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

distributively
adverb in a distributive manner; `marine vertebrates have their weight supported distributively by the water`

distributor
distributer noun electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence

distributor cam
noun the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order

distributor cap
noun the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs

distributor housing
noun the housing that supports the distributor cam

distributor point
breaker point noun a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

district
territory noun a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

district attorney
DA noun an official prosecutor for a judicial district

district line
noun the boundary between two districts

district manager
noun a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district

District of Columbia
D.C. noun the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation`s capital and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia

distrust
distrustfulness noun the trait of not trusting others

distrustful
adjective incredulous by virtue of distrust

distrustfully
mistrustfully adverb with distrust; `she looked at him distrustfully`

disturb
upset verb move deeply; `This book upset me`; `A troubling thought`

disturb
verb destroy the peace or tranquility of; `Don`t interrupt me when I`m reading`

disturbance
noun the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

disturbance
ruffle noun a noisy fight

disturbed
maladjusted adjective emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships

disturber
noun a troubler who disquiets or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion

disturbingly
adverb in a disturbing manner; `the details of the kidnaper`s letter had sounded disturbingly convincing`

disulfiram
Antabuse noun a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested

disunify
verb break up or separate; `The country is disunifying`; `Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989`

disunion
noun the termination or destruction of union

disunite
verb force, take, or pull apart; `He separated the fighting children`; `Moses parted the Red Sea`

disunity
noun lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)

disused
adjective no longer in use; `obsolete words`

disyllabic
adjective having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables

disyllable
dissyllable noun a word having two syllables

dita
dita bark noun evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally

ditch
noun a long narrow excavation in the earth

ditch digger
mud digger noun a laborer who digs ditches

ditch reed
common reed noun tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts

ditch spade
long-handled spade noun a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches

dither
pother noun an excited state of agitation; `he was in a dither`; `there was a terrible flap about the theft`

dithering
noun the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color

dithyramb
noun (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)

dithyrambic
adjective of or in the manner of a dithyramb

dittany of crete
cretan dittany noun dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete

ditto
verb repeat an action or statement; `The next speaker dittoed her argument`

ditto mark
ditto noun a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated

ditty
noun a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

ditty bag
noun kit used by sailors and soldiers

diuresis
noun increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus

diuretic drug
diuretic noun any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine

diurnal
adjective having a daily cycle or occurring every day; `diurnal rhythms`; `diurnal rotation of the heavens`; `the diurnal slumber of bats`

diurnal variation
noun fluctuations that occur during each day

divalent
adjective having a valence of two or having two valences

divan
diwan noun a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)

divan bed
noun an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night

divaricate
verb spread apart; `divaricate one`s fingers`

divarication
noun branching at a wide angle

dive
nose dive noun a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

dive
noun a headlong plunge into water

dive bomber
noun a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target

dive brake
noun a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft

dive-bomb
verb bomb from a diving airplane

dive-bombing
noun a bombing run in which the bomber release the bomb while flying straight toward the target

diver
noun someone who dives (into water)

diverge
verb move or draw apart; `The two paths diverge here`

divergence
divergency noun the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; `an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines`

divergent
diverging adjective tending to move apart in different directions

divergent thinking
out-of-the-box thinking noun thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity

divergent thinker
noun a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions

diverging lens
concave lens noun a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out

divers(a)
adjective many and different; `tourist offices of divers nationalities`; `a person of diverse talents`

diverse
various adjective distinctly dissimilar or unlike; `celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan`; `animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth`

diverseness
diversity 2 multifariousness noun noticeable heterogeneity; `a diversity of possibilities`; `the range and variety of his work is amazing`

diversification
variegation noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); `my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments`; `he limited his losses by diversification of his product line`

diversified
adjective having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety; `a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern`; `diversified farming`; `diversified manufacturing`; `diversified scenery`; `diversified investments`

diversify
branch out verb vary in order to spread risk or to expand; `The company diversified`

diversion
recreation noun an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; `scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists`; `for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles`; `drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation`

diversion
deflection noun a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); `a diversion from the main highway`; `a digression into irrelevant details`; `a deflection from his goal`

diversionary
adjective (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive

diversionary attack
noun an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

diversionary landing
noun an amphibious diversionary attack

divert
hive off verb withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

diverticulitis
noun inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation

diverticulosis
noun presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon

diverticulum
noun a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)

divertimento
noun a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form

divest
disinvest verb reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); `The company decided to divest`; `the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property`; `There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa`

divestiture
noun the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division

divi-divi
noun small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin

dividable
adjective can be divided usually without leaving a remainder; `15 is dividable by 3`

divide
noun a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

divide
verb make a division or separation

divided
divided up adjective distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose

divided highway
dual carriageway noun a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; `in England they call a divided highway a dual carriageway`

dividend
noun that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

dividend warrant
noun an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid

divider
noun a person who separates something into parts or groups

dividing
divisional adjective serving to divide or marking a division; `the divisional line between two states`

dividing(a)
adjective serving simply to separate or partition; `a dividing partition`

divination
foretelling noun the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

divinatory
mantic adjective resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; `the high priest`s divinatory pronouncement`; `mantic powers`; `a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions`

divine
elysian adjective being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; `her pies were simply divine`; `the divine Shakespeare`; `an elysian meal`; `an inspired performance`

divine
adjective being or having the nature of a god; `the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers`-J.G.Frazier; `the divine will`; `the divine capacity for love`; ``Tis wise to learn; `tis God-like to create`-J.G.Saxe

divine guidance
inspiration noun (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings; `they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance`

divine law
noun a law that is believed to come directly from God