Part 16

~Dædalian~, _a._ Intricate, maze-like.

~Daffadilly~, _n._ Daffodil, narcissus.

~Daffadowndilly~, _n._ Daffodil, narcissus.

~Daffodil~, _n._ Narcissus, daffadilly, daffadowndilly.

~Daft~, _a._ ~1.~ [_Local Eng._] Stupid, silly, foolish.

~2.~ [_Scottish._] Playful, frolicsome, mirthful, merry, sportive.

~Dagger~, _n._ Poniard, dirk, stiletto.

~Daggle~, _v. a._ Draggle, bemire, befoul, soil, dirty.

~Daggle-tail~, _n._ Slattern, slut, draggle-tail, filthy person.

~Daily~, _a._ Diurnal, quotidian.

~Dainty~, _a._ ~1.~ Delicious, savory, nice, delicate, tender, palatable, luscious, toothsome.

~2.~ Elegant, beautiful, neat, fine.

~3.~ Fastidious, squeamish, scrupulous, over-nice.

~Dainty~, _n._ Delicacy, tidbit, tit-bit, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate morsel.

~Dale~, _n._ Vale, valley, bottom, dell, glen, dingle.

~Dalliance~, _n._ Caressing, fondling, endearments.

~Dally~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Trifle, dawdle, lose time, waste time, idle away time, fritter away time.

~2.~ Fondle, toy, interchange caresses.

~Daltonism~, _n._ Color-blindness.

~Dam~, _n._ Mother (_of a beast_), female parent.

~Damage~, _n._ Injury, harm, hurt, detriment, mischief, loss.

~Damage~, _v. a._ Injure, impair, hurt, harm, mar.

~Damages~, _n. pl._ Indemnity, satisfaction, fine, forfeiture.

~Damask-plum~, _n._ Damson.

~Dame~, _n._ Mistress, matron, lady, madam.

~Damn~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Condemn, judge to be guilty.

~2.~ (_Theol._) Doom to perdition, doom to eternal punishment.

~3.~ Condemn, censure, express disapprobation of.

~Damnable~, _a._ Odious, detestable, execrable, hateful, abominable, cursed, accursed.

~Damnatory~, _a._ Condemnatory.

~Damp~, _n._ Moisture, vapor, fog, dampness.

~Damp~, _a._ Moist, humid, dank, wet.

~Damp~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Moisten, dampen.

~2.~ Check, repress, restrain, moderate, allay, abate.

~3.~ Chill, deaden, depress, deject.

~Dampen~, _v. a._ Moisten, damp.

~Damper~, _n._ ~1.~ Check, hinderance, obstacle, impediment, lion in the way.

~2.~ Discouragement, wet blanket, cold water.

~Dampness~, _n._ Moisture, damp.

~Damsel~, _n._ Maiden, maid, girl, lass, lassie, miss, young lady.

~Damson~, _n._ Damask-plum.

~Dance~, _v. n._ Frisk, caper, hop about.

~Dance~, _v. a._ Dandle, toss up and down.

~Dance attendance~, Stand and wait (_obsequiously_).

~Dander~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Corruption of_] DANDRUFF.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Anger, rage.

~Dandiprat~, _n._ Dwarf, little fellow.

~Dandle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dance, toss up and down.

~2.~ Fondle, caress, pet, amuse with trifles, play with.

~Dandruff~, _n._ Scurf on the head.

~Dandy~, _n._ Beau, fop, coxcomb, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, jack-a-dandy, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow.

~Dandy-fever~, _n._ Dengue, break-bone fever.

~Dandyism~, _n._ Foppishness.

~Danger~, _n._ Peril, hazard, risk, jeopardy, venture.

~Dangerous~, _a._ Perilous, hazardous, unsafe, RISKY, full of risk.

~Dangle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Swing, hang loose.

~2.~ Fawn, hang about, be obsequious.

~Dank~, _a._ Moist, damp, humid, wet.

~Dapper~, _a._ ~1.~ Active, lively, brisk, agile, nimble, spry, smart, quick, alert, ready.

~2.~ Spruce, nice, neat, trim, pretty.

~Dapple~, _a._ Variegated, spotted, dappled.

~Dapple~, _v. a._ Variegate, spot, diversify.

~Dare~, _v. n._ Venture, presume, have courage, be bold enough, not be afraid.

~Dare~, _v. a._ Bravo, defy, challenge.

~Dare-devil~, _n._ Desperado, rash adventurer, desperate fellow.

~Daring~, _a._ Bold, adventurous, fearless, brave, intrepid, valorous, valiant, courageous, gallant, chivalrous, doughty, heroic, undaunted, dauntless.

~Daring~, _n._ Boldness, intrepidity, valor, bravery, courage.

~Dark~, _a._ ~1.~ Unilluminated, unenlightened, dusky, shadowy, rayless, sunless, darksome, lurid, murky, cloudy, shady, overcast, black, ebon, Cimmerian, not light, pitchy.

~2.~ Mysterious, obscure, incomprehensible, unintelligible, enigmatical, mystic, mystical, recondite, occult, transcendental, abstruse, cabalistic.

~3.~ Gloomy, disheartening, discouraging, cheerless, dismal.

~4.~ Untaught, ignorant, unlettered, rude.

~5.~ Wicked, atrocious, infamous, foul, vile, infernal.

~Dark~, _n._ ~1.~ Darkness, obscurity, want of light.

~2.~ Ignorance, blindness, want of knowledge.

~Darken~, _v. a._ Obscure, cloud, dim, shade, shadow, make dark, make dim.

~Darken~, _v. n._ Grow dark.

~Darkling~, _a._ In the dark.

~Darkness~, _n._ ~1.~ Obscurity, dimness, dark, want of light.

~2.~ Ignorance, blindness, want of knowledge.

~3.~ Gloom, despondency, cheerlessness, joylessness.

~Darksome~, _a._ Obscure, gloomy, DARK.

~Darling~, _n._ Favorite, idol, pet, dear.

~Darling~, _a._ Favorite, beloved, dear, precious, much loved.

~Dart~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Hurl, throw, launch, jaculate, let fly.

~2.~ Emit, shoot, send off.

~Dart~, _v. n._ Rush, fly swiftly.

~Darter~, _n._ (_Ornith._) Snake-bird.

~Dartre~, _n._ [Fr.] Herpes, tetter.

~Dartrous~, _a._ Herpetic.

~Dash~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Strike violently.

~2.~ Throw forcibly.

~3.~ Adulterate, deteriorate (_by mixture_), alloy.

~4.~ Disappoint, frustrate, thwart, ruin, destroy, shatter, spoil.

~5.~ Surprise, confound, abash, put to shame.

~Dash~, _v. n._ Rush, dart, fly swiftly.

~Dash~, _n._ ~1.~ Stroke, blow.

~2.~ Rush, onset, sudden advance.

~3.~ Infusion, tinge, tincture, sprinkling, spice, touch, smack, little, small quantity.

~4.~ Flourish, show, ostentatious display.

~Dash-board~, _n._ Dasher.

~Dasher~, _n._ Dashboard.

~Dashing~, _a._ ~1.~ Rushing, precipitate.

~2.~ Ostentatious, showy, pretentious.

~Dash in pieces~, Break in pieces, break into fragments.

~Dash off~, Execute rapidly.

~Dastard~, _n._ Coward, poltroon, craven, milksop.

~Dastard~, _a._ Cowardly, dastardly.

~Dastardly~, _a._ Cowardly, dastard.

~Data~, _n. pl._ Facts, premises.

~Date~, _n._ Time, epoch, era, age.

~Date~, _v. a._ Fix the date of, note the time of.

~Date~, _v. n._ Begin, be reckoned, be dated.

~Daub~, _v. a._ Smear, besmear, plaster, cover, bedaub, begrime.

~Daub~, _n._ Coarse painting.

~Dauby~, _a._ Adhesive, viscous, viscid, glutinous, smeary, sticky.

~Daunt~, _v. a._ Frighten, affright, alarm, intimidate, scare, terrify, dismay, appall, cow.

~Dauntless~, _a._ Fearless, intrepid, bold, brave, daring, undaunted, courageous, gallant, valiant, valorous, doughty, chivalrous, heroic.

~Davy Jones~, [_Sailor's term._] The Devil.

~Daw~, _n._ Jackdaw (_Corvus monedula_).

~Dawdle~, _v. n._ Trifle, dally, fiddle, lose time, waste time, idle away time, fritter away time, fool away time.

~Dawdler~, _n._ Idler, trifler, lounger, laggard, drone, sluggard, slow-back, inefficient person.

~Dawn~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Break, begin to be light, grow light.

~2.~ Appear, open, begin to appear.

~Dawn~, _n._ Cockcrowing, DAYBREAK, dayspring, dawning, break of day.

~Dawning~, _n._ ~1.~ DAYBREAK, dawn.

~2.~ Beginning, first appearance.

~Day~, _n._ ~1.~ Day-time (_between sunrise and sunset_).

~2.~ Period of twenty-four hours.

~3.~ Sunshine, daylight, sunlight, light of day.

~Day-blindness~, n. Nyctalopy, nocturnal sight.

~Daybreak~, _n._ Dawn, dawning, cockcrowing, dayspring, break of day, peep of day, prime of day, first blush of the morning.

~Day by day~, Daily, every day.

~Day-dream~, _n._ Dream, conceit, idle fancy, visionary scheme.

~Daylight~, _n._ Sunlight, sunshine, day, light of day, light of heaven.

~Day-sight~, _n._ HEMERALOPIA, night-blindness.

~Dayspring~, _n._ Dawn, dawning, DAYBREAK.

~Day-star~, _n._ ~1.~ Venus, Lucifer, Morning Star.

~2.~ Sun, orb of day.

~Daze~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dazzle, blind.

~2.~ Bewilder, confuse, perplex.

~Dazzle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Daze, blind (_by excess of light_).

~2.~ Astonish (_by splendor_), surprise (_by brilliancy_).

~Dazzle~, _n._ Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, dazzling light.

~Dead~, _a._ ~1.~ Lifeless, breathless, inanimate, deceased, defunct, departed, gone, gone to one's last home, gathered to one's fathers.

~2.~ Dull, frigid, cold, torpid, inert, unfeeling, callous, obtuse, indifferent, lukewarm.

~3.~ Vapid, tasteless, insipid, flat.

~4.~ Unemployed, useless, unprofitable.

~5.~ Entire, complete, total.

~Dead~, _n._ Depth, gloomiest period.

~Dead against~, Utterly or wholly opposed, out and out against.

~Dead ahead~, (_Naut._) Directly ahead (_said of the wind_).

~Dead-drunk~, Completely drunk.

~Deaden~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Weaken, impair, dull, damp, dampen.

~2.~ Blunt, benumb, paralyze, obtund, hebetate, make insensible.

~Dead language~, Unspoken language.

~Deadly~, _a._ ~1.~ Mortal, fatal, destructive, deleterious, noxious, murderous.

~2.~ Implacable, rancorous, sanguinary.

~Deadly-night-shade~, _n._ Belladonna, banewort, dwale (_Atropa belladonna_).

~Dead shot~, Good marksman.

~Deaf~, _a._ Hard of bearing, dull of hearing.

~Deafen~, _v. a._ Stun, make deaf.

~Deaf-mute~, _n._ Deaf and dumb person.

~Deaf to~, Regardless of, heedless of, inattentive to.

~Deal~, _n._ ~1.~ Quantity, degree, extent.

~2.~ Distribution (_of cards_).

~3.~ Pine plank.

~Deal~, _v. a._ Distribute, give, bestow, dispense, apportion, allot, divide, share, deal out, dole out, mete out.

~Deal~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Traffic, trade, do business, have commerce.

~2.~ Behave, conduct one's self.

~3.~ Distribute cards.

~Deal by~, Treat (_either well or ill_).

~Dealer~, _n._ ~1.~ Trader, trafficker.

~2.~ Distributor.

~Deal in~, Have to do with, be engaged in.

~Dealing~, _n._ ~1.~ Conduct, behavior, action.

~2.~ Commerce, intercourse, business, trade, traffic.

~Dear~, _a._ ~1.~ Costly, expensive, high-priced, at a high price, of great price.

~2.~ Precious, beloved, darling, much loved, highly esteemed or valued.

~Dear~, _n._ Darling.

~Dearth~, _n._ ~1.~ Scarcity, insufficiency, deficiency, short supply.

~2.~ Need, want, lack, famine, short commons.

~Death~, _n._ Decease, demise, dying, dissolution, departure, exit, end of life, King of terrors, debt of nature.

~Death-like~, _a._ Cadaverous, pale, wan, ghastly.

~Death's-head-moth~, _n._ Hawk-moth.

~Debar~, _v. a._ Exclude, prohibit, prevent, hinder, restrain, withhold, shut out.

~Debark~, _v. n._ Land, disembark, go on shore, come to land.

~Debase~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lower, depress, reduce, deteriorate, impair, vitiate, injure, pervert, alloy.

~2.~ Degrade, abase, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, mortify, bring low, take down.

~3.~ Contaminate, taint, defile, pollute, foul, befoul, corrupt, soil.

~Debasement~, _n._ ~1.~ Deterioration, vitiation, adulteration, perversion.

~2.~ Abasement, degradation, humiliation, depravation.

~Debatable~, _a._ Disputable.

~Debate~, _n._ ~1.~ Disputation, controversy.

~2.~ Altercation, contest, contention, dispute, logomachy, strife of words, war of words.

~Debate~, _v. a._ Discuss, argue, dispute, contest, canvass.

~Debate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Argue, dispute, deliberate, hold an argument.

~2.~ (_Rare._) Fight, contend, struggle.

~Debauch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Corrupt, vitiate, deprave, pollute.

~2.~ Ravish, deflour, violate, commit a rape upon.

~Debauch~, _n._ Potation, compotation, revels, revelry, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, carousal, drunken frolic, intemperate indulgence.

~Debauchee~, _n._ Libertine, rake, voluptuary, profligate, man of pleasure.

~Debauchery~, _n._ ~1.~ Excesses, dissipation, dissoluteness.

~2.~ Licentiousness, lewdness.

~Debilitate~, _v. a._ Weaken, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, prostrate, render weak, make languid.

~Debilitation~, _n._ Weakening, exhaustion, prostration.

~Debility~, _n._ Weakness, feebleness, languor, prostration, exhaustion, infirmity, frailty, loss of strength.

~Debonair~, _a._ Courteous, affable, polite, refined, civil, urbane, complaisant, obliging, gracious, easy, kind, well-bred.

~Débris~, _n._ [Fr.] Rubbish, ruins, remains.

~Debt~, _n._ ~1.~ Due, obligation.

~2.~ Trespass, offence, transgression, sin, fault, crime.

~Debt of nature~, DEATH.

~Début~, _n._ [Fr.] First attempt, first appearance.

~Decadence~, _n._ Decay, decline, fall, declension, degeneracy.

~Decadency~, _n._ Decay, decline, fall, declension, degeneracy.

~Decalogue~, _n._ The ten commandments.

~Decamp~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Break up camp, march away, march off, move off.

~2.~ Flee, fly, escape, hasten away, run away, go away, make off, pack off, steal away.

~Decant~, _v. a._ Pour off.

~Decapitate~, _n._ Behead, decollate, deprive of the head.

~Decapitation~, _n._ Beheading, decollation.

~Decarbonize~, _v. a._ Deprive of carbon.

~Decay~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Decline, fail, deteriorate, wither, waste, perish, be impaired, waste away, fall into decay.

~2.~ Rot, putrefy, be spoiled.

~Decay~, _n._ Decline, decadence, deterioration, degeneracy.

~Decease~, _n._ DEATH, demise, dying.

~Decease~, _v. n._ DIE, depart.

~Deceased~, _a._ Dead, defunct.

~Deceit~, _n._ Deception, fraud, imposition, imposture, finesse, artifice, duplicity, guile, trickery, cozenage, cheating, double dealing.

~Deceitful~, _a._ Deceptive, delusive, illusive, illusory, fallacious.

~Deceive~, _v. a._ Delude, cheat, dupe, gull, cozen, fool, befool, trick, circumvent, overreach, chouse, diddle, beguile, hood-wink, impose upon, make a fool of, play a trick upon, pull wool over one's eyes.

~Deceiver~, _n._ Impostor, cheat, trickster, rogue, knave, pretender.

~Decency~, _n._ ~1.~ Propriety, decorum, proper formality.

~2.~ Modesty, delicacy, purity.

~Decent~, _a._ ~1.~ Proper, becoming, fit, befitting, suitable, decorous, seemly, comely.

~2.~ Modest, delicate, pure.

~3.~ Tolerable, passable, moderate, respectable.

~Deception~, _n._ ~1.~ Imposture, imposition, DECEIT.

~2.~ TRICK, cheat, ruse, wile, stratagem, chouse.

~Deceptive~, _a._ Deceitful, deceiving, delusive, illusive, illusory, misleading, fallacious, clap-trap, false.

~Decide~, _v. a._ Settle, conclude, terminate, end.

~Decide~, _v. n._ Determine, conclude, come to a conclusion, give a decision.

~Decided~, _a._ ~1.~ Determined, unwavering, unhesitating, resolute.

~2.~ Unequivocal, categorical, positive, absolute.

~3.~ Unquestionable, undeniable, indisputable, certain, clear, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute.

~Deciduous~, _a._ (_Bot._) Not evergreen, not perennial.

~Decipher~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unravel, unfold, interpret, reveal, explain, expound.

~2.~ Read, make out.

~Decision~, _n._ ~1.~ Conclusion, judgment, determination, settlement.

~2.~ Resolution, firmness.

~Decisive~, _a._ Conclusive, final.

~Deck~, _v. a._ Adorn, embellish, decorate, ornament, array, beautify.

~Declaim~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Harangue, spout, speak (_rhetorically_).

~2.~ Recite a speech, practise speaking.

~Declamation~, _n._ ~1.~ Declaiming, haranguing, spouting.

~2.~ Harangue, set speech.

~3.~ Exercise in speaking.

~Declamatory~, _a._ ~1.~ In the style of declamation.

~2.~ Rhetorical, grandiloquent, inflated, bombastic, swelling, pompous, turgid, pretentious, high-flowing, high-sounding, HIGHFALUTIN.

~Declaration~, _n._ Affirmation, assertion, asseveration, averment, protestation, avowal.

~Declarative~, _a._ Explanatory, DECLARATORY.

~Declaratory~, _a._ ~1.~ Expressive, affirmative, enunciative, enunciatory.

~2.~ Explanatory, declarative.

~Declare~, _v. a._ Affirm, assert, aver, asseverate, state, proclaim, publish, promulgate, communicate, announce, utter, make known.

~Declare~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Make a declaration.

~2.~ Announce a determination.

~Declension~, _n._ ~1.~ Decline, deterioration, degeneracy, decay, diminution, falling off.

~2.~ (_Gram._) Inflection, variation.

~Declination~, _n._ Deviation.

~Decline~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Lean downward.

~2.~ Decay, sink, droop, languish, pine, fail, become feeble.

~3.~ Deteriorate, degenerate, be impaired.

~4.~ Decrease, lessen, diminish, wane, fall away.

~Decline~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Refuse, reject.

~2.~ (_Gram._) Inflect, vary.

~Decline~, _n._ ~1.~ Decline, deterioration, degeneracy, decay, diminution, falling off.

~2.~ Consumption, phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation.

~Declivity~, _n._ Slope (_downwards_), descent.

~Declivous~, _a._ Sloping.

~Decollate~, _v. a._ Behead, decapitate.

~Decollation~, _n._ Beheading, decapitation.

~Decolor~, _v. a._ Deprive of color.

~Decolorize~, _v. a._ Deprive of color.

~Decompose~, _v. a._ Decompound, analyze, resolve into its elements.

~Decomposition~, _n._ Analysis, resolution.

~Decompound~, _v. a._ Analyze, decompose.

~Decorate~, _v. a._ Adorn, deck, ornament, embellish, beautify.

~Decoration~, _n._ Ornament, embellishment.

~Decorous~, _a._ Decent, becoming, suitable, proper, befitting, seemly, comely, fit, decent.

~Decorum~, _n._ Decency, propriety, seemliness, appropriate behavior.

~Decoy~, _v. a._ Allure, lure, entice, inveigle, seduce, tempt, entrap, ensnare.

~Decoy~, _n._ Lure, allurement.

~Decoy-pigeon~, _n._ Stool-pigeon.

~Decoy-rogue~, _n._ STOOL-PIGEON.

~Decrease~, _v. n._ Diminish (_gradually_), lessen, grow less.

~Decrease~, _v. a._ Diminish, lessen, make less.

~Decrease~, _n._ Diminution, lessening, decrement, reduction.

~Decree~, _v. n_. Ordain, appoint, determine.

~Decree~, _v. a._ Order, ordain, appoint, enjoin, command.

~Decree~, _n._ Edict, enactment, regulation, law, order, mandate, fiat, ordinance, statute.

~Decrement~, _n._ Decrease, diminution, lessening, waste, loss.

~Decrepit~, _a._ Superannuated, effete, worn or broken down with age, infirm through age.

~Decrepitate~, _v. n._ Crackle, snap, crepitate.

~Decrepitude~, _n._ Infirmity of age, decline of life.

~Decrial~, _n._ Condemnation, disparagement, depreciation, crying down.

~Decry~, _v. a._ Disparage, depreciate, discredit, condemn, traduce, cry down, run down, bring into disrepute, bring discredit on.

~Decuple~, _a._ Tenfold.

~Decussate~, _v. a._ Intersect, cross, divide crosswise.

~Decussate~, _a._ Crossed, intersected, reticulated.

~Decussated~, _a._ Crossed, intersected, reticulated.

~Decussation~, _n._ Crossing, intersection.

~Dedicate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Devote, consecrate, set apart.

~2.~ Address (_as a literary work_), inscribe.

~Dedicate~, _a._ Devoted, consecrated, dedicated, set apart.

~Dedication~, _n._ ~1.~ Consecration, devotion.

~2.~ Address, inscription.

~Deduce~, _v. a._ Derive, conclude, infer.

~Deducible~, _a._ Inferrible, derivable.

~Deduct~, _v. a._ Subtract, separate, take away.

~Deduction~, _n._ ~1.~ Subtraction, retrenchment, withdrawal, removal.

~2.~ Abatement, allowance, defalcation, reduction, discount.

~3.~ Inference, conclusion, consequence, corollary.

~Deed~, _n._ ~1.~ Act, action, performance, exploit, achievement, feat.

~2.~ Reality, fact, truth.

~3.~ (_Law._) Indenture.

~Deem~, _v. a._ Think, regard, consider, hold, believe, suppose, imagine, judge, account, look upon.

~Deem~, _v. n._ Think, believe, suppose, opine, fancy, be of opinion.

~Deep~, _a._ ~1.~ Profound, unfathomable.

~2.~ Mysterious, intricate, knotty, difficult, hard (_to comprehend_).

~3.~ Sagacious, penetrating, intelligent, discerning, shrewd.

~4.~ Absorbed, engrossed, rapt up.

~5.~ Grave, low, not high, not sharp.

~6.~ Dark, intense.

~7.~ Great, thorough, entire.

~Deep~, _n._ Sea, ocean, main.

~Deep~, _ad._ DEEPLY.

~Deepen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make deeper, increase the depth of.

~2.~ Make darker, make more intense.

~3.~ Reduce to a lower tone, make more grave.

~Deepen~, _v. n._ Grow deeper, become deeper.

~Deeply~, _ad._ ~1.~ Profoundly, deep, to or at a great depth, far down.

~2.~ Thoroughly, entirely, completely.

~3.~ Greatly, very much, in a high degree.

~Deer-berry~, _n._ Tea-berry, wintergreen, partridge-berry, boxberry, mountain-tea (_Gaultheria procumbens_).

~Deface~, _v. a._ Disfigure, deform, mar, spoil, injure, soil, tarnish.

~Defacement~, _n._ Disfigurement, injury.

~De facto~, [L.] ~1.~ In fact, really, actually.

~2.~ Real, actual.

~Defalcate~, _v. a._ [_Applied especially to public accounts, estimates, &c._] Lop, lop off, cut off, deduct a part of.

~Defalcation~, _n._ ~1.~ Diminution, abatement.

~2.~ Deficiency, deficit, default, shortcoming, falling short.

~Defamation~, _n._ Slander, calumny, detraction, obloquy, aspersion, abuse, backbiting, scandal, false accusation.

~Defamatory~, _a._ Slanderous, calumnious, libellous, abusive.

~Defame~, _v. a._ Asperse, slander, malign, calumniate, traduce, vilify, revile, lampoon, blacken, abuse, blemish, run down, speak ill of.

~Default~, _n._ ~1.~ Omission, neglect, failure.

~2.~ Want, lack, destitution, defect, deficiency.

~Defaulter~, _n._ Delinquent (_in failing to appear in court, or in accounting for money intrusted_).

~Defeat~, _n._ ~1.~ Overthrow, downfall, rout, discomfiture, repulse.

~2.~ Frustration.

~Defeat~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conquer, overthrow, overcome, vanquish, checkmate, repulse, beat, discomfit, rout.

~2.~ Frustrate, baffle, foil, balk, disconcert, disappoint.

~Defecate~, _v. a._ Clarify, clear, purify.

~Defecation~, _n._ Clarification, purification.

~Defect~, _n._ ~1.~ Deficiency.

~2.~ Imperfection, blemish, flaw.

~3.~ Fault, failing, foible.

~Defection~, _n._ Apostasy, backsliding.

~Defective~, _a._ ~1.~ Deficient, insufficient, inadequate, not full, incomplete.

~2.~ Imperfect, faulty, not perfect.

~Defence~, _n._ [Written also _Defense_.] ~1.~ Protection, guard, buckler, bulwark, fortification, tower of strength.

~2.~ Vindication, justification, apology, plea, excuse.

~Defenceless~, _a._ Unguarded, unarmed, unprotected, exposed, weak.

~Defend~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Guard, PROTECT, shield, secure from danger, secure from attack.

~2.~ Vindicate, assert, maintain, uphold, justify, espouse, plead.

~Defender~, _n._ ~1.~ Asserter, pleader.

~2.~ Champion, vindicator, protector.

~Defer to~, Respect, value, yield to, pay respect to, think much of, think highly of, pay deference to.

~Defer~, _v. a._ Postpone, delay, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over.

~Deference~, _n._ ~1.~ Respect, regard, esteem, honor, reverence, veneration, homage, obeisance.

~2.~ Complaisance, condescension.

~Deferential~, _a._ Respectful, reverential.

~Defiance~, _n._ ~1.~ Daring, challenge, invitation to combat.

~2.~ Contempt, opposition, spite, despite.

~Defiant~, _a._ Bold, daring, courageous.

~Deficiency~, _n._ ~1.~ Want, lack, defectiveness, insufficiency, scantiness, shortness, meagreness, dearth, scarcity, DEFICIT.

~2.~ Failing, failure, frailty, infirmity, imperfection, foible, fault, error, weakness, weak side, blind side.

~Deficient~, _a._ Defective, insufficient, imperfect, incomplete, not full, not perfect.

~Deficit~, _n._ [L.] Want, DEFICIENCY.

~Defile~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Soil, dirty, stain, tarnish, make foul or filthy.

~2.~ Sully, taint, pollute, corrupt, vitiate, debase, contaminate, poison.

~3.~ Violate, DEFLOUR, ravish.

~Defile~, _v. n._ File off, march in a line.

~Defilement~, _a._ Pollution, contamination, taint, uncleanness, abomination, foulness.

~Definable~, _a._ Determinable, that may be defined.

~Define~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Limit, bound, circumscribe, set bounds to, fix the limits of.

~2.~ Describe, declare the properties of.

~3.~ Explain the meaning of, give the signification of.

~Definite~, _a._ ~1.~ Determinate, defined, precisely bounded.

~2.~ Precise, exact, determined, certain.

~3.~ (_Gram._) Limiting, defining.

~Definition~, _n._ ~1.~ Explanation (_of the meaning_).

~2.~ Description (_by a statement of characteristic properties_).

~Definitive~, _a._ ~1.~ Determinate, positive, express, explicit, categorical, unconditional.

~2.~ Final, conclusive.

~Deflect~, _v. n._ Deviate, diverge, swerve, turn aside.

~Deflect~, _v. a._ Bend, turn aside.

~Deflection~, _n._ Deviation, bending.

~Deflour~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Deprive of flowers, deprive of beauty.

~2.~ Ravish, violate, debauch, defile, constuprate, commit rape upon.

~Deform~, _v. a._ Disfigure, deface, mar, injure, spoil, make unsightly, make ugly.

~Deformity~, _a._ ~1.~ Distortion, malformation, misproportion, ugliness, inelegance, disfigurement, monstrosity, want of symmetry.

~2.~ Irregularity, deviation from propriety.

~Defraud~, _v. a._ Cheat, cozen, trick, dupe, gull, deceive, overreach, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, chouse, diddle, beguile, impose upon.

~Defray~, _v. a._ Pay, discharge, settle, bear.

~Deft~, _a._ ~1.~ Dexterous, skilful, clever, apt, adroit, ready, expert.

~2.~ Neat, pretty.

~Defunct~, _a._ Dead, deceased, departed, gone.

~Defy~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Challenge, dare, bid defiance to, hurl defiance at.

~2.~ Brave, disregard, slight, scorn, spurn, despise, contemn, treat with contempt, trample on, set at naught, snap the fingers at.

~Degeneracy~, _n._ ~1.~ Deterioration, debasement, abasement, depravation, degeneration, degenerateness, declension, degradation, decline, decrease, falling off, growing worse.

~2.~ Inferiority, meanness, poorness.

~Degenerate~, _v. n._ Deteriorate, decline, decay, become worse, grow worse.

~Degenerate~, _a._ Inferior, mean, base, corrupt, fallen, degenerated.

~Degeneration~, _n._ Degeneracy.

~Deglutition~, _n._ Swallowing.

~Degradation~, _n._ ~1.~ Dishonor, disgrace, humiliation.

~2.~ Deterioration, abasement, debasement, degeneracy, degeneration, decline, vitiation, perversion.

~3.~ (_Geol._) Wearing away (_of rocks_, _&c._).

~Degrade~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Disgrace, dishonor, discredit, break, cashier, reduce to inferior rank.

~2.~ Lower, sink, deteriorate, impair, injure, debase, vitiate, pervert, alloy.

~Degree~, _n._ ~1.~ Step, stage.

~2.~ Class, rank, order, grade, quality, station, standing.

~3.~ Measure, extent.

~4.~ Remove (_in the line of descent_).

~5.~ Division (_as on a scale_), interval, space.

~Dehisce~, _v. n._ Open, gape, gape open.

~Dehiscence~, _n._ Opening, gaping.

~Dehiscent~, _a._ Opening, gaping.

~Dehortation~, _n._ Dissuasion.

~Dehoratative~, _a._ Dissuasive.

~Dehortatory~, _a._ Dissuasive.

~Deification~, _n._ Apotheosis.

~Deify~, _v. a._ Idolize, make a god of, raise to the rank of a deity.

~Deign~, _v. n._ Condescend, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit.

~Deign~, _v. a._ Grant, vouchsafe, accord.

~Deist~, _n._ Unbeliever (_in Christianity, but not in the existence of a God_), sceptic, infidel, free-thinker.

~Deity~, _n._ ~1.~ Divinity, Godhead, the Divine Nature.

~2.~ (_Myth._) God or goddess.

~Deject~, _v. a._ Dishearten, dispirit, discourage, depress, make despondent, make sad.

~Dejected~, _a._ Disheartened, dispirited, discouraged, depressed, down-hearted, down-cast, despondent, cast down, chap-fallen, crest- fallen, down in the mouth.

~Dejection~, _n._ Depression, despondency, sadness, melancholy, gloom, dumps, blues, lowness of spirits.

~Déjeuner~, _n._ [Fr.] Breakfast, morning meal.

~2.~ Luncheon, lunch.

~Déjeuné~, _n._ [Fr.] Breakfast, morning meal.

~2.~ Luncheon, lunch.

~De jure~, [L.] Of right, by right, by law.

~Delay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Defer, postpone, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over.

~2.~ Detain, hinder, retard, step, impede.

~Delay~, _v. n._ Linger, tarry, stop, procrastinate.

~Delay~, _n._ ~1.~ Procrastination, postponement, deferring, the Fabian policy, masterly inactivity.

~2.~ Detention, stay, stop, hinderance.

~Dele~, _v. a._ [L.] Erase, efface, remove, delete, blot out.

~Delectable~, _a._ Pleasing, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, gratifying.

~Delectation~, _n._ Delight, joy, gladness, rapture, transport, ravishment, ecstasy, great pleasure.

~Delegate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Depute, commission, appoint as agent, send on an embassy.

~2.~ Intrust, commit.

~Delegate~, _n._ Deputy, commissioner, representative.

~Delegation~, _n._ Deputies, delegates, body of delegates.

~Delete~, _v. a._ Erase, efface, remove, dele, blot out.

~Deleterious~, _a._ ~1.~ Destructive, deadly, poisonous, noxious.

~2.~ Injurious, pernicious, hurtful, unwholesome.

~Deliberate~, _v. n._ Reflect, ponder, consider, think, cogitate, ruminate, muse, meditate, take counsel with one's self.

~Deliberate~, _a._ ~1.~ Wary, cautious, careful, circumspect, considerate, thoughtful.

~2.~ Well considered, well advised, not rash.

~3.~ Slow, not hasty.

~Deliberation~, _n._ ~1.~ Consideration, meditation, cogitation, thought, reflection, circumspection, wariness, caution, thoughtfulness.

~2.~ Consultation, discussion.

~Delicacy~, _n._ ~1.~ Pleasantness, agreeableness, deliciousness, daintiness, savoriness, relish.

~2.~ Dainty, tidbit, titbit.

~3.~ Fineness, nicety, niceness, elegance.

~4.~ Tenderness, slenderness, weakness, frailty.

~5.~ Carefulness, scrupulousness, fastidiousness, daintiness, discrimination, tact, sensibility, nice perception.

~6.~ Refinement, purity.

~Delicate~, _a._ ~1.~ Pleasant, pleasing, delicious, agreeable, savory, palatable.

~2.~ Fine, nice, elegant, exquisite.

~3.~ Tender, slender, weak.

~4.~ Discriminating, careful, scrupulous, fastidious, dainty, of nice perception.

~5.~ Refined, pure.

~Delicious~, _a._ ~1.~ Luscious, savory, palatable, delicate, dainty, nice.

~2.~ Pleasant, grateful, agreeable.

~Delight~, _n._ Joy, gladness, delectation, rapture, transport, ravishment, ecstasy, great pleasure.

~Delight~, _v. a._ Enrapture, transport, enchant, charm, bless, please highly, gratify much.

~Delight~, _v. n._ Take delight, have great pleasure.

~Delightful~, _a._ Charming, enchanting, ravishing, very agreeable, highly pleasing.

~Delineate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Design, sketch, figure, represent by outlines.

~2.~ Describe, portray, depict, set forth.

~Delineation~, _n._ ~1.~ Sketch, design, outline, draught.

~2.~ Description, account, portrayal.

~Delinquency~, _n._ Fault, misdeed, misdemeanor, offence, crime, failure in duty, neglect of duty.

~Delinquent~, _a._ Failing in duty.

~Delinquent~, _n._ Offender, culprit, criminal, wrong-doer.

~Delirious~, _a._ Insane (_as in fevers_), mad, deranged, demented, raving, frantic, frenzied.

~Delirium~, _n._ Wandering (_as in fevers_), incoherence, hallucination, derangement, insanity, frenzy, raving, madness, alienation of mind.

~Delirium tremens~, MANIA A POTU, the horrors.

~Deliver~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Liberate, release, free, emancipate, set free, set at liberty.

~2.~ Rescue, save, extricate, redeem.

~3.~ Commit, transfer, give, pass over, make over.

~4.~ Yield, cede, grant, surrender, relinquish, resign, give up.

~5.~ Pronounce, utter, speak.

~6.~ Discharge, deal, give forth.

~Deliverance~, _n._ ~1.~ Release, liberation, emancipation, redemption, escape.

~2.~ Extrication, rescue, acquittance.

~Delivery~, _n._ ~1.~ Surrender, conveyance, giving up.

~2.~ Utterance, enunciation, pronunciation, speech, elocution.

~3.~ Childbirth, parturition, labor, travail.

~Dell~, _n._ Dale, dingle, valley, ravine, glen.

~Delude~, _v. a._ Deceive, beguile, mislead, cheat, cozen, chouse, diddle, gull, dupe, circumvent, overreach, trick, impose upon, lead astray, lead into error.

~Deluge~, _n._ Flood, overflow, inundation, cataclysm.

~Deluge~, _v. a._ Submerge, inundate, overflow, drown, overwhelm.

~Delusion~, _n._ ~1.~ Trick, imposition, imposture, cheat, fraud, artifice, wile, ruse, dodge, fetch, CLAP-TRAP, BAM.

~2.~ Illusion, deception, fallacy, error, hallucination, mockery, phantasm.

~Delusive~, _a._ Fallacious, deceitful, deceptive, deceiving, illusive, illusory, CLAP-TRAP.

~Delve~, _v. a. & n._ Dig.

~Demagogue~, _n._ Ringleader of the populace, factious leader, popular agitator.

~Demand~, _v. a._ Claim, require, exact, challenge, call for, ask for.

~Demand~, _v. n._ Ask, inquire, make inquiry.

~Demand~, _n._ ~1.~ Claim, requisition, requirement, exaction.

~2.~ Want, call, desire to obtain.

~3.~ Question, inquiry, interrogation.

~Demarcation~, _n._ Division, limit, bound, boundary.

~Demean one's self~, Behave, conduct, acquit one's self.

~Demeanor~, _n._ Behavior, carriage, deportment, conduct, manner, bearing, air, mien.

~Demented~, _a._ Idiotic, foolish, infatuated, insane, crazy.

~Dementia~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Idiocy, insanity, loss of intellect.

~Demerit~, _n._ Fault, vice, crime, delinquency, transgression, ill desert.