DEADWOOD
DEAD'WOOD, noun Blocks of timber laid on the keel of a ship, particularly at the extremities.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DEADWORKS
DEAD'WORKS, noun The parts of a ship which are above the surface of the water, when she is balanced for a voyage.
DEAF
DEAF, noun deef.1. Not perceiving sounds; not receiving impressions from sonorous bodies through the air; as a deaf ear.2. Wanting the sense of hearing; having organs which do n...
DEAFEN
DE'AFEN, verb transitive dee'fn.1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to impair the organs of hearing, so as to render them unimpressible to sounds.2. To stun; to...
DEAFLY
DE'AFLY, adverb dee'fly. Without sense of sounds; obscurely heard.
DEAFNESS
DE'AFNESS, noun, dee'fness.1. Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impressions which constitute hearing; as the deafness of the ears: henc...
DEAL
DEAL, verb transitivepreterit tense and participle passive dealt, pronoun delt.1. To divide; to part; to separate; hence, to divide in portions; to distribute; often followed by...
DEALBATE
DEAL'BATE, noun t. To whiten.
DEALBATION
DEALBA'TION, noun The act of bleaching; a whitening.
DEALER
DE'ALER, noun1. One who deals; one who has to do with any thing, or has concern with; as a dealer in wit and learning.2. A trader; a trafficker; a shopkeeper; a broker; a mercha...
DEALING
DE'ALING, participle present tense1. Dividing; distributing; throwing out.2. Trading; trafficking; negotiating.3. Treating; behaving.DE'ALING, noun1. Practice; action; conduct; ...
DEAMBULATION
DEAMBULA'TION, noun The act of walking abroad.
DEAMBULATORY
DEAM'BULATORY, adjective Pertaining to walks.DEAM'BULATORY, noun A place to walk in.
DEAN
DEAN, noun1. In England, am ecclesiastical dignitary in cathedral and collegiate churches, and the head of a chapter; the second dignitary of a diocese. Ancient deans are electe...
DEANERY
DE'ANERY, noun1. The office or the revenue of a dean.2. The house of a dean.3. The jurisdiction of a dean.Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries, and each deanery is ...
DEANSHIP
DEAN'SHIP, noun The office of a dean.
DEAR
DEAR, adjective1. Scarce; not plentiful.2. Bearing a high price in comparison of the usual price; more costly than usual; of a higher price than the customary one. Wheat is dear...
DEARBOUGHT
DE'ARBOUGHT, adjective Purchased at a high price; as dearbought experience; dearbought blessings.
DEARLING
DE'ARLING, (See Darling)
DEARLOVED
DE'ARLOVED, adjective Greatly beloved.
DEARLY
DE'ARLY, adverb1. At a high price; as, he pays dearly for his rashness.2. With great fondness; as, we love our children dearly; dearly beloved.
DEARN
DEARN, adjective Lonely; solitary; melancholy.
DEARNESS
DE'ARNESS, noun1. Scarcity; high price, or a higher price than the customary one; as the dearness of corn.2. Fondness; nearness to the heart or affections; great value in estima...
DEARNLY
DEARNLY, adverb Secretly; privately.
DEARTH
DEARTH, noun derth.1. Scarcity; as a dearth of corn.2. Want; need; famine;3. Barrenness; sterility; as a dearth of plot.
DEARTICULATE
DEARTIC'ULATE, verb transitive To disjoint.
DEATH
DEATH, noun deth.1. That state of a being, animal or vegetable, but more particularly of an animal, in which there is a total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions,...