Dissuasory (n.) A dissuasive.
Dissundered (imp. & p. p.) of Dissunder
Dissundering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dissunder
Dissunder (v. t.) To separate; to sunder; to destroy.
Dissweeten (v. t.) To deprive of sweetness.
Dissyllabic (a.) Consisting of two syllables only; as, a dissyllabic foot in poetry.
Dissyllabification (n.) A forming into two syllables.
Dissyllabify (v. t.) To form into two syllables.
Dissyllabize (v. t.) To form into two syllables; to dissyllabify.
Dissyllable (n.) A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.
Dissymmetrical (a.) Not having symmetry; asymmetrical; unsymmetrical.
Dissymmetry (n.) Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.
Dissympathy (n.) Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
Distad (adv.) Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.
Distaffs (pl. ) of Distaff
Distaves (pl. ) of Distaff
Distaff (n.) The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
Distaff (n.) Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.
Distained (imp. & p. p.) of Distain
Distaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distain
Distain (v. t.) To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; -- used chiefly in poetry.
Distal (a.) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle
Distal (a.) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
Distally (adv.) Toward a distal part.
Distance (n.) The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place.
Distance (n.) Remoteness of place; a remote place.
Distance (n.) A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
Distance (n.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left.
Distance (n.) Space between two antagonists in fencing.
Distance (n.) The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
Distance (n.) Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.
Distance (n.) Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
Distance (n.) The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
Distance (n.) A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
Distance (n.) Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
Distance (n.) The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.
Distanced (imp. & p. p.) of Distance
Distancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distance
Distance (v. t.) To place at a distance or remotely.
Distance (v. t.) To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
Distance (v. t.) To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
Distancy (n.) Distance.
Distant (a.) Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
Distant (a.) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
Distant (a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
Distant (a.) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
Distant (a.) Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
Distantial (a.) Distant.
Distantly (adv.) At a distance; remotely; with reserve.
Distaste (n.) Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
Distaste (n.) Discomfort; uneasiness.
Distaste (n.) Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
Distasted (imp. & p. p.) of Distaste
Distasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distaste
Distaste (v. t.) Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike.
Distaste (v. t.) To offend; to disgust; to displease.
Distaste (v. t.) To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.
Distaste (v. i.) To be distasteful; to taste ill or disagreeable.
Distasteful (a.) Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.
Distasteful (a.) Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth.
Distasteful (a.) Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive.
Distasteive (a.) Tending to excite distaste.
Distasteive (n.) That which excites distaste or aversion.
Distasture (n.) Something which excites distaste or disgust.
Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distemper
Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distemper
Distemper (v. t.) To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
Distemper (v. t.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant.
Distemper (v. t.) To intoxicate.
Distemper (v. t.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size.
Distemper (v. t.) An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts.
Distemper (v. t.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold.
Distemper (v. t.) A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle.
Distemper (v. t.) Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.
Distemper (v. t.) Political disorder; tumult.
Distemper (v. t.) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms.
Distemper (v. t.) A painting done with this preparation.
Distemperance (n.) Distemperature.
Distemperate (a.) Immoderate.
Distemperate (a.) Diseased; disordered.
Distemperately (adv.) Unduly.
Distemperature (n.) Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air.
Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion.
Distemperature (n.) Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.
Distemperature (n.) Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature.
Distended (imp. & p. p.) of Distend
Distending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distend
Distend (v. t.) To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.
Distend (v. t.) To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc.
Distend (v. i.) To become expanded or inflated; to swell.
Distensibility (n.) The quality or capacity of being distensible.
Distensible (a.) Capable of being distended or dilated.
Distension (n.) Same as Distention.
Distensive (a.) Distending, or capable of being distended.
Distent (a.) Distended.
Distent (n.) Breadth.
Distention (n.) The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs.
Distention (n.) Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.