| de facto |
serving in some capacity in the absence of specific authority or legal recognition. (Cf. de jure.) [1/3 definitions] |
| designate |
to choose (someone or something) to serve in a particular capacity or for a particular purpose. [1/5 definitions] |
| dessertspoon |
in the UK, a unit of capacity equal to two teaspoons or 7.1033 millilitres, used in cooking. [1/2 definitions] |
| detergent |
having the capacity to cleanse. [1/2 definitions] |
| digital versatile disc |
an optical storage format for digital data, resembling a compact disc but with greater storage capacity; digital video disc; DVD. |
| digital video disc |
an optical storage format for digital data, or the physical disc that the data is stored on, resembling a compact disc but with greater storage capacity; DVD. [1/2 definitions] |
| dl |
abbreviation of "deciliter," or "deciliters," a unit of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter or 3.39 fluid ounces. |
| dram |
in the U.S., a unit of capacity equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce or 3.6966 milliliters; fluid dram. [1/4 definitions] |
| endowment |
a natural capacity, talent, or skill. [1/2 definitions] |
| endurance |
the act, condition, or capacity of functioning under prolonged stress. [2 definitions] |
| energy |
the power or capacity for activity. [1/4 definitions] |
| enlarge |
to cause to have a greater range or capacity; expand. [1/5 definitions] |
| esthesia |
the capacity to receive physical sensations; ability to experience through the senses. |
| expression |
a quality, as of a person's face, that has the capacity to make feelings known. [1/5 definitions] |
| faculty |
capacity or ability, as to do a certain task or to think in a certain way. [1/3 definitions] |
| feeling |
an emotion or the capacity for emotion. [1/10 definitions] |
| fight |
the capacity to resist or struggle. [1/9 definitions] |
| firkin |
a unit of capacity equal to about a quarter of a barrel. [1/2 definitions] |
| fluid dram |
in the U.S., a unit of capacity equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce or 3.6966 milliliters. [2 definitions] |
| fluid ounce |
in the US, a unit of capacity equal to one sixteenth of a pint or 29.57 milliliters. [2 definitions] |
| force |
someone or something with the capacity to influence or cause change. [1/14 definitions] |