Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 43
Devitable (a.) 能避免的；可迴避的；可作為無效的 Avoidable. [Obs.]
Devitalize (v. t.) 奪去……的生命；使衰弱To deprive of life or vitality. -- De*vi`tal*i*za"tion, n.
Devitalize (v.) Sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy" [syn: devitalize, devitalise] [ant: vitalise, vitalize].
Devitation (n.) An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Devitrification (n.) 失透，去玻璃化；玻璃結晶化後，消失其原來性質，謂失透。高強度放射性廢料經玻璃固化後，若超過600℃時，將會產生失透現象，並放出核分裂產物，導致使包封能力退化。為防止這種缺點，高強度放射性廢料等預留一段安全量，並常以不超過450℃為準。
The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the glassy base, which are then called devitrification products.
Devitrify (v. t.) 使無光澤；使（玻璃）成不透明之結晶 To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.
Devitrify (v.) Become crystalline.
Devitrify (v.) Make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque.
Compare: Crystalline
Crystalline (a.) 結晶的；結晶質的，結晶狀的；水晶製的；水晶般的；透明的；清晰的 Having the structure and form of a crystal; composed of crystals.
‘A crystalline rock.
Crystalline (a.) [Literary] Very clear.
‘He writes a crystalline prose.’
Compare: Opaque
Opaque (a.) (opaquer, opaquest) 不透明的，不透光的；不反光的，不發亮的；暗的 Not able to be seen through; not transparent.
‘Bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid.’
Opaque (a.) (Especially of language) Hard or impossible to understand.
‘Technical jargon that was opaque to her.’
Opaque (n.) [U] [C] 不透明體；【攝】不透明顏料 An opaque thing.
Opaque (n.) [Photography] [Mass noun ] A substance for producing opaque areas on negatives.
Opaque (a.) Not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
Opaque (a.) Not transmitting radiation, sound, heat, etc.
Opaque (n.) Something that is opaque.
Opaque (n.) [Photography] A coloring matter, usually black or red, used to render part of a negative opaque.
Opaque (v.) (Used with object) (opaqued, opaquing) (Photography) 使不透明；使不反光 To cover up blemishes on (a negative), especially for making a printing plate.
Opaque (v.) (Used with object) To cause to become opaque.
Devocalize (v. t.) 【語】使變為無聲 To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality. -- De*vo`cal*i*za"tion, n.
If we take a high vowel, such as (i) [= nearly i of bit], and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss which is quite distinct enough to stand for a weak (jh). -- H. Sweet.
Devocation (n.) A calling off or away. [R.] -- Hallywell.
Compare: Call off
Call off (PHRASAL VERB) (Call something off, call off something) 取消；喊走 Cancel an event or agreement.
‘They held a ballot on whether to call off industrial action.’
Call off (PHRASAL VERB) (Call someone or something off, call off someone or something) Order a person or dog to stop attacking someone.
‘Gunda pleaded with him to call the dog off.’
Devoid (v. t.) (Obsolete) 倒空；清空 To empty out; to remove.
// The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.
Devoid (a.) 缺乏的；沒有的 [F] [（+of）] Void; empty; vacant. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Devoid (a.) Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride.
Devoid (a.) Completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn: barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent].
Devoid (a.) Not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).
Devoid (v. t.) To deplete or strip of some quality or substance.
// Imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity.
Devoir (n.)【法】本分；義務；（常複數）敬意；問候；祝賀 Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies. "Do now your devoid, young knights!" -- Chaucer.
Devoir (n.) Formal expression of respect.
Devoir () Duty. It is used in the statute of 2 Ric. II., c. 3, in the sense of duties or customs.
Devolute (v. t.) To devolve. [Obs.] -- Foxe.
Compare: Devolve
Devolve (v. t.) 移交，轉移[（+on/ upon/ to）]；【古】使滾（或流）下 Transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration.
‘Measures to devolve power to the provinces.’
Devolve (v. i.) (Devolve on/ upon/ to) (Of duties or responsibility) 被轉移，被移交 [（+on/ upon）]；【律】（財產等）轉讓，被繼承 [（+on/ upon）]；【古】滾下，流下 Pass to (a body or person at a lower level).
‘His duties devolved on a comrade.’
Devolve (v. i.) (Devolve into) (Formal ) Degenerate or be split into.
‘The Empire devolved into separate warring states.’
Devolution (n.) 相傳；轉移；委付；中央政府權力下放；【生】退化 The act of rolling down. [R.]
The devolution of earth down upon the valleys. -- Woodward.
Devolution (n.) Transference from one person to another; a passing or devolving upon a successor.
The devolution of the crown through a . . . channel known and conformable to old constitutional requisitions. -- De Quincey.
Devolution (n.) The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality [syn: degeneration, devolution] [ant: development, evolution].
Devolution (n.) The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) [syn: devolution, devolvement].
Devolution (), (Eccl. law.) The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right and power which a person has to another, on account of some act or negligence of the person who is vested with such right or power: for example, when a person has the right of preseptation, and he does not present within the time prescribed, the right devolves on his next immediate superior. Ayl. Par. 331.
Devolve (v. i.) 被轉移，被移交 [（+on/ upon）]；【律】（財產等）轉讓，被繼承 [（+on/ upon）]；【古】滾下，流下 To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.
His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville. -- Johnson.
Devolved (imp. & p. p.) of Devolve
Devolving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Devolve
Devolve (v. t.) 移交，轉移 [（+on/ upon/ to）]；【古】使滾（或流）下 To roll onward or downward; to pass on.
Every headlong stream Devolves its winding waters to the main. -- Akenside.
Devolved his rounded periods. -- Tennyson.
Devolve (v. t.) To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or into.
They devolved a considerable share of their power upon their favorite. -- Burke.
They devolved their whole authority into the hands of the council of sixty. -- Addison.
Devolve (v.) Pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital".
Devolve (v.) Be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: fall, return, pass, devolve].
Devolve (v.) Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" [syn: devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate] [ant: convalesce, recover, recuperate].
Devolvement (n.) 相傳；轉移；委付；中央政府權力下放；【生】退化 The act or process of devolving; devolution.
Devolvement (n.) The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) [syn: devolution, devolvement].
Devon (n.) One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.
Devon (n.) A county in southwestern England [syn: Devon, Devonshire].
Devon (n.) Red dual-purpose cattle of English origin.
Devon-Berwyn, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 5067
Housing Units (2000): 2035
Land area (2000): 2.498379 sq. miles (6.470772 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.498379 sq. miles (6.470772 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19044
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.043675 N, 75.436130 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 19333
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Devon-Berwyn, PA
Devon-Berwyn
Devon, PA
Devon
Devonian (a.) (Geol.) Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system.
Devonian age (Geol.) 泥盆紀 The age next older than the Carboniferous and later than the Silurian; -- called also the Age of fishes. The various strata of this age compose the Devonian formation or system, and include the old red sandstone of Great Britain. They contain, besides plants and numerous invertebrates, the bony portions of many large and remarkable fishes of extinct groups. See the Diagram under Geology.
Devonian (n.) The Devonian age or formation.
Devonian (n.) From 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites [syn: Devonian, Devonian period, Age of Fishes].
Devoration (n.) The act of devouring. [Obs.] -- Holinshed.
Devotary (n.) A votary. [Obs.] -- J. Gregory.
Devoted (imp. & p. p.) of Devote
Devoting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Devote
Devote (v. t.) 將……奉獻（給）[（+to）]；把……專用（於）[（+to）] To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames.
No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. -- Lev. xxvii. 28.
Devote (v. t.) To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]
Devote (v. t.) To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc.
Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. -- Ps. cxix. 38.
They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. -- Grew.
A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the purpose of climbing. -- Gray.
Syn: To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine; doom; consign. See Addict.
Devote (a.) Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Devote (n.) A devotee. [Obs.] -- Sir E. Sandys.
Devote (v.) Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote].
Devote (v.) Dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: give, pay, devote].
Devote (v.) Set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining".
Devoted (a.) 獻身的；虔誠的；專心致志的；忠實的；摯愛的 Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer. -- De*vot"ed*ly, adv. -- De*vot"ed*ness, n.
Devoted (a.) Zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends".
Devoted (a.) (Followed by `to') Dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; "large sums devoted to the care of the poor"; "a life devoted to poetry".
Devotee (n.) 熱愛家，獻身者，皈依者 One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.
While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a devotee. -- A. S. Hardy.
Devotee (n.) An ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover].
Devotee (n.) [ C ] （狂熱的）崇拜者，愛好者 A person who strongly admires a particular person or is extremely interested in a subject.
// He is a great devotee of the prime minister.
// Devotees of golf.
Devotement (n.) 奉獻；獻身；虔誠；專心 The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow. [R.] -- Bp. Hurd.
Devoter (n.) 奉献者；禮拜者，參拜者；崇拜者 [C] One who devotes; a worshiper.
Devotion (n.) 獻身；奉獻 [U] [（+to）]；忠誠；摯愛，熱愛 [U] [（+to/ for）]；虔誠 [U] The act of devoting; consecration.
Devotion (n.) The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness.
Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion. -- Macaulay.
Devotion (n.) Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong attachment; act of worship; prayer. "The love of public devotion." -- Hooker.
Devotion (n.) Disposal; power of disposal. [Obs.]
They are entirely at our devotion, and may be turned backward and forward, as we please. -- Godwin.
Devotion (n.) A thing consecrated; an object of devotion. [R.]
Churches and altars, priests and all devotions, Tumbled together into rude chaos. -- Beau. & Fl.
Days of devotion. See under Day.
Syn: Consecration; devoutness; religiousness; piety; attachment; devotedness; ardor; earnestness.
Devotion (n.) Feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful" [syn: devotion, devotedness].
Devotion (n.) Commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science".
Devotion (n.) Religious zeal; the willingness to serve God [syn: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism].
Devotion (n.) (Usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions".
Devotion (n.) [ U ] (Loyalty) 忠誠，忠實；摯愛 Loyalty and love or care for someone or something.
// He inspired respect and devotion from his pupils.
// She will be remembered for her selfless/ unstinting devotion to the cause.
Devotion (n.) [ U ] (Religion) 宗教禮拜 Religious worship.
// He knelt in humble devotion.
Devotions (n. pl.) 宗教禮拜；（尤指）祈禱 Acts of religious worship, especially prayers.
Devotional (a.) 虔誠的；祈禱的；獻身的；忠誠的；專心的 Pertaining to, suited to, or used in, devotion; as, a devotional posture; devotional exercises; a devotional frame of mind. Devotionalist
Devotional (a.) Relating to worship; "a devotional exercise".
Devotional (n.) A short religious service.
Devotionalist (n.) Alt. of Devotionist
Devotionist (n.) 忠誠的人；熱心之士；虔誠的信徒 One given to devotion, esp. to excessive formal devotion.
Devotionality (n.) The practice of a devotionalist. -- A. H. Clough.
Devotionally (adv.) 信仰地；虔誠地；禱告地 In a devotional manner; toward devotion.
Devoto (n.) [It.] A devotee. -- Dr. J. Scott.
Devotor (n.) [L.] A worshiper; one given to devotion. [Obs.] -- Beau. & Fl.
Devoured (imp. & p. p.) of Devour
Devouring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Devour
Devour (v. t.) 狼吞虎嚥地吃，吃光；吞沒，毀滅；貪婪地看（或聽，讀等）；吸引，充滿，使痛苦，折磨 [H] [（+by/ with）] To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.
Some evil beast hath devoured him. -- Gen. xxxvii. 20.
Devour (v. t.) To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate.
Famine and pestilence shall devour him. -- Ezek. vii. 15.
I waste my life and do my days devour. -- Spenser.
Devour (v. t.) To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses.
Longing they look, and gaping at the sight, Devour her o'er with vast delight. -- Dryden.
Syn: To consume; waste; destroy; annihilate.
Devour (v.) Destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home".
Devour (v.) Enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels".
Devour (v.) Eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" [syn: devour, down, consume, go through].
Devour (v.) Eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" [syn: devour, guttle, raven, pig].
Devourable (a.) That may be devoured.
Devourer (n.) One who, or that which, devours.
Devourer (n.) Someone who eats greedily or voraciously.
Devouringly (adv.) 貪婪地；貪吃地 In a devouring manner.
Devout (a.) 虔誠的，虔敬的，衷心的 Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religious.
A devout man, and one that feared God. -- Acts x. 2.
We must be constant and devout in the worship of God. -- Rogers.
Devout (a.) Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs devout; a devout posture. -- Milton.
Devout (a.) Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare.
The devout, Devoutly religious persons, those who are sincerely pious.
Syn: Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest; reverent; solemn; sincere.
Devout (n.) A devotee. [Obs.] -- Sheldon.
Devout (n.) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Devout (a.) Deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken [syn: devout, god-fearing].
Devout (a.) Earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt].
Devoutful (a.) Full of devotion. [R.]
Devoutful (a.) Sacred. [R.]
To take her from austerer check of parents, To make her his by most devoutful rights. -- Marston.
Devoutless (a.) Destitute of devotion. -- De*vout"less*ly, adv. -- De*vout"less*ness, n.
Devoutly (adv.) 虔誠地；虔敬地；衷心地 In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously.
Cast her fair eyes to heaven and prayed devoutly. -- Shak.
Devoutly (adv.) Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly.
T is a consummation Devoutly to be wished. -- Shak.
Devoutly (adv.) In a devout and pious manner; "she was devoutly Catholic" [syn: devoutly, piously].
Devoutness (n.) 虔誠；真摯，誠懇 Quality or state of being devout.
Devoutness (n.) Piety by virtue of being devout [syn: devoutness, religiousness].
Devove (v. t.) To devote. [Obs.] -- Cowley.
Devow (v. t.) To give up; to devote. [Obs.]
Devow (v. t.) To disavow; to disclaim. [Obs.] -- G. Fletcher.
Devulgarize (v. t.) To free from what is vulgar, common, or narrow.
Shakespeare and Plutarch's "Lives" are very devulgarizing books. -- E. A. Abbott.
Dew (n.) Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night.
Her tears fell with the dews at even. -- Tennyson.
Dew (n.) Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a refreshing manner. "The golden dew of sleep." -- Shak.
Dew (n.) An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor. "The dew of his youth." -- Longfellow.
Note: Dew is used in combination; as, dew-bespangled, dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc.
Dew (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Dewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dewing.] To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.
The grasses grew A little ranker since they dewed them so. -- A. B. Saxton.
Dew (a. & n.) Same as Due, or Duty. [Obs.] -- Spenser. Dewar vessel Dewar
Dew (n.) Water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet
with dew".
Dew () "There is no dew properly so called in Palestine, for there is no moisture in the hot summer air to be chilled into dew-drops by the coldness of the night. From May till October rain is unknown, the sun shining with unclouded brightness day after day. The heat becomes intense, the ground hard, and vegetation would perish but for the moist west winds that come each night from the sea. The bright skies cause the heat of the day to radiate very quickly into space, so that the nights are as cold as the day is the reverse, a peculiarity of climate from which poor Jacob suffered thousands of years ago (Gen. 31:40). To this coldness of the night air the indispensable watering of all plant-life is due. The winds, loaded with moisture, are robbed of it as they pass over the land, the cold air condensing it into drops of water, which fall in a gracious rain of mist on every thirsty blade. In the morning the fog thus created rests like a sea over the plains, and far up the sides of the hills, which raise their heads above it like so many islands. At sunrise, however, the scene speedily changes. By the kindling light the mist is transformed into vast snow-white clouds, which presently break into separate masses and rise up the mountain-sides, to disappear in the blue above, dissipated by the increasing heat. These are 'the morning clouds and the early dew that go away' of which Hosea (6:4; 13:3) speaks so touchingly" (Geikie's The Holy Land, etc., i., p. 72). Dew is a source of great fertility (Gen. 27:28; Deut. 33:13; Zech. 8:12), and its withdrawal is regarded as a curse from God (2 Sam. 1:21; 1 Kings 17:1). It is the symbol of a multitude (2 Sam. 17:12; Ps. 110:3); and from its refreshing influence it is an emblem of brotherly love and harmony (Ps. 133:3), and of rich spiritual blessings (Hos. 14:5).
Dew (n.) [ U ] 露，露水 Drops of water that form on the ground and other surfaces outside during the night.
Dewed (imp. & p. p.) of Dew
Dewing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dew
Dew (v. t.) To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with dew.
The grasses grew A little ranker since they dewed them so. -- A. B. Saxton.
Dew (a. & n.) Same as Due, or Duty. [Obs.] -- Spenser. Dewar vessel Dewar
Dew (n.) Water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet
with dew".
Dew () "There is no dew properly so called in Palestine, for there is no moisture in the hot summer air to be chilled into dew-drops by the coldness of the night. From May till October rain is unknown, the sun shining with unclouded brightness day after day. The heat becomes intense, the ground hard, and vegetation would perish but for the moist west winds that come each night from the sea. The bright skies cause the heat of the day to radiate very quickly into space, so that the nights are as cold as the day is the reverse, a peculiarity of climate from which poor Jacob suffered thousands of years ago (Gen. 31:40). To this coldness of the night air the indispensable watering of all plant-life is due. The winds, loaded with moisture, are robbed of it as they pass over the land, the cold air condensing it into drops of water, which fall in a gracious rain of mist on every thirsty blade. In the morning the fog thus created rests like a sea over the plains, and far up the sides of the hills, which raise their heads above it like so many islands. At sunrise, however, the scene speedily changes. By the kindling light the mist is transformed into vast snow-white clouds, which presently break into separate masses and rise up the mountain-sides, to disappear in the blue above, dissipated by the increasing heat. These are 'the morning clouds and the early dew that go away' of which Hosea (6:4; 13:3) speaks so touchingly" (Geikie's The Holy Land, etc., i., p. 72). Dew is a source of great fertility (Gen. 27:28; Deut. 33:13; Zech. 8:12), and its withdrawal is regarded as a curse from God (2 Sam. 1:21; 1 Kings 17:1). It is the symbol of a multitude (2 Sam. 17:12; Ps. 110:3); and from its refreshing influence it is an emblem of brotherly love and harmony (Ps. 133:3), and of rich spiritual blessings (Hos. 14:5).
Dewberry (n.) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in England, the fruit of R. caesius, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of R. canadensis and R. hispidus, species of low blackberries.
Dewberry (n.) The plant which bears the fruit.
Feed him with apricots and dewberries. -- Shak.
Dewberry (n.) Any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America [syn: dewberry, dewberry bush, running blackberry].
Dewberry (n.) Blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes.
Dewclaw (n.) In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground.
Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. -- J. H. Walsh.
Dewdrop (n.) A drop of dew. -- Shak.
Dewdrop (n.) A drop of dew.
Dewfall (n.) The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall.
Dewiness (n.) State of being dewy.
Dewlap (n.) The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.
Dewlap (n.) The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age. [Burlesque]
On her withered dewlap pour the ale. -- Shak.
Dewlap (n.) A hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck.
Dewlapped (a.) Furnished with a dewlap.
Dewless (a.) Having no dew. -- Tennyson.
Dew-point (n.) (Meteor.) The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere.
Dewret (v. t.) To ret or rot by the process called dewretting.
Dewretting (n.) Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.
Dewrot (v. t.) To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun. See Dewretting.
Dewworm (n.) (Zool.) See Earthworm.
Earthworm (n.) (Zool.) Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm.
Earthworm (n.) A mean, sordid person; a niggard. -- Norris.
Dewy (a.) 露濕的，帶露水的，如露的 Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew.
A dewy mist Went and watered all the ground. -- Milton.
When dewy eve her curtain draws. -- Keble.
Dewy (a.) Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew.
Dewy sleep ambrosial. -- Cowper.
Dewy (a.) (Bot.) Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if covered with dew.
// A dewy morning.
Dewy (a.) Wet with dew [syn: bedewed, dewy].
Dexamethasone (n.) 地塞米松 （Dexamethasone，簡稱DXMS）是一種人工合成的皮質類固醇 [1] [2]，可用於治療多種症狀，包含風濕性疾病，某些重症2019冠狀病毒病、皮膚病、嚴重過敏、哮喘、慢性阻塞性肺病、義膜性喉炎、腦水腫，也可能與抗生素合併用於結核病患者 [1]。對於腎上腺皮質機能不全的患者須併服具有鹽皮質激素的藥物，例如富能錠等等 [1]。早產嬰兒使用地塞米松能改善預後 [1]。本品通常一天內即開始發揮藥效，藥效可維持約三天左右 [1]。Is a type of corticosteroid medication. [2] It is used in the treatment of many conditions, including rheumatic problems, a number of skin diseases, severe allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, croup, brain swelling, eye pain following eye surgery, and along with antibiotics in tuberculosis. [2] In adrenocortical insufficiency, it should be used together with a medication that has greater mineralocorticoid effects such as fludrocortisone. [2] In preterm labor, it may be used to improve outcomes in the baby. [2] It may be taken by mouth, as an injection into a muscle, or intravenously. [2] The effects of dexamethasone are frequently seen within a day and last for about three days. [2]
Dexter (n.) One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable both for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build. Called also Dexter Kerry.
Dexter (a.) 右側的 Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left.
On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew. -- Pope.
Dexter (a.) (Her.)（紋）（盾形紋章）右側的（盾形左側）；（古）吉祥的（古代認為面右手的方位吉祥） On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side. (The opposite of Sinister).
Dexter chief, or Dexter point (Her.), A point in the dexter upper corner of the shield, being in the dexter extremity of the chief, as A in the cut.
Dexter base, A point in the dexter lower part or base of the shield, as B in the cut.
Dexter (a.) On or starting from the wearer's right.
Dexter, NM -- U.S. town in New Mexico
Population (2000): 1235
Housing Units (2000): 434
Land area (2000): 0.734602 sq. miles (1.902611 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.058888 sq. miles (0.152520 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.793490 sq. miles (2.055131 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20620
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 33.196062 N, 104.370222 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 88230
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Headwords:
Dexter, NM
Dexter
Dexter, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 1120
Housing Units (2000): 455
Land area (2000): 0.414091 sq. miles (1.072492 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.071567 sq. miles (0.185357 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.485658 sq. miles (1.257849 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20500
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 44.008264 N, 76.045363 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 13634
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Headwords:
Dexter, NY
Dexter
Dexter, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
Population (2000): 509
Housing Units (2000): 231
Land area (2000): 0.759247 sq. miles (1.966441 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.015064 sq. miles (0.039015 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.774311 sq. miles (2.005456 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22752
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 32.434580 N, 83.058904 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 31019
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Headwords:
Dexter, GA
Dexter
Dexter, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 689
Housing Units (2000): 270
Land area (2000): 1.191683 sq. miles (3.086445 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.191683 sq. miles (3.086445 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21225
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.515617 N, 94.227115 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50070
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Headwords:
Dexter, IA
Dexter
Dexter, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 364
Housing Units (2000): 133
Land area (2000): 0.277995 sq. miles (0.720003 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.277995 sq. miles (0.720003 sq. km)
FIPS code: 17925
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.179373 N, 96.715987 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67038
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Headwords:
Dexter, KS
Dexter
Dexter, ME -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maine
Population (2000): 2201
Housing Units (2000): 1151
Land area (2000): 4.760736 sq. miles (12.330249 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.583458 sq. miles (1.511149 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.344194 sq. miles (13.841398 sq. km)
FIPS code: 17495
Located within: Maine (ME), FIPS 23
Location: 45.020594 N, 69.292374 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 04930
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Dexter, ME
Dexter
Dexter, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 2338
Housing Units (2000): 1106
Land area (2000): 1.890512 sq. miles (4.896404 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.890512 sq. miles (4.896404 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22160
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.333986 N, 83.881616 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48130
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Headwords:
Dexter, MI
Dexter
Dexter, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 333
Housing Units (2000): 133
Land area (2000): 1.448809 sq. miles (3.752397 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.448809 sq. miles (3.752397 sq. km)
FIPS code: 15886
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 43.718034 N, 92.704471 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 55926
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Headwords:
Dexter, MN
Dexter
Dexter, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 7356
Housing Units (2000): 3560
Land area (2000): 6.089312 sq. miles (15.771245 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.128596 sq. miles (0.333062 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.217908 sq. miles (16.104307 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19396
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 36.796655 N, 89.962518 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 63841
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Headwords:
Dexter, MO
Dexter
Dexter (n.) （牛）德克斯特牛（產於愛爾蘭的乳肉兼用牛，體小而結實健壯） An animal of a small, hardy breed of Irish cattle.
Dexterical (a.) Dexterous. [Obs.]
Dexterity (n.) 用慣右手的人 Right-handedness.
Dexterity (n.) (pl. Dexterities) 機巧 Mental skill or quickness : Adroitness.
Dexterity (n.) （手的）靈巧 Readiness and grace in physical activity; especially : skill and ease in using the hands <manual dexterity>. ; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel.
In youth quick bearing and dexterity. -- Shak.