- Conspectus, n. [L.] Outline, epitome, abstract, summary, compend, compendium, synopsis, syllabus, digest, brief, breviary, general view.
- Conspicuous, a. 1. Visible, discernible, perceptible, apparent, conspicuous, clear, in plain sight.
- 2. Eminent, pre-eminent, prominent, distinguished, remarkable, noted, celebrated, marked, famed, famous, illustrious.
- Conspiracy, n. Plot, combination, cabal, complot, intrigue, machination.
- Conspire, v. n. 1. Co-operate, conduce, tend, concur.
- 2. Combine (for some evil design), plot, confederate, intrigue, cabal.
- Conspire, v. a. Plot, contrive, devise, project, compass.
- Constancy, n. 1. Stability, immutability, unchangeableness, permanence.
- 2. Uniformity, regularity.
- 3. Inflexibility, steadiness, steadfastness, firmness, resolution, determination, decision, tenacity of purpose.
- Constant, a. 1. Stable, fixed, immutable, unvaried, invariable, continual, unchanging, permanent, perpetual.
- 2. Uniform, regular, stated, certain.
- 3. Resolute, firm, steady, steadfast, stanch, determined, unshaken, unwavering.
- 4. Persevering, assiduous, unremitting.
- 5. Faithful, true, trusty.
- Constellation, n. 1. Group of stars.
- 2. Collection, assemblage, cluster.
- Consternation, n. Alarm, amazement, terror, fright, dismay, panic, sudden fear.
- Constipate, v. a. Make costive.
- Constipated, a. Costive.
- Constipation, n. Costiveness.
- Constinent, a. Forming, composing, constituting, component.
- Constituent, n. 1. Component, element, principle, ingredient, component part.
- 2. Elector, voter.
- Constitute, v. a. 1. Form, compose, make, make up, enter into the composition of.
- 2. Appoint, depute, empower.
- Constitution, n. 1. Formation, organization.
- 2. Quality, character, temper, temperament, spirit, humor, peculiarity, characteristic.
- 3. Charter of government, fundamental law, organic law.
- Constitutional, a. 1. Natural, inherent, inbred.
- 2. Legal, lawful, legitimate.
- Constrain, v. a. 1. Compel, force, drive, oblige, coerce.
- 2. Confine, restrain, inthral, hold, curb, put under restraint, keep down, keep under.
- Constraint, n. 1. Compulsion, force, necessity, obligation, coercion.
- 2. Confinement, restraint, imprisonment, incarceration, inthralment, durance, duress, captivity.
- Constrict, v. a. Cramp, contract, compress.
- Constriction, n. Contraction, compression.
- Construct, v. a. 1. Fabricate, build, erect, raise, set up, put together.
- 2. Organize, institute, arrange, make, form, frame.
- Constructor, n. Builder.
- Construction, n. 1. Fabrication, erection, building.
- 2. Structure, formation, conformation, configuration, form, figure, shape, mode of constructing.
- 3. Interpretation, explanation, version, rendering.
- Construe, v. a. Interpret, explain, expound, translate, render, put an interpretation upon.

- Constupration, n. Violation, ravishing, ravishment, defilement, rape.
- Consuetudinary, a. [Rare.] Usual, common, wonted, customary, accustomed, conventional.
- Consulate, n. Consulship.
- Consulship, n. Consulate.
- Consult, v. n. Confer, seek counsel, take counsel, deliberate in common.
- Consult, v. a. 1. Ask advice of, seek information from.
- 2. Consider, regard, care for, have reference to, have regard to, take into account.
- Consultation, n. 1. Conference.
- 2. Counsel, meeting for deliberation.
- Consume, v. a. Destroy, waste, spend, expend, exhaust, devour, lavish, squander, dissipate, use up.
- Consummate, v. a. Complete, finish, perfect, accomplish, compass, effect, perform, achieve, execute, do, carry out, bring about, work out.
- Consummate, a. Complete, perfect, finished.
- Consummation, n. Completion, termination, finishing, close, accomplishment, fulfilment, achievement, realization, last stroke, finishing stroke, last finish, final touch, crowning touch.
- Consumption, n. 1. Extinction, destruction, waste, expenditure.
- 2. Phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, decline, tabes, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation.
- Contact, n. Touch, juxtaposition, junction, contiguity, close union.
- Contagion, n. 1. Infection.
- 2. Contamination, taint.
- Contagious, a. 1. Infectious, catching.
- 2. Pestilential, pestiferous, poisonous, deadly.
- Contain, v. a. 1. Comprehend, comprise, embrace, include, embody.
- 2. Hold, have capacity for.
- 3. Restrain, keep in check.
- Contain, v. n. Be continent, live in continence.
- Contaminate, v. a. Defile, pollute, corrupt, taint, infect, poison, vitiate, sully, tarnish, soil, stain.
- Contamination, n. Pollution, defilement, taint, stain, infection, impurity, foulness, uncleanness, abomination.
- Contemn, v. a. Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one's nose at, snap one's fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at.
- Contemplate, v. a. 1. Study, ponder, meditate on, dwell on, think about, reflect upon, consider or view attentively, revolve in the mind.
- 2. Intend, purpose, design, have in view, have in contemplation, look forward to.
- Contemplation, n. 1. Reflection, meditation, cogitation, lucubration, deliberation, study, thought, speculation, pondering.
- 2. View, prospect, prospective.
- Contemplative, a. Thoughtful, studious, given to contemplation.
- Contemporaneous, a. Contemporary.
- Contemporary, a. Contemporaneous.
- Contempt, n. 1. Disdain, scorn, mockery, derision, contumely, disregard, slight, mean opinion.
- 2. Shame, disgrace.
- Contemptible, a. Despicable, vile, low, mean, base, pitiful, abject, worthless, paltry, sorry, pitiful.
- Contemptuous, a. Insolent, scornful, disdainful, supercilious, haughty.
- Contend, v. n. 1. Strive, struggle, combat, fight, vie.
- 2. Debate, dispute, argue, join issue.
- 3. Maintain, affirm, assert.
- Content, a. Satisfied, contented, easy in mind.
- Content, v. a. Satisfy, appease, make easy, make contented.
- Content, n. Satisfaction, ease, contentment.
- Contented, a. Satisfied, content, easy in mind.
- Contention, n. 1. Strife, discord, dissension, wrangling, wrangle, quarrel, squabble, feud, rupture, falling out.
- 2. Dispute, debate, bickering, altercation, controversy, logomachy, high words, war of words, strife of words.
- Contentious, a. 1. Quarrelsome, cross, petulant, perverse.
- 2. Disputatious, captious, cavilling.
- Contentment, n. Satisfaction, ease, content.
- Contents, n. pl. What is contained.
- Conterminous, a. Adjoining, contiguous, bordering upon.
- Contest, v. a. 1. Dispute, controvert, argue, debate, litigate, contend against, call in question.
- 2. Strive to hold, struggle to defend.
- Contest, v. n. Contend, strive, struggle, vie, fight, compete, cope.
- Contest, n. 1. Dispute, altercation, debate, controversy, contestation, quarrel, difference, high words, strife of words, war of words.
- 2. Struggle, battle, conflict, fight, combat, encounter, rencounter, strife in arms.
- Contestation, n. Dispute, debate, controversy, logomachy, war of words, strife of words.
- Context, n. Words immediately preceding or following.
- Contexture, n. Constitution, structure, frame-work, texture.
- Contiguity, n. Contact, touching, meeting, juxtaposition, proximity.
- Contiguous, a. Touching, meeting, conterminous, adjacent, adjoining, in contact.
- Continence, n.
- Continent, a. Chaste, temperate.
- Continent, n. Main land, great tract of land.
- Contingency, n. 1. Accidentalness, fortuity, uncertainty.
- 2. Casualty, accident, incident, occurrence, event.
- Contingent, a. 1. Accidental, fortuitous, incidental, casual, happening by chance.
- 2. Conditional, uncertain, dependent on circumstances.
- Contingent, n. Quota, proportion, share, proportional part.
- Continual, a. Perpetual, uninterrupted, unceasing, incessant, unremitting, endless, everlasting, eternal, interminable, constant, continuous.
- Continuance, n. 1. Continuation.
- 2. Perseverance, constancy.
- Continuation, n. Extension (in time or space), prolongation, protraction, continuance.
- Continue, v. n. 1. Remain, endure, last, be permanent, be durable.
- 2. Abide, stay, tarry.
- 3. Persist, persevere, go on, keep on, be steadfast, be constant.
- Continue, v. a. Extend (in time or in space), prolong.
- Continuity, n. Cohesion, close union, uninterrupted connection, unbroken texture.
- Continuous, a. Connected, continued, extended, unbroken, uninterrupted, unintermitted.
- Contort, v. a. Twist, writhe, distort.
- Contortion, n. Twist, distortion, wryness, deformity.
- Contour, n. Outline, profile.
- Contraband, a. Prohibited, illegal, unlawful, illicit.
- Contraband, n. 1. Illegal traffic.
- 2. Prohibited articles.
- 3. [U. S.] Negro slave.
- Contrabandist, n. Smuggler.
- Contract, v. a. 1. Lessen, shorten, narrow, diminish, abridge, reduce, epitomize, draw together.
- 2. Incur, bring, procure, get, assume, take upon one's self, become liable to.
- Contract, v. n. 1. Shrivel, shrink, shrink up.
- 2. Agree, stipulate, bargain, covenant, make a bargain.
- Contract, n. Compact, bargain, stipulation, covenant, convention, concordat, treaty, agreement, pact, arrangement.
- Contraction, n. 1. Shrinking, shrivelling, corrugation, drawing together.
- 2. Reduction, shortening, diminution, lessening, abridgment, abbreviation.
- Contradict, v. a. 1. Deny, gainsay, dispute, controvert.
- 2. Oppose, contravene, counteract, thwart, be contrary to.
- Contradiction, n. 1. Gainsaying, denial.
- 2. Opposition, contrariety, incongruity, antagonism, clashing.
- Contradictory, a. Opposite, contrary, inconsistent, repugnant.
- Contradistinction, n. Distinction (by opposite qualities).
- Contradistinguish, v. a. Distinguish (by opposite qualities).
- Contrariety, n. Opposition, repugnance, antagonism, contradiction, clashing.
- Contrary, a. 1. Opposite, opposing, adverse, opposed, counter.
- 2. Antagonistic, conflicting, contradictory, counteracting, retroactive, repugnant.
- 3. Perverse, humorsome, wayward, obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, refractory, unruly.
- Contrast, n. 1. Exhibition of differences.
- 2. Opposition, difference.
- Contrast, v. a. Set off by opposition, exhibit the differences of.
- Contrast, v. n. Show difference, exhibit a contrast.
- Contrate-wheel, n. Crown-wheel.
- Contravene, v. a. Oppose, contradict, counteract, countervail, thwart, cross, obstruct, defeat, hinder, go against, clash with, run counter to, militate against.
- Contravention, n. Contradiction, opposition, obstruction.
- Contretemps, n. [Fr.] Mishap, mischance, accident.
- Contribute, v. a. Give (in common with others), grant or bestow (as a share), DONATE.
- Contribute, v. n. Conduce, minister, conspire, co-operate, concur, bear a part, be helpful.
- Contribution, n. 1. Grant or bestowment of a share.
- 2. Gift, donation, offering, subscription.
- Contrite, a. Penitent, repentant, humble, self-convicted, broken in spirit.
- Contrition, n. Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-condemnation, self-reproach, stings of conscience, sorrow for sin.
- Contrivance, n. 1. Design, invention.
- 2. Device, scheme, plan, plot, artifice, stratagem, complot, machination.
- Contrive, v. a. Devise, plan, design, invent, project, hatch, brew, form, frame, concoct, COMPASS, fall upon, hit upon, strike out, chalk out.
- Contrive, v. n. Scheme, plot, plan, consider, set one's wits to work, rack one's brains, cudgel one's brains, strain one's invention, cast about.
- Control, n. Ascendency, sway, command, rule, dominion, government, mastery, superintendence, direction.
- Control, v. a. 1. Direct, manage, regulate, govern, superintend, have the direction of, have charge of.
- 2. Hinder, check, repress, curb, restrain, bridle.
- Controversial, a. Disputatious, polemical.
- Controversialist, n. Disputant, arguer, debater, disputer.
- Controversy, n. 1. Discussion, dispute, disputation, debate, polemics, altercation, logomachy, war of words, strife of words.
- 2. Lawsuit, suit at law, process in law.
- Controvert, v. a. Dispute, contest, debate, argue, canvass, contend against, call in question.
- Contumacious, a. Contemptuous, obstinate, perverse, stubborn, headstrong, heady, dogged, intractable, mulish, refractory, cross-grained, stiff-necked, pertinacious, obdurate.
- Contumacy, n. 1. Obstinacy, stubbornness, doggedness, perverseness, pertinacity, headiness, obduracy.
- 2. Disobedience, insubordination.
- Contumelious, a.
- Contumely, n. Obloquy, reproach, opprobrium, abuse, contemptuousness, insolence, rudeness, blackguardism, superciliousness, arrogance, scorn, contempt, disdain.
- Contuse, v. a. Bruise, crush, squeeze.
- Contusion, n. Bruise.
- Convalescence, n. Recovery (of health).
- Convalescent, a. Improving (in health), recovering.
- Convene, v. n. Meet, assemble, muster, congregate, come together, hold a session.
- Convene, v. a. Convoke, summon, assemble, collect, muster, bring together, gather together.
- Convenience, n. 1. Suitableness, fitness, propriety.
- 2. Commodiousness, accommodation, satisfaction.
- 3. Cause of satisfaction, source of comfort.
- Convenient, a. 1. Fit, suitable, proper, appropriate, adapted, suited.
- 2. Commodious, advantageous, useful, serviceable, helpful, beneficial.
- Convent, n. Monastery, cloister, abbey, priory, nunnery.
- Convention, n. 1. Assembly, meeting, CONVOCATION.
- 2. Contract, compact, agreement, stipulation.
- Conventional, a. 1. Stipulated, agreed on, bargained for.
- 2. Usual, customary, common, habitual, wonted, accustomed, ordinary, regular, every-day.
- Conventual, a. Monastic.
- Conventual, n. Monk, nun.
- Converge, v. n. Tend to the same point.
- Convergent, a. Converging.
- Convergence, n. Tendency to one point.
- Converging, a. Convergent.
- Conversable, a. Sociable, social, communicative, affable, free, unreserved, open.
- Conversant with, n. Acquainted with, versed in, skilled in, proficient in.
- Conversation, n. Converse, talk, colloquy, parley, conference, dialogue, chat, CONFABULATION, familiar discourse.
- Conversational, a. Colloquial.
- Conversative, a. Talkative, inclined to conversation.
- Converse, v. n. 1. Commune, hold intercourse.
- 2. Talk, chat, CONFABULATE, discourse familiarly, hold a conversation.
- Converse, n. 1. Communion, intercourse, commerce.
- 2. Talk, colloquy, conversation.
- 3. Reverse, opposite.
- Conversely, ad. Reciprocally.
- Conversion, n. 1. Transmutation, transformation, change.
- 2. Interchange, transposition.
- Convert, v. a. 1. Transmute, transform, change.
- 2. Interchange, transpose.
- 3. Appropriate, apply.
- Convertible, a. Interchangeable.
- Convex, a. Gibbous, protuberant, rounding (outwardly).
- Convex lens, Burning-glass.
- Convey, v. a. 1. Carry, bear, bring, transmit, transport, WAFT, FETCH.
- 2. Transfer, alienate, abalienate, consign, demise, devolve, cede, grant, devise, deliver over, make over.
- Conveyance, n. 1. Transfer, demise, alienation, cession, transferrence.
- 2. Carriage, vehicle.
- Convict, v. a. Prove guilty, detect in guilt.
- Convict, n. Malefactor, criminal, felon, culprit.
- Conviction, n. 1. Proof of guilt, detection in guilt.
- 2. Confutation, refutation.
- 3. Persuasion, sentiment, judgment, consciousness.
- Convince, v. a. Satisfy (by proof or evidence), persuade.
- Convivial, a.
- Conviviality, n. Festivity, joviality, jollity, gayety, merry-making.
- Convocation, n. Meeting, assembly, convention, congress, diet, synod, council.
- Convoke, v. a. Convene, assemble, summon, muster, call together, bring together.
- Convolute, a. (Bot.) Rolled together.
- Convolution, n. 1. Rolling together.
- 2. Coil, fold, BIGHT.
- Convoy, v. a. Accompany (for protection), escort, attend, keep company with, go along with.
- Convoy, n. Attendance (for the purpose of protection), escort.
- Convulse, v. a. 1. Throw into spasms.
- 2. Agitate, shake, disturb.
- Convulsion, n. 1. Spasm, cramp.
- 2. Agitation, disturbance, tumult, commotion.
- Cook, v. a. Prepare (food) by heat.
- Cool, a. 1. Somewhat cold, a little cold, moderately cold, not warm.
- 2. Unimpassioned, dispassionate, collected, composed, self-possessed, calm, unruffled, undisturbed, sedate, unexcited, placid, quiet, staid.
- 3. Indifferent, unconcerned, lukewarm, cold-blooded.
- 4. Impudent, shameless.
- Cool, v. a. 1. Refrigerate, chill, make cool, reduce the heat of.
- 2. Allay, calm, quiet, temper, attemper, moderate, abate, damp.
- Cool, v. n. 1. Grow cool, lose heat.
- 2. Grow calm, lose ardor, be less zealous.
- Coop, n. Pen (for poultry).

- Co-operate, v. n. Conspire, conduce, contribute, concur, unite, work together, join forces, act jointly.
- Co-operation, n. Concurrence, concert, joint operation, pulling together.
- Co-operator, n. Coadjutor, assistant, helper, aider, auxiliary, ally, abettor, joint operator.
- Co-ordinate, a. Equal, co-equal, of the same rank.
- Coot, n. [Colloquial.] Simpleton, dunce.
- Copartner, n. Sharer, partaker, partner, associate.
- Copartnership, n. 1. Association, fraternity, partnership, joint stock.
- 2. Firm, house, establishment, concern, company, joint concern.
- Cope with, Encounter, engage with, contend with, compete with, struggle with, strive with.
- Copier, n. Transcriber, copyist.
- Copious, a. Abundant, plentiful, plenteous, ample, profuse, rich, full, exuberant, overflowing.
- Copiousness, n. Abundance, exuberance, plenty, profusion, richness.
- Copper, n. Cent, ten mills, the 100th part of a dollar.
- Copperas, n. Green vitriol, sulphate of iron (crystallized).
- Copse, n. Grove (of small trees or shrubs), thicket.
- Copulation, n. Coition.
- Copulative, a. Uniting, connecting.
- Copy, n. 1. Transcript.
- 2. Fac-simile, duplicate.
- 3. Original, model, pattern, archetype.
- 4. Manuscript (to be printed).
- Copy, v. a. 1. Transcribe, make a transcript of, make a copy of.
- 2. Imitate, follow as a pattern, pattern after.
- Copyist, n. 1. Transcriber, copier.
- 2. Imitator.
- Coquet, v. n. Flirt, philander, make love, make a show of love, affect to be in love, play at courtship.
- Coquetry, n. Flirtation, affectation of love.
- Coquette, n. Flirt, jilt.
- Coquimbite, n. White copperas.
- Coranach, n. [Written also Coronach.] Dirge, funeral song.
- Cord, n. String, line, small rope.
- Cordate, a. Cordiform, heart-shaped.
- Cordial, a. 1. Hearty, warm, ardent, affectionate, earnest, sincere, heartfelt.
- 2. Grateful, pleasant, refreshing, invigorating, restorative.
- Cordial, n. 1. Stomachic, stomachal, stimulating medicine.
- 2. Liqueur, aromatized spirit.
- Cordiality, n. Heartiness, sincerity, ardor of affection, warmth of feeling, affectionate regard.
- Cordiform, a. Cordate, heart-shaped.
- Core, n. Heart, inner part.
- Coriaceous, a. Leathery, tough.
- Cork, n. 1. Bark of the Quercus suber, or cork-tree.
- 2. Stopple or stopper (made of cork).
- Corn, n. 1. Cereal grain.
- 2. Maize, Indian corn.
- 3. Horny excrescence.
- Corn, v. a. 1. Salt moderately, sprinkle with salt.
- 2. Intoxicate, fuddle, muddle, inebriate, make drunk, make tipsy.
- Corn-crake, n. Daker-hen, land-rail, (Crex pratensis).
- Corneous, a. Horny.
- Corner, n. 1. Angle, bend, elbow, crotch, knee, cusp.
- 2. Nook, recess, niche, retired place, secret place.
- 3. Part, quarter.
- Corner, v. a. [Colloquial U. S.] 1. Drive into a corner.
- 2. Nonplus, pose, confound, confuse, puzzle, perplex, put to a stand.
- Corner-wise, ad. Diagonally.
- Cornucopia, n. [L. pl. Cornucopiæ.] Horn of plenty.
- Corollary, n. Inference, conclusion, consequence, deduction.
- Coronach, n. [Written also Coranach.] Dirge, funeral song.
- Coronal, n. Crown, garland, wreath, chaplet, laurel, bays.
- Coronation, n. Crowning.
- Corosso nut. Ivory-nut.
- Corporal, a. 1. Bodily.
- 2. Material, physical, corporeal, not spiritual.
- Corporate, a. Incorporated.
- Corporation, n. Incorporated body.
- Corporeal, a. Material, physical, corporal, not spiritual.
- Corps, n. [Fr.] Body of troops, division of an army.
- Corpse, n. Corse, remains, CARCASS, dead body (of a human being).
- Corpulence, n. Obesity, fleshiness, fatness, plumpness, EMBONPOINT
- Corpulency, n. Obesity, fleshiness, fatness, plumpness, EMBONPOINT.
- Corpulent, a. Fleshy, fat, stout, portly, plump, pursy, obese, round.
- Corpuscle, n. Atom, particle, molecule, mite, monad, scrap, bit, grain, jot, iota, tittle, whit, ace, scintilla.
- Corpuscular, a. Molecular.
- Correct, v. a. 1. Rectify, amend, mend, reform, redress, reclaim, make right, set right.
- 2. Punish, castigate, chastise, discipline.
- 3. Change the quality of (by something of an opposite character).
- Correct, a. Faultless, exact, precise, accurate, right, true, proper, free from error, not faulty.
- Correction, n. 1. Amendment, improvement, redress.
- 2. Chastisement, punishment, discipline, castigation.
- 3. Change (in quality, by something opposite), modification.
- Correctness, n. Accuracy, exactness, nicety, precision, truth, propriety, faultlessness.
- Correlate, n. Correlative.
- Correlative, a. Reciprocal.
- Correlative, n. Correlate.
- Correspond, v. n. 1. Agree, suit, fit, answer, accord, harmonize, tally, square, quadrate, comport, cohere, be accordant.
- 2. Communicate (by letter).
- Correspondence, n. 1. Coincidence, concurrence, congruity, fitting relation, reciprocal adaptation.
- 2. Intercourse or communication by letters.
- 3. Letters.
- Correspondent, a. Adapted, suited, suiting, fitted, suitable, fitting, agreeable, conformable, answerable, corresponding, answering.
- Corresponding, a. Answering, CORRESPONDENT.
- Corridor, n. Gallery, passage.
- Corroborate, v. a. Strengthen, confirm, establish, sustain, support.
- Corroboration, n. Confirmation.
- Corroborative, a. Confirmatory, corroborating.
- Corrode, v. a. 1. Erode, canker, eat away.
- 2. Consume, waste, wear away, prey upon.
- Corroding, a. Caustic, catheretic, CORROSIVE.
- Corrosion, n. 1. Erosion, eating away. 2. Wasting, wearing away.
- Corrosive, a. Corroding, consuming, eroding, erosive, catheretic, caustic, acrid, virulent, eating away.
- Corrosive sublimate, Bi-chloride of mercury.
- Corrosiveness, n. Causticity, acridness, virulence, acrimony.
- Corrugate, v. a. Wrinkle, cockle, pucker, contract into wrinkles.
- Corrugation, n. Wrinkle, fold, plait.
- Corrupt, v. a. 1. Putrefy, render putrid.
- 2. Contaminate, taint, defile, pollute, infect, vitiate, spoil, adulterate, sophisticate, debase.
- 3. Deprave, demoralize.
- Corrupt, a. 1. Corrupted, infected, spoiled, tainted, vitiated, putrid, contaminated, unsound.
- 2. Depraved, wicked, vicious, dissolute, profligate, reprobate, abandoned.
- Corruption, n. 1. Putrefaction, putrescence.
- 2. Defilement, contamination, pollution, infection, vitiation, adulteration, debasement.
- 3. Depravity, depravation, wickedness, demoralization, immorality, laxity, looseness of morals, want of principle.
- Corsair, n. Pirate, buccaneer, picaroon, sea-rover, sea-robber.
- Corse, n. [Poetical.] Corpse, remains, dead body (of a human being).
- Corset, n. Bodice, stays.
- Cortège, n. [Fr.] Train.
- Coruscate, v. n. Shine, glisten, glitter, gleam, sparkle, twinkle, flash, scintillate.
- Coruscation, n. Flash, sparkle, glitter, gleam, scintillation.
- Corvette, n. [Fr.] Sloop of war.
- Corypheus, n. [L.] Leader, chief, guide, director.
- Cosey, a. [Written also Cozy.] 1. Snug, comfortable, easy.
- 2. [Eng.] Chatty, talkative, social.
- Cosmopolite, n. Citizen of the world.
- Cosmos, n. Universe.
- Cosset, n. Pet lamb.
- Cosset, v. a. Fondle, caress, pet, coddle, make a pet of, make much of.
- Cost, v. a. 1. Be had for, be exchanged for, be bought for.
- 2. Require to be suffered.
- Cost, n. 1. Expense, charge, price.
- 2. Loss, detriment, damage, pain, suffering.
- Costate, a. Ribbed.
- Costated, a. Ribbed.
- Costive, a. Constipated.
- Costiveness, n. Constipation.
- Costly, a. Expensive, dear, high-priced, of great price.
- Costume, n. Style of dress.
- Cot, n. 1. Hut, COTTAGE.
- 2. Low bedstead.
- Coterie, n. Club, association, society, CLIQUE, brotherhood, circle, set (especially an exclusive one).
- Cottage, n. Cot, lodge, hut, CASINO, small house.
- Cottager, n. Cotter.
- Cotter, n. Cottager.
- Cotton, n. Cotton-wool.
- Cotton, v. n. [Cant word.] Harmonize, fraternize, HITCH HORSES TOGETHER.
- Cotton-wood, n. Canadian poplar (Populus monilifera).
- Cotton-wool, n. Cotton.
- Couch, v. n. 1. Lie, recline, lie down.
- 2. Crouch, squat, lie flat.
- 3. Stoop, bend down.
- Couch, v. a. 1. Express, utter, set forth, clothe in words.
- 2. Conceal, hide, cover up.
- 3. Lay (a spear) in rest, put in posture of attack.
- 4. Depress or remove (a cataract).
- Couch, n. 1. Bed, place for rest.
- 2. Sofa, seat to recline on.
- Couchant, a. Squatting, lying down.
- Couch-grass, n. Knot-grass, dog's-grass, wheat-grass, witch-grass, dog-wheat, twitch-grass (Triticum repens).
- Cougar, n. Puma, panther, catamount, North American tiger (Felis concolor or Puma concolor).
- Couleur de rose, [Fr.] 1. Rose color.
- 2. Fair appearance, attractive light, flattering aspect.
- Coulter-neb, n. Puffin, Labrador auk, (Alca arctica or Fratercula arctica).
- Council, n. 1. Cabinet, ministry, body of advisers.
- 2. Assembly (for consultation), meeting, congress, diet, synod, convocation, convention.
- Councillor, n. [Written also Councilor.] Council-man, member of a council.
- Council-chamber, n. Divan, audience-chamber, state-chamber.
- Counsel, n. 1. Consultation, interchange of opinion.
- 2. Advice, opinion, suggestion, recommendation, instruction, admonition, caution.
- 3. Deliberation, forethought.
- 4. Design, plan, scheme, purpose.
- 5. Counsellor, lawyer, attorney, barrister, SOLICITOR, advocate.
- Counsel, v. a. Advise, admonish, give advice to.
- Counsellor, n. [Written also Counselor.] 1. Adviser.
- 2. Lawyer, attorney, barrister, SOLICITOR, counsel, advocate.
- Count, v. a. 1. Enumerate, number.
- 2. Calculate, reckon, compute, estimate, cast, cast up.
- 3. Consider, esteem, regard, deem, hold, judge, think, account, look upon.
- Count, v. n. Add to the number, swell the number.
- Count on, Depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, count upon.
- Count, n. 1. Reckoning. 2. (Law.) Particular clause or charge.
- Countenance, n. 1. Aspect, look, mien, expression of the face.
- 2. Favor, encouragement, patronage, support, aid, assistance, sanction, approbation, approval.
- Countenance, v. a. Approve, sanction, support, aid, abet, assist, favor, encourage, patronize, befriend, stand by, side with, take the side of.
- Counter, n. Reckoner, calculator.
- Counter, ad. Contrary, contrariwise.
- Counteract, v. a. 1. Oppose, contravene, resist, cross, thwart, hinder, check, defeat, frustrate, run counter to, act against, clash with.
- 2.
- Counteraction, n. Opposition, contravention, resistance, frustration.
- Counteractive, n. Corrective, antidote, cure, specific, remedy, restorative, medicine, help.
- Counterbalance, v. a. 1. Counterpoise, balance.
- 2. Countervail, compensate, set off, make up for.
- Counter-current, n. Eddy.
- Counterfeit, v. a. 1. Forge, make a spurious copy of, imitate wrongfully.
- 2. Feign, simulate, sham, put on the appearance of.
- Counterfeit, a. 1. Forged, spurious, supposititious, fraudulent.
- 2. Feigned, false, simulated, sham, mock, clap-trap, spurious, put on, make-believe.
- Counterfeit, n. Forgery, fraudulent copy.
- Counterfeiter, n. 1. Forger, falsifier.
- 2. Pretender, feigner.
- Counter-jumper, n. [In contempt.] Shopman, shop-keeper.
- Countermand, v. a. Revoke, rescind, recall, abrogate, make void.
- Countermarch, v. n. March back, reverse the direction of a march.
- Counterpane, n. Coverlet, coverlid.
- Counterpart, n. 1. Corresponding part.
- 2. (Law.) Duplicate, copy.
- 3. Correlative, complement, supplement, reverse.
- 4. Match, fellow, mate, tally, twin, the very image.
- Counterpoise, v. a. Counter-balance, balance.
- Counterpoise, n. Equal weight.
- Countersign, n. Watch-word, password.
- Counter-tenor, n. (Mus.) Alto, counter.
- Countervail, v. a. Balance, counterbalance, compensate, make up for.
- Countrified, a. Rustic, rude, country.
- Country, n. 1. Region, land.
- 2. Rural parts (as distinguished from city).
- Country, a. 1. Rustic, rural.
- 2. Rude, rough, unrefined, uncultivated, countrified.
- Countryman, n. 1. Compatriot.
- 2. Rustic, peasant, swain, farmer, husbandman, clown, hind, bumpkin, boor, lout.
- Count upon, COUNT ON.
- County, n. Shire.
- Coup-de-grace, n. [Fr.] Death-blow, decisive blow, finishing stroke, mercy stroke.
- Coup-de-main, n. [Fr.] Sudden attack, unexpected enterprise.
- Coup-d'état, n. [Fr.] Master stroke of policy, stroke of statesmanship.
- Coup-d'œil, n. [Fr.] Glance, hasty view, slight view.
- Coup-de-soleil, n. [Fr.] Sunstroke, SIRIASIS, insolation, stroke of the sun.
- Couple, n. 1. Brace, pair, two (of the same kind).
- 2. Man and wife.
- Couple, v. a. 1. Join, conjoin, connect, unite, pair, link together.
- 2. Marry, wed.
- Couple, v. n. Unite, pair.
- Couplet, n. Two verses (that rhyme), pair of rhymes.
- Coupon, n. [Fr.] Interest certificate, interest warrant.
- Courage, n. Fearlessness (from reflection or a sense of duty), BRAVERY, valor, gallantry, prowess, intrepidity, heroism, boldness, daring, spirit, resolution, fortitude, hardihood, pluck, SPUNK, backbone.
- Courageous, a. Fearless (from reflection or a sense of duty), BRAVE, gallant, daring, valorous, chivalrous, valiant, bold, heroic, intrepid, dauntless, resolute, hardy, stout, lion-hearted, with a bold front, UP TO THE SCRATCH.
- Courier, n. Messenger, express, runner.
- Course, n. 1. Race, career.
- 2. Route, way, track, road.
- 3. Direction, bearing, point of compass, line of progress.
- 4. Round, beat.
- 5. Progress, process.
- 6. Regularity, order, succession, turn.
- 7. Deportment, line of conduct, manner of proceeding.
- 8. Series, system, methodical arrangement.
- 9. Set of dishes (at a banquet).
- Course, v. a. Pursue, hunt, chase, run after, give chase to.
- Course, v. n. Run, move swiftly.
- Courser, n. Racer, race-horse.
- Courses, n. pl. Menses, catamenia, menstrual flux, menstrual discharge.
- Court, n. 1. Royal household, princely retinue.
- 2. Judicial tribunal, court of justice.
- 3. Judge, body of judges.
- 4. Court-yard.
- 5. Recess from a street.
- Court, v. a. 1. Flatter, coddle, try to please, fawn upon, pay court to.
- 2. Woo, pay one's addresses to, make love to.
- 3. Seek, solicit, strive to gain.
- Courteous, a. Polite, civil, affable, urbane, complaisant, gracious, courtly, ceremonious, debonair, respectful, obliging, well-bred.
- Courteousness, n. Politeness, COURTESY.
- Courtesan, n. Prostitute, whore, harlot, strumpet, punk, wench, drab, Cyprian, DEMIREP, night-walker, street-walker, lewd woman, woman of the town, woman of ill-fame.
- Courtesy, n. Politeness, courteousness, civility, urbanity, complaisance, affability, good-breeding, elegance of manners.
- Courtesy, v. n. Make a courtesy.
- Courtly, a. Polished, elegant, polite, COURTEOUS.
- Courtship, n. Wooing.
- Court-yard, n. Court.
- Cousin-german, n. First cousin.
- Cove, n. Inlet, bight, small bay.
- Covenant, n. Agreement, bargain, contract, compact, stipulation, arrangement, treaty, convention, concordat, pact.
- Covenant, v. n. Bargain, stipulate, agree; make a stipulation.
- Cover, v. a. 1. Overspread.
- 2. Conceal, hide, secrete, cloak, veil, screen, shroud, mask, disguise.
- 3. Shield, shelter, protect, guard, defend.
- 4. Clothe, invest, envelop, inwrap, wrap up.
- 5. Put a covering on.
- 6. Comprehend, embrace, include, comprise, contain, embody.
- 7. Counterbalance, countervail, balance, compensate, make up for, be equal to.
- Cover, n. 1. Covering, tegument, integument, capsule, case.
- 2. Screen, veil, disguise, cloak.
- 3. Shelter, protection, guard, defence, shield, safeguard.
- 4. Plate, dish.
- Covercle, n. Lid, small cover.
- Covering, n. Cover, tegument, integument, capsule.
- Coverlet, n. Counterpane.
- Coverlid, n. Counterpane.
- Covert, n. Shelter, refuge, asylum, harbor, sanctuary, retreat, defence.
- Covert, a. Hidden, concealed, secret, disguised, clandestine, underhand, sly, insidious, stealthy.
- Covet, v. a. Desire, long for, lust for, hanker after, aspire to.
- Covetous, a. 1. Greedy, eager, very desirous (usually in a bad sense, though sometimes in a good sense), AVARICIOUS, parsimonious, penurious, sordid, mean, mercenary, miserly, niggardly, stingy.
- Covetousness, n. Avarice, parsimony, stinginess, penuriousness, niggardliness, meanness, cupidity.
- Covey, n. 1. Brood.
- 2. Flock.
- 3. Set, company, party, bevy.
- Covin, n. (Law.) Collusion.
- Covinous, a. (Law.) Fraudulent, deceitful, dishonest, deceptive, collusive.
- Cow, v. a. Overawe, intimidate, frighten, daunt, subdue by fear.
- Coward, n. Dastard, poltroon, craven, milksop.
- Cowardice, n. Pusillanimity, poltroonery, timidity, fear, cowardliness, the white feather.
- Cowardliness, n. Cowardice.
- Cowardly, a. Pusillanimous, dastardly, craven, fearful, timorous, timid, diffident, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, white-livered, showing the white Feather.
- Cower, v. n. Crouch, cringe, fawn, stoop, squat, bend the knee.
- Cowl, n. 1. Monk's hood.
- 2. Chimney-top.
- Cow-pox, n. Kine-pox.
- Coxcomb, n. Beau, fop, dandy, popinjay, exquisite, jackanapee, PETIT-MAÎTRE, prig, man of dress; vain, showy fellow.
- Coxcombry, n. Foppishness, vainglory, priggery.
- Coxcombical, a. Foppish, conceited, vain, priggish, pretentious.
- Coxcomical, a. Foppish, conceited, vain, priggish, pretentious.
- Coy, a. Modest, diffident, shy, shrinking, timid, bashful, reserved, distant, demure.
- Cozen, v. a. Cheat, trick, defraud, deceive, swindle, chouse, dupe, gull, diddle, overreach, circumvent, beguile, victimize, take in, impose upon.
- Cozenage, n. Fraud, deceit, artifice, trickery, deception, imposition, imposture, duplicity, guile, double dealing.
- Cozy, a. [Written also Cosey.] 1. Snug, comfortable, easy.
- 2. [Eng.] Chatty, talkative, social, conversable.
- Crabbed, a. 1. Sour, tart, rough.
- 2. Morose, surly, testy, touchy, cross, growling, snarling, snappish, cantankerous, waspish, petulant, peevish, churlish, harsh, acrimonious, caustic, captious, censorious, splenetic, out of sorts, ill-tempered.
- 3. Difficult, perplexing, trying, unmanageable, tough, intractable, hard to deal with.
- Crabbedness, n. 1. Sourness, roughness, tartness.
- 2. Asperity, acerbity, moroseness, sullenness, moodiness, churlishness, harshness, ill-temper, bad blood.
- 3. Difficulty, perplexity, intractability.
- Crab-grass, n. Wire-grass, dog's-tail grass (Eleusine Indica).
- Crack, n. 1. Break, cleft, breach, chink, fissure, crevice, cranny, opening.
- 2. Report, clap, pop, burst, explosion.
- 3. Snap (of a whip).
- Crack, v. a. 1. Break (partially), CRAZE.
- 2. Split, chop, cleave, rend asunder.
- 3. Snap (as a whip).
- Crack, v. n. 1. Break, split, burst, chap, open in chinks.
- 2. Brag, bluster, vapor, vaunt, boast, gasconade, crow, exalt one's self, magnify one's self, TALK BIG.
- Crack, a. [Colloquial.] Excellent, first-rate, of the first class, first-class.
- Crack-brained, a. Crazy, cracked, insane, crazed.
- Cracked, a. 1. Broken, split.
- 2. Crazed, crazy, crack-brained, with a bee in the head, insane.
- Cracker, n. Hard biscuit.
- Crackle, v. n. Decrepitate, crepitate, snap.
- Craft, n. 1. Skill, ability, talent, power, cleverness, dexterity, tact, aptitude, aptness, expertness, readiness.
- 2. Artifice, artfulness, shrewdness, subtlety, cunning.
- 3. Art, trade, employment, business.
- Craftsman, n. Artisan, mechanic, artificer, workman, hand, operative, handicraftsman.
- Crafty, a. Cunning, artful, deceitful, astute, sly, arch, subtle, shrewd, wily, invidious, intriguing, tricky, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian.
- Crag, n. Bough, steep rock.
- Cragged, a. Craggy.
- Craggy, a. Cragged, rugged, rough, broken, uneven, scraggy.
- Cram, v. a. 1. Stuff, gorge, glut, fill full, fill to repletion.
- 2. Crowd, press, compress.
- Cram, v. n. 1. Eat to satiety, eat greedily.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Study for examination.
- Cramp, n. 1. Spasm, crick, convulsion.
- 2. [Rare.] Check, restriction, restraint, obstruction.
- 3. Cramp-iron.
- Cramp, v. a. 1. Affect with spasms.
- 2. Restrain, obstruct, hinder, check, confine.
- 3. Fasten with a cramp.
- Cramp-fish, n. Torpedo, electric ray (Torpedo vulgaris).
- Cramp-iron, n. Cramp.
- Cranberry, n. Bog-berry.
- Crane-fly, n. Father-long-legs, daddy-long-legs.
- Crane's-bill, n. Geranium.
- Craniognomy, n. Craniology, phrenology.
- Craniology, n. Craniognomy, phrenology.
- Cranium, n. Skull, brain-pan.
- Crank, a. Easy to be overset.
- Crankle, v. n. Crinkle, run in and out.
- Cranny, n. Cleft, crack, fissure, chink, crevice, rift, gap, break, broach, interstice, opening.
- Crapulous, a. [Rare.] Drunken, drunk, inebriated, intoxicated, FUDDLED.
- Crassament, n. Crassamentum.
- Crassamentum, n. [L.] Clot (of blood), coagulation.
- Cratch, a. Manger, crib.
- Cratch-cradle, n. Cat's cradle, scratch-cradle.
- Crate, n. Hamper.
- Cravat, n. Neckcloth, neckerchief, necktie.
- Crave, v. a. 1. Entreat, beseech, beg, solicit, implore, supplicate.
- 2. Desire, long for, hanker after, wish for, yearn for.
- Craven, n. Dastard, coward, poltroon, milksop.
- Craving, n. Longing, itching, strong desire.
- Craw, n. Crop, first stomach (of a bird).
- Crawfish, n. Crayfish, river-lobster.
- Crawl, v. n. Creep.
- Crayfish, n. Crawfish.
- Crayon, n. 1. Pencil.
- 2. Drawing made with a crayon.
- Craze, v. a. 1. Make crazy, make insane.
- 2. [Rare.] Break, crack, crush, grind.
- Crazy, a. 1. Shattered, broken, tottering, rickety, worn out, out of order.
- 2. Insane, distracted, mad, lunatic, demented, delirious, crack-brained, cracked, crazed, out of one's head, out of one's senses, out of one's wits.
- Cream, n. Choice part, best part.
- Cream-colored, a. Pale yellow.
- Cream of tartar, Bi-tartrate of potash (purified), acid tartrate of potash.
- Create, v. a. 1. Originate.
- 2. Produce, cause, occasion, be the occasion of.
- 3. Make, appoint, constitute.
- Creation, n. 1. Invention, origination.
- 2. Universe, cosmos.
- 3. Appointment, constitution, nomination.
- Creator, n. 1. Originator, Maker.
- 2. God, Jehovah, the Almighty.
- Creature, n. 1. Being (animate or inanimate), thing, substance, body, created being.
- 2. Animal, living being.
- 3. Man, person.
- 4. Dependant, retainer, vassal, parasite, minion, hanger-on.
- Credence, n. Belief, credit, trust, faith, confidence, reliance.
- Credendum, n. [L.] Article of faith, thing to be believed.
- Credentials, n. pl. Testimonials, vouchers, certificates.
- Credibility, n. Trustworthiness, credibleness.
- Credible, a. Trustworthy, to be believed, worthy of belief, not improbable.
- Credibleness, n. Trustworthiness, credibility.
- Credit, n. 1. Belief, trust, faith, confidence, credence, reliance.
- 2. Reputableness, esteem, regard, good repute, good reputation, high character.
- 3. Influence (of a good name), power.
- 4. Merit, honor, proof of desert.
- Credit, v. a. 1. Believe, give faith to, put faith in, rely upon, confide in, doubt not, make no doubt of, take upon credit.
- 2. Place to the credit of, carry to the credit of one's account, enter upon the credit side.
- Creditable, a. Reputable, honorable, estimable.
- Credulity, n. Easiness of belief, readiness to believe (on slight evidence).
- Credulous, a. Unsuspecting, unsuspicious, easy of belief, easily duped.
- Creed, n. Belief, tenets, dogmas, doctrines, system of opinions, summary of belief.
- Creed-bound, a. Bigoted, wedded to an opinion.
- Creek, n. 1. Inlet, cove, bight, small bay.
- 2. Rivulet, small river.
- Creep, v. n. 1. Crawl.
- 2. Steal, glide stealthily, come unnoticed.
- 3. Fawn, cringe, play the sycophant.
- Creeping, a. 1. Crawling.
- 2. Fawning, sycophantic.
- 3. (Bot.) Growing on the ground or on supports.
- Cremation, n. Burning (especially of the dead).
- Crenate, a. (Bot.) Notched, indented.
- Crenated, a. (Bot.) Notched, indented.
- Crepitate, v. n. Crackle, snap, decrepitate.
- Crescent, n. 1. New moon, moon in her first quarter.
- 2. Figure of the new moon.
- 3. Turkish standard.
- 4. Turkish power, Ottoman Empire.
- Crescent, a. Growing, enlarging, increasing.
- Crescent-shaped, a. (Bot.) Lunate, lunated.
- Crest, n. 1. Tuft, plume, COMB.
- 2. Top, crown, summit, highest part.
- Crested, a. 1. With a crest.
- 2. (Bot.) Cristate.
- Crestfallen, a. Discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, depressed, dejected, desponding, chap-fallen, melancholy, sad, down-hearted, downcast, cast down, low-spirited, in low spirits.
- Cretaceous, a. Chalky.
- Crevasse, n. [Fr.] Crevice, gap, opening, ravine, gulley, GULCH.
- Crevice, n. Fissure, chink, rift, gap, cleft, crack, cranny, interstice.
- Crew, n. Company, gang, band, set, horde, party.
- Crib, n. 1. Rack, manger, cratch, feeding-place.
- 2. Bin, bunker.

- Crick, n. Spasm, cramp, convulsion.
- Crime, n. 1. Felony, aggravated misdemeanor, gross offence (especially against human law), infraction of law.
- 2. Sin, transgression, iniquity, wickedness, unrighteousness, wrong, delinquency.
- Criminal, a. 1. Wrong, contrary to law.
- 2. Culpable, guilty.
- Criminal, n. Culprit, delinquent, offender, transgressor, trespasser, malefactor, convict, felon.
- Criminal conversation, [Abbreviated crim. con.] Adultery.
- Criminality, n. Guiltiness, guilt, culpability.
- Criminate, v. a. Accuse, charge, arraign, impeach, allege to be guilty.
- Crimination, n. Accusation, impeachment, arraignment, charge.
- Crimp, v. a. 1. Curl, crisp.
- 2. Plait, form into ridges.
- Crimp, n. [Colloquial.] Decoyman (for the military service), insnarer, trapanner.
- Cringe, v. n. Crouch, fawn, truckle, sneak, stoop, bend the knee.
- Cringing, a. Crouching, fawning, servile, sneaking, obsequious.
- Crinkle, v. n. Crankle, run in and out.
- Cripple, n. Lame person.
- Cripple, v. a. 1. Lame, make lame.
- 2. Disable, weaken, impair the strength of.
- Crisis, n. 1. Acme, height, decisive turn, turning point.
- 2. Exigency, emergency, juncture, conjuncture, pass, strait, rub, pinch, push, critical situation.
- Crisp, a. 1. Brittle, friable.
- Crispy, a. 1. Brittle, friable.
- 2. Curled, frizzled.
- Crisp, v. a. Twist, curl.
- Crispin, n. Shoemaker.
- Cristate, a. (Bot.) Crested.
- Criterion, n. Standard, test, touchstone, measure, rule.
- Critic, n. 1. Reviewer, censor, connoisseur, judge (of artistic merit).
- 2. Censurer, caviller, carper.
- Critical, a. 1. Exact, nice, accurate.
- 2. Censorious, carping, cavilling, captious.
- Criticise, v. a. Examine and estimate (as works of art or of literature), remark upon (with reference to merits and defects), pass judgment upon.
- Criticism, n. 1. Art of criticising.
- 2. Critique, strictures, animadversion, review, critical remarks.
- Critique, n. Criticism, review, critical examination, critical remarks, critical notice.
- Croak, v. n. Murmur, complain, grumble, repine.
- Croaker, n. Murmurer, complainer, grumbler, censurer, fault-finder.
- Crock, n. Soot.
- Crock, v. a. Blacken (with soot), soil.
- Crockery, n. Earthen-ware.
- Crocodile tears, Affected tears, hypocritical sorrow.
- Crone, n. Old woman (in contempt).
- Crony, n. [Colloquial.] Associate, intimate friend, bosom friend, bosom companion.
- Crook, n. Bend, flexure, curvature, turn.
- Crook, v. a. Bend, curve, incurvate, bow, inflect, make crooked.
- Crooked, a. 1. Bent, curved, bowed, winding, not straight.
- 2. Distorted, twisted, wry, awry, askew, deformed, disfigured.
- 3. Perverse, froward, dishonest, unfair, dishonorable, knavish, unscrupulous, deceitful, tricky, insidious, crafty, intriguing, diplomatic, Machiavelian.
- Croon, v. a. Hum, sing softly, sing in a low tone.
- Croon, n. 1. Murmur, moan.
- 2. Simple melody.
- Crop, n. 1. Harvest.
- 2. Craw, first stomach (of a bird).
- Crop, v. a. 1.
- 2. Gather, pluck, pick.
- 3. Browse, nibble, feed upon.
- Crosier, n. Pastoral staff.
- Cross, n. 1. Gibbet (made of pieces of wood placed transversely).
- 2. [With The prefixed.] Gospel, Christian doctrine, Christian religion, divine revelation.
- 3. Trial, vexation, trouble, affliction, misfortune.
- 4. Intermixture (of blood in races).
- Cross, a. 1. Transverse, lying athwart.
- 2. Fretful, peevish, petulant, pettish, snappish, waspish, touchy, testy, crusty, churlish, crabbed, captious, ill-natured, froward, morose, sulky, sullen, spleeny, surly, cynical, snarling, sour, GROUTY, ill-tempered, out of humor, out of temper.
- Cross, v. a. 1. Put across, put athwart.
- 2. Mark with a line or lines across.
- 3. Traverse, pass over, go over.
- 4. Thwart, hinder, obstruct, interfere with.
- Cross-barred, a. Cancellated.
- Crosses, n. pl. Vexations, misfortunes, troubles, trials, afflictions.
- Cross-examine, v. a. Cross-question.
- Cross-grained, a. Stubborn, obdurate, untractable, perverse, wayward, headstrong, refractory.
- Crossing, n. Intersection.
- Cross-question, v. a. Cross-examine.
- Crosswise, ad. Across, transversely, over.
- Crotch, n. Fork, angle, corner.
- Crotchet, n. Whim, freak, quirk, vagary, whimsey, fancy, caprice, maggot, WRINKLE.
- Crotchety, a. Whimsical, fantastic, fantastical, odd, queer, fanciful, capricious, humorsome, wayward, fitful, freakish.
- Crouch, v. n. 1. Couch, squat, lie flat, stoop low, lie close to the ground.
- 2. Cower, cringe, fawn, truckle.
- Croup, n. 1. Bump (especially of a horse), buttocks.
- 2. (Med.) Cynanche (trachealis).
- Crow, v. n. Boast, brag, vaunt, bluster, swagger, vapor, triumph, chuckle, exult.
- Crowd, n. 1. Throng, multitude, concourse, host.
- 2. Babble, mob, populace, vulgar mass, lower classes, lower orders, common people.
- Crowd, v. a. 1. Fill by compression, fill to excess.
- 2. Compress, cram, press, press together.
- 3. Urge, dun.
- Crowd, v. n. 1. Swarm, flock together, be numerous, come thick.
- 2. Press forward, make one's way.
- Crown, n. 1. Diadem.
- 2. Royalty, kingly power, sovereignty.
- 3. Coronet, coronal, garland, chaplet, wreath, laurel, bays.
- 4. Dignity, honor, reward, recompense, honorary distinction.
- 5. Top, summit, crest.
- Crown, v. a. 1. Put a crown upon, invest with a crown.
- 2. Adorn, dignify, honor.
- 3. Recompense, reward, requite.
- 4. Perfect, complete, finish, consummate.
- Crowning, n. 1. Coronation.
- 2. Perfecting, finishing, consummation.
- Crown-law, n. [England.] Criminal law.
- Crown-post, n. King-post.
- Crown-wheel, n. Contrate-wheel.
- Crucial, a. 1. Transverse, intersecting.
- 2. Severe, searching, trying, decisive.
- Cruciate, a. (Bot.) Cruciform, cross-shaped.
- Cruciform, a. Cross-shaped, CRUCIATE.
- Crucify, v. a. 1. Put to death upon the cross.
- 2. Subdue (as the passions, by Christian principles), overcome, mortify.
- Crude, a. 1. Raw, uncooked, undressed, in a raw state.
- 2. Immature, unripe, harsh.
- 3. Coarse, unrefined.
- 4. Unpremeditated, indigested.
- Crudeness, n. Rawness, crudity.
- Crudity, n. Rawness, crudeness.
- Cruel, a. 1. Unmerciful, inhuman, merciless, unfeeling, uncompassionate, fell, ruthless, barbarous, pitiless, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, savage, ferocious, brutal, sanguinary, truculent, blood-thirsty, hard-hearted.
- 2. Severe, hard, sharp, bitter.
- Cruelty, n. Inhumanity, barbarity, brutality, brutishness, ferocity, savageness truculence, blood-thirstiness.
- Cruet, n. Vial, cruse, caster.
- Cruise, v. n. Rove over the sea.
- Cruise, n. Roving voyage.
- Crumble, v. a. Crush, break to pieces, disintegrate, reduce to fragments.
- Crumble, v. n. 1. Fall to pieces, break into pieces, become disintegrated.
- 2. Perish, fall into decay.
- Crumple, v. a. Wrinkle, rumple.
- Crusader, n. Palmer, pilgrim.
- Cruse, n. Vial, cruet, caster.
- Crush, v. a. 1. Compress, squeeze, bruise, contuse.
- 2. Break, crumble, disintegrate, comminute, bray, CRAZE.
- 3. Demolish, break down.
- 4. Overpower, overcome, overwhelm, subdue, quell, conquer.
- Crust, n. Incrustation, hard coating.
- Crustacea, n. pl. Crustaceans.
- Crustaceans, n. pl. Shell-fish (with thin, jointed shells, like the lobster).
- Crustacean, a. Crustaceous.
- Crustaceous, a. Crustacean.
- Crusty, a. Touchy, testy, pettish, waspish, snappish, peevish, fretful, petulant, cross, churlish, crabbed, froward, surly, morose, cynical, snarling, ill-tempered.
- Cry, v. n. 1. Exclaim, clamor, call, make an outcry, cry out.
- 2. Weep, sob, shed tears.
- 3. Vociferate, shout, hoot, yell, roar, bawl, squall, scream.
- Cry, v. a. Proclaim, publish, make public, make proclamation of.
- Cry, n. 1. Exclamation, ejaculation, outcry, acclamation.
- 2. Plaint, lament, lamentation, crying, weeping.
- 3. Scream, screech, howl, yell, roar.
- 4. Pack of hounds.
- Cry down, Decry, depreciate, condemn.
- Crying, n. Weeping, lamentation.
- Crying, a. 1. Weeping, lamenting.
- 2. Notorious, great, enormous, heinous, flagrant, nefarious.
- Cry out, Exclaim, clamor.
- Cry out against, Blame, censure, condemn, complain of.
- Crypt, n. Vault, tomb, catacomb.
- Cry up, Extol, commend, praise.
- Cub, n. 1. Whelp, young beast (especially a young bear).
- 2. [In contempt.] Child, young boy or young girl.
- Cubeb, n. Java pepper (Piper cubeba).
- Cucking-stool, n. Castigatory, trebuchet, tumbrel, ducking-stool.
- Cuckoo-bud, n. Butter-cup, king's-cup, butter-flower, gold-cup (Ranunculus bulbosa).
- Cuckoo-spittle, n. Froth-spit.
- Cucullate, a. 1. Hooded, cowled.
- 2. Hood-shaped.
- Cucullated, a. 1. Hooded, cowled.
- 2. Hood-shaped.
- Cud, n. [Low.] Quid.
- Cudden, n. 1.
- 2. Coal-fish, cuddy (Gadus carbonarius or Merlangus carbonarius).
- Cuddle, v. n. Snuggle, nestle, squat, lie close, lie snug.
- Cuddle, v. a. Hug, embrace.
- Cuddy, n. 1. Cabin (in the fore-part of a boat).
- 2. Cudden, coal-fish.
- Cudgel, n. Club, bludgeon.
- Cudgel, v. a. Cane, drub, thrash, baste, beat with a cudgel.
- Cudgelling, n. Flogging, whipping, beating, BASTINADO.
- Cudweed, n. Everlasting, goldylocks, IMMORTELLE.
- Cue, n. 1. Hint, suggestion, intimation, catchword, wink, nod.
- 2. Rod (in billiards).
- Cuff, n. Blow, stroke, box.
- Cuff, v. a. Beat, strike, buffet, box.
- Cui bono, [L.] For whose benefit, of what use.
- Cuirass, n. Breastplate.
- Cul-de-sac, n. [Fr.] Blind alley.
- Cull, v. a. Select, elect, choose, pick, single out, fix upon, pitch upon, pick out.
- Cully, n. Dupe, gull, cat's paw, credulous person.
- Cully, v. a. Cheat, trick, dupe, gull, chouse, deceive, delude, overreach, cozen, diddle, circumvent, beguile, impose upon.
- Culm, n. 1. Stalk (of corn, grasses, &c.), stem.
- 2. Glance-coal, blind-coal, hard-coal, anthracite (in small particles).
- Culminate, v. n. 1. Be on the meridian.
- 2. Reach the highest point, be at the highest point.
- Culpability, n. Guiltiness, guilt, culpableness, blame, sinfulness, criminality.
- Culpable, a. Blamable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, blameworthy.
- Culpableness, n. Guiltiness, CULPABILITY.
- Culprit, n. Criminal, malefactor, delinquent, felon.
- Cult, n. Homage, worship.
- Cultivate, v. a. 1. Till, raise crops from.
- 2. Study, investigate, search into.
- 3. Improve, refine, elevate, civilize, meliorate, make better.
- 4. Foster, cherish, promote.
- Cultivation, n. 1. Tillage, agriculture, husbandry.
- 2. Improvement, refinement, culture.
- Culture, n. 1. Agriculture, tillage.
- 2. Improvement, refinement, cultivation, civilization.
- Cumber, v. a. 1. Overload, oppress, clog, hamper, obstruct, encumber.
- 2. Distract, trouble, embarrass, perplex, plague, harass, worry, torment.
- Cumbersome, a. 1. Burdensome, embarrassing, troublesome, vexatious, cumbrous.
- 2. Unwieldy, unmanageable, clumsy, awkward, inconvenient.
- Cumbrous, a. Burdensome, CUMBERSOME.
- Cuneate, a. Cuneiform, wedge-shaped
- Cuneated, a. Cuneiform, wedge-shaped
- Cuneiform, a. Cuneate, wedge-shaped.
- Cunner, n. 1. (Conch), Limpet (Patella).
- 2. (Ich.) Conner, burgall, CHOGSET, blue perch.
- Cunning, a. Crafty, artful, sly, astute, subtle, wily, shrewd, sharp, designing, intriguing, deceitful, TRICKY, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian.
- Cunning, n. Craft, art, shrewdness, artifice, deceit, duplicity, subtlety, intrigue.
- Cup, n. 1. Chalice.
- 2. Draught, potion, cupful.
- 3. Lot, portion.
- 4. Cupping-glass.
- Cupboard, n. Buffet.
- Cupful, n. Cup.
- Cupidity, n. 1. Longing, lust, strong desire.
- 2. Avarice, covetousness, inordinate desire of wealth.
- Cupping-glass, n. Cup.
- Cups, n. pl. Orgies, revels, bacchanals, carousal, wassail, compotation, drinking bout.
- Curative, a. Remedial, sanatory.
- Curator, n. Guardian, custodian, superintendent, keeper.
- Curb, n. 1. Check, restraint, hinderance, bridle.
- 2. Curb-stone.
- Curb, v. a. Check, restrain, control, bridle, put under restraint, keep under.
- Curb-roof, n. Mansard-roof, GAMBREL-ROOF.
- Curb-stone, n. Curb.
- Curcuma paper, Turmeric paper.
- Curd, n. Caseine, coagulum of milk, coagulated milk.
- Curdle, v. a. Coagulate, turn to curds.
- Curdy, a. Coagulated.
- Cure, n. 1. Remedy, antidote, specific, restorative, reparative, corrective, help.
- 2. Healing, restoration.
- Cure, v. a. 1. Remedy, heal.
- 2. Restore to health.
- 3. Preserve (from putrefaction).
- Curiosity, n. 1. Inquisitiveness.
- 2. Phenomenon, wonder, marvel, rarity, sight, spectacle.
- Curious, a. 1. Inquisitive, scrutinizing, prying, peering.
- 2. Rare, singular, strange, unusual, unique, extraordinary, queer, out of the way.
- 3. Elegant, neat, nice, finished.
- Curl, n. 1. Ringlet.
- 2. Sinuosity, undulation, flexure, wave.
- Curl, v. a. 1. Crisp, turn in ringlets.
- 2. Writhe, wind, twist.
- 3. Raise in waves.
- Curl, v. n. Be bent into curls or waves.
- Curl cloud, (Meteor.) Cirrus, cat's tail, mare's tail.
- Curmudgeon, n. Miser, niggard, churl, hunks, skinflint, scrimp, lickpenny, screw, mean fellow, sordid wretch.
- Currency, n. 1. Publicity, general reception.
- 2. Circulation, transmission from hand to hand.
- 3. Money; aggregate of coin, bills and notes; circulating medium.
- Current, a. 1. Common, general, popular, rife, generally received, in every one's mouth.
- 2. Circulating (as money), passing from hand to hand.
- 3. Present, existing, instant, now passing.
- Current, n. 1. Stream, moving fluid.
- 2. Tide, running water.
- 3. Course, progression.
- Curriculum, n. Course of studies.
- Curry, n. Curry-powder.
- Curry-powder, n. Curry.
- Curse, v. a. Execrate, anathematize, denounce, invoke or imprecate evil upon.
- Curse, v. n. Utter curses.
- Curse, n. 1. Malediction, anathema, execration, imprecation, fulmination, denunciation, ban.
- 2. Scourge, plague, torment, affliction, trouble, vexation, annoyance, bitter pill, thorn in the side.
- Cursed, a. 1. Accursed, unsanctified, unholy.
- 2. Detestable, hateful, abominable, execrable, villanous, confounded.
- Cursory, a. Hasty, slight, superficial, careless, desultory, transient, passing, brief.
- Curt, a. Short (usually in an ill sense, implying crustiness), brief, concise, terse, laconic.
- Curtail, v. a. 1. Shorten, abridge, retrench, lop, cut short.
- 2. Diminish, lessen, decrease.
- Curtailment, n. Abbreviation, abridgment, contraction, shortening, reduction, retrenchment.
- Curvature, n. Bending, bend, flexure, crook, curvity, curve, incurvation, ARCUATION.
- Curve, n. Bend, flexure, CURVATURE.
- Curve, n. a. Bend, crook, inflect.
- Curvet, v. n. 1. Leap, bound, vault.
- 2. Caper, frisk.
- Curvet, n. 1. Leap, bound.
- 2. Caper, frolic, prank.
- Curvity, n. Curvature.
- Cushat, n. Ring-dove, wood-pigeon (Columba palumbus).
- Cusk, n. Torsk (Brosmius vulgaris).
- Cusp, n. Point, angle, horn.
- Cuspidate, a. (Bot.) Pointed, acute, sharp, acuminate, acuminated.
- Cuspidated, a. (Bot.) Pointed, acute, sharp, acuminate, acuminated.
- Custodian, n. Guardian, keeper, curator, warden, superintendent.
- Custody, n. Keeping, care, watch guardianship, protection, safekeeping.
- Custom, n. 1. Habit (of a majority), usage, fashion, practice, rule.
- 2. Form, formality, observance.
- 3. Patronage.
- 4. Tax, impost, duty, tribute, toll.
- Customary, a. Usual, common, wonted, habitual, accustomed, conventional, CONSUETUDINARY.
- Customer, n. Purchaser, buyer.
- Cut, v. a. 1. Divide or sever (by an edged tool), chop, make an incision in.
- 2. Sculpture, carve, chisel.
- 3. Cross, intersect.
- 4. Wound, hurt, touch, move, pierce.
- 5. [Colloquial.] Slight (by not recognizing), avoid recognizing.
- Cut, n. 1. Gash, incision.
- 2. Channel, passage.
- 3. Slice, piece.
- 4. Sarcasm, fling, taunt, cutting remark.
- 5. Fashion, style, form, shape.
- 6. Near path, short way.
- 7. Engraving, engraved picture.
- Cut a dash, Make a figure, make a great show, show off, cut a figure.
- Cut a figure, Cut a dash.
- Cut and dried, Prepared beforehand, not spontaneous, got up for the occasion.
- Cut capers, Frolic, be merry, be frolicsome, play pranks, cut didos.
- Cut didos, Cut capers.
- Cutch, n. Catechu, gambier, Japan earth, Terra Japanica.
- Cut down, 1. Fell.
- 2. Diminish, lessen, curtail.
- Cuticle, n. Epidermis, scarf-skin.
- Cutis, n. (Anat.) Derm, true skin.
- Cut out, 1. Shape, form, fashion.
- 2. Outdo, excel, surpass, BEAT.
- 3. Debar, hinder, prevent.
- Cutpurse, n. Pickpocket, thief, robber.
- Cut short, 1. Bring to a sudden close, end abruptly.
- 2. Check suddenly, hinder from proceeding.
- 3. Abridge, diminish.
- Cut-throat, n. Murderer, assassin, ruffian.
- Cutting, a. 1. Sharp, keen.
- 2. Severe, sarcastic, satirical.
- Cycle, n. Period, circle of time, revolution of time, round of years.
- Cyclopædia, n. Encyclopædia.
- Cyclopean, a. Gigantic, colossal, vast, enormous, immense, Herculean.
- Cygnet, n. Young swan.
- Cymbiform, a. Boat-shaped.
- Cynanche, n. [Gr.] (Med.) Inflammation of the throat.
- Cynical, a. Carping, censorious, satirical, sarcastic, captious, snarling, snappish, waspish, pettish, petulant, fretful, peevish, touchy, testy, crusty, churlish, crabbed, cross, morose, froward, surly, ill-tempered, ill-natured.
- Cynic, n. 1. Follower of Diogenes.
- 2. Misanthrope, man-hater.
- Cynosure, n. 1. Lesser Bear, Ursa Minor.
- 2. Point or centre of attraction.
- Cyprian, n. Prostitute, courtesan, harlot, whore, drab, strumpet, night-walker, lewd woman, woman of the town, woman of ill-fame.
- Cyst, n. Pouch, sac.
- Czar, n. Emperor of Russia.
- Czarina, n. Empress of Russia.
- Czarowitz, n. Czar's eldest son.
D
- Dab, v. a. Strike, slap.
- Dab, n. 1. Blow, stroke.
- 2. Adept, expert, proficient, master-hand, capital hand, nice hand, DABSTER, good hand.
- Dabble, v. a. Wet, spatter, sprinkle, moisten.
- Dabble, v. n. 1. Play in water, splash about.
- 2. Work superficially, make slight efforts, fritter away time.
- 3. Tamper, meddle, take liberties.
- Dabbler, n. Sciolist, quack.
- Dabchick, n. Didapper, dobchick (Podiceps minor).
- Dabster, n. [Colloquial.] Expert, adept, DAB.
- Dad, n. [Childish terms.] Father.
- Daddy, n. [Childish terms.] Father.
- Daddy-long-legs, n. 1. Father-long-legs, crane-fly.
- 2. Shepherd-spider, harvest-man.
- Dado, n. Die, cube of a pedestal.
- Dædalian, a. Intricate, maze-like.
- Daffadilly, n. Daffodil, narcissus.
- Daffadowndilly, n. Daffodil, narcissus.
- Daffodil, n. Narcissus, daffadilly, daffadowndilly.
- Daft, a. 1. [Local Eng.] Stupid, silly, foolish.
- 2. [Scottish.] Playful, frolicsome, mirthful, merry, sportive.
- Dagger, n. Poniard, dirk, stiletto.
- Daggle, v. a. Draggle, bemire, befoul, soil, dirty.
- Daggle-tail, n.
- Daily, a. Diurnal, quotidian.
- Dainty, a. 1. Delicious, savory, nice, delicate, tender, palatable, luscious, toothsome.
- 2. Elegant, beautiful, neat, fine.
- 3. Fastidious, squeamish, scrupulous, over-nice.
- Dainty, n. Delicacy, tidbit, tit-bit, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate morsel.
- Dale, n. Vale, valley, bottom, dell, glen, dingle.
- Dalliance, n. Caressing, fondling, endearments.
- Dally, v. n. 1.
- 2. Fondle, toy, interchange caresses.
- Daltonism, n. Color-blindness.
- Dam, n. Mother (of a beast), female parent.
- Damage, n. Injury, harm, hurt, detriment, mischief, loss.
- Damage, v. a. Injure, impair, hurt, harm, mar.
- Damages, n. pl. Indemnity, satisfaction, fine, forfeiture.
- Damask-plum, n. Damson.
- Dame, n. Mistress, matron, lady, madam.
- Damn, v. a. 1. Condemn, judge to be guilty.
- 2. (Theol.) Doom to perdition, doom to eternal punishment.
- 3. Condemn, censure, express disapprobation of.
- Damnable, a. Odious, detestable, execrable, hateful, abominable, cursed, accursed.
- Damnatory, a. Condemnatory.
- Damp, n. Moisture, vapor, fog, dampness.
- Damp, a. Moist, humid, dank, wet.
- Damp, v. a. 1. Moisten, dampen.
- 2. Check, repress, restrain, moderate, allay, abate.
- 3. Chill, deaden, depress, deject.
- Dampen, v. a. Moisten, damp.
- Damper, n. 1. Check, hinderance, obstacle, impediment, lion in the way.
- 2. Discouragement, wet blanket, cold water.
- Dampness, n. Moisture, damp.
- Damsel, n. Maiden, maid, girl, lass, lassie, miss, young lady.
- Damson, n. Damask-plum.
- Dance, v. n. Frisk, caper, hop about.
- Dance, v. a. Dandle, toss up and down.
- Dance attendance, Stand and wait (obsequiously).
- Dander, n. 1. [Corruption of] Dandruff.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Anger, rage.
- Dandiprat, n. Dwarf, little fellow.
- Dandle, v. a. 1. Dance, toss up and down.
- 2. Fondle, caress, pet, amuse with trifles, play with.
- Dandruff, n. Scurf on the head.
- Dandy, n. Beau, fop, coxcomb, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, jack-a-dandy, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow.
- Dandy-fever, n. Dengue, break-bone fever.
- Dandyism, n. Foppishness.
- Danger, n. Peril, hazard, risk, jeopardy, venture.
- Dangerous, a. Perilous, hazardous, unsafe, RISKY, full of risk.
- Dangle, v. n. 1. Swing, hang loose.
- 2. Fawn, hang about, be obsequious.
- Dank, a. Moist, damp, humid, wet.
- Dapper, a. 1. Active, lively, brisk, agile, nimble, spry, smart, quick, alert, ready.
- 2. Spruce, nice, neat, trim, pretty.
- Dapple, a. Variegated, spotted, dappled.
- Dapple, v. a. Variegate, spot, diversify.
- Dare, v. n. Venture, presume, have courage, be bold enough, not be afraid.
- Dare, v. a. Bravo, defy, challenge.
- Dare-devil, n. Desperado, rash adventurer, desperate fellow.
- Daring, a. Bold, adventurous, fearless, brave, intrepid, valorous, valiant, courageous, gallant, chivalrous, doughty, heroic, undaunted, dauntless.
- Daring, n. Boldness, intrepidity, valor, bravery, courage.
- Dark, a. 1. Unilluminated, unenlightened, dusky, shadowy, rayless, sunless, darksome, lurid, murky, cloudy, shady, overcast, black, ebon, Cimmerian, not light, pitchy.
- 2. Mysterious, obscure, incomprehensible, unintelligible, enigmatical, mystic, mystical, recondite, occult, transcendental, abstruse, cabalistic.
- 3. Gloomy, disheartening, discouraging, cheerless, dismal.
- 4. Untaught, ignorant, unlettered, rude.
- 5. Wicked, atrocious, infamous, foul, vile, infernal.
- Dark, n. 1. Darkness, obscurity, want of light.
- 2. Ignorance, blindness, want of knowledge.
- Darken, v. a. Obscure, cloud, dim, shade, shadow, make dark, make dim.
- Darken, v. n. Grow dark.
- Darkling, a. In the dark.
- Darkness, n. 1. Obscurity, dimness, dark, want of light.
- 2. Ignorance, blindness, want of knowledge.
- 3. Gloom, despondency, cheerlessness, joylessness.
- Darksome, a. Obscure, gloomy, DARK.
- Darling, n. Favorite, idol, pet, dear.
- Darling, a. Favorite, beloved, dear, precious, much loved.
- Dart, v. a. 1. Hurl, throw, launch, jaculate, let fly.
- 2.
- Dart, v. n. Rush, fly swiftly.
- Darter, n. (Ornith.) Snake-bird.
- Dartre, n. [Fr.] Herpes, tetter.
- Dartrous, a. Herpetic.
- Dash, v. a. 1. Strike violently.
- 2. Throw forcibly.
- 3. Adulterate, deteriorate (by mixture), alloy.
- 4. Disappoint, frustrate, thwart, ruin, destroy, shatter, spoil.
- 5. Surprise, confound, abash, put to shame.
- Dash, v. n. Rush, dart, fly swiftly.
- Dash, n. 1. Stroke, blow.
- 2. Rush, onset, sudden advance.
- 3. Infusion, tinge, tincture, sprinkling, spice, touch, smack, little, small quantity.
- 4. Flourish, show, ostentatious display.
- Dash-board, n. Dasher.
- Dasher, n. Dashboard.
- Dashing, a. 1. Rushing, precipitate.
- 2. Ostentatious, showy, pretentious.
- Dash in pieces, Break in pieces, break into fragments.
- Dash off, Execute rapidly.
- Dastard, n. Coward, poltroon, craven, milksop.
- Dastard, a. Cowardly, dastardly.
- Dastardly, a. Cowardly, dastard.
- Data, n. pl. Facts, premises.
- Date, n. Time, epoch, era, age.
- Date, v. a. Fix the date of, note the time of.
- Date, v. n. Begin, be reckoned, be dated.
- Daub, v. a. Smear, besmear, plaster, cover, bedaub, begrime.
- Daub, n. Coarse painting.
- Dauby, a. Adhesive, viscous, viscid, glutinous, smeary, sticky.
- Daunt, v. a. Frighten, affright, alarm, intimidate, scare, terrify, dismay, appall, cow.
- Dauntless, a. Fearless, intrepid, bold, brave, daring, undaunted, courageous, gallant, valiant, valorous, doughty, chivalrous, heroic.
- Davy Jones, [Sailor's term.] The Devil.
- Daw, n. Jackdaw (Corvus monedula).

- Dawdler, n. Idler, trifler, lounger, laggard, drone, sluggard, slow-back, inefficient person.
- Dawn, v. n. 1. Break, begin to be light, grow light.
- 2. Appear, open, begin to appear.
- Dawn, n. Cockcrowing, DAYBREAK, dayspring, dawning, break of day.
- Dawning, n. 1. Daybreak, dawn.
- 2. Beginning, first appearance.
- Day, n. 1. Day-time (between sunrise and sunset).
- 2. Period of twenty-four hours.
- 3. Sunshine, daylight, sunlight, light of day.
- Day-blindness, n. Nyctalopy, nocturnal sight.
- Daybreak, n. Dawn, dawning, cockcrowing, dayspring, break of day, peep of day, prime of day, first blush of the morning.
- Day by day, Daily, every day.
- Day-dream, n. Dream, conceit, idle fancy, visionary scheme.
- Daylight, n. Sunlight, sunshine, day, light of day, light of heaven.
- Day-sight, n. Hemeralopia, night-blindness.
- Dayspring, n. Dawn, dawning, DAYBREAK.
- Day-star, n. 1. Venus, Lucifer, Morning Star.
- 2. Sun, orb of day.
- Daze, v. a. 1. Dazzle, blind.
- 2. Bewilder, confuse, perplex.
- Dazzle, v. a. 1. Daze, blind (by excess of light).
- 2. Astonish (by splendor), surprise (by brilliancy).
- Dazzle, n. Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, dazzling light.
- Dead, a. 1. Lifeless, breathless, inanimate, deceased, defunct, departed, gone, gone to one's last home, gathered to one's fathers.
- 2. Dull, frigid, cold, torpid, inert, unfeeling, callous, obtuse, indifferent, lukewarm.
- 3. Vapid, tasteless, insipid, flat.
- 4. Unemployed, useless, unprofitable.
- 5. Entire, complete, total.
- Dead, n. Depth, gloomiest period.
- Dead against, Utterly or wholly opposed, out and out against.
- Dead ahead, (Naut.) Directly ahead (said of the wind).
- Dead-drunk, Completely drunk.
- Deaden, v. a. 1. Weaken, impair, dull, damp, dampen.
- 2. Blunt, benumb, paralyze, obtund, hebetate, make insensible.
- Dead language, Unspoken language.
- Deadly, a. 1. Mortal, fatal, destructive, deleterious, noxious, murderous.
- 2. Implacable, rancorous, sanguinary.
- Deadly-night-shade, n. Belladonna, banewort, dwale (Atropa belladonna).
- Dead shot, Good marksman.
- Deaf, a. Hard of bearing, dull of hearing.
- Deafen, v. a. Stun, make deaf.
- Deaf-mute, n.
- Deaf to, Regardless of, heedless of, inattentive to.
- Deal, n. 1. Quantity, degree, extent.
- 2. Distribution (of cards).
- 3. Pine plank.
- Deal, v. a. Distribute, give, bestow, dispense, apportion, allot, divide, share, deal out, dole out, mete out.
- Deal, v. n. 1. Traffic, trade, do business, have commerce.
- 2. Behave, conduct one's self.
- 3. Distribute cards.
- Deal by, Treat (either well or ill).
- Dealer, n. 1. Trader, trafficker.
- 2. Distributor.
- Deal in, Have to do with, be engaged in.
- Dealing, n. 1. Conduct, behavior, action.
- 2. Commerce, intercourse, business, trade, traffic.
- Dear, a. 1. Costly, expensive, high-priced, at a high price, of great price.
- 2. Precious, beloved, darling, much loved, highly esteemed or valued.
- Dear, n. Darling.
- Dearth, n. 1. Scarcity, insufficiency, deficiency, short supply.
- 2. Need, want, lack, famine, short commons.
- Death, n. Decease, demise, dying, dissolution, departure, exit, end of life, King of terrors, debt of nature.
- Death-like, a. Cadaverous, pale, wan, ghastly.
- Death's-head-moth, n. Hawk-moth.
- Debar, v. a. Exclude, prohibit, prevent, hinder, restrain, withhold, shut out.
- Debark, v. n. Land, disembark, go on shore, come to land.
- Debase, v. a. 1. Lower, depress, reduce, deteriorate, impair, vitiate, injure, pervert, alloy.
- 2. Degrade, abase, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, mortify, bring low, take down.
- 3. Contaminate, taint, defile, pollute, foul, befoul, corrupt, soil.
- Debasement, n. 1. Deterioration, vitiation, adulteration, perversion.
- 2. Abasement, degradation, humiliation, depravation.
- Debatable, a. Disputable.
- Debate, n. 1. Disputation, controversy.
- 2. Altercation, contest, contention, dispute, logomachy, strife of words, war of words.
- Debate, v. a. Discuss, argue, dispute, contest, canvass.
- Debate, v. n. 1. Argue, dispute, deliberate, hold an argument.
- 2. (Rare.) Fight, contend, struggle.
- Debauch, v. a. 1. Corrupt, vitiate, deprave, pollute.
- 2.
- Debauch, n. Potation, compotation, revels, revelry, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, carousal, drunken frolic, intemperate indulgence.
- Debauchee, n. Libertine, rake, voluptuary, profligate, man of pleasure.
- Debauchery, n. 1. Excesses, dissipation, dissoluteness.
- 2. Licentiousness, lewdness.
- Debilitate, v. a. Weaken, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, prostrate, render weak, make languid.
- Debilitation, n. Weakening, exhaustion, prostration.
- Debility, n. Weakness, feebleness, languor, prostration, exhaustion, infirmity, frailty, loss of strength.
- Debonair, a. Courteous, affable, polite, refined, civil, urbane, complaisant, obliging, gracious, easy, kind, well-bred.
- Débris, n. [Fr.] Rubbish, ruins, remains.
- Debt, n. 1. Due, obligation.
- 2. Trespass, offence, transgression, sin, fault, crime.
- Debt of nature, Death.
- Début, n. [Fr.] First attempt, first appearance.
- Decadence, n. Decay, decline, fall, declension, degeneracy.
- Decadency, n. Decay, decline, fall, declension, degeneracy.
- Decalogue, n. The ten commandments.
- Decamp, v. n. 1. Break up camp, march away, march off, move off.
- 2.
- Decant, v. a. Pour off.
- Decapitate, n. Behead, decollate, deprive of the head.
- Decapitation, n. Beheading, decollation.
- Decarbonize, v. a. Deprive of carbon.
- Decay, v. n. 1. Decline, fail, deteriorate, wither, waste, perish, be impaired, waste away, fall into decay.
- 2. Rot, putrefy, be spoiled.
- Decay, n. Decline, decadence, deterioration, degeneracy.
- Decease, n. Death, demise, dying.
- Decease, v. n. Die, depart.
- Deceased, a. Dead, defunct.
- Deceit, n. Deception, fraud, imposition, imposture, finesse, artifice, duplicity, guile, trickery, cozenage, cheating, double dealing.
- Deceitful, a. Deceptive, delusive, illusive, illusory, fallacious.
- Deceive, v. a. Delude, cheat, dupe, gull, cozen, fool, befool, trick, circumvent, overreach, chouse, diddle, beguile, hood-wink, impose upon, make a fool of, play a trick upon, pull wool over one's eyes.
- Deceiver, n. Impostor, cheat, trickster, rogue, knave, pretender.
- Decency, n. 1. Propriety, decorum, proper formality.
- 2. Modesty, delicacy, purity.
- Decent, a. 1. Proper, becoming, fit, befitting, suitable, decorous, seemly, comely.
- 2. Modest, delicate, pure.
- 3. Tolerable, passable, moderate, respectable.
- Deception, n. 1. Imposture, imposition, DECEIT.
- 2. Trick, cheat, ruse, wile, stratagem, chouse.
- Deceptive, a. Deceitful, deceiving, delusive, illusive, illusory, misleading, fallacious, clap-trap, false.
- Decide, v. a. Settle, conclude, terminate, end.

- Decided, a. 1. Determined, unwavering, unhesitating, resolute.
- 2. Unequivocal, categorical, positive, absolute.
- 3. Unquestionable, undeniable, indisputable, certain, clear, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute.
- Deciduous, a. (Bot.) Not evergreen, not perennial.
- Decipher, v. a. 1. Unravel, unfold, interpret, reveal, explain, expound.
- 2. Read, make out.
- Decision, n. 1. Conclusion, judgment, determination, settlement.
- 2. Resolution, firmness.
- Decisive, a. Conclusive, final.
- Deck, v. a. Adorn, embellish, decorate, ornament, array, beautify.
- Declaim, v. n. 1. Harangue, spout, speak (rhetorically).
- 2. Recite a speech, practise speaking.
- Declamation, n. 1. Declaiming, haranguing, spouting.
- 2. Harangue, set speech.
- 3. Exercise in speaking.
- Declamatory, a. 1. In the style of declamation.
- 2. Rhetorical, grandiloquent, inflated, bombastic, swelling, pompous, turgid, pretentious, high-flowing, high-sounding, HIGHFALUTIN.
- Declaration, n. Affirmation, assertion, asseveration, averment, protestation, avowal.
- Declarative, a. Explanatory, DECLARATORY.
- Declaratory, a. 1. Expressive, affirmative, enunciative, enunciatory.
- 2. Explanatory, declarative.
- Declare, v. a. Affirm, assert, aver, asseverate, state, proclaim, publish, promulgate, communicate, announce, utter, make known.
- Declare, v. n. 1. Make a declaration.
- 2. Announce a determination.
- Declension, n. 1. Decline, deterioration, degeneracy, decay, diminution, falling off.
- 2. (Gram.) Inflection, variation.
- Declination, n. Deviation.
- Decline, v. n. 1. Lean downward.
- 2. Decay, sink, droop, languish, pine, fail, become feeble.
- 3. Deteriorate, degenerate, be impaired.
- 4. Decrease, lessen, diminish, wane, fall away.
- Decline, v. a. 1. Refuse, reject.
- 2. (Gram.) Inflect, vary.
- Decline, n. 1. Decline, deterioration, degeneracy, decay, diminution, falling off.
- 2. Consumption, phthisis, marasmus, atrophy, gradual wasting, progressive emaciation.
- Declivity, n. Slope (downwards), descent.
- Declivous, a. Sloping.
- Decollate, v. a. Behead, decapitate.
- Decollation, n. Beheading, decapitation.
- Decolor, v. a. Deprive of color.
- Decolorize, v. a. Deprive of color.
- Decompose, v. a. Decompound, analyze, resolve into its elements.
- Decomposition, n. Analysis, resolution.
- Decompound, v. a. Analyze, decompose.
- Decorate, v. a. Adorn, deck, ornament, embellish, beautify.
- Decoration, n. Ornament, embellishment.
- Decorous, a. Decent, becoming, suitable, proper, befitting, seemly, comely, fit, decent.
- Decorum, n. Decency, propriety, seemliness, appropriate behavior.
- Decoy, v. a. Allure, lure, entice, inveigle, seduce, tempt, entrap, ensnare.
- Decoy, n. Lure, allurement.
- Decoy-pigeon, n. Stool-pigeon.
- Decoy-rogue, n. Stool-pigeon.
- Decrease, v. n. Diminish (gradually), lessen, grow less.
- Decrease, v. a. Diminish, lessen, make less.
- Decrease, n. Diminution, lessening, decrement, reduction.
- Decree, v. n. Ordain, appoint, determine.
- Decree, v. a. Order, ordain, appoint, enjoin, command.
- Decree, n. Edict, enactment, regulation, law, order, mandate, fiat, ordinance, statute.
- Decrement, n. Decrease, diminution, lessening, waste, loss.
- Decrepit, a. Superannuated, effete, worn or broken down with age, infirm through age.
- Decrepitate, v. n. Crackle, snap, crepitate.
- Decrepitude, n. Infirmity of age, decline of life.
- Decrial, n. Condemnation, disparagement, depreciation, crying down.

- Decuple, a. Tenfold.
- Decussate, v. a. Intersect, cross, divide crosswise.
- Decussate, a. Crossed, intersected, reticulated.
- Decussated, a. Crossed, intersected, reticulated.
- Decussation, n. Crossing, intersection.
- Dedicate, v. a. 1. Devote, consecrate, set apart.
- 2. Address (as a literary work), inscribe.
- Dedicate, a. Devoted, consecrated, dedicated, set apart.
- Dedication, n. 1. Consecration, devotion.
- 2. Address, inscription.
- Deduce, v. a. Derive, conclude, infer.
- Deducible, a. Inferrible, derivable.
- Deduct, v. a. Subtract, separate, take away.
- Deduction, n. 1. Subtraction, retrenchment, withdrawal, removal.
- 2. Abatement, allowance, defalcation, reduction, discount.
- 3. Inference, conclusion, consequence, corollary.
- Deed, n. 1. Act,
action, performance, exploit, achievement, feat.
- 2. Reality, fact, truth.
- 3. (Law.) Indenture.
- Deem, v. a. Think, regard, consider, hold, believe, suppose, imagine, judge, account, look upon.
- Deem, v. n. Think, believe, suppose, opine, fancy, be of opinion.
- Deep, a. 1. Profound, unfathomable.
- 2. Mysterious, intricate, knotty, difficult, hard (to comprehend).
- 3. Sagacious, penetrating, intelligent, discerning, shrewd.
- 4. Absorbed, engrossed, rapt up.
- 5. Grave, low, not high, not sharp.
- 6. Dark, intense.
- 7. Great, thorough, entire.
- Deep, n. Sea, ocean, main.
- Deep, ad. Deeply.
- Deepen, v. a. 1. Make deeper, increase the depth of.
- 2. Make darker, make more intense.
- 3. Reduce to a lower tone, make more grave.
- Deepen, v. n. Grow deeper, become deeper.
- Deeply, ad. 1. Profoundly, deep, to or at a great depth, far down.
- 2. Thoroughly, entirely, completely.
- 3. Greatly, very much, in a high degree.
- Deer-berry, n. Tea-berry, wintergreen, partridge-berry, boxberry, mountain-tea (Gaultheria procumbens).
- Deface, v. a. Disfigure, deform, mar, spoil, injure, soil, tarnish.
- Defacement, n. Disfigurement, injury.
- De facto, [L.] 1. In fact, really, actually.
- 2. Real, actual.

- Defalcation, n. 1. Diminution, abatement.
- 2. Deficiency, deficit, default, shortcoming, falling short.
- Defamation, n. Slander, calumny, detraction, obloquy, aspersion, abuse, backbiting, scandal, false accusation.
- Defamatory, a. Slanderous, calumnious, libellous, abusive.
- Defame, v. a. Asperse, slander, malign, calumniate, traduce, vilify, revile, lampoon, blacken, abuse, blemish, run down, speak ill of.
- Default, n. 1. Omission, neglect, failure.
- 2. Want, lack, destitution, defect, deficiency.
- Defaulter, n. Delinquent (in failing to appear in court, or in accounting for money intrusted).
- Defeat, n. 1. Overthrow, downfall, rout, discomfiture, repulse.
- 2. Frustration.
- Defeat, v. a. 1. Conquer, overthrow, overcome, vanquish, checkmate, repulse, beat, discomfit, rout.
- 2. Frustrate, baffle, foil, balk, disconcert, disappoint.
- Defecate, v. a. Clarify, clear, purify.
- Defecation, n. Clarification, purification.
- Defect, n. 1. Deficiency.
- 2. Imperfection, blemish, flaw.
- 3. Fault, failing, foible.
- Defection, n. Apostasy, backsliding.
- Defective, a. 1. Deficient, insufficient, inadequate, not full, incomplete.
- 2. Imperfect, faulty, not perfect.
- Defence, n. [Written also Defense.] 1. Protection, guard, buckler, bulwark, fortification, tower of strength.
- 2. Vindication, justification, apology, plea, excuse.
- Defenceless, a. Unguarded, unarmed, unprotected, exposed, weak.
- Defend, v. a. 1. Guard, PROTECT, shield, secure from danger, secure from attack.
- 2. Vindicate, assert, maintain, uphold, justify, espouse, plead.
- Defender, n. 1. Asserter, pleader.
- 2. Champion, vindicator, protector.
- Defer to, Respect, value, yield to, pay respect to, think much of, think highly of, pay deference to.

- Deference, n. 1. Respect, regard, esteem, honor, reverence, veneration, homage, obeisance.
- 2. Complaisance, condescension.
- Deferential, a. Respectful, reverential.
- Defiance, n. 1. Daring, challenge, invitation to combat.
- 2. Contempt, opposition, spite, despite.
- Defiant, a. Bold, daring, courageous.
- Deficiency, n. 1. Want, lack, defectiveness, insufficiency, scantiness, shortness, meagreness, dearth, scarcity, DEFICIT.
- 2. Failing, failure, frailty, infirmity, imperfection, foible, fault, error, weakness, weak side, blind side.
- Deficient, a. Defective, insufficient, imperfect, incomplete, not full, not perfect.
- Deficit, n. [L.] Want, DEFICIENCY.
- Defile, v. a. 1. Soil, dirty, stain, tarnish, make foul or filthy.
- 2. Sully, taint, pollute, corrupt, vitiate, debase, contaminate, poison.
- 3. Violate, DEFLOUR, ravish.
- Defile, v. n. File off, march in a line.
- Defilement, a. Pollution, contamination, taint, uncleanness, abomination, foulness.
- Definable, a. Determinable, that may be defined.
- Define, v. a. 1. Limit, bound, circumscribe, set bounds to, fix the limits of.
- 2. Describe, declare the properties of.
- 3. Explain the meaning of, give the signification of.
- Definite, a. 1. Determinate, defined, precisely bounded.
- 2. Precise, exact, determined, certain.
- 3. (Gram.) Limiting, defining.
- Definition, n. 1. Explanation (of the meaning).
- 2. Description (by a statement of characteristic properties).
- Definitive, a. 1. Determinate, positive, express, explicit, categorical, unconditional.
- 2. Final, conclusive.
- Deflect, v. n. Deviate, diverge, swerve, turn aside.
- Deflect, v. a. Bend, turn aside.
- Deflection, n. Deviation, bending.
- Deflour, v. a. 1. Deprive of flowers, deprive of beauty.
- 2.
- Deform, v. a. Disfigure, deface, mar, injure, spoil, make unsightly, make ugly.
- Deformity, a. 1. Distortion, malformation, misproportion, ugliness, inelegance, disfigurement, monstrosity, want of symmetry.
- 2. Irregularity, deviation from propriety.
- Defraud, v. a. Cheat, cozen, trick, dupe, gull, deceive, overreach, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, chouse, diddle, beguile, impose upon.
- Defray, v. a. Pay, discharge, settle, bear.
- Deft, a. 1. Dexterous, skilful, clever, apt, adroit, ready, expert.
- 2. Neat, pretty.
- Defunct, a. Dead, deceased, departed, gone.
- Defy, v. a. 1. Challenge, dare, bid defiance to, hurl defiance at.
- 2. Brave, disregard, slight, scorn, spurn, despise, contemn, treat with contempt, trample on, set at naught, snap the fingers at.
- Degeneracy, n. 1. Deterioration, debasement, abasement, depravation, degeneration, degenerateness, declension, degradation, decline, decrease, falling off, growing worse.
- 2. Inferiority, meanness, poorness.
- Degenerate, v. n. Deteriorate, decline, decay, become worse, grow worse.
- Degenerate, a. Inferior, mean, base, corrupt, fallen, degenerated.
- Degeneration, n. Degeneracy.
- Deglutition, n. Swallowing.
- Degradation, n. 1. Dishonor, disgrace, humiliation.
- 2. Deterioration, abasement, debasement, degeneracy, degeneration, decline, vitiation, perversion.
- 3. (Geol.) Wearing away (of rocks, &c.).
- Degrade, v. a. 1. Disgrace, dishonor, discredit, break, cashier, reduce to inferior rank.
- 2. Lower, sink, deteriorate, impair, injure, debase, vitiate, pervert, alloy.
- Degree, n. 1. Step, stage.
- 2. Class, rank, order, grade, quality, station, standing.
- 3. Measure, extent.
- 4. Remove (in the line of descent).
- 5. Division (as on a scale), interval, space.
- Dehisce, v. n. Open, gape, gape open.
- Dehiscence, n. Opening, gaping.
- Dehiscent, a. Opening, gaping.
- Dehortation, n. Dissuasion.
- Dehoratative, a. Dissuasive.
- Dehortatory, a. Dissuasive.
- Deification, n. Apotheosis.
- Deify, v. a. Idolize, make a god of, raise to the rank of a deity.
- Deign, v. n. Condescend, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit.
- Deign, v. a. Grant, vouchsafe, accord.
- Deist, n. Unbeliever (in Christianity, but not in the existence of a God), sceptic, infidel, free-thinker.
- Deity, n. 1. Divinity, Godhead, the Divine Nature.
- 2. (Myth.) God or goddess.
- Deject, v. a. Dishearten, dispirit, discourage, depress, make despondent, make sad.
- Dejected, a. Disheartened, dispirited, discouraged, depressed, down-hearted, down-cast, despondent, cast down, chap-fallen, crest-fallen, down in the mouth.
- Dejection, n. Depression, despondency, sadness, melancholy, gloom, dumps, blues, lowness of spirits.
- Déjeuner, n. [Fr.] Breakfast, morning meal.
- 2. Luncheon, lunch.
- Déjeuné, n. [Fr.] Breakfast, morning meal.
- 2. Luncheon, lunch.
- De jure, [L.] Of right, by right, by law.
- Delay, v. a. 1.
- 2. Detain, hinder, retard, step, impede.
- Delay, v. n. Linger, tarry, stop, procrastinate.
- Delay, n. 1. Procrastination, postponement, deferring, the Fabian policy, masterly inactivity.
- 2. Detention, stay, stop, hinderance.
- Dele, v. a. [L.] Erase, efface, remove, delete, blot out.
- Delectable, a. Pleasing, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, gratifying.
- Delectation, n. Delight, joy, gladness, rapture, transport, ravishment, ecstasy, great pleasure.
- Delegate, v. a. 1. Depute, commission, appoint as agent, send on an embassy.
- 2. Intrust, commit.
- Delegate, n. Deputy, commissioner, representative.
- Delegation, n. Deputies, delegates, body of delegates.
- Delete, v. a. Erase, efface, remove, dele, blot out.
- Deleterious, a. 1. Destructive, deadly, poisonous, noxious.
- 2. Injurious, pernicious, hurtful, unwholesome.
- Deliberate, v. n. Reflect, ponder, consider, think, cogitate, ruminate, muse, meditate, take counsel with one's self.
- Deliberate, a. 1. Wary, cautious, careful, circumspect, considerate, thoughtful.
- 2. Well considered, well advised, not rash.
- 3. Slow, not hasty.
- Deliberation, n. 1. Consideration, meditation, cogitation, thought, reflection, circumspection, wariness, caution, thoughtfulness.
- 2. Consultation, discussion.
- Delicacy, n. 1. Pleasantness, agreeableness, deliciousness, daintiness, savoriness, relish.
- 2. Dainty, tidbit, titbit.
- 3. Fineness, nicety, niceness, elegance.
- 4. Tenderness, slenderness, weakness, frailty.
- 5. Carefulness, scrupulousness, fastidiousness, daintiness, discrimination, tact, sensibility, nice perception.
- 6. Refinement, purity.
- Delicate, a. 1. Pleasant, pleasing, delicious, agreeable, savory, palatable.
- 2. Fine, nice, elegant, exquisite.
- 3. Tender, slender, weak.
- 4. Discriminating, careful, scrupulous, fastidious, dainty, of nice perception.
- 5. Refined, pure.
- Delicious, a. 1. Luscious, savory, palatable, delicate, dainty, nice.
- 2. Pleasant, grateful, agreeable.
- Delight, n. Joy, gladness, delectation, rapture, transport, ravishment, ecstasy, great pleasure.
- Delight, v. a. Enrapture, transport, enchant, charm, bless, please highly, gratify much.
- Delight, v. n. Take delight, have great pleasure.
- Delightful, a. Charming, enchanting, ravishing, very agreeable, highly pleasing.
- Delineate, v. a. 1. Design, sketch, figure, represent by outlines.
- 2. Describe, portray, depict, set forth.
- Delineation, n. 1. Sketch, design, outline, draught.
- 2. Description, account, portrayal.
- Delinquency, n. Fault, misdeed, misdemeanor, offence, crime, failure in duty, neglect of duty.
- Delinquent, a. Failing in duty.
- Delinquent, n. Offender, culprit, criminal, wrong-doer.
- Delirious, a. Insane (as in fevers), mad, deranged, demented, raving, frantic, frenzied.
- Delirium, n. Wandering (as in fevers), incoherence, hallucination, derangement, insanity, frenzy, raving, madness, alienation of mind.
- Delirium tremens, Mania a potu, the horrors.
- Deliver, v. a. 1. Liberate, release, free, emancipate, set free, set at liberty.
- 2. Rescue, save, extricate, redeem.
- 3. Commit, transfer, give, pass over, make over.
- 4. Yield, cede, grant, surrender, relinquish, resign, give up.
- 5. Pronounce, utter, speak.
- 6. Discharge, deal, give forth.
- Deliverance, n. 1. Release, liberation, emancipation, redemption, escape.
- 2. Extrication, rescue, acquittance.
- Delivery, n. 1. Surrender, conveyance, giving up.
- 2. Utterance, enunciation, pronunciation, speech, elocution.
- 3. Childbirth, parturition, labor, travail.
- Dell, n. Dale, dingle, valley, ravine, glen.
- Delude, v. a. Deceive, beguile, mislead, cheat, cozen, chouse, diddle, gull, dupe, circumvent, overreach, trick, impose upon, lead astray, lead into error.
- Deluge, n. Flood, overflow, inundation, cataclysm.
- Deluge, v. a. Submerge, inundate, overflow, drown, overwhelm.
- Delusion, n. 1. Trick, imposition, imposture, cheat, fraud, artifice, wile, ruse, dodge, fetch, CLAP-TRAP, BAM.
- 2. Illusion, deception, fallacy, error, hallucination, mockery, phantasm.
- Delusive, a. Fallacious, deceitful, deceptive, deceiving, illusive, illusory, CLAP-TRAP.
- Delve, v. a. & n. Dig.
- Demagogue, n. Ringleader of the populace, factious leader, popular agitator.
- Demand, v. a. Claim, require, exact, challenge, call for, ask for.
- Demand, v. n. Ask, inquire, make inquiry.
- Demand, n. 1. Claim, requisition, requirement, exaction.
- 2. Want, call, desire to obtain.
- 3. Question, inquiry, interrogation.
- Demarcation, n. Division, limit, bound, boundary.
- Demean one's self, Behave, conduct, acquit one's self.
- Demeanor, n. Behavior, carriage, deportment, conduct, manner, bearing, air, mien.
- Demented, a. Idiotic, foolish, infatuated, insane, crazy.
- Dementia, n. [L.] (Med.) Idiocy, insanity, loss of intellect.
- Demerit, n. Fault, vice, crime, delinquency, transgression, ill desert.
- Demirep, n. Woman of doubtful reputation (as respects chastity).
- Demise, n. 1. Conveyance, alienation, transfer, transference, making over.
- 2. Death (of a royal or a distinguished person), decease.
- Demise, v. a. 1. Alienate, transfer, consign, devolve, convey, make over, deliver over.
- 2. Bequeath, devise, will, grant by will.
- Demiurgic, n. Creative, formative.
- Democracy, n. 1. Government by the people.
- 2. Republic, representative government.
- 3. [U. S.] Democrats, democratic party.
- Democratic, a. 1. Popular, of the people.
- 2. Representative, republican.
- 3. [U. S.] Of the democrats.
- Democratical, 1. Popular, of the people.
- 2. Representative, republican.
- 3. [U. S.] Of the democrats.
- Demolish, v. a. Destroy, overthrow, raze, level, ruin, dash to pieces, break to pieces.
- Demolition, n. Overthrow, destruction, ruin.
- Demon, n. 1. Spirit, genius, tutelary deity.
- 2. Devil, fiend, evil spirit.
- Demoniac, n. Person possessed by a demon, or evil spirit.
- Demoniac, a. Diabolical, devilish, infernal.
- Demoniacal, Diabolical, devilish, infernal.
- Demonstrable, a. Provable, capable of being proved, capable of proof or demonstration.
- Demonstrate, v. a. Prove, establish, show, make evident.
- Demonstration, n. 1. Proof.
- 2. Manifestation, show.
- Demonstrative, a. 1. Conclusive.
- 2. Self-asserting, forward, bold, confident, presuming.
- Demoralization, n. 1. Corruption of morals.
- 2. Depravity, want of principle.
- Demoralize, v. a. Corrupt, deprave, vitiate, deprive of moral principle.
- Demulcent, a. Mild, soothing, lenitive, emollient, sedative.
- Demur, v. n. 1. Hesitate, pause, stop, waver, be in doubt, stop to consider.
- 2. Object, raise objections.
- Demure, a. 1. Decorous, sober, grave, modest, downcast, coy.
- 2. Prudish, over-modest, affectedly modest.
- Demurrer, n. (Law.) Objection.
- Den, n. 1. Cavern, cave.
- 2. Haunt, retreat, resort, place of resort, place much frequented.
- Dendriform, a. Arborescent, arboriform dendritic, dendroid, branching.
- Dendritic, a. Dendriform.
- Dendroid, a. Dendriform.
- Dengue, n. [Sp.] Break-bone fever, dandy-fever.
- Denial, n. 1. Contradiction, negation.
- 2. Disavowal, disclaimer, abjuration, disowning.
- 3. Refusal (to grant a request).
- Denizen, n. 1. (Eng. Law.) Naturalized citizen, adopted citizen.
- 2. Inhabitant, dweller, resident.
- Denominate, v. a. Name, designate, entitle, style, call, dub, christen, phrase.
- Denomination, n. 1. Name, title, style, designation, appellation.
- 2. Sect, school, class.
- Denote, v. a. Signify, imply, betoken, indicate, typify, note, mark, designate, point out.
- Dénouement, n. [Fr.] 1. Catastrophe (of a drama or a novel), unravelling of the plot.
- 2. Issue, upshot, conclusion, termination, FINALE, consummation, winding up, finishing stroke, final event.
- Denounce, v. a. 1. Threaten, menace.
- 2. Brand, stigmatize, arraign, upbraid, censure.
- De novo, [L.] Anew, newly, afresh, again, over again.
- Dense, a. Close, compact, condensed, compressed, thick.
- Density, n. Closeness, compactness.
- Dent, n. Indentation, dint, nick, notch.
- Dent, v. a. Indent, make a dent upon.
- Dentate, a. Toothed, notched, serrate, serrated.
- Dentated, a. Toothed, notched, serrate, serrated.
- Dentifrice, n. Tooth-powder.
- Dentist, n. Dental surgeon, surgeon dentist.
- Dentition, n. Teething, cutting of the teeth.
- Denude, v. a. Strip, divest, make bare, make naked.
- Denunciation, n. 1. Menace, threat.
- 2. Arraignment.
- Denunciatory, a. Condemnatory.
- Deny, v. a. 1. Contradict, gainsay, declare to be untrue.
- 2. Renounce, abjure, disown, disavow, abnegate, refuse to acknowledge.
- 3. Withhold, refuse to grant.
- Deobstruent, a. [Med.] Laxative, aperient, loosening.
- Deobstruent, n. [Med.] Laxative, aperient, loosening medicine.
- Deodorize, v. a. Disinfect, deprive of odor.
- Deodorizer, n. Disinfectant.
- Deoxidate, v. a. Deoxidize.
- Deoxidation, n. Deoxidization.
- Deoxidize, v. a. Deoxidate, deprive of oxygen.
- Depart, v. n. 1. Disappear, vanish, go away.
- 2. Go, start, set out, set forward, be off, take leave, bid adieu, bid farewell, MAKE TRACKS, take one's departure, make one's exit, take one's self off.
- 3. Die, decease, leave the world.
- Depart from, 1. Leave, quit, go away from.
- 2. Abandon, forsake, desert, give up, not adhere to.
- 3. Deviate from, vary from.
- Department, n. 1. Part, portion, division (especially a territorial division).
- 2. Province, function, office, station, sphere of duty, course of life.
- Departure, n. 1. Withdrawal, exit, recession, retirement, removal.
- 2. Death, decease, demise.
- Depend, v. n. Hang, be pendent.
- Depend on, Rely upon, rest upon, confide in, trust to, count upon, reckon upon, build upon, depend upon.
- Dependant, n. Vassal, minion, retainer, CLIENT, hanger-on.
- Dependence, n. 1. Connection, concatenation.
- 2. Reliance, trust, confidence.
- 3. Stay, staff, support, prop, buttress, supporter.
- 4. Subordination, subjection.
- Dependency, n. 1. Adjunct, appurtenance.
- 2. Colony.
- Depend upon, Depend on.
- Depict, v. a. 1. Paint, sketch, portray, delineate, pencil.
- 2. Describe, set forth.
- Deplete, v. a. Exhaust, drain, evacuate, empty.
- Depletion, n. Exhausting, draining, emptying, evacuation.
- Deplorable, a. Lamentable, pitiable, sad, calamitous, grievous, miserable, wretched, distressing, mournful, melancholy, to be deplored.
- Deplore, v. a. Mourn, bewail, lament, bemoan, grieve for, sorrow over.
- Deploy, v. a. (Mil.) Open, unfold, extend, expand.
- Deploy, v. n. (Mil.) Open, extend, expand.
- Depone, v. n. [Scotland.] Depose, testify, affirm, state, bear witness.
- Deponent, n. Witness (who makes oath to a written statement).
- Depopulate, v. a. Dispeople, unpeople, deprive of inhabitants.
- Deport one's self, Behave, conduct one's self, demean one's self, acquit one's self, bear one's self.
- Deportment, n. Demeanor, behavior, carriage, conduct, bearing, manner, air, breeding.
- Depose, v. a. Dethrone, dismiss, oust, cashier, displace, break.
- Depose, v. n. Testify, DEPONE, declare, bear witness.
- Deposit, v. a. 1. Drop, let fall, throw down.
- 2. Lodge, put, store, hoard, save, lay up, lay by.
- 3. Intrust, commit.
- Deposit, n. 1. Precipitate.
- 2. Security, pledge, pawn, stake.
- 3. Money in bank.
- 4. [Rare.] Depository, store-house.
- Depositary, n. Trustee, guardian, fiduciary.
- Deposition, n. [Law.] 1. Testimony (in writing, signed and sworn to before a magistrate, after cross-examination), evidence, AFFIDAVIT.
- 2. Dethroning, dismission, displacement, removal.
- Depository, n. Storehouse, deposit, depot, place of deposit.
- Depot, n. 1. Depository, storehouse, warehouse.
- 2. Station (of a railway), station-house, railway station.
- Depravation, n. 1. Vitiation, corruption, deterioration, abasement, debasement, impairing, injury.
- 2. Depravity, degeneracy.
- Deprave, v. a. Vitiate, corrupt, contaminate, demoralize, make bad.
- Depraved, p. a. Corrupted, corrupt, vicious, wicked, profligate, dissolute, reprobate, graceless, abandoned, shameless, hardened, lost.
- Depravity, n. Corruption, wickedness, viciousness, demoralization, vice, degeneracy.
- Deprecate, v. a. Pray to be delivered from, seek deliverance from, try to avert by prayer, make entreaty against.
- Depreciate, v. a. 1. Underrate, undervalue, lessen the price of, diminish the value of.
- 2. Disparage, decry, traduce, malign, degrade, censure, find fault with.
- Depreciate, v. n. Fall in price, fall in value, become of less worth.
- Depreciation, n. 1. Fall in price, diminution of value.
- 2. Detraction, disparagement, derogation, censure.
- Depreciative, a. Derogatory.
- Depredation, n. Spoliation, rapine, robbery, theft, pillage, plunder, pilfering.
- Depredator, n. Plunderer, robber, thief, spoiler, brigand, freebooter, pirate, corsair, buccaneer, marauder.
- Depress, v. a. 1. Lower, detrude, drop, sink, bow, reduce, press down, let down, let fall, cast down, bring down.
- 2. Degrade, humble, disgrace, humiliate, debase, abase, abash, bring low, take down.
- 3. Discourage, dishearten, dispirit, deject, damp, dampen, chill, make sad, make despondent.
- 4. Make dull (as trade).
- Depression, n. 1. Abasement, degradation, deterioration, debasement, perversion, vitiation, depravation.
- 2. Hollow, hollowness, cavity, indentation, dent, dint, dimple, excavation, pit.
- 3. Dejection, dejectedness, sadness, despondency, melancholy, dumps, blues, lowness of spirits, low spirits, depression of spirits.
- 4. Lowness, dulness, inactivity.
- 5. (Surg.) Couching.
- Deprivation, n. Loss, privation, BEREAVEMENT, dispossession.
- Deprive, v. a. Dispossess, divest, strip, rob, BEREAVE, take from.
- Depth, n. 1. Deepness, profundity.
- 2. Extent, measure.
- 3. Middle, central part.
- 4. Discernment, sagacity, shrewdness, penetration, astuteness, perspicacity, profoundness.
- Depurate, v. a. 1. Purify, cleanse, make pure.
- 2. Clarify, clear, make clear.
- Depuration, n. 1. Cleansing, purification.
- 2. Clarification, clearing, clarifying.
- Deputation, n. 1. Delegation, commission.
- 2. Deputies, delegates, body of delegates.
- Depute, v. a. Delegate, commission, send out, appoint as agent.
- Deputy, n. Delegate, representative, substitute, proxy, envoy, legate, agent, factor.
- Derange, v. a. 1. Disorder, confuse, unsettle, disarrange, displace, turn topsy-turvy, put out of place.
- 2. Disturb, discompose, disconcert, ruffle.
- 3. Make or render insane.
- Derangement, n. 1. Disorder, confusion, disarrangement.
- 2. Disturbance, discomposure.
- 3. Insanity, lunacy, madness, mania, delirium, mental aberration.
- Derbyshire-spar, n. Fluor-spar, fluoride of calcium.
- Derelict, a. 1. (Law.) Forsaken, relinquished, abandoned, left.
- 2. Unfaithful, faithless.
- Derelict, n. (Law.) 1. Abandoned property.
- 2. Tract of land (fit for cultivation) left dry by the retirement of the sea.
- Dereliction, n. 1. Abandonment, renunciation, desertion, relinquishment.
- 2. Faithlessness, failure in duty.
- Deride, v. a. Ridicule (contemptuously or maliciously), mock, scout, satirize, lampoon, jeer, taunt, chaff, scoff at, jeer at, laugh at, make fun of, make sport of, make game of, turn to ridicule, hold up to ridicule, make a butt of, make merry with, POKE FUN AT.
- Derision, n. Ridicule, mockery, scorn, contempt.
- Derisive, a. Scoffing, mocking, ridiculing scornful, contemptuous, contumelious.
- Derisory, a. Scoffing, mocking, ridiculing scornful, contemptuous, contumelious.
- Derivable, a. 1. Obtainable, to be derived.
- 2. Deducible, that may be inferred (from premises).
- 3. That may be traced (to a root).
- Derivation, n. 1. Descent, genealogy.
- 2. Etymology.
- Derivative, a. Derived.
- Derive, v. a. 1. Draw, receive, obtain, get.
- 2. Deduce, trace.
- Derm, n. Skin, CUTIS, true skin.
- Dermatoid, a. Skin-like.
- Derogate from, Disparage, detract from, take something from.
- Derogation, n. Detraction, disparagement, depreciation.
- Derogatory, a. 1. Detracting, dishonoring, depreciative.
- 2. Shameful, disreputable, disgraceful, discreditable, scandalous.
- Descant, n. 1. Melody (with variations), song, tune.
- 2. Commentary, series of comments.
- 3. (Mus.) Soprano, treble, highest part in a score.
- Descant, v. n. Expatiate, enlarge, animadvert, dilate, treat, discourse, make remarks.
- Descend, v. n. 1. Fall, sink, drop, go down, come down.
- 2. Dismount, alight, get down.
- 3. Go, pass, proceed, be transferred.
- 4. Originate, be derived, take rise.
- 5. Make an attack, make an assault.
- Descend, v. a. Go down, move down.
- Descendants, n. pl. Progeny, posterity, offspring.
- Descendent, a. Descending.
- Descent, n. 1. Fall.
- 2. Declivity, slope.
- 3. Extraction, derivation, parentage.
- 4. Attack, assault, incursion, foray, raid, hostile invasion.
- Describe, v. a. 1. Delineate, trace, draw, mark out.
- 2. Represent (by words), portray, depict, explain, recount, narrate, relate, give an account of, set forth.
- 3. Characterize, specify the peculiarities of, set forth the character of.
- Description, n. 1. Delineation, tracing.
- 2. Representation, explanation, account, relation, recital, report, narration, narrative.
- 3. Sort, kind, class, species.
- Descry, v. a. 1. Discover, discern, espy, perceive, see, behold, got sight of, get a glimpse of.
- 2. Detect, recognize, find out, spy out.
- Desecrate, v. a. Profane, abuse, pollute, prostitute, misuse, pervert, treat sacrilegiously.
- Desecration, n. Profanation, pollution, misuse, abuse, prostitution, perversion.
- Desert, a. Uninhabited, desolate, forsaken, wild, waste, barren, untilled.
- Desert, n. Wilderness, waste, solitude, deserted region.
- Desert, v. a. Forsake, leave, quit, abandon, renounce, leave in the lurch, turn one's back upon.
- Desert, n. Deserving, due, merit or demerit.
- Deserted, a. Forsaken, abandoned, relinquished, given up, cast off.
- Deserter, n. 1. Forsaker.
- 2. Backslider, renegade, apostate, revolter, turncoat.
- Desertion, n. Abandonment, relinquishment, dereliction.
- Deserve, v. a. Merit, be worthy of, be entitled to.
- Desiccate, v. a. Dry, exsiccate, dry up, make dry.
- Desiccative, a. Drying.
- Desiccative, n. Drier.
- Desiderate, v. a. Desire, want, miss, lack, feel the want of, long to have supplied.
- Desideratum, n. [L. pl. Desiderata.] Object of desire, thing wanted, want generally felt.
- Design, v. a. 1. Project, plan, devise, contrive, scheme, concoct, brew, purpose, intend, mean, propose to one's self, have in view.
- 2. Draw, delineate, sketch, describe, trace out.
- Design, n. 1. Intention, intent, purpose, project, plan, device, scheme, proposal, aim, intent, meaning, purport, drift, scope, object, mark.
- 2. Sketch, drawing, outline, delineation, plan, draught.
- Designate, v. a. 1. Specify, particularize, distinguish, define, indicate, denote, show, point out, mark out.
- 2. Denominate, name, entitle, style, call, dub, term, characterize, describe, christen.
- 3. Appoint, assign, allot.
- Designation, n. 1. Indication, specification.
- 2. Kind, class, description.
- 3. Name, appellation, title, style, denomination, EPITHET.
- Designing, a. Insidious, deceitful, artful, intriguing, sly, wily, astute, subtle, cunning, crafty, arch, trickish, TRICKY, treacherous, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian.
- Desirable, a. Eligible, enviable, to be desired.
- Desire, n. Wish, longing, craving, inclination, hankering, aspiration, appetency.
- Desire, v. a. 1. Wish, crave, covet, want, fancy, wish for, long for, hanker after, lust after, yearn for, aspire after.
- 2. Solicit, request, ask.
- Desirous, a. Eager, longing, solicitous, desiring, feeling a desire.

- Desman, n. Muscovy, MUSK-RAT (Mygale moschata).
- Desolate, a. 1. Uninhabited, unfrequented, desert, forsaken, dreary, wild, waste, barren.
- 2. Lonely, solitary, companionless.
- 3. Ruined, destroyed, devastated, ravaged, laid waste.
- 4. Comfortless, cheerless, miserable, wretched, forlorn.
- Desolate, v. a. Ravage, devastate, depopulate, ruin, destroy, despoil, sack, ransack, lay waste.
- Desolation, n. 1. Ruin, devastation, ravage, destruction.
- 2. Gloom, gloominess, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness, misery.
- Despair, n. Desperation, loss of hope, complete or utter hopelessness.
- Despair, v. n. Despond, lose all hope, give up all expectation, be without any hope.
- Despatch, v. a. [Written also Dispatch.] 1. Send away (in haste).
- 2. Kill, slay, slaughter, assassinate, put to death, send out of the world.
- 3. Hasten, expedite, accelerate, forward, speed, quicken, push or urge forward, press or urge on, make short work of.
- Despatch, n. 1. Speed, haste, expedition.
- 2. Message (expeditiously sent), communication, telegram.
- Desperado, n. Dare-devil, desperate fellow.
- Desperate, a. 1. Despairing, hopeless, without hope.
- 2. Wretched, forlorn, beyond hope.
- 3. Rash, reckless, precipitate, headlong, frantic.
- Desperation, n. Despair, hopelessness.
- Despicable, a. Contemptible, pitiful, base, mean, abject, vile, worthless, low, paltry.
- Despise, v. a. Contemn, scorn, spurn, disdain, scout, slight, disregard, hold in contempt, look down upon.
- Despite, n. 1. Malevolence, malignity, malice, spite.
- 2. Defiance, opposition, contempt.
- Despite, prep. Notwithstanding, in spite of, in the face of, in the teeth of.
- Despoil, v. a. 1. Strip, divest, deprive.
- 2. Rob, plunder, pillage, fleece.
- Despond, v. n. Despair, be cast down, be disheartened, lose hope, lose courage, be despondent, give up, abandon hope.
- Despondency, n. Dejection, discouragement, depression, sadness, MELANCHOLY, gloom, blues, blue devils, lowness of spirits.
- Despondent, a. Dispirited, disheartened, discouraged, dejected, depressed, MELANCHOLY, low-spirited, in low spirits.
- Despot, n.
- Despotic, a. Absolute, arbitrary, imperious, tyrannical, autocratic.
- Despotical, a. Absolute, arbitrary, imperious, tyrannical, autocratic.
- Despotism, n. Autocracy, absolutism, dictatorship, tyranny, absolute power, arbitrary rule.
- Desquamation, n. (Med.) Exfoliation.
- Destination, n. 1. Fate, lot, doom, fortune, star, destiny.
- 2. Purpose, design, end, object, aim, scope, drift.
- 3. Goal, harbor, haven, landing-place, resting-place.
- Destine, v. a. 1. Appoint, ordain, allot, devote, consecrate.
- 2. Doom, decree.
- Destiny, n. 1. Lot, doom, fortune, fate, star, destination.
- 2. Fate, necessity, decrees of fate, wheel of fortune.
- Destitute of, Wanting, without, devoid of, unprovided with.
- Destitute, a. Indigent, needy, poor, penniless, necessitous, distressed, reduced, pinched, short of money, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket, in need, in want, moneyless.
- Destitution, n. Indigence, want, need, poverty, penury, privation.
- Destroy, v. a. 1. Demolish, overturn, overthrow, subvert, raze, ruin, throw down, pull down, break up, sap the foundations of.
- 2. Annihilate, quench, put an end to, bring to nought.
- 3. Waste, ravage, desolate, devastate, devour, lay waste, make desolate, swallow up, ravage with fire and sword.
- 4.
- Destruction, n. 1. Demolition, subversion, overthrow, ruin, havoc, shipwreck.
- 2. Desolation, devastation, ravage.
- 3. Eradication, extirpation, extinction.
- 4. Death, slaughter, murder, massacre.
- Destructive, a. Ruinous, pernicious, deleterious, baleful, mischievous, fatal, deadly.
- Desuetude, n. Disuse, discontinuance, non-observance.
- Desultory, a. Immethodical, unconnected, unsystematic, irregular, fitful, capricious, rambling, wandering, roving, discursive, cursory, slight, by fits and starts.
- Detach, v. a. 1. Separate, disjoin, disengage, disunite, sever, dissever, part, divide.
- 2. Detail, send away.
- Detail, v. a. 1. Relate, recount, narrate, rehearse, delineate, portray, depict, enumerate, particularize, describe, set forth.
- 2. Detach, send away.
- Detail, n. Account, narration, narrative, relation, recital.
- Details, n. pl. Particulars, minutiæ, distinct parts, minor circumstances.
- Detain, v. a. 1. Restrain, stay, check, delay, retain, stop, keep back.
- 2. Confine, hold in custody.
- Detect, v. a. Discover, expose, descry, find out, bring to light, lay open.
- Detection, n. Discovery.
- Detent, n. Pawl, click, catch, ratchet.
- Deter, v. a. Restrain, hinder, discourage, withhold (by fear).
- Detergent, a. Cleansing, detersive.
- Deteriorate, v. a. impair, make worse.
- Deteriorate, v. n. Degenerate, grow worse.
- Deterioration, n. Debasement, degradation, depravation, degeneracy, degenerateness, vitiation, perversion.
- Determinable, a. Definable, that may be determined.
- Determinate, a. 1. Determine, definite, fixed, limited, settled, established, explicit, positive, express, absolute, certain.
- 2. Decisive, conclusive, definitive, decided.
- Determination, n. 1. Decision, resolution, conclusion, judgment, purpose, resolve.
- 2. Direction, tendency, leaning.
- 3. (Law.) Ceasing, termination.
- Determine, v. a. 1. Settle, decide, adjust, conclude, end, fix.
- 2. Ascertain, certify, verify, find out, make out, fix upon.
- 3. Influence, lead, induce, give direction to.
- 4. (Law.) Bring to an end, put an end to, cause to terminate.
- Determine, v. n. Conclude, decide, resolve.
- Detersive, a. Cleansing, detergent.
- Detest, v. a. Hate (extremely), abominate, abhor, loathe, nauseate, shrink from, recoil from.
- Detestable, a. 1. Execrable, abominable, odious, hateful, cursed, accursed, abhorred, damnable, shocking.
- 2. Loathsome, disgusting, sickening, repulsive, offensive, nauseating.
- Detestation, n. 1. Hatred, abhorrence, abomination, detestation.
- 2. Loathing, disgust, antipathy.
- Dethrone, v. a. Depose, drive from the throne.
- Detonate, v. n. Explode (with a loud report), detonize.
- Detonate, v. a. Detonize, cause to explode.
- Detonation, n. Explosion.
- Detonize, v. n. Detonate.
- Detonize, v. a. Detonate.
- Détour, n. [Fr.] Circuitous route, indirect way, roundabout way.
- Detract from, Depreciate, disparage, decry, asperse, abuse, calumniate, vilify, traduce, defame, derogate from.
- Detraction, n. Depreciation, slander, calumny, defamation, disparagement, derogation, censure.
- Detractor, n. Slanderer, defamer, calumniator, vilifier.
- Detriment, n. Loss, damage, injury, disadvantage, mischief, prejudice, evil, harm, hurt.
- Detrimental, a. Injurious, hurtful, mischievous, pernicious, prejudicial.
- Detrude, v. a. Depress, lower, sink, drop, thrust down, force down, thrust into a lower place.
- Detrusion, n. Depression, lowering.
- Deuce, n. 1. Two (said of cards or dice with two spots).
- 2. [Low.] Devil.
- Deutoxide, n. Binoxide.
- Devastate, v. a. Ravage, pillage, plunder, sack, spoil, despoil, destroy, desolate, strip, lay waste.
- Devastation, n. Ravage, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, waste, pillage, rapine.
- Develop, v. a. 1. Unfold, evolve, disclose, exhibit, unravel, disentangle, make known, lay open.
- 2. Cause to grow, advance to maturity.
- Develop, v. n. Unfold, open, grow, be developed.
- Development, n. 1. Unfolding, disclosure, exhibition, unravelling, disentanglement.
- 2. Growth, increase, progress to maturity.
- Deviate, v. n. 1. Digress, diverge, deflect, veer, tack, wheel, turn aside, alter one's course, wheel about.
- 2. Err, stray, swerve, wander, go astray, go out of one's way, lose one's way.
- Deviate, v. a. Turn aside, cause to deviate.
- Deviation, n. 1. Divergence, departure, depression, divarication, turning, aberration.
- 2. Difference, variation, variance, change, alteration.
- 3. Error, offence, iniquity, sin.
- Device, n. 1. Contrivance, scheme, design, plan, project, expedient, shift, resort, resource.
- 2. Artifice, stratagem, wile, ruse, manœuvre, trick, fraud, evasion.
- 3. Emblem, symbol, type, sign.
- Devil, n. 1. Satan, Lucifer, Belial, Apollyon, arch-fiend, arch-enemy, the tempter. Deuce, the evil one, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend, the Enemy, the Adversary.
- 2. Demon, evil spirit.
- Devilish, a. Diabolical, satanic, infernal, atrocious, impious, wicked.
- Deviltry, n. Mischief, wickedness, diablery, diabolical conduct.
- Devious, a. 1. Deviating, erratic, wandering, out of the common way.
- 2. Erratic, going astray.
- Devise, v. a. 1. Contrive, invent, imagine, plan, scheme, project, brew, concert, concoct, COMPASS.
- 2. Bequeath, demise, leave, give by will.
- Devise, n. Bequest, legacy.
- Devoid, a. Vacant, empty, destitute, void.
- Devoirs, n. pl. [Fr.] Respects.
- Devolve, v. a. Alienate, transfer, demise, consign, convey, deliver over, make over.
- Devolve, v. n. Fall (by succession or by inheritance), pass, be transferred, be handed over.
- Devote, v. a. 1. Appropriate (by vow), consecrate, dedicate, destine, set apart.
- 2. Addict, apply, resign, give up.
- 3. Doom, give over.
- Devoted, a. 1. Attached, loving, affectionate.
- 2. Ardent, zealous, earnest.
- Devotee, n. Bigot, fanatic, zealot, enthusiast.
- Devotion, n. 1. Consecration, dedication.
- 2. Piety, religion, devoutness, religiousness, devotedness, holiness, sanctity, saintliness, godliness.
- 3. Worship, adoration, prayer.
- 4. Attachment, affection, love.
- 5. Ardor, earnestness, eagerness, zeal.
- Devotional, a. Devout, religions, pious, saintly, godly.
- Devour, v. a. 1. Gorge, engorge, eat heartily, swallow eagerly.
- 2. Destroy, consume, waste, spend, expend, swallow up.
- Devout, a. 1. Religious, pious, holy, saintly, devotional, godly, saint-like, heavenly-minded.
- 2. Sincere, earnest, serious, grave, solemn.
- Dew-worm, n. Earth-worm, lob-worm (Lumbricus terrestris).
- Dexterity, n. Skill, skilfulness, adroitness, expertness, readiness, facility, aptness, aptitude, address, quickness, cleverness, knack, ability, tact, art.
- Dexterous, a. Skilful, adroit, expert, handy, apt, ready, quick, clever, able.
- Diablery, n. Mischief, wickedness, deviltry, diabolical conduct.
- Diabolic, a. Devilish, infernal, satanic, impious, atrocious, wicked.
- Diabolical, a. Devilish, infernal, satanic, impious, atrocious, wicked.
- Diacoustics, n. Diaphonics.
- Diadem, n. 1. Crown.
- 2. Empire, sovereignty.
- Diagnostic, a. Distinguishing, characteristic.
- Diagram, n. Figure.
- Dial, n. Sun-dial.
- Dialect, n. 1. Provincialism, idiom.
- 2. Language, tongue, speech, form of speech.
- Dialectic, a. 1. Logical.
- 2. Idiomatic.
- Dialectical, a. 1. Logical.
- 2. Idiomatic.
- Dialectician, n. Logician, reasoner.
- Dialectics, n. 1. Application of logical principles, applied logic.
- 2. Logic, science of the laws of thought, science of reasoning.
- Dialogue, n. Colloquy, conference.
- Diameter, n. Distance through the centre (as of a circle).
- Diamond, n. 1. Adamant, BRILLIANT, crystallized carbon.
- 2. Rhombus, lozenge.
- Diaphaneity, n. Transparency, translucency, pellucidness.
- Diaphanous, a. Transparent, translucent, pellucid, clear.
- Diaphonics, n. Diacoustics.
- Diaphragm, n. Midriff.
- Diarrhœa, n. (Med.) Relax, flux, purging, looseness of the bowels.
- Diarthrosis, n. (Med.) Abarticulation.
- Diary, n. Journal, register, chronicle.
- Diatribe, n. 1. Disputation, dissertation, disquisition.
- 2. Invective, philippic.
- Dicker, v. n. [Colloquial U. S.] Barter.
- Dictate, v. a. 1. Prescribe, direct, ordain, command, order, bid, require, decree.
- 2. Utter (so that another may repeat or write).
- Dictate, n. 1. Injunction, command, order, decree.
- 2. Precept, maxim, rule.
- Dictation, n. Prescription, direction.
- Dictator, n. Despot, autocrat, absolute ruler.
- Dictatorial, a. 1. Absolute, unlimited, unrestricted.
- 2. Imperious, authoritative, overbearing, domineering, tyrannical.
- Dictatorship, n. Despotism, absolutism, tyranny, arbitrary power, absolute power, iron rule.
- Diction, n. Style, phraseology, language, expression, mode or manner of expression, turn of expression, form of expression.
- Dictionary, n. 1. Lexicon, vocabulary, GLOSSARY, word-book.
- 2. Encyclopædia, alphabetical summary (in any department of knowledge).
- Dictum, n. (L. pl. Dicta.) 1. Saying, assertion, affirmation.
- 2. (Law.) Extrajudicial opinion.
- Didactic, a. Preceptive.
- Didactical, a. Preceptive.
- Didapper, n. Dab-chick, dob-chick (Podiceps minor).
- Diddle, v. n. 1. Totter.
- 2. Trifle, dawdle, waste time.
- Diddle, v. a. Cheat, cozen, deceive, trick, dupe, chouse, circumvent, gull, overreach, delude, impose upon.
- Die, v. n. 1.
- 2. Wither, perish, lose life.
- 3. Cease, vanish, disappear, come to nothing, come to an end, be lost, be heard of no more.
- Die away, Subside, grow less and less, decrease gradually.
- Die, n. 1. Small cube (for gaming).
- 2. Dado, cube of a pedestal.
- 3. Stamp.
- Diet, n. 1. Food, provision, victuals, aliment, nutriment, nourishment, subsistence, provision, fare, viands, regimen, cheer, rations, commons.
- 2. Assembly, convention, council, convocation, congress.
- Diet, v. n. Eat sparingly, eat by rule.
- Differ, v. n. 1. Vary, be unlike.
- 2. Disagree, be of a different opinion, think differently.
- 3. Wrangle, quarrel, contend, bicker, be at variance.
- Difference, n. 1. Dissimilarity, variation, diversity, disparity, dissimilitude.
- 2. Variance, alienation, misunderstanding, dissension, jarring, breach, rupture, schism, contest, quarrel, dispute, debate, controversy, altercation, bickering, wrangle, strife, falling out.
- 3. Distinction, discrimination.
- Different, a. 1. Distinct, separate, not the same.
- 2. Unlike, dissimilar, various, diverse, manifold.
- Differential, a. Discriminating.
- Difficult, a. 1. Hard, arduous. Herculean, up-hill, beset with difficulty.
- 2. Austere, rigid, unyielding, unaccommodating.
- 3. Fastidious, dainty, squeamish, hard to please.
- Difficulty, n. 1. Arduousness.
- 2. Obstacle, impediment, bar, obstruction, barrier, hinderance, trouble, perplexity, exigency, trial, dilemma, embarrassment, emergency, pinch, pickle, stand, dead-set, set fast, dead-lock, dead-stand, stand-still, horns of a dilemma, up-hill work, sea of troubles, peck of troubles, hard row to hoe, hard nut to crack.
- Diffidence, n. 1. Distrust, doubt.
- 2. Bashfulness, timidity, sheepishness, extreme modesty, distrust of one's self, lack or want of self-reliance.
- Diffident, a. 1. Distrustful, doubtful.
- 2. Bashful, timid, sheepish, over-modest, distrustful of one's self.
- Diffuse, v. a. Disperse, scatter, disseminate, spread, circulate, propagate, distribute, pour out, send abroad, spread abroad.
- Diffuse, a. Prolix, copious, rambling, loose, verbose, wordy, diffusive, long-winded, long-spun, spun out.
- Diffusion, n. Dispersion, spread, extension, propagation, circulation, distribution.
- Diffusive, a. 1. Expansive.
- 2. Prolix, verbose, DIFFUSE.
- Dig, v. a. 1. Excavate, delve, scoop, SCRATCH, hollow out.
- 2. Break up (with a spade, hoe, &c.).
- Dig, v. n. Delve, work with a spade, hoe, &c.
- Dig, n. 1. [Low.] Punch, poke, thrust.
- 2. [Colloquial.] Innuendo, insinuation, oblique hint, sly remark.
- 3. [At colleges, U. S.] Plodding student.
- Digest, n. 1. Pandect.
- 2. Code, system.
- 3. Abridgment, abstract, compend, compendium, epitome, summary, synopsis, conspectus, breviary, brief, sum and substance.
- Digest, v. a. 1. Methodize, systematize, arrange, codify, classify, dispose, reduce to order.
- 2. Concoct, convert into chyme.
- 3. Study, ponder, consider, contemplate, reflect upon, think on, meditate upon, con over, revolve in the mind.
- 4. (Chem.) Soften by a gentle heat, macerate, steep, soak.
- Digestion, n. 1. Methodizing, digesting, classifying.
- 2. Conversion of food into chyme.
- 3. Macerating, maceration, steeping.
- Dignified, a. Stately, noble, majestic, august, grave, imposing.
- Dignify, v. a. 1. Advance, promote, exalt, ennoble, prefer to office.
- 2. Honor, grace, adorn, give lustre to, add dignity to.
- Dignity, n. 1. Rank, elevation, standing, station, place, greatness, eminence, exaltation, glory, honor, reputableness, respectability.
- 2. Stateliness, grandeur, majesty, nobleness, lofty bearing or conduct, elevation of aspect or deportment.
- 3. Honor, preferment, high station or office.
- 4. Magistrate, dignitary, person in office.
- Digress, v. n. Deviate, diverge, wander, turn aside.
- Digression, n. 1. Deviation, divergence, departure.
- 2. Episode, incidental passage.
- Dilacerate, v. a. Tear, lacerate, rend, rend asunder.
- Dilapidate, v. a. Waste, ruin, destroy, pull down, throw down, suffer to go to ruin.
- Dilapidated, a. Decayed, ruined, wasted, in ruins.
- Dilapidation, n. Ruin, decay, downfall.
- Dilatation, n. Expansion, expanding, DILATION, swelling.
- Dilate, v. a. Expand, extend, enlarge, widen, distend, swell.
- Dilate, v. n. 1. Expand, widen, be distended.
- 2. Expatiate, descant, enlarge, dwell, be diffuse, be prolix, launch out, branch out, spin a long yarn, beat about the bush.
- Dilation, n. [Modern.] Dilatation, expansion, expanding, swelling, bloating.
- Dilatory, a. Slow, tardy, lingering, loitering, sluggish, laggard, lagging, behindhand, backward, procrastinating.
- Dilemma, n. Quandary, strait, difficult choice, puzzling alternative, awkward or bad predicament.
- Dilettante, n. [It.] 1. Amateur, connoisseur, virtuoso, critic, man of taste.
- 2. Pretender to taste (in the fine arts).
- Diligence, n. Assiduity (in some specific pursuit), assiduousness, activity, sedulousness, perseverance, INDUSTRY, steady application (to some pursuit that one likes).
- Diligent, a. Assiduous, sedulous, industrious, active, busy, persevering, notable, hard-working, at work, diligently employed, busily engaged, up and stirring, busy as a bee, brisk as a bee.
- Dillydally, v. n. Loiter, linger, delay, lag, saunter, trifle, idle away time.
- Dilute, v. a. Attenuate, reduce, weaken, make thin, make weak.
- Dilute, a. Thin, diluted, attenuated, weak, not strong.
- Diluvium, n. (Geol.) Drift.
- Dim, a. 1. Dusky, dark, obscure, shadowy, cloudy, not luminous.
- 2. Dull, obtuse, slow to see.
- 3. Darkened, obscured, clouded, faint, confused, shorn of its beams.
- Dim, v. a. Darken, obscure, cloud.
- Dime, n. Ten cents.
- Dimension, n. 1. Extent, extension, measure (in one direction).
- 2. (Algebra.) Literal factor.
- Dimensions, n. pl. Size, magnitude, bulk, volume, bigness, capacity, amplitude, greatness, largeness, mass, massiveness.
- Dim-eyed, a. Dim-sighted, blear-eyed.
- Diminish, v. a. Lessen, decrease, abate, reduce, make smaller.
- Diminish, v. n. Decrease, lessen, abate, subside, grow or become less, be reduced.
- Diminution, n. Decrease, lessening, decrement, reduction, abatement.
- Diminutive, a. Little, small, dwarfish, tiny, puny, pygmean, contracted, minute, of small size.
- Dim-sighted, a. Dim-eyed, blear-eyed.
- Din, n. Noise, uproar, racket, clamor, clatter, hubbub, HALLABALOO.
- Dingle, n. Dale, dell, vale, valley, glen.
- Dingy, a. 1.Dun, dusky, brown.
- 2.Soiled, sullied, dirty.
- Dint, n. 1.Dent, indentation.
- 2.Force, power.
- Diocese, n. Bishopric, see, jurisdiction or charge of a bishop.
- Diodon, n. Globe-fish, puffer.
- Dioxide, n. Suboxide.
- Dip, v. a. 1.Immerse, plunge, douse, souse.
- 2.Take out (with a ladle, cup, &c.).
- Dip, v. n. 1.Thrust a ladle (cup, &c., into a liquid).
- 2.Incline, tend downward.
- 3.Engage cursorily, enter slightly.
- 4. Dive, plunge, duck, pitch, immerse one's self.
- Diplomacy, n. 1.Art of negotiating.
- 2.Artful management.
- Diplomate, n. [Fr.] Diplomatist.
- Diplomatist, n. Negotiator, diplomate.
- Dire, a. Dreadful, fearful, direful, shocking, terrible, horrid, horrible, awful, terrific, tremendous.
- Direct, a. 1.Straight, in a right line, not crooked.
- 2.From father to son, not collateral.
- 3.Plain, express, categorical, unambiguous, not equivocal.
- 4. Open, sincere, ingenuous, frank, outspoken.
- 5. (Astron.) In the order of the signs, not retrograde.
- Direct, v. a. 1.Aim, point, cast, turn.
- 2.Regulate, dispose, manage, conduct, control, govern.
- 3.Order, command, instruct, prescribe to, give directions to.
- 4. Guide, lead, put upon the right track.
- 5. Address, superscribe.
- Direction, n. 1.Aim.
- 2.Tendency, line of motion.
- 3.Course, bearing, point of compass.
- 4. Management, oversight, superintendence, government, control.
- 5. Guidance, lead.
- 6. Order, command, prescription.
- 7. Address, superscription.
- Directly, ad. 1.In a straight line, in a straight course.
- 2.Expressly, absolutely, unambiguously, openly, without circumlocution.
- 3.Immediately, quickly, promptly, speedily, soon, presently, forthwith, instantly, INSTANTER, in a short time, without delay.
- Director, n. 1.Superintendent, manager, BOSS.
- 2.Guide, counsellor, adviser, instructor, mentor, monitor.
- Direful, a. Dreadful, fearful, horrible, terrible, shocking, horrid, terrific, awful, tremendous, dire.
- Dirge, n. Elegy, funeral song, mournful song.
- Dirt, n. Filth, foul matter.
- Dirty, a. 1.Unclean, foul, filthy, nasty, soiled, begrimed.
- 2.Clouded, cloudy, dark, sullied.
- 3.Mean, base, vile, low, grovelling, sneaking, pitiful, paltry, beggarly, scurvy, shabby, despicable, contemptible.
- Dirty, v. a. Foul, befoul, soil, defile, draggle, daggle.
- Disability, n. 1.Disqualification.
- 2.Inability, incapacity, incompetence, impotence, incapability.
- Disable, v. a. 1.Weaken, enfeeble, cripple, paralyze, unman, disenable, deprive of strength.
- 2.Disqualify, incapacitate, unfit, make incapable.
- Disabuse, v. a. Undeceive, set right.
- Disadvantage, n. 1.Unfavorableness.
- 2.Injury, loss, damage, detriment, disservice, prejudice, hurt.
- Disadvantageous, a. 1.Unfavorable, ineligible, inconvenient.
- 2.Injurious, prejudicial, hurtful, detrimental, deleterious.
- Disaffect, v. a. Alienate, estrange, make unfriendly.
- Disaffected, a. Alienated, estranged, dissatisfied, disloyal.
- Disaffection, n. Alienation, estrangement, breach, disagreement, dissatisfaction, disloyalty, ill-will.
- Disagree, v. n. 1.Differ, vary, be unlike.
- 2.Dissent, be of different opinions, differ in opinion.
- 3.Quarrel, wrangle, bicker, fall out.
- 4. Be unsuitable, be unfit, be unsuited.
- Disagreeable, a. Unpleasant, unpleasing, displeasing, distasteful, offensive.
- Disagreement, n. 1.Difference, dissimilarity, unlikeness, dissimilitude, diversity, discrepancy.
- 2.Dissent, difference of opinion.
- 3.Discord, variance, misunderstanding, dissension, jarring, clashing, strife, quarrel, dispute, wrangle, bickering.
- Disallow, v. a. 1.Prohibit, forbid, refuse permission to.
- 2.Reject, disapprove, set aside, refuse or decline to sanction.
- 3.Disavow, disclaim, disown, deny.
- Disannul, v. a. Nullify, cancel, rescind, quash, vacate, annul, abolish, abrogate, render void, set aside, do away.
- Disappear, v. n. Vanish, be lost to view, pass out of sight.
- Disappoint, v. a. Balk, frustrate, foil, defeat, battle, disconcert.
- Disappointment, n. Failure, miscarriage, frustration, ill success, want of success.
- Disapprobation, n. Dislike, displeasure, censure, disapproval.
- Disapproval, n. Disapprobation.
- Disapprove, v. a. 1.Dislike, condemn, censure, regard as wrong.
- 2.Reject, disallow, refuse or decline to sanction.
- Disarm, v. a. 1.Deprive of arms.
- 2.Disable, incapacitate; render powerless, harmless, or innocuous.
- Disarrange, v. a. Disorder, unsettle, derange, disturb, put out of order, throw into disorder, throw into confusion.
- Disarray, n. Confusion, disorder.
- Disaster, n. Mishap, misfortune, reverse, mischance, calamity, catastrophe, blow, stroke, casualty.
- Disastrous, a. Calamitous, unfortunate, unlucky, hapless, untoward, unprosperous, ill-fated, ill-starred.
- Disavow, v. a. Disclaim, disown, deny, disallow.
- Disband, v. a. Break up, dismiss from military service.
- Disband, v. n. Separate, disperse, scatter, break up, retire from military service.
- Disbelief, n. 1.Scepticism, infidelity, refusal to believe.
- 2.Distrust, incredulity, want of belief.
- Disbelieve, v. a. Discredit, not believe, refuse to credit, hold or consider not to be true.
- Disbeliever, n. Unbeliever, sceptic, infidel, MISCREANT.
- Disburden, v. a. Disencumber, unburden, unload, disburthen, ease, rid, free, relieve.
- Disburse, v. a. Spend, expend, lay out, pay out.
- Disbursement, n. Expenditure.
- Disburthen, v. a. Disburden.

- Discern, v. a. 1.Discriminate, distinguish, note the distinctions of.
- 2.Perceive, see, discover, descry, behold, espy.
- Discern, v. n. Discriminate, judge, make distinction.
- Discernible, a. Perceptible, discoverable, to be discerned.