dealate |
having lost the wings in combat, through injury, or the like, as certain insects that shed their wings after the mating flight. |
dealer |
one who buys and sells; trader or merchant. [2 definitions] |
dealership |
a sales agency authorized to sell a particular product in a particular area. |
dealing |
(usu. pl.) business transactions; official interactions or relations. [2 definitions] |
dealt |
past tense and past participle of deal1. |
dean |
a college or university official, responsible for administering a department or office of the institution. [4 definitions] |
deanery |
the position, realm of authority, or residence of a church dean. |
dean's list |
a list of students with the highest overall academic grade averages in a given term. |
dear |
loved or precious. [9 definitions] |
dearie |
(informal, old-fashioned) darling; dear. |
dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. [2 definitions] |
deary |
dear one; used as an affectionate, or sometimes patronizing, term of address. |
death |
the end of life; termination of life functions in any living thing. [5 definitions] |
deathbed |
the bed in which a person dies. [3 definitions] |
death bell |
a bell sounded to announce a death. |
deathblow |
a blow that causes death. [2 definitions] |
death camas |
any of various North American plants of the lily family that bear white or greenish flowers and have roots that are poisonous, esp. to sheep. |
death chamber |
the room in which someone has died, is dying, or is to be put to death. |
death cup |
a poisonous mushroom with white gills and a bulbous cup surrounding the base of the stalk. |
death house |
a prison building where prisoners awaiting execution are housed, and where execution takes place. |
death knell |
the sounding of a death bell. [2 definitions] |