debacle
         n 1: a sudden and violent collapse [syn: {debacle}, {fiasco}]
         2: flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river
            during the spring or summer
         3: a sound defeat [syn: {thrashing}, {walloping}, {debacle},
            {drubbing}, {slaughter}, {trouncing}, {whipping}]

English Dictionary: debacle	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deviously adv in a devious manner; "he got the promotion by behaving deviously"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devisal n the act of devising something [syn: devisal, contrivance]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diaphyseal adj relating to the diaphysis of a bone [syn: diaphyseal, diaphysial]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diaphysial adj relating to the diaphysis of a bone [syn: diaphyseal, diaphysial]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
difficult adj not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" Synonym(s): difficult, hard Antonym(s): easy hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" Synonym(s): unmanageable, difficult Antonym(s): manageable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
difficultness n the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" Synonym(s): difficulty, difficultness Antonym(s): ease, easiness, simpleness, simplicity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
difficulty n an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" Synonym(s): trouble, difficulty a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" Synonym(s): difficulty, difficultness Antonym(s): ease, easiness, simpleness, simplicity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diffusely adv in a diffuse manner; "the arteries were diffusely narrowed"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dip solder v solder by immersion in a bath of molten solder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dubiously adv in a questionable and dubious manner; "these were estates his father questionably acquired" Synonym(s): questionably, dubiously in a doubtful manner; "Gerald shook his head doubtfully" Synonym(s): doubtfully, dubiously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Abaculus \[d8]A*bac"u*lus\ ([adot]b*[acr]k"[usl]*l[ucr]s), n.;       pl. {Abaculi} (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of abacus.] (Arch.)       A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various       colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic       pavements. --Fairholt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aufkl84rung \[d8]Auf"kl[84]*rung\, n. [G., enlightenment.]       A philosophic movement of the 18th century characterized by a       lively questioning of authority, keen interest in matters of       politics and general culture, and an emphasis on empirical       method in science. It received its impetus from the       unsystematic but vigorous skepticism of Pierre Bayle, the       physical doctrines of Newton, and the epistemological       theories of Locke, in the preceding century. Its chief center       was in France, where it gave rise to the skepticism of       Voltaire, the naturalism of Rousseau, the sensationalism of       Condillac, and the publication of the [bd]Encyclopedia[b8] by       D'Alembert and Diderot. In Germany, Lessing, Mendelssohn, and       Herder were representative thinkers, while the political       doctrines of the leaders of the American Revolution and the       speculations of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine       represented the movement in America.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Avicula \[d8]A*vic"u*la\, n. [L., small bird.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied       to the pearl oyster; -- so called from a supposed resemblance       of the typical species to a bird.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Avicularia \[d8]A*vic`u*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Avicular}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa, often       having the shape of a bird's bill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bacillari91 \[d8]Bac"il*la`ri*[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr.L.       bacillum, dim. of baculum stick.] (Biol.)       See {Diatom}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Baggala \[d8]Bag"ga*la\, n. [Ar. [bd]fem. of baghl a mule.[b8]       Balfour.] (Naut.)       A two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used in Indian       Ocean.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Basilicon \[d8]Ba*sil"i*con\, n. [L. basilicon, Gr. [?], neut.       of [?]: cf. F. basilicon. See {Basilica}.] (Med.)       An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil,       lard, or other fatty substance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Beglerbeg \[d8]Beg"ler*beg`\, n. [Turk. beglerbeg, fr. beg,       pl. begler. See {Beg}, n.]       The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in       dignity to the grand vizier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Epicleidium \[d8]Ep`i*clei"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon       + [?] a little key.] (Anat.)       A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the       scapular end of the clavicle of many birds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8F91cula \[d8]F[91]c"u*la\, n. [L.]       See {Fecula}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Facul91 \[d8]Fac"u*l[91]\, n. pl. [L., pl. of facula a little       torch.] (Astron.)       Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which       are brighter than the other parts of the photosphere. They       are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and       are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere.       --Newcomb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fasciola \[d8]Fas*ci"o*la\, n.;pl. {Fasciol[91]}. [See       {Fasciole}.] (Anat.)       A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the       dentate convolution. --Wilder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fissilinguia \[d8]Fis`si*lin"gui*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L.       fissus (p. p. o f findere to split) + lingua tongue.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the       common lizards. [Written also {Fissilingues}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hypocleidium \[d8]Hy`po*clei"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hypocleida},       E. {Hypocleidiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] under + [?] a little       key.] (Anat.)       A median process on the furculum, or merrythought, of many       birds, where it is connected with the sternum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Opusculum \[d8]O*pus"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {Opuscula}. [L.]       An opuscule. --Smart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Paxillus \[d8]Pax*il"lus\, n.; pl. {Paxilli}. [L., a peg.]       (Zo[94]l.)       One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of       certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened       summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See       Illustration in Appendix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Peculium \[d8]Pe*cu"li*um\, n. [L. See {Peculiar}.]       1. (Rom. Law) The saving of a son or a slave with the             father's or master's consent; a little property or stock             of one's own; any exclusive personal or separate property.             --Burrill.          2. A special fund for private and personal uses.                         A slight peculium only subtracted to supply his                      snuff box and tobacco pouch.               --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pessulus \[d8]Pes"su*lus\, n.; pl. {Pessuli}. [L., a bolt.]       (Anat.)       A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral       extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the       syrinx of birds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Phacellus \[d8]Pha*cel"lus\, n.; pl. {Phacelli}. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?] a bundle of fagots.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the filaments on the inner surface of the gastric       cavity of certain jellyfishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Phaseolus \[d8]Pha*se"o*lus\, n. [L.] (Bot.)       A genus of leguminous plants, including the Lima bean, the       kidney bean, the scarlet runner, etc. See {Bean}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Physali91 \[d8]Phy*sa"li*[91]\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of Siphonophora which includes Physalia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Physalia \[d8]Phy*sa"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a bladder,       fr. [?] a bellows.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the       Portuguese man-of-war.          Note: It has a large air sac, or float, with a sail-like                crest on its upper side. Numerous zooids of different                kinds are attached to the under side of the float. Some                of the zooids have very long tentacles; some have a                mouth and digest food; others produce gonophores. The                American species ({Physalia arethusa}) is brilliantly                colored, the float being pink or purple, and bright                blue; the zooids blue. It is noted for its virulent                stinging powers, as well as for its beautiful colors,                graceful motions, and its ability to sail to windward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Piccolo \[d8]Pic"co*lo\, n. [It., small.]       1. (Mus.) A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an             octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.          2. (Mus.) A small upright piano.          3. (Mus.) An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Psalterium \[d8]Psal*te"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Psalteria}. [L., a       psaltery.] (Anat.)       (a) The third stomach of ruminants. See {Manyplies}.       (b) The lyra of the brain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Psilop91des \[d8]Psi`lo*p[91]"des\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.[?]       bare + [?], [?], offspring.] (Zo[94]l.)       birds whose young at first have down on the pteryl[91] only;       -- called also {Gymnop[91]des}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Psylla \[d8]Psyl"la\, n.; pl. {Psyll[91]}. [NL., from Gr. [?]       a flea.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any leaping plant louse of the genus {Psylla}, or family       {Psyllid[91]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pucelle \[d8]Pu*celle"\, n. [F., fr. LL. pulicella, fr. L.       pullus a young animal. See {Pullet}.]       A maid; a virgin. [Written also {pucel}.] [Obs.]                   Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan. --B. Jonson.          {La Pucelle}, the Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Tubicol91 \[d8]Tu*bic"o*l[91]\, n. pl. [L. tubus a tube +       colere to inhabit.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of annelids including those which construct, and       habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments       usually bear gills and cirri. Called also {Sedentaria}, and       {Capitibranchiata}. See {Serpula}, and {Sabella}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vakeel \[d8]Va*keel"\, n. [Ar. wak[c6]l.]       A native attorney or agent; also, an ambassador. [India]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vasculum \[d8]Vas"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {Vascula}. [L., a small       vessel.]       1. (Bot.) Same as {Ascidium}, n., 1.          2. A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in             collecting plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vexillum \[d8]Vex*il"lum\, n.; pl. {Vexilla}. [L., a standard,       a flag.]       1. (Rom. Antiq.)             (a) A flag or standard.             (b) A company of troops serving under one standard.          2. (Eccl.)             (a) A banner.             (b) The sign of the cross.          3. (Bot.) The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the             standard.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken             together; the vane.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Locker \Lock"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, locks.          2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a             ship, that may be closed with a lock.          {Chain locker} (Naut.), a compartment in the hold of a             vessel, for holding the chain cables.          {Davy Jones's locker}, [or] {Davy's locker}. See {Davy             Jones}.          {Shot locker}, a compartment where shot are deposited.             --Totten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Debacle \De*ba"cle\, n. [F. d[82]b[83]cle, fr. d[82]b[83]cler to       unbar, break loose; pref. d[82]- (prob. = L. dis) + b[83]cler       to bolt, fr. L. baculum a stick.] (Geol.)       A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of       waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward       and disperses blocks of stone and other d[82]bris.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Debacle \De*ba"cle\, n.       A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent dispersion       or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lead \Lead\ (l[ecr]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le[a0]d;       akin to D. lood, MHG. l[omac]t, G. loth plummet, sounding       lead, small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123]       1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic             metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily             tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with             little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets,             etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible,             forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of             solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L.             Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena,             lead sulphide.          2. An article made of lead or an alloy of lead; as:             (a) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.             (b) (Print.) A thin strip of type metal, used to separate                   lines of type in printing.             (c) Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs;                   hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne                   plates.                               I would have the tower two stories, and goodly                            leads upon the top.                     --Bacon          3. A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in             pencils.          {Black lead}, graphite or plumbago; -- so called from its             leadlike appearance and streak. [Colloq.]          {Coasting lead}, a sounding lead intermediate in weight             between a hand lead and deep-sea lead.          {Deep-sea lead}, the heaviest of sounding leads, used in             water exceeding a hundred fathoms in depth. --Ham. Nav.             Encyc.          {Hand lead}, a small lead use for sounding in shallow water.                      {Krems lead}, {Kremnitz lead} [so called from Krems or             Kremnitz, in Austria], a pure variety of white lead,             formed into tablets, and called also {Krems, [or]             Kremnitz, white}, and {Vienna white}.          {Lead arming}, tallow put in the hollow of a sounding lead.             See {To arm the lead} (below).          {Lead colic}. See under {Colic}.          {Lead color}, a deep bluish gray color, like tarnished lead.                      {Lead glance}. (Min.) Same as {Galena}.          {Lead line}             (a) (Med.) A dark line along the gums produced by a                   deposit of metallic lead, due to lead poisoning.             (b) (Naut.) A sounding line.          {Lead mill}, a leaden polishing wheel, used by lapidaries.          {Lead ocher} (Min.), a massive sulphur-yellow oxide of lead.             Same as {Massicot}.          {Lead pencil}, a pencil of which the marking material is             graphite (black lead).          {Lead plant} (Bot.), a low leguminous plant, genus {Amorpha}             ({A. canescens}), found in the Northwestern United States,             where its presence is supposed to indicate lead ore.             --Gray.          {Lead tree}.             (a) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the tropical, leguminous                   tree, {Leuc[91]na glauca}; -- probably so called from                   the glaucous color of the foliage.             (b) (Chem.) Lead crystallized in arborescent forms from a                   solution of some lead salt, as by suspending a strip                   of zinc in lead acetate.          {Mock lead}, a miner's term for blende.          {Red lead}, a scarlet, crystalline, granular powder,             consisting of minium when pure, but commonly containing             several of the oxides of lead. It is used as a paint or             cement and also as an ingredient of flint glass.          {Red lead ore} (Min.), crocoite.          {Sugar of lead}, acetate of lead.          {To arm the lead}, to fill the hollow in the bottom of a             sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature             of the bottom by the substances adhering. --Ham. Nav.             Encyc.          {To} {cast, [or] heave}, {the lead}, to cast the sounding             lead for ascertaining the depth of water.          {White lead}, hydrated carbonate of lead, obtained as a             white, amorphous powder, and much used as an ingredient of             white paint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deific \De*if"ic\, Deifical \De*if"ic*al\, a. [L. deificus; deus       god + facere to make: cf. F. d[82]ifique.]       Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making. [bd]A       deifical communion.[b8] --Homilies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Depeculation \De*pec`u*la"tion\, n. [L. depeculari, p. p.       depeculatus, to rob. See {Peculate}.]       A robbing or embezzlement. [Obs.]                   Depeculation of the public treasure.      --Hobbes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deposal \De*pos"al\, n.       The act of deposing from office; a removal from the throne.       --Fox.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Depucelate \De*pu"ce*late\, v. t. [L. de + LL. pucella virgin,       F. pucelle: cf. F. d[82]puceler.]       To deflour; to deprive of virginity. [Obs.] --Bailey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Devious \De"vi*ous\, a. [L. devius; de + via way. See       {Viaduct}.]       1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness;             as, a devious path or way.          2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray;             erring; wandering; as, a devious step.          Syn: Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant. -- {De"vi*ous*ly},                adv. -- {De"vi*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Devisal \De*vis"al\, n.       A devising. --Whitney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Devocalize \De*vo"cal*ize\, v. t.       To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality. --       {De*vo`cal*i*za"tion}, n.                   If we take a high vowel, such as (i) [= nearly i of                bit], and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss which is                quite distinct enough to stand for a weak (jh). --H.                                                                               Sweet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Devocalize \De*vo"cal*ize\, v. t.       To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality. --       {De*vo`cal*i*za"tion}, n.                   If we take a high vowel, such as (i) [= nearly i of                bit], and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss which is                quite distinct enough to stand for a weak (jh). --H.                                                                               Sweet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficile \Dif"fi*cile\, a. [L. difficilis: cf. F. difficile.       See {Difficult}.]       Difficult; hard to manage; stubborn. [Obs.] --       {Dif"fi*cile*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficile \Dif"fi*cile\, a. [L. difficilis: cf. F. difficile.       See {Difficult}.]       Difficult; hard to manage; stubborn. [Obs.] --       {Dif"fi*cile*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficilitate \Dif`fi*cil"i*tate\, v. t.       To make difficult. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficult \Dif"fi*cult\, v. t.       To render difficult; to impede; to perplex. [R.] --Sir W.       Temple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficult \Dif"fi*cult\, a. [From {Difficulty}.]       1. Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended             with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.          Note: Difficult implies the notion that considerable mental                effort or skill is required, or that obstacles are to                be overcome which call for sagacity and skill in the                agent; as, a difficult task; hard work is not always                difficult work; a difficult operation in surgery; a                difficult passage in an author.                            There is not the strength or courage left me to                         venture into the wide, strange, and difficult                         world, alone.                                 --Hawthorne.          2. Hard to manage or to please; not easily wrought upon;             austere; stubborn; as, a difficult person.          Syn: Arduous; painful; crabbed; perplexed; laborious;                unaccommodating; troublesome. See {Arduous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficultate \Dif"fi*cult*ate\, v. t.       To render difficult; to difficilitate. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficulty \Dif"fi*cul*ty\, n.; pl. {Difficulties}. [L.       difficultas, fr. difficilis difficult; dif- = dis- + facilis       easy: cf. F. difficult[82]. See {Facile}.]       1. The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness;             arduousness; -- opposed to {easiness} or {facility}; as,             the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a work of             difficulty.                         Not being able to promote them [the interests of                      life] on account of the difficulty of the region.                                                                               --James Byrne.          2. Something difficult; a thing hard to do or to understand;             that which occasions labor or perplexity, and requires             skill and perseverance to overcome, solve, or achieve; a             hard enterprise; an obstacle; an impediment; as, the             difficulties of a science; difficulties in theology.                         They lie under some difficulties by reason of the                      emperor's displeasure.                        --Addison.          3. A controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an             objection; a cavil.                         Measures for terminating all local difficulties.                                                                               --Bancroft.          4. Embarrassment of affairs, especially financial affairs; --             usually in the plural; as, to be in difficulties.                         In days of difficulty and pressure.   --Tennyson.          Syn: Impediment; obstacle; obstruction; embarrassment;                perplexity; exigency; distress; trouble; trial;                objection; cavil. See {Impediment}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficultly \Dif"fi*cult*ly\, adv.       With difficulty. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficultness \Dif"fi*cult*ness\, n.       Difficulty. [R.] --Golding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Difficulty \Dif"fi*cul*ty\, n.; pl. {Difficulties}. [L.       difficultas, fr. difficilis difficult; dif- = dis- + facilis       easy: cf. F. difficult[82]. See {Facile}.]       1. The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness;             arduousness; -- opposed to {easiness} or {facility}; as,             the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a work of             difficulty.                         Not being able to promote them [the interests of                      life] on account of the difficulty of the region.                                                                               --James Byrne.          2. Something difficult; a thing hard to do or to understand;             that which occasions labor or perplexity, and requires             skill and perseverance to overcome, solve, or achieve; a             hard enterprise; an obstacle; an impediment; as, the             difficulties of a science; difficulties in theology.                         They lie under some difficulties by reason of the                      emperor's displeasure.                        --Addison.          3. A controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an             objection; a cavil.                         Measures for terminating all local difficulties.                                                                               --Bancroft.          4. Embarrassment of affairs, especially financial affairs; --             usually in the plural; as, to be in difficulties.                         In days of difficulty and pressure.   --Tennyson.          Syn: Impediment; obstacle; obstruction; embarrassment;                perplexity; exigency; distress; trouble; trial;                objection; cavil. See {Impediment}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diffusely \Dif*fuse"ly\, adv.       In a diffuse manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dipaschal \Di*pas"chal\, a. [Pref. di- + paschal.]       Including two passovers. --Carpenter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dubiously \Du"bi*ous*ly\, adv.       In a dubious manner.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
dup killer /d[y]oop kill'r/ n.   [FidoNet] Software that is    supposed to detect and delete duplicates of a message that may have    reached the FidoNet system via different routes.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
dBXL          A {dBASE}-like {interpreter}/language for {MS-DOS} from       {WordTech}, Orinda, CA.          (1994-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
dup killer          /d[y]oop kill'r/ Software that is supposed to detect and       delete duplicates of a message that may have reached the       {FidoNet} system via different routes.          See also {dup loop}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-02-02)