Disvaluation, diz-val-u-ā’shun, n. disgrace 7 | Ditcher, dich er, n. one who digs ditches [verse Divertive, dé-vert'iv, a. recreative; amusing in the plural, a particular kind of compasses Dividual, dé-vid'ů-al, a. divided; parted; shared Divination, div-ė-nā'shun, n. prediction or forez telling future things Divine, de-vin', a. heavenly; godlike-n. a clergyman-v. to foretel; to foreknow Diviner, dé-vin'ĕr, n. one who foretels future [divine things; theology events Divinity, de-vin'é-tė, n. deity; the science of Diurnally, di-ur'nal-lė, ad. daily; every day Dodder, dod'děr, n. a plant Doe, dō, n. a she deer, &c. |Domestic; do-mes'tik, a. belonging to the house; private; not foreign [mestic Domesticate, do-mes'tė-kāt, v. to make doDomicil, dom'è-sil, n. a mansion; an abode Dominate, dom'è-nāt, v. to prevail over the rest Domination, dom-ċ-nä'shun, n. power; dominion; tyranny Dog, dog, n. a domestic animal; a constellation v. to follow slily and continually Dogdays, deg'daz, n. the days in which the dogstar rises and sets with the sun, from July 24 to August 28 [Venice and Genoa Doge, doj, n. the title of the chief magistrate of Dogged, dog'ged, a. sullen; sour Dogger, dog ger, n. a small ship with one mast Doggerel, dog'grel, a. loosed from the measures or rules of regular poetry-n. mean, worthless verse sitive Doggish, dog'gish, a. currish; brutal Dogma, dog ma, n. an established principle Dogmatical, dog-mat'ė-kal, a. magisterial; po[ly; positively Dogmatically, dog-mat'e-kal-lė, ad. magisterialDogmatist, dog'ma-tist, n. a positive assertor Dogmatise, dog'ma-tiz, v. to assert magisterially [to the dogdays Dogstar, dog'står, n. the star which gives name Doings, dû'ingz, n. things done; events; feats; actions good or bad; stir; bustle; tumult Doit, doyt, n. a small piece of money Dole, dōl, n. a share; a gift; grief-v. to deal; to distribute Doleful, dōl'ful, a. sorrowful; feeling grief Dolesome, dol'sum, a. melancholy; gloomy Doll, dol, n. a little girl's puppet or baby Dollar, dollar, n. a foreign coin of different value, from about two shillings and sixpence to four and sixpence Dolorific, dol-o-rif'ik, n. that causes grief or pain Domineer,dom-é-nēr', v. to rule with insolence; Dominion, do-min'yun, n. sovereign authority; Doomsday, dûmz'dā, n. the day of judgment Doomsday-book, dûmz'dā-buk, n. a book made by order of William the Conqueror, in which the estates of the kingdom were registered Door, dor, n. the gate of a house; portal Doquet, dok'et, n. a paper containing a warrant Doric, dor'ik, n. the second order in architecture Dormant, dâr'mant, a. sleeping; concealed Dormitory, dâr'mė-tur-è, n. a room with many beds; a burial place Dormouse, dâr'mows, n. a small animal which Dose, dōs, n. enough at one time; so much of a medicine as is taken at once Dost, dust, the second person singular of Do Dot, dot, n. a small point or spot in writing Dote, dōt, v. to love extremely; to grow silly Dottard, dot'tard, n. a tree kept low by cutting ouble-minded, dub-1-minded, a. deceitful oubtless, dowt'less, a. without fear-ad. tender hair; a large open plain-prep. along Downward, down'wurd, a. bending down to God Doxy, dex'è, n. a whore; a loose wench Doze, dz, v. to slumber; to stupify Dozen, duz'n, n. the number of twelve Doziness, dōz'é-ness, n. sleepiness; drowsiness Drab, drab, n. a sort of white woollen cloth; a dirty wench Drachm, dram, n. an old Roman coin; the Drachma, drak'ma, eighth part of an ounce Draff, drăff, n. any thing thrown away; refuse Draft, draft, n. a bill drawn on another with-Drag, drag, v. to pull by force; to trail-n. a net or hooked instrument to catch hold of any thing under water; a hand cart Draggle, drag'gl, v. to trail in the dirt [lation Dragon, drag'un, n. a winged serpent; a constelDragonet, drag'un-et, n. a little dragon Dragoon, dra-gûn', n. a kind of horse soldier Drain, drān, v. to empty; to make quite dry-n. a channel to carry off water Drake, drāk, n. the male of the duck Dram, dram, n. the eighth part of an ounce; spirituous liquor; a small quantity Drama, dra'ma, n. a poem accommodated to action; a tragedy; a comedy Dramatic, dra-mat ́ik, ove, duv, n. a wild pigeon; a pigeon ouse, dows, v. to fall suddenly into the water n. a jointure; a wife's porowery, dow'ĕr-ė, S tion; endowment; gift owerless, dow'ĕr-less, a. without a fortune owlas, dow'las, n. a coarse kind of linen a. represented by Dramatical, dra-mat é-kal,} repo own, down, n. soft feathers; soft wool or Dramatist, dram'a-tist, n. an author of plays Drank, drangk, pret. of Drink Draught, draft, n. the act of drinking; the Drawback, dra'bak, n. duty paid back on exportation Drawbridge, drâ'brij, n. a bridge made to be lifted up [box in a case Drawer, drâ'er, n. one who draws; a sliding Drawers, drâ'ĕrz, n. under-breeches [tion Drawing, drâ'ing, n. delineation; representaDrawingroom, drâ'ing-rûm, n. antechamber Drawl, drâl, v. to speak slowly Drawwell, drâ'well', n. a well from which water is drawn by a long cord Dray, dra, n. the car on which beer Draycart, dra'kârt, is carried Dread, dred, n. fear; terror; awe-a. great; mighty; awful-v. to be in fear Dreadful, dred'ful, a. terrible; frightful Dreadless, dred'less, a. fearless; intrepid Dream, drēm, n. thoughts in sleep-v. to rove in sleep; to be sluggish [a mope Dreamer, drem'er, n. one who dreams; an idler; Dreamless, drem'less, a. without dreams Drear, drer, a. mournful; dismal Dreary, drer'ė, a. sorrowful; dismal ·wound; to curry a horse; to prepare victuals -n. clothes; skill in dressing Dresser, dress'er, n. one who dresses; a sort of kitchen table Dressing, dress'ing, n. the application made to a sore Drib, drib, v. to crop; to cut off Dribble, drib'bl, v. to drop slowly Driblet, drib'let, n. a small part of a large sum Drift, drift, n. a design or intention; any thing floating about on the water; a stormn-v. to throw on heaps Drill, drill, n. an instrument with which holes are bored; an ape; a baboon-v. to perforate; to bore; to pierce; to teach recruits their exercise Drink, dringk, v. to swallow liquors; to suck Drive, driv, v. to force along; to knock or fas- Drizzle, driz'zl, v. to fall in small drops ry; ludicrous-v. to jest; to play the buffoon Droll, drol, n. a farce Drollery, drōll'er-è, n. idle jokes; buffoonery Dromedary, drum'è-da-re, n. a sort of camel Dredge, drej, n. a kind of net-v. to gather Drone, dron, n. a bee which makes no honey; with a dredge Dreggy, dreg'ge, a. containing dregs a sluggard; an idler; a pipe of a bagpipev. to live in idleness Dronish, drōn'ish, a. idle; sluggish to utter slightly; to quit; to fall in drops; || Drunkenness, drungk'n-ness, n. intoxication to vanish; to sink, to die Drunkard, drungk'ard, n. one who is frequently Droplet, droplet, n. a little drop drunk Dropsical, drop'sė-kal, a. diseased with a Dropsied, drop'sid, S dropsy Dropsy, drop'se, n. a collection of water in the body Dross, dross, n. the scum of metals [market Drover, drověr, n. one who drives cattle to Drought, drowt, n. dry weather; thirst Droughty, drowt'e, a. wanting rain; sultry Drown, drown, v. to suffocate in water; to overflow; to be suffocated in water Drowse, drowz, v. to make heavy with sleep; to slumber; to look heavy Drowsily, drow'zé-lè, ad. sleepily Drowsiness, drow'ze-ness, n. sleepiness Drowsy, drow'zė, a. sleepy; dull; stupid Drub, drub, v. to thrash; to beat; to bang-n. a thump; a knock; a blow Drudge, druj, v. to labour in mean offices Drudgery, druj'er-e, n. mean labour Drudgingbox, druj'ing-box, n. the box out of which flour is sprinkled on roast meat Drug, drug, n. a medicinal simple; any thing without worth or value Drugget, drug get, n. a coarse kind of woollen cloth Druggist, drug'gist, n. one who sells drugs Druid, drû'id, n. an ancient British priest Druidical,dru-id'é-kal, a. belonging to the druids Drum, drum, n. an instrument of military music; the tympanum of the ear-v. to beat a drum Drummajor, drum-mā'jur, n. the chief drummer Drummer, drum'měr, n. one who beats the drum Drunk, drungk, a. intoxicated with liquorpart. of Drink Drunken, drungk'n, a. intoxicated with liquor Dry, drī, a. not moist; without rain; thirsty Duck-legged, duk'legd, a. short legged Due, du, a. owed; proper; fit-n. a debt; right; just title Duel, du'el, n. a combat between two Dulcet, dul'set, a. sweet; harmonious; rich K |