deuce1 |
in games and sports, a two, esp. a playing card or face of a die with a value of two. [2 definitions] |
deuce2 |
(informal) the devil (used only as a mild form of swearing). |
deuced |
(informal) confounded; devilish. [2 definitions] |
deus ex machina |
(Latin) god from a machine; in ancient Greek drama, a god brought in by a mechanical contrivance to resolve a plot or complicated situation. [2 definitions] |
deuterium |
an isotope of hydrogen that has one proton and one neutron in each nucleus; heavy hydrogen. (Cf. protium, tritium.) |
deutero- |
second; secondary. |
deuteron |
a particle composed of one proton and one neutron that is equivalent to the nucleus of a deuterium atom and that has a positive charge. |
Deuteronomy |
the fifth book of the Old Testament, which contains a restatement and exposition of the laws of Moses, his addresses to the Israelites, and an account of his last days. |
deutsche mark |
deutsche mark or deutsche marks (deutschemark or deutschemarks) [2 definitions] |
devaluate |
to decrease the value of. [2 definitions] |
devalue |
to decrease or annul the value, worth, or importance of. [2 definitions] |
devastate |
to ravage or lay waste, as by war or natural disaster. [2 definitions] |
devastated |
laid to waste; severely damaged. [2 definitions] |
devastating |
causing devastation or great upset. |
devastation |
the act or an instance of destroying or ruining, or the destruction or ruin thus caused. |
devein |
to remove the vein from the back of (a shrimp). |
develop |
to bring out the potential of; advance to a more complete or more effective condition. [10 definitions] |
developable |
combined form of develop. |
developer |
someone engaged in buying land and developing it for housing, businesses, recreation, or the like. [2 definitions] |
developing |
gaining in size, maturity, or complexity. |
development |
the process of developing or bringing to a completed state. [4 definitions] |