DISTRIBUTING
DISTRIBUTING, participle present tense Dividing among a number; dealing out; dispensing.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION, noun [Latin]1. The act of dividing among a number; a dealing in parts or portions; as the distribution of an estate among heirs or children.2. The act of giving in...
DISTRIBUTIVE
DISTRIBUTIVE, adjective1. That distributes; that divides and assigns in portions; that deals to each his proper share; as distributive justice.2. That assigns the various specie...
DISTRIBUTIVELY
DISTRIBUTIVELY, adverb By distribution; singly; not collectively.
DISTRIBUTIVENESS
DISTRIBUTIVENESS, noun Desire of distributing. [Little used.]
DISTRICT
DISTRICT, noun [Latin, to press hard, to bind. See Distrain.]1. Properly, a limited extent of country; a circuit within which power, right or authority may be exercised, and to ...
DISTRICT-COURT
DISTRICT-COURT, noun A court which has cognizance of certain causes within a district defined by law. The district-courts of the United States are courts of subordinate jurisdic...
DISTRICT-JUDGE
DISTRICT-JUDGE, noun The judge of a district-court.
DISTRICT-SCHOOL
DISTRICT-SCHOOL, noun A school within a certain district of a town.
DISTRICTED
DISTRICTED, participle passive Divided into districts or definite portions.
DISTRICTING
DISTRICTING, participle present tense Dividing into limited or definite portions.DISTRICTING, participle present tense Dividing into limited or definite portions.
DISTRICTION
DISTRICTION, noun Sudden display. [Unusual.]
DISTRINGAS
DISTRINGAS, noun In law, a writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person for debt, or for his appearance at a certain day.
DISTRUST
DISTRUST, verb transitive [dis and trust. See Mistrust.]1. To doubt or suspect the truth, fidelity, firmness or sincerity of; not to confide in or rely on. We distrust a man, wh...
DISTRUSTED
DISTRUSTED, participle passive Doubted; suspected.
DISTRUSTFUL
DISTRUSTFUL, adjective1. Apt to distrust; suspicious.2. Not confident; diffident; as distrustful of ourselves.3. Diffident; modest.
DISTRUSTFULLY
DISTRUSTFULLY, adverb In a distrustful manner; with doubt or suspicion.
DISTRUSTFULNESS
DISTRUSTFULNESS, noun The state of being distrustful; want of confidence.
DISTRUSTING
DISTRUSTING, participle present tense Doubting the reality or sincerity of; suspecting; not relying on or confiding in.
DISTRUSTLESS
DISTRUSTLESS, adjective Free from distrust or suspicion.
DISTUNE
DISTUNE, verb transitive To put out of tune. [Not used.]
DISTURB
DISTURB, verb transitive [Latin, to trouble, disorder, discompose; a crowd, a tumult; Gr., a tumult. The primary sense seems to be to stir, or to turn or whirl round.]1. To stir...
DISTURBANCE
DISTURBANCE, noun1. A stirring or excitement; any disquiet or interruption of peace; as, to enter the church without making disturbance2. Interruption of a settled state of thin...
DISTURBED
DISTURBED, participle passive Stirred; moved; excited; discomposed; disquieted; agitated; uneasy.
DISTURBER
DISTURBER, noun1. One who disturbs or disquiets; a violator of peace; one who causes tumults or disorders.2. He or that which excites passion or agitation; he or that which caus...
DISTURBING
DISTURBING, participle present tense Moving; exciting; rendering uneasy; making a tumult; interrupting peace; incommoding the quiet enjoyment of.
DISTURN
DISTURN, verb transitive [dis and turn.] To turn aside. [Not in use.]