Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DEEP-VAULTED

DEEP-VAULTED, adjective Formed like a deep vault or arch.

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DEEP-WAISTED

DEEP-WAISTED, adjective Having a deep waist, as a ship when the quarter deck and forecastle are raised from four to six feet above the level of the main deck.

597

DEEPEN

DEEPEN, verb transitive1. To make deep or deeper; to sink lower; as, to deepen the channel of a river or harbor; to deepen a well.2. To make dark or darker; to make more thick o...

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DEEPENED

DEEPENED, participle passive Made more deep.

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DEEPENING

DEEPENING, participle present tense Sinking lower; making more deep.

600

DEEPLY

DEEPLY, adverb1. At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as a passion deeply rooted in our nature; precepts deeply engraven on the heart.2. Profoundly; thoroughly; as dee...

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DEEPNESS

DEEPNESS, noun1. Depth; remoteness from the surface in a descending line; interior distance from the surface; profundity.And forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepne...

602

DEER

DEER, noun Sing. And plural [Gr. A wild beast. The primary sense is simply roving, wild, untamed; hence, a wild beast.] A quadruped of the genus Cervus, of several species, as t...

603

DEER-STEALER

DEER-STEALER, noun One who steals deer.

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DEER-STEALING

DEER-STEALING, noun The act or crime of stealing deer.

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DEESS

DEESS, noun A goddess.

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DEFACE

DEFACE, verb transitive1. To destroy or mar the face or surface of a thing; to injure the superficies or beauty; to disfigure; as, to deface a monument; to deface an ediface.2. ...

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DEFACER

DEFACER, noun He or that which defaces; one who injures, mars or disfigures.

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DEFACING

DEFACING, participle present tense Injuring the face or surface; marring; disfiguring; erasing.De facto. [Latin] actually; in fact; existing; as a king de facto, distinguished f...

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DEFAILANCE

DEFAILANCE, noun Failure; miscarriage.

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DEFALCATE

DEFALCATE, verb transitive To cut off; to take away or deduct a part; used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc.

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DEFALCATION

DEFALCATION,. noun1. The act of cutting off, or deducting a part; deduction; diminution; abatement; as, let him have the amount of his rent without defalcation2. That which is c...

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DEFALK

DEFALK, verb transitive To defalcate.

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DEFAMATION

DEFAMATION, noun The uttering of slanderous words with a view to injure anothers reputation; the malicious uttering of falsehood respecting another which tends to destroy or imp...

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DEFAMATORY

DEFAMATORY, adjective Calumnious; slanderous; containing defamation; false and injurious to reputation; as defamatory words; defamatory reports or writings.

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DEFAME

DEFAME,1. To slander; falsely and maliciously to utter words respecting another which tend to injure his reputation or occupation; as to say, a judge is corrupt; a man is perjur...

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DEFAMED

DEFAMED, participle passive Slandered; dishonored or injured by evil reports.

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DEFAMER

DEFAMER, noun A slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.

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DEFAMING

DEFAMING, participle present tense Slandering; injuring the character by false reports.DEFAMING, noun Defamation; slander.

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DEFATICATE

DEFATICATE, verb transitive [Latin To tire.] To weary or tire.

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DEFATIGABLE

DEFATIGABLE, adjective Liable to be wearied.

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DEFATIGATION

DEFATIGATION, noun Weariness.