DELATOR
DELATOR, noun An accuser; an informer.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DELAY
DELAY, verb transitive1. To prolong the time of acting, or proceeding; to put off; to defer.My lord delayeth his coming. Matthew 14:1.2. To retard; to stop, detain or hinder for...
DELAYED
DELAYED, participle passive Deferred; detained; hindered for a time; retarded.
DELAYER
DELAYER, noun One who defers; one who lingers.
DELAYING
DELAYING, participle present tense Putting off; deferring; procrastinating; retarding; detaining.
DELAYMENT
DELAYMENT, noun Hinderance.
DELE
DELE, verb transitive Blot out; erase.
DELEBLE
DELEBLE, adjective That can be blotted out.
DELECTABLENESS
DELECTABLENESS, noun Delightfulness.
DELECTABLY
DELECTABLY, adverb Delightfully.
DELECTATION
DELECTATION, noun Great pleasure; delight.
DELEGACY
DELEGACY, noun A number of persons delegated.
DELEGATE
DELEGATE, verb transitive [Latin To send.]1. To send away; appropriately, to send on an embassy; to send with power to transact business, as a representative. The President dele...
DELEGATED
DELEGATED, participle passive Deputed; sent with a trust or commission to act for another; appointed a judge; committed, as authority.
DELEGATING
DELEGATING, participle present tense Deputing; sending with a commission to act for another; appointing; committing; entrusting.
DELEGATION
DELEGATION, noun1. A sending away; the act of putting in commission, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate.The duties of religion cannot ...
DELETE
DELETE, verb transitive To blot out.
DELETERIOUS
DELETERIOUS, adjective [Latin To blot out or destroy.]1. Having the quality of destroying, or extinguishing life; destructive; poisonous; as a deleterious plant or quality.2. In...
DELETERY
DELETERY, adjective Destructive; poisonous.
DELETION
DELETION, noun [Latin To blot out.]1. The act of blotting out or erasing.2. Destruction.
DELETORY
DELETORY, noun That which blots out.
DELF
DELF, noun1. A mine; a quarry; a pit dug.2. Earthern ware, covered with enamel or white glazing in imitation of China ware or porcelain, made at Delft in Holland; properly, Delf...
DELIBATE
DELIBATE, verb transitive [Latin To taste.] To taste; to take a sip.
DELIBATION
DELIBATION, noun A taste; an essay.
DELIBERATE
DELIBERATE, verb intransitive [Latin To weigh.] To weigh in the mind; to consider and examine the reasons for and against a measure; to estimate the weight or force of arguments...
DELIBERATELY
DELIBERATELY, adverb With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; not hastily or rashly; slowly. This purpose was deliberately formed.
DELIBERATENESS
DELIBERATENESS, noun Calm consideration; circumspection; due attention to the arguments for and against a measure; caution.