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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

direction finder
noun radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

directional
adjective relating to or indicating directions in space; `a directional microphone`

directional antenna
noun an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle

directional microphone
noun a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction

directive
noun a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; `the boss loves to send us directives`

directiveness
noun the quality of being directive

directivity
directionality noun the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another; `the antenna received signals with no directivity`

directivity
noun the quality of being directive

directly
straight 5 direct adverb without deviation; `the path leads directly to the lake`; `went direct to the office`

directly
adverb in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; `he didn`t answer directly`; `told me straight out`; `came out flat for less work and more pay`

directness
noun trueness of course toward a goal; `rivaling a hawk in directness of aim`

director
manager noun someone who controls resources and expenditures

Director of Central Intelligence
DCI noun the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency

director-stockholder relation
noun the responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders

directorate
board of directors noun a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution

directorship
noun the position of a director of a business concern

directory
noun an alphabetical list of names and addresses

direfully
adverb in a direful manner; `seeing himself trapped, he cried out direfully`

dirge
coronach noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

diriment impediment
noun (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)

dirk
noun a long dagger with a straight blade

dirndl
noun a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt

dirt
ungraded adjective (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel

dirt cheap
adjective very cheap; `a dirt cheap property`

dirt track
noun a racetrack that is not paved

dirtily
filthily adverb in a filthy unclean manner; `a dirtily dressed camel driver`

dirtiness
uncleanness noun the state of being unsanitary

dirty
dingy adjective (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; `dirty` is often used in combination; `a dirty (or dingy) white`; `the muddied grey of the sea`; `muddy colors`; `dirty-green walls`; `dirty-blonde hair`

dirty bomb
noun an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination

dirty joke
dirty story noun an indelicate joke

dirty linen
dirty laundry noun personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public

dirty old man
noun a middle-aged man with lecherous inclinations

dirty pool
noun conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike

dirty trick
noun an unkind or aggressive trick

dirty tricks
noun underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent

dirty war
noun an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims; `thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina`s dirty war in the late 1970s`

dirty-faced
adjective having a dirty face; `a crowd of dirty-faced ragamuffins surrounded him`

dirty-minded
adjective having lewd thoughts

Dis
Orcus noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto

disa
noun any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions

disability
disablement noun the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; `reading disability`; `hearing impairment`

disability benefit
noun insurance benefits paid in case of disability

disability check
disability payment noun a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work

disability insurance
noun social insurance for the disabled

disability of walking
noun a disability that interferes with or prevents walking

disable
invalid verb injure permanently; `He was disabled in a car accident`

disabled
handicapped adjective markedly unable to function as a consequence of injury or illness

disabling
disqualifying adjective depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; `certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship`

disabuse
verb free somebody (from an erroneous belief)

disabused(p)
adjective freed of a mistaken or misguided notion; `some people are still not disabused of the old idea that the universe revolves around the Earth`

disaccharidase
noun an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides

disaccharide
noun any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

disadvantage
noun the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

disadvantageous
adjective constituting a disadvantage

disaffected
ill-affected adjective discontented as toward authority

disaffection
noun disloyalty to the government or to established authority; `the widespread disaffection of the troops`

disaffirmation
noun the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

disagree
disaccord verb be different from one another

disagree with
verb not be very easily digestible; `Spicy food disagrees with some people`

disagreeable
unsympathetic adjective not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; `found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it`; `a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him`

disagreeable task
disagreeable chore noun a chore that causes discomfort

disagreeableness
noun an ill-tempered and offensive disposition

disagreeably
adverb in a disagreeable manner; ``I took no harm from the journey, thank you,` she said disagreeably`

disagreement
noun the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

disambiguate
verb state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from; `Can you disambiguate this statement?`

disambiguation
noun clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity

disambiguator
noun (computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used

disappear
vanish verb get lost, as without warning or explanation; `He disappeared without a trace`

disappearance
disappearing noun the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

disappoint
let down verb fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; `Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage`

disappointedly
adverb in disappointment; in a disappointed manner; `she left the gambling table disappointedly`

disappointing
dissatisfactory adjective not up to expectations; `a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising`

disappointingly
adverb in a disappointing manner; `the discoverer of argon, Sir William Ramsay, looked disappointingly ordinary`

disappointment
letdown noun a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; `his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment`

disapprobation
condemnation noun an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; `his uncompromising condemnation of racism`

disapproval
noun the act of disapproving or condemning

disapprove
reject verb deem wrong or inappropriate; `I disapprove of her child rearing methods`

disapproved
adjective not approved; `the disapproved tax proposal`

disapproving
adjective expressing or manifesting disapproval

disapprovingly
adverb showing disapproval; `he shook his head disapprovingly`

disarm
verb remove offensive capability from

disarm
verb take away the weapons from; render harmless

disarming
adjective capable of allaying suspicion or hostility and inspiring confidence; `a disarming smile`

disarrange
verb disturb the arrangement of; `disarrange the papers`

disarranged
adjective having the arrangement disturbed; not in order; `her disarranged hair`

disarray
disorderliness noun untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

disarrayed
adjective in disarray; `disarrayed bedclothes`

disarticulate
verb separate at the joints; `disjoint the chicken before cooking it`

disassemble
dismantle verb take apart into its constituent pieces

disassociate
dissociate verb part; cease or break association with; `She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president`

disassortative mating
noun mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating

disaster
noun an act that has disastrous consequences

disaster area
noun a region whose population is affected by a general disaster

disastrously
adverb in a disastrous manner; `the real value of the trust capital may be disastrously less than when the trust began`

disavow
verb refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; `Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children`

disavowable
adjective capable of being disavowed

disavowal
noun denial of any connection with or knowledge of

disband
dissolve verb stop functioning or cohering as a unit; `The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting`

disbandment
noun the act of disbanding; `the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment`

disbar
verb remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; `The corrupt lawyer was disbarred`