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   Daucus carota
         n 1: a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage
               and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish
               flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: {wild carrot},
               {Queen Anne's lace}, {Daucus carota}]

English Dictionary: decagram by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Daucus carota sativa
n
  1. perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
    Synonym(s): carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
de Saussure
n
  1. Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)
    Synonym(s): de Saussure, Ferdinand de Saussure, Saussure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decagram
n
  1. 10 grams
    Synonym(s): dekagram, decagram, dkg, dag
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decigram
n
  1. 1/10 gram
    Synonym(s): decigram, dg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dekagram
n
  1. 10 grams
    Synonym(s): dekagram, decagram, dkg, dag
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desacralize
v
  1. transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
    Synonym(s): desacralize, secularize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desecrate
v
  1. violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
    Synonym(s): desecrate, profane, outrage, violate
  2. remove the consecration from a person or an object
    Synonym(s): desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate
    Antonym(s): bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desecrated
adj
  1. treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"
    Antonym(s): consecrate, consecrated, dedicated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desecration
n
  1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
    Synonym(s): profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desegrated
adj
  1. rid of segregation; having had segregation ended [syn: desegrated, nonsegregated, unsegregated]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desegregate
v
  1. open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated"
    Synonym(s): desegregate, integrate, mix
    Antonym(s): segregate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desegregation
n
  1. the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
    Synonym(s): integration, integrating, desegregation
    Antonym(s): segregation, sequestration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desoxyribonucleic acid
n
  1. (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
    Synonym(s): deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disaccharidase
n
  1. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disaccharide
n
  1. any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disaccord
v
  1. be different from one another [syn: disagree, disaccord, discord]
    Antonym(s): agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disagree
v
  1. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
    Synonym(s): disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
    Antonym(s): agree, concord, concur, hold
  2. be different from one another
    Synonym(s): disagree, disaccord, discord
    Antonym(s): agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disagree with
v
  1. not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disagreeable
adj
  1. not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation" [ant: agreeable]
  2. unpleasant to interact with; "a disagreeable old man"
  3. not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him"
    Synonym(s): disagreeable, unsympathetic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disagreeable person
n
  1. a person who is not pleasant or agreeable [syn: {unpleasant person}, disagreeable person]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disagreeable woman
n
  1. a woman who is an unpleasant person [syn: {unpleasant woman}, disagreeable woman]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disagreeableness
n
  1. the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant [ant: agreeableness, amenity]
  2. an ill-tempered and offensive disposition
    Antonym(s): agreeability, agreeableness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disagreeably
adv
  1. in a disagreeable manner; "`I took no harm from the journey, thank you,' she said disagreeably"
    Antonym(s): agreeably, enjoyably, pleasantly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disagreement
n
  1. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
    Synonym(s): disagreement, dissension, dissonance
    Antonym(s): accord, agreement
  2. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
    Synonym(s): discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance
  3. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
    Antonym(s): agreement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disassortative mating
n
  1. mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
    Antonym(s): assortative mating
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discography
n
  1. a descriptive catalog of musical recordings
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dish washer
n
  1. a machine for washing dishes [syn: dishwasher, {dish washer}, dishwashing machine]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dishwasher
n
  1. a machine for washing dishes [syn: dishwasher, {dish washer}, dishwashing machine]
  2. someone who washes dishes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dishwasher detergent
n
  1. a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers
    Synonym(s): dishwasher detergent, dishwashing detergent, dishwashing liquid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dixiecrats
n
  1. a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman
    Synonym(s): States' Rights Democratic Party, Dixiecrats
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Djakarta
n
  1. capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
    Synonym(s): Jakarta, Djakarta, capital of Indonesia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doojigger
n
  1. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
    Synonym(s): doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dusky shark
n
  1. relatively slender blue-grey shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
    Synonym(s): dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d892gicrania \[d8][92]`gi*cra"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?],
      [?], goat + [?], n. pl., heads.] (Arch.)
      Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture,
      representing rams' heads or skulls.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Accoucheur \[d8]Ac*cou*cheur"\, n. [F., fr. accoucher. See
      {Accouchement}.]
      A man who assists women in childbirth; a man midwife; an
      obstetrician.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cachiri \[d8]Ca*chi"ri\, n.
      A fermented liquor made in Cayenne from the grated root of
      the manioc, and resembling perry. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cascara sagrada \[d8]Cas"ca*ra sa*gra"da\ [Sp.]
      Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn ({Rhamnus
      Purshianus}), used as a mild cathartic or laxative.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cascaron \[d8]Cas`ca*ron"\, n. [Sp. cascar[a2]n.]
      Lit., an eggshell; hence, an eggshell filled with confetti to
      be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc. [Western U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Casuarina \[d8]Cas`u*a*ri"na\, n. [NL., supposed to be named
      from the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the
      cassowary, of the genus {Casuarius}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets
      of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some
      of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of
      excellent quality, called {beefwood} from its color.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Causerie \[d8]Cause`rie"\, n. [F., fr. causer to chat.]
      Informal talk or discussion, as about literary matters; light
      conversation; chat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chaussure \[d8]Chaus`sure"\, n. [F.]
      A foot covering of any kind.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chikara \[d8]Chi*ka"ra\, n. [Hind.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The goat antelope ({Tragops Bennettii}) of India.
      (b) The Indian four-horned antelope ({Tetraceros
            quadricornis}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Cicerone \[d8]Ci`ce*ro"ne\, n.; pl. It. {Ciceroni}, E.
      {Cicerones}. [It., fr. L. Cicero, the Roman orator. So called
      from the ordinary talkativeness of such a guide.]
      One who shows strangers the curiosities of a place; a guide.
  
               Every glib and loquacious hireling who shows strangers
               about their picture galleries, palaces, and ruins, is
               termed by them [the Italians] a cicerone, or a Cicero.
                                                                              --Trench.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Coscoroba \[d8]Cos`co*ro"ba\ (k?s`k?-r?"b?), n. [Native name.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A large, white, South American duck, of the genus
      {Cascoroba}, resembling a swan.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Decacerata \[d8]De*cac`e*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka
      ten + ke`ras a horn.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids,
      cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; --
      called also {Decapoda}. [Written also {Decacera}.] See
      {Dibranchiata}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Exogyra \[d8]Ex`o*gy"ra\n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] out, outside +
      [?] circle.] (Paleon.)
      A genus of Cretaceous fossil shells allied to oysters.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Gaucherie \[d8]Gauche`rie"\, n. [F.]
      An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Gigerium \[d8]Gi*ge"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Gigeria}. [NL., fr. L.
      gigeria, pl., the cooked entrails of poultry.] (Anat.)
      The muscular stomach, or gizzard, of birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Guacharo \[d8]Gua*cha"ro\, n. [Cf. Sp. gu[a0]charo sickly,
      dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis
      Caripensis}, or {S. steatornis}); -- called also {oilbird.}
  
      Note: It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds
               on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in
               place of butter, is extracted from the young by the
               natives.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Guicowar \[d8]Gui"co*war\, n.
      [Mahratta g[amac]ekw[amac]r, prop., a cowherd.] The title of
      the sovereign of Guzerat, in Western India; -- generally
      called the {Guicowar of Baroda}, which is the capital of the
      country.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hagiographa \[d8]Ha`gi*og"ra*pha\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. [?]
      (sc.[?]), fr. [?] written by inspiration; [?] sacred, holy +
      [?] to write.]
      1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old
            Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and
            the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job,
            Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther,
            Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.
  
      2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. --Brande & C.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Jacquerie \[d8]Jacque`rie"\, n. [F.]
      The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the
      nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title,
      Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry.
      Hence, any revolt of peasants.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Jaeger \[d8]Jae"ger\, n.
      See {Jager}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Jaghir \[d8]Ja"ghir\, n. [Per. j[be]g[c6]r.]
      A village or district the government and revenues of which
      are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some
      service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops.
      [Written also {jaghire}, {jagir}, etc.] [India] --Whitworth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Jaghirdar \[d8]Ja"ghir*dar`\, n. [Per. j[be]g[c6]r-d[be]r.]
      The holder of a jaghir.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Jaguarondi \[d8]Ja`gua*ron"di\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A South American wild cat ({Felis jaguarondi}), having a
      long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish
      brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its
      habits and feeds mostly on birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Saccharomyces \[d8]Sac`cha*ro*my"ces\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      sugar + [?], [?], a fungus.] (Biol.)
      A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have
      the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar
      into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in
      producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. {Saccharomyces
      cerevisi[91]} is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called
      {Torula}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Saccharomycetes \[d8]Sac`cha*ro*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. (Biol.)
      A family of fungi consisting of the one genus Saccharomyces.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Saccharum \[d8]Sac"cha*rum\, n. [NL. See {Saccharine}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Sacrarium \[d8]Sa*cra"ri*um\, n.; pl. {-ria}. [L., fr. sacer
      sacred.]
      1. A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans,
            devoted to a special divinity.
  
      2. The adytum of a temple. --Gwilt.
  
      3. In a Christian church, the sanctuary.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Sacrum \[d8]Sa"crum\, n.; pl. {sacra}. [NL., fr. L. sacer
      sacred, os sacrum the lowest bone of the spine.] (Anat.)
      That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected
      with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.
  
      Note: It may consist of a single vertebra or of several more
               or less consolidated. In man it forms the dorsal, or
               posterior, wall of the pelvis, and consists of five
               united vertebr[91], which diminish in size very rapidly
               to the posterior extremity, which bears the coccyx.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Securifera \[d8]Sec`u*rif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from L. securis
      an ax + ferre to bear.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The Serrifera.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shikaree \Shi*ka"ree\, d8Shikari \[d8]Shi*ka"ri\ n. [Hind.]
      A sportsman; esp., a native hunter. [India]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Sucre \[d8]Su"cre\, n.
      A silver coin of Ecuador, worth 68 cents.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Susurrus \[d8]Su*sur"rus\, n. [L.]
      The act of whispering; a whisper; a murmur. --De Quincey.
  
               The soft susurrus and sighs of the branches.
                                                                              --Longfellow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Syssarcosis \[d8]Sys`sar*co"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr.
      [?] to unite by flesh, to cover over with flesh; sy`n with +
      [?], [?], flesh.] (Anat.)
      The junction of bones by intervening muscles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Zokor \[d8]Zo"kor\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      An Asiatic burrowing rodent ({Siphneus aspalax}) resembling
      the mole rat. It is native of the Altai Mountains.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Carrot \Car"rot\, n. [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. [?]]
      1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous biennial plant ({Daucus Carota}),
            of many varieties.
  
      2. The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant,
            usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Decacerata \[d8]De*cac`e*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka
      ten + ke`ras a horn.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids,
      cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; --
      called also {Decapoda}. [Written also {Decacera}.] See
      {Dibranchiata}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decachord \Dec"a*chord\, Decachordon \Dec`a*chor"don\, n. [Gr.
      deka`chordos tenstringed; de`ka ten + chordj` a string.]
      1. An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings,
            resembling the harp.
  
      2. Something consisting of ten parts. --W. Watson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decachord \Dec"a*chord\, Decachordon \Dec`a*chor"don\, n. [Gr.
      deka`chordos tenstringed; de`ka ten + chordj` a string.]
      1. An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings,
            resembling the harp.
  
      2. Something consisting of ten parts. --W. Watson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decagram \Dec"a*gram\, Decagramme \Dec"a*gramme\, n. [F.
      d[82]cagramme; Gr. de`ka ten + F. gramme. See {Gram}.]
      A weight of the metric system; ten grams, equal to about
      154.32 grains avoirdupois.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decagram \Dec"a*gram\, Decagramme \Dec"a*gramme\, n. [F.
      d[82]cagramme; Gr. de`ka ten + F. gramme. See {Gram}.]
      A weight of the metric system; ten grams, equal to about
      154.32 grains avoirdupois.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decigram \Dec"i*gram\, Decigramme \Dec"i*gramme\, n. [F.
      d[82]cigramme; pref. d[82]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) +
      gramme.]
      A weight in the metric system; one tenth of a gram, equal to
      1.5432 grains avoirdupois.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decigram \Dec"i*gram\, Decigramme \Dec"i*gramme\, n. [F.
      d[82]cigramme; pref. d[82]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) +
      gramme.]
      A weight in the metric system; one tenth of a gram, equal to
      1.5432 grains avoirdupois.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decisory \De*ci"so*ry\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]cisoire. See
      {Decision}.]
      Able to decide or determine; having a tendency to decide.
      [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dekagram \Dek"a*gram\, n.
      Same as {Decagram}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Desecrate \Des"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desecrated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Desecrating}.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of
      desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken
      in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- +
      sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See {Sacred}.]
      To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a
      sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to
      put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
  
               The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment
               without being previously desecrated.      --W. Tooke.
  
               The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those
               who should desecrate their donations.      --Salmon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Desecrate \Des"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desecrated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Desecrating}.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of
      desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken
      in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- +
      sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See {Sacred}.]
      To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a
      sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to
      put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
  
               The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment
               without being previously desecrated.      --W. Tooke.
  
               The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those
               who should desecrate their donations.      --Salmon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Desecrater \Des"e*cra`ter\, n.
      One who desecrates; a profaner. --Harper's Mag.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Desecrate \Des"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desecrated}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Desecrating}.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of
      desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken
      in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- +
      sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See {Sacred}.]
      To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a
      sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to
      put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
  
               The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment
               without being previously desecrated.      --W. Tooke.
  
               The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those
               who should desecrate their donations.      --Salmon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Desecration \Des`e*cra"tion\, n.
      The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything
      desecrated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Desecrator \Des"e*cra`tor\, n.
      One who desecrates. [bd]Desecrators of the church.[b8]
      --Morley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sucrose \Su"crose`\, n. [F. sucre sugar. See {Sugar}.] (Chem.)
      A common variety of sugar found in the juices of many plants,
      as the sugar cane, sorghum, sugar maple, beet root, etc. It
      is extracted as a sweet, white crystalline substance which is
      valuable as a food product, and, being antiputrescent, is
      largely used in the preservation of fruit. Called also
      {saccharose}, {cane sugar}, etc. By extension, any one of the
      class of isomeric substances (as lactose, maltose, etc.) of
      which sucrose proper is the type.
  
      Note: Sucrose proper is a dextrorotatory carbohydrate,
               {C12H22O11}. It does not reduce Fehling's solution, and
               though not directly fermentable, yet on standing with
               yeast it is changed by the diastase present to invert
               sugar (dextrose and levulose), which then breaks down
               to alcohol and carbon dioxide. It is also decomposed to
               invert sugar by heating with acids, whence it is also
               called a {disaccharate}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disaccord \Dis`ac*cord"\, v. i. [Cf. F. d[82]saccorder to cause
      discord.]
      To refuse to assent. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disaccord \Dis`ac*cord"\, n.
      Disagreement. --Pop. Sci. Monthly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disaccordant \Dis`ac*cord"ant\, a.
      Not accordant. --Fabyan.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disacryl \Dis*ac"ryl\, n. [Pref. dis- (Gr. di`s- twice) +
      acrolein + -yl.] (Chem.)
      A white amorphous substance obtained as a polymeric
      modification of acrolein.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disaggregate \Dis*ag"gre*gate\, v. t.
      To destroy the aggregation of; to separate into component
      parts, as an aggregate mass.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disaggregation \Dis*ag`gre*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
      d[82]sagr[82]gation.]
      The separation of an aggregate body into its component parts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disagree \Dis`a*gree"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disagreed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Disageeing}.] [Pref. dis- + agree: cf. F.
      d[82]sagr[82]er to displease.]
      1. To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to
            differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.
  
                     They reject the plainest sense of Scripture, because
                     it seems to disagree with what they call reason.
                                                                              --Atterbury.
  
      2. To differ in opinion; to hold discordant views; to be at
            controversy; to quarrel.
  
                     Who shall decide, when doctors disagree? --Pope.
  
      3. To be unsuited; to have unfitness; as, medicine sometimes
            disagrees with the patient; food often disagrees with the
            stomach or the taste.
  
      Note: Usually followed by with, sometimes by to, rarely by
               from; as, I disagree to your proposal.
  
      Syn: To differ; vary; dissent.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disagreeable \Dis`a*gree"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]sagr[82]able.]
      1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary;
            unsuitable.
  
                     Preach you truly the doctrine which you have
                     received, and each nothing that is disagreeable
                     thereunto.                                          --Udall.
  
      2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses;
            displeasing; unpleasant.
  
                     That which is disagreeable to one is many times
                     agreeable to another, or disagreeable in a less
                     degree.                                             --Wollaston.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disagreeableness \Dis`a*gree"a*ble*ness\, n.
      The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disagreeably \Dis`a*gree"a*bly\, adv.
      In a disagreeable manner; unsuitably; offensively.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disagreeance \Dis`a*gree"ance\, n.
      Disagreement. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disagree \Dis`a*gree"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disagreed}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Disageeing}.] [Pref. dis- + agree: cf. F.
      d[82]sagr[82]er to displease.]
      1. To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to
            differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.
  
                     They reject the plainest sense of Scripture, because
                     it seems to disagree with what they call reason.
                                                                              --Atterbury.
  
      2. To differ in opinion; to hold discordant views; to be at
            controversy; to quarrel.
  
                     Who shall decide, when doctors disagree? --Pope.
  
      3. To be unsuited; to have unfitness; as, medicine sometimes
            disagrees with the patient; food often disagrees with the
            stomach or the taste.
  
      Note: Usually followed by with, sometimes by to, rarely by
               from; as, I disagree to your proposal.
  
      Syn: To differ; vary; dissent.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disagreement \Dis`a*gree"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]sagr[82]ment
      disagreeable circumstance, disagreeableness.]
      1. The state of disagreeing; a being at variance;
            dissimilitude; diversity.
  
      2. Unsuitableness; unadaptedness. [R.]
  
      3. Difference of opinion or sentiment.
  
      4. A falling out, or controversy; difference.
  
      Syn: Difference; diversity; dissimilitude; unlikeness;
               discrepancy; variance; dissent; misunderstanding;
               dissension; division; dispute; jar; wrangle; discord.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disagreer \Dis`a*gre"er\, n.
      One who disagrees. --Hammond.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Discusser \Dis*cuss"er\, n.
      One who discusses; one who sifts or examines. --Wood.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disexercise \Dis*ex"er*cise\, v. t.
      To deprive of exercise; to leave untrained. [Obs.]
  
               By disexercising and blunting our abilities. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disguiser \Dis*guis"er\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, disguises. --Shak.
  
      2. One who wears a disguise; an actor in a masquerade; a
            masker. [Obs.] --E. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dishwasher \Dish"wash`er\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, washes dishes.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A European bird; the wagtail.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disseizor \Dis*sei"zor\, n. (Law)
      One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of
      possession of a freehold. [Written also {disseisor}.]
      --Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disseizor \Dis*sei"zor\, n. (Law)
      One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of
      possession of a freehold. [Written also {disseisor}.]
      --Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disseizoress \Dis*sei"zor*ess\, n. (Law)
      A woman disseizes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disseizure \Dis*sei"zure\ (?; 135), n.
      Disseizin. --Speed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dissuasory \Dis*sua"so*ry\, n.
      A dissuasive. [R.]
  
               This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill
               luck in all his dissuasories.                  --Jeffrey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Duke \Duke\n. [F. duc, fr. L. dux, ducis, leader, commander, fr.
      ducere to lead; akin to AS. te[a2]n to draw; cf. AS. heretoga
      (here army) an army leader, general, G. herzog duke. See
      {Tue}, and cf. {Doge}, {Duchess}, {Ducat}, {Duct}, {Adduce},
      {Deduct}.]
      1. A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs.]
  
                     Hannibal, duke of Carthage.               --Sir T.
                                                                              Elyot.
  
                     All were dukes once, who were [bd]duces[b8] --
                     captains or leaders of their people.   --Trench.
  
      2. In England, one of the highest order of nobility after
            princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four
            archbishops of England and Ireland.
  
      3. In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without
            the title of king.
  
      {Duke's coronet}. See {Illust}. of {Coronet}.
  
      {To dine with Duke Humphrey}, to go without dinner. See under
            {Dine}.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   disusered adj.   [Usenet] Said of a person whose account on a
   computer has been removed, esp. for cause rather than through normal
   attrition.   "He got disusered when they found out he'd been cracking
   through the school's Internet access."   The verbal form `disuser' is
   live but less common.   Both usages probably derive from the DISUSER
   account status flag on VMS; setting it disables the account.
   Compare {star out}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Dick Size War
  
      {penis war}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   disusered
  
      ({Usenet}) Said of a person whose account on a computer has
      been removed, especially for cause rather than through normal
      attrition.   "He got disusered when they found out he'd been
      {cracking} through the school's {Internet} access."   The verb
      "disuser" is less common.   Both usages probably derive from
      the DISUSER account status flag on {VMS}; setting it disables
      the account.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-12-08)
  
  
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