DEXTROUSNESS
DEXTROUSNESS, noun Dexterity; adroitness.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DEY
DEY, noun The title of the governor or sovereign of Algiers, under the protection of the Grand Seignior.
DI
DI, a prefix, a contraction of dis, denotes from, separation or negation, or two.
DIA
DIA, Greek, a prefix, denotes through.
DIABASE
DIABASE, noun Another name of greenstone.
DIABATERIAL
DIABATERIAL, adjective [Gr.] Border-passing.
DIABETES
DIABETES, noun [Gr., to pass through; to go or pass.] A long continued increased quantity of urine; an excessive and morbid discharge of urine.
DIABETIC
DIABETIC, adjective Pertaining to diabetes.
DIABOLIC
DIABOLIC, DIABOLICAL, adjective [Latin, the devil.] Devilish; pertaining to the devil; hence, extremely malicious; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; partaking ...
DIABOLICAL
DIABOLIC, DIABOLICAL adjective [Latin, the devil.] Devilish; pertaining to the devil; hence, extremely malicious; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; partaking o...
DIABOLICALLY
DIABOLICALLY, adverb In a diabolical manner; very wickedly; nefariously.
DIABOLICALNESS
DIABOLICALNESS, noun The qualities of the devil.
DIABOLISM
DIABOLISM, noun1. The actions of the devil.2. Possession by the devil.
DIACAUSTIC
DIACAUSTIC, adjective [G., to burn or inflame.] Belonging to curves formed by refraction.
DIACHYLON
DIACHYLON, noun [Gr.] An emollient plaster.
DIACONAL
DIACONAL, adjective [Latin] Pertaining to a deacon.
DIACOUSTIC
DIACOUSTIC, adjective [Gr., to hear.] Pertaining to the science or doctrine of refracted sounds.
DIACOUSTICS
DIACOUSTICS, noun The science or doctrine of refracted sounds; the consideration of the properties of sound refracted by passing through different mediums; called also diaphonics.
DIACRITICAL
DIACRITICAL, adjective [Gr., to separate.] That separates or distinguishes; distinctive; as a diacritical point or mark.The short vowel is never signified by any diacritical mark.
DIADELPH
DIADELPH, noun [Gr., twice; a brother.] In botany, a plant whose stamens are united into two bodies or bundles by their filaments.
DIADELPHIAN
DIADELPHIAN, adjective Having its stamens united into two bodies by their filaments.
DIADEM
DIADEM, noun [Gr., to gird; to bind. Latin]1. Anciently, a head-band or fillet worn by kings as a badge or royalty. It was made of silk, linen or wool, and tied round the temple...
DIADEMED
DIADEMED, adjective Adorned with a diadem; crowned; ornamented.
DIADROM
DIADROM, noun [Gr., a running about; to run.] A course or passing; a vibration; the time in which the vibration of a pendulum is performed.
DIAGNOSTIC
DIAGNOSTIC, adjective [Gr., to know.] Distinguishing; characteristic; indicating the nature of a disease.DIAGNOSTIC, noun The sign or symptom by which a disease is known or dist...
DIAGONAL
DIAGONAL, adjective [Gr. A corner.]1. In geometry, extending from one angle to another of a quadrilateral figure, and dividing it into two equal parts.2. Being in an angular dir...
DIAGONALLY
DIAGONALLY, adverb In a diagonal direction.