D

D, [Mus.], Second note in C MAJOR scale;
Rom. number 500. (di:).

dab, 1. v.t. Put (paint, etc.) roughly on
with small quick touches; give such
touches to. 2. n. Dabbing touch; bit of
paint etc. dabbed on. A dab at, [Com.]
person very good at. (dab).

dab, n. Sort of flat sea-fish.

'dabble, v.i.&t. Be moving hands, feet,
etc. about in liquid; get dirty marked
(with); be working, interested not very
seriously in art etc. ('dabl).

'dabchick, n. A water-bird. ('dabtʃik).

dace, n. Sort of small river-fish. (deis).

'dachshund, n. Short-legged, long-bodied
German dog. ('dakshund).

'dactyl, n. Division in verse rhythm, having
one long before two short sounds. ('daktil).

'dad(dy), n. Loving word for "father."
('dad(i)).

'daddy-'long-legs, n. Very long-legged
winged insect. ('dadi'lɔŋlegz).

'dado, n. Band of different colour,
material, on lower part of room wall.
('deidou).

'daffodil, n. Bulb plant with yellow flowers.
('dafədil).

daft, a. Feeble-minded, foolish. (da:ft).

'dagger, n. Short, two-edged, pointed
knife for fighting. ('dagə).

'dago, [Am. Com.] n. Spaniard, Italian,
Greek, or Portuguese. ('deigou).

da'guerrotype, n. Early sort of camera
picture (process). (də'geroutaip).

'dahlia, n. Sort of garden plant with
bright-coloured flowers. ('deiljə).

daily, 1. adv. Every day. 2. a. Done,
taking place, coming out, every day.
3. n. Daily newspaper. ('deili).

'dainty, 1. a. Pleasing, well-made, in
small, delicate way; with delicate tastes,
not readily pleased. 2. n. A very delicate
or pleasing food. ('deinti).

'dairy, n. Milk-room on farm; store for
milk, butter, eggs, etc. 'dairymaid, n.
Woman working in farm dairy. 'dairyman,
n. Sp., trader in milk. ('deəri).

'dais, n. Low stage in room. ('deiis).

'daisy, n. Small white field or garden
flower with yellow middle. ('deizi).

dale, n. Low land between mountains.
(deil).

'dally, v.i. Be wasting time. Dally with, be
playing with, fingering. 'dalliance, n.
Not very serious love-making. ('dali).

dai'matian, n. Sort of white dog with
round black marks. (dai'meiʃn).

dam, 1. n. Wall for keeping back water.
2. v.t. Put dam across; keep back (water, etc.).
(dam).

dam, n. (Sp. of animal) mother.

'damage, 1. n. Loss of value, wound,
undergone. Damages, [Law] money requested
or given as balancing damage, wrong. 2. v.t.
Be cause of damage to. ('damidʒ).

'damask, n., a. Sorts of linen or silk
material with self-coloured designs;
deep red colour. ('daməsk).

dame, [Old], n. Woman, sp. married. Dame
school, small private school kept by old
woman. (deim).

damn, 1. v.t. (Of Higher Power) CONDEMN
to unending punishment; give
bad name to. 2. int. Used as sign of
angry feeling against thing. 'damnable
('damnəbl), a. Very wrong, bad, causing
trouble. dam'nation, n. Unending
punishment after death. 'damned, a. Sp.,
used as sign of angry feeling. (dam).

damp, 1. a. Not completely dry. 2. n.
Damp condition; gas forming in mines
and causing danger (chokedamp, firedamp).
3. v.t. Make damp; make (feelings) less
strong, bright. Damp course, line of bricks
keeping water in earth from going up
wall of house; damp down, make (fire)
slower in burning; make (sound) less
loud. 'damper, n. Plate for shutting off air
from fire-place; person, thing, having
damping effect. (damp).

'damsel, [Old] n. Girl, young woman.
('damzəl).

'damson, n. (Tree producing) small dark-blue
stone-fruit. ('damzən).

dance, 1. v.i.&t. Be moving in regular
rhythm, gen. to music; do (dance), be jumping,
send, up and down. 2. n. Bit of
dancing; sort of dancing; meeting for
dancing. Lead person a dance, give him much
trouble. 'dancer, n. Sp., one dancing on stage.
(dams).

'dandelion, n. Yellow field flower.
('dandilaiən).

'dandle, v.t. Be moving (baby) up and
down on knees, or in arms. ('dandl).

'dandruff, n. Bits of dead skin in hair.
('dandrəf).

'dandy, n. Man giving great attention to
his dress. ('dandi).

Dane, n. Person of Denmark. 'Danish,
n., a. (Language) of Denmark. (dein).

'danger, n. Strong chance of destruction,
damage; thing, condition, causing danger.
('deindʒə).

'dangle, v.i.&t. Be hanging loosely; put,
keep, (thing) dangling. ('daŋgl).

dank, a. Wet, unhealthy. (daŋk).

'dapper, a. Dressed with care, well.
('dapə).

'dapple, v.t. Get marked with light and
shade. ('dapl).

dare, v.i.&t. Have no fear to (do); get
(person) to do something by suggestion
that he will not dare. 'daredevil, a., n. (Of) one
taking pleasure in danger. 'daring, n., a.
(Quality of being) little troubled by
danger. (deə).

dark, 1. a. With little or no light; (of
colours) giving back little light, deep;
with dark hair, eyes, skin; clouded, unhappy;
secret, freq. bad. Dark Ages, time
in Europe between fall of Rom. Empire
and New Learning. 2. n. The dark, condition
of having little or no light, night(-fall).
'darky, n. Am. black person. (da:k).

'darling, a., n. Dearly loved, sweet, (person).
('da:liŋ).

darn, 1. v.t. Get (hole in cloth) covered
by taking threads across from side to
side; darn hole in. 2. n. Darned hole.
'darning, n. Sp., things waiting to be
darned. (da:n).

dart, 1. n. Sharp-pointed instrument for
sending through air at things; sudden
short run, flight; pointed fold stitched in
skirt etc. to give it form. 2. v.t.&i. Send
out quickly and suddenly; go quickly
(in, out etc.). (da:t).

Dar'winian, a. Of, in harmony with,
Darwin's theory of development of
living things. (da:'winiən).

dash, 1. v.i.&t. Go suddenly and quickly;
send violently (on, against); take away
(hope, etc.). 2. n. Act of dashing;
quality of doing things in way which
gets attention, with air of force; short
line in writing (---); small amount (of
something) mixed with some other
thing, sp. in cooking. Cut a dash, make
great effect with money, etc. 3. int.
Used as sign of troubled feeling. 'dashboard,
n. Board forming front of carriage;
instrument board of automobile. 'dashing,
a. Sp., having dash. (daʃ).

'dastard, [Old] n. Person acting cruelly
when there is no danger to himself.
('dastəd).

'data. See DATUM.

date, n. Small sweet fruit of certain
PALMS. (deit).

date, 1. n. Number of day, month, and
year as given on calendar; date, time, of
event, etc.; [Am.] meeting fixed for
certain time with person. Out of date, no
longer in general use; up to date, keeping
up with, in harmony with, current ideas.
2. v.t.&i. Get marked with date; give time
as date of (event, etc.); be in existence
(from certain time); be clearly of some
earlier time, not of the present.

'dative, [Lang.] n., a. Name of word-form
in some languages used as sign of that
to or for purpose of whom or which
something is done. ('deitiv).

'datum (data), n. Fact, knowledge, on which
reasoning is based (gen. data). ('deitəm).

daub, 1. v.t.&i. Put (paint, etc.) on
roughly, badly; make dirty mark on.
2. n. Bit daubed on; bad picture. (dɔ:b).

'daughter, n. Person's female offspring.
'daughter-in-law, n. Woman to whom one's
son is married. ('dɔ:tə).

daunt, v.t. Keep from doing by putting
fear into. 'dauntless, a. Not able to be
daunted. (dɔ:nt).

'Dauphin, n. Oldest son of King of
France. ('dɔ:fin).

'davenport, n.
Sort of writing-table.
('davanpɔ:t).

'davit, n. Apparatus
at side of
ship for lifting
ship's boats from
water. ('davit).

'dawdle, v.i. Be
slow, wasting
time. ('dɔ:dl).

dawn, 1. n. First
light of day,
early morning. 2.
v.i. (Sp. of day)
come into being.
Dawn on one, become clear to one. (dɔ:n).

day, n. 24 hours; hours of daylight, opp.
night; stretch of time in history (freq.
days). The other day, on a day not long
back; win the day, come out best in fight.
'day-book, n. Book in which day-by-day
accounts are kept. 'day-break, n. (Time
of) earliest light of day. 'daydream, 1. n.
Pleasing thought-picture. 2. v.i. Be deep
in daydreams. 'daylight-'saving, n. Putting clock
forward in summer to get more daylight
while persons are awake. (dei).

daze, v.t., n. Make half-unconscious (as)
with blow, take away power of thought
(as) with strong drink. (deiz).

'dazzle, v.t. Make unable to see clearly (as)
with sudden bright light. ('dazl).

de-, Put at front of some words to give
opposite sense (decivilize). (di:-).

'deacon, n. Person having position under
PRIEST in certain churches. ('di:kən).

dead, 1. a. Not, no longer, living; no
longer in existence or use; without
feeling; (of places) very quiet. Dead heat,
competition in which 2 or more persons
together are first; dead letter, rule, law,
no longer having force; letter kept by
post-office because it has not got to
right person; dead shot, one going straight
to mark; in the dead centre, in the very
middle. 2. n. The dead, dead persons.
Dead of night, darkest part of night. 3. adv.
Quite, completely (dead straight). Dead beat,
very, very tired. 'deaden, v.t. Take away
feeling, force, from. 'deadlock, n. Condition
in which no one will give way. 'deadly, a.
(With power of) causing death. (ded).

deaf, a. Having no or poor hearing; giving
no attention (to). 'deafen, v.t. Sp., make
hearing not possible by noise. deaf-mute,
n. Deaf person without power of talking.
(def).

deal, n. (Board of) PINE or FIR wood. (di:l).

deal (dealt), 1. v.t.&i. Give out to number
of persons (sp. playing-cards); do
trade (in goods, with persons). Deal a blow,
give it; deal with, sp., give attention to, get
straight. 2. n. Dealing (cards); agreement
to do bit of business. A good, great,
deal, a great amount; (adv.) much. 'dealer,
n. Card dealer; trader. 'dealings, n. pl.
Business. (di:l (delt)).

dean, n. Head of CATHEDRAL body;
university authority responsible for
keeping order, or head of branch of
learning. 'deancry, n. Dean's house, position.
(dim).

dear, 1. a., adv. Greatly loved; high-priced,
not cheap. 2. n. Loved one; sweet,
pleasing person. Oh dear!, cry of surprise
or trouble. (diə).

dearth, n. Not enough, great need (of).
(də:θ).

death, n. Becoming or being dead, end.
Put to death, make dead. 'death-duties, n. pl.
Tax on property taken at death of owner.
'deathless, a. Ever-living. 'deathly, a. As of
death. 'death-rate, n. Number of deaths
among every 1000 persons in one year.
'death-rattle, n. Sound in throat of person
at point of death. 'death-watch (beetle),
n. Sort of insect making holes in wood.
(deθ).

dé'bâle, [F.] n. Sudden destruction, loss
of order. (dei'ba:kl).

de'bar, v.t. Keep from, out of. (di'ba:).

de'base, v.t. Make poorer in quality, less
in value. (di'beis).

de'bate, 1. n. Discussion between two
sides as in PARLIAMENT. 2. v.i.&t. Have,
take part in, debate; give thought or discussion
to, with view to decision. de'bat-able,
a. Open to question. (di'beit).

de'bauch, 1. n. A taking part in overmuch
drinking, low pleasures. 2. v.t.
Get (person) into bad ways; SEDUCE
(woman). de'bauchery, n. Being given to
debauch. (di'bɔ:tʃ).

de'benture, n. Statement in writing by
public body or company of a debt, with
undertaking to give certain rate of
interest till time fixed for giving money
back. (di'bentʃə).

de'bility, n. Feeble, unhealthy condition.
de'bilitate, v.t. Make feeble. (di'biliti).

'debit, 1. n. Statement of debt in account
book. 2. v.t. Put down against, as
debt; put on debit side. ('debit).

debo'nair, a. With happy, bright, untroubled
air. (debə'neə).

de'bouch, v.i. (Of army, river) come into
the open from cover, narrow place.
(di'bautʃ).

'debris, n. Broken bits. ('debri:).

debt, n. Payment which one has to make
but has still not made; condition of
having debt(s). Bad debt, one of which there
is no hope of payment. 'debtor, n. One in
debt to another. (det).

'debut, n. First time of taking one's place
in society, or being seen on stage.
'debutante ('deibu;tɔnt), n. Young
woman making debut in society.
('deibu:).

'decade, n. Space of 10 years. ('dekəd).

'decadent, a. (Sp. of society, art) having
become poor, low. ('dekədənt).

'decalogue, n. The ten rules for right
living given in BIBLE. ('dekəlɔg).

de'camp, v.i. Go away suddenly, secretly.
(di'kamp).

de'cant, v.t. Put (sp. wine) from one
vessel into another, to make it clear.
de'canter, n. Vessel into which wine is decanted
for table. (di'kant).

de'capitate, v.t. Take head off.
(di'kapiteit).

de'carbonize, v.t. Take away CARBON
from (sp. automobile engine).
(di:'ka:bənaiz).

de'cay, v.i., n. Go bad; become feeble,
poor. (di'kei).

de'cease, 1. n. Person's death. 2. v.i.
Come to one's decease. The deceased, the (not
long) dead person. (di'si:s).

de'ceive, v.t. Give false idea, belief, to,
sp. on purpose. de'ceit, n. Deceiving.
de'ception, n. de'ceptive, a. Seeming
other than it is. (di'si:v).

De'cember, n. 12th month of the year.
(di'sembə).

'decent, a. Clean-minded; upright, self-respecting;
in agreement with good
behaviour; quite good. Decent to, good, kind,
to. 'decency, n. Sp., society's ideas of
what is decent. ('di:snt).

decentralize, v.t. Give (more) self-government
to (branches, places).
(di:'sentrəlaiz).

'deci-, 1/10th. ('decimetre, etc.). ('desi-).

de'cide, v.t.&i. Come to, give, decision
about; make decide; put outcome of out of
doubt. de'cided, a. (Of opinions) strong, clear-cut;
very marked. de'cision (di'siʒn),
n. View come to as outcome of judging,
taking thought; selection from among
possible acts; quality of making, acting
on, clear-cut decisions. de'cisive (di'saisiv),
a. Making outcome certain; having
quality of decision. (di'said).

de'ciduoua, a. (Of trees) dropping leaves
every fall. (di'sidjuəs).

'decimal, [Sc.] 1. a. Of tens or 1/10ths.
Decimal point, point before, or in line of,
numbers, making clear that those to
right of it are representative not of
units but of 1/10ths, 1/100ths, and so
on; decimal system, system of weights,
measures, money, in which every unit
has decimal relation to the others. 2. n.
Number(s) to right of decimal point. ('desiml).

'decimate, v.t. Put to death 1/10th or very
great number of. ('desimeit).

de'cipher, v.t. Make out sense of (secret
or strange system of writing); make out
(writing) with some trouble. (di'saifə).

deck, n. Wood floor over all or part of
one level of ship. deck-chair, n. Folding
canvas seat for resting in. (dek).

deck, [Am.] n. PACK (of playing-cards).

deck, v.t. Put ornaments, beautiful
clothing, on.

de'claim, v.t.&i. Say with effect of one
talking at public meeting, or in voice
made strong with feeling. decla'mation,
n. (di'kleim).

de'clare, v.t.&i. Make public, clear,
statement of; say as without doubt
(that); make statement to CUSTOMS of
what goods one is taking into country.
Declare oneself, make clear one's purpose,
who or what one is. (di'kleə).

de'cline, 1. v.i.&t. Become increasingly
less, less good or strong; (of sun) go
down; say no to (thing offered); give in
order different forms of (NOUN, etc.). 2.
n. Process of declining, sp., wasting
disease. de'clenaion, n. Declining (of
word); group formed of all NOUNS etc.
having same declenaion. (di'klain).

de'clivity, n. Down slope. (di'kliviti).

'de'clutch, v.i. Put engine of automobile
out of connection with wheels by using
CLUTCH. ('di:'kiʌtʃ).

de'coction, n. Liquid given special
properties by boiling something in it.
(di'kɔkʃən).

de'code, v.t. Make out (something in
secret writing) by use of key. (di:'koud).

dé'colletté, [F.] a. (Of a dress) cut low ar
the neck. (dei'kɔltei).

decom'pose, v.t.&i. Get (complex substance)
broken up into its simple substances;
go bad. (di:kəm'pouz).

'decorate, v.t. Put ornament(s) on; be
ornament to; get (houses, rooms)
painted, papered; give order, etc. to, as
reward. deco'ration, n. Sp., ornament
put on something; order. Decorations, sp.,
flags etc. put out for public event.
'decorative, a. Good for decoration,
beautiful. 'decorator, n. Sp., expert in
house decoration. ('dekəreit).

de'corum, n. Good behaviour, keeping of
forms of good society. 'decorous
('dekərəs), a. Having decorum.
(di'kɔ:rəm).

de'coy, 1. n. (False) bird, animal, used for
attraction of others. 2. v.t. Get to come
into danger by use of decoy. (di'kɔi).

de'crease, v.t.&i. Make or become less.
'decrease, n. A decreasing; amount of
decrease. (di:'kri:s).

de'cree, 1. n. Order given out by ruler and
having force of law; decision given by
judge in certain law processes. 2. v.i.
Make a decree. (that). (di'kri:).

de'crepit, a. Old and feeble. de'crepitude, n.
Decrepit condition. (di'krepit).

de'cry, v.t. Say things against to make
value, credit, seem less. (di'krai).

'dedicate, v.t. Give over, by special
forms, to purposes of Higher Being;
give up (to cause); make offering of
(one's book, etc.) to person by printing
statement at front. dedi'cation, n. Sp.,
words dedicating. ('dedikeit).

de'duce, v.t. Get (knowledge, theory) by
reasoning from given facts, ideas
de'duction (di'dʌkʃən), n. Sp., [Sc.]
reasoning from general laws, ideas, to
special examples; see DEDUCT. de'ductive,
a. Using process of deduction.
(di'dju:s).

de'duct, v.t. Take (part) away from
amount. de'duction, n. Sp., amount deducted;
see DEDUCE. (di'dʌkt).

deed, n. Act; [Law] signed statement
in print or writing giving right to property,
etc. (di:d).

deem, v.i. Be of opinion (that). (di:m).

deep, 1. a. (Of hole, vessel, liquid, etc.)
long from top to base, going far down;
going far in from edge; placed far down
or in; going to root of question; (of
feeling) from heart; (of colour) strong.
not light; (of sound) of low range and
strong quality; (of persons) secret, not
open. 2. n. The deep, the sea. 3. adv. Far
down or in. 'deep-laid, a. (Of designs)
secret, worked out with care. deep-seated,
a. (Of feeling, disease) deeply rooted.
(di:p).

deer (deer), n.
Sorts of quick-running
animal
of which male
has branching
horns. (diə).

de'face, v.t. Get
marked, broken,
damaged; get
(writing, sp. on
stone) rubbed
etc. so that it is no longer clear. (di'feis).

'defalcate, v.i. Wrongly take money for
which one is responsible. defal'cation,
n. Sp., amount so taken. ('di:falkeit).

de'fame, v.t. Make attack on good name
of, say damaging things about. (di'feim).

de'fault, 1. v.i. Not give effect to one's
undertaking, sp. to make payment. 2. n.
Defaulting. By default, by reason of other
person, side, not coming forward; in default
of (anything), that thing not being
present or taking place. de'faulter, n. Army
man who has done something against
military rules. (di'fɔlt).

de'feat, 1. v.t. Overcome; make of no
effect. 2. n. Defeating, being defeated.
de'featism, n. Taking defeat as certain,
putting up no fight. (di'fi:t).

de'fect, n. Bad point; something
wrong; need of something to make
complete. de'fective, a. Having defect(s).
(di'fekt).

de'fection, n. Turning away from person,
cause. (di'fekʃən).

de'fend, v.t. Make attempt to keep from
attack, keep safe (from); take side of in
argument, etc.; put forward arguments
for defendant. de'fence, n. Defending;
anything used in defence; [Law] arguments
for, persons acting for, defendant.
de'fendant, n. Person whom law process
is against. de'fensible, a. Sp., for which
good arguments may be given. de'fensive,
a. For defence; with tendency to
defend one's acts unnecessarily. On the
defensive, defending. (di'fend).

de'fer, v.t.&i. Put off to a later time.
Defer to, give way to (another's desires,
etc.) because of respect. 'deference
('defərəns), n. Respect. defe'rential,
a. Marked by great respect. (di'fə:).

defi'ant. See DEFY.

de'ficient, a. Not enough. Deficient in, without
enough of. de'ficiency, n. Sp. amount,
thing, by which something is deficient.
'deficit, n. Amount by which payments
out are greater than payments in.
(di'fiʃənt).

de'file, 1. v.i. Be walking in line one after
another. 2. n. Narrow way between
mountains. (di'fail).

de'file, v.t. Make dirty.

de'fine, v.t. Get clearly marked out,
limited; give statement of sense of
(word). 'definite ('definit), a. Certain,
clear, fixed. defi'nition, n. Sp., clear
outline; statement defining word. de'finitive,
a. To be taken as fixed, not
open to change. (di'fain).

de'flate, v.t. Make smaller by letting out
air, gas, from; make (amount of money
in general use) less, so that prices
become lower. (di:'fleit).

de'flect, v.t.&i. Make, be, turned from
direction, purpose. (di'flekt).

de'forest, v.t. Make destruction of woods
of (country). (di:'fɔrist).

de'form, v.t. Make form of unpleasing by
twisting, changing. de'formity, n. Sp., unnatural
form or development of part of
body. (di'fɔ:m).

de'fraud, v.t. Take away money, rights,
of (person). (di'frɔ:d).

de'fray, v.t. Give necessary money for (defray
expenses, cost). (di'frei).

deft, a. Quick, expert, sp. with fingers.
(deft).

de'fy, v.t. Go openly against authority,
power, of; be such that no effect is
produced on it by (some operation, etc.).
Defy person to do, say that one has no fear
of a person doing and no belief that he
will be able to. de'fiance, n. de'fiant,
a. Defying authority. (di'fai).

de'generate, 1. v.i. Become worse in
quality. 2. (di'dʒenərit), n., a. (Person)
having become completely bad, low.
(di'dʒenəreit).

de'grade, v.t. Give lower, less important,
position to; make low, take away self-respect
from. de'grading, a. Taking
away person's self-respect. (di'greid).

de'gree, n. Any one step in scale or
process; position in scale of society;
amount (of a quality); any of the three
forms of comparison of a.'s and adv.'s;
unit of measure of angles; unit of heat
measure; (paper giving) right to put
certain letters after one's name, given
by university to one who has got
through certain tests etc. By degrees, slowly.
(di'gri:).

'deify, v.t. Make a GOD of; give respect to
as to a GOD. ('di:ifai).

deign, v.i. Be good enough (to do) as from
higher position. (dein).

'deism, n. Belief in existence of Higher
Power based only on reasoning from
natural experience. ('di:izm).

'deity, n. A Higher Being; position or
qualities of such. ('di:iti).

de'ject, v.t. Make unhappy, take hope
from. de'jection, n. Dejected condition.
(di'dsekt).

de'lay, 1. v.t.&i. Put off till later; make
or be slow, late. 2. n. Delaying, loss of
time. (di'lei).

de'lectable, a. Very pleasing, sp. of food.
(di'lektebl).

delec'tation, n. Pleasure. (di:lek'teiʃn).

'delegate, 1. v.t. Send as representative
to meeting; give (authority, work) to
person acting for one. 2. ('deligit),
n. Delegated representative. dele'gation,
n. Sp., delegated group. ('deligeit).

de'lete, v.t. Take out, put line through,
(word(s)). (di'li:t).

dele'terious, a. Damaging to body or
mind. (deli'tiəriəs).

de'liberate, 1. v.t.&i. Have discussion,
take thought, about with view to decision.
2. (di'libərit), a. Done on purpose,
not on impulse; slow in acting. delibe'ration,
n. Deliberations, discussions for and
against. de'liberative, a. (Of body)
for deliberation. (di'libəreit).

'delicate, a. Readily damaged, not strong;
readily made ill; thin, of delicate material; of
complex design, beautiful; (of colour)
soft, light; giving reaction to very small
details, changes; seeing into and having
care for others' feeling; taking care not
to say, do, anything shocking; needing
care, a delicate touch. 'delicacy, n. Sp., any
uncommon, specially pleasing food.
('delikit).

de'licious, a. Very pleasing, sp. to taste
or smell. (di'liʃəs).

de'light, 1. v.t.&i. Give great pleasure
to. Delight in, to (do etc.), take delight in. 2. n.
Great pleasure; thing giving delight. de'lightful,
a. Giving delight. (di'lait).

de'limit, v.t. Get limits of fixed, marked
out. (di:'limit).

de'lineate, v.t. Make word- or line-picture
of. (di'linieit).

delinquent, n., a. (Person) doing wrong,
sp. not doing what he is responsible for.
(di'liŋkwənt).

deli'quesce, v.i. Become liquid. (deli'kwes).

de'lirium, n. Violent, uncontrolled talk,
thoughts, of one who is very ill. Delirium
tremens, delirium caused by over-much
alcohol. de'lirious, a. Sp., almost off
one's head (with pleasure, etc.).
(di'liriəm).

de'liver, v.t. Make free; give up, over,
to, sp., as prisoner or in law; take
(letters, etc.) round to houses; give
(public talk). Be delivered of, give birth
to. de'liverance, n. Making free from something.
de'livery, n. Delivering to; birth, giving
birth; person's way of using voice in
public talk. (di'livə).

dell, n. Small hollow, gen. with trees. (del).

'delta, n. Gk. letter for D; land in form
of delta between 2 or more branches of
river mouth. ('deltə).

de'lude, v.t. Give false ideas to. de'lusion,
n. False idea, belief, sp. of one off his
head. (di'lu:d).

'deluge, 1. n. Violent rainfall or covering of
earth by water. 2. v.t. Come down on
like a deluge. ('delju:dʒ).

delve, [Old] v.t.&i. DIG; go deep (into
question etc.). (delv).

'demagogue, n. Person working up
masses politically by violent talk acting
on feelings. 'demagogy, n. Art of a
demagogue. ('deməgɔg).

de'mand, 1. n. Request made as order or
by right; amount of certain goods which
public, market, will take at certain price.
2. v.t. Make demand for; make necessary, have
right to. In demand, in request. (di'ma:nd).

'demarcate, v.t. Get limits of marked
out. ('di:ma:keit).

de'mean, v. Demean oneself, be acting (in certain
way); make oneself low, cheap.
de'meanour, n. Behaviour, look. (di'mi:n).

de'mented, a. Off one's head. de'mentia,
n. Sorts of diseased condition of mind.
(di'mentid).

de'mesne, n. Great country property;
land of nation or ruler. (di'mein).

'demi-, Half, in part. ('demi-).

'demigod, n. Being who is half
man, half GOD; person greatly looked up to.
('demigɔd).

'demijohn, n. Great wine-bottle in basket-work
frame. ('demidʒɔn).

de'mise, 1. n. Death. 2. [Law] v.t. Give
(property) at death or by agreement.
(di'maiz).

'demisemiquaver, [Mus.] n. Note 1/8th as
long as CROTCHET. ('demisemikweivə).

de'mocracy, n. (Nation with) representative
or other form of government by the
public; society in which all men are
looked on as equal. 'democrat ('demoukrat),
n. Supporter of democracy.
demo'cratic, a. Sp., caring nothing for
divisions of society based on money,
birth etc. (di'mɔkrəsi).

de'molish, v.t. Make destruction of.
demo'lition, n. (di'mɔliʃ).

'demon, n. Higher Power of cruel sort;
bad, cruel person. de'moniac, a., n. Of,
like, a demon; (person) in power of
demon. demon'iacal, a. Cruel. ('di:mən).

'demonstrate, v.t.&i. Make (fact) clear by
reasoning; put (machine etc.) into operation,
or put on view examples, tests (in
any science) for purpose of teaching;
give signs of (feelings); make clear public
feeling for or against something by
mass meeting etc. de'monstrative, a.
Demonstrating by reason; pointing out
(demonstrative pronoun etc.); given to loving behaviour.
'demonstrator, n. Sp., one
teaching etc. by demonstrating.
('demənstreit).

de'moralize, v.t. Get into bad ways;
take belief, hope. etc., away from.
(di'mɔrəlaiz).

de'mur, 1. v.i. Make a little protes
(about). 2. n. A demurring. (di'mə:).

de'mure, a. With quiet, serious air.
(di'mjuə).

de'murrage, n. Rate or amount of payment
to be made for keeping ship or
train waiting after certain time for
goods to be put on or taken off.
(di'mʌridʒ).

de'murrer, [Law] n. Protest by one side
against going on with law process, as not
being covered by law. (di'mʌrə).

den, n. Hole, living-place, of animal;
meeting-place of wrongdoers. (den).

de'nature, v.t. Take away special taste,
qualities, of. Denatured alcohol, alcohol
made of no use for drinking. (di:'neitʃə).

de'nial. See DENY.

'denizen, n. Person, animal, plant, living
in given place. ('denizn).

denomi'nation, n. Naming; name given;
any of the different Churches. denomi'national, a.
In agreement with teaching of a denomination.
(dinɔmi'neiʃn).

denominator, n. Number under the line
in a FRACTION. (di'nɔmineitə).

de'note, v.t. Be the sign of. deno'tation,
n. Sp., sense of word. (di'nout).

dé'nouement, [F.] n. Outcome, untwisting
of threads, of events in story or play.
(dei'nu:mɔŋ).

de'nounce, v.t. Make violent or public
statement against, making clear wrongdoing.
denunci'ation, n. (Words) denouncing.
(di'nauns).

dense, a. (Of substance) with little space
between parts; (of things) in great
number and near together; slow-minded.
'density, n. Sp., [Sc.] measure
of how dense body is, based on relation
between mass and size. (dens).

dent, 1. n. Hollow place made by blow;
2. v.t. Make a dent in. (dent).

'dental, a. Of, to do with, teeth; (of
sounds) made with tongue against top
front teeth. 'dentifrice, n. Powder,
paste, etc., for cleaning teeth. 'dentine,
n. Hard, bone-like material forming
chief part of tooth. 'dentist, n. One
whose business is care of teeth. 'denture,
n. Plate with false teeth fixed in
it. ('dentl).

de'nude, v.t. Take all clothing, covering
material, off. (di'nju:d).

denunci'ation. See DENOUNCE.

de'ny, v.t. Say (thing) is untrue, has no
existence; say no to (request); not let
have (thing needed, requested). de'nial,
n. Sp., words denying. (di'nai).

de'odorize, v.t. Take away bad smell
from. de'odorant, n. Substance used
for deodorizing. (di:'oudəraiz).

de'part, v.i. Go away (from); be different
(from). de'parture, n. Departing. A new departure,
change, new development. (di'pa:t).

de'partment, n. Branch, division (of
organization, knowledge etc.). Department store,
one having great number of departments with
different sorts of goods. (di'pa:tmənt).

de'pend, v.i. Depend on, have as necessary condition
of its existence, taking place; be
needing help (of), unable to do without
for certain purpose; put complete belief
(in) as helper. de'pendant, n. Person kept
by other(s). de'pendency, n. Country controlled
by another. de'pendent, a. Depending
(in first 2 senses); in position of dependant.
(di'pend).

de'pict, v.t. Give, make, picture of.
(di'pikt).

depi'lation, n. Taking hair off body.
de'pilatory, n. Substance for this.
(depi'leiʃn).

de'plete, v.t. Make less, get most of store,
amount, of (thing) used up. (di'pli:t).

de'plore, v.t. Make clear that one is
shocked by, sad about. de'plorable, a.
Very bad, greatly to be regretted.
(di'plɔ:).

de'ploy, [Mil.] v.t.&i. Get into widely
spaced line from COLUMN order.
(di'plɔi).

de'ponent, 1. n. [Law] One making
DEPOSITION. 2. a. (Of v's) PASSIVE in
form but ACTIVE in sense. (di'pounənt).

de'port, v.t. Send (undesired person) out
of country. (di'pɔ:t).

de'port, v. Deport oneself, be acting (in certain
way). de'portment, n. Behaviour, air, way of
acting in company.

de'pose, v.t. Put down from position of
authority (sp. ruler); make signed
statement under OATH for use in law
process (that). depo'sition, n. Sp.,
deposed statement. (di'pouz).

de'posit, 1. v.t. Put down (on, in); put
(somewhere, in care of person) for safekeeping;
give as part payment before
getting goods. 2. n. Material deposited
by liquid, chemical process; depositing
of money in bank, money deposited;
payment deposited. de'pository, n. Storehouse.
(di'pɔzit).

'depot, n. Storehouse; place for army
stores, base; [Am.] railway station.
('depou).

de'prave, v.t. Make (person) bad, low.
de'pravity (di'praviti), n. Depraved
condition. (di'preiv).

'deprecate, v.t. Make clear that one is
against, shocked by, (act, suggestion).
('deprikeit).

de'preciate, v.t.&i. Make, become, lower
in value; make little of. de'preciatory,
a. Making little of. (di'pri:ʃieit).

depre'dation, n. Destruction, making
waste; taking of property. (depri'deiʃn).

de'press, v.t. Make sad, unhappy; make
(prices, etc.) lower; get (machine-part,
etc.) pushed down. de'pression, n. Sp., depressed
condition of mind; time when
business is bad; hollow. (di'pres).

de'prive, v.t. Deprive (person, thing) of, take
from, keep from having. (di'praiv).

depth, n. Being deep; measure of depth;
deepest or inside place, part (gen. depths).
Out of one's depth, in water deeper than one
is tall; faced with something outside
range of one's mind. (depθ).

de'pute, v.t. Give (work, authority) to
another as one's representative; give
(person) power (to do thing) as one's
representative. 'deputy, n. Deputed
person, sp., political representative.
deputation, n. Sp., group of deputies
sent to make request, etc. 'deputize,
v.i. Be acting as deputy (for). (di'pju:t).

de'rail, v.t. Make (train) go off the rails.
(di'reil).

de'range, v.t. Put out of working order.
de'ranged, a. Off one's head. (di'reindʒ).

'derby, [Am.] n. BOWLER hat. ('də:bi).

'derelict, 1. a. (Sp. of ship at sea) without
an owner, not looked after, with no one
in it, using it. 2. n. Derelict ship. dere'liction,
n. Not doing what it is right for one to
do (dereliction of duty). ('dedlikt).

de'ride, v.t. Make sport of. de'rision, n.
(di'raid).

de'rive, v.t.&i. Get or come (from
starting-point, producer). deri'vation,
n. Sp., forming of word from another
word or root. de'rivative, a., n. Derived
(word, etc.). (di'raiv).

derma'tology, n. Science of the skin and
its diseases. (də:mə'tɔlədʒi).

'derogate, v.i. Take away part (from person's
right, authority etc.). de'rogatory
(di'rɔgətəri), a. Sp., (of statement etc.)
making seem of less value, damaging.
('derougeit).

'derrick, n. Sort of apparatus for moving
or lifting things. ('derik).

'dervish, n. Mohammedan FRIAR. ('de:viʃ).

des'cant, v.i. Only descant upon, give a long
talk about. (dis'kant).

'descant, n. [Let.] Song; [Mus.] voice
ACCOMPANIMENT to song. ('deskant).

des'cend, v.i. Come or go down; be sloping
down; come (from in family line); (of
property, qualities) come down in
family line. Descend upon, sp., make sudden
attack on. des'cendant, n. Person descended
from another. des'cent, n. Descending;
slope, way down; family line.
(di'send).

des'cribe, v.t. Give detailed account,
picture, of; make, be moving in, (line,
curve, etc.). description, n. Sp., word-picture.
Of this description, of this sort. des'crip-tive,
a. (dis'kraib).

des'cry, v.t. Get view of, sp. from
distance. (dis'krai).

'desecrate, v.t. Do violent or wrong act
in, to, (place of religion); put (place,
thing of religion) to wrong use.
('desikreit).

de'sert, v.t.&i. Go away, take help,
support, away, from (person or thing
needing one); go away from army
without authority. (di'zə:t).

de'sert, n. What is right for person as
reward or punishment (gen. deserts).

'desert, n. Stretch of dry or waste
country, sp. sand. ('dezət).

de'serve, v.t.&i. Be such that it would be
right for (punishment, reward, etc.) to be
given. de'servedly (di'zə:vidli), adv. As deserved.
de'serving, a. Deserving something
good. (di'zə:v).

'desiccate, v.t. Take liquid from,
make dry, (sp. food for keeping).
('desikeit).

deside'ratum (desiderata), n. Thing desired,
needed. (dizidɔ'reitəm).

de'sign, 1. n. Purpose, idea to be given
effect; outline, picture, of something to
be made; structure (of book, etc.);
organization of forms, lines, as picture,
ornament on something. Have designs on,
have purpose of attacking, taking. 2. v.t.
Make design(s) for (thing to be made);
have in mind (to do, thing for). de'signedly
(di'zainidli), adv. On purpose. de'signing, a.
Sp., with tendency to have designs on.
(di'zain).

'designate, 1. v.t. Give a name to. making
clear something about; be pointing out;
get (person) given position (as). 2.
('designit), a. Designated for, but still
not in, position. ('dezigneit).

de'sire, 1. n. Feeling that thing is good
to have or do, is needed; physical love.
2. v.t. Have desire for. de'sirable, a.
Such as to be desired.
(di'zaiə).

de'sist, v.i. Give up
doing. (di'zist).

desk, n. Table for
writing. (desk).

'desolate, 1. a.
Without friends,
unhappy; (of place) with no one living
in it, uncared for. 2. ('desəleit) v.t. Make
waste; make sad. ('desəlit).

des'pair, v.i., n. (Be in) condition of
having given up hope. (dis'peə).

des'patch, v.t., n. DISPATCH.

'desperate, a. Forced by loss of
hope into being ready to take any
way out, violent; (of conditions) very
bad, without hope. despe'rado (despə'ra:dou),
n. Desperate outlaw.
('despərit).

des'pise, v.t. Have low opinion of, be looking
down on. 'despicable ('despikəbl), a.
Low, bad, rightly despised. (dis'paiz).

des'pite, prep. Even though, even with.
(dis'pait).

des'poil, v.t. Take thing(s) from by force,
make (place) waste. despoliation
(dispouli'eiʃn), n. (dis'pɔil).

des'pond, v.i. Give up hope. (dis'pɔnd).

'despot, n. Ruler with unlimited powers;
one using his authority hardly or
cruelly. ('despɔt).

des'sert, n. Fruit or sweets taken at end
of a meal. (di'zə:t).

desti'nation, n. Place where person,
thing, is going. (desti'neiʃn).

'destine, v.t. (Sp., of Higher Power) get
marked out (for special purpose).
'destiny, n. That for which one is
destined; power said to be responsible
for events. ('destin).

'destitute, a. In great need, sp. of food,
clothing, etc. ('destitju:t).

des'troy, v.t. Get completely broken,
make waste, of no use; put an end to.
des'troyer, n. Sp., small, quickly-moving warship.
des'tructible, a. des'truction, n.
destructive, a. (dis'trɔi).

de'suetude, n. Condition of having gone
out of use. (di'sju:itju:d).

'desultory, a. Not regular, without system,
not kept up for long. ('desəltəri).

de'tach, v.t. Undo and take off, get
separate (from). de'tached, a. Sp., looking
at thing as from outside; seeming without
interest in what is going on. de'tachment,
n. Sp., detached body of military etc.;
detached behaviour. (di'tatʃ).

'detail, n. Small, freq. unimportant, part
of thing or event; body of details. de'tail,
v.t. Give full account of; give orders to,
to do special work. 'detailed, a. Giving great
number of details. ('di:teil).

de'tain, v.t. Keep from going, keep late,
keep waiting. de'tention, n. Sp., keeping
in prison. (di'tein).

de'tect, v.t. Make discovery of (sp., doer
of crime). de'tective, 1. a. For detecting. 2. n.
One whose business is detection of
crime. de'tector, n. Special part of radio
apparatus. (di'tekt).

de'ter, v.t. Have effect of keeping (person)
from acting. (di'tə:).

deteriorate, v.i. Become worse in quality,
less in value. (di'tiəriəreit).

de'termine, v.t.&i. Put limits to, get
marked out; be cause of; make discovery
of, get clear about; come to
decision (to do). determinate, a.
Limited, clearly marked out. determi'nation,
n. Sp., a decision; quality
of keeping to one's purpose(s). de'termined, a.
Having determination. de'terminism,
n. Theory that all acts and events are
determined by chain of causes outside
man's control. (di'tə:min).

de'test, v.t. Have great hate for. de'testable,
a. Rightly detested. (di'test).

de'throne, v.t. Take position of ruler
from. (di'θroun).

'detonate, v.i.&t. (Of gunpowder etc.)
go off; make detonate. ('detəneit).

'detour, n. (Going by) a roundabout way.
('deituə).

de'tract, v.i. Detract from, take from value of.
de'traction, n. Sp., saying things to detraction from.
de'tractor, n. One attacking another's credit,
good name. (di'trakt).

de'train, v.t.&i. (Sp. of military) (make)
get from train. (di'trein).

'detriment, n. Damage, loss.
('detrimənt).

de'tritus, [Sc.] n. Sand, small stones,
produced by rubbing down of earth's
face by water, etc. (di'traitəs).

deuce, n. Word used to give force to
statement (= DEVIL). Play the deuce (with),
do damage (to). 'deuced ('dju:sid), a., adv.
(dju:s).

deuce, n. Playing-card or DIE marked
with a 2; stage of play in TENNIS.

'devastate, v.t. Make waste. ('devəsteit).

de'velop, v.t.&i. (Make) get greater,
stronger, more complete, by degrees;
undergo process of growth; make
picture come to view on (camera plate
etc.) by chemical process. de'velopment, n. Sp.,
new stage in train of events. (di'veləp).

'deviate, v.i. Go from normal, right, way.
'devious, a. Roundabout. ('di:vieit).

de'vice, n. Way worked out, apparatus or
instrument designed, for getting something
done; design in HERALDRY. Leave
him to his own devices, let him do whatever
comes into his mind. (di'vais).

'devil, 1. n. Bad Power; very cruel, bad
person; [Hum.] man, person. A devil
of a fellow, one full of force, good
humour, getting his way; printer's devil,
boy working in printer's office; the Devil,
the Being representative of all bad forces
in existence. 2. v.i.&t. Do work (for man
of law, writer) which he takes credit for;
get (food) cooked with things to give it
burning, sharp taste. 'devilish, a. Very
cruel, bad. 'devil-may-'care, a. Facing
danger, trouble, in care-free way.
'devilment, n. Being full of good-humoured
tricks. ('devl).

de'vise, v.t. Get worked out (design, way,
instrument); [Law] give (property to)
at one's death. (di'vaiz).

de'void, a. Devoid of, without, tree from.
(di'vɔid).

de'volve, v.i. (Of work, etc.) be put on
person through another's not doing it;
be handed on (to) at death of another.
(di'vɔlv).

de'vote, v.t. Give up (oneself or anything)
to some purpose, cause, or person. de'voted,
a. Greatly loving. devo'tee, n. One devoted,
sp. to some religion. de'votion,
n. Sp., quality of being devoted. Devotions,
PRAYERS. de'votional, a. Of or for
devotions. (di'vout).

de'vour, v.t. Take (food) quickly like an
animal; (of flames, etc.) make destruction
of. (di'vauə).

de'vout, a. Serious about religion, given
to keeping its forms. (di'vaut).

dew, n. Small drops of water from air
forming on plants, etc. after sundown.
'dewy, a. Sp., wet with dew. (dju:).

'dewlap, n. Fold of loose skin hanging
from under chin, sp. of cows. ('dju:lap).

'dexterous, a. Expert, quick, sp. with
the hands. ('dekstərəs).

dia'betes, n. Disease in which over-much
sugar is formed in blood. dia'betic, a.,
n. (daiə'bi:ti:z).

dia'bolic(al), a. Of, like, the DEVIL; very
bad, cruel. (daiə'bɔlik(əl)).

'diadem, n. Band or circle round head,
sp. as sign of authority. ('daiədem).

di'aeresis, n. Mark (••) over second of two
letters as sign that they are sounded
separately. (dai'iərəsis).

'diagnose, v.t. Make discovery of cause
of (disease) by observation of its signs.
diag'nosis (daiəg'nousis), n. Diagnosing.
('daiəgnouz).

di'agonal, n., a. (Straight line) through
straight-sided form, joining opposite
angles. (dai'agənəl).

'diagram, n. Outline form, design, for
making something clear. ('daiəgram).

'dial, 1. n. Face (of clock or other measuring
apparatus) with moving pointer;
part of automatic telephone instrument
used in getting number. 2. v.i.&t.
Make use of telephone dial. ('daiəl).

'dialect, n. Way of talking, form of
language, special to some part of
country. ('daiəlekt).

dia'lectic, a., n. (Of the) art of argument
(freq. dialectics). Dialectical Materialism,
Marx's theory that the development of
society is effected by material forces by
a process in which one form of society
gives birth to its opposite, and this, in
turn, to a new form which is its
opposite. (daiə'lektik).

'dialogue, n. (Writing in form of) talk
between 2 or more persons. ('daiəlɔg).

di'ameter, n. Straight line through middle
point of circle or ball from side to side;
measure of this, or of pipe from side to
side. (dai'amitə).

'diamond, n. Jewel
stone, freq. uncoloured,
of great
value, and very
bard; form with
four equal sides,
whose angles are
not right angles;
one of the group
of playing-cards
marked with diamond design.
Diamond wedding, day on which one has
been married for 60 years. ('daiəmənd).

dia'pason, [Mus.] n. Range of voice or instrument;
harmony of parts. (daiə'peisn).

'diaper, n. Linen with design of same
colour; baby's NAPKIN. ('daiəpə).

di'aphanous, a. (Of material) thin enough
to be seen through. (dai'afənəs).

'diaphragm, n. Thin wall of muscle
between chest and stomach: thin division-wall
in bodies of animals; thin plate
in telephone and other apparatus.
('daiəfram).

diar'rhoea, n. Over-frequent, liquid
motion of BOWELS caused by stomach
trouble. (daiə'riə).

'diary, n. Day by day record of events
and thoughts; book for this. ('daiəri).

dia'tonic, a. (Of scale, music) using
normal notes of key. (daiə'tɔnik).

'diatribe, n. Violent talk (against).
('daiətraib).

'dibble, n. Gardener's pointed instrument
for planting. ('dibl).

dice. See DIE.

di'chotomy, n. (In grouping) division into
two, sp. opposites. (di'kɔtəmi).

'dicky, n. False shirt-front; seat at back
of carriage or automobile. ('diki).

'dicky-bird, n. Baby's word for bird.
('dikibə:d).

'dicoty'ledon, n. Plant having 2 COTYLEDONS.
('daikɔti'li:dn).

'dictaphone, n. Machine recording and
producing again words said into it,
used in offices. ('diktəfoun).

dic'tate, v.t.&i. Say (words) to be taken
down in writing; give strong orders
(to). 'dictates, n. pl. Directions of
common sense, etc. dic'tation, n. Sp.,
dictated writing. dic'tator, n. One
making himself ruler with unlimited
power. dicta'torial, a. Sp., with
tendency to dictate. dictatorship, n.
Sp., government by dictator. (dik'teit).

'diction, n. Selection and use of words;
way of saying words. ('dikʃən).

'dictionary, n. Book in ABC etc. order,
giving the sense of words, or their
parallels in another language.
('dikʃənəri).

'dictum (dicta), n. Opinion of an authority;
current saying. ('diktəm).

did. See DO.

di'dactic, a. Having purpose, air. of
teaching. (di'daktik).

die, v.i. Undergo death; (of plants)
become dry, brown; come to an end.
Be dying for, sp., have a great desire for.
'die-hard, n. One unready to give up his
opinions even in face of overpowering
arguments. (dai).

die (dice), n. Small solid square whose
faces have points marked on them from
1 to 6, used in GAMES of chance; small
square of cut bread, meat etc. dice, 1.
n. Form of play with dice. 2. v.i.&t. Be
playing at dice; get cut into dice.
(dai (dais)).

die, n. Metal stamp for marking money,
paper, etc.

'diesel 'engine, Sort of oil-burning engine
for automobiles etc. ('di:zl 'endʒn).

'diet, 1. n. Sort of food which person etc.
is living on; diet to which person is limited
for medical reasons. 2. v.t.&i. (Make)
take special diet. diet'etics, n. Science of
food values. diet'ician, n. Expert looking
after diet in hospital etc. ('daiət).

'diet, n. Special meeting, going on for
some time, for discussion of church
etc. questions; Eng. name for PARLIAMENT
in certain countries.

'differ, v.i. Be unlike, or not quite the
same; differ in opinion. 'difference, n. Sp.,
point, amount, degree, in which things
differ; bad relations caused by differing.
'different, a. Not the same; unlike. differ'entia (-e)
(difə'renʃiə), n. Quality marking
thing off from other things. differ'ential, a.
Differing for different conditions or persons.
Differential gear, apparatus making it possible
for automobile's back wheels to go
at different rates in going round curves.
differ'entiate, v.t.&i. Be the point making
different; see the difference (between).
('difə).

'difficult, a. Hard to do or do anything
with, not simple. 'difficulty, n. Being difficult;
difficult point, trouble. ('difikəlt).

'diffident, a. Without much belief in
oneself. ('difidənt).

diffuse, 1. v.t.&i. Send out all round;
(of liquids) become slowly mixed with
one another. 2. (di'fju:s), a. (Of writings,
talk) using an unnecessary number of
words. (di'fju:z).

dig (dug), 1. v.t.&i. Get (earth) turned
up with spade etc.; make (hole) in
earth; get (pointed thing) pushed (into ).
2. n. A push with a pointed thing.
'diggings, n. pl. Gold-field; [Com.] rooms
taken in another's house. (dig (dʌg)).

di'gest, 1. v.t.&i. Get (food) changed in
stomach into form in which it may be
used by system; (of food) undergo this
process. 2. ('daidsest), n. Short, clear,
ordered account. di'gestion, n. Sp., process of,
part of system for, digesting food. di'gestive,
a. Of, helping, digestion. (di'dʒest).

'digit, n. Any one of the numbers 0 to 9;
finger or toe. ('didʒit).

digi'talis, n. Medical substance got from
plant, used in heart disease.
(didʒi'teilis).

'dignity, n. High position, quality, giving
right to respect; behaviour, look, as of
great person; quiet, controlled behaviour.
'dignify, v.t. Give dignity or
false dignity to. 'dignified, a. With an
air of dignity. 'dignitary, n. Person in
high position, sp. in Church. ('digniti).

di'gress, v.i. Go away from the point,
take up side-questions. (dai'gres).

dike, 1. n. Long wall of earth to keep
back water from land; narrow waterway
acting as drain. 2. v.t. Make dikes for.
(daik).

dilapidation, n. Condition of being
broken, damaged, falling to bits; [Law]
payment for damage to house through
use. dilapidated, a. In dilapidation.
(dilapi'deiʃn).

di'late, v.t.&i. Make, become, greater,
wider open, by stretching, make long
statement (on). (dai'leit).

'dilatory, a. Slow, wasting time. ('dilətəri).

di'lemma, n. Position in which decision
has to be made between two equally
hard ways of acting. (di'lemə).

dilet'tante, n., a. (One) taking up something,
sp. art, not very seriously; as of
a dilettante. (dili'tanti).

'diligent, a. Hard-working. ('dilidgənt).

'dilly-dally, v.i. Be wasting time.
('dilidali).

di'lute, 1. v.t. Make (liquid, colour etc.)
less strong by addition of something.
2. a. Diluted. (dai'lju:t).

dim, 1. a. Not bright, not clear in outline.
2. v.t.&i. Make, become, dim. (dim).

dime, [Am.] n. 10-cent bit. (daim).

di'mension, n. Measure (of space, solid)
in one of the 3 directions of space.
Dimensions, size. (di'menʃən).

di'minish, v.t.&i. Make or become less.
dimi'nution, n. (di'miniʃ).

diminu'endo, [Mus.] n., adv. (Music)
getting less loud. (diminju'endou).

di'minutive, 1. a. Small, undersized. 2. n.
Form of word giving idea of small size,
freq. used lovingly. (di'minjutiv).

'dimity, n. Thin cotton material. ('dimiti).

'dimple, 1. n. Small hollow formed on
face by smile; hollow in fat arm, hard
etc. 2. v.t.&i. Make dimple(s) in.; give
smile making dimple(s). ('dimpl).

din, 1. n. Great noise. 2. v.t. Din into, get
into (person's mind) by saying frequently.
(din).

dine, v.i. Take DINNER. 'diner, n. Sp., dining-carriage
on train. (dain).

'ding-'dong, n., adv. Sound of two bells
one after the other. ('diŋ'dɔŋ).

'dinghy, n. Sort of small boat. ('diŋgi).

'dingo, n. Australian dog living in
natural condition. ('diŋgou).

'dingy, a. Dark,
dirty-looking.
('dindʒi).

'dinner, n. Chief
meal of day. 'dinner-jacket,
n. Short
black coat of man's
DRESS SUIT. 'dinner-wagon,
n. Side-table
on wheels.
('dinə).

'dinosaur, n. Great
REPTILEno longer
in existence. ('dainəsɔ:).

dint, n., v.t. DENT. By dint of, by force of,
by. (dint).

'diocese, n. Division of country under
BISHOP. di'ocesan (dai'ɔsəsən), 1. a. Of
a diocese. 2. n. Diocesan BISHOP. ('daiəsis).

dip, 1. v.t.&i. Put or go into liquid, etc.
and out again; DYE in this way; take
liquid etc. (up, out) in small vessel
from greater one; (make) go down (and
up); (sp., of STRATA) have a down slope.
Dip into book, be reading parts here and
there. 2. n. Act of dipping, sp., short
swim; (liquid for) sheep-bath; down
slope. 'dipper, n. Small basin with hand-part
for taking liquid etc. from vessel.
(dip).

diph'theria, n. Serious disease of throat.
(dif'θiəriə).

'diphthong, n. Uniting of two VOWELS to
make one complex sound, as "oi" in
"oil"; two joined letters (æ, œ).
('difθɔŋ).

di'ploma, n. Paper given by university
etc. as sign that person has taken
certain training and got through tests.
(di'ploumə).

diplomacy, n. Business of guiding international
relations; art of keeping relations
with others smooth. 'diplomat,
di'plomatist, nn. Person in diplomacy
branch of government; one good at
diplomacy. diplo'matic, a.
(di'plouməsi).

dipso'mania, n. Condition of having uncontrolled
desire for alcohol. dipso'maniac, n. One
with dipsomania. (dipsou'meiniə).

'diptych, n. Painting on two boards
folding like a book. ('diptik).

'dire, a. Greatly to be feared, very bad.
('daiə).

di'rect, 1. a., adv. Going straight to something;
with no things person, acting as
go-between; straightforward. 2. v.t. Give
(person) account of how to get somewhere,
do something; put name and
place on outside of (letter, etc.); give
order to (to do); have control of; get
pointed (to, at). di'rection, n. Sp., account of
how to go or do; order (gen. directions); line of
motion or pointing. di'rective, a. Guiding.
di'rectly, adv. Sp., straight away. di'rector, n. Sp.,
person on controlling body of company.
di'rectorate, n. Such a body. di'rectory, n. List of
persons in a place, giving details of
where they are living, etc. (di'rekt).

dirge, n. Sad song for the dead. (də:dʒ).

'dirigible, n., a. (BALLOON) able to be
guided; airship. ('diridʒibl).

dirk, n. Short pointed knife for fighting.
(də:k).

dirt, n. Substance making things marked,
sticky etc., dust, waste; dirty condition;
earth, sp. loose or wet; low talk. dirt-cheap,
a. Very cheap. 'dirty, 1. a. Sp., (of
talk, etc.) disgusting, low. Dirty work, sp.,
low trick, crime; the dirty work, the hardest
part of any work. 2. v.t. Make dirty. (də:t).

dis-, Opposite of. disac'cord (n.), disad'vantage,
disap'prove, disbe'lieve, discon'tent
(n.), dis'courteous, disem'bark, disen'cumber,
disen'tangle, dis'harmony,
dis'hearten, dis'honest, disin'genuous,
disin'ter, dis'loyal, dis'mount (v.), diso'bey,
dis'please, dis'prove, disres'pect (n.),
dis'satisfy, dis'similar. (dis-).

dis'able, v.t. Take away power of moving
arms, legs etc., or of doing, from.
disa'bility, n. Condition, quality, which
disables. (dis'eibl).

disabuse, v.t. Make (mind) free from
wrong ideas, put (person) right.
(disə'bju:z).

disaf'fected, a. Turned against (government,
etc.). disaf'fection, n.
(disə'fektid).

disa'gree, v.i. Opp. AGREE; have argument
(with). disa'greeable, a. Unpleasing;
bad-humoured. disa'greement, n. (disə'gri:).

disal'low, v.t. Give decision against, put
on one side, (CLAIM, argument) as not
good, sp., in law. (disə'lau).

disap'pear, v.i. Go from view; go out of
existence. (disə'piə).

disap'point, v.t. Make sad by not coming
up to the hopes of. disap'pointment, n. Sp., disappointing
thing, event. (disə'pɔint).

dis'arm, v.t.&i. Take away fighting-instruments
from; (of country) give up
keeping armed forces; make it hard for
(person) to be angry with, or have
doubts about, one. dis'armament, n. Disarming
of a country or countries. (dis'a:m).

disar'range, v.t. Put out of order.
(disə'reindʒ).

disar'ray, n. Condition of having things
out of order. (disə'rei).

di'gaster, n. Great, sp. sudden, trouble.
disastrous, a. Causing, disaster.
(di'za:stə).

disa'vow, v.t. Say one has not said, done,
gives no approval to. (disə'vau).

dis'band, v.t.&i. (Of army, group) get
broken up as organization. (dis'band).

dis'bar, v.t. Take away position from
(BARRISTER) as punishment. (dis'ba:).

dis'burse, v.t.&i. Give out in payment.
dis'bursement, n. Sp., amount disbursed.
(dis'bə:s).

disc, n. DISK. (disk).

dis'card, v.t.&i. Put out as of no use or
not desired. (dis'ka:d).

dis'cern, v.t. Make out or see. dis'cerning, a.
Judging well, seeing value etc. clearly.
dis'cernment, n. Sp., quality of being discerning.
(di'sə:n).

dis'charge, 1. v.t.&i. Send away from
work, position; let out of prison, army,
hospital; let off (gun); make payment
of (debt); take (goods) off ship; send
out (liquid, gas etc., which is in a thing).
2. n. Discharging or being discharged;
liquid discharged by wound, etc.
(dis'tʃa:dʒ).

dis'ciple, n. One taking another as
teacher, guide. The disciples, sp., Christ's 12
disciples. (di'saipl).

'discipline, 1. n. Training, sp. of sort
producing self-control; condition, quality,
such as is produced by discipline; the
keeping of order. 2. v.t. Give discipline to; give
punishment to. disciplinarian, n. One
expert at discipline. 'disciplined, a. Doing as
ordered, well trained. ('disiplin).

dis'claim, v.t. Say one has not had, said,
or done. dis'claimer, n. Act of disclaiming;
[Law] giving up of a CLAIM. (dis'kleim).

dis'close, v.t. Let be seen; give knowledge
of (secret, etc.). dis'closure, n.
Disclosing; thing disclosed. (dis'klouz).

dis'colour, v.t.&i. Do, undergo, damage
to colour of. discolo(u)'ration, n.
(dislcʌlə).

dis'comfit, v.t. Make designs of (person)
come to nothing; put at a loss. dis'comfiture, n.
Being discomfited. (dis'kʌmfit).

dis'comfort, n. Opp. condition of comfort.
(dis'kʌmfət).

discon'cert, v.t. Put at a loss by surprising.
(diskən'sə:t).

discon'nect, v.t. Put out of connection
(parts of apparatus, etc.). discon'nected, a. Sp.,
(of talk, etc.) with little or no connection
between ideas. (diskə'nekt).

dis'consolate, a. Unhappy about loss,
etc. (dis'kɔnsəlit).

discon'tinue, v.t. Put an end to, not go
on with. discon'tinuous, a. With
spaces between, broken. (diskən'tinju:).

'discord, n. Opp. harmony. dis'cordant,
a. Making, in, discord. ('diskɔ:d).

'discount, n. Amount taken off price for
quick payment, etc. At a discount, sp., not
greatly valued. dis'count, v.t. Give,
get, payment for present (less than full)
value of (BILL OF EXCHANGE); give little
or no credit, attention, to (story, fact,
etc.). ('diskaunt).

dis'countenance, v.t. Put to shame; not
give approval to. (dis'kauntinəns).

dis'courage, v.t. Opp. ENCOURAGE.
(dis'kʌridʒ).

'discourse, n. Talk; a talk or writing on
some question. dis'course, v.i. Have
discourse; give one's views (on). ('diskɔ:s).

dis'cover, v.t. Come across (something
unlocked-for etc.), get knowledge of
(something new or secret); [Old] make
clear, let be seen. dis'covery, n. Sp., what
is discovered. (dis'kʌvə).

dis'credit, 1. v.t. Do damage to good
name, credit, of. 2. n. Condition of being
discredited; thing discrediting. dis'creditable,
a. Causing discredit. (dis'kredit).

dis'creet, a. Taking care what one says
and does publicly; done discreetly.
dis'cretion, a. Sp., authority to do as
seems best to one. (dis'kri:t).

discrepancy, n. Not being in agreement
(of statements, etc.). (dis'krepənsi).

dis'crete, a. Having separate existence;
formed of separate parts. (dis'kri:t).

discriminate, v.t.&i. See as different
(freq. discriminate (one thing) from (another));
be acting better, worse, to certain
person(s) than to other(s). dis'criminating,
a. Sp., judging things
well. (dis'krimineit).

dis'cursive, a. Not keeping narrowly to
the point, detailed. (dis'kə:siv).

'discus, n. Round metal plate sent through
air in Gk., Rom. sports. ('diskəs).

dis'cuss, v.t. Have an exchange of
opinions, argument, about. (dis'kʌs).

dis'dain, 1. v.t. Be looking down on, as
not good enough for one. Disdain to, not be
ready to go so low as to. 2. n. Feeling
of disdaining. (dis'dein).

di'sease, n. Condition of being ill, not
healthy; special form of this. (di'zi:z).

disem'body, v.t. Make free from the
body. (disim'bɔdi).

disem'bowel, v.t. Get (animal, person)
cut open so that inside comes out.
(disim'bauəl).

disen'chant, v.t. Make free from SPELL;
make see things as they are, without
attraction. (disin'tʃa:nt).

disen'gage, v.t. Make free from a connection,
grip, etc. disen'gaged, a. Sp., free, not
doing anything; (of place, thing) free,
not being used. (disin'geidʒ).

dises'tablish, v.t. Make (sp. Church)
separate from, not supported by,
government. (disis'tabliʃ).

dis'favour, n. Opp. approval. (dis'feivə).

dis'figure, v.t. Do damage to the look,
form, of. dis'figurement, n. Sp., disfiguring
mark. (dis'figə).

disfranchise, v.t. Opp. ENFRANCHISE.
(dis'frantʃaiz).

dis'gorge, v.t. Send up (food) from
stomach; give up (what has been, sp.
wrongly, taken). (dis'gɔ:dʒ).

dis'grace, 1. n. Public shame; loss of
approval, downfall; cause of shame,
shocking thing. 2. v.t. Be cause of disgrace to;
take away position from with disgrace. dis'graceful,
a. Very bad, shocking. (dis'greis).

dis'gruntled, a. In a bad humour, not
pleased with anything. (dis'grʌntld).

dis'guise, 1. v.t. Make change in look of
(person etc.), sp., to keep from discovery.
2. n. Disguising; dress, etc. used
to disguise. (dis'gaiz).

dis'gust, 1. n. Violent reaction against
something, as dirty, bad, low, etc. 2. v.t.
Be cause of disgust to. (dis'gʌst).

dish, 1. n. Vessel for food, sp. flat, open sort
on which it comes to table; food cooked
in any special way. 2. v.t. Put in dish(s)
(gen. dish up);
[Com.] put an
end to chances,
hopes, of. (diʃ).

disha'bille, n.
Condition of being
in bedroom
dress, not fully
dressed.
(disa'bi:l).

di'shevelled, a.
With hair, etc. out of order; (of hair)
rough, uncombed. (di'ʃevld).

dis'honour, 1. v.t. Be cause of shame to;
be acting without respect to. Dishonour a
cheque, (of bank) not make payment of,
as of no value. 2. n. Condition of having
good name, self-respect, damaged.
dis'honourable, a. Opp. HONOURABLE. (dis'ɔnə).

disil'lusion, 1. v.t. Make see things in
true, less pleasing, light. 2. n. Being
disillusioned. (disi'lu:ʒn).

disin'cline, v.t. Make unready, without
desire, (for, to do etc.). disincli'nation,
n. Feeling of being disinclined.
(disin'klain).

disin'fect, v.t. (Do something to, to)
make free from INFECTION. disin'fectant, a.,
n. Disinfecting (substance). (disin'fekt).

disin'herit, v.t. Take away right to property
at one's death from (one who
would normally get it). (disin'herit).

dis'integrate, v.t.&i. Get, become,
broken up into parts. (dis'intigreit).

disinterested, a. Not moved by, based
on, self-interest or other private feeling.
(dis'intristid).

dis'joint, v.t. Take to bits at the joins.
dis'jointed, a. Sp., (of talk, etc.) without connection.
(dis'dʒɔint).

disjunction, n. A making separate.
disjunctive, [Lang.] a. Giving selection
between one or other.
(dis'dʒʌŋkʃən).

disk, n. Thin, fiat, round plate; thing with
disk-like form. (disk).

'dislocate, v.t. Put (bone) out of position,
(machine) out of order. ('disloukeit).

dislodge, v.t. Get (thing) forced out of a
place. (dis'lɔdʒ).

'dismal, a. Sad; without comfort.
('dizməl).

dis'mantle, v.t. Take away sails etc..
from (ship), things, ornaments, from
(house). (dis'mantl).

dis'may, 1. n. Shocked surprise and fear.
2. v.t. Be cause of dismay to, take hope from.
(dis'mei).

dis'member, v.t. Take arms, legs etc.,
off; get cut, broken, up. (dis'membə).

dis'miss, v.t. Send away (sp., from work,
position); put out of one's mind. (dis'mis).

dis'order, n. Condition of having no
order; a disease; outburst against law
and order. dis'ordered, a. In disordered; not working
healthily. dis'orderly, a. In disorderly; acting against
law and order. (dis'ɔ:də).

disorganize, v.t. Take away system,
order, from. (dis'ɔ:gənaiz).

dis'own, v.t. Say that one has no,
or no longer has, connection with. (dis'oun).

dis'parage, v.t. Say things to make value
of seem less. (dis'paridʒ).

'disparate, a. Completely different, unequal.
dis'parity, n. ('dispərit).

dis'passionate, a. Unmoved by feeling,
not taking sides. (dis'paʃənit).

dis'patch, 1. v.t. Send away (to or to do);
give death-blow to; get through (business,
meal) quickly. 2. n. Dispatching;
letter about government or military
business. Mentioned in dispatchs, (in wartime)
given credit in dispatchs from the front; with
dispatch, quickly and well. (dis'patʃ).

dis'pel, v.t. Send away (clouds, etc.).
(dis'pel).

dis'pense, v.t.&i. Give out, make distribution
of; get (substance for medical
use) mixed as ordered. Dispense with,
do without. dis'pensary, n. Place where
medical substances are dispensed. dispen'sation,
n. Sp., order of Church
etc. letting person off punishment; condition,
event, looked on as dispensed by
GOD. dis'penser, n. Sp., medical dispenser.
(dis'pens).

dis'perse, v.i.&t. Go, send (group), in
different directions. (dis'pə:s).

dis'pirit, v.t. Take away hope from.
(dis'pirit).

dis'place, v.t. Put out of right position;
take the place of. dis'placement, n. Sp., amount
of liquid displaced by solid body in it.
(dis'pleis).

dis'play, 1. v.t. Put out on view, let be
seen. 2. n. Displaying; things displayed.
(dis'plei).

dis'port, v. Disport oneself, be playing about,
sp. in sun, water, etc. (dis'pɔ:t).

dis'pose, v.t. Put (in certain order or
position); give (person) tendency, desire,
(to do). Dispose of, get out of the way; get
(goods) off one's hands by putting on
market. dis'posable, a. Able to be disposed
of. dis'posal, n. Disposing (of).
At one's disposal, for one's use as desired.
dispo'sition, n. Sp., person's natural
ways of feeling, tendencies in behaviour.
well-, ill-, disposed, aa. Feeling
kindly, unkindly, (to). (dis'pouz).

dispos'sess, v.t. Take property from, put
out of house etc. Dispossess one's mind of, put
out of one's mind. (dispou'zes).

disproportion, n. Being out of PROPORTION;
being unequal. 'disproportionate, a. Over-great
or over-small in comparison with other
parts etc., or in relation to purpose.
(disprə'pɔ:ʃn).

dis'pute, 1. v.i.&t. Have an argument
(about); be questioning, not in agreement
with, (statement, etc.). 2. n.
Heated argument. 'disputable, a. Open
to question. 'disputant, n. One taking
part in discussion, argument. dispu'tation,
n. Discussion. dispu'tatious, a.
With a love of argument. (dis'pju:t).

dis'qualify, v.t. Make unable, under
rules etc., to take part in competition,
take certain position, etc. disqualifi'cation,
n. Sp., thing disqualifying.
(dis'kwɔlifai).

dis'quiet, 1. n. Troubled condition of
mind. 2. v.t. Make troubled. dis'quietude, n.
Disquiet. (dis'kwaiət).

disqui'sition, n. Long, detailed account
of some question. (diskwi'ziʃn).

disre'gard, v.t., n. Give no attention
to, have no respect for. (disri'ga:d).

disre'pair, n. (Of things) bad, broken,
condition caused by not being taken
care of. (disri'peə).

dis'reputable, a. Low, having a bad
name. disre'pute, n. Condition of being
disreputable, without credit.
(dis'repjutəbl).

dis'robe, v.t.&i. Take ROBE(S) off; get
undressed. (dis'roub).

dis'rupt, v.t. Get (things not physical)
broken up violently. (dis'rʌpt).

dis'sect, v.t. Get parts of (plant, animal)
separate by cutting, to make clear
structure; take (argument, etc.) to bits
for purpose of judging it. (di'sekt).

dis'semble, v.t.&i. Keep (designs, feelings)
from being seen, sp. by seeming
to have different ones. (di'sembl).

dis'seminate, v.t. Give wide distribution
to (ideas, etc.). (di'semineit).

dis'sent, 1. v.i. Be of a different opinion
(from). 2. n. Dissenting. dis'sension, n.
Sp., division, angry feeling, caused by
dissenting. dis'senter, n. One of group dissenting
from Church of England. (di'sent).

disser'tation, n. Long discussion, paper,
on some question. (disə'teiʃn).

dis'service, n. Act having effect opposite
of helping. (di'sə:vis).

dis'sever, v.t. SEVER. (di'sevə).

'dissident, 1. a. Not in agreement. 2. n.
One not in agreement with general view.
('disidənt).

dis'simulate, v.t.&i. DISSEMBLE.
(di'simjuleit).

'dissipate, v.t.&i. Send away (clouds,
fears, etc.); be wasting (money, force,
etc.). 'dissipated, a. Sp., given to bad, loose living.
dissi'pation, n. Sp., bad, loose living.
('disipeit).

dis'sociate, v.t. Get cut off from connection
with something; get, keep, separate
in thought. (di'souʃieit).

'dissolute, a. Given to bad, loose living.
('disəlu:t).

dis'solve, v.t.&i. (Of liquid) take (solid)
completely into itself; (make) become
dissolved; become liquid; go from view
by turning into mist etc.; get (meeting,
etc.), become, broken up. dis'soluble
(di'sɔljubl), a. Able to be made separate,
without connection. disso'lution (disa'lu:ʃn),
n. Getting broken up, ended;
death. (di'zɔlv).

'dissonant, a. (Of sound) not in harmony,
unpleasing; not in agreement.
('disounənt).

dis'suade, v.t. Get (person) turned (from
purpose). (di'sweid).

'distaff, n. Forked stick round which
wool etc. is put, used in making
thread. Distaff side, mother's side of family
tree. ('dista:f).

'distance, n. Measure of space between
one point and another; being far off;
far part of what is in view or about one;
point, pace, far away. Keep one's distance,
not come near, be cold in behaviour.
'distant, a. Far away in space or time;
(of relations) with little blood connection;
(of behaviour) stiff, cold. 5 miles
distant, 5 miles away. ('distəns).

dis'taste, n. Feeling against, near to disgust.
dis'tasteful, a. Causing distaste, unpleasing.
(dis'teist).

dis'temper, n. Common disease in young
dogs; unhealthy condition. (dis'tempə).

dis'temper, 1. n. A water paint used on
walls. 2. v.t. Put distemper on.

dis'tend, v.i.&t. (Of hollow thing)
become greater by being forced out from
inside; make distended. (dis'tend).

dis'til, v.t.&i. Get (liquid) changed to gas
by heat and then back to liquid by cold;
make (alcohol) by distilling process; get
in form free from other substances;
come, give, out in drops. dis'tillery, n.
Works where alcohol is distilled.
(dis'til).

dis'tinct, a. Readily seen, of clear outline;
separate, different, clearly marked.
dis'tinctive, a. Special to a thing, making it
different. (dis'tiŋkt).

dis'tinguish, v.t.&i. See as different,
separate; make out clearly; (of quality)
make (thing) distinguished from others.
Distinguish oneself, do very well. distinction, n.
Distinguishing, being distinguished, as
different; point, quality, making different;
quality of being marked out as
uncommon, interesting, or (of work)
uncommonly good; position, order,
given to noted person as reward. dis'tinguished,
a. Noted. (dis'tiŋgwiʃ).

dis'tort, v.t. Get, make seem, twisted,
pulled, out of normal form; give
twisted, false, account of. (dis'tɔ:t).

dis'tract, v.t. Take attention of (person,
from other things) sp. troublingly. dis'tracted,
a. Almost off one's head with trouble.
dis'tracting, a. Troubling by distracting. dis'traction,
n. Sp., anything giving rest from serious
Thought; distracted condition.
(dis'trakt).

dis'train, v.i. Take goods of person by
law as way of forcing payment of debt.
dis'traint, n. Distraining. (dis'trein).

dis'trait, [F.] a. Not giving attention;
with thoughts far away. (dis'trei).

dis'traught, a. Almost off one's head with
trouble, etc. (dis'trɔ:t).

dis'tress, 1. n. Pain, trouble, serious need
or danger. 2. v.t. Make unhappy,
troubled. (dis'tres).

distribute, v.t. Give out; give some of to
a number; put at different points or in
groups. distributive, a. Of or effecting
distribution. (dis'tribju:t).

'district, n. Part of country or town, sp.
marked off for some purpose. District visitor,
person working among poor in connection
with church. ('distrikt).

dis'trust, v.t., n. (Have) doubts about.
(dis'trʌst).

dis'turb, v.t. Get rest or quiet of, broken;
make troubled; put out of right order,
position. dis'turbance, n. Sp., outburst against
law and order. (dis'tə:b).

dis'use, n. Condition of being no longer
used. dis'used (dis'ju:zd), a. in disuse.
(dis'ju:s).

ditch, 1. n. Narrow waterway for draining
fields, roads. 2. v.i.&t. Go, let (cart etc.)
go, into ditch. (ditʃ).

'dither, v.i. Be shaking with fear etc.
('diθə).

'dithyramb, n. Song-like outburst of
uncontrolled pleasure, love, hate (gen.
dithyrambs). ('diθiram).

'ditto, n. The same (used in lists etc. in
place of writing word(s) again). ('ditou).

'ditty, n. Short simple song. ('diti).

di'urnal, a. In, of, the day-time; taking
place every day. (dai'ə:nəl).

di'van, n. Low, bed-like seat. (di'van).

dive, 1. v.i. Go head first into water or to
lower level; go or put hand deep (into).
2. n. A diving; low, cheap restaurant.
'diver, n. Sp., one who goes down to sea
bed in special dress with breathing-apparatus.
(daiv).

di'verge, v.i. (Of lines, etc.) get farther
away from one another; be branching
away (from). (dai'və:dʒ).

'divers, [Old] a. More than one. ('daivəz).

di'verse, a. Of different sorts, not all the
same. di'versily, v.t. Make diverse.
(dai'və:s).

di'vert, v.t. Get turned in another direction;
get attention of turned away
(from); give amusement to. di'verting, a.
Giving amusement. di'version, n. Sp.,
something giving change, rest, amusement.
(dai'və:t).

di'vest, v.t. Take clothing etc., position,
from (divest person of clothing etc.).
(dai'vest).

di'vide, v.t.&i. Get cut etc. into 2 or more
parts; go into 2 or more parts; make
separate, get cut off (from); make distribution
of; be a dividing part between;
see what number of times a number has
a certain other number in it (divide 10 by 2).
'dividend ('dividend), n. Number to be
divided by another; amount of money
given at fixed time as interest on SHARES.
di'viders, n. pl. 2-legged measuring instrument.
di'visible, a. di'vision, n. Dividing or
being divided; dividing part; one of parts
into which thing is divided; [Mil.] unit of
2 or more BRIGADES. First (second, third)
division, sp., least hard (harder, hardest) prison
conditions ordered by judge; long (short)
division, [Math.] system of division used when
divisor is greater (not greater) than 12.
di'visional, a. Of division of army or
other organization. di'visor, n. Number
by which another number is divided. (di'vaid).

di'vine, 1. a. Of, from, like, a Higher
Being; most pleasing, beautiful. Divine
service, Church forms giving respect to
GOD. 2. n. Churchman trained in THEOLOGY.
di'vinity, n. Sp., a Higher
Being; religion as branch of learning.
(di'vain).

di'vine, v.t.&i. Get knowledge of
(something, sp. secret, future) by power
other than reason. di'vining-rod, n.
Forked stick or steel rod used for discovery
of water under earth by person
with special powers.

di'vorce, 1. n. Ending of married condition
by process of law; the separating
of 2 things which normally go together.
2. v.t. Get divorce from; make (2 things)
separate. divor'cee, n. Divorced person.
(di'vɔ:s).

di'vulge, v.t. Let out, make public,
(something secret). (dai'vʌldʒ).

'dizzy, a. Feeling as if balance is going,
as if everything is turning round;
making dizzy by being very high or turning
very quickly. ('dizi).

do (did, done), 1. v.t.&i.&aux. Go
through (an act, work, etc.); put into
effect by acting; make; put in order; be
right for a purpose, be enough; see
everything of interest in (place); used
as aux.: 1. In forming certain questions,
(do you paint, did you go?); 2. To give
special force to statement (I did send
it); 3. In forming statement? with "not"
(I do not think); used in place of v. used
earlier in statement (if you saw things
as I do). Do away with, put out of the
way, put an end to; do badly (well), get
on badly (well); do credit to, be a credit
to; do for, be the destruction of; take
care of rooms etc. for; done up, very
tired; do oneself well, give oneself every
comfort; do (person) out of, take something
from by trick; do up, make like
new again; put into a parcel; get
buttoned etc. up; do (meat, etc.) well,
sp., get cooked a long time; do without,
get on without; have, have something, to
do with, have a connection, relations,
business, with; it doesn't do to (be, etc.),
it's not a good thing to. 2. n. A big do,
great pleasure-making, etc. 'doings, n. pl.
Acts, events. (du: (did, dʌn)).

'docile, a. Readily trained, controlled.
do'cility, n. ('dousail).

dock, n. Common field-plant with great
leaves. (dɔk).

dock, v.t. Get (hair, tail) cut short; make
(amount given) smaller than before.

dock, 1. n. Place in harbour etc. into
which ship comes for goods to be taken
on or off, or damage to be put right;
range of docks with landing-stage and
storehouses (gen. docks); railed-off place
in COURT for prisoner. Dry dock, dock for shipbuilding,
etc. from which water may be
pumped out. 2. v.t.&i. Put (ship), go,
into dock. 'docker, n. Dock worker. 'dockyard, n.
Walled place with docks and all apparatus
for ship-building etc.

'docket, 1. n. Note on outside of paper(s)
giving short account of what is in them;
folder for docket. 2. v.t. Put docket on. ('dɔkit).

'doctor, 1. n. One trained in medical
science; one with highest DEGREE in any
branch of university. 2. v.t. Give medical
attention to; put something wrong into
(some substance); do something to, to
make seem all right. 'doctoral, a. Of doctorate.
'doctorate, n. Doctor's DEGREE. ('dɔktə).

doctrine, n. Body of teaching of certain
person, school of thought, or Church;
special theory or belief. doctrinaire
(dɔktri'neə), n., a. (Person) given to
theory without enough attention to facts.
doc'trinal (dɔk'trainəl), a. ('dɔktrin).

'document, 1. n. Printed material or
writing, as record or EVIDENCE of something.
2. v.t. Put forward document(s) in support
of. docu'mentary, a. Of documents.
('dɔkjumənt).

'dodder, v.i. Be shaking because old and
feeble. ('dɔdə).

dodge, 1. v.t.&i. Get, keep, out of way,
grip, of, by sudden motion to side,
change of direction, or trick. 2. n. Act of
dodging; trick, small invention. (dɔdʒ).

'dodo, n. Great bird no longer in existence.
('doudou).

doe, n. Female of DEER (or HARE or
RABBIT). (dou).

doff, v.t. Take off (clothing). (dɔf).

dog, 1. n. Common 4-footed animal, of
which there are a number of sorts,
chiefly living with man; male dog; [Hum.]
young man given to pleasure; [Hum.]
person; one or other of 2 supports for
wood in fireplace. Dog in the manger, one
who, though unable to get pleasure from
thing himself, will not let others have
it; dog Latin, bad sort of L.; go to the dogs,
become completely bad, low. 2. v.t. Keep
near to, in the footsteps of. 'dogcart, n.
2-wheeled carriage with seats back to
back. 'dog-days, n. pl. Warmest part of
summer. 'dog-eared, a. (Of books) with
angles of pages turned back through
much use. 'dogged ('dɔgid), a. Not readily
giving up. 'dog-rose, n. Common roadside
ROSE. 'dog-star, n. Very bright star
coming up with sun in middle of dog-star-days.
dog-tired, a. Very tired. 'dog-watch,
n. Sailor's short half-watch of
two hours. (dɔg).

'doggerel, n. Bad verse. ('dngərəl).

'dogma, n. A belief put forward as not
open to question; system of dogmas put
forward with authority of Church.
dog'matic, a. Put forward as dogma,
with air of authority; (of person) given
to dogmatic statement. 'dogmatize, v.i. Make
dogmatic statement(s). ('dɔgmə).

'doily, n. Small bit of linen etc. put on
plates under cakes etc. ('dɔili).

'doldrums, n. pl. The doldrums, certain part of
sea near middle line of earth where
there is little or no wind and sailing-ships
frequently have trouble; unhappy
condition of mind. ('dɔldrəmz).

dole, 1. v.t. Give out (food, money, etc.)
as to poor, in small amounts. 2. n.
Doling; something doled out free. The
dole, (in G.B.) payment under Govern
ment insurance system to those out of
work. (doul).

'doleful, a. Unhappy. ('doulfəl).

doll, 1. n. Plaything of wax etc. in form
of person or baby. 2. v.t.&i. Doll up,
put on best clothing etc. (dɔl).

'dollar, n. Unit of U.S. and Canadian
money having value of 100 cents.
('dɔlə).

'dollop, n. Small mass of lood or some
soft substance. ('dɔləp).

'dolmen, n. CROMLECH. ('dɔlmen).

'dolorous, a. Sad,
causing pain.
'dolour, [Old] n.
Dolorous feeling.
('dɔlərəs).

'dolphin, n. Sea-animal
of WHALE
family; curved
fish seen in pictures.
('dɔlfin).

dolt, n. Foolish
person. (doult).

do'main, n. Lands
ruled over; field
(of thought,
knowledge).
(dou'mein).

dome, n. Round arched roof. (doum).

Domesday Book, n. Record of the lands
of England made in 1086.
('du:mzdei buk).

do'mestic, 1. a. Of, used in, house or
family; of conditions, etc. inside a
country; (of animals) used and kept
by man. 2. n. House servant. do'mesticate,
v.t. Give domestic tastes to; (of animal)
make domestic. do'mesticated, a. Sp., interested
in housework etc. domes'ticity,
n. Family existence. (dou'mestik).

'domicile, 1. n. Person's regular living-place.
2. v.t. Give a domicile to. ('dɔmisail).

'dominate, v.t.&i. Have great or complete
control, rule, over; be chief point
of interest, forcing most attention; (of
place) be overlooking. 'dominance, n.
Rule, control. 'dominant, 1. a. (Of
person, quality) dominating. 2. [Mus.]
n. 5th note in scale of any key.
('dɔmineit).

domi'neer, v.i. Make full, unpleasing use
of one's power or authority (over ).
(dɔmi'niə).

'dominie, [Scot.] n. Male school-teacher.
('dɔmini).

do'minion, n. Rule over; land, nation,
ruled over (freq. dominions); British COLONY
having self-government. (də'minjən).

'domino (-es), n. Long, loose coat having
part which may
be pulled over
face, used at
special dances.
('dɔminou).

'domino (-es), n.
Any of 28 flat
bits of wood or
bone with round
marks, used for form of play (dominoes).

don, v.t. Put on (clothing). (dɔn).

don, n. Teacher in a university; man of
high birth in Spain.

do'nate, v.t. Give to cause etc. do'nation,
n. Sp., money, etc. donated. (dou'neit).

done. See DO.

'donkey, n. Ass. 'donkey-engme, n. Small
steam-engine. ('dɔŋki).

'donor, n. Giver. ('dounə).

don't. Short form of "do not." (dount).

doom, 1. n. End for which one is marked
out, death. 2. v.t. Get marked out for
unhappy end, sp. death. 'doomed, a. Facing
certain death. 'doomsday, n. Last Day,
great day when everyone will be judged.
(du:m).

door, n. Structure, gen. on HINGES, for
shutting off opening into house, room,
cupboard, etc.; way in. Lay at a person's
door, say person is responsible for; next
door, (of house) by the side (of another);
in, to, at, house next door; out of doors,
outside, not in a house. 'door-fceeper, n.
Door-porter. 'doorway, n. Opening shut by
doorway, way in. (dɔ:).

dope, 1. n. Thick liquid used for making
machines go smoothly; substance producing
unnatural sleep or having
strange effect on senses, sp. as used for
bad purposes; [Com.] news, knowledge,
of something. 2. v.t.&i. Make unconscious
etc. with dope. (doup).

'Doric, a. Of the oldest and simplest form
of Gk. building. ('dɔrik).

'dormant, a. Waiting development, as if
sleeping. ('dɔ:mənt).

'dormer, n. Upright window in sloping
roof. ('dɔ:mə).

'dormitory, n. Sleeping-room with a
number of beds. ('dɔ:mitəri).

'dormouse, n. Small field-animal sleeping
through winter. ('dɔ:maus).

'dorsal, [Sc.] a. Of, near, to do with, the
back (of an animal). ('dɔ:səl).

'dory, n. Sort of flat boat. ('dɔ:ri).

'dory, n. Sea-fish used as food.

dose, 1. n. Amount (of medical substance)
to be taken at one time. 2. v.t. Give
dose(s) to. 'dosage, n. Giving of dose(s);
size of dose. (dous).

'doss-house, n. House where one may
get bed for night very cheap. doss, 1. n.
Bed in doss-house. 2. v.i. Be sleeping in
doss-house. ('dɔshaus).

'dossier, n. Group of papers giving facts
about person, event. ('dɔsiei).

dost, v. Form of "do" used with THOU.
(dʌst).

dot, 1. n. Small round mark, point. On the
dot, at the very minute fixed. 2. v.t. Get
marked with dot(s); put about here and
there. Dot him one, [Com.] give him a
blow. (dɔt).

'dotage, a. Feeble-minded condition of
the very old. 'dotard, n. Foolish old
man. ('dou'tidʒ).

dote, v.i. Dote on, have foolishly great love
for. (dout).

doth. [Old] Does. (dʌθ).

'dotty, [Hum.] a. Feeble-minded. ('dɔti).

'double, 1. a. Formed of a like things or
parts; twice as much or as great;
having much more than normal number
of PETALS. Double (bed)room, one for 2
persons; double entry, system of bookkeeping
in which everything is put down
in 2 places. 2. adv. Twice (double the, as). 3. n.
Person, thing, very like another. At the
double, at quickest military step other than
run; running. 4. v.t.&i. Make or become
twice as great; get folded in two;
make sudden turn back (freq. double back).
Double up, get folded up; get body bent with
pain; make room by putting two in one
bedroom etc. 'double-bass, n. Greatest instrument
in VIOLIN group. 'double-cross, v.t.
Give (person) away to other side after
seeming to be his friend. 'double-dealer, n.
Person who is not straightforward. 'double-dyed,
a. (Of wrongdoer, etc.) completely
bad. 'double-edged, a. Sp., (of statement etc.)
having 2 opp. tendencies. 'double-faced, a.
Sp., not straightforward. ('dʌbl).

'doublet, [Hist.] n. Man's tight, short
coat. ('dʌblit).

doub'loon, n. Bit of old Spanish gold
money. (dʌblu:n).

doubt, 1. n. Feeling of not having complete
belief, being uncertain; condition
keeping from being certain. No doubt,
probably, certainly; without doubt, certainly.
2. v.i.&t. Have feeling of doubt (about).
'doubtless, adv. No doubt. (daut).

douche, n., v.t.&i. A sending of water
onto the body, or some inner part of
it, for cleaning or medical purposes;
instrument for giving douche. (du:ʃ).

dough, n. Meal and water made into paste
for cooking. 'dough-nut, n. Small round
cake cooked in fat. (dou).

'doughty, [Old] a. Strong, good at fighting.
('dauti).

'dour, a. (Of persons) hard, narrow. ('duə).

dove, n. Sorts of PIGEON, looked on as
represent-ative
of
peace and
love; HOLY
GHOST. 'dove-colour,
n.
Soft grey.
'dove-cot(e),
n. PIGEON-house.
'dovetail, 1. n.
Join of dovetail
form between
2 bits
of wood. 2. v.t.&i. Get, be, so joined;
(of ideas, interests, etc.) be working in
harmony, make so dovetailed. (dʌv).

'dowager, n. Woman having position
through dead HUSBAND; old woman with
high position in society. ('dauidʒə).

'dowdy, a. (Of things) without taste,
dark, old-looking; (of woman) dowdily
dressed. ('daudi).

'dower, 1. n. That part of dead HUSBAND's
property which woman has use
of till death; DOWRY. 2. v.t. Give dower to.
Dowered with (qualities etc.), having
naturally. ('dauə).

down, n. Open high land, chalk uplands
of S. England. (daun).

down, n. Soft hair or feathers, sp. under-feathers
of fowl.

down, 1. adv. In direction from higher to
lower; in low place, condition; from
earlier to later time; from upright to
overturned position; on paper in writing.
Be, have a, down on, be feeling, acting,
unkindly against; boil, cut, etc. down, till
smaller, less; do down, get the better of by
trick; down and out, sp., without money,
food, hope; money (amount) down, payment
(part payment) given when taking goods;
send down, sp., send from university as
punishment. 2. prep. In down direction on,
from top to base of; at lower part of.
3. a. (Going) in down direction; (of train)
going from London. 4. v.t. Put down; overcome.
Down tools, give up working, STRIKE.
'downcast, a. (Of eyes) looking down; (of
person) sad, unhappy. 'downfall, n. Falling,
sp. from power, position. down-hearted, a.
Sad. 'downright, 1. a. Straightforward,
open. 2. adv. Completely, quite. downstairs,
adv., a. To, of, on, a lower floor. 'downtrodden,
a. Crushed, kept under.

'dowry, n. Property going with woman to
man to whom she gets married. ('dauəri).

dowse, douse, v.t.&i. Send water over,
make very wet; put out (light). (daus).

'dowsing, n. Looking for position of
water etc. with DIVINING-ROD. 'dowser,
n. One able to do this. ('dauziŋ).

dox'ology, n. Forms of words commonly
used in Church making great the name
of GOD. (dɔk'sɔlədʒi).

'doyen, n. The one of a group or organization
who has been longest in it. ('dɔien.).

doze, 1. v.i. Be in halt, readily broken,
sleep. 2. n. A dozing. (douz).

'dozen, n., a. (Group of) 12. Baker's dozen,
13. ('dʌzn).

drab, 1. a. Of dirty light brown colour;
uninteresting, not bright. 2. n. Drab
colour. (drab).

drab, n. Dirty woman without
self-respect.

drachm, n. 1/16 oz.; 1/8 oz. in medical
measure. (dram).

draft, 1. n. Group of men taken from
greater number for some special purpose,
sp. military; outline in writing,
rough copy; (getting of money by)
order in writing to bank. 2. v.t. Make a
draft of. 'draftsman, n. One who makes designs,
outline pictures, etc. (dra:ft).

drag, 1. v.t.&i. Get moved by pulling,
sp. with force and over earth etc.; have
hanging so as to be touching earth etc.
in moving; be moving slowly and with
trouble; (of play, etc.) go on without
keeping up interest; be dragging net or
other apparatus over bed of (river, sea)
to get up dead body, etc. 2. n. Sort of
brake; thing acting as brake, keeping
person from getting on; net (freq. drag-net)
or other dragging apparatus.
'draggle, v.t.&i. Make dirty or wet by
letting drag. 'draggled, a. (drag).

'dragoman, n. (In W. Asia) man helping
persons without knowledge of language
of country. ('dragoumən).

'dragon, n. Great fire-breathing, winged
animal (in old stories). 'dragonfly, n. Long-bodied
insect with delicate wings.
('dragən).

dra'goon, 1. n. Sort of military horseman.
2. v.t. Make do by force or authority
(dragoon into). (drə'gu:n).

drain, 1. n. Pipe or waterway for taking
off water or other liquid; using up of
money, force. 2. v.t.&i. Take away by
drain(s); take liquid from; take away
(money, force, etc.) by degrees. 'drainage,
n. Draining; what is drained off; system
of drains. (drein).

drake, n. Male DUCK. (dreik).

dram, n. DRACHM; small amount of
alcohol drink. (dram).

'drama, n. A serious play; art of writing,
staging, plays; play-like chain of events.
dra'matic (drə'matik), a. Sp., as of actor
in play; sudden, surprising, like event in
drama. 'dramatis per'sonae ('dramətis
pə:'souni:), [L.] n. pl. (List of) persons
in drama. 'dramatist, n. Play-writer.
'dramatize, v.t. Make into a drama; be
dramatic about. ('dra:mə).

drank. See DRINK.

drape, v.t. Get covered or ornamented
with cloth etc.; get (clothing, curtains)
hanging in folds. 'draper, n. Trader in
cloth, buttons, etc. 'drapery ('dreipəri), n.
Trade or goods of draper; draped clothing
or hangings. (dreip).

'drastic, a. (Of acts or medical substance)
designed to have strong effect. ('drastik).

draught, 1. n. A drink; measured drink
of medical liquid; how deep a ship goes
in water; (fish taken at) one pulling in
of net; current of air through shut-in
space. Draughts, sort of indoor play for 2,
played with 24 round bits of wood
etc. on squared board. 2. a. (Of animals)
used for pulling. Draught beer, beer from
BARREL, not bottled. 'draughtsman, n. DRAFTSMAN.
'draughtsmanship, n. Line work in art.
'draughty, a. With draught(s) blowing through.
(dra:ft).

draw (drew, drawn), 1. v.t.&i. Get
moved by pulling; make longer by
pulling; get (cork, tooth, etc.) out by
pulling; get as from vessel or store;
(of ship) be needing (water a certain
measure deep) to keep up; take in (air,
breath); (of fire, etc.) draw necessary air
through; be an attraction to, make
come (to); get, be -moving, in certain
direction, freq. as by attraction; make
chance selection of by drawing numbers
from hat, etc.; make (a picture
design, line) with pen, pencil, or chalk
put necessary writing on (cheque)
come to (opinion) by reasoning (from)
make (comparison, etc.); get opinions,
secrets, out of (person); take inside
from (fowl) before cooking; make poison
in (diseased part) come to a point; (of 2
sides) come out equal in (sport, competition);
(of tea in pot) get taste,
colour, from leaves. Draw in, sp., (of days)
get shorter; draw on, sp., go to, be depen dent
on, (for); draw oneself up, make oneself
upright, as tall as possible; draw out, sp.,
make go on unnecessarily long; get
(person) talking freely, as among friends;
(of days) become longer; draw the line at, be
unready to go as far as; draw up, sp., put
(statement, agreement) into writing; (of
cart, etc.) come to a stop; get (forces) into
certain order. 2. n. Pull; an attraction;
making chance selection by drawing; play
in which 2 sides draw. 'drawback, n. Bad point,
thing acting against (comfort, etc.).
'drawbridge, n. Bridge which may be pulled
up at one end. 'drawer, n. Sp., box-like
structure for clothing, papers, etc.,
slipping in and out of table or special
frame. 'drawers, n. pl. Short, two-legged
underclothing. 'drawing, n. Sp., art of
drawing; drawn picture. 'drawing-pin, n.
Pin with wide head for getting paper
fixed to board. 'drawing-room, n. Room
used for company. drawn, a. Sp., (of face)
tired, ill-looking. (drɔ: (dru:, drɔ:n)).

drawl, 1. n. Slow way of talking, giving
words longer than normal sound. 2. v.i.&t.
Be talking, say, in drawl. (drɔ:l).

dray, n. Strong, low cart. (drei).

dread, 1. v.t. Be in great fear of. 2. n.
Great fear, freq. mixed with respect
3. a. Greatly to be dreaded. 'dreadful, a.
Dread; shocking, very bad. 'dreadnought,
n. Sort of great warship designed after
1900. (dred).

dream, 1. n. Experience, event, coming
before the mind in sleep; happy mind-picture;
specially beautiful, pleasing,
person or thing. 2. v.i.&t. (dreamed or
dreamt (dremt)). Have a dream. Not dream of
(that), have no idea of as possible. 'dreamy, a.
Sp., given to daydreams. (dri:m).

'dreary, [Let.] drear, a. Sad, dark, uninteresting.
('driəri).

dredge, 1. n. Apparatus for clearing earth
from bed of sea, river. 2. v.t.&i. Make
clear, or get up, by use of dredge. 'dredger, n. Vessel
having dredge. (dredʒ).

dredge, v.t. Put thin coat of (powdered
substance) on. 'dredger, n. Box with small
holes in it for dredging.

dregs, n. pl. Waste material at base of
vessel after liquid has been taken off;
worst, waste, part. (dregz).

drench, 1. v.t. Make wet all over or
through; make (animal) take medical
substance. 2. n. Medical DOSE given to
animal. (drentʃ).

'dress, 1. n. Clothing, sp. part which is
normally seen; woman's outer clothing
made all in one. Dress suit, dress in which
men go to theatres, dances, etc.; full dress,
dress for important events. 2. v.t.&i.
Put clothing on; put linen etc., medical
substances, on (wound); get (food)
ready for use; make (leather) smooth,
soft; put (hair up, in order); [Mil.] get
into straight line. Dress on (so much a year),
get one's clothing for that amount; dress
up, sp., put on best clothing; get dressed
for acting etc.; dress well (badly), have good
(bad) taste in one's dress. 'dress-circle, n.
Lowest range of seats higher than stage
in Eng. theatre. 'dresser, n. Sp., sideboard
with shelves for plates; person helping
medical man in dressing wounds. 'dressing,
n. Sp., material with which wounds are
dressed; substance made of oil mixed
with other things, put on food as an
addition. 'dressing-gown, n. Long bedroom
coat. 'dressy, a. (Given to dress) of
the latest sort. (dres).

drew. See DRAW.

'dribble, 1. v.i.&t., n. (Of liquids) be
falling drop by drop; let dribble; let liquid
come dribbling out from sides of mouth;
(in football) keep ball moving forward
with small kicks. 'drib(b)let, n. Very
small amount. ('dribl).

drift, 1. v.i.&t. Be moved as by a
current of air or water; (of persons) be
living, moving, without controlling
purpose; (of wind) get (snow, sand, etc.)
into high masses; be so massed. 2. n.
Drifting motion; mass of drifted snow
etc.; tendency of events, acts; general
sense, tendency, of what is said. 'driftwood,
n. Wood sent up onto sand etc. by
water. (drift).

drill, 1. n. Instrument or machine with
metal point for making boles in hard
substances; hollow line in earth for
seeds; machine for planting seeds in drills.
2. v.t.&i. Make holes in with drill; get
planted in drills. (dril).

drill, 1. n. Army training in use of arms
and military motions; group physical
training. 2. v.t.&i. Put, go, through drill.

drill, n. A strong cotton material.

drink (drank, drunk), 1. v.i.&t. Take
liquid into the body through the mouth;
take alcohol, sp., overmuch; take as drink.
Drink in, sp., take in with great interest,
pleasure (with eyes or mind); drink to, TOAST.
2. n. Liquids for drinking; any sort of
drink; amount of liquid taken at one time;
alcohol. Take to drink, get into way of taking
overmuch alcohol. 'drinkable, a. Good for
drinking. (driŋk (draŋk, drʌŋk)).

drip, 1. v.t.&i. Let (liquid), come, down
drop by drop. 2. n. Dripping; drop(s)
dripping. 'dripping, n. Sp., fat which has
dripped from cooking meat. (drip).

drive (drove, driven), 1. v.t.&i. Make go
in some direction by force, blows,
violent words; be forcing (person to or
into); be guiding, controlling (carriage,
horse pulling it, automobile, etc.); take,
be taken, in carriage etc.; (of steam or
other power) make (machine) go. Drive a
bargain, make one; what are you driving
at? what is the purpose at the back of
what you are saying? 2. n. Driving out
in carriage, etc.; private road to house;
sending of ball (sp. from TEE); special
push on great scale for some cause;
power of getting things done. 'driver, n.
Sp., driver of carriage etc.; GOLF-stick
for driving; person making others do
hard work. (draiv, (drouv, drivn)).

'drivel, n., v.i. Foolish talk. ('drivl).

'drizzle, n., v.i. Soft, mist-like rain. ('drizl).

droll, a. Causing amusement, strange.
'drollery, n. Saying, doing, droll things.
(droul).

'dromedary, n. Sort of CAMEL.
('drɔmədəri).

drone, 1. n. Male bee; person who does
no work; deep low noise as of bees. 2. v.i.&t.
Make such noise; be talking in droning way. (droun).

droop, 1. v.i.&t. Be bent, hanging down,
as if feeble. 2. n. Drooping position.
(dru:p).

drop, 1. n. Small, round, separate amount
of liquid, as in falling rain; anything like
a drop; fall; distance of fall, or between
one level and another. 2. v.i.&t. Come,
send, down in drops; (let) have a fall; (of
land, etc.) go down; give up (doing
something, etc.). Drop behind, not keep
up with; drop in, go to see someone as
if by chance; drop (certain amount of)
money, have a loss of; drop off, sp., go to
sleep; drop person at, let person get out of
automobile etc. at. 'dropper, n. Sp., glass
pipe for letting out liquids in drops.
'droppings, n. pl. Waste material from
animals. (drɔp).

'dropsy, n. Disease in which liquid is
formed in body, greatly increasing size
of parts, sp. legs. ('drɔpsi).

'droshky, n. Russian or G. 4-wheeled
carriage. ('drɔʃki).

dross, n. Waste material coming to top
of liquid metal; anything of less value
mixed with something. (drɔs).

drought, [Let.] drouth, n. Long time
without rain, drying up earth. (draut).

drove. See DRIVE.

drove, n. Great number of animals moving
in a body. 'drover, n. Driver of, trader in,
cows, sheep, etc. (drouv).

drown, v.i.&t. Come to one' death by
having bead under water or other
liquid; make drown; (of sound) be loud
enough to overcome (other sounds).
(draun).

'drowsy, a. Near sleep; making drowsy.
drowse, v.i. Be half sleeping. ('drauzi).

drub, v.t. Give blows to (person). (drʌb).

drudge, n., v.i. (Person who has to) do
hard, uninteresting work. (drʌdʒ).

drug, 1. n. Any substance used for
medical purposes, by itself or mixed
with others; drug making unconscious or
having special effect on senses. Drug on the
market, thing for which there is no
market or desire. 2. v.t.&i. Make unconscious,
etc. with drug; be given to
taking damaging drugs; put drug in (food,
drink). 'druggist, n. Trader in drugs and
other medical substances. (drʌg).

'drugget, n. Rough wool material used
for covering floor etc. ('drʌgit).

'druid, n. PRIEST in religion of old Gaul
and Britain. ('dru:id).

drum, 1. n. Instrument of music made
of a hollow frame with skin tightly
stretched over opening(s), played with
sticks; sound (as) of drum; (hollow) roller
in machine; vessel of like form for oil
etc. Drum of the ear,
drum-like middle
part of ear. 2. v.i.&t.
Be playing
drum; keep giving
small regular
blows with
fingers, etc.; (of
birds, insects)
make loud,
hollow noise with wings. Drum something
into person, get it into his head by saying
over and over. 'drummer, n. Sp., [Am.] man
going round to traders for orders. 'drumstick,
n. Sp., lower part of cooked fowl's leg.
(drʌm).

drunk. See DRINK; sp. (with be), overcome
by alcohol.

drupe, n. Any stone-fruit. (dru:p).

dry, 1. a. Not wet; without rain; (of
country) having law against drinking of
alcohol; uninteresting; (of humour)
quiet, with serious air; (of wine) not
sweet. Dry bread, bread without butter;
dry goods, [Am.] dress-materials, thread,
buttons, etc.; dry rot, diseased growth
causing destruction of wood not open to
air. 2. v.t.&i. Make, become, dry. Dry up,
sp., [Hum.] be quiet, say no more. dry-clean,
v.t. Make (clothing) clean by
chemical process. 'dryer, n. Sp., machine
for drying. (drai).

'dryad, n. Tree-NYMPH. ('draiəd).

'dual, a. Of, formed of, two. 'dualism, n.
Sp., theory that mind and material substance
are separate things not dependent
on one another. ('djurəl).

dub, v.t. Give (person) certain name
making clear one's opinion; make
(person) a KNIGHT by touching with a
blade. (dʌb).

'dubbing, n. Fat for making leather soft
and watertight. ('dʌbiŋ).

'dubious, a. In a condition of doubt;
open to doubt, not certain. du'biety
(dju:'baiəti), n. Feeling of doubt.
('dju:biəs).

'ducal, a. Of a DUKE. ('dju:kl).

'ducat, [Hist.] n. Bit of It. gold money.
('dʌkət).

'duchess, n. Woman married to DUKE.
'duchy, n. Land ruled by DUKE.
('dʌtʃis).

duck, n. Sorts of swimming-bird, sp. sort
kept for table;
female duck; loving
name. Duck's egg,
sp., the number
0 (in sport, etc.);
play ducks and
drakes with, be
wasting (money,
etc.) without thought. 'duck-board, n.
Narrow board put across wet land for
walking on. 'duckling, n. Young duck.
'duckweed, n. A water-plant. 'ducky, a., n.
Sweet, dear. (dʌk).

duck, v.i.&t., n. Go, put, suddenly
under water; (make) sudden move of
head to one side or down. 'ducking, n.
A wetting by ducking.

duck, n. Strong linen or cotton material
used sp. for sailor's clothing.

duct, n. Pipe for liquid; [Sc.] pipe-like
structure in animal body for certain
liquids. 'ductless, [Sc.] a. (dʌkt).

'ductile, a. Able to be pulled out into
wire. ('dʌktail).

dud, n., a. (Thing, person) of no use.
Duds, [Hum.] clothing. (dʌd).

dude, [Am.] n. Man caring overmuch for
dress. (dju:d).

'dudgeon, n. In (high) dudgeon, feeling (very)
angry. ('dʌdʒən).

due, 1. a. Needing payment, as a debt;
which person has right to be given;
right, necessary; to be looked for, taking
place, made payment of, (at certain
time). Due to, sp., caused by; in due course
(time), when the right time comes. 2.
adv. Due north etc., quite truly north etc.
3. n. That which is due to person; fixed
payment for use of harbour, bridge, club,
etc. (gen. dues). 'duly, adv. In right
order, form, time. (dju:).

'duel, n., v.i. Fight between 2 persons,
using guns or SWORDS, at fixed place
and time; 2-sided fight. ('dju:əl).

du'enna, n. Woman watching over young
girl's behaviour. (dju:'enə).

du'et, n. Bit of music for two voices or
two-players. (dju'ət).

'duffer, n. Slow-minded, foolish person.
('dʌfə).

dug. See DIG.

dug, n. Part of female animal which young
take into mouth to get milk. (dʌg).

'dugong, n. Warm-blooded sea-animal
living on plants. ('du:gɔŋ).

'dug-out, n. Covered hole in earth used
by military in war-time; boat made by
hollowing stem of tree. ('dʌgaut).

duke, n. One of highest order of PEERS in
Britain; great NOBLE with much land
under his rule. (dju:k).

'dulcet, a. (Of sounds) sweet, pleasing.
('dʌlsit).

'dulcimer, n. Old music-instrument
which gave idea for use of hammers in
piano. ('dʌlsimə).

dull, 1. a. Slow in mind, feeling; not
bright or sharp; uninteresting, without
event. 2. v.t.&i. Make, become, dull.
'dullard, n. Slow-minded person. (dʌl).

dumb, a. Without the power of talking;
not saying anything; without words;
[Com.] foolish. Dumb show, motions of
body or hands used
in place of words;
dumb waiter, moving
table or shelves
for handing round
food; [Am.] food-lift.
'dumb-bell, n.
One of 2 short
rods with weighted
ends, used for
development of
muscles. dumb'found,
v.t. Make almost dumb with surprise.
(dʌm).

'dumdum, n. Sort-nosed BULLET doing
damage by expansion in wound.
('dʌmdʌm).

'dummy, n. Something given form of
person or thing, sp. on which clothing is
made or put on view; person in high
position having little power; player in
BRIDGE, WHIST, whose cards are turned
up on table; rubber bulb put in baby's
mouth to keep it happy. ('dʌmi).

dump, 1. n. Open place for waste; [Mil.]
store of guns etc. near fighting-line.
In the dumps, sad, feeling low. 2. v.t. Put
on dump; put down without care, as if on
dump; send (goods) to be marketed cheap
in another country to get more trade
while keeping up price in country sending
them. (dʌmp).

'dumpling, n. Ball of paste cooked by
boiling. ('dʌmpliŋ).

'dumpy, a. Short and fat. ('dʌmpi).

dun, a., n. Grey-brown (colour). (dʌn).

dun, v.t. Make frequent and troubling
requests to for payment of debt.

dunce, n. Bad, slow learner. (dʌns).

'dunderhead, n. Person without brains.
('dʌndəhed).

dune, n. Mass of dry sand near sea,
formed by wind. (dju:n).

dung, n. Animal droppings, sp. as put on
land to make it fertile. 'dunghill, n. Mass
of dung. (dʌŋ).

dunga'ree, n. Rough cotton cloth. Dungarees,
working men's dungaree trousers. (dʌŋgə'ri:).

'dungeon, n. Prison room under earth, as
used in old times. ('dʌndʒən).

'dunnage, n. Material put under, round,
goods in a ship, to keep them from
damage. ('dʌnidʒ).

duo'denum, [Sc.] n. Top 12 inches of
small INTESTINE. duo'denal, a.
(dju:ou'di:nəm).

dupe, 1. v.t. Get (person) tricked. 2. n.
Duped person. (dju:p).

'duplex, 1. a. Of or having two parts. 2.
[Am.] n. Building with top floors forming
one house and lower floors another.
('dju:pleks).

'duplicate, 1. n. Copy, thing like other in
every way. In duplicate, with a duplicate. 2. a. Being a
duplicate. 3. ('dju:plikeit), v.t. Make duplicate of.
'duplicator, n. Machine for duplicating
letters. ('dju:plikit).

du'plicity, n. False behaviour, not acting
straightforwardly. (dju:'plisiti).

'durable, a. Not readily damaged by use.
dura'bility, n. ('djuərəbl).

'durance, [Let.] n. Being in prison.
('djuərəns).

du'ration, n. Time for which a thing goes
on, is in existence. (dju'reiʃn).

'durbar, n. Great meeting between Indian
ruler or Brit. Government representatives
in India and the important persons
of the country, with public pleasure-making.
('də:ba:).

du'ress(e), n. Force used against the law
to make person do something (under d).
(dju'res).

'during, prep. All through or at point in
time when (thing is going on).
('djuəriŋ).

dusk, n. Nightfall; half light. 'dusky, a. With
little light; dark-coloured, sp. dark-skinned.
(dʌsk).

dust, 1. n. Powder of earth or other like
substance in air or resting on things;
powdered substance. Bite the dust, be
made low; come to one's death in war;
shake the dust from one's feet, go away
angrily, pleased to see the last of something;
throw dust in person's eyes, keep
him from seeing true facts. 2. v.t.&i.
Take dust off; put powder over. 'dustbin, n.
Vessel for waste. 'duster, n. Sp., cloth for
taking dust off things. 'dustman, n. Man
who takes waste away. 'dustpan, n. Sort
of tray onto which floor dust is brushed.
(dʌst).

Dutch, n., a. (Language) of Holland. The
Dutch, Dutch persons. (dʌtʃ).

'duty, n. That which it is right for one
to do, for which one is responsible;
work which it is one's business to do;
tax on goods coming into country. Do
duty for, be used in place of; on (off) duty, at
(not at) work. 'dutiable, a. On which
payment of duty has to be made.
'dutiful, a. Doing one's duty regularly
and well. ('dju:ti).

dwarf, 1. n., a. (Living thing) much under
normal size. 2. v.t. Keep from full
growth; make seem small, by comparison
or distance. (dwɔ:f).

dwell, v.i. Be living (in, at etc.). Dwell on,
sp..keep talking about, giving thought to.
'dwelling, n. Sp., house, living-place. (dwel).

'dwindle, v.i. Get less by degrees.
('dwindl).

dye, 1. n. Material used for colouring
cloth etc.; colour produced (as) by dye.
2, v.t. Make coloured (as) with dye. (dai).

dyke, n. DIKE. (daik).

dy'namic, a. [Sc.] Of physical power,
forces producing motion; full of force,
driving power. dy'namics, n. Branch of physics
to do with acting of forces. (dai'namik).

Dynamite, 1. n. A violent EXPLOSIVE,
used sp. in mining. 2. v.t. Make destruction
of with dynamite. ('dainəmait).

'dynamo, n. Machine for changing other
power into electric power. ('dainəmou).

'dynasty, n. Family line of rulers.
dy'nastic, a. ('dinəsti).

'dysentery, n. A disease of the BOWELS
causing great pain. ('disəntri).

dys'pepsia, n. Bad digestion, stomach
trouble. dys'peptic, a., n. (dis'pepsiə).