Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 22
Dejection (n.) 沮喪，灰心，洩氣 [U]；【醫】排糞；排泄物 Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.
What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring. -- Milton.
Dejection (n.) A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.]
A dejection of appetite. -- Arbuthnot.
Dejection (n.) (Physiol.) The discharge of excrement.
Dejection (n.) (Physiol.) Faeces; excrement.-- Ray.
Dejection (n.) A state of melancholy depression
Dejection (n.) Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM}, {stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}].
Dejectly (adv.) Dejectedly. [Obs.]
Compare: Dejectedly
Dejectedly (adv.) In a dejected manner; "when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen" [syn: dejectedly, in low spirits].
Compare: Dejectedness
Dejectedness (in British English) (n.) The state or feeling of being miserable, despondent, or downhearted.
// The word dejectedness is derived from d ejected, shown below.
Dejectory (a.) Having power, or tending, to cast down.
Dejectory (a.) Promoting evacuations by stool. -- Ferrand.
Dejecture (n.) That which is voided; excrements. -- Arbuthnot.
Dejerate (v. i.) To swear solemnly; to take an oath. [Obs.] -- Cockeram.
Dejeration (n.) The act of swearing solemnly. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Dejeune (n.) A dejeuner.
Take a d['e]jeun['e] of muskadel and eggs. -- B. Jonson.
Dejeuner (n.) A breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation.
Dejeuner (n.) A midday meal [syn: lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner].
De jure (a. & adv. ) By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to de facto.
De jure (adv.) By law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" [syn: legally, lawfully, de jure] [ant: unlawfully].
De jure (a.) By right; according to law; "de jure recognition of the new government" [ant: de facto].
De jure, by right. Vide De facto.
De jure (a.) [ Before noun ], (adv.) (Formal) 法律上（的）；根據法定權力（的） Having a right or existence as stated by law.
// The country has de facto independence now, and it will soon be recognized de jure by the world's governments.
// The president aims to create a de jure one-party state.
Compare: De facto
De facto (a.) [ Before noun ] (adv.) (Formal) 事實上的，實際上的 Existing in fact, although perhaps not intended, legal, or accepted.
// The city is rapidly becoming the de facto centre of the financial world.
// He's her de facto husband though they're not actually married.
// English is de facto the common language of much of the world today.
// If it is on British soil then it is de facto British.
Deka- () (Metric System) A prefix signifying ten. See Deca-.
Dekagram (n.) Same as Decagram.
Dekagram (n.) 10 grams [syn: dekagram, decagram, dkg, dag].
Dekaliter (n.) Same as Decaliter.
Dekaliter (n.) A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl].
Dekameter (n.) Same as Decameter.
Dekameter (n.) A metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm].
Dekastere (n.) Same as Decastere.
Compare: Deckle
Deckle (n.) (Paper Making) A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also deckel, and dekle.]
Deckle (n.) Rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper [syn: deckle edge, deckle].
Deckle (n.) (Paper making) A frame used to form paper pulp into sheets.
Deckle (n.) Two nickles; 10 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16-bit-wide RAM but 10-bit-wide ROM. See nybble for other such terms.
Deckle, () (From "dec-" and "{nibble"; the original spelling seems to have been "decle") Two nickles; 10 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16-bit wide RAM but 10-bit wide ROM.
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Dekle (n.) (Paper Making) See Deckle.
Del (n.) Share; portion; part. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Del (n.) (Math.) A differential operator which, operating on a function of several variables, gives the sum of the partial derivatives of the function with respect to the three orthogonal spatial coordinates; -- also called the gradient or grad. It is represented by an inverted Greek capital delta ([nabla]), and is thus because of its shape also called nabla, meaning harp in Hebrew.
Delaceration (n.) A tearing in pieces. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Delacrymation (n.) An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Delactation (n.) The act of weaning. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Delaine (n.) A kind of fabric for women's dresses.
Delamination (n.) (Biol.) Formation and separation of laminae or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated.
Note: This process consists of a concentric splitting of the cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a gastrula results similar to that formed by the process of invagination.
Delapsation (n.) See Delapsion.
Delapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Delapse.
Delapsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delapse.
Delapse (v. i.) To pass down by inheritance; to lapse. [Obs.]
Which Anne derived alone the right, before all other, Of the delapsed crown from Philip. -- Drayton.
Delapsion (n.) A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.
Delassation (n.) Fatigue.
Able to continue without delassation. -- Ray.
Delated (imp. & p. p.) of Delate.
Delating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delate.
Delate (v. i.) 控告；公開；告發 To carry; to convey.
Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated. -- Bacon.
Delate (v. t.) To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
When the crime is delated or notorious. -- Jer. Taylor.
Delate (v. t.) To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.
As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. -- Bp. Burnet.
Delate (v. t.) To carry on; to conduct. -- Warner.
Delate (v. i.) To dilate. [Obs.] -- Goodwin.
Compare: Denounce
Denounce (v.) [With object] 指責，譴責 [（+as）]；告發，指控；彈劾 [（+as）]；通告廢除（或終止） Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
‘The Assembly denounced the use of violence.’
‘He was widely denounced as a traitor.’
‘Priests denounced him to the King for heresy.’
Notorious (a.) 惡名昭彰的，聲名狼藉的 [（+for）] Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
‘Los Angeles is notorious for its smog.’
‘He was a notorious drinker and womanizer.’
Compare: Womanizer
Womanizer (n.) (British Womaniser) (Derogatory) 沉溺於女色的人；玩弄女性者 A man who engages in numerous casual sexual affairs with women.
‘A notorious womanizer who married four times.’
Compare: Derogatory
Derogatory (a.) 減損的；有傷品格的；貶低的；【語】貶義的 Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
‘She tells me I'm fat and is always making derogatory remarks.’
Delation (n.) Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic]
In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them. -- Bacon.
Compare: Conveyance
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] 運送，運輸 [U]；表達，傳達 [U] The action or process of transporting or carrying someone or something from one place to another.
‘A busy centre for the conveyance of agricultural produce from the Billingshurst area.’
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] [Humorous, formal] [Count noun] A means of transport; a vehicle.
‘Adventurers attempt the trail using all manner of conveyances, including mountain bikes and motorcycles.’
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] The action of making an idea, feeling, or impression known or understandable to someone.
‘A role that demands much more than the conveyance of simple emotions.’
‘Art's conveyance of meaning is complicated.’
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] (Law) The legal process of transferring property from one owner to another.
‘Such protective measures might be taken before the conveyance is concluded.’
[Count noun] ‘A mortgage involves a conveyance of property subject to a right of redemption.’
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] [Count noun] A legal document effecting the transfer of property in the case of an unregistered title.
‘The wife's solicitors will submit a draft conveyance or transfer to the husband's solicitors.’
Delation (n.) (Law) 控告；告發 Accusation by an informer. -- Milman.
Delator (n.) [L.] An accuser; an informer. [R.] -- Howell.
Delaware (n.) An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.
Delawares (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory.
Delays (n. pl. ) of Delay.
Delay (v.) A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
Without any delay, on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat. -- Acts xxv. 17.
The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day. -- Macaulay.
Delayed (imp. & p. p.) of Delay.
Delaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delay.
Delay (v. t.) To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
My lord delayeth his coming. -- Matt. xxiv. 48.
Delay (v. t.) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
Thyrsis! whose artful strains have oft delaye The huddling brook to hear his madrigal. -- Milton.
Delay (n.) To allay; to temper. [Obs.]
The watery showers delay the raging wind. -- Surrey.
Delay (n.) Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait].
Delay (n.) The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time [syn: delay, holdup].
Delay (v.) Cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" [syn: delay, detain, hold up] [ant: hurry, rush].
Delay (v.) Act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered."
Delay (v.) Stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: stay, detain, delay].
Delay (v.) Slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: check, retard, delay].
Delayer (n.) One who delays; one who lingers.
Delayer (n.) A person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late.
Delayingly (adv.) By delays. [R.] -- Tennyson.
Delayment (n.) Hindrance. [Obs.] -- Gower.
Del credere () (Mercantile Law) An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of an additional premium or commission (called a del credere commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due.
Deled (imp. & p. p.) of Dele.
Deleing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dele.
Dele (v. t.) (Print.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.
Dele (v. t.) To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Dele (imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy.) (Print.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: [dele].
Deleble (a.) Capable of being blotted out or erased. "An impression easily deleble." -- Fuller.
Delectable (a.) 令人愉快的，使人高興的；好吃的，甘美的 Highly pleasing; delightful.
Delectable both to behold and taste. -- Milton.
Delectable (a.) Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; same as luscious, 1.
Syn: delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy. -- De*lec"ta*ble*ness, n. -- De*lec"ta*bly, adv. -- De*lec`ta*bil"i*ty, n.
Delectable (a.) Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy].
Delectable (a.) Capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes" [syn: delectable, sexually attractive].
Delectate (v. t.) To delight; to charm. [R.]
Delectation (n.) Great pleasure; delight.
Delectation (n.) A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" [syn: delight, delectation].
Delectation (n.) Act of receiving pleasure from something [syn: enjoyment, delectation].
Delectus (n.) A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek. -- G. Eliot.
Delegacy (n.) 代表團；代表制度；代表的派遣（或選舉）；代表的地位（或權力） The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power. [Obs.]
By way of delegacy or grand commission. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Delegacy (a.) A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.] -- Burton.
Delegacy (n.) The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [syn: {representation}, {delegacy}, {agency}].
Delegacy (n.) A group of representatives or delegates [syn: {deputation},{commission}, {delegation}, {delegacy}, {mission}].
Delegacy (n.) The appointment of a delegate.
Delegate (n.) 代表；會議代表；代表團團員 [C] [（+to）] Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
Delegate (n.) One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting.
Delegate (n.) One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution.
Delegate (a.) Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge.
Delegated (imp. & p. p.) of Delegate.
Delegating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delegate.
Delegate (v. t.) 委派……為代表；委派（某人）做 [O2]；授（權）；把……委託給 [（+to）] To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.
Delegate (v. t.) To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit.
Delegate (n.) [ C ] (C1) （尤指會議的）代表 A person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting.
// Delegates have voted in favour of the motion.
// Each union elects several delegates to the annual conference.
Delegate (v.) (Give) (C2) [ I or T ] （把…）委派（給…），（把…）委託（給…）；授權（給…） To give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you.
// As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff).
// Authority to make financial decisions has been delegated to a special committee.
Delegate (v.) (Choose person) [ T + obj + to infinitive ] （尤指會議的）選代表 To choose or elect someone to speak, vote, etc. for a group, especially at a meeting.
// A group of four teachers were delegated to represent their colleagues at the union conference.
Delegation (n.) 代表團，派遣委員團，派遣代表 The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.
Delegation (n.) One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to represent others, as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the collective body of delegates; as, the delegation from Massachusetts; a deputation.
Delegation (n.) (Rom. Law) A kind of novation by which a debtor, to be liberated from his creditor, gives him a third person, who becomes obliged in his stead to the creditor, or to the person appointed by him. -- Pothier.
Delegation (n.) A group of representatives or delegates [syn: deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission]
Delegation (n.) Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation].
Delegatory (a.) Holding a delegated position. -- Nash.
Delegitimize (v. t.) (Formal) (UK usually Delegitimise) （使）失去合法性 To make something seem not valid or not acceptable.
// If he does not take part in the election, it would delegitimize the entire electoral process.
Delenda (n. pl.) Things to be erased or blotted out.
Delenifical (a.) Assuaging pain.
Deleted (imp. & p. p.) of Delete.
Deleting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delete.
Delete (v. t.) To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.
I have, therefore, . . . inserted eleven stanzas which do not appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have deleted eight. -- Aytoun.
Delete (v.) Remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" [syn: delete, cancel].
Delete (v.) Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?" [syn: erase, delete] [ant: record, tape].
Delete (v.) Cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" [syn: edit, blue-pencil, delete].
Delete
Erase, ()
(Or "erase") To make a file inaccessible.
Usually this operation only deletes information from the tables the file system uses to locate named files; the file's contents still exist on disk and can sometimes be recovered by scanning the whole disk for strings which are known to have been in the file. Files created subsequently on the same disk are quite likely to reuse the same blocks and thus overwrite the deleted file's data permanently.
Delete
Erase, ()
The control character with ASCII code 127. Usually entering this character from the keyboard deletes the last character typed from the input buffer. Sadly there is great confusion between operating systems and keyboard manufacturers as to whether this function should be assigned to the delete or backspace key/ character.
The choice of code 127 (binary 1111111) is not arbitrary but dates back to the use of paper tape for input. The delete key rewound the tape by one character and punched out all seven holes, thus obliterating whatever character was there before. The tape reading software ignored any delete characters in the input.
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Deleterious (a.) 有害的；有毒的 Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example. -- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ness, n.
Deleterious (a.) Harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives" [syn: deleterious, hurtful, injurious].
Deletery (a.) Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] "Deletery medicines." -- Hudibras.
Deletery (n.) That which destroys. [Obs.]
They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of heresies. -- Jer. Taylor.
Deletion (n.) Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [Obs.] -- Jer. Taylor.
A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. -- Sir M. Hale.
Deletion (n.) Any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases [syn: omission, deletion].
Deletion (n.) (Genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome.
Deletion (n.) The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" [syn: deletion, excision, cut].
Deletion (n.) The act of deleting something written or printed.
Deletitious (a.) Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; -- said of paper.
Deletive (a.) Adapted to destroy or obliterate. [R.] -- Evelyn.
Deletory (n.) That which blots out. [Obs.] "A deletory of sin." -- Jer. Taylor.
Delf (n.) A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also delft, and delve.] [Obs.]
The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could . . . keep them dry. -- Ray.
Delf (n.) Same as Delftware.
Delf (n.) An excavation; usually a quarry or mine
Delft (n.) Same as Delftware.
Delft (n.) A style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration.
Delftware (n.) Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland; hence:
Delftware (n.) Earthenware made in imitation of the above; any glazed earthenware made for table use, and the like.
Delhi (n.) A city in north central India [syn: Delhi, Old Delhi]
Delhi, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 8022
Housing Units (2000): 2186
Land area (2000): 4.649827 sq. miles (12.042996 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.649827 sq. miles (12.042996 sq. km)
FIPS code: 18464
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 37.431649 N, 120.780832 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 95315
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delhi, CA
Delhi
Delhi, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 2583
Housing Units (2000): 818
Land area (2000): 3.180306 sq. miles (8.236955 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.180306 sq. miles (8.236955 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20126
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 42.278926 N, 74.916408 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delhi, NY
Delhi
Delhi, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 458
Housing Units (2000): 218
Land area (2000): 0.972841 sq. miles (2.519647 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.054303 sq. miles (0.140643 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.027144 sq. miles (2.660290 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19675
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.428028 N, 91.329971 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 52223
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delhi, IA
Delhi
Delhi, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
Population (2000): 3066
Housing Units (2000): 1253
Land area (2000): 2.523088 sq. miles (6.534767 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.060026 sq. miles (0.155467 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.583114 sq. miles (6.690234 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20190
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 32.455948 N, 91.493345 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delhi, LA
Delhi
Delhi, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 69
Housing Units (2000): 35
Land area (2000): 0.767583 sq. miles (1.988032 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.767583 sq. miles (1.988032 sq. km)
FIPS code: 15544
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 44.598142 N, 95.213308 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56283
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Delhi, MN
Delhi
Delhi (n.) (Also Old Delhi) (Proper noun) 德里 A walled city on the River Jumna in north central India, which was made the capital of the Mogul empire in 1638 by Shah Jahan (1592–1666).
Compare: River Jumna
River Jumna (n.) (Yamuna River ) 亞穆納河 A river of northern India, which rises in the Himalayas and flows in a large arc southwards and south-eastwards, through Delhi, joining the River Ganges below Allahabad. Its source (Yamunotri) and its confluence with the River Ganges are both Hindu holy places.
Delibate (v. t.) To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in. [Obs.]
Delibation (n.) Act of tasting; a slight trial. [Obs.] -- Berkeley.
Deliber (v. t. & i.) To deliberate. [Obs.]
Deliberate (a.) 深思熟慮的，慎重的，謹慎的；故意的，蓄意的 [Z] Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. "These deliberate fools." -- Shak.