Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 77
Dister (v. t.) To banish or drive from a country. [Obs.] -- Howell.
Disterminate (a.) Separated by bounds. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Distermination (n.) Separation by bounds. [Obs.] -- Hammond.
Disthene (n.) (Min.) Cyanite or kyanite; -- so called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions. See Cyanite.
Disthrone (v. t.) To dethrone. [Obs.]
Disthronize (v. t.) To dethrone. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Distich (n.) (Pros.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses. Distich
Distich (n.) Alt. of Distichous.
Distichous (n.) Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
Distich (n.) Two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad].
Distichously (adv.) In a distichous manner.
Distil (v. t. & i.) See Distill.
Distilled (imp. & p. p.) of Distill.
Distilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distill.
Distill (v. i.) To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. -- Pope.
Distill (v. i.) To flow gently, or in a small stream.
The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Distill (v. i.) To practice the art of distillation. -- Shak.
Distill (v. t.) To let fall or send down in drops.
Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. -- Pope.
The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled. -- Drayton.
Distill (v. t.) To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. "Distilling odors on me." -- Tennyson.
Distill (v. t.) To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
Distill (v. t.) To dissolve or melt. [R.]
Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. -- Addison
Distill (v. t.) To extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and refine; to present the essential elements of; -- of ideas or texts.
Distill (v.) Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: {purify}, {sublimate}, {make pure}, {distill}].
Distill (v.) Undergo the process of distillation [syn: {distill}, {distil}].
Distill (v.) Extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: {distill}, {extract}, {distil}].
Distill (v.) Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: {condense}, {distill}, {distil}].
Distill (v.) Give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: {distill}, {distil}].
Distillable (a.) (Chem.) Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable.
Distillate (n.) (Chem.) The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses.
Distillate (n.) A purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling [syn: distillate, distillation].
Distillation (n.) The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
Distillation (n.) That which falls in drops. [R.] -- Johnson
Distillation (n.) (Chem.) The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam.
Note: The evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds, and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or hail, is an illustration of natural distillation.
Distillation (n.) The substance extracted by distilling. -- Shak.
Destructive distillation (Chem.), The distillation, especially of complex solid substances, so that the ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new compounds, -- usually requiring a high degree of heat; as, the destructive distillation of soft coal or of wood.
Dry distillation, The distillation of substances by themselves, or without the addition of water or of other volatile solvent; as, the dry distillation of citric acid.
Fractional distillation. (Chem.) See under Fractional.
Distillation (n.) The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors [syn: distillation, distillment].
Distillation (n.) A purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling [syn: distillate, distillation].
Distillation (n.) [ C/ U ] (Chemistry) 蒸餾 The process of heating a liquid until it becomes a gas, then making it liquid again by cooling.
Distillatory (a.) Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels. -- n. A distillatory apparatus; a still.
Distillatory (n.) A distillatory apparatus; a still.
Distiller (n.) One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors by distillation.
Distiller (n.) The condenser of a distilling apparatus.
Distiller (n.) Someone who distills alcoholic liquors.
Distilleries (n. pl. ) of Distillery.
Distillery (n.) The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors, is carried on.
Distillery (n.) The act of distilling spirits. [R.] -- Todd.
Distillery (n.) A plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation [syn: distillery, still].
Distillment (n.) Distillation; the substance obtained by distillation. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Distillment (n.) The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors [syn: distillation, distillment].
Distinct (a.) Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified. [Obs.]
Wherever thus created -- for no place Is yet distinct by name. -- Milton.
Distinct (a.) Marked; variegated. [Obs.]
The which [place] was dight With divers flowers distinct with rare delight. -- Spenser.
Distinct (a.) Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from.
The intention was that the two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct. -- Clarendon.
Distinct (a.) Not identical; different; individual.
To offend, and judge, are distinct offices. -- Shak.
Distinct (a.) So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect.
Relation more particular and distinct. -- Milton.
Syn: Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear; plain; conspicuous; obvious.
Distinct (v. t.) To distinguish. [Obs.] -- Rom. of R.
Distinct (a.) (Often followed by `from') Not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" [syn: distinct, distinguishable].
Distinct (a.) Easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" [ant: indistinct].
Distinct (a.) Constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" [syn: discrete, distinct].
Distinct (a.) Recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: distinct, decided].
Distinct (a.) Clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [syn: clear-cut, distinct, trenchant].
Distinction (n.) A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division. [Obs.]
The distinction of tragedy into acts was not known. -- Dryden.
Distinction (n.) The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects, or the qualities by which one is known from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination.
To take away therefore that error, which confusion breedeth, distinction is requisite. -- Hooker.
Distinction (n.) That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real and apparent good.
The distinction betwixt the animal kingdom and the inferior parts of matter. -- Locke.
Distinction (n.) Estimation of difference; regard to differences or distinguishing circumstance.
Maids, women, wives, without distinction, fall. -- Dryden.
Distinction (n.) Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable estimation; as, a man of distinction.
Your country's own means of distinction and defense. -- D. Webster.
Syn: Difference; variation, variety; contrast; diversity; contrariety; disagreement; discrimination; preference; superiority; rank; note; eminence.
Distinction (n.) A discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" [syn: differentiation, distinction].
Distinction (n.) High status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: eminence, distinction, preeminence, note].
Distinction (n.) A distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town".
Distinction (n.) A distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead".
Distinctive (a.) 有特色的，特殊的 Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.
The distinctive character and institutions of New England. -- Bancroft.
Distinctive (a.) Having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Distinctive (a.) Of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!" [syn: distinctive, typical].
Distinctive (a.) Capable of being classified [syn: classifiable, distinctive].
Distinctively (adv.) With distinction; plainly.
Distinctively (adv.) In an identifiably distinctive manner; "the distinctively conservative district of the county".
Distinctiveness (n.) State of being distinctive.
Distinctiveness (n.) A distinguishing trait [syn: peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness].
Distinctiveness (n.) Utter dissimilarity [syn: disparateness, distinctiveness].
Distinctly (adv.) With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of one part or thing another; clearly; plainly; as, to see distinctly.
Distinctly (adv.) With meaning; significantly. [Obs.]
Thou dost snore distinctly; There's meaning in thy snores. -- Shak.
Syn: Separately; clearly; plainly; obviously.
Distinctly (adv.) Clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" [syn: distinctly, clearly].
Distinctly (adv.) In a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion".
Distinctly (adv.) To a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate".
Distinctness (n.) The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.
The soul's . . . distinctness from the body. -- Cudworth.
Distinctness (n.) Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he stated his arguments with great distinctness.
Syn: Plainness; clearness; precision; perspicuity.
Distinctness (n.) The quality of being sharp and clear [syn: distinctness, sharpness] [ant: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness].
Distinctness (n.) The state of being several and distinct [syn: discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty].
Distinctness (n.) The quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known [syn: otherness, distinctness, separateness].
Distincture (n.) Distinctness. [R.]
Distinguished (imp. & p. p.) of Distinguish
Distinguishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distinguish
Distinguish (v. t.) 區別，辯明，識別；辨認出 Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic.
Not more distinguished by her purple vest, Than by the charming features of her face. -- Dryden.
Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the eglantine. -- Nares.
Distinguish (v. t.) To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and low.
Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into those that belong to the heavens, and those that belong to the earth. -- T. Burnet.
Distinguish (v. t.) To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum.
We are enabled to distinguish good from evil, as well as truth from falsehood. -- Watts.
Nor more can you distinguish of a man, Than of his outward show. -- Shak.
Distinguish (v. t.) To constitute a difference; to make to differ.
Who distinguisheth thee? -- 1 Cor. iv. 7. (Douay version).
Distinguish (v. t.) To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by or for. "To distinguish themselves by means never tried before." -- Johnson.
Syn: To mark; discriminate; differentiate; characterize; discern; perceive; signalize; honor; glorify.
Distinguish (v. i.) 區別，辨別，識別 To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination; -- with between; as, a judge distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but differing in principle.
Distinguish (v. i.) To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self or itself discernible. [R.]
The little embryo . . . first distinguishes into a little knot. -- Jer. Taylor.
Distinguish (v.) Mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: {distinguish}, {separate}, {differentiate}, {secern}, {secernate}, {severalize}, {severalise}, {tell}, {tell apart}].
Distinguish (v.) Detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {spot}, {recognize}, {recognise}, {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell apart}].
Distinguish (v.) Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" [syn: {distinguish}, {mark}, {differentiate}].
Distinguish (v.) Make conspicuous or noteworthy [syn: {signalize}, {signalise}, {distinguish}].
Distinguish (v.) Identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: {identify}, {discover}, {key}, {key out}, {distinguish}, {describe}, {name}].
Distinguish (v.) (B2) [ I or T, Not continuous ] 區分，分辨；使有所區別 To notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another.
// He's colour-blind and can't distinguish (the difference) between red and green easily.
// I sometimes have difficulty distinguishing Spanish from Portuguese.
// It's important to distinguish between business and pleasure.
// It's not the beauty so much as the range of his voice that distinguishes him from other tenors.
Distinguish yourself 使自己出類拔萃，表現突出 To do something so well that you are admired and praised for it.
// He distinguished himself as a writer at a very early age.
Distinguishable (a.) 區別得出的，辨認得出的 Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub.
A simple idea being in itself uncompounded . . . is not distinguishable into different ideas. -- Locke.
Distinguishable (a.) Worthy of note or special regard. -- Swift.
Distinguishable (a.) Capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins" [ant: {indistinguishable}, {undistinguishable}].
Distinguishable (a.) (Often followed by `from') Not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" [syn: {distinct}, {distinguishable}].
Distinguishableness (n.) The quality of being distinguishable.
Distinguishably (adv.) So as to be distinguished.
Distinguished (a.) 著名的，卓越的，突出的 Marked; special.
The most distinguished politeness. -- Mad. D' Arblay.
Distinguished (a.) Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to persons and deeds.
Syn: Marked; noted; famous; conspicuous; celebrated; transcendent; eminent; illustrious; extraordinary; prominent. -- {Distinguished}, {Eminent}, {Conspicuous}, {Celebrated}, {Illustrious}. A man is eminent, when he stands high as compared with those around him; conspicuous, when he is so elevated as to be seen and observed; distinguished, when he has something which makes him stand apart from others in the public view; celebrated, when he is widely spoken of with honor and respect; illustrious, when a splendor is thrown around him which confers the highest dignity.
Distinguished (a.) (Used of persons) Standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor".
Distinguished (a.) Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" [syn: {distinguished}, {grand}, {imposing}, {magisterial}].
Distinguished (a.) (B2) 傑出的，突出的，卓越的 Used to describe a respected and admired person, or their work.
// A distinguished writer/ director/ politician.
// A distinguished career.
Distinguished (a.)（尤指長者）氣度不凡的，高雅的，睿智的 Used to describe a person, especially an older person, who looks formal, stylish, or wise.
// I think grey hair on a man can look very distinguished.
Distinguishedly (adv.) 著名地；卓越地；突出地 In a distinguished manner. [R.] -- Swift.
Distinguisher (n.) One who, or that which, distinguishes or separates one thing from another by marks of diversity. -- Sir T. Browne.
Distinguisher (n.) One who discerns accurately the difference of things; a nice or judicious observer. -- Dryden.
Distinguishing (a.) 有區別的；distinguish的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic.
The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion. -- Locke.
{Distinguishing pennant} (Naut.), A special pennant by which any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and signaled. -- Simmonds.
Distinguishingly (adv.) 特殊地；區別地 With distinction; with some mark of preference. -- Pope.
Distinguishment (n.) 區別 Observation of difference; distinction. -- Graunt.
Distitle (v. t.) To deprive of title or right. [R.] -- B. Jonson.
Distoma (n.) (Zool.) 寄生吸蟲 A genus of parasitic, trematode worms, having two suckers for attaching themselves to the part they infest. See 1st Fluke, 2.
Distort (a.) Distorted; misshapen. [Obs.]
Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. -- Spenser.
Distorted (imp. & p. p.) of Distort.
Distorting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distort.
Distort (v. t.) 扭曲，扭歪；歪曲；曲解；使失真，使（電視等的聲音、影像）變形 To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
Whose face was distorted with pain. -- Thackeray.
Distort (v. t.) To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally.
Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and distort the understandings of men. -- Tillotson.
Distort (v. t.) To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
Syn: To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.
Distort (v.) Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: falsify, distort, garble, warp].
Distort (v.) Form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: twist, twine, distort] [ant: untwist].
Distort (v.) Twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort, wring]
Distort (v.) Affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" [syn: tinge, color, colour, distort].
Distort (v.) Alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" [syn: deform, distort, strain].
Distort (v.) [ T ] (C1) 扭曲；使變形；歪曲 To change something from its usual, original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape.
// My original statement has been completely distorted by the media.
Distorter (n.) 畸變放大器 One who, or that which, distorts.
Distortion (n.) 扭曲；變形；失真；歪曲 The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body.
Distortion (n.) A wresting from the true meaning. -- Bp. Wren.
Distortion (n.) The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion.
Distortion (n.) (Med.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any part of the body producing visible deformity.
Distortion (n.) A change for the worse [syn: distortion, deformation].
Distortion (n.) A shape resulting from distortion [syn: distorted shape, distortion].
Distortion (n.) An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: aberration, distortion, optical aberration].
Distortion (n.) A change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal); "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion".
Distortion (n.) The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting].
Distortion (n.) The mistake of misrepresenting the facts.
Distortive (a.) 曲解的 Causing distortion.
Distract (a.) Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.]
Distract (a.) Insane; mad. [Obs.] -- Drayton.
Distracted (imp. & p. p.) of Distract.
Distraught (p. p.) of Distract.
Distracting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distract.
Distract (v. t.) 轉移，分散，岔開[（+from）]；使分心；使轉向 [（+from）]；困擾；使錯亂；使苦惱 To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.
A city . . . distracted from itself. -- Fuller.
Distract (v. t.) To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention.
Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination. -- Goldsmith.
Distract (v. t.) To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.
Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts. -- Milton.
Distract (v. t.) To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted.
A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her. -- Shak.
Distract (v.) Draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" [syn: {distract}, {deflect}].
Distract (v.) Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {disquiet}, {trouble}, {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}].
Distract (v.) [ T ] (B2) 使分心，使轉移注意力，干擾 To make someone stop giving their attention to something.
// Don't distract her (from her studies).
// He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.
Distracted (a.) 思想不集中的；困擾的；心煩意亂的；發狂的 Mentally disordered; unsettled; mad.
My distracted mind. -- Pope.
Distractedly (adv.) 心煩意亂地 Disjointedly; madly. -- Shak.
Distractedly (adv.) In a distracted manner; "`Come in,' he said distractedly".