Webster's Dictionary 1913

5131

Divulgater

Div″ul‐ga′ter (?), n. A divulger.

5132

Divulgation

Div′ul‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. divulgatio: cf. F. divulgation.] The act of divulging or publishing.Secrecy hath no use than divulgation. Bp. Hall.

5133

Divulge

Di‐vulge″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Divulged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Divulging.] [F. divulguer, L. divulgare; di- = dis- + vulgare to spread among the people, from vulgus the common p...

5134

Divulge (2)

Di‐vulge″, v. i. To become publicly known. “To keep it from divulging.” Shak.

5135

Divulsive

Di‐vul″sive (?), a. Tending to pull asunder, tear, or rend; distracting.

5136

Dixie

Dix″ie (dĭks″y̆), n. A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War.

5137

Dizen

Diz″en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dizened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dizening.] [Perh. orig., to dress in a foolish manner, and allied to dizzy: but cf. also OE. dysyn (Palsgrave) to put ...

5138

Dizz

Dizz (dĭz), v. t. [See Dizzy.] To make dizzy; to astonish; to puzzle. Gayton.

5139

Dizzard

Diz″zard (dĭz″zẽrd), n. [See Dizzy, and cf. Disard.] A blockhead. [Written also dizard, and disard.] — Diz″zard‐ly, adv.

5140

Dizzily

Diz″zi‐ly (dĭz″zĭ‐ly̆), adv. In a dizzy manner or state.

5141

Dizziness

Diz″zi‐ness, n. [AS. dysigness folly. See Dizzy.] Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.

5142

Dizzy

Diz″zy (dĭz″zy̆), a. [Compar.Dizzier (–zĭ‐ẽr); superl.Dizziest.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. düsig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFri...

5143

Dizzy (2)

Diz″zy, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dizzied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dizzying.] To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse.If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy und...

5144

Djereed

‖Djer‐eed″ (?) orDjer‐rid″ (�), n. [F. djerid, fr. Ar. See Jereed.] (a) A blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries. (b) A game played with it. [Written also jere...

5145

Djinnee

‖Djin″nee (?), n.; pl.Jjinn (�) or Djinns (�). See Jinnee, Jinn.

5146

Do

Do (dō), n.(Mus.) A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the first of the seven syllables used by ...

5147

Do (2)

Do (do͞o), v. t. or auxiliary. [imp.Did (dĭd); p. p.Done (ducr/n); p. pr. & vb. n.Doing (do͞o″ĭng). This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus:...

5148

Do (3)

Do (?), v. i. 1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.They fear not the Lord, neither do they after... the law and commandment. 2 Kings xvii. 34.2. To fare; to ...

5149

Do (4)

Do, n. 1. Deed; act; fear. Sir W. Scott.2. Ado; bustle; stir; to do.A great deal of do, and a great deal of trouble. Selden.3. A cheat; a swindle.

5150

Do (5)

Do (?), v. t. 1. To perform work upon, about, for, or at, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, or the like.The sergeants seem to do themse...

5151

Do-all

Do″–all′ (?), n. General manager; factotum.Under him, Dunstan was the do-all at court, being the king's treasurer, councilor, chancellor, confessor, all things. Fuller.

5152

Do-little

Do″–lit′tle (?), n. One who performs little though professing much.Great talkers are commonly dolittles. Bp. Richardson.

5153

Do-naught

Do″–naught′ (?), n. [Do + naught.] A lazy, good-for-nothing fellow.

5154

Do-nothing

Do″–noth′ing (?), a. Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy.

5155

Do-nothingism

{ Do″–noth′ing‐ism (?), Do″–noth′ing‐ness (?), } n. Inactivity; habitual sloth; idleness. Carlyle. Miss Austen.

5156

Do.

Do. (�), n. An abbreviation of Ditto.

5157

Doab

‖Do″ab (?), [Pers. & Hind. doāb, prop., two waters.] A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers; as, the doab between the Ganges and the Jumna. Am. Cyc.