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   dealt out
         adj 1: given out in portions [syn: {apportioned}, {dealt out},
                  {doled out}, {meted out}, {parceled out}]

English Dictionary: dealt out by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deltoid
adj
  1. triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
n
  1. a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
    Synonym(s): deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deltoid eminence
n
  1. a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
    Synonym(s): deltoid tuberosity, deltoid eminence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deltoid leaf
n
  1. a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deltoid muscle
n
  1. a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
    Synonym(s): deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deltoid tuberosity
n
  1. a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
    Synonym(s): deltoid tuberosity, deltoid eminence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dilatation
n
  1. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: dilatation, distension, distention]
  2. the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"
    Synonym(s): dilation, dilatation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dilatation and curettage
n
  1. a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
    Synonym(s): dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, D and C
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dilaudid
n
  1. a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
    Synonym(s): hydromorphone hydrochloride, hydromorphone, Dilaudid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diluted
adj
  1. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
    Synonym(s): diluted, dilute
    Antonym(s): undiluted
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doled out
adj
  1. given out in portions [syn: apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Deltidium \[d8]Del*tid"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`lta, the
      letter [DELTA].] (Zo[94]l.)
      The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod
      shells.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Dilatator \[d8]Dil`a*ta"tor\, n. [NL. Cf. L. dilatator a
      propagator.] (Anat.)
      A muscle which dilates any part; a dilator.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Latitat \[d8]Lat"i*tat\, n. [L., he lies hid.] (O. Eng. Law)
      A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned
      was hiding. --Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Laudator \[d8]Lau*da"tor\, n. [L.]
      1. One who lauds.
  
      2. (Law) An arbitrator. [Obs.] --Cowell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lithodomus \[d8]Li*thod"o*mus\, n. [NL. See {Lithodome}.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels,
      and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter,
      in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also {Lithophagus}.
  
      Note: These holes are at first very small and shallow, but
               are enlarged with the growth of the shell, sometimes
               becoming two or three inches deep and nearly an inch
               diameter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Litotes \[d8]Li"to*tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], from [?] plain,
      simple.] (Rhet.)
      A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of
      avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with
      the moderation shown in the form of expression; as, [bd] a
      citizen of no mean city,[b8] that is, of an illustrious city.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delate \De*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delated}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Delating}.] [L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See
      {Tolerate}, and cf. 3d {Defer}, {Delay}, v.] [Obs. or
      Archaic]
      1. To carry; to convey.
  
                     Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated.
                                                                              --Bacon.
  
      2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
  
                     When the crime is delated or notorious. --Jer.
                                                                              Taylor.
  
      3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against;
            to accuse; to denounce.
  
                     As men were delated, they were marked down for such
                     a fine.                                             --Bp. Burnet.
  
      4. To carry on; to conduct. --Warner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delete \De*lete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deleted}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Deleting}.] [L. deletus, p. p. of delere to destroy. Cf.
      1st {Dele}.]
      To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.
  
               I have, therefore, . . . inserted eleven stanzas which
               do not appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have
               deleted eight.                                       --Aytoun.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deletitious \Del`e*ti"tious\, a. [L. deleticius.]
      Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; -- said
      of paper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deltohedron \Del`to*he"dron\, n. [Gr. de`lta, the letter [DELTA]
      + 'e`dra seat, base.] (Crystallog.)
      A solid bounded by twelve quadrilateral faces. It is a
      hemihedral form of the isometric system, allied to the
      tetrahedron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deltoid \Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta
      the name of the letter [DELTA] + e'i^dos form: cf. F.
      delto[8b]de. See {Delta}.]
      Shaped like the Greek [DELTA] (delta); delta-shaped;
      triangular.
  
      {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with
            the stem inserted at the middle of the base.
  
      {Deltoid muscle} (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder
            which serves to move the arm directly upward.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deltoid \Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta
      the name of the letter [DELTA] + e'i^dos form: cf. F.
      delto[8b]de. See {Delta}.]
      Shaped like the Greek [DELTA] (delta); delta-shaped;
      triangular.
  
      {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with
            the stem inserted at the middle of the base.
  
      {Deltoid muscle} (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder
            which serves to move the arm directly upward.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deltoid \Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta
      the name of the letter [DELTA] + e'i^dos form: cf. F.
      delto[8b]de. See {Delta}.]
      Shaped like the Greek [DELTA] (delta); delta-shaped;
      triangular.
  
      {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with
            the stem inserted at the middle of the base.
  
      {Deltoid muscle} (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder
            which serves to move the arm directly upward.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delude \De*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play,
      make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.]
      1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or
            judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a
            fool of.
  
                     To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke.
  
      2. To frustrate or disappoint.
  
                     It deludes thy search.                        --Dryden.
  
      Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See
               {Deceive}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dilatation \Dil`a*ta"tion\, n. [OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation,
      L. dilatatio, fr. dilatare. See {Dilate}, and cf. 2d
      {Dilation}.]
      1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] [bd]What needeth
            greater dilatation?[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al[?]
            sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.
  
      3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other
            organ.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dilate \Di*late"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Dilating}.] [L. dilatare; either fr. di- = dis-
      + latus wide, not the same word as latus, used as p. p. of
      ferre to bear (see {Latitude}); or fr. dilatus, used as p. p.
      of differre to separate (see {Delay}, {Tolerate}, {Differ},
      and cf. {Dilatory}): cf. F. dilater.]
      1. To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all
            directions; to swell; -- opposed to {contract}; as, the
            air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat.
  
      2. To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or
            diffusely. [R.]
  
                     Do me the favor to dilate at full What hath befallen
                     of them and thee till now.                  --Shak.
  
      Syn: To expand; swell; distend; enlarge; spread out; amplify;
               expatiate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dilated \Di*lat"ed\, a.
      1. Expanded; enlarged. --Shak.
  
      2. (Bot.) Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike
            appendages.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Having the margin wide and spreading.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dilatedly \Di*lat"ed*ly\, adv.
      In a dilated manner. --Feltham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dilute \Di*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diluted}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Diluting}.] [L. dilutus, p. p. of diluere to wash away,
      dilute; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash, lave.
      See {Lave}, and cf. {Deluge}.]
      1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with
            something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.
  
                     Mix their watery store. With the chyle's current,
                     and dilute it more.                           --Blackmore.
  
      2. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by
            mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to
            temper; to attenuate; to weaken.
  
                     Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by
                     the mixture of any adventitious light. --Sir I.
                                                                              Newton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diluted \Di*lut"ed\, a.
      Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- {Di*lut"ed*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diluted \Di*lut"ed\, a.
      Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- {Di*lut"ed*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dull-witted \Dull"-wit`ted\, a.
      Stupid.
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