| dereliction |
deliberate failure to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations. [2 definitions] |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| de rigueur |
(French) required by fashion, custom, etiquette, or the like. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| derisive |
ridiculing, mocking, or scoffing. |
| derivation |
the act, fact, or process of deriving or being derived. [4 definitions] |
| derivative |
produced through derivation. [4 definitions] |
| derive |
to obtain or extract from an original source (usu. fol. by "from"). [3 definitions] |
| -derm |
skin; covering; layer. |
| derma1 |
skin, esp. the true, living skin found beneath the epidermis; dermis. |
| derma2 |
in Jewish cooking, an intestinal membrane used to hold a bread stuffing for a dish called kishke. |
| dermatitis |
the medical condition of inflamed skin. |
| dermato- |
skin. |
| dermatoglyphics |
the patterns of skin ridges on the palm of the hand and sole of the foot. [2 definitions] |
| dermatologist |
a doctor who specializes in the treatment of the skin. |
| dermatology |
the branch of medicine concerned with skin and skin disease. |
| dermatophyte |
any fungus, such as that of ringworm, that is parasitic on skin. |
| dermatosis |
any skin disease. |
| dermestid |
any of various small, dull-colored beetles that, in both the adult and larval stages, destroy leather, fur, wool, and the like. |
| dermis |
variant of derma1. |
| dernier cri |
last cry (French); the last word; latest fashion. |