Dag Hammarskjold
         n 1: Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the
               United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961) [syn:
               {Hammarskjold}, {Dag Hammarskjold}, {Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl
               Hammarskjold}]

English Dictionary: decennary	by the DICT Development Group
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Dawson River salmon n a species of large fish found in Australian rivers [syn: Australian arowana, Dawson River salmon, saratoga, spotted barramundi, spotted bonytongue, Scleropages leichardti]
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decennary n a period of 10 years [syn: decade, decennary, decennium]
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Decumaria n small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae Synonym(s): Decumaria, genus Decumaria
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Decumaria barbara n woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters Synonym(s): decumary, Decumaria barbata, Decumaria barbara
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Decumaria barbata n woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters Synonym(s): decumary, Decumaria barbata, Decumaria barbara
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decumary n woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters Synonym(s): decumary, Decumaria barbata, Decumaria barbara
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degeneracy n the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities Synonym(s): degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" Synonym(s): corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
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degenerate adj unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" Synonym(s): debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast n a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior Synonym(s): pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate v grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" Synonym(s): devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate Antonym(s): convalesce, recover, recuperate
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degeneration n the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality Synonym(s): degeneration, devolution Antonym(s): development, evolution the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities Synonym(s): degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form Synonym(s): degeneration, retrogression
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degenerative adj (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function; "degenerative diseases of old age"
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degenerative arthritis n chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age Synonym(s): osteoarthritis, degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease
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degenerative disorder n condition leading to progressive loss of function
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degenerative joint disease n chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age Synonym(s): osteoarthritis, degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease
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dejeuner n a midday meal [syn: lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner]
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dicoumarol n an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin Synonym(s): dicumarol, dicoumarol
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dicumarol n an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin Synonym(s): dicumarol, dicoumarol
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dishonor n a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" Synonym(s): dishonor, dishonour Antonym(s): honor, honour, laurels lacking honor or integrity Synonym(s): dishonor, dishonour Antonym(s): honor, honour v bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" Synonym(s): dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame Antonym(s): honor, honour, reward force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" Synonym(s): rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" Synonym(s): dishonor, dishonour Antonym(s): honor, honour
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dishonorable adj lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" Synonym(s): dishonorable, dishonourable Antonym(s): honorable, honourable deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive Synonym(s): dishonest, dishonorable Antonym(s): honest, honorable
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dishonorable discharge n a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
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dishonorableness n the quality of not deserving honor or respect [syn: dishonorableness, dishonourableness] Antonym(s): honorableness, honourableness
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dishonorably adv in a dishonorable manner; "he acted dishonorably" [ant: honorably, uprightly] with dishonor; "he was dishonorably discharged" Antonym(s): honorably, honourably in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" Synonym(s): disgracefully, ingloriously, ignominiously, discreditably, shamefully, dishonorably, dishonourably
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dishonored adj suffering shame [syn: discredited, disgraced, dishonored, shamed]
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dishonour n a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" Synonym(s): dishonor, dishonour Antonym(s): honor, honour, laurels lacking honor or integrity Synonym(s): dishonor, dishonour Antonym(s): honor, honour v bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" Synonym(s): dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame Antonym(s): honor, honour, reward force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" Synonym(s): rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" Synonym(s): dishonor, dishonour Antonym(s): honor, honour
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dishonourable adj lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" Synonym(s): dishonorable, dishonourable Antonym(s): honorable, honourable
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dishonourableness n the quality of not deserving honor or respect [syn: dishonorableness, dishonourableness] Antonym(s): honorableness, honourableness
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dishonourably adv in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low" Synonym(s): disgracefully, ingloriously, ignominiously, discreditably, shamefully, dishonorably, dishonourably
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disinherit v prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting Synonym(s): disinherit, disown Antonym(s): bequeath, leave, will
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disinheritance n the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit
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disinherited adj deprived of your rightful heritage
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dog mercury n European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers [syn: dog's mercury, dog mercury, Mercurialis perennis]
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dog's mercury n European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers [syn: dog's mercury, dog mercury, Mercurialis perennis]
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dyssynergia n inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait Synonym(s): ataxia, ataxy, dyssynergia, motor ataxia
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d8Camara \[d8]Ca"ma*ra\, n. [Pg.]       Chamber; house; -- used in
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Camara dos Pares \Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res\, and Camara dos Deputados    \Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos\ See {Legislature}. d8Camaraderie    \[d8]Ca`ma`ra`de*rie"\, n. [F. See {Comrade}.]       Comradeship and loyalty.                   The spirit of camaraderie is strong among these riders                of the plains.                                       --W. A.                                                                               Fraser.
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d8Camarasaurus \[d8]Cam`a*ra*sau"rus\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. [?] a       vaulted chamber + [?] lizard.] (Paleon.)       A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large       cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebr[91].
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d8Camarilla \[d8]Ca`ma*ril"la\, n. [Sp., a small room.]       1. The private audience chamber of a king.          2. A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a             king; a cabal or clique.
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d8Camera lucida \[d8]Cam"e*ra lu"ci*da\ [L. camera chamber + L.       lucidus, lucida, lucid, light.] (Opt.)       An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form,       or an arrangement of mirrors, causes an apparent image of an       external object or objects to appear as if projected upon a       plane surface, as of paper or canvas, so that the outlines       may conveniently traced. It is generally used with the       microscope.
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d8Camera obscura \[d8]Cam"e*ra ob*scu"ra\ [LL. camera chamber +       L. obscurus, obscura, dark.] (Opt.)       1. An apparatus in which the images of external objects,             formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on             a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the             lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that             the outlines may be traced.          2. (Photog.) An apparatus in which the image of an external             object or objects is, by means of lenses, thrown upon a             sensitized plate or surface placed at the back of an             extensible darkened box or chamber variously modified; --             commonly called simply {the camera}.
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d8Camerlingo \[d8]Ca`mer*lin"go\, n. [It.]       The papal chamberlain; the cardinal who presides over the       pope's household. He has at times possessed great power.       [Written also {camerlengo} and {camarlengo}.]
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d8Camorra \[d8]Ca*mor"ra\, n. [It.]       A secret organization formed at Naples, Italy, early in the       19th century, and used partly for political ends and partly       for practicing extortion, violence, etc. -- {Ca*mor"rist}, n.
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d8Chim91ra \[d8]Chi*m[91]"ra\, n. [NL. See {Chimera}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the       order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is       furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a       point.
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d8Cineraria \[d8]Cin`e*ra"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. LL. cinerarius       pert. to ashes, fr. cinis ashes. So called from the       ash-colored down on the leaves.] (Bot.)       A Linn[91]an genus of free-flowering composite plants, mostly       from South Africa. Several species are cultivated for       ornament.
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d8Cinura \[d8]Ci*nu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] To move + [?]       tail.] (Zo[94]l.)       The group of Thysanura which includes Lepisma and allied       forms; the bristletails. See {Bristletail}, and {Lepisma}.
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d8Conarium \[d8]Co*na"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kwna`rion.]       (Anat.)       The pineal gland.
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d8Coniroster \[d8]Co`ni*ros"ter\, n. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Conirostres.
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d8Conirostres \[d8]Co`ni*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. conus       cone + rostrum beak: cf. F. conirostre.] (Zo[94]l.)       A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a       strong conical bill, as the finches.
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d8Coumarou \[d8]Cou"ma*rou\, n. [See {Coumarin}.] (Bot.)       The tree ({Dipteryx odorata}) which bears the tonka bean;       also, the bean itself.
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d8Cynorexia \[d8]Cyn`o*rex"i*a\ (s?n`?-r?ks"?-?), n. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?], dog + [?][?][?][?][?] appetite.       ] (Med.)       A voracious appetite, like that of a starved dog.
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d8D82jeuner \[d8]D[82]`jeu`ner"\, n. [F. d[82]jeuner breakfast,       as a verb, to breakfast. Cf. {Dinner}.]       A breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation.
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d8Generalia \[d8]Gen`e*ra"li*a\, n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. L.       generalis.]       Generalities; general terms. --J. S. Mill.
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d8Genre \[d8]Gen"re\, n.       Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.                   French drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the                great French genre of the fabliau was hardly born.                                                                               --Saintsbury.                   A particular demand . . . that we shall pay special                attention to the matter of genres -- that is, to the                different forms or categories of literature. --W. P.                                                                               Trent.
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d8Genre \[d8]Genre\ (zh[aum]N"r'), n. [F. See {Gender}.] (Fine       Arts)       A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which       illustrates everyday life and manners.
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d8Oxymoron \[d8]Ox`y*mo"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?], fr.       [?][?][?] pointedly foolish; [?][?][?] sharp + [?][?][?]       foolish.] (Rhet.)       A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is       added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
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d8Saimir \[d8]Sai*mir"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The squirrel monkey.
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d8Samurai \[d8]Sa"mu*rai`\, n. pl. & sing. [Jap.]       In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member       of the class, of military retainers of the daimios,       constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed       power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two       swords as their distinguishing mark. Their special rights and       privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871.
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d8Scenario \[d8]Sce*na"ri*o\, n. [It.]       A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an       opera.
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d8Schnorrer \[d8]Schnor"rer\, n. [Yiddish, fr. G. schnurrer, fr.       schnurren to hum, whir, hence, from the sound of the musical       instrument used by strolling beggars, to beg.]       Among the Jews, a beggar.
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d8Senhor \[d8]Se*nhor"\, n. [Pg. Cf. {Se[a4]or}, {Senior}.]       A Portuguese title of courtesy corresponding to the Spanish       se[a4]or or the English Mr. or sir; also, a gentleman.
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d8Senhora \[d8]Se*nho"ra\, n. [Pg. Cf. {Se[a4]ora}.]       A Portuguese title of courtesy given to a lady; Mrs.; Madam;       also, a lady.
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d8Simarre \[d8]Si`marre"\ [F.]       See {Simar}. --Sir W. Scott.
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d8Smorzando \[d8]Smor*zan"do\, d8Smorsato \[d8]Smor*sa"to\, a.       [It.] (Mus.)       Growing gradually fainter and softer; dying away; morendo.
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d8Smorzando \[d8]Smor*zan"do\, d8Smorsato \[d8]Smor*sa"to\, a.       [It.] (Mus.)       Growing gradually fainter and softer; dying away; morendo.
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d8Synarthrodia \[d8]Syn`ar*thro"di*a\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)       Synarthrosis. -- {Syn`ar*thro"di*al}, a. --Dunglison.
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d8Synarthrosis \[d8]Syn`ar*thro"sis\, n.; pl. {Synarthroses}.       [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a being jointed together, fr. [?] to link       or joint together; sy`n with + [?] a joint.] (Anat.)       Immovable articulation by close union, as in sutures. It       sometimes includes symphysial articulations also. See the       Note under {Articulation}, n., 1.
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d8Synneorosis \[d8]Syn`neo*ro"sis\, n.; pl. {Synneuroses}. [NL.,       fr. Gr. [?]; sy`n with + [?] a sinew, ligament.] (Anat.)       Syndesmosis.
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d8Thysanura \[d8]Thys`a*nu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] fringe       + [?] tail.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform       caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a       spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura,       or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called       also {Thysanoura}. See {Lepisma}, and {Podura}.
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d8Zehner \[d8]Zeh"ner\, n. [G.]       An Austrian silver coin equal to ten kreutzers, or about five       cents.
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d8Zonaria \[d8]Zo*na"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Mammalia in which the placenta is zonelike.
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Deaconry \Dea"con*ry\, n.       See {Deaconship}.
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Decameron \De*cam"e*ron\, n. [It. decamerone, fr. Gr. de`ka ten       + [?] part; though quite generally supposed to be derived       from [?] day: cf. F. d[82]cam[82]ron.]       A celebrated collection of tales, supposed to be related in       ten days; -- written in the 14th century, by Boccaccio, an       Italian.
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Decennary \De*cen"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Decennaries}. [L. decennium a       period of ten years; decem ten + annus a year.]       1. A period of ten years.          2. (O. Eng. Law) A tithing consisting of ten neighboring             families. --Burrill.
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Decennary \De*cen"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Decennaries}. [L. decennium a       period of ten years; decem ten + annus a year.]       1. A period of ten years.          2. (O. Eng. Law) A tithing consisting of ten neighboring             families. --Burrill.
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Degender \De*gen"der\, Degener \De*gen"er\, v. i. [See       {Degenerate}.]       To degenerate. [Obs.] [bd]Degendering to hate.[b8] --Spenser.                   He degenereth into beastliness.               --Joye.
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Degeneracy \De*gen"er*a*cy\, n. [From {Degenerate}, a.]       1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.                         Willful degeneracy from goodness.      --Tillotson.          2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good             qualities; deterioration; meanness.                         Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery.                                                                               --Addison.                         To recover mankind out of their universal corruption                      and degeneracy.                                 --S. Clarke.
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Degenerate \De*gen"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Degenerated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Degenerating}.]       1. To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was             originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner,             or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to             deteriorate.                         When wit transgresseth decency, it degenerates into                      insolence and impiety.                        --Tillotson.          2. (Biol.) To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy             structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.
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Degenerate \De*gen"er*ate\, a. [L. degeneratus, p. p. of       degenerare to degenerate, cause to degenerate, fr. degener       base, degenerate, that departs from its race or kind; de- +       genus race, kind. See {Kin} relationship.]       Having become worse than one's kind, or one's former state;       having declined in worth; having lost in goodness;       deteriorated; degraded; unworthy; base; low.                   Faint-hearted and degenerate king.         --Shak.                   A degenerate and degraded state.            --Milton.                   Degenerate from their ancient blood.      --Swift.                   These degenerate days.                           --Pope.                   I had planted thee a noble vine . . . : how then art                thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine                unto me?                                                --Jer. ii. 21.
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Degenerate \De*gen"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Degenerated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Degenerating}.]       1. To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was             originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner,             or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to             deteriorate.                         When wit transgresseth decency, it degenerates into                      insolence and impiety.                        --Tillotson.          2. (Biol.) To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy             structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.
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Degenerately \De*gen"er*ate*ly\, adv.       In a degenerate manner; unworthily.
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Degenerateness \De*gen"er*ate*ness\, n.       Degeneracy.
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Degenerate \De*gen"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Degenerated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Degenerating}.]       1. To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was             originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner,             or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to             deteriorate.                         When wit transgresseth decency, it degenerates into                      insolence and impiety.                        --Tillotson.          2. (Biol.) To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy             structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.
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Degeneration \De*gen`er*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F.       d[82]g[82]n[82]ration.]       1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having             become worse; decline; degradation; debasement;             degeneracy; deterioration.                         Our degeneration and apostasy.            --Bates.          2. (Physiol.) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which             its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a             substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure;             as, fatty degeneration of the liver.          3. (Biol.) A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of             any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or             organs; hereditary degradation of type.          4. The thing degenerated. [R.]                         Cockle, aracus, . . . and other degenerations. --Sir                                                                               T. Browne.          {Amyloid degeneration}, {Caseous degeneration}, etc. See             under {Amyloid}, {Caseous}, etc.
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Degenerationist \De*gen`er*a"tion*ist\, n. (Biol.)       A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary       degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that       savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.
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Degenerative \De*gen"er*a*tive\, a.       Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate.
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Degenerous \De*gen"er*ous\, a. [L. degener. See {Degenerate}.]       Degenerate; base. [Obs.] [bd]Degenerous passions.[b8]       --Dryden. [bd]Degenerous practices.[b8] --South.
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Degenerously \De*gen"er*ous*ly\, adv.       Basely. [Obs.]
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Disenroll \Dis`en*roll"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disenrolled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Disenrolling}.]       To erase from a roll or list. [Written also {disenrol}.]       --Donne.
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Disenroll \Dis`en*roll"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disenrolled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Disenrolling}.]       To erase from a roll or list. [Written also {disenrol}.]       --Donne.
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Disenroll \Dis`en*roll"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disenrolled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Disenrolling}.]       To erase from a roll or list. [Written also {disenrol}.]       --Donne.
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Disenroll \Dis`en*roll"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disenrolled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Disenrolling}.]       To erase from a roll or list. [Written also {disenrol}.]       --Donne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\ (d[icr]s*[ocr]n"[etil]r or d[icr]z-), n.       [OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF. deshonor, deshonur, F.       d[82]shonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) + honor, honur, F.       honneur, fr. L. honor. See {Honor}.] [Written also       {dishonour}.]       1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.                         It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor.                                                                               --Ezra iv. 14.                         His honor rooted in dishonor stood.   --Tennyson.          2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper             by the party on whom it is drawn.          Syn: Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach;                opprobrium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dishonored}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Dishonoring}.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d[82]shonorer;       pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare.       See {Honor}, v. t.] [Written also {dishonour}.]       1. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or             shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the             sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the             reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to             maintain his honor.                         Nothing . . . that may dishonor Our law, or stain my                      vow of Nazarite.                                 --Milton.          2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. --Dryden.          3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill,             check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to             dishonor a bill exchange.          Syn: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble;                humiliate; debauch; pollute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonorable \Dis*hon"or*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]shonorable.]       1. Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving             dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the             reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.          2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.                         He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in                      poverty!                                             --Ecclus. x.                                                                               31.                         To find ourselves dishonorable graves. --Shak.             -- {Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Dis*hon"or*a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonorable \Dis*hon"or*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]shonorable.]       1. Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving             dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the             reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.          2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.                         He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in                      poverty!                                             --Ecclus. x.                                                                               31.                         To find ourselves dishonorable graves. --Shak.             -- {Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Dis*hon"or*a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonorable \Dis*hon"or*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]shonorable.]       1. Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving             dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the             reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.          2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.                         He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in                      poverty!                                             --Ecclus. x.                                                                               31.                         To find ourselves dishonorable graves. --Shak.             -- {Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Dis*hon"or*a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonorary \Dis*hon"or*a*ry\, a.       Bringing dishonor on; tending to disgrace; lessening       reputation. --Holmes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dishonored}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Dishonoring}.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d[82]shonorer;       pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare.       See {Honor}, v. t.] [Written also {dishonour}.]       1. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or             shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the             sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the             reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to             maintain his honor.                         Nothing . . . that may dishonor Our law, or stain my                      vow of Nazarite.                                 --Milton.          2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. --Dryden.          3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill,             check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to             dishonor a bill exchange.          Syn: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble;                humiliate; debauch; pollute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonorer \Dis*hon"or*er\, n.       One who dishonors or disgraces; one who treats another       indignity. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dishonored}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Dishonoring}.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d[82]shonorer;       pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare.       See {Honor}, v. t.] [Written also {dishonour}.]       1. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or             shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the             sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the             reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to             maintain his honor.                         Nothing . . . that may dishonor Our law, or stain my                      vow of Nazarite.                                 --Milton.          2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. --Dryden.          3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill,             check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to             dishonor a bill exchange.          Syn: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble;                humiliate; debauch; pollute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\ (d[icr]s*[ocr]n"[etil]r or d[icr]z-), n.       [OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF. deshonor, deshonur, F.       d[82]shonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) + honor, honur, F.       honneur, fr. L. honor. See {Honor}.] [Written also       {dishonour}.]       1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.                         It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor.                                                                               --Ezra iv. 14.                         His honor rooted in dishonor stood.   --Tennyson.          2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper             by the party on whom it is drawn.          Syn: Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach;                opprobrium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dishonored}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Dishonoring}.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d[82]shonorer;       pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare.       See {Honor}, v. t.] [Written also {dishonour}.]       1. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or             shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the             sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the             reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to             maintain his honor.                         Nothing . . . that may dishonor Our law, or stain my                      vow of Nazarite.                                 --Milton.          2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. --Dryden.          3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill,             check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to             dishonor a bill exchange.          Syn: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble;                humiliate; debauch; pollute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishumor \Dis*hu"mor\, n.       Ill humor. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishumor \Dis*hu"mor\, v. t.       To deprive of humor or desire; to put out of humor. [Obs.]       --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disinherison \Dis`in*her"i*son\, n. [See {Disinherit}, v. t.,       and cf. {Disherison}.]       Same as {Disherison}. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disinherit \Dis`in*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinherited};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinheriting}.] [Cf. {Disherit},       {Disheir}.]       1. To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary             succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into             possession of any property or right, which, by law or             custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent.                         Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole                      posterity!                                          --South.          2. To deprive of heritage; to dispossess.                         And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disinheritance \Dis`in*her"it*ance\, n.       The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being;       disinherited; disherison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disinherit \Dis`in*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinherited};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinheriting}.] [Cf. {Disherit},       {Disheir}.]       1. To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary             succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into             possession of any property or right, which, by law or             custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent.                         Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole                      posterity!                                          --South.          2. To deprive of heritage; to dispossess.                         And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disinherit \Dis`in*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinherited};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinheriting}.] [Cf. {Disherit},       {Disheir}.]       1. To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary             succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into             possession of any property or right, which, by law or             custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent.                         Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole                      posterity!                                          --South.          2. To deprive of heritage; to dispossess.                         And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disinure \Dis`in*ure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinured}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Disinuring}.] [Pref. dis- + inure.]       To render unaccustomed or unfamiliar.                   We are hindered and disinured . . . towards the true                knowledge.                                             --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disinure \Dis`in*ure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinured}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Disinuring}.] [Pref. dis- + inure.]       To render unaccustomed or unfamiliar.                   We are hindered and disinured . . . towards the true                knowledge.                                             --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disinure \Dis`in*ure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinured}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Disinuring}.] [Pref. dis- + inure.]       To render unaccustomed or unfamiliar.                   We are hindered and disinured . . . towards the true                knowledge.                                             --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dismarch \Dis*march"\, v. i.       To march away. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dismarry \Dis*mar"ry\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + marry: cf. OF.       desmarier, F. d[82]marier.]       To free from the bonds of marriage; to divorce. [Obs.] --Ld.       Berners.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dismarshal \Dis*mar"shal\, v. t.       To disarrange; to derange; to put in disorder. [R.]       --Drummond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dismortgage \Dis*mort"gage\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dismortaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismortgaging}.]       To redeem from mortgage. [Obs.] --Howell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dismortgage \Dis*mort"gage\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dismortaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismortgaging}.]       To redeem from mortgage. [Obs.] --Howell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dismortgage \Dis*mort"gage\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dismortaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismortgaging}.]       To redeem from mortgage. [Obs.] --Howell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mercury \Mer"cu*ry\, n. [L. Mercurius; akin to merx wares.]       1. (Rom. Myth.) A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated             by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger             of the gods, conductor of souls to the lower world, and             god of eloquence.          2. (Chem.) A metallic element mostly obtained by reduction             from cinnabar, one of its ores. It is a heavy, opaque,             glistening liquid (commonly called {quicksilver}), and is             used in barometers, thermometers, ect. Specific gravity             13.6. Symbol Hg (Hydrargyrum). Atomic weight 199.8.             Mercury has a molecule which consists of only one atom. It             was named by the alchemists after the god Mercury, and             designated by his symbol, [mercury].          Note: Mercury forms alloys, called amalgams, with many                metals, and is thus used in applying tin foil to the                backs of mirrors, and in extracting gold and silver                from their ores. It is poisonous, and is used in                medicine in the free state as in blue pill, and in its                compounds as calomel, corrosive sublimate, etc. It is                the only metal which is liquid at ordinary                temperatures, and it solidifies at about -39[deg]                Centigrade to a soft, malleable, ductile metal.          3. (Astron.) One of the planets of the solar system, being             the one nearest the sun, from which its mean distance is             about 36,000,000 miles. Its period is 88 days, and its             diameter 3,000 miles.          4. A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger; hence, also,             a newspaper. --Sir J. Stephen. [bd]The monthly             Mercuries.[b8] --Macaulay.          5. Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; mutability;             fickleness. [Obs.]                         He was so full of mercury that he could not fix long                      in any friendship, or to any design.   --Bp. Burnet.          6. (Bot.) A plant ({Mercurialis annua}), of the Spurge             family, the leaves of which are sometimes used for             spinach, in Europe.          Note: The name is also applied, in the United States, to                certain climbing plants, some of which are poisonous to                the skin, esp. to the {Rhus Toxicodendron}, or poison                ivy.          {Dog's mercury} (Bot.), {Mercurialis perennis}, a perennial             plant differing from {M. annua} by having the leaves             sessile.          {English mercury} (Bot.), a kind of goosefoot formerly used             as a pot herb; -- called {Good King Henry}.          {Horn mercury} (Min.), a mineral chloride of mercury, having             a semitranslucent, hornlike appearance.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dagmar, MT       Zip code(s): 59219
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dixmoor, IL (village, FIPS 20149)       Location: 41.63190 N, 87.66803 W       Population (1990): 3647 (1393 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
disk mirroring          Use of one or more {mirrors} of a {hard       disk}.          (1996-02-17)