of outline or detail <improve the definition of an image> (2) : clarity especially of musical sound in reproduction c : sharp demarcation of outlines or limits <a jacket with distinct waist definition>


Words: definitive
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation <a definitive victory>\n2 : authoritative and apparently exhaustive <a definitive edition>\n3 a : serving to define or specify precisely <definitive laws> b : serving as a perfect example : QUINTESSENTIAL <a definitive bourgeois>\n4 : fully differentiated or developed <a definitive organ>\n5 of a postage stamp : issued as a regular stamp for the country or territory in which it is to be used\n\n<2> noun\n: a definitive postage stamp compare PROVISIONAL


Words: deflate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to release air or gas from\n2 : to reduce in size, importance, or effectiveness <deflate his ego with cutting remarks>\n3 : to reduce (a price level) or cause (a volume of credit) to contract\nintransitive senses : to lose firmness through or as if through the escape of contained gas


Words: deflation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or instance of deflating : the state of being deflated\n2 : a contraction in the volume of available money or credit that results in a general decline in prices\n3 : the erosion of soil by the wind


Words: deflect
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to turn aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction\nintransitive senses : to turn aside : DEVIATE


Words: deform
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to spoil the form of\n2 a : to spoil the looks of : DISFIGURE <a face deformed by bitterness> b : to mar the character of <a marriage deformed by jealousy>\n3 : to alter the shape of by stress\nintransitive senses : to become misshapen or changed in shape


Words: deformity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the state of being deformed\n2 : IMPERFECTION, BLEMISH: as a : a physical blemish or distortion : DISFIGUREMENT b : a moral or aesthetic flaw or defect


Words: defrost
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to release from a frozen state <defrost meat>\n2 : to free from ice <defrost the refrigerator>\nintransitive senses : to thaw out especially from a deep-frozen state


Words: defy
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 archaic : to challenge to combat\n2 : to challenge to do something considered impossible : DARE\n3 : to confront with assured power of resistance : DISREGARD <defy public opinion>\n4 : to resist attempts at : WITHSTAND <the paintings defy classification>\n\n<2> noun\n: CHALLENGE, DEFIANCE


Words: degenerate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having declined (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state b : having sunk to a condition below that which is normal to a type; especially : having sunk to a lower and usually corrupt and vicious state c : DEGRADED 2\n2 : being mathematically simpler (as by having a factor or constant equal to zero) than the typical case <a degenerate hyperbola>\n3 : characterized by atoms stripped of their electrons and by very great density <degenerate matter>; also : consisting of degenerate matter <a degenerate star>\n4 : having two or more states or subdivisions <degenerate energy level>\n5 : having more than one codon representing an amino acid; also : being such a codon\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to pass from a higher to a lower type or condition : DETERIORATE\n2 : to sink into a low intellectual or moral state\n3 : to decline in quality <the poetry gradually degenerates into jingles>\n4 : to decline from a condition or from the standards of a species, race, or breed\n5 : to evolve or develop into a less autonomous or less functionally active form <degenerated into dependent parasites>\ntransitive senses : to cause to degenerate\n\n<3> noun\n: one that is degenerate: as a : one degraded from the normal moral standard b : a sexual pervert c : one showing signs of reversion to an earlier culture stage


Words: degrade
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to lower in grade, rank, or status : DEMOTE b : to strip of rank or honors c : to lower to an inferior or less effective level d : to scale down in desirability or salability\n2 a : to bring to low esteem or into disrepute b : to drag down in moral or intellectual character : CORRUPT\n3 : to impair in respect to some physical property\n4 : to wear down by erosion\n5 : to reduce the complexity of (a chemical compound) : DECOMPOSE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to pass from a higher grade or class to a lower\n2 of a chemical compound : to become reduced in complexity


Words: degree
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a step or stage in a process, course, or order of classification <advanced by degrees>\n2 a : a rank or grade of official, ecclesiastical, or social position <people of low degree> b archaic : a particular standing especially as to dignity or worth c : the civil condition or status of a person\n3 : a step in a direct line of descent or in the line of ascent to a common ancestor\n4 a obsolete : STEP, STAIR b archaic : a member of a series arranged in steps\n5 : a measure of damage to tissue caused by injury or disease compare FIRST-DEGREE BURN, SECOND-DEGREE BURN, THIRD-DEGREE BURN\n6 a : the extent, measure, or scope of an action, condition, or relation <different in degree but not in kind> b : relative intensity <a high degree of stress> c : one of the forms or sets of forms used in the comparison of an adjective or adverb d : a legal measure of guilt or negligence <found guilty of robbery in the first degree>\n7 a : a title conferred on students by a college, university, or professional school on completion of a program of study b : a grade of membership attained in a ritualistic order or society c : an academic title conferred to honor distinguished achievement or service d : the formal ceremonies observed in the conferral of such a distinction\n8 : a unit of measure for angles equal to an angle with its vertex at the center of a circle and its sides cutting off 1360 of the circumference; also : a unit of measure for arcs of a circle equal to the amount of arc that subtends a central angle of one degree\n9 archaic : a position or space on the earth or in the heavens as measured by degrees of latitude\n10 a : a step, note, or tone of a musical scale b : a line or space of the musical staff\n11 : one of the divisions or intervals marked on a scale of a measuring instrument; specifically : any of various units for measuring temperature\n12 a : the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term of highest degree in a polynomial, polynomial function, or polynomial equation b : the sum of the exponents of the varia


Words: dehydrate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water b : to remove water from (as foods)\n2 : to deprive of vitality or savor\nintransitive senses : to lose water or body fluids


Words: deify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to make a god of b : to take as an object of worship\n2 : to glorify as of supreme worth


Words: deign
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one’s superiority that is involved\ntransitive senses : to condescend to give or offer


Words: deism
Meaning:
noun\n: a movement or system of thought advocating natural religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe


Words: deity
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the rank or essential nature of a god : DIVINITY b capitalized : GOD 1, SUPREME BEING\n2 : a god or goddess <the deities of ancient Greece>\n3 : one exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful


Words: dejected
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : cast down in spirits : DEPRESSED\n2 a obsolete , of the eyes : DOWNCAST b archaic : thrown down\n3 obsolete : lowered in rank or condition


Words: delay
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the act of delaying : the state of being delayed b : an instance of being delayed\n2 : the time during which something is delayed\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : PUT OFF, POSTPONE\n2 : to stop, detain, or hinder for a time\nintransitive senses : to move or act slowly; also : to cause delay


Words: dele
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to delete especially from typeset matter\n\n<2> noun\n: a mark indicating that something is to be deled


Words: delectable
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : highly pleasing : DELIGHTFUL\n2 : DELICIOUS\n\n<2> noun\n: something that is delectable


Words: delegate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a person acting for another: as a : a representative to a convention or conference b : a representative of a U.S. territory in the House of Representatives c : a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to entrust to another <delegate authority>\n2 : to appoint as one’s representative\nintransitive senses : to assign responsibility or authority


Words: delegation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of empowering to act for another\n2 : a group of persons chosen to represent others


Words: deleterious
Meaning:
adjective\n: harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way <deleterious effects> <deleterious to health>


Words: delft
Meaning:
noun\n1 : tin-glazed Dutch earthenware with blue and white or polychrome decoration\n2 : a ceramic ware resembling or imitative of Dutch delft


Words: deliberate
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully\ntransitive senses : to think about deliberately and often with formal discussion before reaching a decision\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : characterized by or resulting from careful and thorough consideration <a deliberate decision>\n2 : characterized by awareness of the consequences <deliberate falsehood>\n3 : slow, unhurried, and steady as though allowing time for decision on each individual action involved <a deliberate pace>


Words: delicacy
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete a : the quality or state of being luxurious b : INDULGENCE\n2 : something pleasing to eat that is considered rare or luxurious <considered caviar a delicacy>\n3 a : the quality or state of being dainty : FINENESS <lace of great delicacy> b : FRAILTY 1\n4 : fineness or subtle expressiveness of touch (as in painting or music)\n5 a : precise and refined perception and discrimination b : extreme sensitivity : PRECISION <an electronic instrument of great delicacy>\n6 a : refined sensibility in feeling or conduct b : the quality or state of being squeamish\n7 : the quality or state of requiring delicate handling


Words: delicate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : pleasing to the senses: a : generally pleasant <the climate’s delicate, the air most sweet Shakespeare> b : pleasing to the sense of taste or smell especially in a mild or subtle way <a delicate aroma> <a robust wine will dominate delicate dishes> c : marked by daintiness or charm of color, lines, or proportions <a delicate floral print> <an ample tear trilled down her delicate cheek Shakespeare> d : marked by fineness of structure, workmanship, or texture <a delicate tracery> <a delicate lace>\n2 a : marked by keen sensitivity or fine discrimination <delicate insights> <a more delicate syntactic analysis R. H. Robins> b : FASTIDIOUS, SQUEAMISH <a person of delicate tastes>\n3 a : not robust in health or constitution : WEAK, SICKLY <had been considered a delicate child> b : easily torn or damaged : FRAGILE <the delicate chain of life>\n4 a : requiring careful handling: (1) : easily unsettled or upset <a delicate balance> <the delicate relationships defined by the Constitution New Yorker> (2) : requiring skill or tact <in a delicate position> <delicate negotiations> <a delicate operation> (3) : involving matters of a deeply personal nature : SENSITIVE <this is a delicate matter. Could possibly speak to you alone Daphne Du Maurier> b : marked by care, skill, or tact <delicate handling of a difficult situation>\n5 : marked by great precision or sensitivity <a delicate instrument>\n\n<2> noun\n: something delicate


Words: delicatessen
Meaning:
noun plural\n1 : ready-to-eat food products (as cooked meats and prepared salads)\n2 singular, plural delicatessens delicatessen (store) : a store where delicatessen are sold


Words: delicious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : affording great pleasure : DELIGHTFUL <delicious anecdotes>\n2 : appealing to one of the bodily senses especially of taste or smell


Words: delight
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a high degree of gratification : JOY; also : extreme satisfaction\n2 : something that gives great pleasure\n3 archaic : the power of affording pleasure\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to take great pleasure <delighted in playing the guitar>\n2 : to give keen enjoyment <a book certain to delight>\ntransitive senses : to give joy or satisfaction to


Words: delineate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines b : to mark the outline of <lights delineating the narrow streets>\n2 : to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail <delineate a character in the story> <delineate the steps to be taken by the government>


Words: delinquency
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a delinquent act b : conduct that is out of accord with accepted behavior or the law; especially : JUVENILE DELINQUENCY\n2 : a debt on which payment is overdue


Words: delinquent
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a delinquent person\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law\n2 : being overdue in payment <a delinquent charge account>\n3 : of, relating to, or characteristic of delinquents : marked by delinquency


Words: deliquesce
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to dissolve or melt away\n2 : to become soft or liquid with age used of plant structures (as mushrooms)


Words: delirium
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mental disturbance characterized by confusion, disordered speech, and hallucinations\n2 : frenzied excitement <he would stride about his room in a delirium of joy Thomas Wolfe>


Words: deliver
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to set free <and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil Matthew 6:13 (Authorized Version)>\n2 a : to take and hand over to or leave for another : CONVEY <deliver a package> b : HAND OVER, SURRENDER <delivered the prisoners to the sheriff> <delivered themselves over to God>\n3 a (1) : to assist in giving birth (2) : to aid in the birth of b : to give birth to c : to cause (oneself) to produce as if by giving birth <has delivered himself of half an autobiography H. C. Schonberg>\n4 : SPEAK, SING, UTTER <delivered their lines with style> <deliver a song> <deliver a speech>\n5 : to send (something aimed or guided) to an intended target or destination <ability to deliver nuclear warheads> <delivered a fastball>\n6 a : to bring (as votes) to the support of a candidate or cause b : to come through with : PRODUCE <can deliver the goods> <new car delivers high gas mileage>\nintransitive senses : to produce the promised, desired, or expected results : COME THROUGH <can’t deliver on all these promises>


Words: delphinium
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a large genus (Delphinium) of the buttercup family that comprises chiefly perennial erect branching herbs with palmately divided leaves and irregular flowers in showy spikes and includes several that are poisonous compare LARKSPUR


Words: delta
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see ALPHABET table\n2 : something shaped like a capital Greek delta; especially : the alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river\n3 : an increment of a variable symbol < : DELTA WAVE\n\n<2> adjective\n: fourth in position in the structure of an organic molecule from a particular group or atom symbol <


Words: delude
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to mislead the mind or judgment of : DECEIVE, TRICK\n2 obsolete a : FRUSTRATE, DISAPPOINT b : EVADE, ELUDE


Words: deluge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an overflowing of the land by water b : a drenching rain\n2 : an overwhelming amount or number\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to overflow with water : INUNDATE\n2 : OVERWHELM, SWAMP


Words: delusion
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of deluding : the state of being deluded b : an abnormal mental state characterized by the occurrence of psychotic delusions\n2 a : something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated b : a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self


Words: delve
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses , archaic : EXCAVATE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to dig or labor with or as if with a spade\n2 : to make a careful or detailed search for information <delved into the past>\n\n<2> noun\narchaic : CAVE, HOLLOW


Words: demagogue
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power\n2 : a leader championing the cause of the common people in ancient times\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to behave like a demagogue\ntransitive senses : to treat (as an issue) in a demogogic manner


Words: demand
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an act of demanding or asking especially with authority b : something claimed as due\n2 archaic : QUESTION\n3 a : willingness and ability to purchase a commodity or service b : the quantity of a commodity or service wanted at a specified price and time\n4 a : a seeking or state of being sought after <in great demand as an entertainer> b : urgent need\n5 : the requirement of work or of the expenditure of a resource <equal to the demands of the office> <oxygen demand for waste oxidation>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to make a demand : ASK\ntransitive senses\n1 : to ask or call for with authority : claim as due or just <demanded to see a lawyer>\n2 : to call for urgently, peremptorily, or insistently <demanded that the rioters disperse>\n3 a : to ask authoritatively or earnestly to be informed of b : to require to come : SUMMON\n4 : to call for as useful or necessary


Words: demean
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to conduct or behave (oneself) usually in a proper manner\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to lower in character, status, or reputation


Words: dementia
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a condition of deteriorated mentality often with emotional apathy\n2 : MADNESS, INSANITY <a fanaticism bordering on dementia>


Words: demerit
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : OFFENSE\n2 a : a quality that deserves blame or lacks merit : FAULT, DEFECT b : lack of merit\n3 : a mark usually entailing a loss of privilege given to an offender


Words: demesne
Meaning:
noun\n1 : legal possession of land as one’s own\n2 : manorial land actually possessed by the lord and not held by tenants\n3 a : the land attached to a mansion b : landed property : ESTATE c : REGION 2, TERRITORY\n4 : REALM 2, DOMAIN


Words: demigod
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mythological being with more power than a mortal but less than a god\n2 : a person so outstanding as to seem to approach the divine


Words: demilitarize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to do away with the military organization or potential of b : to prohibit (as a zone or frontier area) from being used for military purposes\n2 : to rid of military characteristics or uses


Words: demimonde
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a class of women on the fringes of respectable society supported by wealthy lovers b : PROSTITUTES\n2 : DEMIMONDAINE\n3 : a distinctive class, group, or activity that is often an isolated part of a larger class, group, or activity <the pop music demimonde> <the literary demimonde>; especially : one having little reputation or prestige


Words: demise
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to convey (as an estate) by will or lease\n2 obsolete : CONVEY, GIVE\n3 : to transmit by succession or inheritance\nintransitive senses\n1 : DIE, DECEASE\n2 : to pass by descent or bequest <the property has demised to the king>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the conveyance of an estate\n2 : transfer of the sovereignty to a successor\n3 a : DEATH b : a cessation of existence or activity c : a loss of position or status


Words: democracy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections\n2 : a political unit that has a democratic government\n3 capitalized : the principles and policies of the Democratic party in the U.S.\n4 : the common people especially when constituting the source of political authority\n5 : the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions or privileges


Words: democrat
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an adherent of democracy b : one who practices social equality\n2 capitalized : a member of the Democratic party of the U.S.


Words: democratic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or favoring democracy\n2 often capitalized : of or relating to one of the two major political parties in the U.S. evolving in the early 19th century from the anti-federalists and the Democratic-Republican party and associated in modern times with policies of broad social reform and internationalism\n3 : relating to, appealing to, or available to the broad masses of the people <democratic art>\n4 : favoring social equality : not snobbish


Words: demography
Meaning:
noun\n: the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics


Words: demolish
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : TEAR DOWN, RAZE b : to break to pieces : SMASH\n2 a : to do away with : DESTROY b : to strip of any pretense of merit or credence


Words: demolition
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of demolishing; especially : destruction in war by means of explosives\n2 plural : explosives for destruction in war


Words: demon
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an evil spirit b : a source or agent of evil, harm, distress, or ruin\n2 usually daemon : an attendant power or spirit : GENIUS\n3 usually daemon : a supernatural being of Greek mythology intermediate between gods and men\n4 : one that has exceptional enthusiasm, drive, or effectiveness <a demon for work>


Words: demonetize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to stop using (a metal) as a monetary standard\n2 : to deprive of value for official payment


Words: demoniac
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : possessed or influenced by a demon\n2 : of, relating to, or suggestive of a demon : FIENDISH <demoniac cruelty>\n\n<2> noun\n: one possessed by a demon


Words: demonology
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the study of demons or evil spirits\n2 : belief in demons : a doctrine of evil spirits\n3 : a catalog of enemies <the liberal creed at that time put Big Business in a central place in its demonology Carl Kaysen>


Words: demonstrate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to show clearly\n2 a : to prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence b : to illustrate and explain especially with many examples\n3 : to show or prove the value or efficiency of to a prospective buyer\nintransitive senses : to make a demonstration


Words: demonstrative
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : demonstrating as real or true b : characterized or established by demonstration\n2 : pointing out the one referred to and distinguishing it from others of the same class <demonstrative pronouns>\n3 a : marked by display of feeling b : inclined to display feelings openly\n\n<2> noun\n: a demonstrative word or morpheme


Words: demoralize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to corrupt the morals of\n2 a : to weaken the morale of : DISCOURAGE, DISPIRIT b : to upset or destroy the normal functioning of c : to throw into disorder


Words: demote
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to reduce to a lower grade or rank\n2 : to relegate to a less important position


Words: demotic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing\n2 : POPULAR 1 <demotic idiom>\n3 : of or relating to the form of Modern Greek that is based on everyday speech


Words: demulcent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: SOOTHING\n\n<2> noun\n: a usually mucilaginous or oily substance (as tragacanth) that can soothe or protect an abraded mucous membrane


Words: demur
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 archaic : DELAY, HESITATE\n2 : to file a demurrer\n3 : to take exception : OBJECT often used with to or at\n\n<2> noun\n1 : hesitation (as in doing or accepting) usually based on doubt of the acceptability of something offered or proposed\n2 : the act or an instance of objecting : PROTEST


Words: demurrage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the detention of a ship by the freighter beyond the time allowed for loading, unloading, or sailing\n2 : a charge for detaining a ship, freight car, or truck


Words: demurrer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a response in a court proceeding in which the defendant does not dispute the truth of the allegation but claims it is not sufficient grounds to justify legal action\n2 : OBJECTION\n\n<2> noun\n: one that demurs


Words: den
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the lair of a wild usually predatory animal\n2 a (1) : a hollow or cavern used especially as a hideout (2) : a center of secret activity b : a small usually squalid dwelling\n3 : a comfortable usually secluded room\n4 : a subdivision of a Cub Scout pack made up of two or more boys\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to live in or retire to a den\ntransitive senses : to drive into a den


Words: denature
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : DEHUMANIZE\n2 : to deprive of natural qualities : change the nature of: as a : to make (alcohol) unfit for drinking (as by adding an obnoxious substance) without impairing usefulness for other purposes b : to modify the molecular structure of (as a protein or DNA) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so as to destroy or diminish some of the original properties and especially the specific biological activity\nintransitive senses : to become denatured


Words: dengue
Meaning:
noun\n: an acute infectious disease caused by an arbovirus, transmitted by aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by headache, severe joint pain, and a rash called also breakbone fever, dengue fever


Words: denial
Meaning:
noun\n1 : refusal to satisfy a request or desire\n2 a (1) : refusal to admit the truth or reality (as of a statement or charge) (2) : assertion that an allegation is false b : refusal to acknowledge a person or a thing : DISAVOWAL\n3 : the opposing by the defendant of an allegation of the opposite party in a lawsuit\n4 : SELF-DENIAL\n5 : negation in logic\n6 : a psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality


Words: denigrate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to cast aspersions on : DEFAME\n2 : to deny the importance or validity of : BELITTLE


Words: denim
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a firm durable twilled usually cotton fabric woven with colored warp and white filling threads b : a similar fabric woven in colored stripes\n2 plural : overalls or trousers usually of blue denim


Words: denizen
Meaning:
noun\n1 : INHABITANT\n2 : one admitted to residence in a foreign country; especially : an alien admitted to rights of citizenship\n3 : one that frequents a place


Words: denominate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to give a name to : DESIGNATE\n2 : to express or designate in some denomination <will denominate prices in U.S. dollars>


Words: denomination
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act of denominating\n2 : a value or size of a series of values or sizes (as of money)\n3 : NAME, DESIGNATION; especially : a general name for a category\n4 : a religious organization uniting local congregations in a single legal and administrative body


Words: denominator
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the part of a fraction below the line signifying division that functions as the divisor of the numerator and in fractions with 1 as the numerator indicates into how many parts the unit is divided\n2 a : a common trait b : the average level (as of taste or opinion) : STANDARD


Words: denote
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to serve as an indication of : BETOKEN <the swollen bellies that denote starvation>\n2 : to serve as an arbitrary mark for <red flares denoting danger>\n3 : to make known : ANNOUNCE <his crestfallen look denoted his distress>\n4 a : to serve as a linguistic expression of the notion of : MEAN b : to stand for : DESIGNATE


Words: denouement
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work\n2 : the outcome of a complex sequence of events


Words: denounce
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil\n2 archaic a : PROCLAIM b : to announce threateningly\n3 : to inform against : ACCUSE\n4 obsolete : PORTEND\n5 : to announce formally the termination of (as a treaty)


Words: dense
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : marked by compactness or crowding together of parts b : having a high mass per unit volume <carbon dioxide is a dense gas>\n2 a : marked by a stupid imperviousness to ideas or impressions : THICKHEADED b : EXTREME <dense ignorance>\n3 : having between any two elements at least one element <the set of rational numbers is dense>\n4 : demanding concentration to follow or comprehend <dense prose>\n5 : having high or relatively high opacity <a dense fog> <a dense photographic negative>


Words: density
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being dense\n2 : the quantity per unit volume, unit area, or unit length: as a : the mass of a substance per unit volume b : the distribution of a quantity (as mass, electricity, or energy) per unit usually of space (as length, area, or volume) c : the average number of individuals or units per space unit <a population density of 500 per square mile> <a housing density of 10 houses per acre>\n3 a : the degree of opacity of a translucent medium b : the common logarithm of the opacity


Words: dent
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make a dent in\n2 : to have a weakening effect on\nintransitive senses : to form a dent by sinking inward : become dented\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a depression or hollow made by a blow or by pressure\n2 a : an impression or effect often made against resistance and usually having a weakening effect b : initial progress : HEADWAY\n\n<3> noun\n: TOOTH 3a\n\n<4> abbreviation\ndental, dentist, dentistry


Words: dental
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue against or near the upper front teeth\n2 : of or relating to the teeth or dentistry\n\n<2> noun\n: a dental consonant


Words: dentist
Meaning:
noun\n: one who is skilled in and licensed to practice the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth and who makes and inserts false teeth


Words: dentition
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the development and cutting of teeth\n2 : the character of a set of teeth especially with regard to their number, kind, and arrangement see TOOTH illustration\n3 : TEETH


Words: denture
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a set of teeth\n2 : an artificial replacement for one or more teeth; especially : a set of false teeth


Words: denude
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to deprive of something important\n2 a : to strip of all covering or surface layers b : to lay bare by erosion c : to strip (land) of forests


Words: deny
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to declare untrue\n2 : to disclaim connection with or responsibility for : DISAVOW\n3 a : to give a negative answer to b : to refuse to grant c : to restrain (oneself) from gratification of desires\n4 archaic : DECLINE\n5 : to refuse to accept the existence, truth, or validity of


Words: deodorize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of\n2 : to make (something unpleasant or reprehensible) more acceptable <the movie deodorizes his scandalous career>


Words: depart
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to go away : LEAVE b : DIE\n2 : to turn aside : DEVIATE\ntransitive senses : to go away from : LEAVE


Words: department
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a distinct sphere : PROVINCE <that’s not my department> b : a category consisting especially of a measurable activity or attribute <lacking in the trustworthiness department Garrison Keillor>\n2 : a functional or territorial division: as a : a major administrative division of a government b : a major territorial administrative subdivision c : a division of a college or school giving instruction in a particular subject d : a major division of a business e : a section of a department store handling a particular kind of merchandise f : a territorial subdivision made for the administration and training of military units


Words: departure
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : the act or an instance of departing (2) archaic : DEATH b : a setting out (as on a new course)\n2 : DIVERGENCE 2


Words: depend
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to be determined, based, or contingent <life depends on food> <the value of depends on X>\n2 : to be pending or undecided\n3 a : to place reliance or trust <you can depend on me> b : to be dependent especially for financial support\n4 : to hang down


Words: dependence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being dependent; especially : the quality or state of being influenced or determined by or subject to another\n2 : RELIANCE, TRUST\n3 : one that is relied on\n4 a : drug addiction b : HABITUATION 2b


Words: dependency
Meaning:
noun\n1 : DEPENDENCE 1\n2 : something that is dependent on something else; especially : a territorial unit under the jurisdiction of a nation but not formally annexed by it\n3 : a building (as a stable) that is an adjunct to a main dwelling


Words: dependent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : hanging down\n2 a : determined or conditioned by another : CONTINGENT b (1) : relying on another for support (2) : affected with a drug dependence c : subject to another’s jurisdiction d : SUBORDINATE 3a\n3 a : not mathematically or statistically independent <a dependent set of vectors> <dependent events> b : EQUIVALENT 6a <dependent equations>\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : DEPENDENCY\n2 : one that is dependent; especially : a person who relies on another for support


Words: deplete
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to empty of a principal substance\n2 : to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value


Words: deplore
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to feel or express grief for b : to regret strongly\n2 : to consider unfortunate or deserving of deprecation


Words: deploy
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to extend (a military unit) especially in width b : to place in battle formation or appropriate positions\n2 : to spread out, utilize, or arrange especially strategically\nintransitive senses : to move in being deployed


Words: deponent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: occurring with passive or middle voice forms but with active voice meaning <the deponent verbs in Latin and Greek>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a deponent verb\n2 : one who gives evidence


Words: deport
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code\n2 Latin deportare a : to carry away b : to send out of the country by legal deportation


Words: depose
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to remove from a throne or other high position\n2 : to put down : DEPOSIT\n3 a Middle English, from Medieval Latin deponere, from Late Latin : to testify to under oath or by affidavit b : AFFIRM, ASSERT\nintransitive senses : to bear witness


Words: deposit
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to place especially for safekeeping or as a pledge; especially : to put in a bank\n2 a : to lay down : PLACE b : to let fall (as sediment)\nintransitive senses : to become deposited\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the state of being deposited\n2 : something placed for safekeeping: as a : money deposited in a bank b : money given as a pledge or down payment\n3 : a place of deposit : DEPOSITORY\n4 : an act of depositing\n5 a : something laid down; especially : matter deposited by a natural process b : a natural accumulation (as of iron ore, coal, or gas)


Words: deposition
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act of removing from a position of authority\n2 a : a testifying especially before a court b : DECLARATION; specifically : testimony taken down in writing under oath\n3 : an act or process of depositing\n4 : something deposited : DEPOSIT


Words: depot
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a place for storing goods or motor vehicles b : STORE, CACHE\n2 a : a place for the storage of military supplies b : a place for the reception and forwarding of military replacements\n3 : a building for railroad or bus passengers or freight


Words: deprave
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 archaic : to speak ill of : MALIGN\n2 : to make bad : CORRUPT; especially : to corrupt morally


Words: deprecate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a archaic : to pray against (as an evil) b : to seek to avert <deprecate the wrath of the Roman people Tobias Smollett>\n2 : to express disapproval of\n3 a : PLAY DOWN : make little of <speaks five languages but deprecates this facility Time> b : BELITTLE, DISPARAGE <the most reluctantly admired and least easily deprecated of novelists New Yorker>


Words: depreciate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to lower in estimation or esteem\n2 : to lower the price or estimated value of\nintransitive senses : to fall in value


Words: depress
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 obsolete : REPRESS, SUBJUGATE\n2 a : to press down <depress a typewriter key> b : to cause to sink to a lower position\n3 : to lessen the activity or strength of\n4 : SADDEN, DISCOURAGE\n5 : to decrease the market value or marketability of


Words: depressant
Meaning:
noun\n: one that depresses; specifically : an agent that reduces a bodily functional activity or an instinctive desire (as appetite)


Words: depression
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon b : the size of an angle of depression\n2 : an act of depressing or a state of being depressed: as a : a pressing down : LOWERING b (1) : a state of feeling sad : DEJECTION (2) : a psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder marked especially by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration, a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping, feelings of dejection and hopelessness, and sometimes suicidal tendencies c (1) : a reduction in activity, amount, quality, or force (2) : a lowering of vitality or functional activity\n3 : a depressed place or part : HOLLOW\n4 : LOW 1b\n5 : a period of low general economic activity marked especially by rising levels of unemployment


Words: deprivation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the state of being deprived : PRIVATION; especially : removal from an office, dignity, or benefice\n2 : an act or instance of depriving : LOSS


Words: deprive
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 obsolete : REMOVE\n2 : to take something away from <deprived him of his professorship J. M. Phalen>\n3 : to remove from office\n4 : to withhold something from <deprived a citizen of her rights>


Words: depth
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : a deep place in a body of water (2) : a part that is far from the outside or surface <the depths of the woods> (3) : ABYSS 2 b (1) : a profound or intense state (as of thought or feeling) <the depths of misery>; also : a reprehensibly low condition <hadn’t realized that standards had fallen to such depths> (2) : the middle of a time (as winter) (3) : the worst part\n2 a : the perpendicular measurement downward from a surface b : the direct linear measurement from front to back\n3 : the quality of being deep\n4 : the degree of intensity <depth of a color>; also : the quality of being profound (as in insight) or full (as of knowledge)\n5 : the quality or state of being complete or thorough <a study will be made in depth>


Words: deputy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a person appointed as a substitute with power to act b : a second in command or assistant who usually takes charge when his or her superior is absent\n2 : a member of the lower house of some legislative assemblies


Words: derail
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to run off the rails\n2 : to obstruct the progress of : FRUSTRATE\nintransitive senses : to leave the rails


Words: derange
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to disturb the operation or functions of\n2 : DISARRANGE <hatless, with tie deranged G. W. Stonier>\n3 : to make insane


Words: derby
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of several horse races held annually and usually restricted to three-year-olds\n2 : a race or contest open to all comers or to a specified category of contestants <bicycle derby>\n3 : a man’s stiff felt hat with dome-shaped crown and narrow brim


Words: derelict
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : abandoned especially by the owner or occupant : RUN-DOWN\n2 : lacking a sense of duty : NEGLIGENT\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : something voluntarily abandoned; specifically : a ship abandoned on the high seas b : a tract of land left dry by receding water\n2 : a destitute homeless social misfit : VAGRANT, BUM


Words: dereliction
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an intentional abandonment b : the state of being abandoned\n2 : a recession of water leaving permanently dry land\n3 a : intentional or conscious neglect : DELINQUENCY <dereliction of duty> b : FAULT, SHORTCOMING


Words: deride
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to laugh at contemptuously\n2 : to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule


Words: derivation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) (2) : an act of ascertaining or stating the derivation of a word (3) : ETYMOLOGY 1 b : the relation of a word to its base\n2 a : SOURCE, ORIGIN b : DESCENT, ORIGINATION\n3 : something derived : DERIVATIVE\n4 : an act or process of deriving\n5 : a sequence of statements (as in logic or mathematics) showing that a result is a necessary consequence of previously accepted statements


Words: derivative
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a word formed by derivation\n2 : something derived\n3 : the limit of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable as the latter change approaches zero\n4 a : a chemical substance related structurally to another substance and theoretically derivable from it b : a substance that can be made from another substance\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : formed by derivation\n2 : made up of or marked by derived elements\n3 : lacking originality : BANAL


Words: derive
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source b : to obtain (a chemical substance) actually or theoretically from a parent substance\n2 : INFER, DEDUCE\n3 archaic : BRING\n4 : to trace the derivation of\nintransitive senses : to have or take origin : come as a derivative


Words: derogate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to seem inferior : DISPARAGE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to take away a part so as to impair : DETRACT\n2 : to act beneath one’s position or character


Words: derogatory
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : detracting from the character or standing of something often used with to, of, or from\n2 : expressive of a low opinion : DISPARAGING <derogatory remarks>


Words: derrick
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a hoisting apparatus employing a tackle rigged at the end of a beam\n2 : a framework or tower over a deep drill hole (as of an oil well) for supporting boring tackle or for hoisting and lowering


Words: derris
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a preparation of derris roots and stems used as an insecticide\n2 : any of a large genus (Derris) of leguminous tropical Old World shrubs and woody vines including sources of poisons and especially commercial sources of rotenone


Words: dervish
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises (as bodily movements leading to a trance)\n2 : one that whirls or dances with or as if with the abandonment of a dervish


Words: descant
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor b : the art of composing or improvising contrapuntal part music; also : the music so composed or improvised c : SOPRANO, TREBLE d : a superimposed counterpoint to a simple melody sung typically by some or all of the sopranos\n2 : discourse or comment on a theme\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to sing or play a descant; broadly : SING\n2 : COMMENT, DISCOURSE


Words: descend
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one <descended from the platform>\n2 : to pass in discussion from what is logically prior or more comprehensive\n3 a : to come down from a stock or source : DERIVE <descends from an old merchant family> b : to pass by inheritance <a desk that has descended in the family> c : to pass by transmission <songs descended from old ballads>\n4 : to incline, lead, or extend downward <the road descends to the river>\n5 a : to swoop or pounce down (as in a sudden attack) b : to appear suddenly and often disconcertingly as if from above <reporters descended on the candidate>\n6 : to proceed in a sequence or gradation from higher to lower or from more remote to nearer or more recent\n7 a : to lower oneself in status or dignity : STOOP b : to worsen and sink in condition or estimation\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pass, move, or climb down or down along\n2 : to extend down along


Words: descendant
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : moving or directed downward\n2 : proceeding from an ancestor or source\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one descended from another or from a common stock\n2 : one deriving directly from a precursor or prototype


Words: descent
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : derivation from an ancestor : BIRTH, LINEAGE <of French descent> b : transmission or devolution of an estate by inheritance usually in the descending line c : the fact or process of originating from an ancestral stock d : the shaping or development in nature and character by transmission from a source : DERIVATION\n2 : the act or process of descending\n3 : a step downward in a scale of gradation; specifically : one generation in an ancestral line or genealogical scale\n4 a : an inclination downward : SLOPE b : a descending way (as a downgrade or stairway) c obsolete : the lowest part\n5 a : ATTACK, INVASION b : a sudden disconcerting appearance (as for a visit)\n6 : a downward step (as in station or value) : DECLINE <descent of the family to actual poverty>


Words: describe
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to represent or give an account of in words <describe a picture>\n2 : to represent by a figure, model, or picture : DELINEATE\n3 obsolete : DISTRIBUTE\n4 : to trace or traverse the outline of <describe a circle>\n5 archaic : OBSERVE, PERCEIVE


Words: description
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an act of describing; specifically : discourse intended to give a mental image of something experienced b : a descriptive statement or account\n2 : kind or character especially as determined by salient features <opposed to any tax of so radical a description>


Words: descry
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to catch sight of b : FIND OUT, DISCOVER\n2 obsolete : to make known : REVEAL\n\n<2> noun\nobsolete : discovery or view from afar


Words: desecrate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to violate the sanctity of : PROFANE\n2 : to treat disrespectfully, irreverently, or outrageously <the kind of shore development that has desecrated so many waterfronts John Fischer>


Words: desegregate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to eliminate segregation in; specifically : to free of any law, provision, or practice requiring isolation of the members of a particular race in separate units\nintransitive senses : to become desegregated


Words: desert
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially : such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually b : an area of water apparently devoid of life\n2 archaic : a wild uninhabited and uncultivated tract\n3 : a desolate or forbidding area <lost in a desert of doubt>\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : desolate and sparsely occupied or unoccupied <a desert island>\n2 : of or relating to a desert\n3 archaic : FORSAKEN\n\n<3> noun\n1 : the quality or fact of deserving reward or punishment\n2 : deserved reward or punishment usually used in plural <got their just deserts>\n3 : EXCELLENCE, WORTH\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to withdraw from or leave usually without intent to return\n2 a : to leave in the lurch <desert a friend in trouble> b : to abandon (military service) without leave\nintransitive senses : to quit one’s post, allegiance, or service without leave or justification; especially : to abandon military duty without leave and without intent to return


Words: deserve
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to be worthy of : MERIT <deserves another chance>\nintransitive senses : to be worthy, fit, or suitable for some reward or requital <have become recognized as they deserve T. S. Eliot>


Words: desiccate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to dry up\n2 : to preserve (a food) by drying : DEHYDRATE\n3 : to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality\nintransitive senses : to become dried up


Words: design
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : DEVISE, CONTRIVE\n2 a : to conceive and plan out in the mind <he designed the perfect crime> b : to have as a purpose : INTEND <she designed to excel in her studies> c : to devise for a specific function or end <a book designed primarily as a college textbook>\n3 archaic : to indicate with a distinctive mark, sign, or name\n4 a : to make a drawing, pattern, or sketch of b : to draw the plans for\nintransitive senses\n1 : to conceive or execute a plan\n2 : to draw, lay out, or prepare a design\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a particular purpose held in view by an individual or group <he has ambitious designs for his son> b : deliberate purposive planning <more by accident than design>\n2 : a mental project or scheme in which means to an end are laid down\n3 a : a deliberate undercover project or scheme : PLOT b plural : aggressive or evil intent used with on or against <he has designs on the money>\n4 : a preliminary sketch or outline showing the main features of something to be executed : DELINEATION\n5 a : an underlying scheme that governs functioning, developing, or unfolding : PATTERN, MOTIF <the general design of the epic> b : a plan or protocol for carrying out or accomplishing something (as a scientific experiment); also : the process of preparing this\n6 : the arrangement of elements or details in a product or work of art\n7 : a decorative pattern\n8 : the creative art of executing aesthetic or functional designs


Words: designate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: chosen but not yet installed <ambassador designate>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to indicate and set apart for a specific purpose, office, or duty <designate a group to prepare a plan>\n2 a : to point out the location of <a marker designating the battle> b : to distinguish as to class <the area we designate as that of spiritual values J. B. Conant> c : SPECIFY, STIPULATE <to be sent by a designated shipper>\n3 : DENOTE <associate names with the people they designate>\n4 : to call by a distinctive title, term, or expression <a particle designated the neutron>


Words: desirable
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : having pleasing qualities or properties : ATTRACTIVE <a desirable woman>\n2 : worth seeking or doing as advantageous, beneficial, or wise : ADVISABLE <desirable legislation>\n\n<2> noun\n: one that is desirable


Words: desire
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to long or hope for : exhibit or feel desire for\n2 a : to express a wish for : REQUEST b archaic : to express a wish to : ASK\n3 obsolete : INVITE\n4 archaic : to feel the loss of\nintransitive senses : to have or feel desire\n\n<2> noun\n1 : conscious impulse toward something that promises enjoyment or satisfaction in its attainment\n2 a : LONGING, CRAVING b : sexual urge or appetite\n3 : a usually formal request or petition for some action\n4 : something desired


Words: desk
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a table, frame, or case with a sloping or horizontal surface especially for writing and reading and often with drawers, compartments, and pigeonholes b : a reading table or lectern from which a liturgical service is read c : a table, counter, stand, or booth at which a person works\n2 a : a division of an organization specializing in a particular phase of activity <the Russian desk in the Department of State> b : a seating position according to rank in an orchestra <a first-desk violinist>


Words: desolate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : DESERTED\n2 : joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one\n3 a : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : DILAPIDATED b : BARREN, LIFELESS <a desolate landscape> c : devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope : GLOOMY <desolate memories>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make desolate: a : to deprive of inhabitants b : to lay waste c : FORSAKE d : to make wretched


Words: desolation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the action of desolating\n2 a : GRIEF, SADNESS b : LONELINESS\n3 : DEVASTATION, RUIN\n4 : barren wasteland


Words: despair
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to lose all hope or confidence <despair of winning>\ntransitive senses , obsolete : to lose hope for\n\n<2> noun\n1 : utter loss of hope\n2 : a cause of hopelessness <an incorrigible child is the despair of his parents>


Words: desperate
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : having lost hope <a desperate spirit crying for relief> b : giving no ground for hope <the outlook was desperate>\n2 a : moved by despair <victims made desperate by abuse> b : involving or employing extreme measures in an attempt to escape defeat or frustration <made a desperate leap for the rope>\n3 : suffering extreme need or anxiety <desperate for money>\n4 : involving extreme danger or possible disaster <a desperate situation>\n5 : of extreme intensity\n6 : SHOCKING, OUTRAGEOUS


Words: despicable
Meaning:
adjective\n: deserving to be despised : so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation <despicable behavior>


Words: despise
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to look down on with contempt or aversion <despised the weak>\n2 : to regard as negligible, worthless, or distasteful


Words: despite
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the feeling or attitude of despising : CONTEMPT\n2 : MALICE, SPITE\n3 a : an act showing contempt or defiance b : DETRIMENT, DISADVANTAGE <I know of no government which stands to its obligations, even in its own despite, more solidly Sir Winston Churchill>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 archaic : to treat with contempt\n2 obsolete : to provoke to anger : VEX\n\n<3> preposition\n: in spite of <played despite an injury>


Words: despot
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a Byzantine emperor or prince b : a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church c : an Italian hereditary prince or military leader during the Renaissance\n2 a : a ruler with absolute power and authority b : a person exercising power tyrannically


Words: dessert
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually sweet course or dish (as of pastry or ice cream) served at the end of a meal\n2 British : a fresh fruit served after a sweet course


Words: destination
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the purpose for which something is destined\n2 : an act of appointing, setting aside for a purpose, or predetermining\n3 : a place to which one is journeying or to which something is sent <kept their destination secret>


Words: destine
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to decree beforehand : PREDETERMINE\n2 a : to designate, assign, or dedicate in advance <the younger son was destined for the priesthood> b : to direct, devise, or set apart for a specific purpose or place <freight destined for European ports>


Words: destiny
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something to which a person or thing is destined : FORTUNE\n2 : a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency


Words: destitute
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : lacking something needed or desirable <a lake destitute of fish>\n2 : lacking possessions and resources; especially : suffering extreme poverty <a destitute old man>


Words: destroy
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of <destroyed the files>; also : to ruin as if by tearing to shreds <their reputation was destroyed>\n2 a : to put out of existence : KILL b : NEUTRALIZE <the moon destroys the light of the stars> c : ANNIHILATE, VANQUISH <armies had been crippled but not destroyed W. L. Shirer>\nintransitive senses : to cause destruction


Words: destroyer
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that destroys\n2 : a small fast warship used especially to support larger vessels and usually armed with 5-inch guns, depth charges, torpedoes, and often guided missiles


Words: destruction
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the state or fact of being destroyed : RUIN\n2 : the action or process of destroying something\n3 : a destroying agency


Words: desultory
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose <a dragged-out ordeal of desultory shopping Herman Wouk>\n2 : not connected with the main subject\n3 : disappointing in progress or performance : SLUGGISH


Words: detach
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage\n2 : DISENGAGE, WITHDRAW


Words: detached
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : standing by itself : SEPARATE, UNCONNECTED; especially : not sharing any wall with another building <a detached house>\n2 : exhibiting an aloof objectivity usually free from prejudice or self-interest <a detached observer>


Words: detachment
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the action or process of detaching : SEPARATION\n2 a : the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service b : the part so dispatched c : a permanently organized separate unit usually smaller than a platoon and of special composition\n3 a : indifference to worldly concerns : ALOOFNESS b : freedom from bias or prejudice


Words: detail
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : extended treatment of or attention to particular items\n2 : a part of a whole: as a : a small and subordinate part : PARTICULAR; also : a reproduction of such a part of a work of art b : a part considered or requiring to be considered separately from the whole c : the small elements that collectively constitute a work of art d : the small elements of a photographic image corresponding to those of the subject\n3 a : selection of a person or group for a particular task (as in military service) b (1) : the person or group selected (2) : the task to be performed\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to report minutely and distinctly : SPECIFY <detailed their grievances>\n2 : to assign to a particular task\n3 : to furnish with the smaller elements of design and finish <trimmings that detail slips and petticoats>\nintransitive senses : to make detail drawings


Words: detain
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to hold or keep in or as if in custody\n2 obsolete : to keep back (as something due) : WITHHOLD\n3 : to restrain especially from proceeding : STOP


Words: detect
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to discover the true character of\n2 : to discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of <detect alcohol in the blood>\n3 : DEMODULATE\nintransitive senses : to work as a detective


Words: detective
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : fitted for or used in detecting something <had perfected his detective sensibilities>\n2 : of or relating to detectives or their work <a detective novel>\n\n<2> noun\n: one employed or engaged in detecting lawbreakers or in getting information that is not readily or publicly accessible


Words: detention
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or fact of detaining or holding back; especially : a holding in custody\n2 : the state of being detained; especially : a period of temporary custody prior to disposition by a court


Words: detergent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: that cleanses : CLEANSING\n\n<2> noun\n: a cleansing agent: as a : SOAP b : any of numerous synthetic water-soluble or liquid organic preparations that are chemically different from soaps but are able to emulsify oils, hold dirt in suspension, and act as wetting agents c : an oil-soluble substance that holds insoluble foreign matter in suspension and is used in lubricating oils and dry-cleaning solvents


Words: deteriorate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make inferior in quality or value : IMPAIR\n2 : DISINTEGRATE\nintransitive senses : to become impaired in quality, functioning, or condition : DEGENERATE <allowed a tradition of academic excellence to deteriorate> <his health deteriorated>


Words: determinable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, or decided upon\n2 : liable to be terminated : TERMINABLE


Words: determinant
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an element that identifies or determines the nature of something or that fixes or conditions an outcome\n2 : a square array of numbers bordered on the left and right by a vertical line and having a value equal to the algebraic sum of all possible products where the number of factors in each product is the same as the number of rows or columns, each factor in a given product is taken from a different row and column, and the sign of a product is positive or negative depending upon whether the number of permutations necessary to place the indices representing each factor’s position in its row or column in the order of the natural numbers is odd or even\n3 : GENE\n4 : EPITOPE


Words: determinate
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having defined limits\n2 : definitely settled\n3 : conclusively determined : DEFINITIVE\n4 : characterized by sequential flowering from the central or uppermost bud to the lateral or basal buds; also : characterized by growth in which the main stem ends in an inflorescence and stops growing with only branches from the main stem having further and similarly restricted growth <determinate tomato plants> compare INDETERMINATE 4\n5 : relating to, being, or undergoing egg cleavage in which each division irreversibly separates portions of the zygote with specific potencies for further development


Words: determination
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy b : the resolving of a question by argument or reasoning\n2 archaic : TERMINATION\n3 a : the act of deciding definitely and firmly; also : the result of such an act of decision b : the power or habit of deciding definitely and firmly\n4 : a fixing or finding of the position, magnitude, value, or character of something: as a : the act, process, or result of an accurate measurement b : an identification of the taxonomic position of a plant or animal\n5 a : the definition of a concept in logic by its essential constituents b : the addition of a differentia to a concept to limit its denotation\n6 : direction or tendency to a certain end : IMPULSION\n7 : the fixation of the destiny of undifferentiated embryonic tissue


Words: determine
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to fix conclusively or authoritatively b : to decide by judicial sentence c : to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possibilities d : RESOLVE\n2 a : to fix the form, position, or character of beforehand : ORDAIN <two points determine a straight line> b : to bring about as a result : REGULATE <demand determines the price>\n3 a : to fix the boundaries of b : to limit in extent or scope c : to put or set an end to : TERMINATE <determine an estate>\n4 : to find out or come to a decision about by investigation, reasoning, or calculation <determine the answer to the problem> <determine a position at sea>\n5 : to bring about the determination of <determine the fate of a cell>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to come to a decision\n2 : to come to an end or become void


Words: determined
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having reached a decision : firmly resolved <determined to be a pilot>\n2 a : showing determination <a determined effort> b : characterized by determination <will deter all but the most determined thief Security World>


Words: determinism
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a theory or doctrine that acts of the will, occurrences in nature, or social or psychological phenomena are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws b : a belief in predestination\n2 : the quality or state of being determined


Words: deterrence
Meaning:
noun\n: the act or process of deterring: as a : the inhibition of criminal behavior by fear especially of punishment b : the maintenance of military power for the purpose of discouraging attack


Words: detest
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : LOATHE\n2 obsolete : CURSE, DENOUNCE


Words: detonate
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to explode with sudden violence\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to detonate <detonate a bomb> compare DEFLAGRATE\n2 : to set off in a burst of activity : SPARK <programs that detonated controversies>


Words: detour
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; especially : a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to proceed by a detour <detour around road construction>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to send by a circuitous route\n2 : to avoid by going around : BYPASS


Words: detract
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : to speak ill of\n2 archaic : to take away\n3 : DIVERT <detract attention>\nintransitive senses : to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something often used with from


Words: detrain
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to get off a railroad train\ntransitive senses : to remove from a railroad train


Words: detriment
Meaning:
noun\n1 : INJURY, DAMAGE <did hard work without detriment to his health>\n2 : a cause of injury or damage <a detriment to progress>


Words: detritus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : loose material (as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration\n2 : a product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away : DEBRIS


Words: deuce
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : the face of a die that bears two spots (2) : a playing card bearing an index number two b : a throw of the dice yielding two points\n2 : a tie in tennis after each side has scored 40 requiring two consecutive points by one side to win\n3 obsolete English deuce bad luck a : DEVIL, DICKENS used chiefly as a mild oath <what the deuce is he up to now> b : something notable of its kind <a deuce of a mess>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to bring the score of (a tennis game or set) to deuce


Words: deuterium
Meaning:
noun\n: an isotope of hydrogen that has one proton and one neutron in its nucleus and that has twice the mass of ordinary hydrogen symbol D; called also heavy hydrogen


Words: devalue
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to institute the devaluation of (money)\n2 : to lessen the value of\nintransitive senses : to institute devaluation


Words: devastate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action\n2 : to reduce to chaos, disorder, or helplessness : OVERWHELM <devastated by grief> <her wisecrack devastated the class>


Words: develop
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail : EXPOUND b : to make visible or manifest c : to treat (as in dyeing) with an agent to cause the appearance of color d : to subject (exposed photograph material) especially to chemicals in order to produce a visible image; also : to make visible by such a method e : to elaborate (a musical idea) by the working out of rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme\n2 : to work out the possibilities of\n3 a : to make active or promote the growth of <developed his muscles> b (1) : to make available or usable <develop natural resources> (2) : to make suitable for commercial or residential purposes c : to move (as a chess piece) from the original position to one providing more opportunity for effective use\n4 a : to cause to unfold gradually <developed his argument> b : to expand by a process of growth <developed a strong organization> c : to cause to grow and differentiate along lines natural to its kind <rain and sun develop the grain> d : to have unfold or differentiate within one <developed pneumonia>\n5 : to acquire gradually <develop an appreciation for ballet>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to go through a process of natural growth, differentiation, or evolution by successive changes <a blossom develops from a bud> b : to acquire secondary sex characters\n2 : to become gradually manifest\n3 : to come into being gradually <the situation developing in eastern Europe>; also : TURN OUT 2a <it developed that no one had paid the bill>


Words: deviate
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic\n2 : to depart from an established course or norm\ntransitive senses : to cause to turn out of a previous course\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that deviates from a norm; especially : a person who differs markedly from a group norm\n2 : a statistical variable that gives the deviation of another variable from a fixed value (as the mean)\n\n<3> adjective\n: departing significantly from the behavioral norms of a particular society


Words: device
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something devised or contrived: as a (1) : PLAN, PROCEDURE, TECHNIQUE (2) : a scheme to deceive : STRATAGEM, TRICK b : something fanciful, elaborate, or intricate in design c : something (as a figure of speech) in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effect d archaic : MASQUE, SPECTACLE e : a conventional stage practice or means (as a stage whisper) used to achieve a particular dramatic effect f : a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function\n2 : DESIRE, INCLINATION <left to my own devices>\n3 : an emblematic design used especially as a heraldic bearing


Words: devil
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 often capitalized : the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Jewish and Christian belief as the tempter of mankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell usually used with the; often used as an interjection, an intensive, or a generalized term of abuse <what the devil is this> <the devil you say>\n2 : an evil spirit : DEMON\n3 a : an extremely wicked person : FIEND b archaic : a great evil\n4 : a person of notable energy, recklessness, and dashing spirit; also : one who is mischievous <those kids are little devils today>\n5 : FELLOW usually used in the phrases poor devil, lucky devil\n6 a : something very trying or provoking <having a devil of a time with this problem> b : severe criticism or rebuke : HELL used with the <I’ll probably catch the devil for this>\n7 : DUST DEVIL\n8 Christian Science : the opposite of Truth : a belief in sin, sickness, and death : EVIL, ERROR\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to season highly <deviled eggs>\n2 : TEASE, ANNOY


Words: devilish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : resembling or befitting a devil: as a : EVIL, SINISTER b : MISCHIEVOUS, ROGUISH\n2 : EXTREME <in a devilish hurry>


Words: devilry
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : action performed with the help of the devil : WITCHCRAFT b : WICKEDNESS c : MISCHIEF\n2 : an act of devilry


Words: devious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : OUT-OF-THE-WAY, REMOTE\n2 a : WANDERING, ROUNDABOUT <a devious path> b : moving without a fixed course : ERRANT <devious breezes>\n3 a : deviating from a right, accepted, or common course b : not straightforward : CUNNING; also : DECEPTIVE


Words: devise
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : INVENT b archaic : CONCEIVE, IMAGINE c : to plan to obtain or bring about : PLOT\n2 : to give (real estate) by will compare BEQUEATH\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act of giving or disposing of real property by will\n2 : a will or clause of a will disposing of real property\n3 : property devised by will


Words: devoid
Meaning:
adjective\n: being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment <an argument devoid of sense>


Words: devolve
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to pass on (as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another <devolving to western Europe full responsibility for its own defense Christopher Lane>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to pass by transmission or succession <the estate devolved on a distant cousin> b : to fall or be passed usually as a responsibility or obligation <the responsibility for breadwinning has devolved increasingly upon women Barbara Ehrenreich>\n2 : to come by or as if by flowing down <his allegedly subversive campaigns devolve from his belief in basic American rights Frank Deford>\n3 : to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution <where order devolves into chaos Johns Hopkins Magazine>


Words: devote
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to commit by a solemn act <devoted herself to serving God>\n2 : to give over or direct (as time, money, or effort) to a cause, enterprise, or activity


Words: devotion
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : religious fervor : PIETY b : an act of prayer or private worship usually used in plural c : a religious exercise or practice other than the regular corporate worship of a congregation\n2 a : the act of devoting b : the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal (as to an idea or person)\n3 obsolete : the object of one’s devotion


Words: devour
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to eat up greedily or ravenously\n2 : to use up or destroy as if by eating <we are devouring the world’s resources>\n3 : to prey upon <devoured by guilt>\n4 : to enjoy avidly <devours books>


Words: devout
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises\n2 : expressing devotion or piety <a devout attitude>\n3 : devoted to a pursuit, belief, or mode of behavior : SERIOUS, EARNEST <a devout baseball fan> <born a devout coward G. B. Shaw>


Words: dew
Meaning:
noun\n1 : moisture condensed upon the surfaces of cool bodies especially at night\n2 : something resembling dew in purity, freshness, or power to refresh\n3 : moisture especially when appearing in minute droplets: as a : TEARS b : SWEAT c : droplets of water produced by a plant in transpiration


Words: dewberry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of several sweet edible berries related to and resembling blackberries\n2 : a trailing or decumbent bramble (genus Rubus) that bears dewberries


Words: dewlap
Meaning:
noun\n1 : loose skin hanging under the neck of an animal see COW illustration\n2 : loose flesh on the human throat


Words: dexterity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : mental skill or quickness : ADROITNESS\n2 : readiness and grace in physical activity; especially : skill and ease in using the hands


Words: dexterous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : mentally adroit and skillful : CLEVER\n2 : done with dexterity : ARTFUL\n3 : skillful and competent with the hands


Words: dhow
Meaning:
noun\n: an Arab lateen-rigged boat usually having a long overhang forward, a high poop, and a low waist


Words: diabetes
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various abnormal conditions characterized by the secretion and excretion of excessive amounts of urine; especially : DIABETES MELLITUS


Words: diacritic
Meaning:
noun\n: a mark near or through an orthographic or phonetic character or combination of characters indicating a phonetic value different from that given the unmarked or otherwise marked element


Words: diadem
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : CROWN 2; specifically : a royal headband b : CROWN 6a(1)\n2 : something that adorns like a crown


Words: diaeresis
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mark < placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable (as in na*ve or Bront>) compare UMLAUT\n2 : the break in a verse caused by the coincidence of the end of a foot with the end of a word


Words: diagnosis
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms b : the decision reached by diagnosis\n2 : a concise technical description of a taxon\n3 a : investigation or analysis of the cause or nature of a condition, situation, or problem <diagnosis of engine trouble> b : a statement or conclusion from such an analysis


Words: diagonal
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : joining two vertices of a rectilinear figure that are nonadjacent or two vertices of a polyhedral figure that are not in the same face b : passing through two nonadjacent edges of a polyhedron <a diagonal plane>\n2 a : inclined obliquely from a reference line (as the vertical) b : having diagonal markings or parts <a diagonal weave>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a diagonal straight line or plane\n2 a (1) : a diagonal direction (2) : a diagonal row, arrangement, or pattern b : something oriented in diagonal position\n3 : a mark used typically to denote <or> (as in andor), <and or> (as in stragglerdeserter), or <per> (as in feetsecond) called also slash, solidus, virgule


Words: diagram
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a graphic design that explains rather than represents; especially : a drawing that shows arrangement and relations (as of parts)\n2 : a line drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to represent by or put into the form of a diagram


Words: dial
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the face of a sundial\n2 obsolete : TIMEPIECE\n3 : the graduated face of a timepiece\n4 a : a face upon which some measurement is registered usually by means of graduations and a pointer <the thermometer dial reads 70*F> b : a device that may be operated to make electrical connections or to regulate the operation of a machine <a radio dial> <a telephone dial>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to measure with a dial\n2 a : to manipulate a device (as a dial) so as to operate, regulate, or select <dial your favorite program> <dialed the wrong number> b : CALL 1m(1) <dialed the office>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to manipulate a dial\n2 : to make a telephone call or connection\n\n<3> abbreviation\ndialect, dialectical


Words: dialect
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language <the Doric dialect of ancient Greek> b : one of two or more cognate languages <French and Italian are Romance dialects> c : a variety of a language used by the members of a group <such dialects as politics and advertising Philip Howard> d : a variety of language whose identity is fixed by a factor other than geography (as social class) <spoke a rough peasant dialect> e : REGISTER 4c f : a version of a computer programming language\n2 : manner or means of expressing oneself : PHRASEOLOGY


Words: dialectic
Meaning:
noun\n1 : LOGIC 1a(1)\n2 a : discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation; specifically : the Socratic techniques of exposing false beliefs and eliciting truth b : the Platonic investigation of the eternal ideas\n3 : the logic of fallacy\n4 a : the Hegelian process of change in which a concept or its realization passes over into and is preserved and fulfilled by its opposite; also : the critical investigation of this process b (1) usually plural but singular or plural in construction : development through the stages of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis in accordance with the laws of dialectical materialism (2) : the investigation of this process (3) : the theoretical application of this process especially in the social sciences\n5 usually plural but singular or plural in construction a : any systematic reasoning, exposition, or argument that juxtaposes opposed or contradictory ideas and usually seeks to resolve their conflict b : an intellectual exchange of ideas\n6 : the dialectical tension or opposition between two interacting forces or elements


Words: dialogue
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing\n2 a : a conversation between two or more persons; also : a similar exchange between a person and something else (as a computer) b : an exchange of ideas and opinions c : a discussion between representatives of parties to a conflict that is aimed at resolution\n3 : the conversational element of literary or dramatic composition\n4 : a musical composition for two or more parts suggestive of a conversation\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to express in dialogue\nintransitive senses : to take part in a dialogue


Words: diameter
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a chord passing through the center of a figure or body\n2 : the length of a straight line through the center of an object\n3 : a unit of magnification for an optical instrument equal to the number of times the linear dimensions of an object are apparently increased <a microscope magnifying 60 diameters>


Words: diamond
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : native crystalline carbon that is usually nearly colorless, that when transparent and free from flaws is highly valued as a precious stone, and that is used industrially as an abrasive powder and in rock drills because of its great hardness; also : a piece of this substance b : crystallized carbon produced artificially\n2 : something that resembles a diamond (as in brilliance, value, or fine quality)\n3 : a square or rhombus-shaped figure usually oriented with the long diagonal vertical\n4 a : a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a red diamond b plural but singular or plural in construction : the suit comprising cards marked with diamonds\n5 : a baseball infield; also : the entire playing field\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to adorn with or as if with diamonds\n\n<3> adjective\n: of, relating to, or being a 60th or 75th anniversary or its celebration <diamond jubilee>


Words: diapason
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a burst of sound <diapasons of laughter> b : the principal foundation stop in the organ extending through the complete range of the instrument c (1) : the entire compass of musical tones (2) : RANGE, SCOPE\n2 a : TUNING FORK b : a standard of pitch


Words: diaper
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a fabric with a distinctive pattern: a : a rich silk fabric b : a soft usually white linen or cotton fabric used for tablecloths or towels\n2 : an allover pattern consisting of one or more small repeated units of design (as geometric figures) connecting with one another or growing out of one another with continuously flowing or straight lines\n3 : a basic garment for infants consisting of a folded cloth or other absorbent material drawn up between the legs and fastened about the waist\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to ornament with diaper designs\n2 : to put on or change the diaper of (an infant)


Words: diaphanous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through\n2 : characterized by extreme delicacy of form : ETHEREAL <painted diaphanous landscapes>\n3 : INSUBSTANTIAL, VAGUE <had only a diaphanous hope of success>


Words: diaphragm
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a body partition of muscle and connective tissue; specifically : the partition separating the chest and abdominal cavities in mammals\n2 : a dividing membrane or thin partition especially in a tube\n3 a : a more or less rigid partition in the body or shell of an invertebrate b : a transverse septum in a plant stem\n4 : a device that limits the aperture of a lens or optical system compare IRIS DIAPHRAGM\n5 : a thin flexible disk (as in a microphone or loudspeaker) that vibrates when struck by sound waves or that vibrates to generate sound waves\n6 : a molded cap usually of thin rubber fitted over the uterine cervix to act as a mechanical contraceptive barrier


Words: diarrhea
Meaning:
noun\n1 : abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools\n2 : excessive flow <verbal diarrhea>


Words: diary
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : JOURNAL; especially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings\n2 : a book intended or used for a diary


Words: diastole
Meaning:
noun\n: a rhythmically recurrent expansion; especially : the dilatation of the cavities of the heart during which they fill with blood


Words: diatribe
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : a prolonged discourse\n2 : a bitter and abusive speech or writing\n3 : ironical or satirical criticism


Words: dibble
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a small hand implement used to make holes in the ground for plants, seeds, or bulbs\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to plant with a dibble\n2 : to make holes in (soil) with or as if with a dibble


Words: dice
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : DIE 1 b : a gambling game played with dice\n2 plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)\n3 : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cut into small cubes b : to ornament with square markings <diced leather>\n2 a : to bring by playing dice <dice himself into debt> b : to lose by dicing <dice her money away>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to play games with dice <dice for drinks in the bar Malcolm Lowry>\n2 : to take a chance <the temptation to dice with death Newsweek>


Words: dichotomy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a division or the process of dividing into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities\n2 : the phase of the moon or an inferior planet in which half its disk appears illuminated\n3 a : BIFURCATION; especially : repeated bifurcation (as of a plant’s stem) b : a system of branching in which the main axis forks repeatedly into two branches c : branching of an ancestral line into two equal diverging branches\n4 : something with seemingly contradictory qualities


Words: dicker
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the number or quantity of 10 especially of hides or skins\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: BARGAIN <dickered over the price>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : BARTER\n2 : an act or session of bargaining


Words: dickey
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various articles of clothing: as a : a man’s separate or detachable shirtfront b : a small fabric insert worn to fill in the neckline\n2 chiefly British a : the driver’s seat in a carriage b : a seat at the back of a carriage or automobile\n3 : a small bird


Words: dicotyledon
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a class or subclass (Magnoliopsida or Dicotyledoneae) of angiospermous plants that produce an embryo with two cotyledons and usually have floral organs arranged in cycles of four or five and leaves with reticulate venation compare MONOCOTYLEDON


Words: dictate
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to give dictation\n2 : to speak or act domineeringly : PRESCRIBE\ntransitive senses\n1 : to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record\n2 a : to issue as an order b : to impose, pronounce, or specify authoritatively c : to require or determine necessarily <injuries dictated the choice of players>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an authoritative rule, prescription, or injunction b : a ruling principle <according to the dictates of your conscience>\n2 : a command by one in authority


Words: dictator
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a person granted absolute emergency power; especially : one appointed by the senate of ancient Rome b : one holding complete autocratic control c : one ruling absolutely and often oppressively\n2 : one that dictates


Words: dictatorial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or befitting a dictator <dictatorial power> b : ruled by a dictator\n2 : oppressive to or arrogantly overbearing toward others


Words: dictatorship
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the office of dictator\n2 : autocratic rule, control, or leadership\n3 a : a form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique b : a government organization or group in which absolute power is so concentrated c : a despotic state


Words: diction
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : verbal description\n2 : choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness\n3 a : vocal expression : ENUNCIATION b : pronunciation and enunciation of words in singing


Words: dictionary
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a reference book containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactical and idiomatic uses\n2 : a reference book listing alphabetically terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications\n3 : a reference book giving for words of one language equivalents in another\n4 : a list (as of items of data or words) stored in a computer for reference (as for information retrieval or word processing)


Words: dictum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a noteworthy statement: as a : a formal pronouncement of a principle, proposition, or opinion b : an observation intended or regarded as authoritative\n2 : a judge’s expression of opinion on a point other than the precise issue involved in determining a case


Words: didactic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : designed or intended to teach b : intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment\n2 : making moral observations


Words: dido
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mischievous or capricious act : PRANK, ANTIC often used in the phrase cut didoes\n2 : something that is frivolous or showy


Words: die
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to pass from physical life : EXPIRE\n2 a : to pass out of existence : CEASE <their anger died at these words> b : to disappear or subside gradually often used with away, down, or out <the storm died down>\n3 a : SINK, LANGUISH <dying from fatigue> b : to long keenly or desperately <dying to go> c : to be overwhelmed by emotion <die of embarrassment>\n4 a : to cease functioning : STOP <the motor died> b : to end in failure <the bill died in committee>\n5 : to become indifferent <die to worldly things>\n\n<2> noun\n1 plural dice : a small cube marked on each face with from one to six spots and used usually in pairs in various games and in gambling by being shaken and thrown to come to rest at random on a flat surface often used figuratively in expressions concerning chance or the irrevocability of a course of action <the die was cast>\n2 plural dies : DADO 1a\n3 plural dies : any of various tools or devices for imparting a desired shape, form, or finish to a material or for impressing an object or material: as a (1) : the larger of a pair of cutting or shaping tools that when moved toward each other produce a desired form in or impress a desired device on an object by pressure or by a blow (2) : a device composed of a pair of such tools b : a hollow internally threaded screw-cutting tool used for forming screw threads c : a mold into which molten metal or other material is forced d : a perforated block through which metal or plastic is drawn or extruded for shaping


Words: diet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : food and drink regularly provided or consumed b : habitual nourishment c : the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason\n2 : something provided especially habitually <a diet of Broadway shows and nightclubs Frederick Wyatt>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to take food : FEED\n2 : to cause to eat and drink sparingly or according to prescribed rules\nintransitive senses : to eat sparingly or according to prescribed rules\n\n<3> adjective\n: reduced in calories <a diet soft drink>\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a formal deliberative assembly of princes or estates\n2 : any of various national or provincial legislatures


Words: dietetics
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n: the science or art of applying the principles of nutrition to the diet


Words: differ
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 a : to be unlike or distinct in nature, form, or characteristics <the law of one state differs from that of another> b : to change from time to time or from one instance to another : VARY <the number of cookies in a box may differ>\n2 : to be of unlike or opposite opinion : DISAGREE <they differ on religious matters>


Words: difference
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the quality or state of being different b : an instance of differing in nature, form, or quality c archaic : a characteristic that distinguishes one from another or from the average d : the element or factor that separates or distinguishes contrasting situations\n2 : distinction or discrimination in preference\n3 a : disagreement in opinion : DISSENSION b : an instance or cause of disagreement\n4 : the degree or amount by which things differ in quantity or measure; specifically : REMAINDER 2b(1)\n5 : a significant change in or effect on a situation\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: DIFFERENTIATE, DISTINGUISH


Words: different
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality : DISSIMILAR <could hardly be more different> often followed by from, than, or chiefly British to <small, neat hand, very different from the captain’s tottery characters R. L. Stevenson> <vastly different in size than it was twenty-five years ago N. M. Pusey> <a very different situation to the one under which we live Sir Winston Churchill>\n2 : not the same: as a : DISTINCT <different age groups> b : VARIOUS <different members of the class> c : ANOTHER <switched to a different TV program>\n3 : UNUSUAL, SPECIAL <she was different and superior>\n\n<2> adverb\n: DIFFERENTLY


Words: differential
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or constituting a difference : DISTINGUISHING b : making a distinction between individuals or classes c : based on or resulting from a differential d : functioning or proceeding differently or at a different rate\n2 : being, relating to, or involving a differential or differentiation\n3 a : relating to quantitative differences b : producing effects by reason of quantitative differences\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the product of the derivative of a function of one variable by the increment of the independent variable b : a sum of products in which each product consists of a partial derivative of a given function of several variables multiplied by the corresponding increment and which contains as many products as there are independent variables in the function\n2 : a difference between comparable individuals or classes <a price differential>; also : the amount of such a difference\n3 a : DIFFERENTIAL GEAR b : a case covering a differential gear


Words: differentiate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to obtain the mathematical derivative of\n2 : to mark or show a difference in : constitute a difference that distinguishes\n3 : to develop differential characteristics in\n4 : to cause differentiation of in the course of development\n5 : to express the specific distinguishing quality of : DISCRIMINATE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to recognize or give expression to a difference\n2 : to become distinct or different in character\n3 : to undergo differentiation


Words: difficult
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : hard to do, make, or carry out : ARDUOUS <a difficult climb>\n2 a : hard to deal with, manage, or overcome <a difficult child> b : hard to understand : PUZZLING <difficult reading>


Words: difficulty
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being difficult\n2 : CONTROVERSY, DISAGREEMENT\n3 : OBJECTION\n4 : something difficult : IMPEDIMENT\n5 : EMBARRASSMENT, TROUBLE usually used in plural


Words: diffident
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence\n2 archaic : DISTRUSTFUL\n3 : RESERVED, UNASSERTIVE


Words: diffuse
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : being at once verbose and ill-organized\n2 : not concentrated or localized <diffuse sclerosis>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely b : EXTEND, SCATTER c : to spread thinly or wastefully\n2 : to subject to diffusion; especially : to break up and distribute (incident light) by reflection\nintransitive senses\n1 : to spread out or become transmitted especially by contact\n2 : to undergo diffusion


Words: dig
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement b : to prepare the soil of <dig a garden>\n2 a : to bring to the surface by digging : UNEARTH b : to bring to light or out of hiding <dig up facts>\n3 : to hollow out or form by removing earth : EXCAVATE\n4 : to drive down so as to penetrate : THRUST\n5 : POKE, PROD\n6 a : to pay attention to : NOTICE <dig that fancy hat> b : UNDERSTAND, APPRECIATE <if you do something subtle only one tenth of the audience will dig it Nat Hentoff> c : LIKE, ADMIRE <high school students dig short poetry David Burmester>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to turn up, loosen, or remove earth : DELVE\n2 : to work hard or laboriously\n3 : to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : THRUST, POKE b : a cutting remark\n2 plural a : living accommodations b chiefly British : LODGING, HOTEL\n3 : an archaeological excavation site; also : the excavation itself\n\n<3> abbreviation\ndigest


Words: digest
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a summation or condensation of a body of information: as a : a systematic compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions b : a periodical devoted to condensed versions of previously published articles\n2 : a product of digestion\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to distribute or arrange systematically : CLASSIFY\n2 : to convert (food) into absorbable form\n3 : to take into the mind or memory; especially : to assimilate mentally\n4 a : to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemicals b : to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid\n5 : to compress into a short summary\n6 : ABSORB 1 <the capacity of the U. S. to digest immigrants>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to digest food\n2 : to become digested


Words: digit
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0 b : one of the elements that combine to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system\n2 : a unit of length based on the breadth of a finger and equal in English measure to 34 inch\n3 : any of the divisions in which the limbs of amphibians and all higher vertebrates terminate, which are typically five in number but may be reduced (as in the horse), and which typically have a series of phalanges bearing a nail, claw, or hoof at the tip compare FINGER 1, TOE 1a


Words: digitalis
Meaning:
noun\n1 : FOXGLOVE\n2 : the dried powdered leaf of the common foxglove containing important glycosides and serving as a powerful cardiac stimulant and a diuretic


Words: dignify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to give distinction to : ENNOBLE\n2 : to confer dignity upon; also : to give undue attention or status to <won’t dignify that remark with a reply>


Words: dignity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed\n2 a : high rank, office, or position b : a legal title of nobility or honor\n3 archaic : DIGNITARY\n4 : formal reserve or seriousness of manner, appearance, or language


Words: digraph
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a group of two successive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound (as ea in bread or ng in sing) or whose value is not the sum of a value borne by each in other occurrences (as ch in chin where the value is )\n2 : a group of two successive letters\n3 : LIGATURE 4


Words: digress
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n: to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument


Words: dike
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an artificial watercourse : DITCH\n2 a : a bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water : LEVEE b : a barrier preventing passage especially of something undesirable\n3 a : a raised causeway b : a tabular body of igneous rock that has been injected while molten into a fissure\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to surround or protect with a dike\n2 : to drain by a dike


Words: dilapidated
Meaning:
adjective\n: decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse <a dilapidated old house>


Words: dilate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : to describe or set forth at length or in detail\n2 : to enlarge or expand in bulk or extent : DISTEND, WIDEN\nintransitive senses\n1 : to comment at length : DISCOURSE usually used with on or upon\n2 : to become wide : SWELL


Words: dilatory
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : tending or intended to cause delay <dilatory tactics>\n2 : characterized by procrastination : TARDY <dilatory in paying bills>


Words: dilemma
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an argument presenting two or more equally conclusive alternatives against an opponent\n2 a : a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice <faces this dilemma: raise interest rates and slow the economy or lower them and risk serious inflation> b : a situation involving such a choice <here am brought to a very pretty dilemma; must commit murder or commit matrimony George Farquhar>; broadly : PREDICAMENT <lords and bailiffs were in a terrible dilemma G. M. Trevelyan>\n3 a : a problem involving a difficult choice <the dilemma of


Words: dilettante
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an admirer or lover of the arts\n2 : a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : DABBLER


Words: dill
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of several plants of the carrot family; especially : a European herb (Anethum graveolens) with aromatic foliage and seeds both of which are used in flavoring foods and especially pickles\n2 : DILL PICKLE


Words: dilute
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : ATTENUATE\n2 : to make thinner or more liquid by admixture\n3 : to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of by admixture\n4 : to decrease the per share value of (common stock) by increasing the total number of shares\n\n<2> adjective\n: WEAK, DILUTED


Words: dim
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : emitting a limited or insufficient amount of light b : DULL, LUSTERLESS c : lacking pronounced, clear-cut, or vigorous quality or character\n2 a : seen indistinctly or without clear outlines or details b : perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly : FAINT <had only a dim notion of what was going on> c : having little prospect of favorable result or outcome <a dim future> d : characterized by an unfavorable, skeptical, or pessimistic attitude usually used in the phrase take a dim view of\n3 : not perceiving clearly and distinctly <dim eyes>\n4 : DIM-WITTED\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make dim or lusterless\n2 : to reduce the light from\nintransitive senses : to become dim\n\n<3> noun\n1 archaic : DUSK, DIMNESS\n2 : LOW BEAM\n\n<4> abbreviation\ndimension, diminished, diminuendo, diminutive


Words: dime
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a coin of the U.S. worth 110 dollar b : a petty sum of money\n2 : a Canadian 10-cent piece


Words: dimension
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : measure in one direction; specifically : one of three coordinates determining a position in space or four coordinates determining a position in space and time (2) : one of a group of properties whose number is necessary and sufficient to determine uniquely each element of a system of usually mathematical entities (as an aggregate of points in real or abstract space) <the surface of a sphere has two dimensions>; also : a parameter or coordinate variable assigned to such a property <the three dimensions of momentum> (3) : the number of elements in a basis of a vector space b : the quality of spatial extension : MAGNITUDE, SIZE c : a lifelike or realistic quality d : the range over which or the degree to which something extends : SCOPE usually used in plural e : one of the elements or factors making up a complete personality or entity : ASPECT\n2 obsolete : bodily form or proportions\n3 : any of the fundamental units (as of mass, length, or time) on which a derived unit is based; also : the power of such a unit\n4 : wood or stone cut to pieces of specified size\n5 : a level of existence or consciousness\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to form to the required dimensions\n2 : to indicate the dimensions of (as on a drawing)


Words: diminish
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make less or cause to appear less\n2 : to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : BELITTLE\n3 : to cause to taper\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become gradually less (as in size or importance) : DWINDLE\n2 : TAPER


Words: diminutive
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a diminutive word, affix, or name\n2 : a diminutive individual\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible used of affixes (as -ette, -kin, -ling) and of words formed with them (as kitchenette, manikin, duckling), of clipped forms (as Jim), and of altered forms (as Peggy); compare AUGMENTATIVE\n2 : exceptionally or notably small : TINY


Words: dimple
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a slight natural indentation in the surface of some part of the human body\n2 : a depression or indentation on a surface (as of a golf ball)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to mark with dimples\nintransitive senses : to exhibit or form dimples


Words: din
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a loud continued noise; especially : a welter of discordant sounds\n2 : a situation or condition resembling a din\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to make a loud noise\ntransitive senses\n1 : to assail with loud continued noise\n2 : to impress by insistent repetition often used with into\n\n<3> abbreviation\ndinar


Words: dinar
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a gold coin formerly used in countries of southwest Asia and north Africa\n2 a see MONEY table b see rial at MONEY table


Words: dine
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to take dinner\ntransitive senses : to give a dinner to\n\n<2> noun\nScottish : DINNER


Words: diner
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that dines\n2 a : DINING CAR b : a restaurant usually resembling a dining car in shape


Words: dinette
Meaning:
noun\n: a small space usually off a kitchen used for informal dining; also : furniture for such a space


Words: dinghy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an East Indian rowboat or sailboat\n2 a : a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat b : a small sailboat\n3 : a rubber life raft


Words: dinner
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the principal meal of the day b : a formal feast or banquet\n2 : TABLE D’H*TE 2\n3 : the food prepared for a dinner <eat your dinner>\n4 : a packaged meal usually for quick preparation <warmed up a frozen dinner>


Words: dinosaur
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a group (Dinosauria) of extinct chiefly terrestrial carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of the Mesozoic era\n2 : any of various large extinct reptiles other than the true dinosaurs\n3 : one that is impractically large, out-of-date, or obsolete


Words: dint
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : BLOW, STROKE\n2 : FORCE, POWER\n3 : 2DENT\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to make a dent in\n2 : to impress or drive in with force


Words: dip
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat <dip candles> b : to thrust in a way to suggest immersion c : to immerse (as a sheep or dog) in an antiseptic or parasiticidal solution\n2 a : to lift a portion of by reaching below the surface with something shaped to hold liquid : LADLE b : to take a portion of (snuff)\n3 a archaic : INVOLVE b : MORTGAGE\n4 a : to lower and then raise again <dip a flag in salute> b chiefly British : DIM 2\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to plunge into a liquid and quickly emerge b : to immerse something into a processing liquid or finishing material\n2 a : to suddenly drop down or out of sight b of an airplane : to drop suddenly before climbing c : to decline or decrease moderately and usually temporarily <prices dipped> d : to lower the body momentarily especially as part of an athletic or dancing motion\n3 a : to reach down inside or below or as if inside or below a surface especially to withdraw a part of the contents used with into <dipped into the family’s savings>\n4 : to examine or read something casually or superficially used with into\n5 : to incline downward from the plane of the horizon\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of dipping; especially : a brief plunge into the water for sport or exercise\n2 : inclination downward: a : PITCH b : a sharp downward course : DROP c : the angle that a stratum or similar geological feature makes with a horizontal plane\n3 : the angle formed with the horizon by a magnetic needle free to rotate in the vertical plane\n4 : HOLLOW, DEPRESSION\n5 : something obtained by or used in dipping\n6 a : a sauce or soft mixture into which food may be dipped b : a liquid preparation for the dipping of something; especially : an insecticide or parasiticide for the dipping of animals compare SHEEP-DIP\n7 slang : PICKPOCKET\n8 : a stupid or unsophisticated person\n\n<3> abbreviation\ndiploma


Words: diphtheria
Meaning:
noun\n: an acute febrile contagious disease marked by the formation of a false membrane especially in the throat and caused by a bacterium (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system


Words: diphthong
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a gliding monosyllabic speech sound (as the vowel combination at the end of toy) that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to or toward the position of another\n2 : DIGRAPH\n3 : the ligature < or >


Words: diploma
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural also diplomata : an official or state document : CHARTER\n2 : a writing usually under seal conferring some honor or privilege\n3 : a document bearing record of graduation from or of a degree conferred by an educational institution


Words: diplomacy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations\n2 : skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility : TACT


Words: dipper
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that dips: as a : a worker who dips articles b : something (as a long-handled cup) used for dipping c slang : PICKPOCKET\n2 : any of a genus (Cinclus and especially C. cinclus of the Old World and C. mexicanus of No. America) of birds that comprise an oscine family (Cinclidae) related to the thrushes and including individuals that are not web-footed but dive into swift mountain streams and walk on the bottom in search of food called also water ouzel\n3 capitalized : a group of stars that resembles a dipper: as a : BIG DIPPER b : LITTLE DIPPER


Words: dire
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : exciting horror <dire suffering> b : DISMAL, OPPRESSIVE <dire days>\n2 : warning of disaster <a dire forecast>\n3 a : desperately urgent <dire need> b : EXTREME <dire poverty>


Words: direct
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a obsolete : to write (a letter) to a person b : to mark with the name and address of the intended recipient c : to impart orally d : to adapt in expression so as to have particular applicability <a lawyer who directs his appeals to intelligence>\n2 a : to regulate the activities or course of b : to carry out the organizing, energizing, and supervising of c : to dominate and determine the course of d : to train and lead performances of\n3 : to cause to turn, move, or point undeviatingly or to follow a straight course <X rays are directed through the body>\n4 : to point, extend, or project in a specified line or course\n5 : to request or enjoin with authority\n6 : to show or point out the way for\nintransitive senses\n1 : to point out, prescribe, or determine a course or procedure\n2 : to act as director\n\n<2> adjective\n1 of a celestial body : moving in the general planetary direction from west to east : not retrograde\n2 a : stemming immediately from a source <direct result> b : being or passing in a straight line of descent from parent to offspring : LINEAL <direct ancestor> c : having no compromising or impairing element <direct insult>\n3 a : proceeding from one point to another in time or space without deviation or interruption : STRAIGHT b : proceeding by the shortest way <the direct route>\n4 : NATURAL, STRAIGHTFORWARD <direct manner>\n5 a : marked by absence of an intervening agency, instrumentality, or influence b : effected by the action of the people or the electorate and not by representatives <direct democracy> c : consisting of or reproducing the exact words of a speaker or writer\n6 : characterized by close logical, causal, or consequential relationship <direct evidence>\n7 : capable of dyeing without the aid of a mordant\n\n<3> adverb\n: in a direct way: as a : from point to point without deviation : by the shortest way <flew direct to Miami> b : from the source without interruption or diversion <the writer must take his material direct from life Douglas Stewart> c : without an interveni


Words: direction
Meaning:
noun\n1 : guidance or supervision of action or conduct : MANAGEMENT\n2 archaic : SUPERSCRIPTION\n3 a : an explicit instruction : ORDER b : assistance in pointing out the proper route usually used in plural <asked for directions to the beach>\n4 : the line or course on which something is moving or is aimed to move or along which something is pointing or facing\n5 archaic : DIRECTORATE 1\n6 a : a channel or direct course of thought or action b : TENDENCY, TREND c : a guiding, governing, or motivating purpose\n7 a : the art and technique of directing an orchestra, band, or a show (as for stage or screen) b : a word, phrase, or sign indicating the appropriate tempo, mood, or intensity of a passage or movement in music


Words: directive
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : serving or intended to guide, govern, or influence\n2 : serving to point direction; specifically : DIRECTIONAL 1b\n3 : of or relating to psychotherapy or counseling in which the counselor introduces information, content, or attitudes not previously expressed by the client\n\n<2> noun\n: something that serves to direct, guide, and usually impel toward an action or goal; especially : an authoritative instrument issued by a high-level body or official


Words: director
Meaning:
noun\n: one that directs: as a : the head of an organized group or administrative unit (as a bureau or school) b : one of a group of persons entrusted with the overall direction of a corporate enterprise c : one that supervises the production of a show (as for stage or screen) usually with responsibility for action, lighting, music, and rehearsals d : CONDUCTOR c


Words: directory
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: serving to direct; specifically : providing advisory but not compulsory guidance\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a book or collection of directions, rules, or ordinances b : an alphabetical or classified list (as of names and addresses)\n2 : a body of directors


Words: dirge
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a song or hymn of grief or lamentation; especially : one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites\n2 : a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music\n3 : something (as a poem) that has the qualities of a dirge


Words: dirndl
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a dress style with tight bodice, short sleeves, low neck, and gathered skirt\n2 : a full skirt with a tight waistband


Words: dirt
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : EXCREMENT b : a filthy or soiling substance (as mud, dust, or grime) c archaic : something worthless d : a contemptible person\n2 : loose or packed soil or sand : EARTH\n3 a : an abject or filthy state : SQUALOR b : CORRUPTION, CHICANERY c : licentiousness of language or theme d : scandalous or malicious gossip e : embarrassing or incriminating information


Words: dirty
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : not clean or pure <dirty clothes> b : likely to befoul or defile with dirt <dirty jobs> c : tedious, disagreeable, and unrecognized or thankless <had to do the dirty work> d : contaminated with infecting organisms <dirty wounds> e : containing impurities <dirty coal>\n2 a : morally unclean or corrupt: as (1) : INDECENT, VULGAR <dirty jokes> <a dirty movie> (2) : DISHONORABLE, BASE <dirty tricks> (3) : UNSPORTSMANLIKE <dirty players> b : acquired by disreputable or illegal means : ILL-GOTTEN <dirty money>\n3 a : ABOMINABLE, HATEFUL <war is a dirty business> b : highly regrettable <a dirty shame>\n4 : FOGGY, STORMY <dirty weather>\n5 a of color : not clear and bright : DULLISH <dirty blond> b : characterized by a husky, rasping, or raw tonal quality <dirty trumpet tones>\n6 : conveying ill-natured resentment <gave him a dirty look>\n7 : having considerable fallout <dirty bombs>\n\n<2> adverb\n: in a dirty manner: as a : DECEPTIVELY, UNDERHANDEDLY <fight dirty> b : INDECENTLY <talk dirty>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make dirty\n2 a : to stain with dishonor : SULLY b : to debase by distorting the real nature of\nintransitive senses : to become soiled


Words: disable
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to deprive of legal right, qualification, or capacity\n2 : to make incapable or ineffective; especially : to deprive of physical, moral, or intellectual strength


Words: disadvantage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances : DETRIMENT\n2 a : an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition <we were at a disadvantage> b : HANDICAP <it put us under a serious disadvantage>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to place at a disadvantage : HARM


Words: disagree
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to fail to agree <the two accounts disagree>\n2 : to differ in opinion <he disagreed with me on every topic>\n3 : to cause discomfort or distress <fried foods disagree with me>


Words: disappear
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to pass from view\n2 : to cease to be : pass out of existence or notice\ntransitive senses : to cause the disappearance of


Words: disappoint
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to fail to meet the expectation or hope of : FRUSTRATE\nintransitive senses : to cause disappointment <where the show disappoints most is in the work of the younger generation John Ashbery>


Words: disapprove
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pass unfavorable judgment on\n2 : to refuse approval to : REJECT\nintransitive senses : to feel or express disapproval


Words: disarm
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile b : to win over\n2 a : to divest of arms b : to deprive of a means of attack or defense c : to make harmless\nintransitive senses\n1 : to lay aside arms\n2 : to give up or reduce armed forces


Words: disarray
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a lack of order or sequence : CONFUSION, DISORDER\n2 : disorderly dress : DISHABILLE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to throw into disorder\n2 : UNDRESS


Words: disassemble
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to take apart <disassemble a watch>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to come apart <the frame disassembles into sections>\n2 : DISPERSE, SCATTER <the crowd began to disassemble>


Words: disaster
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction; broadly : a sudden or great misfortune or failure\n2 obsolete : an unfavorable aspect of a planet or star


Words: disavow
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to deny responsibility for : REPUDIATE\n2 : to refuse to acknowledge : DISCLAIM


Words: disband
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to break up the organization of : DISSOLVE\nintransitive senses : to break up as an organization : DISPERSE


Words: disbar
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges


Words: disbelieve
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to hold not worthy of belief : not believe\nintransitive senses : to withhold or reject belief


Words: disburden
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to rid of a burden <disburden a pack animal> b : UNBURDEN <disburden your conscience>\n2 : UNLOAD <disburdened their merchandise in the town square>\nintransitive senses : DISCHARGE <the vessels disburdened at the dock>


Words: disburse
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to pay out : expend especially from a fund b : to make a payment in settlement of\n2 : DISTRIBUTE


Words: discard
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to get rid of especially as useless or unpleasant\n2 a : to remove (a playing card) from one’s hand b : to play (any card except a trump) from a suit different from the one led\nintransitive senses : to discard a playing card\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act of discarding in a card game b : a card discarded\n2 : one that is cast off or rejected


Words: discern
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to detect with the eyes b : to detect with senses other than vision\n2 : to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : DISCRIMINATE\n3 : to come to know or recognize mentally\nintransitive senses : to see or understand the difference


Words: discharge
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to relieve of a charge, load, or burden: a : UNLOAD b : to release from an obligation c : to release electrical energy from (as a battery or capacitor) by a discharge\n2 a : to let or put off <discharge passengers> <discharge cargo> b : SHOOT <discharge an arrow> c : to release from confinement, custody, or care <discharge a prisoner> d : to give outlet or vent to : EMIT\n3 a (1) : to dismiss from employment (2) : to release from service or duty <discharge a soldier> b : to get rid of (as a debt or obligation) by performing an appropriate action (as payment) c : to set aside : ANNUL d : to order (a legislative committee) to end consideration of a bill in order to bring it before the house for action\n4 : to bear and distribute (as the weight of a wall above an opening)\n5 : to bleach out or remove (color or dye) in dyeing and printing textiles\n6 : to cancel the record of the loan of (a library book) upon return\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden b : to release electrical energy by a discharge\n2 a : GO OFF, FIRE used of a gun b : SPREAD, RUN <some dyes discharge> c : to pour forth fluid or other contents\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act of relieving of something that oppresses : RELEASE b : something that discharges or releases; especially : a certification of release or payment\n2 : the state of being discharged or relieved\n3 : the act of discharging or unloading\n4 : legal release from confinement\n5 : a firing off\n6 a : a flowing or issuing out <a discharge of spores>; also : a rate of flow b : something that is emitted <a purulent discharge>\n7 : the act of removing an obligation or liability\n8 a : release or dismissal especially from an office or employment b : complete separation from military service\n9 a : the equalization of a difference of electric potential between two points b : the conversion of the chemical energy of a battery into electrical energy


Words: disciple
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another: as a : one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ’s followers according to the Gospel accounts b : a convinced adherent of a school or individual\n2 capitalized : a member of the Disciples of Christ founded in the U.S. in 1809 that holds the Bible alone to be the rule of faith and practice, usually baptizes by immersion, and has a congregational polity


Words: disciplinary
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of or relating to discipline b : designed to correct or punish breaches of discipline <took disciplinary action>\n2 : of or relating to a particular field of study


Words: discipline
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : PUNISHMENT\n2 obsolete : INSTRUCTION\n3 : a field of study\n4 : training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character\n5 a : control gained by enforcing obedience or order b : orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior c : SELF-CONTROL\n6 : a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to punish or penalize for the sake of discipline\n2 : to train or develop by instruction and exercise especially in self-control\n3 a : to bring (a group) under control <discipline troops> b : to impose order upon <serious writers discipline and refine their writing styles>


Words: disclaim
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a disclaimer\n2 a obsolete : to disavow all part or share b : to utter denial\ntransitive senses\n1 : to renounce a legal claim to\n2 : DENY, DISAVOW <disclaimed any knowledge of the contents of the letter>


Words: disclose
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 obsolete : to open up\n2 a : to expose to view b archaic : HATCH c : to make known or public <demands that politicians disclose the sources of their income>\n\n<2> noun\nobsolete : DISCLOSURE


Words: discolor
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to alter or change the hue or color of\nintransitive senses : to change color especially for the worse


Words: discombobulate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: UPSET, CONFUSE <the offensive had discombobulated all the German defensive arrangements A. J. Liebling>


Words: discomfit
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a archaic : to defeat in battle b : to frustrate the plans of : THWART\n2 : to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : DISCONCERT\n\n<2> noun\n: DISCOMFITURE


Words: discomfort
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 archaic : DISMAY\n2 : to make uncomfortable or uneasy\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : DISTRESS, GRIEF\n2 : mental or physical uneasiness : ANNOYANCE


Words: disconnect
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to sever the connection of or between\nintransitive senses\n1 : to terminate a connection\n2 : to become detached or withdrawn <disconnects into dark moods>\n\n<2> noun\n: a lack of or break in connection, consistency, or agreement


Words: disconsolate
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : CHEERLESS <a clutch of disconsolate houses D. H. Lawrence>\n2 : DEJECTED, DOWNCAST <the team returned disconsolate from three losses>


Words: discontent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: DISCONTENTED\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make discontented\n\n<3> noun\n: lack of contentment: a : a sense of grievance : DISSATISFACTION <the winter of our discontent Shakespeare> b : restless aspiration for improvement\n\n<4> noun\n: one who is discontented : MALCONTENT


Words: discontinue
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take\n2 : to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance\nintransitive senses : to come to an end


Words: discord
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) b : active quarreling or conflict resulting from discord among persons or factions : STRIFE\n2 a (1) : a combination of musical sounds that strikes the ear harshly (2) : DISSONANCE b : a harsh or unpleasant sound\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: DISAGREE, CLASH


Words: discount
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something: as a (1) : a reduction made from a regular or list price (2) : a proportionate deduction from a debt account usually made for cash or prompt payment b : a deduction made for interest in advancing money upon or purchasing a bill or note not due\n2 : the act or practice of discounting\n3 : a deduction taken or allowance made\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make a deduction from usually for cash or prompt payment b : to sell or offer for sale at a discount\n2 : to lend money on after deducting the discount\n3 a : to leave out of account : DISREGARD b : to minimize the importance of c (1) : to make allowance for bias or exaggeration in (2) : to view with doubt d : to take into account (as a future event) in present calculations\nintransitive senses : to give or make discounts\n\n<3> adjective\n1 a : selling goods or services at a discount <discount stores> <a discount broker> <discount airlines> b : offered or sold at a discount\n2 : reflecting a discount <discount prices>


Words: discountenance
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : ABASH, DISCONCERT\n2 : to look with disfavor on : discourage by evidence of disapproval\n\n<2> noun\n: DISAPPROBATION, DISFAVOR


Words: discourage
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to deprive of courage or confidence : DISHEARTEN\n2 a : to hinder by disfavoring b : to attempt to dissuade


Words: discourse
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : the capacity of orderly thought or procedure : RATIONALITY\n2 : verbal interchange of ideas; especially : CONVERSATION\n3 a : formal and orderly and usually extended expression of thought on a subject b : connected speech or writing c : a linguistic unit (as a conversation or a story) larger than a sentence\n4 obsolete : social familiarity\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to express oneself especially in oral discourse\n2 : TALK, CONVERSE\ntransitive senses , archaic : to give forth : UTTER


Words: discover
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make known or visible : EXPOSE b archaic : DISPLAY\n2 a : to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time : FIND <discover the solution> b : FIND OUT <discovered he was out of gas>\nintransitive senses : to make a discovery


Words: discredit
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to refuse to accept as true or accurate : DISBELIEVE\n2 : to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of\n3 : to deprive of good repute : DISGRACE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : loss of credit or reputation <I knew stories to the discredit of England W. B. Yeats>\n2 : lack or loss of belief or confidence : DOUBT <contradictions cast discredit on his testimony>


Words: discreet
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech : PRUDENT; especially : capable of preserving prudent silence\n2 : UNPRETENTIOUS, MODEST <the warmth and discreet elegance of a civilized home Joseph Wechsberg>\n3 : UNOBTRUSIVE, UNNOTICEABLE <followed at a discreet distance>


Words: discrete
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : constituting a separate entity : individually distinct\n2 a : consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : NONCONTINUOUS b : taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values <discrete probabilities> <a discrete random variable>


Words: discretion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality of being discreet : CIRCUMSPECTION; especially : cautious reserve in speech\n2 : ability to make responsible decisions\n3 a : individual choice or judgment <left the decision to his discretion> b : power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds <reached the age of discretion>\n4 : the result of separating or distinguishing


Words: discriminate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of b : DISTINGUISH, DIFFERENTIATE <discriminate hundreds of colors>\n2 : to distinguish by discerning or exposing differences; especially : to distinguish from another like object\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make a distinction <discriminate among historical sources> b : to use good judgment\n2 : to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit <discriminate in favor of your friends> <discriminate against a certain nationality>


Words: discriminating
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : making a distinction : DISTINGUISHING\n2 : marked by discrimination: a : DISCERNING, JUDICIOUS b : DISCRIMINATORY


Words: discursive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : moving from topic to topic without order : RAMBLING b : proceeding coherently from topic to topic\n2 : marked by analytical reasoning


Words: discus
Meaning:
noun\n: a disk (as of wood or plastic) that is thicker in the center than at the perimeter and that is hurled for distance as a track-and-field event; also : the event


Words: discuss
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 obsolete : DISPEL\n2 a : to investigate by reasoning or argument b : to present in detail for examination or consideration <discussed plans for the party> c : to talk about\n3 obsolete : DECLARE


Words: disdain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a feeling of contempt for what is beneath one : SCORN\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to look on with scorn\n2 : to refuse or abstain from because of disdain\n3 : to treat as beneath one’s notice or dignity


Words: disease
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : TROUBLE\n2 : a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning : SICKNESS, MALADY\n3 : a harmful development (as in a social institution)


Words: disembark
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to remove to shore from a ship\nintransitive senses\n1 : to go ashore out of a ship\n2 : to get out of a vehicle or craft


Words: disengage
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to release from something that engages or involves\nintransitive senses : to release or detach oneself : WITHDRAW


Words: disentangle
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to free from entanglement : UNRAVEL\nintransitive senses : to become disentangled


Words: disestablish
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to deprive of an established status; especially : to deprive of the status and privileges of an established church


Words: disfavor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : DISAPPROVAL, DISLIKE <practices looked upon with disfavor>\n2 : the state or fact of being no longer favored <fell into disfavor>\n3 : DISADVANTAGE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to withhold or withdraw favor from


Words: disfigure
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries <a face disfigured by smallpox>\n2 obsolete : DISGUISE


Words: disfranchise
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity; especially : to deprive of the right to vote


Words: disgorge
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to discharge by the throat and mouth : VOMIT b : to discharge or let go of in a manner suggesting vomiting <the train disgorged its passengers> c : to give up on request or under pressure <refused to disgorge his ill-gotten gains>\n2 : to discharge the contents of (as the stomach)\nintransitive senses : to discharge contents <where the river disgorges into the sea>


Words: disgrace
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 archaic : to humiliate by a superior showing\n2 : to be a source of shame to <your actions disgraced the family>\n3 : to cause to lose favor or standing <was disgraced by the hint of scandal>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the condition of one fallen from grace or honor b : loss of grace, favor, or honor\n2 : something that disgraces <your manners are a disgrace>


Words: disgruntle
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to make ill-humored or discontented usually used as a participial adjective <they were a very disgruntled crew Flannery O’Connor>


Words: disguise
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to change the customary dress or appearance of b : to furnish with a false appearance or an assumed identity\n2 obsolete : DISFIGURE\n3 : to obscure the existence or true state or character of : CONCEAL\n\n<2> noun\n1 : apparel assumed to conceal one’s identity or counterfeit another’s\n2 : the act of disguising\n3 a : form misrepresenting the true nature of something <blessings in disguise> b : an artificial manner : PRETENSE <threw off all disguise>


Words: disgust
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: marked aversion aroused by something highly distasteful : REPUGNANCE\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to provoke to loathing, repugnance, or aversion : be offensive to\n2 : to cause (one) to lose an interest or intention\nintransitive senses : to cause disgust


Words: dish
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a more or less concave vessel from which food is served b : the contents of a dish <a dish of strawberries>\n2 a : food prepared in a particular way b : something one particularly enjoys : CUP OF TEA\n3 a (1) : any of various shallow concave vessels; broadly : anything shallowly concave (2) : a directional receiver having a concave usually parabolic reflector; especially : one used as a microwave antenna b : the state of being concave or the degree of concavity\n4 a : something that is favored <entertainment that is just his dish> b : an attractive or sexy person\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put (as food for serving) into a dish often used with up\n2 : PRESENT usually used with up\n3 : to make concave like a dish\nintransitive senses : to pass to a teammate (as in basketball) usually used with off


Words: dishonest
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete : SHAMEFUL, UNCHASTE\n2 : characterized by lack of truth, honesty, or trustworthiness : UNFAIR, DECEPTIVE


Words: dishonor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : lack or loss of honor or reputation\n2 : the state of one who has lost honor or prestige : SHAME\n3 : a cause of disgrace\n4 : the nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to treat in a degrading manner b : to bring shame on\n2 : to refuse to accept or pay (as a bill or check)


Words: disillusion
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the condition of being disenchanted\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to leave without illusion or naive faith and trust


Words: disinfect
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to free from infection especially by destroying harmful microorganisms; broadly : CLEANSE


Words: disinherit
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to prevent deliberately from inheriting something (as by making a will)\n2 : to deprive of natural or human rights or of previously held special privileges


Words: disintegrate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles\n2 : to destroy the unity or integrity of\nintransitive senses\n1 : to break or separate into constituent elements or parts\n2 : to lose unity or integrity by or as if by breaking into parts\n3 : to undergo a change in composition <an atomic nucleus that disintegrates because of radioactivity>


Words: disinter
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to take out of the grave or tomb\n2 : to bring back into awareness or prominence; also : to bring to light : UNEARTH


Words: disinterested
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : not having the mind or feelings engaged : not interested <telling them in a disinterested voice Tom Wicker> <Introverted. Unsocial Disinterested in women J. A. Brussel> b : no longer interested <husband and wife become disinterested in each other T. I. Rubin>\n2 : free from selfish motive or interest : UNBIASED <a disinterested decision> <disinterested intellectual curiosity is the lifeblood of real civilization G. M. Trevelyan>


Words: disjoint
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete : DISJOINTED 1a\n2 : having no elements in common <disjoint mathematical sets>


Words: disjointed
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : being thrown out of orderly function <a disjointed society> b : lacking coherence or orderly sequence <an incomplete and disjointed history>\n2 : separated at or as if at the joint


Words: disk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body <the solar disk> b archaic : DISCUS\n2 : any of various rounded and flattened animal anatomical structures (as an intervertebral disk) compare SLIPPED DISK\n3 : the central part of the flower head of a typical composite made up of closely packed tubular flowers\n4 a : a thin circular object b usually disc : a phonograph record c : a round flat plate coated with a magnetic substance on which data for a computer is stored d usually disc : OPTICAL DISK: as (1) : VIDEODISC (2) : COMPACT DISC\n5 usually disc : one of the concave circular steel tools with sharpened edge making up the working part of a disc harrow or plow; also : an implement employing such tools\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cultivate with an implement (as a harrow or plow) that turns and loosens the soil with a series of discs


Words: dislike
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a feeling of aversion or disapproval\n2 obsolete : DISCORD\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 archaic : DISPLEASE\n2 : to regard with dislike : DISAPPROVE\n3 obsolete : to show aversion to


Words: dislocate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to put out of place; specifically : to displace (a bone) from normal connections with another bone\n2 : to force a change in the usual status, relationship, or order of : DISRUPT


Words: dislodge
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage\n2 : to force out of a secure or settled position <dislodged the rock with a shovel>\nintransitive senses : to leave a lodging place


Words: disloyal
Meaning:
adjective\n: lacking in loyalty; also : showing an absence of allegiance, devotion, obligation, faith, or support <his disloyal refusal to help his friend>


Words: dismal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete : DISASTROUS, DREADFUL\n2 : showing or causing gloom or depression\n3 : lacking merit : particularly bad


Words: dismantle
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to take to pieces; also : to destroy the integrity or functioning of\n2 : to strip of dress or covering : DIVEST\n3 : to strip of furniture and equipment


Words: dismay
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to deprive of courage, resolution, and initiative through the pressure of sudden fear or anxiety or great perplexity\n\n<2> noun\n1 : sudden loss of courage or resolution from alarm or fear\n2 a : sudden disappointment b : PERTURBATION 1


Words: dismember
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of\n2 : to break up or tear into pieces


Words: dismiss
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to permit or cause to leave <dismissed the visitors>\n2 : to remove from position or service : DISCHARGE <dismissed the thievish servant>\n3 a : to reject serious consideration of <dismissed the thought> b : to put out of judicial consideration <dismissed all charges>


Words: dismount
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : DESCEND\n2 : to alight from an elevated position (as on a horse); also : to get out of an enclosed craft or vehicle\ntransitive senses\n1 : to throw down or remove from a mount or an elevated position; especially : UNHORSE\n2 : DISASSEMBLE\n\n<2> noun\n: the act of dismounting


Words: disorder
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to disturb the order of\n2 : to disturb the regular or normal functions of\n\n<2> noun\n1 : lack of order <clothes in disorder>\n2 : breach of the peace or public order <troubled times marked by social disorders>\n3 : an abnormal physical or mental condition : AILMENT <a nervous disorder>


Words: disorderly
Meaning:
<1> adverb\narchaic : in a disorderly manner\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : engaged in conduct offensive to public order <charged with being drunk and disorderly>\n2 : characterized by disorder <a disorderly pile of clothes>


Words: disown
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to refuse to acknowledge as one’s own\n2 a : to repudiate any connection or identification with b : to deny the validity or authority of


Words: disparage
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to lower in rank or reputation : DEGRADE\n2 : to depreciate by indirect means (as invidious comparison) : speak slightingly about


Words: disparate
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements\n2 : markedly distinct in quality or character


Words: dispassionate
Meaning:
adjective\n: not influenced by strong feeling; especially : not affected by personal or emotional involvement <a dispassionate critic> <a dispassionate approach to an issue>


Words: dispatch
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to send off or away with promptness or speed; especially : to send off on official business\n2 a : to kill with quick efficiency b obsolete : DEPRIVE\n3 : to dispose of (as a task) rapidly or efficiently\n4 : DEFEAT 3\nintransitive senses , archaic : to make haste : HURRY\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a message sent with speed; especially : an important official message sent by a diplomatic, military, or naval officer b : a news item filed by a correspondent\n2 : the act of dispatching: as a obsolete : DISMISSAL b : the act of killing c (1) : prompt settlement (as of an item of business) (2) : quick riddance d : a sending off : SHIPMENT\n3 : promptness and efficiency in performance or transmission <done with dispatch>


Words: dispensation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a general state or ordering of things; specifically : a system of revealed commands and promises regulating human affairs b : a particular arrangement or provision especially of providence or nature\n2 a : an exemption from a law or from an impediment, vow, or oath b : a formal authorization\n3 a : the act of dispensing b : something dispensed or distributed


Words: dispense
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to deal out in portions b : ADMINISTER <dispense justice>\n2 : to give dispensation to : EXEMPT\n3 : to prepare and distribute (medication)\nintransitive senses , archaic : to grant dispensation


Words: disperse
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to break up <police dispersed the crowd> b : to cause to become spread widely c : to cause to evaporate or vanish <sunlight dispersing the mist>\n2 : to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source: as a archaic : DISSEMINATE b : to subject (as light) to dispersion c : to distribute (as fine particles) more or less evenly throughout a medium\nintransitive senses\n1 : to break up in random fashion <the crowd dispersed on request>\n2 a : to become dispersed b : DISSIPATE, VANISH <the fog dispersed toward morning>


Words: displace
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to remove from the usual or proper place; specifically : to expel or force to flee from home or homeland b : to remove from an office, status, or job c obsolete : to drive out : BANISH\n2 a : to move physically out of position <a floating object displaces water> b : to take the place of (as in a chemical reaction) : SUPPLANT


Words: displacement
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of displacing : the state of being displaced\n2 a : the volume or weight of a fluid (as water) displaced by a floating body (as a ship) of equal weight b : the difference between the initial position of something (as a body or geometric figure) and any later position c : the volume displaced by a piston (as in a pump or an engine) in a single stroke; also : the total volume so displaced by all the pistons in an internal combustion engine (as in an automobile)\n3 a : the redirection of an emotion or impulse from its original object (as an idea or person) to another b : the substitution of another form of behavior for what is usual or expected especially when the usual response is nonadaptive


Words: display
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to put or spread before the view <display the flag> b : to make evident <displayed great skill> c : to exhibit ostentatiously <liked to display his erudition>\n2 obsolete : DESCRY\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : SHOW OFF\n2 : to make a breeding display <penguins displayed and copulated>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a (1) : a setting or presentation of something in open view <a fireworks display> (2) : a clear sign or evidence : EXHIBITION <a display of courage> b : ostentatious show c : type, composition, or printing designed to catch the eye d : an eye-catching arrangement by which something is exhibited e : an electronic device (as a cathode-ray tube) that temporarily presents information in visual form; also : the visual information\n2 : a pattern of behavior exhibited especially by male birds in the breeding season


Words: displease
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying <their gossip displeases her>\n2 : to be offensive to <abstract art displeases him>\nintransitive senses : to give displeasure <behavior calculated to displease>


Words: displeasure
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the feeling of one that is displeased : DISFAVOR\n2 : DISCOMFORT, UNHAPPINESS\n3 archaic : OFFENSE, INJURY


Words: disport
Meaning:
<1> noun\narchaic : SPORT, PASTIME\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : DIVERT, AMUSE\n2 : DISPLAY\nintransitive senses : to amuse oneself in light or lively fashion : FROLIC


Words: disposal
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the power or authority to dispose or make use of as one chooses <the car was at my disposal>\n2 : the act or process of disposing: as a : orderly placement or distribution b : REGULATION, ADMINISTRATION c : the act or action of presenting or bestowing something <disposal of favors> d : systematic destruction; especially : destruction or transformation of garbage\n3 garbage disposal unit : a device used to reduce waste matter (as by grinding)


Words: dispose
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give a tendency to : INCLINE <faulty diet disposes one to sickness>\n2 a : to put in place : set in readiness : ARRANGE <disposing troops for withdrawal> b obsolete : REGULATE c : BESTOW\nintransitive senses\n1 : to settle a matter finally\n2 obsolete : to come to terms\n\n<2> noun\n1 obsolete : DISPOSAL\n2 obsolete a : DISPOSITION b : DEMEANOR


Words: disposition
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or the power of disposing or the state of being disposed: as a : ADMINISTRATION, CONTROL b : final arrangement : SETTLEMENT <the disposition of the case> c (1) : transfer to the care or possession of another (2) : the power of such transferal d : orderly arrangement\n2 a : prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination b : temperamental makeup c : the tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances


Words: disproportion
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : DISPARITY; also : an instance of such disparity\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make out of proportion : MISMATCH


Words: disputation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the action of disputing : verbal controversy <continuous disputation between them> <ideological disputations>\n2 : an academic exercise in oral defense of a thesis by formal logic


Words: disputatious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : inclined to dispute b : marked by disputation\n2 : provoking debate : CONTROVERSIAL


Words: dispute
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to engage in argument : DEBATE; especially : to argue irritably or with irritating persistence\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make the subject of disputation b : to call into question <her honesty was never disputed>\n2 a : to struggle against : OPPOSE <disputed the advance of the invaders> b : to contend over <both sides disputed the bridgehead>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : verbal controversy : DEBATE b : QUARREL\n2 obsolete : physical combat


Words: disqualify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to deprive of the required qualities, properties, or conditions : make unfit\n2 : to deprive of a power, right, or privilege\n3 : to make ineligible for a prize or for further competition because of violations of the rules


Words: disquiet
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to take away the peace or tranquillity of : DISTURB, ALARM\n\n<2> noun\n: lack of peace or tranquillity : ANXIETY\n\n<3> adjective\narchaic : UNEASY, DISQUIETED


Words: disregard
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to pay no attention to : treat as unworthy of regard or notice\n\n<2> noun\n: the act of disregarding : the state of being disregarded : NEGLECT


Words: disrobe
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to take off one’s clothing\ntransitive senses : to strip of clothing or covering


Words: disrupt
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to break apart : RUPTURE b : to throw into disorder <agitators trying to disrupt the meeting>\n2 : to interrupt the normal course or unity of


Words: dissect
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to separate into pieces : expose the several parts of (as an animal) for scientific examination\n2 : to analyze and interpret minutely\nintransitive senses : to make a dissection


Words: dissected
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : cut deeply into fine lobes <a dissected leaf>\n2 : divided into hills and ridges (as by gorges) <a dissected plateau>


Words: dissemble
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to hide under a false appearance\n2 : to put on the appearance of : SIMULATE\nintransitive senses : to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense


Words: disseminate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to spread abroad as though sowing seed <disseminate ideas>\n2 : to disperse throughout


Words: dissent
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to withhold assent\n2 : to differ in opinion\n\n<2> noun\n: difference of opinion: as a : religious nonconformity b : a justice’s nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority called also dissenting opinion


Words: dissertation
Meaning:
noun\n: an extended usually written treatment of a subject; specifically : one submitted for a doctorate


Words: dissident
Meaning:
adjective\n: disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief


Words: dissimulate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to hide under a false appearance <smiled to dissimulate her urgency Alice Glenday>\nintransitive senses : DISSEMBLE


Words: dissipate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to break up and drive off (as a crowd) b : to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish <one’s sympathy is eventually dissipated Andrew Feinberg> c : to lose (as heat or electricity) irrecoverably\n2 : to spend or use up wastefully or foolishly <lifelong tendency to dissipate his gifts in travel and pleasure Edmund Morris> <his fortune is dissipated in imprudent political adventures John Butt>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to break up and scatter or vanish\n2 : to be extravagant or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; especially : to drink to excess


Words: dissociate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to separate from association or union with another\n2 : DISUNITE; specifically : to subject to chemical dissociation\nintransitive senses\n1 : to undergo dissociation\n2 : to mutate especially reversibly


Words: dissolute
Meaning:
adjective\n: lacking restraint; especially : marked by indulgence in things (as drink or promiscuous sex) deemed vices <the dissolute and degrading aspects of human nature Wallace Fowlie>


Words: dissolution
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of dissolving: as a : separation into component parts b (1) : DECAY, DISINTEGRATION (2) : DEATH c : termination or destruction by breaking down, disrupting, or dispersing <the dissolution of the republic> d : the dissolving of an assembly or organization e : LIQUEFACTION\n2 : a dissolute act or practice


Words: dissolve
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to disperse or disappear : DESTROY b : to separate into component parts : DISINTEGRATE c : to bring to an end : TERMINATE <dissolve parliament> d : ANNUL <dissolve an injunction>\n2 a : to cause to pass into solution <dissolve sugar in water> b : MELT, LIQUEFY c : to cause to be emotionally moved d : to cause to fade out in a dissolve\n3 archaic : DETACH, LOOSEN\n4 : to clear up <dissolve a problem>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become dissipated or decomposed b : BREAK UP, DISPERSE c : to fade away\n2 a : to become fluid : MELT b : to pass into solution c : to be overcome emotionally <dissolved into tears> d : to resolve itself as if by dissolution <hate dissolved into fear> e : to change by a dissolve <the scene dissolves to a Victorian parlor>\n\n<2> noun\n: a gradual superimposing of one motion-picture or television shot upon another on a screen


Words: dissonance
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : lack of agreement; especially : inconsistency between the beliefs one holds or between one’s actions and one’s beliefs compare COGNITIVE DISSONANCE b : an instance of such inconsistency or disagreement\n2 : a mingling of discordant sounds; especially : a clashing or unresolved musical interval or chord


Words: dissuade
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to advise (a person) against something b archaic : to advise against (an action)\n2 : to turn from something by persuasion


Words: distaff
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a staff for holding the flax, tow, or wool in spinning b : woman’s work or domain\n2 : the female branch or side of a family\n\n<2> adjective\n: MATERNAL <the distaff side of the family> compare SPEAR; also : FEMALE <distaff executives>


Words: distance
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : DISCORD\n2 a : separation in time b : the degree or amount of separation between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects c (1) : an extent of area or an advance along a route measured linearly (2) : an extent of space measured other than linearly <within walking distance> d : an extent of advance from a beginning e : EXPANSE f (1) : length of a race or contest <won at all distances> (2) : the full length (as of a prizefight or ball game) (3) : a long race <distance training>\n3 : the quality or state of being distant: as a : spatial remoteness b : personal and especially emotional separation; also : RESERVE, COLDNESS c : DIFFERENCE, DISPARITY\n4 : a distant point or region\n5 a : AESTHETIC DISTANCE b : capacity to observe dispassionately\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to place or keep at a distance\n2 : to leave far behind : OUTSTRIP


Words: distant
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : separated in space : AWAY b : situated at a great distance : FAR-OFF c : separated by a great distance from each other : far apart d : far behind <finished a distant third>\n2 : separated in a relationship other than spatial <a distant cousin> <the distant past>\n3 : different in kind\n4 : reserved or aloof in personal relationship : COLD\n5 a : going a long distance <distant voyages> b : concerned with remote things <distant thoughts>


Words: distaste
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : to feel aversion to\n2 archaic : OFFEND, DISPLEASE\nintransitive senses , obsolete : to have an offensive taste\n\n<2> noun\n1 a archaic : dislike of food or drink b : AVERSION, DISINCLINATION <a distaste for opera>\n2 obsolete : ANNOYANCE, DISCOMFORT


Words: distemper
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to throw out of order\n2 archaic : DERANGE, UNSETTLE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : bad humor or temper\n2 : a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially of quadruped mammals: as a : a highly contagious virus disease especially of dogs that is caused by a paramyxovirus (genus Morbillivirus) and is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms b : STRANGLES c : PANLEUKOPENIA\n3 : AILMENT, DISORDER <political distemper> <intellectual distempers>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a process of painting in which the pigments are mixed with an emulsion of egg yolk, with size, or with white of egg as a vehicle and which is used for painting scenery and murals\n2 a : the paint or the prepared ground used in the distemper process b : a painting done in distemper\n3 : any of various water-based paints\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to paint in or with distemper


Words: distend
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : EXTEND\n2 : to enlarge from internal pressure : SWELL\nintransitive senses : to become expanded


Words: distill
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to let fall, exude, or precipitate in drops or in a wet mist\n2 a : to subject to or transform by distillation b : to obtain by or as if by distillation c : to extract the essence of : CONCENTRATE\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to fall or materialize in drops or in a fine moisture b : to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time\n2 a : to undergo distillation b : to perform distillation


Words: distillation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the process of purifying a liquid by successive evaporation and condensation b : a process like distillation; also : an instance of distilling\n2 : something distilled : DISTILLATE 2


Words: distinct
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : distinguishable to the eye or mind as discrete : SEPARATE <a distinct cultural group>\n2 : presenting a clear unmistakable impression <a neat distinct handwriting>\n3 archaic : notably decorated\n4 a : NOTABLE <a distinct contribution to scholarship> b : readily and unmistakably apprehended <a distinct possibility>


Words: distinction
Meaning:
noun\n1 a archaic : DIVISION b : CLASS 4\n2 : the distinguishing of a difference <without distinction as to race, sex, or religion>; also : the difference distinguished <the distinction between imply and infer>\n3 : something that distinguishes <regional distinctions>\n4 : the quality or state of being distinguishable\n5 a : the quality or state of being distinguished or worthy <a politician of some distinction> b : special honor or recognition <took a law degree with distinction> <won many distinctions> c : an accomplishment that sets one apart <the distinction of being the oldest to win the title>


Words: distinctive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : serving to distinguish b : having or giving style or distinction\n2 : capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance


Words: distinguish
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate <so alike they could not be distinguished>\n2 a : to mark as separate or different b : to separate into kinds, classes, or categories c : to give prominence or distinction to <distinguished themselves in music> d : CHARACTERIZE\n3 a : DISCERN <distinguished a light in the distance> b : to single out : take special notice of\nintransitive senses : to perceive a difference


Words: distort
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to twist out of the true meaning or proportion <distorted the facts>\n2 : to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition <a face distorted by pain>; also : to cause to be perceived unnaturally <the new lights distorted colors>\n3 : PERVERT\nintransitive senses : to become distorted; also : to cause a twisting from the true, natural, or normal


Words: distract
Meaning:
<1> adjective\narchaic : INSANE, MAD\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to turn aside : DIVERT b : to draw or direct (as one’s attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time\n2 : to stir up or confuse with conflicting emotions or motives


Words: distress
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized b : something that is distrained\n2 a : pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or the mind : TROUBLE <gastric distress> b : a painful situation : MISFORTUNE\n3 : a state of danger or desperate need <a ship in distress>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to subject to great strain or difficulties\n2 archaic : to force or overcome by inflicting pain\n3 : to cause to worry or be troubled : UPSET\n4 : to mar (as clothing or wood) deliberately to give an effect of age\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : offered for sale at a loss <distress merchandise>\n2 : involving distress goods <a distress sale>


Words: distribute
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to divide among several or many : APPORTION <distribute expenses>\n2 a : to spread out so as to cover something : SCATTER b : to give out or deliver especially to members of a group <distribute newspapers> <distribute leaflets> c : to place or position so as to be properly apportioned over or throughout an area <200 pounds distributed on a 6-foot frame> d : to use (a term) so as to convey information about every member of the class named <the proposition \n3 a : to divide or separate especially into kinds b : to return the units of (as typeset matter) to storage\n4 : to use in or as an operation so as to be mathematically distributive\nintransitive senses : to be mathematically distributive <multiplication distributes over addition>


Words: district
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a territorial division (as for administrative or electoral purposes) b : the basic administrative unit for local government in Northern Ireland\n2 : an area, region, or section with a distinguishing character\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to divide or organize into districts


Words: distrust
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the lack or absence of trust\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to have no trust or confidence in


Words: disturb
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to interfere with : INTERRUPT b : to alter the position or arrangement of c : to upset the natural and especially the ecological balance or relations of <land disturbed by dumping>\n2 a : to destroy the tranquillity or composure of b : to throw into disorder c : ALARM d : to put to inconvenience\nintransitive senses : to cause disturbance


Words: disuse
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to discontinue the use or practice of\n\n<2> noun\n: cessation of use or practice


Words: ditch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to enclose with a ditch b : to dig a ditch in\n2 : to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water\n3 : to get rid of : DISCARD\nintransitive senses\n1 : to dig a ditch\n2 : to crash-land at sea


Words: dither
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : SHIVER, TREMBLE\n2 : to act nervously or indecisively : VACILLATE\n\n<2> noun\n: a highly nervous, excited, or agitated state : EXCITEMENT, CONFUSION


Words: ditto
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a thing mentioned previously or above used to avoid repeating a word; often symbolized by inverted commas or apostrophes\n2 : a ditto mark\n\n<2> adjective\n: having the same characteristics : SIMILAR\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to repeat the action or statement of\n2 from Ditto, a trademark : to copy (as printed matter) on a duplicator\n\n<4> adverb\n: as before or aforesaid : in the same manner


Words: diurnal
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : recurring every day <diurnal tasks> b : having a daily cycle <diurnal tides>\n2 a : of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime <the city’s diurnal noises> b : active chiefly in the daytime <diurnal animals> c : opening during the day and closing at night <diurnal flowers>\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : DIARY, DAYBOOK\n2 : JOURNAL 2a


Words: divan
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the privy council of the Ottoman Empire b : COUNCIL\n2 : a council chamber\n3 : a large couch usually without back or arms often designed for use as a bed\n4 : a collection of poems in Persian or Arabic usually by one author


Words: dive
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to plunge into water intentionally and especially headfirst; also : to execute a dive b : SUBMERGE\n2 a : to come or drop down precipitously : PLUNGE 3 b : to plunge one’s hand into something c of an airplane : to descend in a dive\n3 a : to plunge into some matter or activity b : to plunge or dash for some place <diving for cover>; also : to lunge especially in order to seize something <dove for the ball>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to thrust into something\n2 : to cause to dive\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or an instance of diving: as a (1) : a plunge into water executed in a prescribed manner (2) : a submerging of a submarine (3) : a steep descent of an airplane at greater than the maximum horizontal speed b : a sharp decline\n2 : a disreputable entertainment establishment\n3 : a faked knockout usually used in the phrase take a dive\n4 : an offensive play in football in which the ballcarrier plunges into the line for short yardage


Words: diverge
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart <diverging roads> b : to become or be different in character or form : differ in opinion\n2 : to turn aside from a path or course : DEVIATE\n3 : to be mathematically divergent\ntransitive senses : DEFLECT


Words: diverse
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : differing from one another : UNLIKE\n2 : composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities


Words: diversify
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make diverse : give variety to <diversify a course of study>\n2 : to balance (as an investment portfolio) defensively by dividing funds among securities of different industries or of different classes\n3 : to increase the variety of the products of\nintransitive senses\n1 : to produce variety\n2 : to engage in varied operations


Words: diversion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or an instance of diverting from a course, activity, or use : DEVIATION\n2 : something that diverts or amuses : PASTIME\n3 : an attack or feint that draws the attention and force of an enemy from the point of the principal operation


Words: divert
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to turn aside : DEVIATE <studied law but diverted to diplomacy>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to turn from one course or use to another : DEFLECT b : DISTRACT\n2 : to give pleasure to especially by distracting the attention from what burdens or distresses


Words: divest
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title b : to undress or strip especially of clothing, ornament, or equipment c : RID, FREE\n2 : to take away from a person


Words: divide
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups b : to separate into classes, categories, or divisions c : CLEAVE, PART\n2 a : to separate into portions and give out in shares : DISTRIBUTE b : to possess, enjoy, or make use of in common c : APPORTION\n3 a : to cause to be separate, distinct, or apart from one another b : to separate into opposing sides or parties c : to cause (a parliamentary body) to vote by division\n4 a : to subject (a number or quantity) to the operation of finding how many times it contains another number or quantity <divide 42 by 14> b : to be used as a divisor with respect to (a dividend) <4 divides 16 evenly> c : to use as a divisor used with into <divide 14 into 42>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to perform mathematical division\n2 a (1) : to undergo replication, multiplication, fission, or separation into parts (2) : to branch out b : to become separated or disunited especially in opinion or interest\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of dividing\n2 a : a dividing ridge between drainage areas b : a point or line of division


Words: dividend
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an individual share of something distributed: as a : a share in a pro rata distribution (as of profits) to stockholders b : a share of surplus allocated to a policyholder in a participating insurance policy\n2 a : a resultant return or reward b : BONUS\n3 a : a number to be divided b : a sum or fund to be divided and distributed


Words: divination
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers\n2 : unusual insight : intuitive perception


Words: divine
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god <divine love> b : being a deity <the divine Savior> c : directed to a deity <divine worship>\n2 a : supremely good : SUPERB <the pie was divine> b : HEAVENLY, GODLIKE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : CLERGYMAN\n2 : THEOLOGIAN\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to discover intuitively : INFER\n2 : to discover or locate (as water or minerals underground) usually by means of a divining rod\nintransitive senses\n1 : to practice divination : PROPHESY\n2 : to perceive intuitively


Words: divinity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : THEOLOGY\n2 : the quality or state of being divine\n3 often capitalized : a divine being: as a : GOD 1 b (1) : GOD 2 (2) : GODDESS\n4 : fudge made of whipped egg whites, sugar, and nuts


Words: division
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or process of dividing : the state of being divided b : the act, process, or an instance of distributing among a number : DISTRIBUTION c obsolete : a method of arranging or disposing (as troops)\n2 : one of the parts or groupings into which a whole is divided or is divisible\n3 : the condition or an instance of being divided in opinion or interest : DISAGREEMENT, DISUNITY <exploited the divisions between the two countries>\n4 a : something that divides, separates, or marks off b : the act, process, or an instance of separating or keeping apart : SEPARATION\n5 : the mathematical operation of dividing something\n6 a : a self-contained major military unit capable of independent action b : a tactical military unit composed of headquarters and usually three to five brigades c (1) : the basic naval administrative unit (2) : a tactical subdivision of a squadron of ships d : a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a wing and lower than an air force\n7 a : a portion of a territorial unit marked off for a particular purpose (as administrative or judicial functions) b : an administrative or operating unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization\n8 : the physical separation into different lobbies of the members of a parliamentary body voting for and against a question\n9 : plant propagation by dividing parts and planting segments capable of producing roots and shoots\n10 : a group of organisms forming part of a larger group; specifically : a primary category of the plant kingdom\n11 : a competitive class or category (as in boxing or wrestling)


Words: divorce
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the action or an instance of legally dissolving a marriage\n2 : SEPARATION, SEVERANCE\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to end marriage with (one’s spouse) by divorce b : to dissolve the marriage contract between\n2 : to terminate an existing relationship or union : SEPARATE <divorce church from state>\nintransitive senses : to obtain a divorce


Words: divot
Meaning:
noun\n1 Scottish : a square of turf or sod\n2 : a loose piece of turf (as one dug from a golf fairway in making a shot)


Words: divulge
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 archaic : to make public : PROCLAIM\n2 : to make known (as a confidence or secret)


Words: dizzy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : FOOLISH, SILLY\n2 a : having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall b : mentally confused\n3 a : causing giddiness or mental confusion b : caused by or marked by giddiness c : extremely rapid\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to make dizzy or giddy\n2 : BEWILDER <disasters that dizzy the mind>


Words: do
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring to pass : CARRY OUT\n2 : PUT used chiefly in do to death\n3 a : PERFORM, EXECUTE <do some work> <did his duty> b : COMMIT <crimes done deliberately>\n4 a : BRING ABOUT, EFFECT <trying to do good> <do violence> b : to give freely : PAY <do honor to her memory>\n5 : to bring to an end : FINISH used in the past participle <the job is finally done>\n6 : to put forth : EXERT <did her best to win the race>\n7 a : to wear out especially by physical exertion : EXHAUST <at the end of the race they were pretty well done> b British : to attack physically : BEAT; also : KILL\n8 : to bring into existence : PRODUCE <do a biography on the general>\n9 used as a substitute verb especially to avoid repetition <if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else>\n10 a : to play the role or character of b : MIMIC; also : to behave like <do a Houdini and disappear> c : to perform in or serve as producer of <do a play>\n11 : to treat unfairly; especially : CHEAT <did him out of his inheritance>\n12 : to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention: a (1) : to put in order : CLEAN <was doing the kitchen> (2) : WASH <did the dishes after supper> b : to prepare for use or consumption; especially : COOK <like my steak done rare> c : SET, ARRANGE <had her hair done> d : to apply cosmetics to <wanted to do her face before the party> e : DECORATE, FURNISH <did the living room in Early American>\n13 : to be engaged in the study or practice of <do science>; especially : to work at as a vocation <what to do after college>\n14 a : to pass over (as distance) : TRAVERSE b : to travel at a speed of <doing 55 on the turnpike>\n15 : TOUR <doing 12 countries in 30 days>\n16 : to spend or serve out (a period of time) <did ten years in prison>\n17 : to serve the needs of : SUIT, SUFFICE <worms will do us for bait>\n18 : to approve especially by custom, opinion, or propriety <you oughtn’t to say a thing like that it’s not done Dorothy Sayers>\n19 : to treat with respect to


Words: docent
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a college or university teacher or lecturer\n2 : a person who leads guided tours especially through a museum or art gallery


Words: dock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of a genus (Rumex) of the buckwheat family of coarse weedy plants that have long taproots and are sometimes used as potherbs\n2 : any of several usually broad-leaved weedy plants\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the solid part of an animal’s tail as distinguished from the hair\n2 : the part of an animal’s tail left after it has been shortened\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 a : to cut off the end of a body part of; specifically : to remove part of the tail of b : to cut (as ears or a tail) short\n2 a : to take away a part of : ABRIDGE b : to subject (as wages) to a deduction c : to penalize by depriving of a benefit ordinarily due; especially : to fine by a deduction of wages <docked him for tardiness>\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a usually artificial basin or enclosure for the reception of ships that is equipped with means for controlling the water height\n2 : the waterway extending between two piers for the reception of ships\n3 : a place (as a wharf or platform) for the loading or unloading of materials\n\n<5> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to haul or guide into a dock\n2 : to join (as two spacecraft) mechanically while in space\nintransitive senses\n1 : to come into dock\n2 : to become docked\n\n<6> noun\n: the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial


Words: docket
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a brief written summary of a document : ABSTRACT\n2 a (1) : a formal abridged record of the proceedings in a legal action (2) : a register of such records b (1) : a list of legal causes to be tried (2) : a calendar of business matters to be acted on : AGENDA\n3 : an identifying statement about a document placed on its outer surface or cover


Words: doctor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church called also doctor of the church b : a learned or authoritative teacher c : a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (as a PhD) conferred by a university d : a person awarded an honorary doctorate (as an LLD or Litt D) by a college or university\n2 a : one skilled or specializing in healing arts; especially : a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian who is licensed to practice b : MEDICINE MAN\n3 a : material added (as to food) to produce a desired effect b : a blade (as of metal) for spreading a coating or scraping a surface\n4 : a person who restores or repairs things\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to give medical treatment to b : to restore to good condition : REPAIR <doctor an old clock>\n2 a : to adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment <doctored the play to suit the audience> <the drink was doctored> b : to alter deceptively <accused of doctoring the election returns>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to practice medicine\n2 dialect : to take medicine


Words: doctrinaire
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of a doctrinaire : DOGMATIC


Words: doctrine
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : TEACHING, INSTRUCTION\n2 a : something that is taught b : a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : DOGMA c : a principle of law established through past decisions d : a statement of fundamental government policy especially in international relations


Words: document
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a archaic : PROOF, EVIDENCE b : an original or official paper relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something c : something (as a photograph or a recording) that serves as evidence or proof\n2 a : a writing conveying information b : a material substance (as a coin or stone) having on it a representation of thoughts by means of some conventional mark or symbol c : DOCUMENTARY\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish documentary evidence of\n2 : to furnish with documents\n3 a : to provide with factual or substantial support for statements made or a hypothesis proposed; especially : to equip with exact references to authoritative supporting information b (1) : to construct or produce (as a movie or novel) with authentic situations or events (2) : to portray realistically\n4 : to furnish (a ship) with ship’s papers


Words: documentary
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : being or consisting of documents : contained or certified in writing <documentary evidence>\n2 : of, relating to, or employing documentation in literature or art; broadly : FACTUAL, OBJECTIVE <a documentary film of the war>\n\n<2> noun\n: a documentary presentation (as a film or novel)


Words: dodder
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of a genus (Cuscuta) of parasitic wiry twining vines of the morning-glory family that are deficient in chlorophyll and have tiny scales instead of leaves\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to tremble or shake from weakness or age\n2 : to progress feebly and unsteadily <was doddering down the walk>


Words: dodge
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an artful device to evade, deceive, or trick b : EXPEDIENT\n2 : an act of evading by sudden bodily movement


Words: dodo
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an extinct heavy flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus, syn Didus ineptus) of the island of Mauritius that is related to the pigeon and larger than a turkey b : an extinct bird of the island of R*union similar to and apparently closely related to the dodo\n2 a : one hopelessly behind the times b : a stupid person


Words: doe
Meaning:
noun\n: the adult female of various mammals (as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck


Words: doff
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to remove (an article of wear) from the body b : to take off (the hat) in greeting or as a sign of respect\n2 : to rid oneself of : put aside


Words: dog
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : CANID; especially : a highly variable domestic mammal (Canis familiaris) closely related to the common wolf (Canis lupus) b : a male dog; also : a male usually carnivorous mammal\n2 a : a worthless person b : FELLOW, CHAP <a lazy dog> <you lucky dog>\n3 a : any of various usually simple mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening that consist of a spike, bar, or hook b : ANDIRON\n4 : uncharacteristic or affected stylishness or dignity <put on the dog>\n5 capitalized : either of the constellations Canis Major or Canis Minor\n6 plural : FEET\n7 plural : RUIN <going to the dogs>\n8 : one inferior of its kind: as a : an investment not worth its price b : an undesirable piece of merchandise\n9 : an unattractive person and especially a girl or woman\n10 : HOT DOG 1\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : CANINE\n2 : SPURIOUS; especially : unlike that used by native speakers or writers <dog Latin> <dog French>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 a : to hunt or track like a hound b : to worry as if by pursuit with dogs : PLAGUE\n2 : to fasten with a dog\n\n<4> adverb\n: EXTREMELY, UTTERLY <dog-tired>


Words: dogbane
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Apocynum of the family Apocynaceae, the dogbane family) comprising chiefly tropical and often poisonous plants with milky juice and usually showy flowers


Words: dogcart
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a cart drawn by a dog\n2 : a light two-wheeled carriage with two transverse seats set back to back


Words: dogfight
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a fight between dogs; broadly : a fiercely disputed contest\n2 : a fight between two or more fighter planes usually at close quarters


Words: dogfish
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various usually small bottom-dwelling sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, and Scyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, prey chiefly on fish and invertebrates, and are a valuable food source


Words: doggerel
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect; also : marked by triviality or inferiority\n\n<2> noun\n: doggerel verse


Words: dogma
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : something held as an established opinion; especially : a definite authoritative tenet b : a code of such tenets <pedagogical dogma> c : a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds\n2 : a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church


Words: dogmatism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant\n2 : a viewpoint or system of ideas based on insufficiently examined premises


Words: dogtrot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a quick easy gait suggesting that of a dog\n2 chiefly Southern Midland : a roofed passage similar to a breezeway; especially : one connecting two parts of a cabin\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to move or progress at a dogtrot


Words: doldrums
Meaning:
noun plural\n1 : a spell of listlessness or despondency\n2 often capitalized : a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds\n3 : a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump


Words: dole
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : one’s allotted share, portion, or destiny\n2 a (1) : a giving or distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy (2) : a grant of government funds to the unemployed b : something distributed at intervals to the needy; also : HANDOUT 1 c : something portioned out bit by bit\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to give or distribute as a charity usually used with out\n\n<3> noun\narchaic : GRIEF, SORROW


Words: doleful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : causing grief or affliction <a doleful loss>\n2 : full of grief : CHEERLESS <a doleful face>\n3 : expressing grief : SAD <a doleful melody>


Words: doll
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child’s plaything\n2 a (1) : a pretty but often empty-headed young woman (2) : WOMAN b : DARLING, SWEETHEART c : an attractive person


Words: dollar
Meaning:
noun\n1 : TALER\n2 : any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (as a Spanish peso)\n3 a : any of various basic monetary units (as in the U.S. and Canada) see MONEY table b : a coin, note, or token representing one dollar\n4 : RINGGIT


Words: dollop
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 chiefly British : an indefinite often large quantity especially of something liquid <out of heaven, as if a plug had been pulled, fell a jolly dollop of rain E. M. Forster>\n2 : a lump or glob of something soft or mushy <top it with a dollop of jam>\n3 : an amount given, spooned, or ladled out : PORTION <hold out their mess tins for a dollop of gruel Robert Craft>\n4 : a small lump, portion, or amount <want just a dollop of catsup> <a dollop of brandy after dinner>\n5 : something added or served as if in dollops <fantasy with a dollop of satire Lee Rogow> <a delicious dollop of gossip Leon Harris>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to serve or dispense in dollops


Words: dolly
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : DOLL\n2 : a wooden-pronged instrument for beating and stirring clothes in the process of washing them in a tub\n3 : a compact narrow-gauge railroad locomotive for moving construction trains and for switching\n4 a : a platform on a roller or on wheels or casters for moving heavy objects b : a wheeled platform for a television or motion-picture camera\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to treat with a dolly\n2 : to move or convey on a dolly\nintransitive senses : to move a motion-picture or television camera about on a dolly while shooting a scene; also of a camera : to be moved on a dolly


Words: dolmen
Meaning:
noun\n: a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb


Words: dolphin
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of various small toothed whales (family Delphinidae) with the snout more or less elongated into a beak and the neck vertebrae partially fused b : PORPOISE 1\n2 : either of two active pelagic bony food fishes (genus Coryphaena of the family Coryphaenidae) of tropical and temperate seas called also dolphinfish\n3 capitalized : DELPHINUS\n4 : a spar or buoy for mooring boats; also : a cluster of closely driven piles used as a fender for a dock or as a mooring or guide for boats


Words: domain
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : complete and absolute ownership of land compare EMINENT DOMAIN b : land so owned\n2 : a territory over which dominion is exercised\n3 : a region distinctively marked by some physical feature <the domain of rushing streams, tall trees, and lakes>\n4 : a sphere of knowledge, influence, or activity <the domain of art>\n5 : the set of elements to which a mathematical or logical variable is limited; specifically : the set on which a function is defined\n6 : any of the small randomly oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance\n7 : INTEGRAL DOMAIN\n8 : the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom


Words: dome
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : a stately building : MANSION\n2 : a large hemispherical roof or ceiling\n3 : a natural formation or structure that resembles the dome or cupola of a building\n4 : a form of crystal composed of planes parallel to a lateral axis that meet above in a horizontal edge like a roof\n5 : an upward fold in rock whose sides dip uniformly in all directions\n6 : a roofed sports stadium\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cover with a dome\n2 : to form into a dome\nintransitive senses : to swell upward or outward like a dome


Words: domestic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : living near or about human habitations b : TAME, DOMESTICATED\n2 : of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one’s own country <domestic politics> <domestic wines>\n3 : of or relating to the household or the family\n4 : devoted to home duties and pleasures\n5 : INDIGENOUS\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a household servant\n2 : an article of domestic manufacture usually used in plural


Words: domesticate
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to bring into domestic use : ADOPT\n2 : to adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans\n3 : to make domestic : fit for domestic life\n4 : to bring to the level of ordinary people\n\n<2> noun\n: a domesticated animal or plant


Words: domesticity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated\n2 : domestic activities or life\n3 plural : domestic affairs


Words: domicile
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a dwelling place : place of residence : HOME\n2 a : a person’s fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes b : RESIDENCE 2b\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to establish in or provide with a domicile


Words: dominance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the fact or state of being dominant: as a : dominant position especially in a social hierarchy b : the property of one of a pair of alleles or traits that suppresses expression of the other in the heterozygous condition c : the influence or control over ecological communities exerted by a dominant\n2 : functional asymmetry between a pair of bodily structures (as the right and left hands)


Words: dominate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : RULE, CONTROL\n2 : to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on\n3 : to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position\n4 : to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in <name brands dominate the market>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to have or exert mastery, control, or preeminence\n2 : to occupy a more elevated or superior position


Words: domination
Meaning:
noun\n1 : supremacy or preeminence over another\n2 : exercise of mastery or ruling power\n3 : exercise of preponderant, governing, or controlling influence\n4 plural : DOMINION 3


Words: domineer
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control\ntransitive senses : to tyrannize over


Words: dominion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : DOMAIN\n2 : supreme authority : SOVEREIGNTY\n3 plural : an order of angels see CELESTIAL HIERARCHY\n4 often capitalized : a self-governing nation of the Commonwealth of Nations other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as chief of state\n5 : absolute ownership


Words: domino
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : a long loose hooded cloak usually worn with a half mask as a masquerade costume (2) : a half mask worn over the eyes with a masquerade costume b : a person wearing a domino\n2 a : a flat rectangular block (as of wood or plastic) whose face is divided into two equal parts that are blank or bear usually from one to six dots arranged as on dice faces b plural but usually singular in construction : any of several games played with a set of usually 28 dominoes\n3 : a member of a group (as of nations) expected to behave in accordance with the domino theory


Words: don
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to put on (an article of clothing)\n2 : to wrap oneself in : TAKE ON 3a\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a Spanish nobleman or gentleman used as a title prefixed to the Christian name\n2 archaic : a person of consequence : GRANDEE\n3 : a head, tutor, or fellow in a college of Oxford or Cambridge University; broadly : a college or university professor\n4 Italian, title of respect, from donno, literally, lord, from Latin dominus : a powerful Mafia leader


Words: donate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make a gift of; especially : to contribute to a public or charitable cause\n2 : to transfer (as electrons) to another atom or molecule\nintransitive senses : to make a donation


Words: donation
Meaning:
noun\n: the act or an instance of donating: as a : the making of a gift especially to a charity or public institution b : a free contribution : GIFT


Words: donor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that gives, donates, or presents something\n2 : one used as a source of biological material (as blood or an organ)\n3 a : a compound capable of giving up a part (as an atom, chemical group, or subatomic particle) for combination with an acceptor b : an impurity added to a semiconductor to increase the number of mobile electrons


Words: doodad
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an ornamental attachment or decoration\n2 : an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten : GADGET


Words: doodle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a doodle\n2 : DAWDLE, TRIFLE\ntransitive senses : to produce by doodling\n\n<2> noun\n: an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch; also : a minor work


Words: doom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England\n2 a : JUDGMENT, DECISION; especially : a judicial condemnation or sentence b (1) : JUDGMENT 3a (2) : JUDGMENT DAY 1\n3 a : DESTINY; especially : unhappy destiny b : DEATH, RUIN\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to give judgment against : CONDEMN\n2 a : to fix the fate of : DESTINE b : to make certain the failure or destruction of


Words: door
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually swinging or sliding barrier by which an entry is closed and opened; also : a similar part of a piece of furniture\n2 : DOORWAY\n3 : a means of access or participation : OPPORTUNITY <opens new doors> <door to success>


Words: doormat
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mat placed before or inside a door for wiping dirt from the shoes\n2 : one that submits without protest to abuse or indignities\n3 : a team that regularly finishes last


Words: doorway
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the opening that a door closes; especially : an entrance into a building or room\n2 : DOOR 3


Words: dope
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a thick liquid or pasty preparation b : a preparation for giving a desired quality to a substance or surface\n2 : absorbent or adsorbent material used in various manufacturing processes (as the making of dynamite)\n3 a (1) : an illicit, habit-forming, or narcotic drug (2) : a preparation given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance b chiefly Southern : a cola drink c : a stupid person\n4 : information especially from a reliable source <the inside dope>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to treat or affect with dope; especially : to give a narcotic to\n2 : FIGURE OUT usually used with out\n3 : to treat with a dopant\nintransitive senses : to take dope


Words: dormant
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws\n2 : marked by a suspension of activity: as a : temporarily devoid of external activity <a dormant volcano> b : temporarily in abeyance yet capable of being activated\n3 a : ASLEEP, INACTIVE b : having the faculties suspended : SLUGGISH c : having biological activity suspended: as (1) : being in a state of suspended animation (2) : not actively growing but protected (as by bud scales) from the environment used of plant parts\n4 : associated with, carried out, or applied during a period of dormancy <dormant grafting>


Words: dormer
Meaning:
noun\n: a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof; also : the roofed structure containing such a window


Words: dormitory
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a room for sleeping; especially : a large room containing numerous beds\n2 : a residence hall providing rooms for individuals or for groups usually without private baths\n3 chiefly British : a residential community inhabited chiefly by commuters


Words: dormouse
Meaning:
noun\n: any of numerous small Old World rodents (families Gliridae and Seleviniidae) that are intermediate in form and behavior between mice and squirrels


Words: dose
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time b : the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed\n2 : a portion of a substance added during a process\n3 : something experienced as if in a prescribed or measured amount <a daily dose of hard work>\n4 : a gonorrheal infection\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to give a dose to; especially : to give medicine to\n2 : to divide (as a medicine) into doses\n3 : to treat with an application or agent


Words: dot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small spot : SPECK\n2 a (1) : a small point made with a pointed instrument <a dot on the chart marked the ship’s position> (2) : a small round mark used in orthography or punctuation <put a dot over the i> b : a centered point used as a multiplication sign (as in 6 y 5 30) c (1) : a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half (2) : a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccato\n3 : a precise point especially in time <arrived at six on the dot>\n4 : a short click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in the Morse code)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to mark with a dot\n2 : to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at random <boats dotting the lake>\nintransitive senses : to make a dot\n\n<3> noun\n: DOWRY 2


Words: dote
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one’s dotage\n2 : to be lavish or excessive in one’s attention, fondness, or affection used especially with on <doted on her only grandchild>


Words: double
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : having a twofold relation or character : DUAL\n2 : consisting of two usually combined members or parts <an egg with a double yolk>\n3 a : being twice as great or as many <double the number of expected applicants> b of a coin : worth two of the specified amount <a double eagle> <a double crown>\n4 : marked by duplicity : DECEITFUL\n5 : folded in two\n6 : of extra size, strength, or value <a double martini>\n7 : having more than the normal number of floral leaves often at the expense of the sporophylls\n8 of rhyme : involving correspondence of two syllables (as in exciting and inviting)\n9 : designed for the use of two persons <a double room> <a double bed>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make twice as great or as many: as a : to increase by adding an equal amount b : to amount to twice the number of c : to make a call in bridge that increases the value of odd tricks or undertricks at (an opponent’s bid)\n2 a : to make of two thicknesses : FOLD b : CLENCH <doubled his fist> c : to cause to stoop\n3 : to avoid by doubling : ELUDE\n4 a : to replace in a dramatic role b : to play (dramatic roles) by doubling\n5 a (1) : to advance or score (a base runner) by a double (2) : to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a double b : to put out (a base runner) in completing a double play\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become twice as much or as many b : to double a bid (as in bridge)\n2 a : to turn sharply and suddenly; especially : to turn back on one’s course b : to follow a circuitous course\n3 : to become bent or folded usually in the middle usually used with up <she doubled up in pain>\n4 a : to serve an additional purpose or perform an additional duty b : to play a dramatic role as a double\n5 : to make a double in baseball\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : to twice the extent or amount\n2 : two together\n\n<4> noun\n1 : something twice the usual size, strength, speed, quantity, or value: as a : a double amount b : a base hit that enables the batter to reach second base\n2 : one that is the counterpart of another : DUPLICATE: as a : a livin


Words: doubleheader
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a train pulled by two locomotives\n2 : two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same program


Words: doublet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a man’s close-fitting jacket worn in Europe especially during the Renaissance\n2 : something consisting of two identical or similar parts: as a : a lens consisting of two components; especially : a handheld magnifier consisting of two lenses in a metal cylinder b : a spectrum line having two close components c : a domino with the same number of spots on each end\n3 : a set of two identical or similar things: as a : two thrown dice with the same number of spots on the upper face b : one of nine pairs of microtubules found in cilia and flagella\n4 : one of a pair; specifically : one of two or more words (as guard and ward) in the same language derived by different routes of transmission from the same source


Words: doubt
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic a : FEAR b : SUSPECT\n2 : to be in doubt about <he doubts everyone’s word>\n3 a : to lack confidence in : DISTRUST <find myself doubting him even when know that he is honest H. L. Mencken> b : to consider unlikely <I doubt if can go>\nintransitive senses : to be uncertain\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making b : a deliberate suspension of judgment\n2 : a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense\n3 a : a lack of confidence : DISTRUST b : an inclination not to believe or accept


Words: doubtful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : giving rise to doubt : open to question <it is doubtful that they ever knew what happened>\n2 a : lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination <they were doubtful about the advantages of the new system> b : uncertain in outcome : UNDECIDED <the outcome of the election remains doubtful>\n3 : marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty, or validity <of doubtful repute>


Words: douche
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a jet or current especially of water directed against a part or into a cavity of the body b : an act of cleansing with a douche\n2 : a device for giving douches\n3 British : a rude awakening <the icy douche (what he said about my work) John Fowles>


Words: dough
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll\n2 : something resembling dough especially in consistency\n3 : MONEY\n4 : DOUGHBOY


Words: doughnut
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small usually ring-shaped cake fried in fat\n2 : something (as a mathematical torus) that resembles a doughnut especially in shape


Words: douse
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to plunge into water\n2 a : to throw a liquid on : DRENCH b : SLOSH\n3 : EXTINGUISH <douse the lights>\nintransitive senses : to fall or become plunged into water\n\n<2> noun\n: a heavy drenching\n\n<3> noun\nBritish : BLOW, STROKE\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 a : FURL <douse a sail> b : SLACKEN <douse a rope>\n2 : TAKE OFF, DOFF


Words: dove
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of numerous pigeons; especially : a small wild pigeon\n2 : a gentle woman or child\n3 : one who takes a conciliatory attitude and advocates negotiations and compromise; especially : an opponent of war compare HAWK


Words: dovetail
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: something resembling a dove’s tail; especially : a flaring tenon and a mortise into which it fits tightly making an interlocking joint between two pieces (as of wood)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to join by means of dovetails b : to cut to a dovetail\n2 a : to fit skillfully to form a whole b : to fit together with\nintransitive senses : to fit together into a whole


Words: dowager
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband\n2 : a dignified elderly woman


Words: dowdy
Meaning:
<1> noun\narchaic : a dowdy woman\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : not neat or becoming in appearance : SHABBY\n2 a : lacking smartness or taste b : OLD-FASHIONED\n\n<3> noun\n: PANDOWDY


Words: dowel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a pin fitting into a hole in an abutting piece to prevent motion or slipping; also : a round rod or stick used especially for cutting up into dowels\n2 : a piece of wood driven into a wall so that other pieces can be nailed to it\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to fasten by or furnish with dowels


Words: dower
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the part of or interest in the real estate of a deceased husband given by law to his widow during her life compare CURTESY\n2 : DOWRY 2, 3\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to supply with a dower or dowry : ENDOW


Words: down
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 a (1) : toward or in a lower physical position (2) : to a lying or sitting position (3) : toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom b : as a down payment <paid 10 down> c : on paper <put down what he says>\n2 : in a direction that is the opposite of up: as a : SOUTHWARD b : to or toward a point away from the speaker or the speaker’s point of reference\n3 : to a lesser degree, level, or rate <cool down tensions>\n4 : to or toward a lower position in a series\n5 a : to or in a lower or worse condition or status b used to indicate completion <dusted down the house>\n6 : from a past time\n7 : to or in a state of less activity or prominence\n8 : to a concentrated state <got the report down to three pages>\n9 : into defeat <voted the motion down>\n\n<2> preposition\n: down along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on <fell down the stairs> <down the years>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to go or come down\n2 : to cause (a football) to be out of play\n3 : DEFEAT\nintransitive senses : to go down\n\n<4> adjective\n1 a (1) : occupying a low position; specifically : lying on the ground <down timber> (2) : directed or going downward <attendance is down> b : lower in price c : not being in play in football because of wholly stopped progress or because the officials stop the play d : defeated or trailing an opponent (as in points scored) <down by two runs> e baseball : OUT\n2 a : reduced or low in activity or intensity <a down economy> b : not operating or able to function <the computer is down> c : DEPRESSED, DEJECTED; also : DEPRESSING <a down movie> d : SICK <down with flu>\n3 : DONE, FINISHED <eight down and two to go>\n4 : completely mastered <had her lines down> often used with pat\n5 slang : COOL 7 <a down dude>\n6 : being a quark with an electric charge of - 13, zero charm, and zero strangeness <a down quark> compare 2UP 5\n7 : being on record <you’re down for two tickets>\n\n<5> noun\n1 : DESCENT, DEPRESSION\n2 : an instance of putting down\n3 a : a complete play to advance the ball in football b : one of a series of f


Words: downbeat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the downward stroke of a conductor indicating the principally accented note of a measure of music; also : the first beat of a measure\n2 : a decline in activity or prosperity\n\n<2> adjective\n: PESSIMISTIC, GLOOMY


Words: downfall
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a sudden fall (as from power) b : a fall (as of snow or rain) especially when sudden or heavy\n2 : something that causes a downfall (as of a person)


Words: downgrade
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a downward grade (as of a road)\n2 : a descent toward an inferior state <a career on the downgrade>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : MINIMIZE, DEPRECIATE\n2 : to lower in quality, value, status, or extent


Words: downhill
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : toward the bottom of a hill\n2 : toward a worsened or inferior state or level used especially in the phrase go downhill\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a descending slope\n2 : a skiing race against time down a trail often used attrib.\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : sloping downhill\n2 : closer to the bottom of an incline <your downhill ski>\n3 : not difficult : EASY <after that problem the rest was downhill>\n4 : progressively worse


Words: downright
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 archaic : straight down\n2 : ABSOLUTELY 1 <downright handsome> <downright mean>\n3 obsolete : FORTHRIGHT\n\n<2> adjective\n1 archaic : directed vertically downward\n2 : OUTRIGHT, THOROUGH <a downright lie>\n3 : PLAIN, BLUNT <stories he had heard of her downright tongue Angus Wilson>


Words: downstage
Meaning:
<1> adverb or adjective\n1 : toward or at the front of a theatrical stage\n2 : toward a motion-picture or television camera\n\n<2> noun\n: the part of a stage that is nearest the audience or camera


Words: downstairs
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n: down the stairs : on or to a lower floor\n\n<2> adjective\n: situated on the main, lower, or ground floor of a building\n\n<3> noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n: the lower floor of a building


Words: downstream
Meaning:
adverb or adjective\n1 : in the direction of or nearer to the mouth of a stream\n2 : in or toward the latter stages of a usually industrial process or the stages (as marketing) after manufacture


Words: downward
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 a : from a higher to a lower place b : toward a direction that is the opposite of up\n2 : from a higher to a lower condition\n3 a : from an earlier time b : from an ancestor or predecessor\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : moving or extending downward\n2 : descending from a head, origin, or source


Words: downy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : resembling a bird’s down\n2 : covered with down\n3 : made of down\n4 : SOFT, SOOTHING


Words: dowry
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : DOWER 1\n2 : the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage\n3 : a gift of money or property by a man to or for his bride\n4 : a natural talent


Words: doze
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to pass (as time) drowsily\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to sleep lightly b : to fall into a light sleep usually used with off\n2 : to be in a dull or stupefied condition\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: BULLDOZE 2


Words: dozen
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a group of 12\n2 : an indefinitely large number <dozens of times>\n3 plural but singular in construction : a ritualized word game that consists of exchanging insults usually about the members of the opponent’s family used with the


Words: drachma
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of various ancient Greek units of weight b : any of various modern units of weight; especially : DRAM 1\n2 a : an ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to 6 obols b see MONEY table


Words: draft
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the act of drawing a net; also : the quantity of fish taken at one drawing\n2 a : the act or an instance of drinking or inhaling; also : the portion drunk or inhaled in one such act b : a portion poured out or mixed for drinking : DOSE\n3 a : the force required to pull an implement b : load or load-pulling capacity\n4 a : the act of moving loads by drawing or pulling : PULL b : a team of animals together with what they draw\n5 a : DELINEATION, REPRESENTATION b : SCHEME, DESIGN c : a preliminary sketch, outline, or version <the author’s first draft> <a draft treaty>\n6 : the act, result, or plan of drawing out or stretching\n7 a : the act of drawing (as from a cask) b : a portion of liquid so drawn <a draft of ale> c : draft beer <a glass of draft>\n8 : the depth of water a ship draws especially when loaded\n9 a (1) : a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for compulsory military service) (2) : an act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without the individual’s expressed consent b : a group of individuals selected especially by military draft c : a system whereby exclusive rights to selected new players are apportioned among professional teams\n10 a : an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another b : the act or an instance of drawing from or making demands upon something : DEMAND\n11 a : a current of air in a closed-in space <felt a draft> b : a device for regulating the flow of air (as in a fireplace)\n12 : ANGLE, TAPER; specifically : the taper given to a pattern or die so that the work can be easily withdrawn\n13 : a pocket of reduced air pressure behind a moving object; also : the use of such a draft to save energy\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : used or adapted for drawing loads <draft horses>\n2 : being or having been on draft <drinking draft beer>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to select for some purpose: as a : to conscript for military service b : to select (a professional athlete) by draft\n2 a : to draw the preliminary sketch, version,


