Chapter D: ~Dab~, v. a. Strike, slap (1)

~Dab~, _n._ ~1.~ Blow, stroke.

~2.~ Adept, expert, proficient, master-hand, capital hand, nice hand, DABSTER, good hand.

~Dabble~, _v. a._ Wet, spatter, sprinkle, moisten.

~Dabble~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Play in water, splash about.

~2.~ Work superficially, make slight efforts, fritter away time.

~3.~ Tamper, meddle, take liberties.

~Dabbler~, _n._ Sciolist, quack.

~Dabchick~, _n._ Didapper, dobchick (_Podiceps minor_).

~Dabster~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Expert, adept, DAB.

~Dad~, _n._ [_Childish terms._] Father.

~Daddy~, _n._ [_Childish terms._] Father.

~Daddy-long-legs~, _n._ ~1.~ Father-long-legs, crane-fly.

~2.~ Shepherd-spider, harvest-man.

~Dado~, _n._ Die, cube of a pedestal.

~Dædalian~, _a._ Intricate, maze-like.

~Daffadilly~, _n._ Daffodil, narcissus.

~Daffadowndilly~, _n._ Daffodil, narcissus.

~Daffodil~, _n._ Narcissus, daffadilly, daffadowndilly.

~Daft~, _a._ ~1.~ [_Local Eng._] Stupid, silly, foolish.

~2.~ [_Scottish._] Playful, frolicsome, mirthful, merry, sportive.

~Dagger~, _n._ Poniard, dirk, stiletto.

~Daggle~, _v. a._ Draggle, bemire, befoul, soil, dirty.

~Daggle-tail~, _n._ Slattern, slut, draggle-tail, filthy person.

~Daily~, _a._ Diurnal, quotidian.

~Dainty~, _a._ ~1.~ Delicious, savory, nice, delicate, tender, palatable, luscious, toothsome.

~2.~ Elegant, beautiful, neat, fine.

~3.~ Fastidious, squeamish, scrupulous, over-nice.

~Dainty~, _n._ Delicacy, tidbit, tit-bit, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate morsel.

~Dale~, _n._ Vale, valley, bottom, dell, glen, dingle.

~Dalliance~, _n._ Caressing, fondling, endearments.

~Dally~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Trifle, dawdle, lose time, waste time, idle away time, fritter away time.

~2.~ Fondle, toy, interchange caresses.

~Daltonism~, _n._ Color-blindness.

~Dam~, _n._ Mother (_of a beast_), female parent.

~Damage~, _n._ Injury, harm, hurt, detriment, mischief, loss.

~Damage~, _v. a._ Injure, impair, hurt, harm, mar.

~Damages~, _n. pl._ Indemnity, satisfaction, fine, forfeiture.

~Damask-plum~, _n._ Damson.

~Dame~, _n._ Mistress, matron, lady, madam.

~Damn~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Condemn, judge to be guilty.

~2.~ (_Theol._) Doom to perdition, doom to eternal punishment.

~3.~ Condemn, censure, express disapprobation of.

~Damnable~, _a._ Odious, detestable, execrable, hateful, abominable, cursed, accursed.

~Damnatory~, _a._ Condemnatory.

~Damp~, _n._ Moisture, vapor, fog, dampness.

~Damp~, _a._ Moist, humid, dank, wet.

~Damp~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Moisten, dampen.

~2.~ Check, repress, restrain, moderate, allay, abate.

~3.~ Chill, deaden, depress, deject.

~Dampen~, _v. a._ Moisten, damp.

~Damper~, _n._ ~1.~ Check, hinderance, obstacle, impediment, lion in the way.

~2.~ Discouragement, wet blanket, cold water.

~Dampness~, _n._ Moisture, damp.

~Damsel~, _n._ Maiden, maid, girl, lass, lassie, miss, young lady.

~Damson~, _n._ Damask-plum.

~Dance~, _v. n._ Frisk, caper, hop about.

~Dance~, _v. a._ Dandle, toss up and down.

~Dance attendance~, Stand and wait (_obsequiously_).

~Dander~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Corruption of_] DANDRUFF.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Anger, rage.

~Dandiprat~, _n._ Dwarf, little fellow.

~Dandle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dance, toss up and down.

~2.~ Fondle, caress, pet, amuse with trifles, play with.

~Dandruff~, _n._ Scurf on the head.

~Dandy~, _n._ Beau, fop, coxcomb, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, jack-a-dandy, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow.

~Dandy-fever~, _n._ Dengue, break-bone fever.

~Dandyism~, _n._ Foppishness.

~Danger~, _n._ Peril, hazard, risk, jeopardy, venture.

~Dangerous~, _a._ Perilous, hazardous, unsafe, RISKY, full of risk.

~Dangle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Swing, hang loose.

~2.~ Fawn, hang about, be obsequious.

~Dank~, _a._ Moist, damp, humid, wet.

~Dapper~, _a._ ~1.~ Active, lively, brisk, agile, nimble, spry, smart, quick, alert, ready.

~2.~ Spruce, nice, neat, trim, pretty.

~Dapple~, _a._ Variegated, spotted, dappled.

~Dapple~, _v. a._ Variegate, spot, diversify.

~Dare~, _v. n._ Venture, presume, have courage, be bold enough, not be afraid.

~Dare~, _v. a._ Bravo, defy, challenge.

~Dare-devil~, _n._ Desperado, rash adventurer, desperate fellow.

~Daring~, _a._ Bold, adventurous, fearless, brave, intrepid, valorous, valiant, courageous, gallant, chivalrous, doughty, heroic, undaunted, dauntless.

~Daring~, _n._ Boldness, intrepidity, valor, bravery, courage.

~Dark~, _a._ ~1.~ Unilluminated, unenlightened, dusky, shadowy, rayless, sunless, darksome, lurid, murky, cloudy, shady, overcast, black, ebon, Cimmerian, not light, pitchy.

~2.~ Mysterious, obscure, incomprehensible, unintelligible, enigmatical, mystic, mystical, recondite, occult, transcendental, abstruse, cabalistic.

~3.~ Gloomy, disheartening, discouraging, cheerless, dismal.

~4.~ Untaught, ignorant, unlettered, rude.

~5.~ Wicked, atrocious, infamous, foul, vile, infernal.

~Dark~, _n._ ~1.~ Darkness, obscurity, want of light.

~2.~ Ignorance, blindness, want of knowledge.

~Darken~, _v. a._ Obscure, cloud, dim, shade, shadow, make dark, make dim.

~Darken~, _v. n._ Grow dark.

~Darkling~, _a._ In the dark.

~Darkness~, _n._ ~1.~ Obscurity, dimness, dark, want of light.

~2.~ Ignorance, blindness, want of knowledge.

~3.~ Gloom, despondency, cheerlessness, joylessness.

~Darksome~, _a._ Obscure, gloomy, DARK.

~Darling~, _n._ Favorite, idol, pet, dear.

~Darling~, _a._ Favorite, beloved, dear, precious, much loved.

~Dart~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Hurl, throw, launch, jaculate, let fly.

~2.~ Emit, shoot, send off.

~Dart~, _v. n._ Rush, fly swiftly.

~Darter~, _n._ (_Ornith._) Snake-bird.

~Dartre~, _n._ [Fr.] Herpes, tetter.

~Dartrous~, _a._ Herpetic.

~Dash~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Strike violently.

~2.~ Throw forcibly.

~3.~ Adulterate, deteriorate (_by mixture_), alloy.

~4.~ Disappoint, frustrate, thwart, ruin, destroy, shatter, spoil.

~5.~ Surprise, confound, abash, put to shame.

~Dash~, _v. n._ Rush, dart, fly swiftly.

~Dash~, _n._ ~1.~ Stroke, blow.

~2.~ Rush, onset, sudden advance.

~3.~ Infusion, tinge, tincture, sprinkling, spice, touch, smack, little, small quantity.

~4.~ Flourish, show, ostentatious display.

~Dash-board~, _n._ Dasher.

~Dasher~, _n._ Dashboard.

~Dashing~, _a._ ~1.~ Rushing, precipitate.

~2.~ Ostentatious, showy, pretentious.

~Dash in pieces~, Break in pieces, break into fragments.

~Dash off~, Execute rapidly.

~Dastard~, _n._ Coward, poltroon, craven, milksop.

~Dastard~, _a._ Cowardly, dastardly.

~Dastardly~, _a._ Cowardly, dastard.

~Data~, _n. pl._ Facts, premises.

~Date~, _n._ Time, epoch, era, age.

~Date~, _v. a._ Fix the date of, note the time of.

~Date~, _v. n._ Begin, be reckoned, be dated.

~Daub~, _v. a._ Smear, besmear, plaster, cover, bedaub, begrime.

~Daub~, _n._ Coarse painting.

~Dauby~, _a._ Adhesive, viscous, viscid, glutinous, smeary, sticky.

~Daunt~, _v. a._ Frighten, affright, alarm, intimidate, scare, terrify, dismay, appall, cow.

~Dauntless~, _a._ Fearless, intrepid, bold, brave, daring, undaunted, courageous, gallant, valiant, valorous, doughty, chivalrous, heroic.

~Davy Jones~, [_Sailor's term._] The Devil.

~Daw~, _n._ Jackdaw (_Corvus monedula_).

~Dawdle~, _v. n._ Trifle, dally, fiddle, lose time, waste time, idle away time, fritter away time, fool away time.

~Dawdler~, _n._ Idler, trifler, lounger, laggard, drone, sluggard, slow-back, inefficient person.

~Dawn~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Break, begin to be light, grow light.

~2.~ Appear, open, begin to appear.

~Dawn~, _n._ Cockcrowing, DAYBREAK, dayspring, dawning, break of day.

~Dawning~, _n._ ~1.~ DAYBREAK, dawn.

~2.~ Beginning, first appearance.

~Day~, _n._ ~1.~ Day-time (_between sunrise and sunset_).

~2.~ Period of twenty-four hours.

~3.~ Sunshine, daylight, sunlight, light of day.

~Day-blindness~, n. Nyctalopy, nocturnal sight.

~Daybreak~, _n._ Dawn, dawning, cockcrowing, dayspring, break of day, peep of day, prime of day, first blush of the morning.

~Day by day~, Daily, every day.

~Day-dream~, _n._ Dream, conceit, idle fancy, visionary scheme.

~Daylight~, _n._ Sunlight, sunshine, day, light of day, light of heaven.

~Day-sight~, _n._ HEMERALOPIA, night-blindness.

~Dayspring~, _n._ Dawn, dawning, DAYBREAK.

~Day-star~, _n._ ~1.~ Venus, Lucifer, Morning Star.

~2.~ Sun, orb of day.

~Daze~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dazzle, blind.

~2.~ Bewilder, confuse, perplex.

~Dazzle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Daze, blind (_by excess of light_).

~2.~ Astonish (_by splendor_), surprise (_by brilliancy_).

~Dazzle~, _n._ Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, dazzling light.

~Dead~, _a._ ~1.~ Lifeless, breathless, inanimate, deceased, defunct, departed, gone, gone to one's last home, gathered to one's fathers.

~2.~ Dull, frigid, cold, torpid, inert, unfeeling, callous, obtuse, indifferent, lukewarm.

~3.~ Vapid, tasteless, insipid, flat.

~4.~ Unemployed, useless, unprofitable.

~5.~ Entire, complete, total.

~Dead~, _n._ Depth, gloomiest period.

~Dead against~, Utterly or wholly opposed, out and out against.

~Dead ahead~, (_Naut._) Directly ahead (_said of the wind_).

~Dead-drunk~, Completely drunk.

~Deaden~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Weaken, impair, dull, damp, dampen.

~2.~ Blunt, benumb, paralyze, obtund, hebetate, make insensible.

~Dead language~, Unspoken language.

~Deadly~, _a._ ~1.~ Mortal, fatal, destructive, deleterious, noxious, murderous.

~2.~ Implacable, rancorous, sanguinary.

~Deadly-night-shade~, _n._ Belladonna, banewort, dwale (_Atropa belladonna_).

~Dead shot~, Good marksman.

~Deaf~, _a._ Hard of bearing, dull of hearing.

~Deafen~, _v. a._ Stun, make deaf.

~Deaf-mute~, _n._ Deaf and dumb person.

~Deaf to~, Regardless of, heedless of, inattentive to.

~Deal~, _n._ ~1.~ Quantity, degree, extent.

~2.~ Distribution (_of cards_).

~3.~ Pine plank.

~Deal~, _v. a._ Distribute, give, bestow, dispense, apportion, allot, divide, share, deal out, dole out, mete out.

~Deal~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Traffic, trade, do business, have commerce.

~2.~ Behave, conduct one's self.

~3.~ Distribute cards.

~Deal by~, Treat (_either well or ill_).

~Dealer~, _n._ ~1.~ Trader, trafficker.

~2.~ Distributor.

~Deal in~, Have to do with, be engaged in.

~Dealing~, _n._ ~1.~ Conduct, behavior, action.

~2.~ Commerce, intercourse, business, trade, traffic.

~Dear~, _a._ ~1.~ Costly, expensive, high-priced, at a high price, of great price.

~2.~ Precious, beloved, darling, much loved, highly esteemed or valued.

~Dear~, _n._ Darling.

~Dearth~, _n._ ~1.~ Scarcity, insufficiency, deficiency, short supply.

~2.~ Need, want, lack, famine, short commons.

~Death~, _n._ Decease, demise, dying, dissolution, departure, exit, end of life, King of terrors, debt of nature.

~Death-like~, _a._ Cadaverous, pale, wan, ghastly.

~Death's-head-moth~, _n._ Hawk-moth.

~Debar~, _v. a._ Exclude, prohibit, prevent, hinder, restrain, withhold, shut out.

~Debark~, _v. n._ Land, disembark, go on shore, come to land.

~Debase~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lower, depress, reduce, deteriorate, impair, vitiate, injure, pervert, alloy.

~2.~ Degrade, abase, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, mortify, bring low, take down.

~3.~ Contaminate, taint, defile, pollute, foul, befoul, corrupt, soil.

~Debasement~, _n._ ~1.~ Deterioration, vitiation, adulteration, perversion.

~2.~ Abasement, degradation, humiliation, depravation.

~Debatable~, _a._ Disputable.

~Debate~, _n._ ~1.~ Disputation, controversy.

~2.~ Altercation, contest, contention, dispute, logomachy, strife of words, war of words.

~Debate~, _v. a._ Discuss, argue, dispute, contest, canvass.

~Debate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Argue, dispute, deliberate, hold an argument.

~2.~ (_Rare._) Fight, contend, struggle.

~Debauch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Corrupt, vitiate, deprave, pollute.

~2.~ Ravish, deflour, violate, commit a rape upon.

~Debauch~, _n._ Potation, compotation, revels, revelry, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, carousal, drunken frolic, intemperate indulgence.

~Debauchee~, _n._ Libertine, rake, voluptuary, profligate, man of pleasure.

~Debauchery~, _n._ ~1.~ Excesses, dissipation, dissoluteness.

~2.~ Licentiousness, lewdness.

~Debilitate~, _v. a._ Weaken, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, prostrate, render weak, make languid.

~Debilitation~, _n._ Weakening, exhaustion, prostration.

~Debility~, _n._ Weakness, feebleness, languor, prostration, exhaustion, infirmity, frailty, loss of strength.

~Debonair~, _a._ Courteous, affable, polite, refined, civil, urbane, complaisant, obliging, gracious, easy, kind, well-bred.

~Débris~, _n._ [Fr.] Rubbish, ruins, remains.

~Debt~, _n._ ~1.~ Due, obligation.

~2.~ Trespass, offence, transgression, sin, fault, crime.

~Debt of nature~, DEATH.

~Début~, _n._ [Fr.] First attempt, first appearance.

~Decadence~, _n._ Decay, decline, fall, declension, degeneracy.

~Decadency~, _n._ Decay, decline, fall, declension, degeneracy.

~Decalogue~, _n._ The ten commandments.

~Decamp~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Break up camp, march away, march off, move off.

~2.~ Flee, fly, escape, hasten away, run away, go away, make off, pack off, steal away.

~Decant~, _v. a._ Pour off.

~Decapitate~, _n._ Behead, decollate, deprive of the head.

~Decapitation~, _n._ Beheading, decollation.

~Decarbonize~, _v. a._ Deprive of carbon.

~Decay~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Decline, fail, deteriorate, wither, waste, perish, be impaired, waste away, fall into decay.

~2.~ Rot, putrefy, be spoiled.

~Decay~, _n._ Decline, decadence, deterioration, degeneracy.

~Decease~, _n._ DEATH, demise, dying.

~Decease~, _v. n._ DIE, depart.

~Deceased~, _a._ Dead, defunct.

~Deceit~, _n._ Deception, fraud, imposition, imposture, finesse, artifice, duplicity, guile, trickery, cozenage, cheating, double dealing.

~Deceitful~, _a._ Deceptive, delusive, illusive, illusory, fallacious.

~Deceive~, _v. a._ Delude, cheat, dupe, gull, cozen, fool, befool, trick, circumvent, overreach, chouse, diddle, beguile, hood-wink, impose upon, make a fool of, play a trick upon, pull wool over one's eyes.

~Deceiver~, _n._ Impostor, cheat, trickster, rogue, knave, pretender.

~Decency~, _n._ ~1.~ Propriety, decorum, proper formality.

~2.~ Modesty, delicacy, purity.

~Decent~, _a._ ~1.~ Proper, becoming, fit, befitting, suitable, decorous, seemly, comely.

~2.~ Modest, delicate, pure.

~3.~ Tolerable, passable, moderate, respectable.

~Deception~, _n._ ~1.~ Imposture, imposition, DECEIT.

~2.~ TRICK, cheat, ruse, wile, stratagem, chouse.

~Deceptive~, _a._ Deceitful, deceiving, delusive, illusive, illusory, misleading, fallacious, clap-trap, false.

~Decide~, _v. a._ Settle, conclude, terminate, end.

~Decide~, _v. n._ Determine, conclude, come to a conclusion, give a decision.

~Decided~, _a._ ~1.~ Determined, unwavering, unhesitating, resolute.

~2.~ Unequivocal, categorical, positive, absolute.

~3.~ Unquestionable, undeniable, indisputable, certain, clear, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute.

~Deciduous~, _a._ (_Bot._) Not evergreen, not perennial.

~Decipher~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unravel, unfold, interpret, reveal, explain, expound.

~2.~ Read, make out.

~Decision~, _n._ ~1.~ Conclusion, judgment, determination, settlement.

~2.~ Resolution, firmness.

~Decisive~, _a._ Conclusive, final.

~Deck~, _v. a._ Adorn, embellish, decorate, ornament, array, beautify.

~Declaim~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Harangue, spout, speak (_rhetorically_).

~2.~ Recite a speech, practise speaking.

~Declamation~, _n._ ~1.~ Declaiming, haranguing, spouting.

~2.~ Harangue, set speech.

~3.~ Exercise in speaking.

~Declamatory~, _a._ ~1.~ In the style of declamation.

~2.~ Rhetorical, grandiloquent, inflated, bombastic, swelling, pompous, turgid, pretentious, high-flowing, high-sounding, HIGHFALUTIN.

~Declaration~, _n._ Affirmation, assertion, asseveration, averment, protestation, avowal.

~Declarative~, _a._ Explanatory, DECLARATORY.

~Declaratory~, _a._ ~1.~ Expressive, affirmative, enunciative, enunciatory.

~2.~ Explanatory, declarative.

~Declare~, _v. a._ Affirm, assert, aver, asseverate, state, proclaim, publish, promulgate, communicate, announce, utter, make known.

~Declare~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Make a declaration.

~2.~ Announce a determination.

~Declension~, _n._ ~1.~ Decline, deterioration, degeneracy, decay, diminution, falling off.

~2.~ (_Gram._) Inflection, variation.

~Declination~, _n._ Deviation.

~Decline~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Lean downward.

~2.~ Decay, sink, droop, languish, pine, fail, become feeble.

~3.~ Deteriorate, degenerate, be impaired.

~4.~ Decrease, lessen, diminish, wane, fall away.

~Decline~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Refuse, reject.

~2.~ (_Gram._) Inflect, vary.

~Decline~, _n._ ~1.~ Decline, deterioration, degeneracy, decay, diminution, falling off.

~2.~ Consumption, phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation.

~Declivity~, _n._ Slope (_downwards_), descent.

~Declivous~, _a._ Sloping.

~Decollate~, _v. a._ Behead, decapitate.

~Decollation~, _n._ Beheading, decapitation.

~Decolor~, _v. a._ Deprive of color.

~Decolorize~, _v. a._ Deprive of color.

~Decompose~, _v. a._ Decompound, analyze, resolve into its elements.

~Decomposition~, _n._ Analysis, resolution.

~Decompound~, _v. a._ Analyze, decompose.

~Decorate~, _v. a._ Adorn, deck, ornament, embellish, beautify.

~Decoration~, _n._ Ornament, embellishment.

~Decorous~, _a._ Decent, becoming, suitable, proper, befitting, seemly, comely, fit, decent.

~Decorum~, _n._ Decency, propriety, seemliness, appropriate behavior.

~Decoy~, _v. a._ Allure, lure, entice, inveigle, seduce, tempt, entrap, ensnare.

~Decoy~, _n._ Lure, allurement.

~Decoy-pigeon~, _n._ Stool-pigeon.

~Decoy-rogue~, _n._ STOOL-PIGEON.

~Decrease~, _v. n._ Diminish (_gradually_), lessen, grow less.

~Decrease~, _v. a._ Diminish, lessen, make less.

~Decrease~, _n._ Diminution, lessening, decrement, reduction.

~Decree~, _v. n_. Ordain, appoint, determine.

~Decree~, _v. a._ Order, ordain, appoint, enjoin, command.

~Decree~, _n._ Edict, enactment, regulation, law, order, mandate, fiat, ordinance, statute.

~Decrement~, _n._ Decrease, diminution, lessening, waste, loss.

~Decrepit~, _a._ Superannuated, effete, worn or broken down with age, infirm through age.

~Decrepitate~, _v. n._ Crackle, snap, crepitate.

~Decrepitude~, _n._ Infirmity of age, decline of life.

~Decrial~, _n._ Condemnation, disparagement, depreciation, crying down.

~Decry~, _v. a._ Disparage, depreciate, discredit, condemn, traduce, cry down, run down, bring into disrepute, bring discredit on.

~Decuple~, _a._ Tenfold.

~Decussate~, _v. a._ Intersect, cross, divide crosswise.

~Decussate~, _a._ Crossed, intersected, reticulated.

~Decussated~, _a._ Crossed, intersected, reticulated.

~Decussation~, _n._ Crossing, intersection.

~Dedicate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Devote, consecrate, set apart.

~2.~ Address (_as a literary work_), inscribe.

~Dedicate~, _a._ Devoted, consecrated, dedicated, set apart.

~Dedication~, _n._ ~1.~ Consecration, devotion.

~2.~ Address, inscription.

~Deduce~, _v. a._ Derive, conclude, infer.

~Deducible~, _a._ Inferrible, derivable.

~Deduct~, _v. a._ Subtract, separate, take away.

~Deduction~, _n._ ~1.~ Subtraction, retrenchment, withdrawal, removal.

~2.~ Abatement, allowance, defalcation, reduction, discount.

~3.~ Inference, conclusion, consequence, corollary.

~Deed~, _n._ ~1.~ Act, action, performance, exploit, achievement, feat.

~2.~ Reality, fact, truth.

~3.~ (_Law._) Indenture.

~Deem~, _v. a._ Think, regard, consider, hold, believe, suppose, imagine, judge, account, look upon.

~Deem~, _v. n._ Think, believe, suppose, opine, fancy, be of opinion.

~Deep~, _a._ ~1.~ Profound, unfathomable.

~2.~ Mysterious, intricate, knotty, difficult, hard (_to comprehend_).

~3.~ Sagacious, penetrating, intelligent, discerning, shrewd.

~4.~ Absorbed, engrossed, rapt up.

~5.~ Grave, low, not high, not sharp.

~6.~ Dark, intense.

~7.~ Great, thorough, entire.

~Deep~, _n._ Sea, ocean, main.

~Deep~, _ad._ DEEPLY.

~Deepen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make deeper, increase the depth of.

~2.~ Make darker, make more intense.

~3.~ Reduce to a lower tone, make more grave.

~Deepen~, _v. n._ Grow deeper, become deeper.

~Deeply~, _ad._ ~1.~ Profoundly, deep, to or at a great depth, far down.

~2.~ Thoroughly, entirely, completely.

~3.~ Greatly, very much, in a high degree.

~Deer-berry~, _n._ Tea-berry, wintergreen, partridge-berry, boxberry, mountain-tea (_Gaultheria procumbens_).

~Deface~, _v. a._ Disfigure, deform, mar, spoil, injure, soil, tarnish.

~Defacement~, _n._ Disfigurement, injury.

~De facto~, [L.] ~1.~ In fact, really, actually.

~2.~ Real, actual.

~Defalcate~, _v. a._ [_Applied especially to public accounts, estimates, &c._] Lop, lop off, cut off, deduct a part of.

~Defalcation~, _n._ ~1.~ Diminution, abatement.

~2.~ Deficiency, deficit, default, shortcoming, falling short.

~Defamation~, _n._ Slander, calumny, detraction, obloquy, aspersion, abuse, backbiting, scandal, false accusation.

~Defamatory~, _a._ Slanderous, calumnious, libellous, abusive.

~Defame~, _v. a._ Asperse, slander, malign, calumniate, traduce, vilify, revile, lampoon, blacken, abuse, blemish, run down, speak ill of.

~Default~, _n._ ~1.~ Omission, neglect, failure.

~2.~ Want, lack, destitution, defect, deficiency.

~Defaulter~, _n._ Delinquent (_in failing to appear in court, or in accounting for money intrusted_).

~Defeat~, _n._ ~1.~ Overthrow, downfall, rout, discomfiture, repulse.

~2.~ Frustration.

~Defeat~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conquer, overthrow, overcome, vanquish, checkmate, repulse, beat, discomfit, rout.

~2.~ Frustrate, baffle, foil, balk, disconcert, disappoint.

~Defecate~, _v. a._ Clarify, clear, purify.

~Defecation~, _n._ Clarification, purification.

~Defect~, _n._ ~1.~ Deficiency.

~2.~ Imperfection, blemish, flaw.

~3.~ Fault, failing, foible.

~Defection~, _n._ Apostasy, backsliding.

~Defective~, _a._ ~1.~ Deficient, insufficient, inadequate, not full, incomplete.

~2.~ Imperfect, faulty, not perfect.

~Defence~, _n._ [Written also _Defense_.] ~1.~ Protection, guard, buckler, bulwark, fortification, tower of strength.

~2.~ Vindication, justification, apology, plea, excuse.

~Defenceless~, _a._ Unguarded, unarmed, unprotected, exposed, weak.

~Defend~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Guard, PROTECT, shield, secure from danger, secure from attack.

~2.~ Vindicate, assert, maintain, uphold, justify, espouse, plead.

~Defender~, _n._ ~1.~ Asserter, pleader.

~2.~ Champion, vindicator, protector.

~Defer to~, Respect, value, yield to, pay respect to, think much of, think highly of, pay deference to.

~Defer~, _v. a._ Postpone, delay, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over.

~Deference~, _n._ ~1.~ Respect, regard, esteem, honor, reverence, veneration, homage, obeisance.

~2.~ Complaisance, condescension.

~Deferential~, _a._ Respectful, reverential.

~Defiance~, _n._ ~1.~ Daring, challenge, invitation to combat.

~2.~ Contempt, opposition, spite, despite.

~Defiant~, _a._ Bold, daring, courageous.

~Deficiency~, _n._ ~1.~ Want, lack, defectiveness, insufficiency, scantiness, shortness, meagreness, dearth, scarcity, DEFICIT.

~2.~ Failing, failure, frailty, infirmity, imperfection, foible, fault, error, weakness, weak side, blind side.

~Deficient~, _a._ Defective, insufficient, imperfect, incomplete, not full, not perfect.

~Deficit~, _n._ [L.] Want, DEFICIENCY.

~Defile~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Soil, dirty, stain, tarnish, make foul or filthy.

~2.~ Sully, taint, pollute, corrupt, vitiate, debase, contaminate, poison.

~3.~ Violate, DEFLOUR, ravish.

~Defile~, _v. n._ File off, march in a line.

~Defilement~, _a._ Pollution, contamination, taint, uncleanness, abomination, foulness.

~Definable~, _a._ Determinable, that may be defined.

~Define~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Limit, bound, circumscribe, set bounds to, fix the limits of.

~2.~ Describe, declare the properties of.

~3.~ Explain the meaning of, give the signification of.

~Definite~, _a._ ~1.~ Determinate, defined, precisely bounded.

~2.~ Precise, exact, determined, certain.

~3.~ (_Gram._) Limiting, defining.

~Definition~, _n._ ~1.~ Explanation (_of the meaning_).

~2.~ Description (_by a statement of characteristic properties_).

~Definitive~, _a._ ~1.~ Determinate, positive, express, explicit, categorical, unconditional.

~2.~ Final, conclusive.

~Deflect~, _v. n._ Deviate, diverge, swerve, turn aside.

~Deflect~, _v. a._ Bend, turn aside.

~Deflection~, _n._ Deviation, bending.

~Deflour~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Deprive of flowers, deprive of beauty.

~2.~ Ravish, violate, debauch, defile, constuprate, commit rape upon.

~Deform~, _v. a._ Disfigure, deface, mar, injure, spoil, make unsightly, make ugly.

~Deformity~, _a._ ~1.~ Distortion, malformation, misproportion, ugliness, inelegance, disfigurement, monstrosity, want of symmetry.

~2.~ Irregularity, deviation from propriety.

~Defraud~, _v. a._ Cheat, cozen, trick, dupe, gull, deceive, overreach, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, chouse, diddle, beguile, impose upon.

~Defray~, _v. a._ Pay, discharge, settle, bear.

~Deft~, _a._ ~1.~ Dexterous, skilful, clever, apt, adroit, ready, expert.

~2.~ Neat, pretty.

~Defunct~, _a._ Dead, deceased, departed, gone.

~Defy~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Challenge, dare, bid defiance to, hurl defiance at.

~2.~ Brave, disregard, slight, scorn, spurn, despise, contemn, treat with contempt, trample on, set at naught, snap the fingers at.

~Degeneracy~, _n._ ~1.~ Deterioration, debasement, abasement, depravation, degeneration, degenerateness, declension, degradation, decline, decrease, falling off, growing worse.

~2.~ Inferiority, meanness, poorness.

~Degenerate~, _v. n._ Deteriorate, decline, decay, become worse, grow worse.

~Degenerate~, _a._ Inferior, mean, base, corrupt, fallen, degenerated.

~Degeneration~, _n._ Degeneracy.

~Deglutition~, _n._ Swallowing.

~Degradation~, _n._ ~1.~ Dishonor, disgrace, humiliation.

~2.~ Deterioration, abasement, debasement, degeneracy, degeneration, decline, vitiation, perversion.

~3.~ (_Geol._) Wearing away (_of rocks_, _&c._).

~Degrade~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Disgrace, dishonor, discredit, break, cashier, reduce to inferior rank.

~2.~ Lower, sink, deteriorate, impair, injure, debase, vitiate, pervert, alloy.

~Degree~, _n._ ~1.~ Step, stage.

~2.~ Class, rank, order, grade, quality, station, standing.

~3.~ Measure, extent.

~4.~ Remove (_in the line of descent_).

~5.~ Division (_as on a scale_), interval, space.

~Dehisce~, _v. n._ Open, gape, gape open.

~Dehiscence~, _n._ Opening, gaping.

~Dehiscent~, _a._ Opening, gaping.

~Dehortation~, _n._ Dissuasion.

~Dehoratative~, _a._ Dissuasive.

~Dehortatory~, _a._ Dissuasive.

~Deification~, _n._ Apotheosis.

~Deify~, _v. a._ Idolize, make a god of, raise to the rank of a deity.

~Deign~, _v. n._ Condescend, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit.

~Deign~, _v. a._ Grant, vouchsafe, accord.

~Deist~, _n._ Unbeliever (_in Christianity, but not in the existence of a God_), sceptic, infidel, free-thinker.

~Deity~, _n._ ~1.~ Divinity, Godhead, the Divine Nature.

~2.~ (_Myth._) God or goddess.

~Deject~, _v. a._ Dishearten, dispirit, discourage, depress, make despondent, make sad.

~Dejected~, _a._ Disheartened, dispirited, discouraged, depressed, down-hearted, down-cast, despondent, cast down, chap-fallen, crest- fallen, down in the mouth.

~Dejection~, _n._ Depression, despondency, sadness, melancholy, gloom, dumps, blues, lowness of spirits.

~Déjeuner~, _n._ [Fr.] Breakfast, morning meal.

~2.~ Luncheon, lunch.

~Déjeuné~, _n._ [Fr.] Breakfast, morning meal.

~2.~ Luncheon, lunch.

~De jure~, [L.] Of right, by right, by law.

~Delay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Defer, postpone, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over.

~2.~ Detain, hinder, retard, step, impede.

~Delay~, _v. n._ Linger, tarry, stop, procrastinate.

~Delay~, _n._ ~1.~ Procrastination, postponement, deferring, the Fabian policy, masterly inactivity.

~2.~ Detention, stay, stop, hinderance.

~Dele~, _v. a._ [L.] Erase, efface, remove, delete, blot out.

~Delectable~, _a._ Pleasing, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, gratifying.

~Delectation~, _n._ Delight, joy, gladness, rapture, transport, ravishment, ecstasy, great pleasure.

~Delegate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Depute, commission, appoint as agent, send on an embassy.

~2.~ Intrust, commit.

~Delegate~, _n._ Deputy, commissioner, representative.

~Delegation~, _n._ Deputies, delegates, body of delegates.

~Delete~, _v. a._ Erase, efface, remove, dele, blot out.

~Deleterious~, _a._ ~1.~ Destructive, deadly, poisonous, noxious.

~2.~ Injurious, pernicious, hurtful, unwholesome.

~Deliberate~, _v. n._ Reflect, ponder, consider, think, cogitate, ruminate, muse, meditate, take counsel with one's self.

~Deliberate~, _a._ ~1.~ Wary, cautious, careful, circumspect, considerate, thoughtful.

~2.~ Well considered, well advised, not rash.

~3.~ Slow, not hasty.

~Deliberation~, _n._ ~1.~ Consideration, meditation, cogitation, thought, reflection, circumspection, wariness, caution, thoughtfulness.

~2.~ Consultation, discussion.

~Delicacy~, _n._ ~1.~ Pleasantness, agreeableness, deliciousness, daintiness, savoriness, relish.

~2.~ Dainty, tidbit, titbit.

~3.~ Fineness, nicety, niceness, elegance.

~4.~ Tenderness, slenderness, weakness, frailty.

~5.~ Carefulness, scrupulousness, fastidiousness, daintiness, discrimination, tact, sensibility, nice perception.

~6.~ Refinement, purity.

~Delicate~, _a._ ~1.~ Pleasant, pleasing, delicious, agreeable, savory, palatable.

~2.~ Fine, nice, elegant, exquisite.

~3.~ Tender, slender, weak.

~4.~ Discriminating, careful, scrupulous, fastidious, dainty, of nice perception.

~5.~ Refined, pure.

~Delicious~, _a._ ~1.~ Luscious, savory, palatable, delicate, dainty, nice.

~2.~ Pleasant, grateful, agreeable.

~Delight~, _n._ Joy, gladness, delectation, rapture, transport, ravishment, ecstasy, great pleasure.

~Delight~, _v. a._ Enrapture, transport, enchant, charm, bless, please highly, gratify much.

~Delight~, _v. n._ Take delight, have great pleasure.

~Delightful~, _a._ Charming, enchanting, ravishing, very agreeable, highly pleasing.

~Delineate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Design, sketch, figure, represent by outlines.

~2.~ Describe, portray, depict, set forth.

~Delineation~, _n._ ~1.~ Sketch, design, outline, draught.

~2.~ Description, account, portrayal.

~Delinquency~, _n._ Fault, misdeed, misdemeanor, offence, crime, failure in duty, neglect of duty.

~Delinquent~, _a._ Failing in duty.

~Delinquent~, _n._ Offender, culprit, criminal, wrong-doer.

~Delirious~, _a._ Insane (_as in fevers_), mad, deranged, demented, raving, frantic, frenzied.

~Delirium~, _n._ Wandering (_as in fevers_), incoherence, hallucination, derangement, insanity, frenzy, raving, madness, alienation of mind.

~Delirium tremens~, MANIA A POTU, the horrors.

~Deliver~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Liberate, release, free, emancipate, set free, set at liberty.

~2.~ Rescue, save, extricate, redeem.

~3.~ Commit, transfer, give, pass over, make over.

~4.~ Yield, cede, grant, surrender, relinquish, resign, give up.

~5.~ Pronounce, utter, speak.

~6.~ Discharge, deal, give forth.

~Deliverance~, _n._ ~1.~ Release, liberation, emancipation, redemption, escape.

~2.~ Extrication, rescue, acquittance.

~Delivery~, _n._ ~1.~ Surrender, conveyance, giving up.

~2.~ Utterance, enunciation, pronunciation, speech, elocution.

~3.~ Childbirth, parturition, labor, travail.

~Dell~, _n._ Dale, dingle, valley, ravine, glen.

~Delude~, _v. a._ Deceive, beguile, mislead, cheat, cozen, chouse, diddle, gull, dupe, circumvent, overreach, trick, impose upon, lead astray, lead into error.

~Deluge~, _n._ Flood, overflow, inundation, cataclysm.

~Deluge~, _v. a._ Submerge, inundate, overflow, drown, overwhelm.

~Delusion~, _n._ ~1.~ Trick, imposition, imposture, cheat, fraud, artifice, wile, ruse, dodge, fetch, CLAP-TRAP, BAM.

~2.~ Illusion, deception, fallacy, error, hallucination, mockery, phantasm.

~Delusive~, _a._ Fallacious, deceitful, deceptive, deceiving, illusive, illusory, CLAP-TRAP.

~Delve~, _v. a. & n._ Dig.

~Demagogue~, _n._ Ringleader of the populace, factious leader, popular agitator.

~Demand~, _v. a._ Claim, require, exact, challenge, call for, ask for.

~Demand~, _v. n._ Ask, inquire, make inquiry.

~Demand~, _n._ ~1.~ Claim, requisition, requirement, exaction.

~2.~ Want, call, desire to obtain.

~3.~ Question, inquiry, interrogation.

~Demarcation~, _n._ Division, limit, bound, boundary.

~Demean one's self~, Behave, conduct, acquit one's self.

~Demeanor~, _n._ Behavior, carriage, deportment, conduct, manner, bearing, air, mien.

~Demented~, _a._ Idiotic, foolish, infatuated, insane, crazy.

~Dementia~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Idiocy, insanity, loss of intellect.

~Demerit~, _n._ Fault, vice, crime, delinquency, transgression, ill desert.

~Demirep~, _n._ Woman of doubtful reputation (_as respects chastity_).

~Demise~, _n._ ~1.~ Conveyance, alienation, transfer, transference, making over.

~2.~ Death (_of a royal or a distinguished person_), decease.

~Demise~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Alienate, transfer, consign, devolve, convey, make over, deliver over.

~2.~ Bequeath, devise, will, grant by will.

~Demiurgic~, _n._ Creative, formative.

~Democracy~, _n._ ~1.~ Government by the people.

~2.~ Republic, representative government.

~3.~ [_U. S._] Democrats, democratic party.

~Democratic~, _a._ ~1.~ Popular, of the people.

~2.~ Representative, republican.

~3.~ [_U. S._] Of the democrats.

~Democratical~, ~1.~ Popular, of the people.

~2.~ Representative, republican.

~3.~ [_U. S._] Of the democrats.

~Demolish~, _v. a._ Destroy, overthrow, raze, level, ruin, dash to pieces, break to pieces.

~Demolition~, _n._ Overthrow, destruction, ruin.

~Demon~, _n._ ~1.~ Spirit, genius, tutelary deity.

~2.~ Devil, fiend, evil spirit.

~Demoniac~, _n._ Person possessed by a demon, or evil spirit.

~Demoniac~, _a._ Diabolical, devilish, infernal.

~Demoniacal~, Diabolical, devilish, infernal.

~Demonstrable~, _a._ Provable, capable of being proved, capable of proof or demonstration.

~Demonstrate~, _v. a._ Prove, establish, show, make evident.

~Demonstration~, _n._ ~1.~ Proof.

~2.~ Manifestation, show.

~Demonstrative~, _a._ ~1.~ Conclusive.

~2.~ Self-asserting, forward, bold, confident, presuming.

~Demoralization~, _n._ ~1.~ Corruption of morals.

~2.~ Depravity, want of principle.

~Demoralize~, _v. a._ Corrupt, deprave, vitiate, deprive of moral principle.

~Demulcent~, _a._ Mild, soothing, lenitive, emollient, sedative.

~Demur~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Hesitate, pause, stop, waver, be in doubt, stop to consider.

~2.~ Object, raise objections.

~Demure~, _a._ ~1.~ Decorous, sober, grave, modest, downcast, coy.

~2.~ Prudish, over-modest, affectedly modest.

~Demurrer~, _n._ (_Law._) Objection.

~Den~, _n._ ~1.~ Cavern, cave.

~2.~ Haunt, retreat, resort, place of resort, place much frequented.

~Dendriform~, _a._ Arborescent, arboriform dendritic, dendroid, branching.

~Dendritic~, _a._ DENDRIFORM.

~Dendroid~, _a._ DENDRIFORM.

~Dengue~, _n._ [Sp.] Break-bone fever, dandy-fever.

~Denial~, _n._ ~1.~ Contradiction, negation.

~2.~ Disavowal, disclaimer, abjuration, disowning.

~3.~ Refusal (_to grant a request_).

~Denizen~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Eng. Law._) Naturalized citizen, adopted citizen.

~2.~ Inhabitant, dweller, resident.

~Denominate~, _v. a._ Name, designate, entitle, style, call, dub, christen, phrase.

~Denomination~, _n._ ~1.~ Name, title, style, designation, appellation.

~2.~ Sect, school, class.

~Denote~, _v. a._ Signify, imply, betoken, indicate, typify, note, mark, designate, point out.

~Dénouement~, _n._ [Fr.] ~1.~ Catastrophe (_of a drama or a novel_), unravelling of the plot.

~2.~ Issue, upshot, conclusion, termination, FINALE, consummation, winding up, finishing stroke, final event.

~Denounce~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Threaten, menace.

~2.~ Brand, stigmatize, arraign, upbraid, censure.

~De novo~, [L.] Anew, newly, afresh, again, over again.

~Dense~, _a._ Close, compact, condensed, compressed, thick.

~Density~, _n._ Closeness, compactness.

~Dent~, _n._ Indentation, dint, nick, notch.

~Dent~, _v. a._ Indent, make a dent upon.

~Dentate~, _a._ Toothed, notched, serrate, serrated.

~Dentated~, _a._ Toothed, notched, serrate, serrated.

~Dentifrice~, _n._ Tooth-powder.

~Dentist~, _n._ Dental surgeon, surgeon dentist.

~Dentition~, _n._ Teething, cutting of the teeth.

~Denude~, _v. a._ Strip, divest, make bare, make naked.

~Denunciation~, _n._ ~1.~ Menace, threat.

~2.~ Arraignment.

~Denunciatory~, _a._ Condemnatory.

~Deny~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Contradict, gainsay, declare to be untrue.

~2.~ Renounce, abjure, disown, disavow, abnegate, refuse to acknowledge.

~3.~ Withhold, refuse to grant.

~Deobstruent~, _a._ [_Med._] Laxative, aperient, loosening.

~Deobstruent~, _n._ [_Med._] Laxative, aperient, loosening medicine.

~Deodorize~, _v. a._ Disinfect, deprive of odor.

~Deodorizer~, _n._ Disinfectant.

~Deoxidate~, _v. a._ DEOXIDIZE.

~Deoxidation~, _n._ Deoxidization.

~Deoxidize~, _v. a._ Deoxidate, deprive of oxygen.

~Depart~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Disappear, vanish, go away.

~2.~ Go, start, set out, set forward, be off, take leave, bid adieu, bid farewell, MAKE TRACKS, take one's departure, make one's exit, take one's self off.

~3.~ Die, decease, leave the world.

~Depart from~, ~1.~ Leave, quit, go away from.

~2.~ Abandon, forsake, desert, give up, not adhere to.

~3.~ Deviate from, vary from.

~Department~, _n._ ~1.~ Part, portion, division (_especially a territorial division_).

~2.~ Province, function, office, station, sphere of duty, course of life.

~Departure~, _n._ ~1.~ Withdrawal, exit, recession, retirement, removal.

~2.~ Death, decease, demise.

~Depend~, _v. n._ Hang, be pendent.

~Depend on~, Rely upon, rest upon, confide in, trust to, count upon, reckon upon, build upon, depend upon.

~Dependant~, _n._ Vassal, minion, retainer, CLIENT, hanger-on.

~Dependence~, _n._ ~1.~ Connection, concatenation.

~2.~ Reliance, trust, confidence.

~3.~ Stay, staff, support, prop, buttress, supporter.

~4.~ Subordination, subjection.

~Dependency~, _n._ ~1.~ Adjunct, appurtenance.

~2.~ Colony.

~Depend upon~, DEPEND ON.

~Depict~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Paint, sketch, portray, delineate, pencil.

~2.~ Describe, set forth.

~Deplete~, _v. a._ Exhaust, drain, evacuate, empty.

~Depletion~, _n._ Exhausting, draining, emptying, evacuation.

~Deplorable~, _a._ Lamentable, pitiable, sad, calamitous, grievous, miserable, wretched, distressing, mournful, melancholy, to be deplored.

~Deplore~, _v. a._ Mourn, bewail, lament, bemoan, grieve for, sorrow over.

~Deploy~, _v. a._ (_Mil._) Open, unfold, extend, expand.

~Deploy~, _v. n._ (_Mil._) Open, extend, expand.

~Depone~, _v. n._ [_Scotland._] Depose, testify, affirm, state, bear witness.

~Deponent~, _n._ Witness (_who makes oath to a written statement_).

~Depopulate~, _v. a._ Dispeople, unpeople, deprive of inhabitants.

~Deport one's self~, Behave, conduct one's self, demean one's self, acquit one's self, bear one's self.

~Deportment~, _n._ Demeanor, behavior, carriage, conduct, bearing, manner, air, breeding.

~Depose~, _v. a._ Dethrone, dismiss, oust, cashier, displace, break.

~Depose~, _v. n._ Testify, DEPONE, declare, bear witness.

~Deposit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Drop, let fall, throw down.

~2.~ Lodge, put, store, hoard, save, lay up, lay by.

~3.~ Intrust, commit.

~Deposit~, _n._ ~1.~ Precipitate.

~2.~ Security, pledge, pawn, stake.

~3.~ Money in bank.

~4.~ [_Rare._] Depository, store-house.

~Depositary~, _n._ Trustee, guardian, fiduciary.

~Deposition~, _n._ [_Law._] ~1.~ Testimony (_in writing, signed and sworn to before a magistrate, after cross-examination_), evidence, AFFIDAVIT.

~2.~ Dethroning, dismission, displacement, removal.

~Depository~, _n._ Storehouse, deposit, depot, place of deposit.

~Depot~, _n._ ~1.~ Depository, storehouse, warehouse.

~2.~ Station (_of a railway_), station-house, railway station.

~Depravation~, _n._ ~1.~ Vitiation, corruption, deterioration, abasement, debasement, impairing, injury.

~2.~ Depravity, degeneracy.

~Deprave~, _v. a._ Vitiate, corrupt, contaminate, demoralize, make bad.

~Depraved~, _p. a._ Corrupted, corrupt, vicious, wicked, profligate, dissolute, reprobate, graceless, abandoned, shameless, hardened, lost.

~Depravity~, _n._ Corruption, wickedness, viciousness, demoralization, vice, degeneracy.

~Deprecate~, _v. a._ Pray to be delivered from, seek deliverance from, try to avert by prayer, make entreaty against.

~Depreciate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Underrate, undervalue, lessen the price of, diminish the value of.

~2.~ Disparage, decry, traduce, malign, degrade, censure, find fault with.

~Depreciate~, _v. n._ Fall in price, fall in value, become of less worth.

~Depreciation~, _n._ ~1.~ Fall in price, diminution of value.

~2.~ Detraction, disparagement, derogation, censure.

~Depreciative~, _a._ Derogatory.

~Depredation~, _n._ Spoliation, rapine, robbery, theft, pillage, plunder, pilfering.

~Depredator~, _n._ Plunderer, robber, thief, spoiler, brigand, freebooter, pirate, corsair, buccaneer, marauder.

~Depress~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lower, detrude, drop, sink, bow, reduce, press down, let down, let fall, cast down, bring down.

~2.~ Degrade, humble, disgrace, humiliate, debase, abase, abash, bring low, take down.

~3.~ Discourage, dishearten, dispirit, deject, damp, dampen, chill, make sad, make despondent.

~4.~ Make dull (_as trade_).

~Depression~, _n._ ~1.~ Abasement, degradation, deterioration, debasement, perversion, vitiation, depravation.

~2.~ Hollow, hollowness, cavity, indentation, dent, dint, dimple, excavation, pit.

~3.~ Dejection, dejectedness, sadness, despondency, melancholy, dumps, blues, lowness of spirits, low spirits, depression of spirits.

~4.~ Lowness, dulness, inactivity.

~5.~ (_Surg._) Couching.

~Deprivation~, _n._ Loss, privation, BEREAVEMENT, dispossession.

~Deprive~, _v. a._ Dispossess, divest, strip, rob, BEREAVE, take from.

~Depth~, _n._ ~1.~ Deepness, profundity.

~2.~ Extent, measure.

~3.~ Middle, central part.

~4.~ Discernment, sagacity, shrewdness, penetration, astuteness, perspicacity, profoundness.

~Depurate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Purify, cleanse, make pure.

~2.~ Clarify, clear, make clear.

~Depuration~, _n._ ~1.~ Cleansing, purification.

~2.~ Clarification, clearing, clarifying.

~Deputation~, _n._ ~1.~ Delegation, commission.

~2.~ Deputies, delegates, body of delegates.

~Depute~, _v. a._ Delegate, commission, send out, appoint as agent.

~Deputy~, _n._ Delegate, representative, substitute, proxy, envoy, legate, agent, factor.

~Derange~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Disorder, confuse, unsettle, disarrange, displace, turn topsy-turvy, put out of place.

~2.~ Disturb, discompose, disconcert, ruffle.

~3.~ Make or render insane.

~Derangement~, _n._ ~1.~ Disorder, confusion, disarrangement.

~2.~ Disturbance, discomposure.

~3.~ Insanity, lunacy, madness, mania, delirium, mental aberration.

~Derbyshire-spar~, _n._ Fluor-spar, fluoride of calcium.

~Derelict~, _a._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Forsaken, relinquished, abandoned, left.

~2.~ Unfaithful, faithless.

~Derelict~, _n._ (_Law._) ~1.~ Abandoned property.

~2.~ Tract of land (_fit for cultivation_) left dry by the retirement of the sea.

~Dereliction~, _n._ ~1.~ Abandonment, renunciation, desertion, relinquishment.

~2.~ Faithlessness, failure in duty.

~Deride~, _v. a._ RIDICULE (_contemptuously or maliciously_), mock, scout, satirize, lampoon, jeer, taunt, chaff, scoff at, jeer at, laugh at, make fun of, make sport of, make game of, turn to ridicule, hold up to ridicule, make a butt of, make merry with, POKE FUN AT.

~Derision~, _n._ Ridicule, mockery, scorn, contempt.

~Derisive~, _a._ Scoffing, mocking, ridiculing scornful, contemptuous, contumelious.

~Derisory~, _a._ Scoffing, mocking, ridiculing scornful, contemptuous, contumelious.

~Derivable~, _a._ ~1.~ Obtainable, to be derived.

~2.~ Deducible, that may be inferred (_from premises_).

~3.~ That may be traced (_to a root_).

~Derivation~, _n._ ~1.~ Descent, genealogy.

~2.~ Etymology.

~Derivative~, _a._ Derived.

~Derive~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Draw, receive, obtain, get.

~2.~ Deduce, trace.

~Derm~, _n._ Skin, CUTIS, true skin.

~Dermatoid~, _a._ Skin-like.

~Derogate from~, Disparage, detract from, take something from.

~Derogation~, _n._ Detraction, disparagement, depreciation.

~Derogatory~, _a._ ~1.~ Detracting, dishonoring, depreciative.

~2.~ Shameful, disreputable, disgraceful, discreditable, scandalous.

~Descant~, _n._ ~1.~ Melody (_with variations_), song, tune.

~2.~ Commentary, series of comments.

~3.~ (_Mus._) Soprano, treble, highest part in a score.

~Descant~, _v. n._ Expatiate, enlarge, animadvert, dilate, treat, discourse, make remarks.

~Descend~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Fall, sink, drop, go down, come down.

~2.~ Dismount, alight, get down.

~3.~ Go, pass, proceed, be transferred.

~4.~ Originate, be derived, take rise.

~5.~ Make an attack, make an assault.

~Descend~, _v. a._ Go down, move down.

~Descendants~, _n. pl._ Progeny, posterity, offspring.

~Descendent~, _a._ Descending.

~Descent~, _n._ ~1.~ Fall.

~2.~ Declivity, slope.

~3.~ Extraction, derivation, parentage.

~4.~ Attack, assault, incursion, foray, raid, hostile invasion.

~Describe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Delineate, trace, draw, mark out.

~2.~ Represent (_by words_), portray, depict, explain, recount, narrate, relate, give an account of, set forth.

~3.~ Characterize, specify the peculiarities of, set forth the character of.

~Description~, _n._ ~1.~ Delineation, tracing.

~2.~ Representation, explanation, account, relation, recital, report, narration, narrative.

~3.~ Sort, kind, class, species.

~Descry~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Discover, discern, espy, perceive, see, behold, got sight of, get a glimpse of.

~2.~ Detect, recognize, find out, spy out.

~Desecrate~, _v. a._ Profane, abuse, pollute, prostitute, misuse, pervert, treat sacrilegiously.

~Desecration~, _n._ Profanation, pollution, misuse, abuse, prostitution, perversion.

~Desert~, _a._ Uninhabited, desolate, forsaken, wild, waste, barren, untilled.

~Desert~, _n._ Wilderness, waste, solitude, deserted region.

~Desert~, _v. a._ Forsake, leave, quit, abandon, renounce, leave in the lurch, turn one's back upon.

~Desert~, _n._ Deserving, due, merit or demerit.

~Deserted~, _a._ Forsaken, abandoned, relinquished, given up, cast off.

~Deserter~, _n._ ~1.~ Forsaker.

~2.~ Backslider, renegade, apostate, revolter, turncoat.

~Desertion~, _n._ Abandonment, relinquishment, dereliction.

~Deserve~, _v. a._ Merit, be worthy of, be entitled to.

~Desiccate~, _v. a._ Dry, exsiccate, dry up, make dry.

~Desiccative~, _a._ Drying.

~Desiccative~, _n._ Drier.

~Desiderate~, _v. a._ Desire, want, miss, lack, feel the want of, long to have supplied.

~Desideratum~, _n._ [L. _pl. Desiderata_.] Object of desire, thing wanted, want generally felt.

~Design~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Project, plan, devise, contrive, scheme, concoct, brew, purpose, intend, mean, propose to one's self, have in view.

~2.~ Draw, delineate, sketch, describe, trace out.

~Design~, _n._ ~1.~ Intention, intent, purpose, project, plan, device, scheme, proposal, aim, intent, meaning, purport, drift, scope, object, mark.

~2.~ Sketch, drawing, outline, delineation, plan, draught.

~Designate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Specify, particularize, distinguish, define, indicate, denote, show, point out, mark out.

~2.~ Denominate, name, entitle, style, call, dub, term, characterize, describe, christen.

~3.~ Appoint, assign, allot.

~Designation~, _n._ ~1.~ Indication, specification.

~2.~ Kind, class, description.

~3.~ Name, appellation, title, style, denomination, EPITHET.

~Designing~, _a._ Insidious, deceitful, artful, intriguing, sly, wily, astute, subtle, cunning, crafty, arch, trickish, TRICKY, treacherous, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian.

~Desirable~, _a._ Eligible, enviable, to be desired.

~Desire~, _n._ Wish, longing, craving, inclination, hankering, aspiration, appetency.

~Desire~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Wish, crave, covet, want, fancy, wish for, long for, hanker after, lust after, yearn for, aspire after.

~2.~ Solicit, request, ask.

~Desirous~, _a._ Eager, longing, solicitous, desiring, feeling a desire.

~Desist~, _v. n._ Cease, stop, pause, forbear, stay, leave off, break off, give over.

~Desman~, _n._ Muscovy, MUSK-RAT (_Mygale moschata_).

~Desolate~, _a._ ~1.~ Uninhabited, unfrequented, desert, forsaken, dreary, wild, waste, barren.

~2.~ Lonely, solitary, companionless.

~3.~ Ruined, destroyed, devastated, ravaged, laid waste.

~4.~ Comfortless, cheerless, miserable, wretched, forlorn.

~Desolate~, _v. a._ Ravage, devastate, depopulate, ruin, destroy, despoil, sack, ransack, lay waste.

~Desolation~, _n._ ~1.~ Ruin, devastation, ravage, destruction.

~2.~ Gloom, gloominess, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness, misery.

~Despair~, _n._ Desperation, loss of hope, complete or utter hopelessness.

~Despair~, _v. n._ Despond, lose all hope, give up all expectation, be without any hope.

~Despatch~, _v. a._ [Written also _Dispatch_.] ~1.~ Send away (_in haste_).

~2.~ Kill, slay, slaughter, assassinate, put to death, send out of the world.

~3.~ Hasten, expedite, accelerate, forward, speed, quicken, push or urge forward, press or urge on, make short work of.

~Despatch~, _n._ ~1.~ Speed, haste, expedition.

~2.~ Message (_expeditiously sent_), communication, telegram.

~Desperado~, _n._ Dare-devil, desperate fellow.

~Desperate~, _a._ ~1.~ Despairing, hopeless, without hope.

~2.~ Wretched, forlorn, beyond hope.

~3.~ Rash, reckless, precipitate, headlong, frantic.

~Desperation~, _n._ Despair, hopelessness.

~Despicable~, _a._ Contemptible, pitiful, base, mean, abject, vile, worthless, low, paltry.

~Despise~, _v. a._ Contemn, scorn, spurn, disdain, scout, slight, disregard, hold in contempt, look down upon.

~Despite~, _n._ ~1.~ Malevolence, malignity, malice, spite.

~2.~ Defiance, opposition, contempt.

~Despite~, _prep._ Notwithstanding, in spite of, in the face of, in the teeth of.

~Despoil~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Strip, divest, deprive.

~2.~ Rob, plunder, pillage, fleece.

~Despond~, _v. n._ DESPAIR, be cast down, be disheartened, lose hope, lose courage, be despondent, give up, abandon hope.

~Despondency~, _n._ Dejection, discouragement, depression, sadness, MELANCHOLY, gloom, blues, blue devils, lowness of spirits.

~Despondent~, _a._ Dispirited, disheartened, discouraged, dejected, depressed, MELANCHOLY, low-spirited, in low spirits.

~Despot~, _n._ Autocrat, dictator, tyrant, absolute sovereign, absolute ruler.

~Despotic~, _a._ Absolute, arbitrary, imperious, tyrannical, autocratic.

~Despotical~, _a._ Absolute, arbitrary, imperious, tyrannical, autocratic.

~Despotism~, _n._ Autocracy, absolutism, dictatorship, tyranny, absolute power, arbitrary rule.

~Desquamation~, _n._ (_Med._) Exfoliation.

~Destination~, _n._ ~1.~ Fate, lot, doom, fortune, star, destiny.

~2.~ Purpose, design, end, object, aim, scope, drift.

~3.~ Goal, harbor, haven, landing-place, resting-place.

~Destine~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Appoint, ordain, allot, devote, consecrate.

~2.~ Doom, decree.

~Destiny~, _n._ ~1.~ Lot, doom, fortune, fate, star, destination.

~2.~ Fate, necessity, decrees of fate, wheel of fortune.

~Destitute of~, Wanting, without, devoid of, unprovided with.

~Destitute~, _a._ Indigent, needy, poor, penniless, necessitous, distressed, reduced, pinched, short of money, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket, in need, in want, moneyless.

~Destitution~, _n._ Indigence, want, need, poverty, penury, privation.

~Destroy~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Demolish, overturn, overthrow, subvert, raze, ruin, throw down, pull down, break up, sap the foundations of.

~2.~ Annihilate, quench, put an end to, bring to nought.

~3.~ Waste, ravage, desolate, devastate, devour, lay waste, make desolate, swallow up, ravage with fire and sword.

~4.~ Extirpate, eradicate, uproot, kill, slay, extinguish, carry off, root out, grub up, pluck up by the roots, cut up root and branch, strike at the root of, give a death blow to, scatter to the winds.

~Destruction~, _n._ ~1.~ Demolition, subversion, overthrow, ruin, havoc, shipwreck.

~2.~ Desolation, devastation, ravage.

~3.~ Eradication, extirpation, extinction.

~4.~ Death, slaughter, murder, massacre.

~Destructive~, _a._ Ruinous, pernicious, deleterious, baleful, mischievous, fatal, deadly.

~Desuetude~, _n._ Disuse, discontinuance, non-observance.

~Desultory~, _a._ Immethodical, unconnected, unsystematic, irregular, fitful, capricious, rambling, wandering, roving, discursive, cursory, slight, by fits and starts.

~Detach~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Separate, disjoin, disengage, disunite, sever, dissever, part, divide.

~2.~ Detail, send away.

~Detail~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Relate, recount, narrate, rehearse, delineate, portray, depict, enumerate, particularize, describe, set forth.

~2.~ Detach, send away.

~Detail~, _n._ Account, narration, narrative, relation, recital.

~Details~, _n. pl._ Particulars, minutiæ, distinct parts, minor circumstances.

~Detain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Restrain, stay, check, delay, retain, stop, keep back.

~2.~ Confine, hold in custody.

~Detect~, _v. a._ Discover, expose, descry, find out, bring to light, lay open.

~Detection~, _n._ Discovery.

~Detent~, _n._ Pawl, click, catch, ratchet.

~Deter~, _v. a._ Restrain, hinder, discourage, withhold (_by fear_).

~Detergent~, _a._ Cleansing, detersive.

~Deteriorate~, _v. a._ impair, make worse.

~Deteriorate~, _v. n._ Degenerate, grow worse.

~Deterioration~, _n._ Debasement, degradation, depravation, degeneracy, degenerateness, vitiation, perversion.

~Determinable~, _a._ Definable, that may be determined.

~Determinate~, _a._ ~1.~ Determine, definite, fixed, limited, settled, established, explicit, positive, express, absolute, certain.

~2.~ Decisive, conclusive, definitive, decided.

~Determination~, _n._ ~1.~ Decision, resolution, conclusion, judgment, purpose, resolve.

~2.~ Direction, tendency, leaning.

~3.~ (_Law._) Ceasing, termination.

~Determine~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Settle, decide, adjust, conclude, end, fix.

~2.~ Ascertain, certify, verify, find out, make out, fix upon.

~3.~ Influence, lead, induce, give direction to.

~4.~ (_Law._) Bring to an end, put an end to, cause to terminate.

~Determine~, _v. n._ Conclude, decide, resolve.

~Detersive~, _a._ Cleansing, detergent.

~Detest~, _v. a._ Hate (_extremely_), abominate, abhor, loathe, nauseate, shrink from, recoil from.

~Detestable~, _a._ ~1.~ Execrable, abominable, odious, hateful, cursed, accursed, abhorred, damnable, shocking.

~2.~ Loathsome, disgusting, sickening, repulsive, offensive, nauseating.

~Detestation~, _n._ ~1.~ Hatred, abhorrence, abomination, detestation.

~2.~ Loathing, disgust, antipathy.

~Dethrone~, _v. a._ Depose, drive from the throne.

~Detonate~, _v. n._ Explode (_with a loud report_), detonize.

~Detonate~, _v. a._ Detonize, cause to explode.

~Detonation~, _n._ Explosion.

~Detonize~, _v. n._ DETONATE.

~Detonize~, _v. a._ DETONATE.

~Détour~, _n._ [Fr.] Circuitous route, indirect way, roundabout way.

~Detract from~, Depreciate, disparage, decry, asperse, abuse, calumniate, vilify, traduce, defame, derogate from.

~Detraction~, _n._ Depreciation, slander, calumny, defamation, disparagement, derogation, censure.

~Detractor~, _n._ Slanderer, defamer, calumniator, vilifier.

~Detriment~, _n._ Loss, damage, injury, disadvantage, mischief, prejudice, evil, harm, hurt.

~Detrimental~, _a._ Injurious, hurtful, mischievous, pernicious, prejudicial.

~Detrude~, _v. a._ Depress, lower, sink, drop, thrust down, force down, thrust into a lower place.

~Detrusion~, _n._ Depression, lowering.

~Deuce~, _n._ ~1.~ Two (_said of cards or dice with two spots_).

~2.~ [_Low._] Devil.

~Deutoxide~, _n._ Binoxide.

~Devastate~, _v. a._ Ravage, pillage, plunder, sack, spoil, despoil, destroy, desolate, strip, lay waste.

~Devastation~, _n._ Ravage, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, waste, pillage, rapine.

~Develop~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unfold, evolve, disclose, exhibit, unravel, disentangle, make known, lay open.

~2.~ Cause to grow, advance to maturity.

~Develop~, _v. n._ Unfold, open, grow, be developed.

~Development~, _n._ ~1.~ Unfolding, disclosure, exhibition, unravelling, disentanglement.

~2.~ Growth, increase, progress to maturity.

~Deviate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Digress, diverge, deflect, veer, tack, wheel, turn aside, alter one's course, wheel about.

~2.~ Err, stray, swerve, wander, go astray, go out of one's way, lose one's way.

~Deviate~, _v. a._ Turn aside, cause to deviate.

~Deviation~, _n._ ~1.~ Divergence, departure, depression, divarication, turning, aberration.

~2.~ Difference, variation, variance, change, alteration.

~3.~ Error, offence, iniquity, sin.

~Device~, _n._ ~1.~ Contrivance, scheme, design, plan, project, expedient, shift, resort, resource.

~2.~ Artifice, stratagem, wile, ruse, manœuvre, trick, fraud, evasion.

~3.~ Emblem, symbol, type, sign.

~Devil~, _n._ ~1.~ Satan, Lucifer, Belial, Apollyon, arch-fiend, arch- enemy, the tempter. DEUCE, the evil one, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend, the Enemy, the Adversary.

~2.~ Demon, evil spirit.

~Devilish~, _a._ Diabolical, satanic, infernal, atrocious, impious, wicked.

~Deviltry~, _n._ Mischief, wickedness, diablery, diabolical conduct.

~Devious~, _a._ ~1.~ Deviating, erratic, wandering, out of the common way.

~2.~ Erratic, going astray.

~Devise~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Contrive, invent, imagine, plan, scheme, project, brew, concert, concoct, COMPASS.

~2.~ Bequeath, demise, leave, give by will.

~Devise~, _n._ Bequest, legacy.

~Devoid~, _a._ Vacant, empty, destitute, void.

~Devoirs~, _n. pl._ [Fr.] Respects.

~Devolve~, _v. a._ Alienate, transfer, demise, consign, convey, deliver over, make over.

~Devolve~, _v. n._ Fall (_by succession or by inheritance_), pass, be transferred, be handed over.

~Devote~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Appropriate (_by vow_), consecrate, dedicate, destine, set apart.

~2.~ Addict, apply, resign, give up.

~3.~ Doom, give over.

~Devoted~, _a._ ~1.~ Attached, loving, affectionate.

~2.~ Ardent, zealous, earnest.

~Devotee~, _n._ Bigot, fanatic, zealot, enthusiast.

~Devotion~, _n._ ~1.~ Consecration, dedication.

~2.~ Piety, religion, devoutness, religiousness, devotedness, holiness, sanctity, saintliness, godliness.

~3.~ Worship, adoration, prayer.

~4.~ Attachment, affection, love.

~5.~ Ardor, earnestness, eagerness, zeal.

~Devotional~, _a._ Devout, religions, pious, saintly, godly.

~Devour~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Gorge, engorge, eat heartily, swallow eagerly.

~2.~ Destroy, consume, waste, spend, expend, swallow up.

~Devout~, _a._ ~1.~ Religious, pious, holy, saintly, devotional, godly, saint-like, heavenly-minded.

~2.~ Sincere, earnest, serious, grave, solemn.

~Dew-worm~, _n._ Earth-worm, lob-worm (_Lumbricus terrestris_).

~Dexterity~, _n._ Skill, skilfulness, adroitness, expertness, readiness, facility, aptness, aptitude, address, quickness, cleverness, knack, ability, tact, art.

~Dexterous~, _a._ Skilful, adroit, expert, handy, apt, ready, quick, clever, able.

~Diablery~, _n._ Mischief, wickedness, deviltry, diabolical conduct.

~Diabolic~, _a._ Devilish, infernal, satanic, impious, atrocious, wicked.

~Diabolical~, _a._ Devilish, infernal, satanic, impious, atrocious, wicked.

~Diacoustics~, _n._ Diaphonics.

~Diadem~, _n._ ~1.~ Crown.

~2.~ Empire, sovereignty.

~Diagnostic~, _a._ Distinguishing, characteristic.

~Diagram~, _n._ Figure.

~Dial~, _n._ Sun-dial.

~Dialect~, _n._ ~1.~ Provincialism, idiom.

~2.~ Language, tongue, speech, form of speech.

~Dialectic~, _a._ ~1.~ Logical.

~2.~ Idiomatic.

~Dialectical~, _a._ ~1.~ Logical.

~2.~ Idiomatic.

~Dialectician~, _n._ Logician, reasoner.

~Dialectics~, _n._ ~1.~ Application of logical principles, applied logic.

~2.~ Logic, science of the laws of thought, science of reasoning.

~Dialogue~, _n._ Colloquy, conference.

~Diameter~, _n._ Distance through the centre (_as of a circle_).

~Diamond~, _n._ ~1.~ Adamant, BRILLIANT, crystallized carbon.

~2.~ Rhombus, lozenge.

~Diaphaneity~, _n._ Transparency, translucency, pellucidness.

~Diaphanous~, _a._ Transparent, translucent, pellucid, clear.

~Diaphonics~, _n._ Diacoustics.

~Diaphragm~, _n._ Midriff.

~Diarrhœa~, _n._ (_Med._) Relax, flux, purging, looseness of the bowels.

~Diarthrosis~, _n._ (_Med._) Abarticulation.

~Diary~, _n._ Journal, register, chronicle.

~Diatribe~, _n._ ~1.~ Disputation, dissertation, disquisition.

~2.~ Invective, philippic.

~Dicker~, _v. n._ [_Colloquial U. S._] Barter.

~Dictate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Prescribe, direct, ordain, command, order, bid, require, decree.

~2.~ Utter (_so that another may repeat or write_).

~Dictate~, _n._ ~1.~ Injunction, command, order, decree.

~2.~ Precept, maxim, rule.

~Dictation~, _n._ Prescription, direction.

~Dictator~, _n._ Despot, autocrat, absolute ruler.

~Dictatorial~, _a._ ~1.~ Absolute, unlimited, unrestricted.

~2.~ Imperious, authoritative, overbearing, domineering, tyrannical.

~Dictatorship~, _n._ Despotism, absolutism, tyranny, arbitrary power, absolute power, iron rule.

~Diction~, _n._ Style, phraseology, language, expression, mode or manner of expression, turn of expression, form of expression.

~Dictionary~, _n._ ~1.~ Lexicon, vocabulary, GLOSSARY, word-book.

~2.~ Encyclopædia, alphabetical summary (_in any department of knowledge_).

~Dictum~, _n._ (L. _pl. Dicta._) ~1.~ Saying, assertion, affirmation.

~2.~ (_Law._) Extrajudicial opinion.

~Didactic~, _a._ Preceptive.

~Didactical~, _a._ Preceptive.

~Didapper~, _n._ Dab-chick, dob-chick (_Podiceps minor_).

~Diddle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Totter.

~2.~ Trifle, dawdle, waste time.

~Diddle~, _v. a._ Cheat, cozen, deceive, trick, dupe, chouse, circumvent, gull, overreach, delude, impose upon.

~Die~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Expire, decease, depart, leave the world, draw the last breath, cease to exist, give up the ghost, pay the debt of nature, take one's last sleep, shuffle off this mortal coil, go the way of all flesh, go to one's last home, be numbered with the dead, cross the Styx, cross the Stygian ferry, POP OFF, KICK THE BUCKET.

~2.~ Wither, perish, lose life.

~3.~ Cease, vanish, disappear, come to nothing, come to an end, be lost, be heard of no more.

~Die away~, Subside, grow less and less, decrease gradually.

~Die~, _n._ ~1.~ Small cube (_for gaming_).

~2.~ Dado, cube of a pedestal.

~3.~ Stamp.

~Diet~, _n._ ~1.~ Food, provision, victuals, aliment, nutriment, nourishment, subsistence, provision, fare, viands, regimen, cheer, rations, commons.

~2.~ Assembly, convention, council, convocation, congress.

~Diet~, _v. n._ Eat sparingly, eat by rule.

~Differ~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Vary, be unlike.

~2.~ Disagree, be of a different opinion, think differently.

~3.~ Wrangle, quarrel, contend, bicker, be at variance.

~Difference~, _n._ ~1.~ Dissimilarity, variation, diversity, disparity, dissimilitude.

~2.~ Variance, alienation, misunderstanding, dissension, jarring, breach, rupture, schism, contest, quarrel, dispute, debate, controversy, altercation, bickering, wrangle, strife, falling out.

~3.~ Distinction, discrimination.

~Different~, _a._ ~1.~ Distinct, separate, not the same.

~2.~ Unlike, dissimilar, various, diverse, manifold.

~Differential~, _a._ Discriminating.

~Difficult~, _a._ ~1.~ Hard, arduous. Herculean, up-hill, beset with difficulty.

~2.~ Austere, rigid, unyielding, unaccommodating.

~3.~ Fastidious, dainty, squeamish, hard to please.

~Difficulty~, _n._ ~1.~ Arduousness.

~2.~ Obstacle, impediment, bar, obstruction, barrier, hinderance, trouble, perplexity, exigency, trial, dilemma, embarrassment, emergency, pinch, pickle, stand, dead-set, set fast, dead-lock, dead- stand, stand-still, horns of a dilemma, up-hill work, sea of troubles, peck of troubles, hard row to hoe, hard nut to crack.

~Diffidence~, _n._ ~1.~ Distrust, doubt.

~2.~ Bashfulness, timidity, sheepishness, extreme modesty, distrust of one's self, lack or want of self-reliance.

~Diffident~, _a._ ~1.~ Distrustful, doubtful.

~2.~ Bashful, timid, sheepish, over-modest, distrustful of one's self.

~Diffuse~, _v. a._ Disperse, scatter, disseminate, spread, circulate, propagate, distribute, pour out, send abroad, spread abroad.

~Diffuse~, _a._ Prolix, copious, rambling, loose, verbose, wordy, diffusive, long-winded, long-spun, spun out.

~Diffusion~, _n._ Dispersion, spread, extension, propagation, circulation, distribution.

~Diffusive~, _a._ ~1.~ Expansive.

~2.~ Prolix, verbose, DIFFUSE.

~Dig~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Excavate, delve, scoop, SCRATCH, hollow out.

~2.~ Break up (_with a spade, hoe, &c._).

~Dig~, _v. n._ Delve, work with a spade, hoe, &c.

~Dig~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Low._] Punch, poke, thrust.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Innuendo, insinuation, oblique hint, sly remark.

~3.~ [_At colleges_, _U. S._] Plodding student.

~Digest~, _n._ ~1.~ Pandect.

~2.~ Code, system.

~3.~ Abridgment, abstract, compend, compendium, epitome, summary, synopsis, conspectus, breviary, brief, sum and substance.

~Digest~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Methodize, systematize, arrange, codify, classify, dispose, reduce to order.

~2.~ Concoct, convert into chyme.

~3.~ Study, ponder, consider, contemplate, reflect upon, think on, meditate upon, con over, revolve in the mind.

~4.~ (_Chem._) Soften by a gentle heat, macerate, steep, soak.

~Digestion~, _n._ ~1.~ Methodizing, digesting, classifying.

~2.~ Conversion of food into chyme.

~3.~ Macerating, maceration, steeping.

~Dignified~, _a._ Stately, noble, majestic, august, grave, imposing.

~Dignify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Advance, promote, exalt, ennoble, prefer to office.

~2.~ Honor, grace, adorn, give lustre to, add dignity to.

~Dignity~, _n._ ~1.~ Rank, elevation, standing, station, place, greatness, eminence, exaltation, glory, honor, reputableness, respectability.

~2.~ Stateliness, grandeur, majesty, nobleness, lofty bearing or conduct, elevation of aspect or deportment.

~3.~ Honor, preferment, high station or office.

~4.~ Magistrate, dignitary, person in office.

~Digress~, _v. n._ Deviate, diverge, wander, turn aside.

~Digression~, _n._ ~1.~ Deviation, divergence, departure.

~2.~ Episode, incidental passage.

~Dilacerate~, _v. a._ Tear, lacerate, rend, rend asunder.

~Dilapidate~, _v. a._ Waste, ruin, destroy, pull down, throw down, suffer to go to ruin.

~Dilapidated~, _a._ Decayed, ruined, wasted, in ruins.

~Dilapidation~, _n._ Ruin, decay, downfall.

~Dilatation~, _n._ Expansion, expanding, DILATION, swelling.

~Dilate~, _v. a._ Expand, extend, enlarge, widen, distend, swell.

~Dilate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Expand, widen, be distended.

~2.~ Expatiate, descant, enlarge, dwell, be diffuse, be prolix, launch out, branch out, spin a long yarn, beat about the bush.

~Dilation~, _n._ [_Modern._] Dilatation, expansion, expanding, swelling, bloating.

~Dilatory~, _a._ Slow, tardy, lingering, loitering, sluggish, laggard, lagging, behindhand, backward, procrastinating.

~Dilemma~, _n._ Quandary, strait, difficult choice, puzzling alternative, awkward or bad predicament.

~Dilettante~, _n._ [It.] ~1.~ Amateur, connoisseur, virtuoso, critic, man of taste.

~2.~ Pretender to taste (_in the fine arts_).

~Diligence~, _n._ Assiduity (_in some specific pursuit_), assiduousness, activity, sedulousness, perseverance, INDUSTRY, steady application (_to some pursuit that one likes_).

~Diligent~, _a._ Assiduous, sedulous, industrious, active, busy, persevering, notable, hard-working, at work, diligently employed, busily engaged, up and stirring, busy as a bee, brisk as a bee.

~Dillydally~, _v. n._ Loiter, linger, delay, lag, saunter, trifle, idle away time.

~Dilute~, _v. a._ Attenuate, reduce, weaken, make thin, make weak.

~Dilute~, _a._ Thin, diluted, attenuated, weak, not strong.

~Diluvium~, _n._ (_Geol._) Drift.

~Dim~, _a._ ~1.~ Dusky, dark, obscure, shadowy, cloudy, not luminous.

~2.~ Dull, obtuse, slow to see.

~3.~ Darkened, obscured, clouded, faint, confused, shorn of its beams.

~Dim~, _v. a._ Darken, obscure, cloud.

~Dime~, _n._ Ten cents.

~Dimension~, _n._ ~1.~ Extent, extension, measure (_in one direction_).

~2.~ (_Algebra._) Literal factor.

~Dimensions~, _n. pl._ Size, magnitude, bulk, volume, bigness, capacity, amplitude, greatness, largeness, mass, massiveness.

~Dim-eyed~, _a._ Dim-sighted, blear-eyed.

~Diminish~, _v. a._ Lessen, decrease, abate, reduce, make smaller.

~Diminish~, _v. n._ Decrease, lessen, abate, subside, grow or become less, be reduced.

~Diminution~, _n._ Decrease, lessening, decrement, reduction, abatement.

~Diminutive~, _a._ Little, small, dwarfish, tiny, puny, pygmean, contracted, minute, of small size.

~Dim-sighted~, _a._ Dim-eyed, blear-eyed.

~Din~, _n._ Noise, uproar, racket, clamor, clatter, hubbub, HALLABALOO.

~Dingle~, _n._ Dale, dell, vale, valley, glen.

~Dingy~, _a._ ~1.~Dun, dusky, brown.

~2.~Soiled, sullied, dirty.

~Dint~, _n._ ~1.~Dent, indentation.

~2.~Force, power.

~Diocese~, _n._ Bishopric, see, jurisdiction or charge of a bishop.

~Diodon~, _n._ Globe-fish, puffer.

~Dioxide~, _n._ Suboxide.

~Dip~, _v. a._ ~1.~Immerse, plunge, douse, souse.

~2.~Take out (_with a ladle, cup, &c._).

~Dip~, _v. n._ ~1.~Thrust a ladle (_cup, &c., into a liquid_).

~2.~Incline, tend downward.

~3.~Engage cursorily, enter slightly.

~4.~ Dive, plunge, duck, pitch, immerse one's self.

~Diplomacy~, _n._ ~1.~Art of negotiating.

~2.~Artful management.

~Diplomate~, _n._ [Fr.] DIPLOMATIST.

~Diplomatist~, _n._ Negotiator, diplomate.

~Dire~, _a._ Dreadful, fearful, direful, shocking, terrible, horrid, horrible, awful, terrific, tremendous.

~Direct~, _a._ ~1.~Straight, in a right line, not crooked.

~2.~From father to son, not collateral.

~3.~Plain, express, categorical, unambiguous, not equivocal.

~4.~ Open, sincere, ingenuous, frank, outspoken.

~5.~ (_Astron._) In the order of the signs, not retrograde.

~Direct~, _v. a._ ~1.~Aim, point, cast, turn.

~2.~Regulate, dispose, manage, conduct, control, govern.

~3.~Order, command, instruct, prescribe to, give directions to.

~4.~ Guide, lead, put upon the right track.

~5.~ Address, superscribe.

~Direction~, _n._ ~1.~Aim.

~2.~Tendency, line of motion.

~3.~Course, bearing, point of compass.

~4.~ Management, oversight, superintendence, government, control.

~5.~ Guidance, lead.

~6.~ Order, command, prescription.

~7.~ Address, superscription.

~Directly~, _ad._ ~1.~In a straight line, in a straight course.

~2.~Expressly, absolutely, unambiguously, openly, without circumlocution.

~3.~Immediately, quickly, promptly, speedily, soon, presently, forthwith, instantly, INSTANTER, in a short time, without delay.

~Director~, _n._ ~1.~Superintendent, manager, BOSS.

~2.~Guide, counsellor, adviser, instructor, mentor, monitor.

~Direful~, _a._ Dreadful, fearful, horrible, terrible, shocking, horrid, terrific, awful, tremendous, dire.

~Dirge~, _n._ Elegy, funeral song, mournful song.

~Dirt~, _n._ Filth, foul matter.

~Dirty~, _a._ ~1.~Unclean, foul, filthy, nasty, soiled, begrimed.

~2.~Clouded, cloudy, dark, sullied.

~3.~Mean, base, vile, low, grovelling, sneaking, pitiful, paltry, beggarly, scurvy, shabby, despicable, contemptible.

~Dirty~, _v. a._ Foul, befoul, soil, defile, draggle, daggle.

~Disability~, _n._ ~1.~Disqualification.

~2.~Inability, incapacity, incompetence, impotence, incapability.

~Disable~, _v. a._ ~1.~Weaken, enfeeble, cripple, paralyze, unman, disenable, deprive of strength.

~2.~Disqualify, incapacitate, unfit, make incapable.

~Disabuse~, _v. a._ Undeceive, set right.

~Disadvantage~, _n._ ~1.~Unfavorableness.

~2.~Injury, loss, damage, detriment, disservice, prejudice, hurt.

~Disadvantageous~, _a._ ~1.~Unfavorable, ineligible, inconvenient.