dissimilitude |
the quality of being dissimilar; unlikeness. [2 definitions] |
dissimulate |
to hide or disguise the true nature of; dissemble. [2 definitions] |
dissimulation |
the act of deceiving or dissembling. |
dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. [4 definitions] |
dissipated |
engaging in, or marked by the bad effects of, overindulgence in pleasure. [2 definitions] |
dissipation |
the act of dissipating, or the condition of being dissipated. [2 definitions] |
dissociate |
to remove from association with (people, causes, and the like); disassociate. [5 definitions] |
dissociation |
the act or an instance of dissociating; separation. [2 definitions] |
dissoluble |
able to be dissolved. |
dissolute |
inclined to, or exhibiting, immoral behavior or dissipation; lacking or ignoring moral restraints. |
dissolution |
the act, process, or result of decomposition, disintegration, or dispersion into parts or elements. [5 definitions] |
dissolve |
to cause to go into solution. [11 definitions] |
dissonance |
lack of harmony; discord, esp. of musical sounds. [2 definitions] |
dissonant |
not in harmony; discordant. [2 definitions] |
dissuade |
to persuade against doing something (often fol. by "from"). |
dissyllable |
variant of disyllable. |
dist. |
abbreviation of "district." |
distaff |
a staff with one cleft end to hold the material from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand or on a spinning wheel. [3 definitions] |
distal |
located at a distance from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. (Cf. proximal.) |
distance |
the measure of separation between things, places, or points in time. [7 definitions] |
distance learning |
a form of education where the students are not in the same place as the teacher. Distance learning often happens by means of computers. |