Chapter D: ~Dab~, v. a. Strike, slap (2)

~2.~Injurious, prejudicial, hurtful, detrimental, deleterious.

~Disaffect~, _v. a._ Alienate, estrange, make unfriendly.

~Disaffected~, _a._ Alienated, estranged, dissatisfied, disloyal.

~Disaffection~, _n._ Alienation, estrangement, breach, disagreement, dissatisfaction, disloyalty, ill-will.

~Disagree~, _v. n._ ~1.~Differ, vary, be unlike.

~2.~Dissent, be of different opinions, differ in opinion.

~3.~Quarrel, wrangle, bicker, fall out.

~4.~ Be unsuitable, be unfit, be unsuited.

~Disagreeable~, _a._ Unpleasant, unpleasing, displeasing, distasteful, offensive.

~Disagreement~, _n._ ~1.~Difference, dissimilarity, unlikeness, dissimilitude, diversity, discrepancy.

~2.~Dissent, difference of opinion.

~3.~Discord, variance, misunderstanding, dissension, jarring, clashing, strife, quarrel, dispute, wrangle, bickering.

~Disallow~, _v. a._ ~1.~Prohibit, forbid, refuse permission to.

~2.~Reject, disapprove, set aside, refuse or decline to sanction.

~3.~Disavow, disclaim, disown, deny.

~Disannul~, _v. a._ Nullify, cancel, rescind, quash, vacate, annul, abolish, abrogate, render void, set aside, do away.

~Disappear~, _v. n._ Vanish, be lost to view, pass out of sight.

~Disappoint~, _v. a._ Balk, frustrate, foil, defeat, battle, disconcert.

~Disappointment~, _n._ Failure, miscarriage, frustration, ill success, want of success.

~Disapprobation~, _n._ Dislike, displeasure, censure, disapproval.

~Disapproval~, _n._ Disapprobation.

~Disapprove~, _v. a._ ~1.~Dislike, condemn, censure, regard as wrong.

~2.~Reject, disallow, refuse or decline to sanction.

~Disarm~, _v. a._ ~1.~Deprive of arms.

~2.~Disable, incapacitate; render powerless, harmless, or innocuous.

~Disarrange~, _v. a._ Disorder, unsettle, derange, disturb, put out of order, throw into disorder, throw into confusion.

~Disarray~, _n._ Confusion, disorder.

~Disaster~, _n._ Mishap, misfortune, reverse, mischance, calamity, catastrophe, blow, stroke, casualty.

~Disastrous~, _a._ Calamitous, unfortunate, unlucky, hapless, untoward, unprosperous, ill-fated, ill-starred.

~Disavow~, _v. a._ Disclaim, disown, deny, disallow.

~Disband~, _v. a._ Break up, dismiss from military service.

~Disband~, _v. n._ Separate, disperse, scatter, break up, retire from military service.

~Disbelief~, _n._ ~1.~Scepticism, infidelity, refusal to believe.

~2.~Distrust, incredulity, want of belief.

~Disbelieve~, _v. a._ Discredit, not believe, refuse to credit, hold or consider not to be true.

~Disbeliever~, _n._ Unbeliever, sceptic, infidel, MISCREANT.

~Disburden~, _v. a._ Disencumber, unburden, unload, disburthen, ease, rid, free, relieve.

~Disburse~, _v. a._ Spend, expend, lay out, pay out.

~Disbursement~, _n._ Expenditure.

~Disburthen~, _v. a._ DISBURDEN.

~Discard~, _v. a._ ~1.~Reject, throw or thrust aside, throw away, cast away, lay aside, cast off.

~2.~Dismiss, discharge, cashier, break, cast off, turn away.

~Discern~, _v. a._ ~1.~Discriminate, distinguish, note the distinctions of.

~2.~Perceive, see, discover, descry, behold, espy.

~Discern~, _v. n._ Discriminate, judge, make distinction.

~Discernible~, _a._ Perceptible, discoverable, to be discerned.

~Discerning~, _a._ Discriminating, knowing, sagacious, perspicacious, judicious, acute, intelligent, ingenious, clear-headed, clear-sighted, keen-sighted, quick-sighted, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, Argus-eyed.

~Discernment~, _n._ Discrimination, sagacity, shrewdness, sharpness, brightness, astuteness, acuteness, cleverness, perspicacity, ingenuity, penetration, insight, judgment, intelligence, mother wit, quick parts.

~Discharge~, _v. a._ ~1.~Unload, disburden, unburden, relieve of a load.

~2.~Emit, expel, excrete, eject, throw off, send out, give forth.

~3.~Set off, fire off, let fly, give vent to, shoot, fire.

~4.~Pay, liquidate, cash.

~5.~Release, absolve, exonerate, acquit, clear, relieve, liberate, free, set free.

~6.~ Dismiss, discard, cashier, break, turn away, send away.

~7.~ Remove, destroy, put away, clear from.

~8.~ Perform, execute, fulfil, observe, acquit one's self of.

~9.~ Remove, take out (_as the cargo of a vessel_).

~10.~ (_Law._) Cancel, rescind, annul, nullify, invalidate, make void.

~Discharge~, _n._ ~1.~Unloading, disburdening.

~2.~Emission, ejection, expulsion, excretion, vent, evacuation.

~3.~Firing, explosion, blast, burst, firing off.

~4.~Observance, performance, fulfilment, execution.

~5.~Payment, settlement, liquidation, satisfaction, clearance.

~6.~ Release, liberation, exemption.

~7.~ Acquittal, exoneration, absolution.

~Disciple~, _n._ ~1.~Scholar, pupil, learner.

~2.~Follower, adherent, partisan, supporter, retainer.

~Disciplinarian~, _n._ MARTINET, enforcer of discipline.

~Discipline~, _n._ ~1.~Instruction, training, drilling, drill, exercise, education, culture, schooling, breeding.

~2.~Subjection, control, regulation, government.

~3.~Punishment, chastisement, correction, castigation.

~Discipline~, _v. a._ ~1.~Instruct, train, breed, educate, teach, drill, exercise, form, bring up.

~2.~Regulate, control, govern, school, bring under subjection.

~3.~Punish, chastise, correct, castigate.

~Disclaim~, _v. a._ ~1.~Disown, disavow, deny any knowledge of.

~2.~Renounce, reject, cast off.

~Disclaimer~, _n._ ~1.~Disavowal.

~2.~(_Law._) Renunciation (_of a claim or a title_), relinquishment.

~Disclose~, _v. a._ ~1.~Uncover, expose, bring to view, bring to light.

~2.~Reveal, divulge, show, unfold, unvail, tell, utter, betray, communicate, lay open, make known.

~Disclosure~, _n._ Revelation, exposure, discovery.

~Discolor~, _v. a._ Stain, tarnish, change the color of.

~Discomfit~, _v. a._ Defeat, overthrow, rout, overcome, overpower, conquer, vanquish, subdue, beat, checkmate, put to flight, put down, get the upper hand of, scatter in fight.

~Discomfiture~, _n._ Rout, defeat, overthrow, ruin.

~Discomfort~, _n._ Uneasiness, disquiet, inquietude, trouble, annoyance.

~Discommode~, _v. a._ Disturb, annoy, molest, trouble, disquiet, incommode, inconvenience, put to inconvenience.

~Discompose~, _v. a._ ~1.~Disorder, derange, disarrange, embroil, jumble, unsettle, confuse, disturb, throw into disorder or confusion.

~2.~Displease, disquiet, ruffle, agitate, harass, worry, annoy, plague, trouble, vex, fret, nettle, irritate, provoke, chafe.

~3.~Disconcert, perplex, bewilder, embarrass, abash, put out.

~Discomposure~, _n._ ~1.~Derangement, confusion.

~2.~Agitation, disquiet, uneasiness, excitement, vexation, worry, perturbation, annoyance.

~Disconcert~, _v. a._ ~1.~Frustrate, defeat, thwart, contravene, interrupt, undo.

~2.~Discompose, confuse, perplex, bewilder, embarrass, disturb, abash, put out.

~Disconnect~, _v. a._ Disjoin, separate, disengage, disunite, sever.

~Disconnection~, _n._ Disjunction, disassociation, disunion, separation, isolation, severance.

~Disconsolate~, _a._ Inconsolable, desolate, forlorn, heart-broken, broken-hearted, comfortless, cheerless, sorrowful, melancholy, sad.

~Discontent~, _n._ Dissatisfaction, uneasiness, inquietude.

~Discontinuance~, _n._ Cessation, intermission, suspension, interruption, stoppage, stop, breaking off.

~Discontinue~, _v. a._ Intermit, stop, interrupt, break off, leave off, put an end to.

~Discontinuous~, _a._ Interrupted, broken off.

~Discord~, _n._ ~1.~Disagreement, contention, strife, dissension.

~2.~Dissonance, discordance, harshness, jarring, want of harmony.

~Discordance~, _n._ ~1.~Disagreement, inconsistency, incongruity, opposition, conflict.

~2.~Discord, dissonance.

~Discordancy~, _n._ ~1.~Disagreement, inconsistency, incongruity, opposition, conflict.

~2.~Discord, dissonance.

~Discordant~, _a._ ~1.~Disagreeing, incongruous, contradictory, contrary, opposite, repugnant, at variance.

~2.~Dissonant, harsh, jarring, inharmonious.

~Discount~, _n._ Allowance, deduction, reduction, drawback, abatement, rebate.

~Discountenance~, _v. a._ [_Rare._] ~1.~ Abash, put to shame, put out of countenance.

~2.~Discourage, disfavor, frown upon, show disapprobation of.

~Discourage~, _v. a._ ~1.~Dishearten, dispirit, depress, deject.

~2.~Dissuade, deter, keep back.

~3.~Disfavor, discountenance, throw cold water upon, put a damper on.

~Discouragement~, _n._ ~1.~Disheartening.

~2.~Dissuasion, dehortation, counter influence.

~3.~Embarrassment, hinderance, obstacle, impediment, damper, wet blanket, cold water.

~Discourse~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Reason, reasoning faculty.

~2.~ Dissertation, treatise, disquisition, homily, sermon.

~3.~ Conversation, talk, oral communication, verbal intercourse.

~Discourse~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Speak, expatiate, hold forth, deliver a discourse.

~2.~ Talk, converse, parley, confer, advise, hold a conversation, hold a parley or conference, talk together.

~Discourse~, _v. a._ Utter, emit, give forth.

~Discourteous~, _a._ Uncivil, impolite, uncourtly, uncomplaisant, ungentlemanly, disrespectful, inurbane, unmannerly, uncourteous, rude, ill-bred, ill-mannered.

~Discourtesy~, _n._ Incivility, impoliteness, rudeness, inurbanity, ill-breeding.

~Discover~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Reveal, communicate, tell, disclose, exhibit, show, manifest, make manifest, impart, make known, lay open, lay bare, expose to view.

~2.~ Ascertain, detect, find out, get the first knowledge of.

~3.~ Descry, discern, espy, see, behold, get sight of, get a glimpse of.

~Discovery~, _n._ ~1.~ Disclosure, revelation, making known.

~2.~ Finding, finding out.

~3.~ First sight, first view.

~Discredit~, _n._ ~1.~ Disbelief, distrust, doubt.

~2.~ Disrepute, dishonor, disgrace, reproach, opprobrium, obloquy, odium, ignominy, ill repute.

~Discredit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Disbelieve, give no credit to, place no confidence in, refuse credence to.

~2.~ Disgrace, dishonor, bring reproach upon, make disreputable, BLOW UPON, destroy confidence in, bring into disfavor, make distasteful.

~Discreditable~, _a._ Disgraceful, disreputable.

~Discreet~, _a._ Prudent, cautious, judicious, wise, circumspect, considerate, heedful, wary; not rash, heedless, or headlong.

~Discrepance~, _n._ Difference, incongruity, disagreement, contrariety, inconsistency, variation.

~Discrepancy~, _n._ Difference, incongruity, disagreement, contrariety, inconsistency, variation.

~Discrepant~, _a._ Differing, disagreeing, incongruous, inconsistent, contrary.

~Discrete~, _a._ ~1.~ Separate, distinct, disjunct, not continuous.

~2.~ Disjunctive, discretive.

~Discretion~, _n._ ~1.~ PRUDENCE (_in things immediately before us_), judgment, caution, wariness, carefulness, circumspection, considerateness, judiciousness.

~2.~ Will, pleasure, choice, liberty of judgment.

~Discretional~, _a._ Optional.

~Discretionary~, _a._ Optional.

~Discretive~, _a._ Disjunctive, discrete.

~Discriminate~, _v. a._ Distinguish, mark the difference between.

~Discriminate~, _v. n._ Distinguish, make a distinction, note differences, judge nicely or accurately.

~Discrimination~, _n._ ~1.~ Distinction.

~2.~ Discernment, penetration, acuteness, judgment, sagacity, insight.

~Discriminative~, _a._ Discriminating, distinguishing, characterizing, distinctive.

~Discursive~, _a._ ~1.~ Reasoning, argumentative, capable of reasoning.

~2.~ Roving, wandering, rambling, desultory, that takes a wide range.

~Discus~, _n._ Quoit, disk.

~Discuss~, _v. a._ Debate, sift, canvass, ventilate, agitate, argue, reason about.

~Discussion~, _n._ Debate, ventilation, agitation, disquisition, disputation, controversy, canvass.

~Disdain~, _v. a._ Despise, contemn, scout, scorn, spurn, look down upon, hold in contempt, consider beneath notice.

~Disdain~, _n._ Scorn, contempt, contumely, haughtiness, arrogance, HAUTEUR.

~Disdainful~, _a._ Scornful, contemptuous, supercilious, contumelious, haughty, cavalier.

~Disease~, _n._ Disorder, distemper, malady, complaint, ail, ailment, sickness, illness, indisposition.

~Diseased~, _a._ Disordered, distempered, unsound, sickly, sick.

~Disembark~, _v. a._ Land, put on shore.

~Disembark~, _v. n._ Land, go on shore.

~Disembarrass~, _v. a._ Disengage, extricate, release, disburden, disencumber, ease, rid, free, clear, set free.

~Disembodied~, _a._ Unbodied, incorporeal, immaterial, spiritual.

~Disembogue~, _v. a._ Discharge (_at the mouth, as a river_), empty, pour out, give vent to.

~Disembogue~, _v. n._ Issue, flow out (_at the mouth, as a river_), discharge itself, be discharged.

~Disemboguement~, _n._ Discharge, issue.

~Disembowel~, _v. a._ Eviscerate, embowel, take out the bowels of.

~Disembroil~, _v. a._ Disentangle, free from perplexity, extricate from confusion.

~Disenable~, _v. a._ Disqualify, disable, unfit, incapacitate, make incapable.

~Disenchant~, _v. a._ Free from enchantment, deliver from illusions.

~Disencumber~, _v. a._ Disburden, disengage, disembarrass, release, ease, rid, set free.

~Disengage~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Release, extricate, liberate, clear, disentangle, disembroil, disembarrass, loose, unloose, free, set free.

~2.~ Separate, detach, divide, disjoin, disunite, dissociate.

~3.~ Withdraw, wean, draw off.

~Disengaged~, _a._ Unengaged, unoccupied, at leisure, not busy.

~Disengagement~, _n._ ~1.~ Detachment, separation.

~2.~ Liberation, release, extrication, disentanglement.

~3.~ Leisure, freedom from business.

~Disennoble~, _v. a._ Degrade, disgrace, make ignoble.

~Disentangle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unravel, unfold, untwist.

~2.~ Extricate, disengage, disembroil, liberate, clear, loose, unloose, free, set free.

~Disestablish~, _v. a._ [_Rare._] Abolish, overthrow, annul, discontinue, abrogate, set aside, do away.

~Disestablishment~, n. [_Rare._] Abolition, annulment, discontinuance, abrogation, overthrow, subversion, destruction, annihilation, extinction.

~Disesteem~, _n._ Disregard, DISFAVOR.

~Disfavor~, _n._ Disregard, disesteem, dislike, disrespect.

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

~Disfigurement~, _n._ Defacement, injury.

~Disfranchise~, _v. a._ Deprive of a franchise, deprive of chartered rights or the privileges of a citizen.

~Disfurnish~, _v. a._ Unfurnish, strip, divest, dismantle, disgarnish.

~Disgarnish~, _v. a._ DISFURNISH.

~Disgorge~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Vomit, spew, cast up, throw up.

~2.~ Eject, discharge, throw out.

~3.~ Relinquish, surrender, yield, give up, give back.

~Disgrace~, _n._ ~1.~ Disfavor, degradation.

~2.~ Dishonor, discredit, disrepute, disesteem, shame, reproach, ignominy, infamy, opprobrium, obloquy, odium, scandal, blot on one's escutcheon.

~Disgrace~, _v. a._ Dishonor, discredit, degrade, debase, tarnish, stain, sully, taint; bring shame, reproach, dishonor, or a stain upon.

~Disgraceful~, _a._ Shameful, ignominious, scandalous, dishonorable, discreditable, disreputable, infamous, opprobrious.

~Disguise~, _v. a._ Conceal (_by dress or outward appearance_), cloak, veil, shroud, muffle, mask, hide, dissemble.

~Disguise~, _n._ ~1.~ Mask, cover, counterfeit dress.

~2.~ False appearance, counterfeit show.

~Disguised~, _a._ ~1.~ Cloaked, masked, veiled, in disguise.

~2.~ Intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, drunk, fuddled, tipsy, mellow, maudlin, SLEWED, GROGGY, in liquor, in one's cups, half seas over.

~Disgust~, _n._ ~1.~ Nausea, disrelish, distaste, loathing.

~2.~ Dislike, repugnance, aversion, antipathy, abomination, detestation, abhorrence, hatred.

~Disgust~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sicken, affect with nausea, turn one's stomach, go against one's stomach.

~2.~ Displease, offend.

~Disgusting~, _a._ Nauseous, nauseating, loathsome, sickening, repulsive, revolting, offensive, distasteful, odious, hateful, foul, abominable.

~Dish~, _n._ ~1.~ PLATTER.

~2.~ Viand, article of food.

~Dishabille~, _n._ Undress, loose dress.

~Dishearten~, _v. a._ Dispirit, discourage, deject, depress.

~Dished~, _a._ [_Low._] ~1.~ Ruined, spoiled.

~2.~ Frustrated, balked, foiled, baffled, disconcerted, disappointed.

~Dishevelled~, _a._ Disordered (_as the hair_), untrimmed, hanging loosely or negligently, at loose ends.

~Dishing~, _a._ Concave, dish-like.

~Dish-like~, _a._ Dishing, concave, shaped like a dish.

~Dishonest~, _a._ Faithless, knavish, false, unfair, disingenuous, fraudulent, deceitful, treacherous, slippery, unscrupulous, perfidious, wicked, false-hearted.

~Dishonesty~, _n._ Improbity, faithlessness, knavery, treachery, falsehood, deceitfulness, perfidiousness, wickedness.

~Dishonor~, _n._ Dishonor, disgrace, discredit, disrepute, reproach, degradation, shame, ignominy, obloquy, infamy, opprobrium, odium, scandal, abasement.

~Dishonor~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Disgrace, bring shame or reproach upon, stain the character of.

~2.~ Violate, debauch, ravish, deflour.

~3.~ Refuse to accept or to pay (_as a draft_).

~Dishonorable~, _a._ Disreputable, discreditable, disgraceful, shameful, scandalous, infamous, ignominious.

~Dish-washer~, _n._ Goosander, wagtail, dun-diver (_Mergus merganser_ or _Mergus castor_).

~Disinclination~, _n._ Indisposition, reluctance, repugnance, aversion, unwillingness.

~Disincline~, _v. a._ Make averse.

~Disinclined~, _a._ Unwilling, indisposed, reluctant, averse.

~Disinfect~, _v. a._ Deodorize, fumigate, purify.

~Disingenuous~, _a._ Unfair, dishonest, insincere, uncandid, artful, cunning, sly, insidious, deceitful, knavish, false, false-hearted, not frank, not open.

~Disintegrate~, _v. a._ Crumble, reduce to fragments, break to pieces.

~Disinter~, _v. a._ Exhume, unbury, disentomb, dig up.

~Disinterested~, _a._ ~1.~ Unbiassed, impartial, indifferent.

~2.~ Generous, unselfish, liberal, magnanimous, high-minded.

~Disenthrall~, _v. a._ Liberate, free, release, set free.

~Disjoin~, _v. a._ Disunite, separate, divide, part, sunder, sever, dissever, detach, dissociate.

~Disjoint~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dislocate, luxate, put out of joint.

~2.~ Unloose, disconnect, disjoin.

~Disjunction~, _n._ Separation, disconnection, disassociation, disunion, isolation, severance.

~Disjunctive~, _a._ Disjoining, discretive.

~Disk~, _n._ ~1.~ Quoit, discus.

~2.~ Face (_of the sun, moon, &c._).

~Dislike~, _n._ Disinclination, aversion, distaste, disrelish, antipathy, repugnance, displeasure, disgust.

~Dislike~, _v. a._ Disrelish, have an aversion to.

~Dislimb~, _v. a._ Dismember, mutilate.

~Dislocate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Displace, disarrange, disturb, put out of place or out of order.

~2.~ Disjoint, luxate, put out of joint.

~Dislocation~, _n._ ~1.~ Derangement, displacement.

~2.~ Luxation, disjointing.

~Dislodge~, _v. a._ Expel, oust, eject, drive out, drive away.

~Disloyal~, _a._ Unfaithful, undutiful, disaffected, faithless, false, treacherous, perfidious, not true in allegiance.

~Disloyalty~, _n._ Unfaithfulness, undutifulness, faithlessness, treachery, perfidy, want of loyalty, lack of fidelity, dereliction of allegiance.

~Dismal~, _a._ ~1.~ Cheerless, gloomy, dark, dull, dreary, lonesome.

~2.~ Melancholy, mournful, sad, doleful, dolorous, sombre, lugubrious, funereal.

~3.~ Horrid, horrible, terrible, dire, frightful.

~Dismals~, _n. pl._ [With _The_ prefixed] MELANCHOLY, low spirits, the BLUES.

~Dismantle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unrig, strip of covering, deprive of apparatus or furniture.

~2.~ Despoil, demolish, devastate, destroy, raze, pull to pieces.

~Dismay~, _v. a._ Terrify, frighten, appall, affright, scare, daunt, alarm, intimidate, paralyze with fear.

~Dismay~, _n._ Terror, fright, affright, fear, alarm, horror, consternation.

~Dismember~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mutilate, dislimb, disjoint.

~2.~ Divide, separate, sever, pull apart.

~Dismiss~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Send away, give leave to go, permit to go.

~2.~ Discharge, discard, cashier, turn off, turn out, remove from office, turn adrift, send packing, send about one's business.

~Dismission~, _n._ ~1.~ Permission to go, leave to depart.

~2.~ Discharge, removal from office.

~Dismount~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unhorse.

~2.~ Take down, bring down.

~Dismount~, _v. n._ Alight (_from a horse_), descend, get down.

~Disobedience~, _n._ Infraction or violation of a command.

~Disobedient~, _a._ Unsubmissive, uncomplying, refractory, obstinate.

~Disobey~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Refuse to obey, break the command of, refuse submission to.

~2.~ Transgress, violate, infringe, set at defiance, go counter to.

~Disoblige~, _v. a._ Displease, offend.

~Disobliging~, _a._ Unaccommodating, unkind, unamiable, unfriendly, ill-natured.

~Disorder~, _n._ ~1.~ Confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorganization, irregularity, jumble, want of order.

~2.~ Tumult, disturbance, commotion, turbulence, tumultuousness, riotousness.

~3.~ Distemper, complaint, malady, sickness, disease, ail, ailment, indisposition.

~Disorder~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Derange, disarrange, disturb, discompose, confuse, unsettle, disorganize, throw into confusion, turn topsy- turvy, put out of place.

~2.~ Impair the functions of, produce disease in.

~Disorderly~, _a._ ~1.~ Immethodical, irregular, confused, not in order.

~2.~ Lawless, rebellious, turbulent, unruly, tumultuous.

~Disorganization~, _n._ ~1.~ Disorder, derangement, confusion.

~2.~ Destruction, dissolution.

~Disorganize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Disorder, derange, disarrange, put out of order, throw into disorder.

~2.~ Destroy, break up.

~Disown~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Disclaim, disavow, refuse to acknowledge.

~2.~ Deny, disallow.

~Disparage~, _v. a._ Depreciate, decry, reproach, traduce, vilify, defame, undervalue, underrate, underestimate, run down, detract from, derogate from, speak ill of, inveigh against.

~Disparagement~, _n._ Depreciation, derogation, detraction, undervaluing, underrating, indignity, dishonor, disgrace, reproach, dispraise.

~Disparity~, _n._ ~1.~ Inequality, difference, disproportion.

~2.~ Dissimilitude, unlikeness.

~Dispart~, _v. a._ Sunder, disunite, separate, divide, sever, dissever, burst, rend, rive, cleave, split, break asunder.

~Dispart~, _v. n._ Separate, part.

~Dispassion~, _n._ Apathy, insensibility, impassibility, coldness, dulness, torpor, indifference, unconcern, want of feeling.

~Dispassionate~, _a._ ~1.~ Unimpassioned, imperturbable, inexcitable, unexcited, composed, collected, temperate, undisturbed, unruffled, quiet, calm, cool, staid, serene, sober.

~2.~ Impartial, unbiassed, disinterested, indifferent.

~Dispatch~, _v. a._ [Written also _Despatch_.] ~1.~ Send away (in _haste_).

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

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

~Dispatch~, _n._ ~1.~ Speed, haste, expedition, promptness, celerity.

~2.~ Message, communication, telegram.

~Dispel~, _v. a._ Disperse (_completely_), scatter, dissipate, banish, drive away.

~Dispensation~, _n._ ~1.~ Distribution, apportionment, allotment.

~2.~ Administration, stewardship.

~3.~ Scheme, plan, system, economy.

~4.~ Exemption (_from some law_), license.

~Dispensatory~, _n._ Pharmacopœia.

~Dispense~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Distribute, apportion, allot, deal out.

~2.~ Administer, apply, execute, carry out.

~Dispense with~, ~1.~ Do without.

~2.~ Disregard, neglect, set aside.

~3.~ [_Rare._] Excuse, exonerate.

~Dispenser~, _n._ Distributor, divider.

~Dispeople~, _v. a._ Depopulate, unpeople.

~Disperse~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Scatter, separate, dissipate, dispel, drive to different parts, sow, broadcast, scatter to the winds.

~2.~ Diffuse, disseminate, spread.

~Disperse~, _v. n._ Scatter, separate, be scattered, go different ways.

~Dispersion~, _n._ Scattering.

~Dispirit~, _v. a._ Dishearten, depress, deject, discourage.

~Dispirited~, _a._ Dejected, disheartened, depressed, discouraged, down-hearted, downcast, despondent, cast down, crest-fallen, chap- fallen, down in the mouth.

~Displace~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Remove, dislodge, put out of place, change the place of.

~2.~ Depose, oust, dismiss, discharge, cashier, eject from office.

~Display~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Expand, unfold, extend, open, spread.

~2.~ Exhibit, show, bring into view, hold up to view, make manifest.

~3.~ Parade, show off.

~Display~, _n._ ~1.~ Exhibition, manifestation, show.

~2.~ Parade, pomp, pageant, ostentation, flourish.

~Displease~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Offend, dissatisfy, disgust, give offence to.

~2.~ Provoke, irritate, vex, chagrin, affront, pique, chafe, fret, anger, nettle, make angry.

~Displeasure~, _n._ ~1.~ Dissatisfaction, dislike, distaste, disapprobation.

~2.~ Anger, indignation, vexation, resentment, wrath.

~3.~ Offence, injury.

~Displode~, _v. a. & n._ Explode.

~Disport~, _n._ [_Poetical._] Play, amusement, diversion, pastime, sport.

~Disport~, _v. a._ Amuse, divert, entertain, cheer, solace, beguile, relax.

~Disport~, _v. n._ Play, gambol, frolic, sport, make merry.

~Disposal~, _n._ ~1.~ Arrangement, disposition.

~2.~ Management, control, government, regulation, disposure, direction, ordering, conduct.

~3.~ Dispensation, distribution, bestowment.

~Dispose~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Arrange, range, rank, group, marshal, set, place, place in order.

~2.~ Adjust, regulate, settle, determine, set right.

~3.~ Incline, lead, move, induce, bias, predispose.

~Dispose of~, ~1.~ Sell, transfer, bestow, alienate, part with, put out of one's possession, get rid of.

~2.~ Determine the condition of, arrange for.

~3.~ Remove, put away, get rid of.

~Disposer~, _n._ ~1.~ Bestower, giver, distributer, donor, DONATOR.

~2.~ Regulator, director, governor, manager.

~Disposition~, _n._ ~1.~ Disposing, arranging, arrangement, classification, grouping.

~2.~ Management, regulation, control, direction, ordering, adjustment, disposure, disposal.

~3.~ Tendency, liability, proneness, aptness, adaptation.

~4.~ Temper, inclination, predisposition, propensity, humor, bent, bias, turn.

~5.~ Dispensation, distribution, bestowment.

~Dispossess~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Deprive, divest, strip, take from.

~2.~ Disseize, oust.

~Dispossession~, _n._ ~1.~ Deprivation.

~2.~ (_Law._) Ouster, disseisin.

~Disposure~, _n._ Management, direction, regulation, control, disposal, disposition, ordering.

~Dispraise~, _n._ ~1.~ Blame, censure.

~2.~ Reproach, dishonor, disgrace, disparagement, shame, opprobrium.

~Dispraise~, _v. a._ Blame, censure, find fault with.

~Disproof~, _n._ Confutation, refutation.

~Disproportion~, _n._ ~1.~ Want of symmetry.

~2.~ Disparity, inequality, unsuitableness.

~Disproportional~, _a._ DISPROPORTIONATE.

~Disproportionate~, _a._ ~1.~ Unsymmetrical, out of proportion.

~2.~ Inadequate, unsuitable.

~Disprove~, _v. a._ Confute, refute, show to be false.

~Disputable~, _a._ Controvertible, debatable, doubtful.

~Disputant~, _n._ Controversialist, arguer, debater, disputer.

~Disputation~, _n._ Debate, dispute, controversy, argumentation, verbal contest.

~Disputatious~, _a._ Cavilling, captious, contentious, quarrelsome, polemical.

~Dispute~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Debate, argue, contend in argument.

~2.~ Bicker, wrangle, quarrel, BRAWL, spar, spat, jangle, squabble, TIFF, fall out, have words, have an altercation.

~Dispute~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Debate, discuss, agitate, ventilate, argue, reason about.

~2.~ Controvert, impugn, call in question, oppose by argument.

~Dispute~, _n._ Debate, disputation, discussion, controversy, altercation, verbal contest, verbal quarrel, war of words.

~Disputer~, _n._ Debater, controversialist, disputant, reasoner, arguer.

~Disqualification~, _n._ Incapacity, disability.

~Disqualified~, _a._ Unqualified, unfitted, incapable, incapacitated, disabled.

~Disqualify~, _v. a._ Unfit, disable, incapacitate.

~Disquiet~, _n._ Uneasiness, restlessness, disturbance, anxiety, vexation, trouble, disquietude, inquietude.

~Disquiet~, _v. a._ Trouble, annoy, vex, disturb, worry, harass, plague, bother, molest, pester, incommode.

~Disquietude~, _n._ Uneasiness, DISQUIET.

~Disquisition~, _n._ Dissertation, treatise, discourse, essay, formal inquiry.

~Disregard~, _n._ Neglect, slight, contempt.

~Disregard~, _v. a._ Neglect, slight, overlook, contemn, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no regard to, take no notice of, turn a deaf ear to.

~Disrelish~, _n._ ~1.~ Dislike, distaste, want of relish.

~2.~ Aversion, antipathy, repugnance, disgust.

~Disrelish~, _v. a._ Dislike, loathe, have an aversion to.

~Disreputable~, _a._ Discreditable, dishonorable, disgraceful, shameful, scandalous, infamous, opprobrious, derogatory, low, mean, vulgar.

~Disrepute~, _n._ Discredit, dishonor, disgrace, ingloriousness, degradation, derogation, abasement, odium, ill repute.

~Disrespect~, _n._ ~1.~ Disesteem, irreverence, slight, neglect.

~2.~ Incivility, discourtesy, rudeness.

~Disrespectful~, _a._ ~1.~ Irreverent.

~2.~ Uncivil, impolite, ungentlemanly, discourteous, uncourteous.

~Disrobe~, _v. a._ Divest, strip, undress, uncover, unclothe.

~Disruption~, _n._ Breach, rent, rupture, burst, breaking asunder.

~Dissatisfaction~, _n._ ~1.~ Discontent, uneasiness, inquietude.

~2.~ Displeasure, distaste, dislike, disapprobation.

~Dissatisfied~, _a._ Discontented, uneasy, displeased.

~Dissect~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Anatomize, cut in pieces.

~2.~ Analyze, scrutinize, sift, examine, investigate, explore, lay open.

~Dissection~, _n._ ~1.~ Anatomy.

~2.~ Scrutiny, analysis, examination, investigation, sifting.

~Disseize~, _v. a._ Dispossess, oust.

~Dissemble~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conceal, hide, disguise, cloak, cover.

~2.~ Feign, simulate, affect.

~Dissemble~, _v. n._ Feign, be hypocritical, play the hypocrite, play a part.

~Dissembler~, _n._ Hypocrite, feigner.

~Disseminate~, _v. a._ Spread, propagate, diffuse, disperse, circulate, promulgate, spread abroad.

~Dissemination~, _n._ Diffusion, dispersion, propagation, scattering, spreading, promulgation.

~Dissension~, _n._ Discord, contention, strife, variance, disagreement, difference, quarrel, breach of friendship.

~Dissent~, _v. n._ Withhold assent, refuse to agree.

~Dissent from~, Differ from, disagree with.

~Dissent~, _n._ Disagreement, difference of opinion.

~Dissenter~, _n._ Nonconformist, sectary.

~Dissentient~, _a._ Disagreeing, dissenting.

~Dissepiment~, _n._ (_Bot._) Partition.

~Dissertation~, _n._ Disquisition, treatise, discourse, essay.

~Disservice~, _n._ Injury, harm, mischief, hurt, disadvantage.

~Dissever~, _v. a._ Disjoin, dissociate, disunite, separate, part, sunder, dispart, divide, rend, sever.

~Dissident~, _n._ Dissenter, nonconformist.

~Dissimilar~, _a._ Unlike, different, heterogeneous, diverse, various.

~Dissimilarity~, _n._ Unlikeness, dissimilitude, diversity, disparity.

~Dissimilitude~, _n._ DISSIMILARITY.

~Dissimulation~, _n._ Hypocrisy, deceit, duplicity, simulation, feigning, double dealing, false pretence.

~Dissipate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Disperse, dispel, scatter, drive away.

~2.~ Waste, squander, lavish, spend lavishly, run out, throw away.

~Dissipate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Vanish, disappear, scatter, disperse.

~2.~ Live dissolutely, practise dissipation, be dissolute.

~Dissipation~, _n._ ~1.~ Dispersion, scattering, vanishing.

~2.~ Waste, squandering.

~3.~ Dissoluteness, profligacy, excess.

~Dissociate~, _v. a._ Disjoin, disunite, separate, sever, dissever, divide, part, sunder, detach.

~Dissociation~, _n._ Disunion, separation, severing, dividing.

~Dissoluble~, _a._ Dissolvable.

~Dissolute~, _a._ Loose, licentious, lax, debauched, wanton, lewd, corrupt, profligate, rakish, depraved, reprobate, abandoned, graceless, shameless, wild.

~Dissolution~, _n._ ~1.~ Liquefaction, melting, solution.

~2.~ Decomposition, putrefaction.

~3.~ Death, decease, extinction of life.

~4.~ Destruction, overthrow, ruin.

~5.~ Termination, breaking up.

~Dissolvable~, _a._ Dissoluble.

~Dissolve~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Liquefy, melt.

~2.~ Disunite, sever, separate, divide, loose, disorganize, break apart.

~3.~ Destroy, ruin.

~4.~ Terminate, bring to an end, put an end to, break up.

~Dissolve~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Melt, liquefy, be melted.

~2.~ Vanish, disappear, fade, melt away, be dissipated.

~3.~ Perish, crumble, be destroyed.

~Dissonance~, _n._ ~1.~ Discord, discordance, harshness, jarring, want of harmony.

~2.~ Disagreement, inconsistency, incongruity.

~Dissonant~, _a._ ~1.~ Discordant, unharmonious, harsh, grating, jarring, out of tune.

~2.~ Disagreeing, incongruous, inconsistent, discrepant.

~Dissuade~, _v. a._ Turn from a purpose, divert by persuasion.

~Dissuasion~, _n._ Dehortation, dissuasive, dissuasive advice.

~Dissuasive~, _n._ DISSUASION.

~Dissuasive~, _a._ Dissuading, dehortatory, tending to dissuade.

~Dissyllable~, _n._ Word of two syllables.

~Distain~, _v. a._ [_Poetical._] Stain.

~Distance~, _n._ ~1.~ Remoteness, space, interval.

~2.~ Reserve, coldness, shyness, distant behavior.

~Distance~, _v. a._ Outdo, surpass, excel, outstrip, leave behind.

~Distant~, _a._ ~1.~ Remote, far, not near.

~2.~ Reserved, shy, cold, cool, coy, not cordial.

~3.~ Slight, faint, indirect, indistinct, obscure.

~Distaste~, _n._ Disrelish, disinclination, aversion, dislike, repugnance, disgust, displeasure, dissatisfaction.

~Distasteful~, _a._ ~1.~ Nauseous, loathsome, disgusting, unpalatable, unsavory.

~2.~ Disagreeable, offensive, unpleasant, unpleasing.

~Distemper~, _n._ Disease, malady, complaint, disorder, ail, ailment, illness, indisposition, sickness.

~Distempered~, _a._ ~1.~ Diseased, disordered, out of order.

~2.~ Immoderate, intemperate, inordinate, unregulated.

~Distend~, _v. a._ Expand, dilate, bloat, enlarge, swell, stretch, swell out.

~Distention~, _n._ Dilation, enlargement, swelling, expansion, stretching.

~Distich~, _n._ Couplet, couple of verses.

~Distil~, _v. n._ [Written also _Distill_.] Drop, drip, trickle, dribble, fall in drops.

~Distil~, _v. a._ [Written also _Distill_.] ~1.~ Drop, let fall in drops.

~2.~ Separate by evaporation, extract by heat.

~3.~ Extract spirit from.

~Distinct~, _a._ ~1.~ Separate, different, not the same.

~2.~ Definite, defined, clear, plain, unmistakable, unconfused, not obscure, not dim, well defined.

~Distinction~, _n._ ~1.~ Discrimination, notation of difference.

~2.~ Repute, reputation, celebrity, note, name, fame, renown, account, credit, respectability, eminence, superiority.

~Distinctive~, _a._ Distinguishing, discriminative, characterizing.

~Distinctness~, _n._ ~1.~ Difference.

~2.~ Clearness, precision, perspicuity, explicitness, lucidness.

~Distinguish~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Characterize, mark, indicate by a mark, mark out.

~2.~ Discriminate, discern, perceive, tell, know.

~3.~ Separate, divide.

~4.~ Signalize, make famous, make celebrated, make known, bring into notice.

~Distinguish~, _v. n._ Make distinction, show the difference.

~Distinguishable~, _a._ ~1.~ Separable, divisible.

~2.~ To be distinguished, to be recognized as distinct.

~Distinguished~, _a._ Illustrious, famous, noted, eminent, conspicuous, celebrated, extraordinary, transcendent.

~Distort~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Twist, writhe, wrest, contort, deform.

~2.~ Pervert, misrepresent, falsify, strain the sense of.

~Distortion~, _n._ ~1.~ Twist, wryness, contortion, deformity.

~2.~ Perversion, misrepresentation, falsification.

~Distract~, _v. a._ Perplex, confuse, discompose, harass, disturb, disconcert, bewilder, confound, mystify, embarrass.

~Distracted~, _a._ ~1.~ Perplexed, confused, bewildered, embarrassed.

~2.~ Deranged, insane, mad, frantic, furious, raving.

~Distraction~, _n._ ~1.~ Confusion, perplexity, embarrassment, bewilderment, abstraction, mystification.

~2.~ Disturbance, discord, tumult, disorder, division, perturbation, commotion, turmoil, agitation.

~3.~ Derangement, madness, raving, insanity, alienation, aberration, incoherence, wandering, delirium, mania, lunacy, raving, hallucination, loss of the senses, disordered intellect or faculties, loss of reason.

~Distrain~, _v. a._ (_Law._) Seize (_for debt_), take, attach, distress.

~Distress~, _n._ ~1.~ Affliction, calamity, misery, misfortune, adversity, hardship, trial, trouble, perplexity.

~2.~ Anguish, agony, pain, suffering, gripe, griping.

~3.~ Privation, destitution, poverty, indigence, want, straits.

~Distress~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Afflict, perplex, pain, trouble, grieve, make unhappy, make miserable.

~2.~ (_Law._) Take, seize, distrain.

~Distribute~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Apportion, assign, allot, dispense, mete, divide, share, parcel out, deal out, portion out.

~2.~ Classify, class, arrange, assort, dispose.

~Distribution~, _n._ ~1.~ Apportionment, allotment, assignment, dole, partition, division, dispensation.

~2.~ Arrangement, classification, disposal, disposition, grouping.

~District~, _n._ Region, tract, territory, circuit, province, quarter.

~Distrust~, _v. a._ Disbelieve, discredit, doubt, suspect, mistrust, not rely upon, not confide in.

~Distrust~, _n._ Disbelief, discredit, suspicion, misgiving, mistrust, want of confidence.

~Distrustful~, _a._ ~1.~ Suspicious, mistrustful, apt to distrust.

~2.~ Diffident, not confident.

~Disturb~, _v. a_. ~1.~ Agitate, shake, stir, derange, disorder, confuse, unsettle, throw into confusion, put into disorder.

~2.~ Molest, annoy, disquiet, vex, ruffle, worry, plague, trouble, incommode.

~3.~ Interrupt, impede, hinder.

~Disturbance~, _n._ ~1.~ Agitation, derangement, commotion, disorder, confusion, tumult, breeze, disquiet.

~2.~ Perturbation, molestation, annoyance, discomposure.

~3.~ Interruption, hinderance.

~Disunion~, _n._ ~1.~ Separation, disjunction, severance.

~2.~ Schism, breach, rupture, feud.

~Disunite~, _v. a._ Disjoin, dissociate, separate, sever, dissever, part, divide, detach, dissociate, sunder, be separated.

~Disunite~, _v. n._ Part, separate, fall assunder, be separated.

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

~Ditch~, _n._ ~1.~ Trench.

~2.~ Rivulet, brook.

~Ditty~, _n._ Song, lay.

~Diurnal~, _a._ Daily, quotidian.

~Diuturnal~, _a._ Lasting, of long duration, of long continuance.

~Diuturnity~, _n._ Long duration, long time.

~Divagation~, _n._ [_Rare._] Wandering, rambling.

~Divan~, _n._ ~1.~ Turkish council of state.

~2.~ State-chamber, council-chamber, audience-chamber.

~3.~ Sofa, long seat.

~Divaricate~, _v. n._ Diverge, part, fork, separate into two, open wide, branch off, spread asunder.

~Divarication~, _n._ Divergence, forking, separation, spreading.

~Dive~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Plunge.

~2.~ Penetrate, inquire, go deep.

~Diverge~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Radiate, tend from one point in different directions.

~2.~ Divaricate, separate, branch off.

~Divergence~, _n._ ~1.~ Radiation.

~2.~ Divarication, forking, separation.

~Divergent~, _a._ ~1.~ Radiating.

~2.~ Divaricating, separating.

~Divers~, _a._ Various, several, sundry, numerous, many.

~Diverse~, _a._ Different, differing, unlike, varying, multiform.

~Diversify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Variegate, vary, make different, give variety to.

~2.~ Dapple, spot.

~Diversion~, _n._ ~1.~ Turning aside.

~2.~ Amusement, recreation, pastime, sport, play, entertainment, relaxation.

~Diversity~, _n._ ~1.~ Difference, dissimilitude, unlikeness, variation.

~2.~ Variety, multiformity.

~Divert~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Turn aside, draw away.

~2.~ Amuse, entertain, recreate, please, gratify, delight, exhilarate, refresh.

~Divest~, _v. a._ Deprive, strip, dispossess.

~Divide~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sever, sunder, part, separate, cleave, disunite.

~2.~ Keep apart, put a barrier between.

~3.~ Make hostile, make discordant, set at variance.

~4.~ Distribute, allot, apportion, assign, share, mete, dispense, deal out, parcel out, portion out.

~Divide~, _v. n._ Part, separate, cleave, open, be divided, be separated.

~Dividend~, _n._ Share, division.

~Divider~, _n._ ~1.~ Distributor, dealer.

~2.~ Separator.

~Dividers~, _n. pl._ Compasses.

~Divination~, _n._ ~1.~ Divining, foretelling.

~2.~ Presage, prediction, prophecy.

~Divine~, _a._ ~1.~ God-like, superhuman.

~2.~ Sacred, holy, spiritual, heavenly.

~Divine~, _n._ ~1.~ Minister, priest, clergyman, pastor, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman.

~2.~ Theologian.

~Divine~, _v. a._ Predict, foretell, presage, prognosticate, vaticinate, prophesy.

~Divine~, _v. n._ Conjecture, surmise, guess, suppose, believe, fancy, think, suspect.

~Diviner~, _n._ ~1.~ Conjurer, magician, sorcerer, seer.

~2.~ Conjecturer.

~Divinity~, _n._ ~1.~ Deity, Godhead, divine nature, divine essence.

~2.~ Theology, science of divine things.

~Divisible~, _a._ Separable.

~Division~, _n._ ~1.~ Separation.

~2.~ Portion, section, class, head, category.

~3.~ Partition, demarcation.

~4.~ Compartment, separate part.

~5.~ Apportionment, allotment, distribution.

~6.~ Difference, disagreement, variance, breach, rupture, disunion, discord, feud, alienation.

~Divorce~, _n._ Separation (_of husband and wife_), dissolution of the marriage contract.

~Divorce~, _v. a._ Separate, part, sever.

~Divulge~, _v. a._ Publish, disclose, communicate, discover, impart, tell, proclaim, promulgate, make known, make public, spread abroad, reveal to the world.

~Dizzy~, _a._ ~1.~ Giddy, vertiginous.

~2.~ Thoughtless, heedless, careless.

~Do~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Perform, effect, execute, accomplish, achieve, bring about, work out, carry into effect.

~2.~ Complete, finish, conclude, end, terminate.

~3.~ Transact, carry on.

~4.~ Confer, bestow, grant, vouchsafe.

~5.~ Translate, render.

~Do~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Act (_well or ill_).

~2.~ Answer, answer the purpose.

~3.~ Be enough, be sufficient.

~Do-all~, _n._ Factotum, general manager.

~Do away~, ~1.~ Remove, take away.

~2.~ Destroy, overthrow.

~Dob-chick~, _n._ Didapper, dab-chick (_Podiceps minor_).

~Do by~, Treat, behave towards.

~Do without~, Dispense with.

~Docible~, _a._ Teachable, DOCILE.

~Docile~, _a._ Teachable, docile, docible, tractable, apt, easily taught.

~Docility~, _n._ Teachableness, aptness, aptitude, readiness to learn.

~Dock~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Curtail, clip, cut short.

~2.~ Shorten, lessen, deduct from.

~3.~ Put into a dock (_as a vessel_).

~Doctor~, _n._ ~1.~ Instructor, teacher.

~2.~ Adept, savant, learned man.

~3.~ Physician, medical practitioner.

~Doctress~, _n._ Female physician.

~Doctrine~, _n._ Dogma, tenet, opinion, precept, principle.

~Document~, _n._ Paper, writing.

~Dodge~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Start aside, shift place suddenly.

~2.~ Shuffle, equivocate, quibble, prevaricate, use artifice, play fast and loose, be evasive.

~Dodge~, _v. a._ Evade (_by starting aside_).

~Dodge~, _n._ ~1.~ Starting aside.

~2.~ Evasion, artifice, trick, subterfuge, quibble, cavil.

~Dodo~, _n._ Dronte.

~Doe~, _n._ She-deer, female deer (_particularly of the fallow deer_).

~Doer~, _n._ Actor, operator, performer, agent, executor.

~Doff~, _v. a._ Put off, lay aside.

~Dog~, _n._ ~1.~ HOUND, BITCH, SLUT, PUP, PUPPY, CUB, WHELP.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Fellow.

~3.~ Andiron, sadiron.

~Dog-days~, _n. pl._ Canicular days.

~Dogged~, _a._ ~1.~ Sullen, sour, morose churlish, growling, surly, snarling, snappish.

~2.~ Stubborn, obstinate, wilful, mulish, inflexible, pertinacious, unyielding, headstrong, intractable, impracticable, cantankerous, perversely resolute.

~Doggish~, _a._ Snarling, snappish, growling, churlish, surly, sullen, sour, morose, dogged.

~Dog-grass~, _n._ DOG'S-GRASS.

~Dogma~, _n._ Doctrine, tenet, opinion, principle, article of faith.

~Dogmatic~, _a._ ~1.~ Authoritative, oracular, formal, categorical, magisterial.

~2.~ Positive, confident, peremptory.

~3.~ Arrogant, overbearing.

~Dogmatical~, _a._ ~1.~ Authoritative, oracular, formal, categorical, magisterial.

~2.~ Positive, confident, peremptory.

~3.~ Arrogant, overbearing.

~Dogmatism~, _n._ Positiveness of opinion, arrogance of assertion.

~Dogmatist~, _n._ Authoritative teacher, arrogant asserter.

~Dogmatize~, _v. n._ Assert positively, speak with an air of authority, express one's self arrogantly.

~Dog's-grass~, _n._ Knot-grass, quick-grass, couch-grass, wheat-grass, dog-wheat, dog-grass, witch-grass, quitch-grass, quickens (_Triticum repens_).

~Dog-star~, _n._ Sirius, Canicula.

~Doings~, _n. pl._ Deeds, actions, acts, transactions.

~Dole~, _n._ ~1.~ Apportionment, allotment, distribution.

~2.~ Part, share, portion.

~3.~ Gift, gratuity, donation, pittance, alms.

~4.~ Grief, sorrow, distress, affliction.

~Doleful~, _a._ ~1.~ Sorrowful, rueful, woful, piteous, melancholy, lugubrious, sad.

~2.~ Dismal, gloomy, cheerless, dark, dolorous, dolesome.

~Dole out~, Distribute, divide, apportion, allot, assign, share, deal, deal out.

~Dolesome~, _a._ Dismal, gloomy, cheerless, dark, dolorous, doleful.

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

~Doll~, _n._ Puppet (_for a child_), baby.

~Dolorous~, _a._ ~1.~ Dismal, gloomy, cheerless, dark, dolesome.

~2.~ Sorrowful, sad, doleful, piteous, rueful, woful, lugubrious.

~Dolt~, _n._ Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Doltish~, _a._ Stupid, dull, foolish, blockish, simple, witless, thick-skulled, buffle-headed.

~Domain~, _n._ ~1.~ Dominion, empire.

~2.~ Estate, lands, landed estate.

~Dome~, _n._ Cupola.

~Domestic~, _a._ ~1.~ Homely.

~2.~ Fond of home.

~3.~ Intestine, not foreign.

~4.~ Tame, domesticated, not wild.

~Domestic~, _n._ Servant, house-servant, HELP.

~Domestics~, _n. pl._ [_U. S._] Cotton goods.

~Domesticate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make domestic, accustom to keep at home.

~2.~ Tame, attach to the house.

~Domicile~, _n._ Habitation, dwelling, residence, abode, home, mansion, place of abode, place of residence.

~Domicile~, _v. a._ Establish in a fixed residence.

~Domiciliate~, _v. a._ Establish in a fixed residence.

~Dominant~, _a._ Prevailing, ruling, predominant, predominating, ascendant, in the ascendant.

~Dominate~, _v. n._ Prevail, predominate, have sway, be in the ascendant.

~Domination~, _n._ Sway, ascendancy, rule, dominion, supremacy, command, government, mastery.

~Domineer~, _v. n._ Rule (_tyrannically or haughtily_), tyrannize, swell, swagger, bluster, bully, vapor, lord it, play the bully, take the lead, rule the roast, ride a high horse, lay down the law, carry it with a high hand.

~Dominican~, _n._ Predicant, jacobin, black friar, preaching friar.

~Dominie~, _n._ [_Scottish._] Pedagogue, schoolmaster, teacher, instructor.

~Dominion~, _n._ ~1.~ Sway, command, rule, government, supremacy, domination, mastery, ascendancy, control, sovereignty, sovereign authority.

~2.~ Territory, region, country.

~Don~, _v. a._ Put on, slip on, dress in.

~Donate~, _v. a._ [_Modern._] Give, contribute, bestow.

~Donation~, _n._ Gift, grant, largess, benefaction, boon, present, offering, contribution, subscription, donative.

~Donative~, _n._ Gift, DONATION.

~Donator~, _n._ [L.] (_Law._) Donor, giver, bestower.

~Done~, _p._ ~1.~ Performed, executed, accomplished, achieved, effected.

~2.~ Completed, finished, concluded, ended, terminated.

~3.~ Transacted, carried on.

~4.~ Bestowed, conferred, vouchsafed, granted.

~5.~ Translated, rendered.

~Done for~, [_Low._] ~1.~ Spoiled, ruined.

~2.~ Disappointed, battled, thwarted.

~Donkey~, _n._ ~1.~ Ass, mule.

~2.~ Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Donor~, _n._ Giver, bestower, disposer, DONATOR.

~Doodle~, _n._ Trifler, idler, silly fellow.

~Doodle-sack~, _n._ Scotch bagpipe.

~Doom~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Condemn, sentence, pronounce sentence on.

~2.~ Destine, appoint, decree.

~Doom~, _n._ ~1.~ Sentence, judgment, condemnation, judicial decree.

~2.~ Fate, destiny, lot.

~Doomsday~, _n._ Day of judgment, the crack of doom.

~Do one's best~, Do all one can, do the best one is capable of, leave no stone unturned.

~Door~, _n._ ~1.~ Entrance.

~2.~ Passage, avenue, means of access, means of approach.

~3.~ [_Familiarly._] House.

~Doorkeeper~, _n._ Porter, CONCIÈRGE.

~Dor~, _n._ Cockchafer, dor-bug, dor-beetle, tree-beetle, dummador, May-bug (_Melontha vulgaris_).

~Doree~, _n._ (_Ich._) John-dory, common dory (_Zeus faber_).

~Dormant~, _a._ ~1.~ Sleeping, quiescent, at rest.

~2.~ Latent, unexerted, suspended, inert, inactive.

~Dormant partner~, Sleeping partner, silent partner.

~Dormer~, _n._ [Written also _Dormar_.] Luthern, dormer-window.

~Dormer-window~, _n._ Dormer, luthern.

~Dormitory~, _n._ Chamber, bed-room, sleeping-room, place to sleep in.

~Dorsal~, _a._ On the back.

~Dory~, _n._ (_Ich._) DOREE.

~Dose~, _n._ ~1.~ Prescribed portion (_of medicine_), drench, draught.

~2.~ Sufficient quantity.

~Dose~, _v. a._ Administer a dose to, give doses to.

~Dot~, _n._ Point, period.

~Dot~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mark with dots.

~2.~ Variegate, diversify.

~Dotage~, _n._ Imbecility, senility, second childhood.

~Dotard~, _n._ Driveller, imbecile.

~Dote~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Drivel, be imbecile, be foolish.

~2.~ Be over-fond, be foolishly fond.

~Dote on or upon~, Love very fondly, love excessively, be foolishly fond of.

~Do the honors~, Bestow honor (_as on a guest_), show civilities.

~Double~, _a._ ~1.~ Coupled, in pairs.

~2.~ Twice as much.

~3.~ Twofold.

~4.~ Deceitful, dishonest, knavish, false, perfidious, hollow, insincere, double-faced, double-tongued.

~Double~, _ad._ Twice, doubly, twofold.

~Double~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fold, plait.

~2.~ Duplicate, multiply by two, make twice as much.

~3.~ (_Naut._). Sail round.

~Double~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Increase twofold, be doubled.

~2.~ Return upon the same track.

~Double~, _n._ ~1.~ Twice as much.

~2.~ Doubling, plait, fold.

~3.~ Returning upon one's track (_to elude pursuit_).

~4.~ Trick, stratagem, ruse, shift, artifice, wile, manœuvre.

~5.~ Counterpart.

~Double-dealer~, _n._ Deceiver, cheat, trickster, tricker.

~Double-dealing~, _n._ Deceit, duplicity, dissimulation, hypocrisy, artifice, deception, fraud, dishonesty, trickery, Machiavelism.

~Double entente~, [Fr.] Pun (_referring to something indelicate_), clinch, quibble, CALEMBOUR, play upon words.

~Double-faced~, _a._ Hypocritical, deceitful, knavish, dishonest, false, perfidious, double.

~Double-headed~, _a._ Bicipital, with two heads.

~Double-hearted~, _a._ Deceitful, treacherous, false-hearted.

~Double-minded~, _a._ Unsettled, undetermined, changeable, fickle, vacillating, wavering.

~Doublet~, _n._ ~1.~ Pair, couple, two (_of the same kind_).

~2.~ Waistcoat, vest.

~Double upon~, (_Mil._) Enclose between two fires.

~Doubling~, _n._ ~1.~ Fold, plait.

~2.~ Artifice, trick, shift, stratagem.

~Doubly~, _ad._ Twice, double.

~Doubt~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Hesitate, waver, be doubtful, be in suspense, be undetermined, entertain doubts, be in a state of uncertainty, not know what to think.

~2.~ [_Rare._] Suspect, fancy, apprehend.

~Doubt~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Question, hesitate to believe, consider questionable, have doubts about.

~2.~ Distrust, suspect, not confide in.

~Doubt~, _n._ ~1.~ Indecision, hesitation, hesitancy, irresolution, uncertainty, suspense, misgiving.

~2.~ Suspicion, distrust, mistrust.

~Doubtful~, _a._ ~1.~ Wavering, undecided, hesitating, undetermined, in suspense.

~2.~ Ambiguous, dubious, equivocal, obscure, enigmatical, problematical.

~3.~ Indeterminate, undecided, uncertain, questionable.

~Douceur~, _n._ [Fr.] ~1.~ Gentleness, mildness, kindness, pleasant manner.

~2.~ Present or gift (_especially one intended as a bribe_), bribe, lure.

~Doughface~, _n._ [_U. S._] Pliable politician, nose of wax.

~Doughfaced~, _a._ [_U. S._] Pliable, weak, pusillanimous, easily influenced, without any backbone.

~Doughty~, _a._ Brave, courageous, bold, fearless, dauntless, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, adventurous, chivalrous, heroic.

~Doura~, _n._ Indian millet, Guinea corn, negro-corn (_Sorghum vulgare_).

~Douse~, _v. a._ Plunge, immerse, submerge, dip, souse, put under water (_or other liquid_).

~Dove-cot~, n. Columbary, pigeon-house.

~Dowdy~, a. Slovenly (_in dress_), ill-dressed (_applied to women_).

~Dower~, _n._ ~1.~ Endowment, gift.

~2.~ Dowry.

~3.~ (_Law._) Widow's portion (of real estate).

~Down~, prep. ~1.~ From the top to the bottom of.

~2.~ Along the course of.

~Down~, _ad._ ~1.~ Downward, in a descending course, from a high to a low position.

~2.~ On the ground, the floor, &c.

~3.~ From a thin to a dense state, into a denser consistence.

~Down in the mouth~, [_Colloquial._] Dejected, DOWNCAST.

~Downcast~, _a._ Sad, MELANCHOLY, dejected, dispirited, disheartened, despondent, discouraged, depressed, cast down, down-hearted, crest- fallen, chap-fallen, DOWN IN THE MOUTH.

~Downfall~, _n._ Ruin, destruction, fall.

~Down-hearted~, _a._ Dejected, downcast.

~Downright~, _a._ ~1.~ Plain, simple, explicit, clear, undisguised, positive, absolute.

~2.~ Honest, sincere, artless, ingenuous, frank, open, above-board.

~Downward~, _ad._ Down, in a descending course.

~Downwards~, _ad._ Down, in a descending course.

~Down with~, (_Imperatively._) ~1.~ Raze, overturn, take down, throw down.

~2.~ Put down, lay down.

~Dowry~, _n._ Dower.

~Doxy~, _n._ ~1.~ Mistress, sweetheart, paramour, flame.

~2.~ Prostitute, courtesan, strumpet, harlot, whore, drab, street- walker, Cyprian, night-walker, punk, woman of the town.

~Doze~, _v. n._ Slumber, drowse, nap, sleep lightly, be half asleep, be drowsy.

~Doze away~, Pass drowsily, spend in drowsiness, sleep through, doze out.

~Doze out~, DOZE AWAY.

~Dozen~, _a._ Twelve.

~Dozy~, _a._ Sleepy, drowsy, heavy, sluggish.

~Drab~, _n._ ~1.~ Strumpet, courtesan, DOXY.

~2.~ Slut, draggle-tail, low woman.

~Drab~, _a._ Dun, dull brown.

~Drabble~, _v. a._ Draggle, trail, daggle, befoul, bemire.

~Draff~, _n._ Refuse, lees, dregs, sediment, scum, rubbish, stuff, waste or worthless matter.

~Draft~, _n._ ~1.~ Drawing, selection.

~2.~ Bill of exchange.

~3.~ [Written also _Draught_.] Outline, delineation, rough sketch, rough copy.

~Draft~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Detach, select.

~2.~ Make an outline of, make a draft of, make a rough sketch of.

~Drag~, _v. a._ Draw, pull, haul, tug.

~Drag~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Trail, be drawn along.

~2.~ Linger, move slowly, make slow progress.

~Draggle~, _v. a._ Trail, daggle, drabble, befoul, bemire.

~Draggle-tail~, _n._ Slut, DRAB.

~Dragoman~, _n._ Interpreter (_in Turkey and the East_).

~Dragoon~, _n._ Horse-soldier, CHASSEUR, cavalier, equestrian, mounted soldier.

~Dragoon~, _v. a._ Compel, force, drive.

~Drain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Draw off.

~2.~ Empty, exhaust.

~3.~ Make dry, clear of water or moisture.

~Drain~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Flow off.

~2.~ Become dry.

~Drain~, _n._ Sewer, channel, trench, water-course.

~Drake~, _n._ Male duck.

~Drama~, _n._ ~1.~ Dramatic composition.

~2.~ Dramatic literature.

~Dramatis personæ~, [L.] Characters of a play, interlocutors in a drama.

~Drape~, _v. a._ Cover with drapery.

~Drapery~, _n._ Hangings, tapestry.

~Drastic~, _a._ (_Med._) Powerful (_as a purgative_), active, efficacious.

~Drastics~, _n. pl._ (_Med._) Powerful or active purgatives.

~Draught~, _n._ ~1.~ Drawing, pulling.

~2.~ Potion, cup, dose, drench.

~3.~ Current of air.

~4.~ [Written also _Draft_.] Sketch, outline, delineation, design, rough sketch, rough copy.

~Draughts~, _n. pl._ Checkers.

~Draw~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pull, drag, haul, tug, pull along.

~2.~ Attract, bring towards, pull towards.

~3.~ Suck, drain, suck dry.

~4.~ Inhale, inspire, breathe in, take into the lungs.

~5.~ Extract, take out, draw out.

~6.~ Induce, move, lead, allure, entice, engage, persuade, influence.

~7.~ Produce, bring, bear.

~8.~ Extend, protract, stretch, lengthen out.

~9.~ Describe, delineate, sketch, depict, trace, trace out.

~10.~ Deduce, derive, infer.

~11.~ Extort, force out.

~12.~ Compose, write, prepare, draw up.

~13.~ Gain, win.

~Draw up~, ~1.~ Compose, write, prepare, frame, draw.

~2.~ Array, marshal, form in order.

~Draw~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Pull.

~2.~ Move, come, go, proceed.

~3.~ Sketch, practise drawing, or the art of delineation.

~4.~ Produce inflammation.

~5.~ Request payment by draft, make a draft.

~Draw back~, Retire, withdraw, retreat.

~Draw nigh~, Approach, come near.

~Draw near~, Approach, come near.

~Draw on~, Approach, advance.

~Drawback~, _n._ ~1.~ Disadvantage, detriment, injury, damage, faultiness, imperfection, deficiency.

~2.~ Discount, allowance, deduction, reduction, rebate, abatement.

~Drawcansir~, _n._ Braggadocio, blusterer, bully, swaggerer, braggart, BLATHERSKITE.

~Drawing~, _n._ ~1.~ Art of delineation.

~2.~ Delineation, sketch, picture, plan, outline, draught.

~Drawing-knife~, _n._ Shave.

~Draw in one's horns~, [_Colloquial._] Repress one's ardor, restrain one's pride, cease boasting, pull in one's horns.

~Dread,~ _n._ ~1.~ Fear, apprehension.

~2.~ Awe.

~Dread~, _a._ ~1.~ Frightful, terrible, horrible, dreadful.

~2.~ Venerable, awful.

~Dread~, _v. a._ Fear greatly.

~Dreadful~, _a._ ~1.~ Terrible, horrible, horrid, direful, dire, fearful, frightful, terrific, awful, tremendous.

~2.~ Venerable, awful.

~Dream~, _n._ ~1.~ Sleeping vision.

~2.~ Reverie, fancy, fantasy, conceit, idle fancy, day-dream.

~Dream~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Have visions in sleep.

~2.~ Think, imagine, fancy, have a notion.

~3.~ Give a loose rein to the fancy, give the reins to the imagination, indulge in reverie, build castles in the air.

~Dream away~, Spend idly, pass in reverie.

~Dreamer~, _n._ Visionary, enthusiast, castle-builder.

~Drear~, _a._ Gloomy, DREARY.

~Dreary~, _a._ Gloomy, cheerless, comfortless, dismal, dark, drear.

~Dredge-box~, _n._ Dredging-box, flour-dredge.

~Dreggy~, _a._ Muddy, turbid, dirty, feculent, foul.

~Dregs~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Sediment, lees, grounds, feculence.

~2.~ Dross, scum, refuse.

~Drench~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Saturate, soak, steep, imbrue, wet thoroughly.

~2.~ Physic, purge.

~Drenching~, _n._ Soaking, wetting, ducking.

~Dress~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Align, make straight.

~2.~ Adjust, arrange, dispose, set or put in order.

~3.~ Prepare, fit, make suitable or fit, get ready, make ready.

~4.~ Clothe, array, attire, apparel, accoutre, robe, rig, trick out.

~5.~ Adorn, deck, decorate, embellish, trim, set out, set off.

~Dress~, _v. n._ Be clothed, make one's toilet.

~Dress~, _n._ ~1.~ Clothes, clothing, raiment, garments, garb, habit, apparel, attire, habiliment, vesture, suit, costume.

~2.~ Array, fine clothes, rich garments, elegant attire.

~3.~ Lady's gown.

~Dress-coat~, _n._ Body-coat.

~Dressing~, _n._ ~1.~ Preparing, putting in order.

~2.~ Manure, fertilizer, compost.

~3.~ Force-meat, stuffing.

~Dressy~, _a._ Showy, flashy, gaudy, fond of dress.

~Drib~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Crop, lop, cut off, lop off.

~2.~ Entice, allure, decoy, coax, tweedle.

~Dribble~, _v. n._ Drip, trickle, fall in drops.

~Driblet~, _n._ Fragment, small portion.

~Drier~, _n._ Desiccative.

~Drift~, _n._ ~1.~ Course, bearing, direction.

~2.~ Aim, purpose, intention, intent, proposal, design, scope, tendency, object, mark.

~3.~ (_Geol._) Diluvium, diluvial formations.

~4.~ (_Mining._) Passage (_under ground, between shafts_).

~Drift~, _v. a._ Drive into heaps.

~Drift~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Float, be wafted.

~2.~ Accumulate in heaps, be driven into heaps.

~Driftless~, _a._ Aimless, purposeless, without an object.

~Drill~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pierce, perforate, bore.

~2.~ Instruct, exercise, teach, train.

~Drink~, _v. n._ ~1.~ GUZZLE.

~2.~ Take a drink (_of spirituous liquor_), TAKE A HORN, LIQUOR UP, SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE, WET ONE'S WHISTLE.

~3.~ Tipple, tope, be a drunkard, be a toper, be intemperate (_in the use of spirituous liquors_), be of intemperate habits, take a drop too much.

~4.~ Carouse, revel, indulge in a drinking-bout.

~Drink~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Swallow, QUAFF, SIP, SUP, GUZZLE, SWILL, SWIG.

~2.~ Imbibe, absorb, suck in.

~Drink~, _n._ Beverage, potion.

~Drinkable~, _a._ Potable, that may be drunk.

~Drinking~, _n._ Tippling, toping, intemperate habits.

~Drinking-bout~, _n._ Carouse, carousal, revel, revelry, SPREE, jollification, bacchanals, saturnalia, debauch, compotation, wassail, orgies.

~Drink to~, Pledge, toast, drink in honor of, drink the health of.

~Drip~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Dribble, trickle, fall in drops.

~2.~ Have drops falling from.

~Drip~, _v. a._ Let fall in drops.

~Drive~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Impel.

~2.~ Hurl, send, propel.

~3.~ Force, oblige, coerce, compel.

~4.~ Press, urge.

~5.~ Prosecute, carry on.

~6.~ Guide (_by reins_).

~7.~ Take in a carriage, carry on a drive.

~Drive away~, Expel, disperse, scatter, dispel, drive off.

~Drive back~, Repel, repulse.

~Drive off~, Expel, drive away.

~Drive out~, Expel, reject, eject, cast out, turn out.

~Drive~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be forced along, be impelled, be urged forward.

~2.~ Rush, go furiously.

~3.~ Ride in a carriage.

~4.~ (_Naut._) Scud, drift.

~Drive at~, Intend, purpose, aim at, tend to, be after, aspire at, aspire after, endeavor after.

~Drive~, _n._ Airing, ride.

~Drivel~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Slaver, slobber, drool.

~2.~ Dote, be imbecile, be foolish.

~Drivel~, _n._ ~1.~ Slaver, drivelling.

~2.~ Nonsense, balderdash, stuff, foolish talk.

~Driveller~, _n._ [Written also _Driveler_.] Slaverer, fool, simpleton, idiot, dotard.

~Drivelling~, _n._ [Written also _Driveling_.] ~1.~ Slaver.

~2.~ Foolishness, folly, idiocy.

~Drizzle~, _v. n._ Rain (_in small drops_), mizzle.

~Droll~, _n._ ~1.~ Jester (_by profession_), buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, jack- pudding, merry Andrew, pickle-herring.

~2.~ Farce, comic show.

~Droll~, _a._ ~1.~ Comic, comical, funny, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, ridiculous.

~2.~ Odd, queer, facetious, waggish, amusing, diverting.

~Drollery~, _n._ Pleasantry, fun, facetiousness, waggishness, waggery, buffoonery, comicality.

~Drone~, _n._ ~1.~ Male honey-bee.

~2.~ Idler, sluggard, lounger, idle fellow, lazy fellow.

~3.~ Humming, humming noise.

~Drone~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Lounge, dawdle, waste time in trifles, live in idleness.

~2.~ Make a dull, humming sound.

~Drone~, _v. a._ Read monotonously.

~Dronish~, _a._ Idle, lazy, indolent, sluggish, slow, inactive.

~Dronte~, _n._ Dodo.

~Drool~, _v. n._ Slaver, drivel, drop saliva.

~Droop~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Wilt, wither, fade.

~2.~ Languish, faint, sink, fail, decline, grow weak, be dispirited.

~Drop~, _n._ ~1.~ Globule.

~2.~ Ear-ring.

~Drop~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lower, sink, depress, let down, let fall, let go.

~2.~ Leave, quit, forsake, desert, relinquish, abandon, forswear, give up, give over.

~3.~ Discontinue, intermit, remit, cease, desist from, break off, leave off, lay aside.

~4.~ Bedrop, spot, speckle, variegate.

~Drop~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Distil, fall in drops.

~2.~ Fall suddenly.

~3.~ Cease, come to an end, come to nothing.

~Drop astern~, (_Naut._) Move back.

~Drop down~, (_Naut._) Move toward the sea.

~Drop in~, Call, happen in.

~Drop serene~, Amaurosis, GUTTA SERENA.

~Dross~,_ n._ ~1.~ Scum, recrement, scoria.

~2.~ Refuse, waste matter.

~Drought~, _n._ Dryness (_of weather_), aridity, drouth, want of rain.

~Drouth~, _n._ DROUGHT.

~Drove~, _n._ ~1.~ Herd, flock.

~2.~ Crowd, collection.

~Drown~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Kill by immersing.

~2.~ Overflow, inundate, deluge, overwhelm, flood.

~3.~ Overcome, overpower.

~Drown~, _v. n._ Be drowned.

~Drowse~, _v. n._ Slumber, doze, nap, be half asleep.

~Drowsy~, _a._ ~1.~ Sleepy, dozy.

~2.~ Lethargic, comatose, stupid.

~3.~ Soporific, lulling.

~Drub~, _v. a._ Beat, thrash, cudgel, cane.

~Drubbing~, _n._ Beating, flogging, thrashing, cudgelling, caning, pounding, flagellation.

~Drudge~, _v. n._ Slave, toil, plod, work hard.

~Drudge~, _n._ Slave, menial, scullion, hack, fag, hard-worker.

~Drudgery~, _n._ Hard or toilsome work, ignoble toil, mean labor.

~Drug~, _n._ ~1.~ Medicine, physic, remedy.

~2.~ Unsalable article.

~Drum~, _n._ (_Anat._) Tympanum.

~Drunk~, _a._ Intoxicated, tipsy, inebriated, fuddled, disguised, maudlin, drunken, mellow, SLEWED, GROGGY, in liquor, in one's cups, half seas over.

~Drunkard~, _n._ Toper, tippler, sot, carouser, reveller, bacchanal, bacchanalian.

~Drunken~, _a._ ~1.~ Intoxicated, drunk.

~2.~ Sottish, given to intoxication.

~Drunkenness~, _n._ ~1.~ Intoxication, inebriety, ebriety.

~2.~ Sottishness.

~Drupe~, _n._ Stone-fruit.

~Dry~, _a._ ~1.~ Arid, not wet, not moist.

~2.~ Thirsty, craving drink.

~3.~ Uninteresting, barren, dull, jejune, meagre, tame, vapid, unembellished, plain.

~4.~ Sarcastic, severe, sly, keen, sharp.

~Dry~, _v. a._ Desiccate, exsiccate, free from moisture, make dry.

~Dry~, _v. n._ Become dry, lose moisture.

~Dryad~, _n._ Wood-nymph.

~Dry goods~, Textile fabrics (_as distinguished from groceries_).

~Dry-rot~, _n._ Sap-rot, POWDER-POST.

~Dualism~, _n._ Manicheism, doctrine of two supreme principles (_good and evil_).

~Dub~, _v. a._ Name, style, term, denominate, designate, call, entitle, christen.

~Dubiety~, _n._ [_Rare._] Doubtfulness, dubiousness, uncertainty.

~Dubious~, _a._ Uncertain, doubtful, equivocal, ambiguous, not plain, not clear.

~Duck~, _v. a._ Immerse, plunge, souse, dip.

~Duck~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Dive, plunge, dip, immerse one's self.

~2.~ Bow, cringe.

~Duck-bill~, _n._ Ornithorhynchus, platypus, mullangong, tambreet, water-mole.

~Duck-hawk~, _n._ Harpy, marsh-harrier, moor-buzzard (_Circus œruginosus_).

~Ducking~, _n._ ~1.~ Plunge, dive, dip.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Wetting, drenching, soaking.

~Ducking-stool~, _n._ Trebuchet, tumbrel, castigatory, cucking-stool.

~Duct~, _n._ Conduit, channel, canal.

~Ductile~, _a._ ~1.~ Tractable, complying, docile, yielding, facile.

~2.~ Extensible, capable of being drawn out.

~Ductility~, _n._ ~1.~ Tractableness, docility.

~2.~ Extensibility.

~Dudgeon~, _n._ Anger, resentment, indignation, ire, malice, ill-will.

~Duds~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Old clothing, tattered garments.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Effects, things.

~Due~, _a._ ~1.~ Owed, to be paid.

~2.~ Proper, fit, suitable, appropriate, becoming, befitting.

~3.~ Owing, to be ascribed.

~Due~, _n._ ~1.~ Debt, what is due.

~2.~ Right, just title, lawful claim.

~Due~, _ad._ Directly, exactly.

~Due to~, Owing to, occasioned by, to be ascribed to.

~Duel~, _n._ Affair of honor.

~Dug~, _n._ Teat (_of a beast_), nipple, pap, udder.

~Dulcamara~, _n._ Woody night-shade, bitter-sweet (_Solanum dulcamara_).

~Dulcet~, _a._ ~1.~ Sweet, luscious, honeyed.

~2.~ Pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, delightful, charming.

~Dull~, _a._ ~1.~ Stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, brutish, unintelligent, unintellectual, shallow, blunt-witted.

~2.~ Apathetic, insensible, unimpassioned, passionless, dead, callous.

~3.~ Inert, inactive, lifeless, inanimate, heavy, sluggish, slow, torpid.

~4.~ Blunt, obtuse, not sharp.

~5.~ Gloomy, sad, dismal, cheerless.

~6.~ Dim, obscure, not bright, not vivid.

~7.~ Tedious, wearisome, tiresome, uninteresting.

~Dull~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Blunt, make blunt.

~2.~ Stupefy, benumb, deaden, paralyze, obtund, hebetate, make or render insensible, render callous, make obtuse.

~3.~ Depress, dishearten, discourage, dispirit, deject, make melancholy, make sad or dejected.

~4.~ Quiet, allay, moderate, assuage, mitigate, alleviate, soften.

~5.~ Sully, tarnish.

~Dullard~, _n._ Simpleton, DUNCE.

~Duly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Properly, fitly, in a suitable manner.

~2.~ Regularly, in course, at the proper time.

~Dumb~, _a._ ~1.~ Unable to speak, incapable of speech.

~2.~ Mute, speechless, silent, taciturn, mum.

~Dumb-show~, _n._ Pantomime.

~Dumb-waiter~, _n._ DUMMY.

~Dumfound~, _v. a._ Confuse, confound, pose, nonplus, strike dumb.

~Dumfounder~, _v. a._ Confuse, confound, pose, nonplus, strike dumb.

~Dummador~, _n._ Cockchafer, dor, dor-bug, May-bug, tree-beetle, May- beetle, (_Melontha vulgaris_).

~Dummy~, _n._ ~1.~ Mute, dumb person.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Dumb-waiter.

~3.~ Fourth hand (_when only three persons play at whist_).

~Dumpish~, _a._ Sad, dejected, dispirited, MELANCHOLY, despondent, moping.

~Dumps~, _n. pl._ Dejection, depression, sadness, MELANCHOLY, despondency, BLUES, blue devils.

~Dumpy~, _a._ Short and thick (_in person_).

~Dun~, _a._ Dull brown.

~Dun~, _v. a._ Press (_for a debt_), importune, urge.

~Dun~, _n._ ~1.~ Importunate creditor.

~2.~ Dunning letter.

~Dunce~, _n._ Simpleton, fool, dolt, ignoramus, wiseacre, blockhead, block, numskull, dullard, thickhead, thick-skull, dunderhead, dunderpate, clod-poll, beetle-head, bull-head, dull-head, addle-head, logger-head, CHUCKLE-HEAD, jolt-head, lack-brain, shallow-brain, moon- calf, halfwit, oaf, changeling, booby, noodle, spooney, tony, NINCOMPOOP, ninny, JOBBERNOWL, flat, sawney, driveller, noddy, natural, SAP-HEAD, ass, jackass, goose, coot, loon, calf, non-compos, stupid fellow, silly fellow.

~Dunder~, _n._ Lees (_of cane juice_).

~Dunderhead~, _n._ Simpleton, DUNCE.

~Dunder-pate~, _n._ DUNCE.

~Dundiver~, _n._ Goosander, dish-washer, wagtail (_Mergus-merganser_ or _Mergus castor_).

~Dung~, _n._ Excrement, ordure, fæces.

~Dung~, _v. a._ Manure (_with dung_).

~Dungeon~, _n._ Prison (_especially one underground and dark_).

~Dungmeers~, _n. pl._ Compost pits.

~Dupe~, _n._ Cat's-paw, gull, cully, credulous person.

~Dupe~, _v. a._ Cheat, deceive, delude, trick, circumvent, overreach, beguile, cully, chouse, cozen, gull, impose upon.

~Duplicate~, _a._ Double, twofold.

~Duplicate~, _n._ Copy, transcript, counterpart.

~Duplicity~, _n._ Dissimulation, chicanery, guile, deceit, deception, hypocrisy, circumvention, artifice, Machiavelism, double dealing.

~Durability~, _n._ Permanence, durableness.

~Durable~, _a._ Permanent, lasting, abiding, continuing, constant, stable.

~Durableness~, _n._ Permanence, durability.

~Durance~, _n._ DURESS.

~Duration~, _n._ Continuance (_in time_), continuation, lastingness, ENDURANCE.

~Duress~, _n._ Constraint, restraint, captivity, confinement, imprisonment, durance.

~During~, _prep._ For the time of, for the period of.

~Dusk~, _n._ Twilight.

~Dusky~, _a._ Obscure, murky, dim, shadowy, cloudy, shady, overcast, somewhat dark.

~Dutch gold~, Pinchbeck.

~Dutch oven~, [_U. S._] Bake-kettle.

~Duteous~, _a._ Obedient, DUTIFUL.

~Dutiful~, _a._ ~1.~ Obedient, submissive, duteous.

~2.~ Reverential, respectful, deferential.

~Duty~, _n._ ~1.~ What one ought to do, what one is bound or under obligation to do.

~2.~ Service, business, function, office.

~3.~ Tax, impost, toll, custom, excise.

~Dwale~, _n._ ~1.~ Stupefying potion, soporific draught.

~2.~ Belladonna, banewort, deadly-night-shade (_Atropa belladonna_).

~Dwarf~, _n._ Pygmy, hop o' my thumb.

~Dwarf~, _v. a._ Stunt, hinder from growth.

~Dwarfish~, _a._ Stunted, dwarfed, under-sized, diminutive, small, little, tiny, Lilliputian, Pygmean.

~Dwell~, _v. n._ Inhabit, reside, live, stay, sojourn, tarry, abide, plant one's self, be settled, have a habitation.

~Dweller~, _n._ Inhabitant, inhabiter, resident, citizen.

~Dwelling~, _n._ Habitation, abode, residence, lodging, quarters, domicile, home, place of residence, place of abode, dwelling-place, house.

~Dwelling-place~, _n._ DWELLING.

~Dwell on~, ~1.~ Hang upon fondly, be absorbed with, be deeply interested in.

~2.~ Continue long upon, occupy a long time with.

~Dwell upon~, ~1.~ Hang upon fondly, be absorbed with, be deeply interested in.

~2.~ Continue long upon, occupy a long time with.

~Dwindle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Diminish, decrease, lessen, shrink, grow less, grow little.

~2.~ Sink, degenerate, decline, decay, fall away, fall off.

~Dwindle~, _v. a._ Diminish, decrease, lessen, make less.

~Dye~, _n._ ~1.~ Coloring liquor.

~2.~ Color, hue, tint, tinge, stain, cast, shade.

~Dye~, _v. a._ Color, tinge, stain.

~Dyer's-weed~, _n._ Green-broom, green-weed (_Genista tinctoria_).

~Dying~, _a._ ~1.~ Expiring.

~2.~ Mortal, perishable.

~Dying~, _n._ Death, decease, demise, dissolution, departure, exit, end of life.

~Dynamics~, _n._ Science of forces.

~Dynasty~, _n._ ~1.~ Government, sovereignty, dominion, empire.

~2.~ Race of rulers, family of sovereigns.

~Dysentery~, _n._ Bloody-flux.

~Dyspepsia~, _n._ (_Med._) Indigestion, difficulty of digestion.

~Dyspepsy~, _n._ (_Med._) Indigestion, difficulty of digestion.

~Dyspnoea~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Difficulty of breathing.

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~Each~, _a._ ~1.~ One and the other (_of two_), both.

~2.~ Every one (_of several_).

~Eager~, _a._ ~1.~ Longing, yearning, greedy, impatient, keenly desirous.

~2.~ Ardent, zealous, vehement, impetuous, earnest, animated, fervent, fervid, glowing, hot, sanguine.

~Eagerness~, _n._ ~1.~ Longing, yearning, avidity, greediness, impatience.

~2.~ Ardor, zeal, vehemence, impetuosity, earnestness, fervor, fervency, heartiness, devotion.

~Eagle~, _n._ ~1.~ King of birds.

~2.~ Ten dollars (_U. S. gold coin_).

~Eagle-eyed~, _a._ Discerning, perspicacious, quick-sighted, sharp- sighted, lynx-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-eyed, Argus-eyed.

~Eagre~, _n._ Bore, great tidal wave.

~Ear~, _n._ ~1.~ Organ of hearing.

~2.~ Musical perception, faculty of discriminating sounds, sense of hearing.

~3.~ Regard, heed, attention, hearing.

~4.~ Spike (_of grain_), head.

~Earache~, _n._ Otalgia, otalgy, pain in the ear.