| definitive |
most reliable, complete, or authoritative. [3 definitions] |
| deflate |
to cause to shrink or collapse, esp. by releasing air or gas. [4 definitions] |
| deflation |
the action or condition of collapsing or being collapsed or depressed, as by release of contained air. [2 definitions] |
| deflect |
to turn aside or slant away from a straight course; swerve. |
| deflectable |
combined form of deflect. |
| deflection |
the act or fact of being deflected. [3 definitions] |
| deflower |
to end a woman's virginity by sexual intercourse. [3 definitions] |
| 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. |