English Words: D

To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

Misspelling of disappointed.

Unhappiness or discontent.

Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.

To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.

The act of dissecting.

simple past and past participle of diss

The action of the verb dissemble

To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.

The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.

An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.

To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).

Someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.

A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.

Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.

plural of diss

The state of being dissident; dissent

In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant.

Not similar; unalike; different.

present participle and gerund of diss

To drive away, disperse.

simple past and past participle of dissipate

The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.

The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.

Removing or separating from some association.

Unrestrained by morality.

The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.

To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.

that has been disintegrated in a solvent

The act by which something dissolves.

A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.

Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing.

To convince not to try or do.

A dissuasion.

Abbreviation of distribution.

A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.

Remote from the point of attachment or origin.

Towards a distal part.

An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.

present participle and gerund of distance

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

At a distance.

A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.

Having a bad or foul taste.

A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.

Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.

To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.

US standard spelling of distil.

The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid.