DISGUST
DISGUST, noun [Latin]1. Disrelish; distaste; aversion to the taste of food or drink; an unpleasant sensation excited int he organs of taste by something disagreeable, and when e...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DISGUSTED
DISGUSTED, participle passive Displeased; offended.
DISGUSTFUL
DISGUSTFUL, adjective Offensive to the taste; nauseous; exciting aversion in the natural or moral taste.
DISGUSTING
DISGUSTING, participle present tense1. Provoking aversion; offending the taste.2.adjective Provoking dislike; odious; hateful; as disgusting servility.
DISGUSTINGLY
DISGUSTINGLY, adverb In a manner to give disgust.
DISH
DISH, noun [Gr., Latin It is the same word as disk and desk, and seems to signify something flat, plain or extended.]1. A broad open vessel, made of various materials, used for ...
DISH-CLOTH
DISH-CLOTH, DISH-CLOUT, noun A cloth used for washing and wiping dishes.
DISH-WASHER
DISH-WASHER, noun The name of a bird, the mergus.
DISH-WATER
DISH-WATER, noun Water in which dishes are washed.
DISHABIL
DISHABILLE, dishabilnoun [See Habit.] An undress; a loose negligent dress for the morning. But see Deshabille, the French and more correct orthography. Dryden uses the word as a...
DISHABILLE
DISHABILLE, DISHABIL, noun [See Habit.] An undress; a loose negligent dress for the morning. But see Deshabille, the French and more correct orthography. Dryden uses the word as...
DISHABIT
DISHABIT, verb transitive To drive from a habitation. [Not in use.]
DISHARMONIOUS
DISHARMONIOUS, adjective Incongruous. [See Unharmonious.]
DISHARMONY
DISHARMONY, noun [dis and harmony.] Want of harmony; discord; incongruity. [Not used.]
DISHEARTEN
DISHEARTEN, verb transitive dishartn. [dis and heart.] To discourage; to deprive of courage; to depress the spirits; to deject; to impress with fear; as, it is weakness to be di...
DISHEARTENED
DISHEARTENED, participle passive Dishartned. Discouraged; depressed in spirits; cast down.
DISHEARTENING
DISHEARTENING, participle present tense Dishartning. Discouraging; depressing the spirits.
DISHED
DISHED, participle passive Put in a dish or dishes.
DISHEIR
DISHEIR, verb transitive dizare. To debar from inheriting. [Not in use.]
DISHERISON
DISHERISON, noun [See Disherit.] The act of disinheriting, or cutting off from inheritance.
DISHERIT
DISHERIT, verb transitive [See Heir.] To disinherit; to cut off from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance. [See Disinherit, which is more generally used.]
DISHERITANCE
DISHERITANCE, noun The state of disheriting or of being disinherited.
DISHERITED
DISHERITED, participle passive Cut off from an inheritance or hereditary succession.
DISHERITING
DISHERITING, participle present tense Cutting off from an inheritance.
DISHEVEL
DISHEVEL, verb transitive [Latin] To spread the hair loosely; to suffer the hair of the head to hang negligently, and to flow without confinement; used chiefly in the passive pa...
DISHEVELED
DISHEVELED, participle passive or adjective Hanging loosely and negligently without confinement; flowing in disorder; as disheveled locks.
DISHEVELING
DISHEVELING, participle present tense Spreading loosely.