Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 76
Dissuasory (n.) A dissuasive. [R.]
This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill luck in all his dissuasories. -- Jeffrey.
Dissundered (imp. & p. p.) of Dissunder.
Dissundering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dissunder.
Dissunder (v. t.) To separate; to sunder; to destroy. [R.] -- Chapman.
Dissweeten (v. t.) To deprive of sweetness. [R.] -- Bp. Richardson.
Dissyllabic (a.) Consisting of two syllables only; as, a dissyllabic foot in poetry. -- B. Jonson.
Dissyllabification (n.) A forming into two syllables.
Dissyllabify (v. t.) To form into two syllables. -- Ogilvie.
Dissyllabize (v. t.) To form into two syllables; to dissyllabify.
Dissyllable (n.) A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.
Dissyllable (n.) A word having two syllables [syn: disyllable, dissyllable].
Dissymmetrical (a.) Not having symmetry; asymmetrical; unsymmetrical.
Dissymmetry (n.) Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.
Dissymmetry (n.) (Mathematics) A lack of symmetry [syn: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] [ant: balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry].
Dissympathy (n.) Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference. [R.]
Distad (adv.) (Anat.) Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.
Distaffs (n. pl. ) of Distaff.
Distaves (n. pl. ) of Distaff.
Distaff (n.) The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
I will the distaff hold; come thou and spin. -- Fairfax.
Distaff (n.) Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.
His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne. -- Dryden.
Some say the crozier, some say the distaff was too busy. -- Howell.
Note: The plural is regular, but Distaves occurs in Beaumont & Fletcher.
Descent by distaff, Descent on the mother's side.
Distaff Day, or Distaff's Day, The morrow of the Epiphany, that is, January 7, because working at the distaff was then resumed, after the Christmas festival; -- called also Rock Day, a distaff being called a rock. -- Shipley.
Distaff (a.) Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" [syn: female, distaff].
Distaff (n.) The sphere of work by women.
Distaff (n.) The staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning.
Distaff, () (Heb. pelek, a "circle"), The instrument used for twisting threads by a whirl (Prov. 31:19).
Distained (imp. & p. p.) of Distain.
Distaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distain.
Distain (v. t.) 【古】使變色；汙辱 To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; -- used chiefly in poetry. "Distained with dirt and blood." -- Spenser.
[She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood. -- Spenser.
The worthiness of praise distains his worth. -- Shak.
Distal (a.) (Physiol.) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle; -- opposed to proximal.
Distal (a.) (Physiol.) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
Distal (a.) Situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone [ant: proximal].
Distal (a.) Directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body [ant: mesial].
Distally (adv.) (Anat.) Toward a distal part.
Distally (adv.) Far from the center; "the bronchus is situated distally".
Distance (n.) The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place.
Every particle attracts every other with a force . . inversely proportioned to the square of the distance. -- Sir I. Newton.
Distance (n.) Remoteness of place; a remote place.
Easily managed from a distance. -- W. Irving.
'T is distance lends enchantment to the view. -- T. Campbell.
[He] waits at distance till he hears from Cato. -- Addison.
Distance (n.) (Racing) A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
The horse that ran the whole field out of distance. -- L'Estrange.
Note: In trotting matches under the rules of the American Association, the distance varies with the conditions of the race, being 80 yards in races of mile heats, best two in three, and 150 yards in races of two-mile heats.
At that distance from the winning post is placed the distance post. If any horse has not reached this distance post before the first horse in that heat has reached the winning post, such horse is distanced, and disqualified for running again during that race.
Distance (n.) (Mil.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left. "Distance between companies in close column is twelve yards." -- Farrow.
Distance (n.) Space between two antagonists in fencing. -- Shak.
Distance (n.) (Painting) The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
Note: In a picture, the Middle distance is the central portion between the foreground and the distance or the extreme distance. In a perspective drawing, the Point of distance is the point where the visual rays meet.
Distance (n.) Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety. -- Locke.
Distance (n.) Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events.
Ten years' distance between one and the other. -- Prior.
The writings of Euclid at the distance of two thousand years. -- Playfair.
Distance (n.) The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
I hope your modesty
Will know what distance to the crown is due. -- Dryden.
'T is by respect and distance that authority is upheld. -- Atterbury.
Distance (n.) A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.
Setting them [factions] at distance, or at least distrust amongst themselves. -- Bacon.
On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste. -- Milton.
Distance (n.) Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
Distance (n.) (Mus.) The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh.
Angular distance, The distance made at the eye by lines drawn from the eye to two objects.
Lunar distance. See under Lunar.
North polar distance (Astron.), The distance on the heavens of a heavenly body from the north pole. It is the complement of the declination.
Zenith distance (Astron.), The arc on the heavens from a heavenly body to the zenith of the observer. It is the complement of the altitude.
To keep one's distance, To stand aloof; to refrain from familiarity.
If a man makes me keep my distance, the comfort is he keeps his at the same time. -- Swift.
Distanced (imp. & p. p.) of Distance.
Distancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distance.
Distance (v. t.) To place at a distance or remotely.
I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles distanced thence. -- Fuller.
Distance (v. t.) To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote.
His peculiar art of distancing an object to aggrandize his space. -- H. Miller.
Distance (v. t.) To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.
He distanced the most skillful of his contemporaries. -- Milner.
Distance (n.) The property created by the space between two objects or points.
Distance (n.) A distant region; "I could see it in the distance".
Distance (n.) Size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" [syn: distance, length].
Distance (n.) Indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance" [syn: distance, aloofness].
Distance (n.) The interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" [syn: distance, space].
Distance (n.) A remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details".
Distance (v.) Keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living".
Distance (v.) Go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: outdistance, outstrip, distance].
Distance (n.) The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs, and keep.
Distancy (n.) Distance. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Distant (a.) Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
One board had two tenons, equally distant. -- Ex. xxxvi. 22.
Diana's temple is not distant far. -- Shak.
Distant (a.) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
The success of these distant enterprises. -- Prescott.
Distant (a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
He passed me with a distant bow. -- Goldsmith.
Distant (a.) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
Some distant knowledge. -- Shak.
A distant glimpse. -- W. Irving.
Distant (a.) Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
Syn: Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct.
Distant (a.) Separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" [ant: close].
Distant (a.) Far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" [syn: distant, remote] [ant: close].
Distant (a.) Remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn: aloof, distant, upstage].
Distant (a.) Separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" [syn: distant, remote, removed].
Distant (a.) Located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" [syn: distant, remote].
Distantial (a.) Distant. [Obs.]
More distantial from the eye. -- W. Montagu.
Distantly (adv.) At a distance; remotely; with reserve.
Distantly (adv.) From or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness".
Distaste (v. i.) To be distasteful; to taste ill or disagreeable. [Obs.]
Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons, Which at the are scarce found to distaste. -- Shak.
Distaste (n.) 不喜歡；厭惡 [U] [S1] [（+for）] Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish. -- Bacon.
Distaste (n.) Discomfort; uneasiness.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. -- Bacon.
Distaste (n.) Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste. -- Milton.
Syn: Disrelish; disinclination; dislike; aversion; displeasure; dissatisfaction; disgust.
Distasted (imp. & p. p.) of Distaste.
Distasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distaste.
Distaste (v. t.) 【古】 不喜歡；厭惡；使不高興；得罪 Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike.
Although my will distaste what it elected. -- Shak.
Distaste (v. t.) To offend; to disgust; to displease. [Obs.]
He thought in no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them. -- Sir J.
Distaste (v. t.) To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful. -- Drayton.
Distaste (n.) A feeling of intense dislike [syn: {antipathy}, {aversion}, {distaste}].
Distasteful (a.) Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.
Distasteful (a.) Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth.
Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly actions. -- Milton.
Distasteful (a.) Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive. "Distasteful looks." -- Shak.
Syn: Nauseous; unsavory; unpalatable; offensive; displeasing; dissatisfactory; disgusting. -- Dis*taste"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis*taste"ful*ness, n.
Distasteful (a.) Not pleasing in odor or taste [syn: distasteful, unsavory, unsavoury].
Distasteful (a.) Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky].
Distasteive (a.) Tending to excite distaste. [Obs.]
Distasteive (n.) That which excites distaste or aversion. [Obs.] -- Whitlock.
Distasture (n.) Something which excites distaste or disgust. [Obs.] -- Speed.
Distempered (imp. & p. p.) of Distemper.
Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distemper.
Distemper (v. t.) 用膠畫顏料畫，使發狂 To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of. [Obs.]
When . . . the humors in his body ben distempered. -- Chaucer.
Distemper (v. t.) To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease. --Shak.
The imagination, when completely distempered, is the most incurable of all disordered faculties. -- Buckminster.
Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant. "Distempered spirits." -- Coleridge.
Distemper (v. t.) To intoxicate. [R.]
The courtiers reeling, And the duke himself, I dare not say distempered, But kind, and in his tottering chair carousing. -- Massinger.
Distemper (v. t.) (Paint.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size. [R.]
Distemper (n.) 大瘟熱，病異狀，不高興 An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts. --Bacon.
Note: This meaning and most of the following are to be referred to the Galenical doctrine of the four "humors" in man. See Humor. According to the old physicians, these humors, when unduly tempered, produce a disordered state of body and mind.
Distemper (n.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold. [Obs.]
Those countries . . . under the tropic, were of a distemper uninhabitable. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Distemper (n.) A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle.
They heighten distempers to diseases. -- Suckling.
Distemper (n.) Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor. [Obs.]
Little faults proceeding on distemper. -- Shak.
Some frenzy distemper had got into his head. -- Bunyan.
Distemper (n.) Political disorder; tumult. -- Waller.
Distemper (n.) (Paint.) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms.
Distemper (n.) (Paint.) A painting done with this preparation.
Syn: Disease; disorder; sickness; illness; malady; indisposition; ailment. See Disease.
Distemper (n.) Any of various infectious viral diseases of animals.
Distemper (n.) An angry and disagreeable mood [syn: {ill humor}, {ill humour}, {distemper}] [ant: {amiability}, {good humor}, {good humour}, {good temper}].
Distemper (n.) Paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder.
Distemper (n.) A painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder.
Distemper (n.) A method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery.
Distemper (v.) Paint with distemper.
Distemperance (n.) Distemperature.
Distemperate (a.) Immoderate. [Obs.] -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Distemperate (a.) Diseased; disordered. [Obs.] -- Wodroephe.
Distemperately (adv.) Unduly. [Obs.]
Distemperature (n.) Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air. [Obs.]
Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion. -- Shak.
Distemperature (n.) Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.
A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life. -- Shak.
Distemperature (n.) Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature. -- Sir W. Scott.
Distemperment (n.) Distempered state; distemperature. [Obs.] -- Feltham.
Distended (imp. & p. p.) of Distend.
Distending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distend.
Distend (v. t.) To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. [R.]
But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased? -- Milton.
Distend (v. t.) To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc.
The warmth distends the chinks. -- Dryden.
Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.
Distend (v. i.) To become expanded or inflated; to swell. "His heart distends with pride." -- Milton.
Distend (v.) Become wider; "His pupils were dilated" [syn: dilate, distend].
Distend (v.) Cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body".
Distend (v.) Swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows".
Distensibility (n.) The quality or capacity of being distensible. [R.]
Distensible (a.) Capable of being distended or dilated.
Distensible (a.) Capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand; "the stomach is a distensible organ".
Distension (n.) Same as Distention.
Distension (n.) The act of expanding by pressure from within [syn: distention, distension].
Distension (n.) The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: dilatation, distension, distention].
Distensive (a.) Distending, or capable of being distended.
Distent (a.) Distended. [Poetic] -- Thomson.
Distent (n.) Breadth. [Obs.] -- Sir H. Wotton.
Distention (n.) The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs.
Distention (n.) Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
Distention (n.) The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: dilatation, distension, distention].
Distention (n.) The act of expanding by pressure from within [syn: distention, distension].