Devitable (a.) Avoidable.
Devitalize (v. t.) To deprive of life or vitality.
Devitation (n.) An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning.
Devitrification (n.) The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the glassy base, which are then called devitrification products.
Devitrify (v. t.) To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.
Devocalize (v. t.) To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
Devocation (n.) A calling off or away.
Devoid (v. t.) To empty out; to remove.
Devoid (v. t.) Void; empty; vacant.
Devoid (v. t.) Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride.
Devoir (n.) Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies.
Devolute (v. t.) To devolve.
Devolution (n.) The act of rolling down.
Devolution (n.) Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.
Devolved (imp. & p. p.) of Devolve
Devolving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Devolve
Devolve (v. t.) To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
Devolve (v. t.) To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.
Devolve (v. i.) To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.
Devolvement (n.) The act or process of devolving;; devolution.
Devon (n.) One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.
Devonian (a.) Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system.
Devonian (n.) The Devonian age or formation.
Devoration (n.) The act of devouring.
Devotary (n.) A votary.
Devoted (imp. & p. p.) of Devote
Devoting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Devote
Devote (v. t.) To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames.
Devote (v. t.) To execrate; to curse.
Devote (v. t.) To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc.
Devote (a.) Devoted; addicted; devout.
Devote (n.) A devotee.
Devoted (a.) Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer.
Devotee (n.) One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.
Devotement (n.) The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow.
Devoter (n.) One who devotes; a worshiper.
Devotion (n.) The act of devoting; consecration.
Devotion (n.) The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness.
Devotion (n.) Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong attachment; act of worship; prayer.
Devotion (n.) Disposal; power of disposal.
Devotion (n.) A thing consecrated; an object of devotion.
Devotional (a.) Pertaining to, suited to, or used in, devotion; as, a devotional posture; devotional exercises; a devotional frame of mind.
Devotionalist (n.) Alt. of Devotionist
Devotionist (n.) One given to devotion, esp. to excessive formal devotion.
Devotionality (n.) The practice of a devotionalist.
Devotionally (adv.) In a devotional manner; toward devotion.
Devoto (n.) A devotee.
Devotor (n.) A worshiper; one given to devotion.
Devoured (imp. & p. p.) of Devour
Devouring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Devour
Devour (v. t.) To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.
Devour (v. t.) To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate.
Devour (v. t.) To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses.
Devourable (a.) That may be devoured.
Devourer (n.) One who, or that which, devours.
Devouringly (adv.) In a devouring manner.
Devout (v. t.) Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
Devout (v. t.) Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture.
Devout (v. t.) Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.
Devout (n.) A devotee.
Devout (n.) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.
Devoutful (a.) Full of devotion.
Devoutful (a.) Sacred.
Devoutless (a.) Destitute of devotion.
Devoutly (adv.) In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously.
Devoutly (adv.) Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly.
Devoutness (n.) Quality or state of being devout.
Devove (v. t.) To devote.
Devow (v. t.) To give up; to devote.
Devow (v. t.) To disavow; to disclaim.
Devulgarize (v. t.) To free from what is vulgar, common, or narrow.
Dew (n.) Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night.
Dew (n.) Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner.
Dew (n.) An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor.
Dewed (imp. & p. p.) of Dew
Dewing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dew
Dew (v. t.) To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.
Dew (a. & n.) Same as Due, or Duty.
Dewberry (n.) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in England, the fruit of R. caesius, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of R. canadensis and R. hispidus, species of low blackberries.
Dewberry (n.) The plant which bears the fruit.
Dewclaw (n.) In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground.
Dewdrop (n.) A drop of dew.
Dewfall (n.) The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall.
Dewiness (n.) State of being dewy.
Dewlap (n.) The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.
Dewlap (n.) The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.
Dewlapped (a.) Furnished with a dewlap.
Dewless (a.) Having no dew.
Dew-point (n.) The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere.
Dewret (v. t.) To ret or rot by the process called dewretting.
Dewretting (n.) Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.
Dewrot (v. t.) To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun. See Dewretting.
Dewworm (n.) See Earthworm.
Dewy (a.) Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew.
Dewy (a.) Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew.
Dewy (a.) Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if covered with dew.
Dexter (a.) Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left.
Dexter (a.) On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side.
Dexterical (a.) Dexterous.
Dexterity (n.) Right-handedness.