| defog |
to remove the condensed moisture or fog from (a mirror, windshield, or the like). |
| defoliant |
a chemical spray or dust that causes plants' leaves to drop off. |
| defoliate |
to remove the leaves of (a tree or the like). [4 definitions] |
| deforest |
to remove the trees or forests from. |
| deforestation |
the removal of forest or trees from an area of land. |
| deform |
to damage or distort the shape or form of; misshape; mutilate. [4 definitions] |
| deformable |
combined form of deform. |
| deformation |
the act of deforming or condition of being deformed. [2 definitions] |
| deformed |
having a disfigured, warped, or distorted shape; misshapen. |
| deformity |
the condition of being deformed, misshapen, or distorted. [3 definitions] |
| defraud |
to deprive of something by wrongful and usu. unlawful deception; cheat; swindle. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| 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. |