dacrygelosis
n. - condition of alternating laughing and crying
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dacryops
n. - moistness of the eye.
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dactylioglyph
n. - engraver of gems, especially for rings. dactyliographic, adj. dactyliography, n. study of gem engraving. dactyliology, n. study of finger-rings.
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dactylitis
n. - inflammation of fingers and toes.
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dactylogram
n. - finger-print. dactylography, n. study of finger-prints.
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dactyloid
adj. - like a finger.
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dactylology
n. - sign language; deaf and dumb language.
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dactylomegaly
n. - abnormal largeness of fingers and toes.
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dactylonomy
n. - counting on the fingers.
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dactyloscopy
n. - comparison of fingerprints for identification.
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daddock
n. - centre of rotten tree
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daedal
adj. - ingeniously contrived or intricate; skillfully and artistically crafted
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daemon
n. - inward spirit; personality; genius. daemonic, adj.
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damascene, damaskeen
v. ornament (metal) with wavy patterns; a. pertaining to such art or to damask. damascene blade, sword made in Damascus or ornamented with damascening.
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damier
n. - large-squared pattern.
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damnosa hereditas
phr. - 'burdensome inheritance'.
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damnum fatale
phr. - Law, loss resulting from act of God.
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dapifer
phr. - bearer of meat to table; steward.
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darnel
n. - tall, awned grass, a weed of corn-fields.
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dartre
n. - any eczema-like skin disease. dartrous, adj.
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dashpot
n. - shock-resisting device, using air or liquid.
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dasymeter
n. - device for measuring the density of gases.
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dasyphyllous
adj. - with downy leaves.
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dasypoedes
n. -pl. birds having downy young. dasypoedal, dasypoedic, adj.
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dasypygal
adj. - having hairy buttocks
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dation
n. - act of giving; conferment.
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dauerschlaf
n. - long drug-induced sleep, used as psychiatric remedy.
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davit
n. - ship's small crane, especially for lowering boats.
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dawk
n. - printer's mark in shape of dagger
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de aequitate
phr. - 'by equity'; by justice if not by right.
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de jure
phr. - adv. 'by right'; rightful.
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de nouveau
phr. - 'again'; afresh.
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de novo
phr. - 'from the beginning'; afresh.
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de trop
phr. - 'too much'; unwanted; in the way.
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dealate
v. rob or divest of wings. dealation, n.
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dealbation
n. - whitening.
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deambulatory
n. - ambulatory; a. wandering.
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deasil
v. - to move in a clockwise direction
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debellate
v. conquer. debellation, debellator, n.
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debenture
n. - official certificate of right to receive payment; bond; any company security other than shares. debenture stock, class of shares, holders of which are guaranteed repayment but cannot demand it until default or winding up of company.
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debouch
v. -i. v.t. issue into open place; n. outlet. debouchment, n. act of debouching; river mouth.
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debridement
n. - surgical removal of dead tissue from wound.
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decad
n. - group of ten. decadal, adj. decade, n. period of ten years.
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decadescent
adj. - tending to become decadent.
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decadic
adj. - pertaining to decimal system.
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decalcomania
n. - art of transferring a design from paper to another surface; transfer.
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decalescence
n. - sudden increase at certain temperature in amount of heat absorbed.
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decalvant
adj. - depilatory.
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decameral
adj. - divided into ten. decamerous, adj. Botany, having parts in tens.
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decapod
n. - ten-legged crustacean, including shrimps, lobsters, etc. decapodal, decapodan, decapodous, adj.
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decarch
n. - member of decarchy; commander over ten. decarchy, n. rule by or ruling body of ten persons.
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decarnate
adj. - divested of bodily form.
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decastich
n. - ten-line poem.
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decastyle
n. - portico with ten columns.
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decatize
v. cause to uncurl by steaming or damping.
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decemvir
n. - member of decemvirate. decemviral, adj. decemvirate, n. ruling body of ten persons.
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decimestrial
adj. - consisting of or lasting ten months.
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declivity
n. - downward slope. declivitous, declivous, adj.
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decoct
phr. - extract the essence of flavor of, as by boiling
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decollate
v. - to behead
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decompensation
n. - Medicine, inability of heart to maintain adequate circulation.
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decorticate
v. divest of bark, peel, husk, skin, etc.; flay;, adj. lacking such outer layer. decortication, decorticator, n.
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decrepitate
v. make to crackle by roasting. decrepitation, n.
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decrescent
adj. - decreasing gradually. decrescence, n.
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decretal
n. - decree, especially papal; a. pertaining to decree. decretist, n. student of decretals. decretive, decretory, adj. pertaining to or like a decree.
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decrudescence
n. - diminution in disease.
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decubitus
n. - act or attitude of lying down. decubital, adj. pertaining to or resulting from this.
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decumbence, decumbency
n. - decubitus. decumbent, adj. decumbiture, n. confinement to bed.
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decuple
adj. - tenfold; arranged in tens; n. such amount; v.i. & t. multiply by ten.
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decurrent
adj. - running downwards; elapsing. decurrence, n.
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decurtate
adj. - shortened; v.t. curtail. decurtation, n.
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decurve
v. - curve downwards. decurvation, n.
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decussate
v. - X-shaped; to make an x; intersect
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dedition
n. - surrender.
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defalcate
v. - to embezzle
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defeneration
n. - usury
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defenestration
n. - the act of throwing a thing or person out of a window
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defervesce
v. become cool; lose interest. defervescence, n. defervescent, adj. pertaining to or causing cooling; n. such drug.
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defilade
n. - protection provided by obstacles or fortifications against enemy fire; v.t. arrange (fortifications) for this purpose.
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definiendum
n. - (pl. -da) thing to be defined.
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definiens
n. - (pl. -ientia ) something that defines.
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deflagrate
v. burn up suddenly. deflagration, deflagrator, n.
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deflocculate
v. disperse in fine particles. deflocculant, adj. & n.
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defluent
adj. - flowing down. defluxion, n. discharge of mucus from nose.
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dégagé
adj. - (fem. -ée) 'disengaged'; at ease; unworried.
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deglutinate
v. unstick; remove glue or gluten from. deglutination, n.
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deglutition
n. - act or power of swallowing. deglutitious, adj. deglutitory, adj. aiding swallowing.
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degrugger
n. - university degree, originally from Oxford
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degust, degustate
v. - taste, savour. degustation, n.
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dehiscent
adj. - gaping; discharging contents (e.g. seeds) by bursting open. dehiscence, n.
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Dei gratia
phr. - 'by the grace of God' (abbreviation D.G.)
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Dei judicium
phr. - 'judgement of God'; trial by ordeal.
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deictic
adj. - directly proving or demonstrating; Linguistics, specifying the person, thing, etc., referred to.
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deiparous
adj. - giving birth to god or Christ.
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deipnosophist
n. - a skillful dinner conversationalist
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deipotent
adj. - with god-like power.
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deja lu
phr. - already read: a sense of familiarity or recognition in something read
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dejecture
n. - excrement
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delation
n. - laying information against a person. delator, n. informer. delatorian, adj.
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delator
n. - an informer or accuser
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delectation
n. - enjoyment.
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delectus
n. - chrestomathy.
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delendum
n. - (pl. -da) thing to be deleted.
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deligation
n. - bandaging.
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delignate
v. remove wood or woody matter from.
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deliquesce
phr. - melt away; gradually dissolve
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delirament
n. - raving; a foolish story
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delitescent
adj. - hidden; inactive
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deltiology
n. - hobby of collecting post-cards.
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demegoric
adj. - pertaining to demagogic speech.
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démenti
n. - official denial.
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demephitize
v. purify (air). demephitization, n.
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demersal
adj. - sinking to bottom. demersion, n.
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demesne
n. - estate; territory; unrestricted possession of land. demesnial, adj.
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demi-monde
n. - class of women of doubtful reputation. demi-mondain, adj. demi-mondaine, n. woman of that class.
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demit
v. - relinquish, abdicate. demission, n.
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demiurge
n. - inferior god who created world; creative power or spirit. demiurgeous, demiurgic, adj.
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demivierge
n. - woman who is sexually promiscuous but remains technically a virgin.
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demogenic
adj. - applied to societies based on citizenship rather than kinship.
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demonifuge
n. - charm against evil spirits.
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demophil(e)
n. - friend of people; person fond of crowds or the masses. demophobe, n. person disliking the masses or crowds.
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demophobe
n. - a people-hater
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demulcent
adj.,n. - soothing (substance) demulsify, v. extract from an emulsion. demulsion, n. soothing.
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demurrage
n. - delay by charterer of a vehicle's or vessel's loading, departure, etc.; payment for such delay. demurrer, n. Law, objection to pleading.
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