defrayable |
combined form of defray. |
defrock |
to strip or deprive of the rights, rank, authority, and functions of a particular office or profession, esp. that of priest; unfrock. |
defrost |
to remove frost or ice from. [3 definitions] |
defroster |
a small heater, usu. in a car, for preventing or removing frost. |
deft |
capable, quick, and clever in action; skillful; dexterous. |
defunct |
no longer in existence or use; dead; extinct. |
defuse |
to remove the fuse from (a bomb, mine, or other explosive device). [2 definitions] |
defy |
to resist or challenge openly; act against the wishes or decrees of. [3 definitions] |
deg. |
abbreviation of "degree," or "degrees," a unit of measure, such as that on a temperature scale. |
degauss |
to neutralize (the magnetic field of a steel ship, chassis, or the like) by means of electric coils; demagnetize. |
degeneracy |
the process of declining, or condition of having declined, from an elevated position, or below a normal or desired state. [2 definitions] |
degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. [6 definitions] |
degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. [4 definitions] |
degenerative |
of, exhibiting, or promoting degeneration. |
deglutinate |
to remove or extract the gluten from. |
deglutition |
the act or process of swallowing. |
degradation |
the act or process of degrading, or the condition of being degraded. [2 definitions] |
degrade |
to bring (someone or something) down in moral or intellectual character; deprave; debase. [8 definitions] |
degraded |
below normal standards; uncivilized or depraved. [2 definitions] |
degrading |
tending to debase or humiliate. |
de Grâve |
a French red or white wine. |