Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DWINDLE

DWIN'DLE, verb intransitive1. To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away. The body dwindles by pining or consumption; an estate swindles by waste, by want ...

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DWINDLED

DWIN'DLED, adjective Shrunk; diminished in size.

4053

DWINDLING

DWIN'DLING, participle present tense Falling away; becoming less; pining; consuming; moldering away.

4054

DYE

DYE, verb transitive [Latin tingo, for tigo.]To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to; applied particularly to cloth or the materials of cloth, as wool, cotton, ...

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DYED

DY'ED, participle passive Stained; colored.

4056

DYEING

DY'EING, participle present tense Staining; giving a new and permanent color.DY'EING, noun The art or practice of giving new and permanent colors; the art of coloring cloth, hat...

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DYER

DY'ER, noun One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.

4058

DYING

DY'ING, participle present tense [from die.] Losing life; perishing; expiring; fading away; languishing.1.adjective Mortal; destined to death; as dying bodies.

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DYNAMETER

DYNAM'ETER, noun [Gr. strength, and to measure.]An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes.

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DYNAMETRICAL

DYNAMET'RICAL, adjective Pertaining to a dynameter.

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DYNAMICAL

DYNAM'ICAL, adjective [Gr. power.] Pertaining to strength or power.

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DYNAMICS

DYNAMICS, noun [Gr., power.] That branch of mechanical philosophy which treats of the force of moving bodies; the science of moving powers, and the effect of moving bodies actin...

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DYNAMOMETER

DYNAMOM'ETER, noun [See Dynameter.] An instrument for measuring the relative strength of men and other animals.

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DYNAST

DY'NAST, noun [See Dynasty.] a ruler; a governor; a prince; a government.

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DYNASTIC

DYNAST'IC, adjective Relating to a dynasty or line of kings.

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DYNASTY

DY'NASTY, noun [Gr. power, sovereignty; a lord or chief; to be able or strong, to prevail.]Government; sovereignty; or rather a race or succession of kings of the same line or f...

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DYSCRASY

DYS'CRASY, adjective [Gr. evil, and habit.] In medicine, an ill habit or state of the humors; distemperature of the juices.

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DYSENTERIC

DYSENTER'IC, adjective Pertaining to dysentery; accompanied with dysentery; proceeding from dysentery.1. Afflicted with dysentery; as a dysenteric patient.

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DYSENTERY

DYS'ENTERY, noun [Latin dysenteria; Gr. bad; intestines.]A flux in which the stools consist chiefly of blood and mucus or other morbid matter, accompanied with griping of the bo...

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DYSODILE

DYS'ODILE, noun A species of coal of a greenish or yellowish gray color, in masses composed of thin layers. When burning, it emits a very fetid odor.

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DYSOREXY

DYS'OREXY, noun [Gr. bad, and appetite.] A bad or depraved appetite; a want of appetite.

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DYSPEPSY

DYSPEP'SY, noun [Gr. bad, and to concoct.] Bad digestion; indigestion, or difficulty of digestion.

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DYSPEPTIC

DYSPEP'TIC, adjective Afflicted with indigestion; as a dyspeptic person.1. Pertaining to or consisting in dyspepsy; as a dyspeptic complaint.

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DYSPHONY

DYS'PHONY, noun [Gr. bad, hard; and voice.] A difficulty of speaking, occasioned by an ill disposition of the organs of speech.

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DYSPNOEA

DYSPNOE'A, noun A difficulty of breathing.

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DYSURY

DYS'URY, noun [Gr. urine.] Difficulty in discharging the urine, attended with pain and a sensation of heat.