deferential |
characterized by or showing deference; respectfully submissive. |
deferment |
the act of putting off or delaying; postponement. [2 definitions] |
defiance |
resistance against authority; insubordination; rebellion. [3 definitions] |
defiant |
characterized by a bold disregard or contempt for authority or opposition; refusing to obey. |
defiantly |
in a manner that shows a strong rejection of an idea or authority or an unwillingness to obey. |
defibrillate |
to stop the fibrillation of (a heart), usu. by administering electric shock. |
deficiency |
the quality or condition of lacking something required; insufficiency or incompleteness. [2 definitions] |
deficiency disease |
a disease caused by lack of a specific nutrient in the diet, or by the body's inability to absorb or metabolize it. |
deficiency judgment |
a judicial decision in favor of a creditor for that part of a debt not satisfied by the debtor, esp. following the foreclosure and sale of a mortgage property. |
deficient |
lacking some essential part, element, substance, or characteristic. [2 definitions] |
deficit |
an amount by which something is less than what is required or expected, esp. the amount by which income is less than expenses. |
deficit financing |
a governmental policy of borrowing to finance government spending. |
defier |
one who challenges or resists authority. |
defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. [5 definitions] |
defile2 |
a narrow passage or valley, as between mountains. [3 definitions] |
define |
to explain or state the meaning of (a word or phrase). [4 definitions] |
definite |
clearly defined or fixed, as opposed to being undecided, undetermined, or general; precise; exact. [3 definitions] |
definite article |
in English grammar, the article "the," which restricts or particularizes the noun or noun equivalent that it modifies. (Cf. indefinite article.) |
definitely |
without a doubt; positively. [2 definitions] |
definition |
the act of defining or making clear. [3 definitions] |
definitive |
most reliable, complete, or authoritative. [3 definitions] |