A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions / Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

by Richard Soule

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Dab, v. a. Strike, slap. 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. 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. Dyspnœa, n. [L.] (Med.) Difficulty of breathing.