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English Word Dictionary

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dropforge

verb · forge with a dropforge

Example: drop-force the metal

drowsily

adverb · in a drowsy manner

Example: `Time to get up,' she said drowsily

drug addiction

noun · an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)

drugged

adjective · under the influence of narcotics

Example: knocked out by doped wine

drugs bust

noun · seizure of illegal drugs by the police

drum sander

noun · a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

drunkenly

adverb · showing effects of much strong drink

Example: He sang drunkenly

dry mouth

noun · abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva

dry up

verb · lose water or moisture

Example: In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

dryas

noun · mountain avens

dryly

adverb · in a dry laconic manner he said dryly

Example: I know that,

dryness

noun · objectivity and detachment

Example: her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone

dual-lane

adjective · having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions

Example: a divided highway

dubitable

adjective · open to doubt or suspicion- Karen Horney

Example: the candidate's doubtful past

ductless

adjective · not having a duct

Example: ductless glands

dueller

noun · a person who fights duels

dulcet

adjective · pleasing to the ear

Example: the dulcet tones of the cello

dully

adverb · without liveliness

Example: she nodded her head dully

duly

adverb · at the proper time

Example: she was duly apprised of the raise

duncan grant

noun · Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

dupery

noun · something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

dura

noun · the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges

duse

noun · Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)

dustmop

noun · a dry swab for dusting floors

dutifully

adverb · out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner

Example: he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday

dwarfish

adjective · atypically small

Example: dwarf tree

dwindle away

verb · become smaller or lose substance

Example: Her savings dwindled down

dwindle down

verb · become smaller or lose substance

Example: Her savings dwindled down

dyestuff

noun · a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

dying

adjective · in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

Example: a dying man

dynamically

adverb · in a forceful dynamic manner

Example: this pianist plays dynamically

dynamism

noun · the activeness of an energetic personality

dynamize

verb · make (a drug) effective

Example: dynamized medicine

dyslectic

adjective · having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder

dyspeptic

adjective · irritable as if suffering from indigestion

dyspnoeal

adjective · not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

Example: breathless at thought of what I had done

dyspnoeic

adjective · not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

Example: breathless at thought of what I had done

dyssynergia

noun · inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait

each week

adverb · without missing a week

Example: she visited her aunt weekly

each year

adverb · without missing a year

Example: they travel to China annually

eagerly

adverb · with eagerness; in an eager manner

Example: the news was eagerly awaited

early

adjective · at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

Example: early morning

early on

adverb · during an early stage

Example: early on in her career

earnestly

adverb · in a serious manner

Example: talking earnestly with his son

earnings

noun · the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

earth up

verb · block with earth, as after a landslide

earth-ball

noun · any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe

ease up

verb · reduce pressure or intensity

Example: he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down

easement

noun · the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

Example: he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain

easily

adverb · indicating high probability; in all likelihood

Example: I might well do it

east german

adjective · relating to or characteristic of East Germany

Example: East German spies

east pakistani

adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or language

Example: Bangladeshi dialects

easterly

adjective · from the east; used especially of winds

Example: an eastern wind