| distrainable |
combined form of distrain. |
| distraint |
in law, the act of seizing and holding goods as security against a debt, as for rent, damages, or the like. |
| distrait |
not paying attention because of worrying distractions. |
| distraught |
anxiously worried; distracted. [2 definitions] |
| distress |
physical or emotional stress or suffering, or anything that causes suffering. [4 definitions] |
| distressed |
suffering from distress. [3 definitions] |
| distressful |
causing distress or anxiety; troubling; worrisome; upsetting. |
| distressing |
causing physical or emotional pain, worry, or suffering. |
| distribute |
to divide into parts and give out to each of several people, groups, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| distribution |
the act of distributing. [6 definitions] |
| distributive |
dividing or distributing, or of or involving distribution. [4 definitions] |
| distributive property |
in mathematics, a characteristic of numbers that allows you to multiply a group of numbers and get the same answer you would get if you multiplied each member of the group and then combined the answers. For example, 4 x (8 + 1 + 5) is equal to (4 x 8) + (4 x 1) + (4 x 5). |
| distributor |
someone who distributes goods, esp. a wholesaler. [2 definitions] |
| district |
a specific area characterized by its use for a particular purpose. [3 definitions] |
| district attorney |
the government prosecutor of criminal cases for a specified judicial district. |
| district court |
a U.S. Federal trial court in each judicial district. [2 definitions] |
| District of Columbia |
a federal area on the Maryland side of the Potomac River that encompasses only the U.S. capital city of Washington. (abbr.: DC) |
| distrust |
to lack faith or confidence in; be suspicious of. [2 definitions] |
| distrustful |
lacking in trust or confidence; doubting; suspicious. |
| disturb |
to bother or interrupt by making noise or causing distraction. [3 definitions] |
| disturbance |
an act or instance of disturbing. [5 definitions] |