To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
delilah
delilah
Proper noun
The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.
name of Biblical origin.
Noun
A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale.
A libertine; a harlot; a woman of loose morals.
delimed
delimed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of delime
delimer
delimes
delimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delime
delimit
delimit
verb
(transitive) To demarcate.
(transitive) To mark or fix the limits of.
delinda
deliria
deliria
noun
plural of delirium
delisle
delists
delists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delist
deliver
deliver
adj
(rare) Capable, agile, or active.
verb
(formal, with "of") To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
(intransitive, transitive, informal) To produce what is expected or required.
(medicine) To administer a drug.
To assist in the birth of.
To bring or transport something to its destination.
To discover; to show.
To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
To free from or disburden of anything.
To give birth to.
To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
To set free from restraint or danger.
dellies
delmita
deloria
deloris
delphia
delphic
delphic
adj
Alternative form of Delphic
Relating to a womb
delphin
delphin
noun
(organic chemistry) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise.
deltaic
deltaic
adj
Of or pertaining to a river delta.
Shaped like the letter delta (Δ), or like an equiangular or equilateral triangle.
deltoid
deltoid
adj
(botany, of leaves) Of a triangular or roughly triangular shape and attached to the stem via the side.
In the shape of the uppercase Greek letter delta (Δ); triangular.
Of or pertaining to the deltoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) The deltoid ligament, a triangular ligament on the human ankle.
(anatomy) The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
(geometry) A deltoid curve (hypocycloid with three cusps).
(geometry) A kite (quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end).
delving
delving
noun
Alternative form of dilving
The act of one who delves.
verb
present participle of delve
demiowl
demirel
demivol
denials
denials
noun
plural of denial
dentile
dentile
noun
(zoology) A small tooth, like that of a saw.
dentils
dentils
noun
plural of dentil
derails
derails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derail
derival
derival
noun
(rare, linguistics, grammar) The derivation of a word.
deskill
deskill
verb
(transitive) To change the role of (workers) so that they are no longer required or able to use the skills that they have acquired.
(transitive) To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology.
deslime
despoil
despoil
noun
(obsolete) Plunder; spoliation.
verb
(obsolete, transitive or reflexive) To strip (someone) of their clothes; to undress.
(transitive) To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from.
(transitive) To violently strip (someone), with indirect object of their possessions etc.; to rob.
details
details
noun
plural of detail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detail
develin
develin
noun
(UK, dialect) The European swift.
deviled
deviled
adj
Alternative form of devilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devil
deviler
devilet
devilet
noun
(archaic) A little devil.
deville
devilry
devilry
noun
An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft.
An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
Wickedness; cruelty.
mischief.
devisal
devisal
noun
An act of devising.
dewlike
dewlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of dew.
diabolo
diabolo
noun
A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.
dialect
dialect
noun
(colloquial) A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.
(computing, programming) A variant of a non-standardized programming language.
(derogatory) Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
(linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
(ornithology) A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.
dialers
dialers
noun
plural of dialer
dialing
dialing
noun
(archaic) The art of constructing dials
A method of surveying, especially in mines, in which the bearings of the courses, or the angles which they make with each other, are determined by means of the circumferentor; the use of a miner's dial.
The act by which a number is dialed.
The science of measuring time by dials.
verb
present participle of dial
dialist
dialist
noun
A maker of sundials; a gnomonist.
dialkyl
dialkyl
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any compound containing two alkyl groups
(uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two alkyl groups in a compound
dialled
dialled
verb
(Britain), (Canada), simple past tense and past participle of dial
diallel
diallel
adj
(genetics) Involving crosses between several or all possible combinations.
(obsolete) Of lines: Meeting and intersecting; not parallel.
noun
A form of logical fallacy in which a proposition that is required to prove another proposition can only be proved by means of assuming the truth of the proposition one is trying to prove; circular reasoning.
A set of all possible pairs of items from a specified set of items, especially when used for a study of diallel crosses.
dialler
dialler
noun
Alternative form of dialer
diallyl
diallyl
noun
(countable, organic chemistry) Any compound containing two allyl groups
(uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two allyl groups in a compound
dialogs
dialogs
noun
plural of dialog
dialyse
dialyse
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of dialyze
dialyze
dialyze
verb
(intransitive) To undergo dialysis.
(transitive) To subject (something or someone) to dialysis.
diaplex
diarial
diarial
adj
Relating to a diary; daily.
diaulic
diaulic
adj
(biology, of a hermaphroditic organism) Having two reproductive duct systems.
diaulos
diaulos
noun
(architecture, historical) A peristyle round the great court of the palaestra.
(historical) A kind of Ancient Greek footrace.
(historical) An Ancient Greek wind instrument composed of two pipes connected at the base and often of different lengths, played similarly to an oboe.
diavolo
diaxial
diaxial
adj
Having or relating to two axes; biaxial.
Referring to a situation in which two substituents on a cyclohexane ring are both in axial position
diazole
diazole
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two unsaturated heterocycles consisting of a five-membered ring containing three carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms and two double bonds - namely pyrazole and imidazole
dibbell
dibbled
dibbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dibble
dibbler
dibbler
noun
A dibble (device for making holes in which to plant seeds).
A person who uses a dibble.
A small Australian mouse-like marsupial (Parantechinus apicalis).
dibbles
dibbles
noun
plural of dibble
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dibble
dibhole
dibhole
noun
(UK, mining) The lowest part of a mine, into which the water drains.
diblasi
dibutyl
dibutyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Two butyl groups in a molecule
dicetyl
dicliny
dicliny
noun
(botany) cross-pollination in which the flowers are either staminate (male) or pistillate (female)
dicolic
dicolon
dicolon
noun
(prosody) A verse or period consisting of two cola or members.
dicotyl
dicotyl
noun
(botany) dicotyledon
dicycle
dicycle
noun
(graph theory) directed cycle
A vehicle with two wheels side by side.
dicycly
diddled
diddled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diddle
diddler
diddler
noun
A person who diddles; a cheat or swindler.
diddles
diddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diddle
diddley
didelph
didlove
dieball
diebold
diedral
diedral
adj
Alternative spelling of dihedral
dielike
dielike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a die (object rolled to produce a random number).
dierolf
diesels
diesels
noun
plural of diesel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diesel
diethyl
diethyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.
digital
digital
adj
Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
noun
(colloquial, humorous) A finger.
(finance) A digital option.
(informal, uncountable) Short for digital art.
(music) Any of the keys of a piano or similar instrument.
(uncountable) Digital equipment or technology.
diglots
diglots
noun
plural of diglot
diglyph
diglyph
noun
A member with two vertical channels or grooves, without the two lateral half grooves which characterize the triglyph.
digonal
digonal
adj
(mathematics) Relating to a digon
(mathematics) symmetrical about a 180° turn about an axis
dihalid
dikelet
dikelet
noun
A small dike.
dilated
dilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dilate
dilater
dilater
noun
One who, or that which, dilates, expands, or enlarges.
dilates
dilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dilate
dilator
dilator
noun
(anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate.
(medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity.
(medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation.
dildoes
dildoes
noun
plural of dildo
plural of dildoe
dilemma
dilemma
noun
(logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".
(rhetoric) Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives.
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
A difficult circumstance or problem.
dilisio
dillard
dillesk
dillier
dillier
adj
comparative form of dilly: more dilly
dillies
dillies
noun
plural of dilly
dilling
dilling
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) The runt of a litter.
(obsolete) A darling; a favourite.
(obsolete) The youngest child.
verb
present participle of dill
dillisk
dillisk
noun
(chiefly Ireland) dulse.
dilluer
dillwyn
dilthey
dilucid
dilucid
adj
(obsolete) clear; lucid
diluent
diluent
adj
Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, especially of water.
noun
(analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.
(medicine) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.
That which dilutes.
diluted
diluted
adj
That has had something added in order to dilute it.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dilute
dilutee
dilutee
noun
An unskilled worker brought in to replace a skilled one, for example during wartime.
diluter
diluter
noun
(chemistry) A device that adds a measured amount of sample to a measured amount of diluent.
A substance used for diluting.
dilutes
dilutes
noun
plural of dilute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dilute
dilutor
dilutor
noun
Alternative form of diluter
diluvia
diluvia
noun
plural of diluvion
plural of diluvium
dimpled
dimpled
adj
Having dimples
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dimple
dimples
dimples
noun
plural of dimple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dimple
dincolo
dindled
dindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dindle
dindles
dindles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dindle
dingell
dingily
dingily
adv
In a dingy manner.
dingled
dingles
dingles
noun
plural of dingle
dinical
diobely
diobols
diobols
noun
plural of diobol
diocoel
diploes
diploes
noun
plural of diploe
diploic
diploic
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the diploe.
diploid
diploid
adj
(crystallography) Of a certain symmetry class with 24 congruent irregular quadrilateral faces.
(genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
(genetics) Of an organism, having diploid cells.
noun
A diploid cell.
A diploid organism.
diplois
diploma
diploma
noun
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
diplont
diplont
noun
(genetics) An organism having a diploid number of chromosomes in its cells