Diversification, dé-vér-sé-fè̟-ká'shûn. s. va-||Do, doo. v. a. to act any thing good or bad riation; multiformity; change Do, d83. v. n. to act or behave in any manDiversify, de-ver'sè-fl. v. a. to make different; ner well or ill; to make an end, to conto variegate Laside, sport clude [taught Diversion, de-ver'shun. s. the act of turning Docible, dos'è-bl. a. tractable, easy to be Diversity, de-ver'sé-té. s. difference Docile, dos'sil. a. teachable Diversely, di'vers-lé. ad. in different ways, variously Divert, dé-vert'. v. a. to turn off; to please Divertise, dé-ver'tiz. v. n. to amuse, to divert Divertisement, de-vêr'tîz-mént. s. diversion, delight Divertive, de-vêr'tiv. a. recreative, amusive Divest, de-vest'. v. a. to make naked Divesture, de-ves'tshure. s. the act of putting 4 off Dividable, de-vi då-bl. a. that may be separated Divide, de-vide'. v. a. to part; to separate Divide, dé-vide'. v. n. to sunder, to break friendship Dividend, dive-dễnd. s. a share; the number given to be divided Divider, de-vl'dur. s. a distributer; a disuniter; a particular kind of compass Dividual, de-vid'dál. a. divided, shared, participated Divination, div-è-ná'shûn. s. prediction or foretelling of future things Divine, de-vine'. a. partaking of the nature of God [a clergyman Divine, de-vine'. s. a minister of the Gospel, Divine, de-vine'. v. a. to foretell Divine, de-vine'. v. n. tu feel presages; to conjecture Docility, do-sfl'lé-tè. s. aptness to be taught Dock, dok. s. a place where ships are built o laid up [in a docì Dock, dok. v. a. to cut short; to lay a ship Docket, dok'it. s. a direction tied upon goods Doctor, dôk'tir. s. title in divinity, law physick, &c. Doctor, dok'tür. v. a. to physick, to cure Doctoral, dôk'to-rål. a. relating to the degree of a doctor [doctor Doctorship, dôk'tür-ship. s. the rank of a Doctrinal, dok'trẻ-nál. a. pertaining to the act or means of teaching Doctrine, dok'trin. s. the principles of any sect or master; the act of teaching Document, dok'd-ment. s. precept, instruction Dodecagon, dò-dêk'â-gun. s. a figure of Dog, dog. s. a domestick animal; a constellation; a reproachful name Dog, dog. v. a. to follow any one, watching him with an insidious design Dog-days, dog'daze. s. the days in which the dog-star rises and sets with the sun Doge, doje. s. the title of the chief magistrate of Venice and Genoa Divinely, de-vine'lè. ad. by the agency or influence of God; in a manner noting a deity [divination Diviner, de-vl'når. s. one that professes Dogged, dôg'gêd. a. sullen, sour, morose Divinity, de-vin'é-té. s. Deity; celestial be-Doggedness, dog'ged-nês, s. gloom of mind, ing; the science of divine things, theology Divisible, dé-viz'è-bl. a. capable of being divided Divisibility, de-viz-è-bîl'è-tè. s. the quality of admitting division Division, de vish'un. s. the act of dividing the state of being divided; partition; difference; space Divisor, de-vl'zår. s. number that divides Divorce, de-vorse'. s. legal separation of husband and wife Divorce, de-vorse'. v. ». to separate a husband or wife from the other Divulge, dé-vůlje'. v. a. to publish; to pro sullenness [mast Dogger, dog går. s. a small ship with one Doings, doo'ingz. s. things done, events, transactions; feats, actions good or bad; stir, bustle, tumult Doit, doit. s. a small piece of money . Dole, dole. s. the act of distrib, ting; pro-Doquet, dok it. s. a paper containing a warvisions or money distributed in charity; grief Dorick, dor'ik. a. a species of architecture invented by the Dorians Dormant, dormant. a. sleeping; concealed Dormitory, dor'me-tur-e. s. a room with many beds; a burial-place Dole, dole. v. a. to deal, to distribute Dolesome, dole'sům. a. melancholy, gloomy [pola Dolt, dolt. s. a heavy stupid fellow a. belonging to the house; intestine [domestick Domesticate, dò-mês'tè-kåte. v. a. to make Domiciliary, dắm-ề-silyä-rẻ. a. intruding into private houses under pretence of searching for enemies or contraband goods Dominant, dom'è-nânt. a. predominant, ascendant [the rest Dominate, dom'è-nate. v. a. to prevail over Domination, dóm-e-na'shun. s. power, dominion; tyranny [power Dominator, dom'è-na-tor. s. the presiding Domineer, dom-è-nèèr'. v. n. to rule with insolence, to act without control Dominical, do-mîn'è-kål. a. that which notes the Lords's day, or Sunday Dominion, do-min'yon. s. sovereign authority; territory; region, district; predominance, ascendant; an order of angels Don, don. s. the Spanish title for a gentleman Donation, do-na'shun. s. the act of giving any thing; the grant by which any thing is given Donative, don'a-tiv. s. a gift, a present Done, dun. part. pass. of the verb do Done, din. int. the word by which a wager is concluded Donor, do'nor. s. a giver, a bestower Doom, doom. v. a, to condemn; to command judicially; to destine Doom, doom. s. judicial sentence, judgment; condemnation; destruction Doomsday, doomz'då. s. the day of judgment Doomsday-book, dỏỏmz'då-böök. s. a book made by order of William the Conqueror, in which the estates of the kingdom were registered passes a large part of the winter in sleep Dose, dose. s. so much of any medicine as is taken,at one time Dost, dist. the second person of do Dot, dôt. s. a small point or spot in writing Dot, dôt. v. a. to make dots or spots Dotage, do'tadje. a. imbecility of mind; excessive fondness [woman Dotal, do'tal. a. relating to the portion of a Dotard, do'tard. s. a man whose age has impaired his intellects Dote, dote. v. n. to have the intellects im paired by age or passion; to regard with excessive fondness Doth, duth. the third person of do Double, dib'bl. a. two of a sort, twice as much; two-fold, of two kinds; having twice the effect or influence; deceitful, acting two parts Double, dub'bl. v. a. to increase to twice the quantity; to enlarge the stake to twice the sum in play, to wind in running Double, dub'bl. s. twice the quantity or number; a trick, a shift, an artifice Double-dealer, dûb-bl-dé'lůr. s. a deceitful person [dissimulation Double-dealing, dub-bl-dé'ling. s. artifice, Double-minded, dûb-bl-mind'éd. a. deceitful, insidious Doublet, dib'bl-êt. s. the inner garment of a man, the waist-coat; two, a pair Doubly, dub'bl-é. ad. in twice the quantity Doubt, doût. v. a. to question; to fear, te suspect [fear, to distrust Doubt, doit. v. D. to hold questionable; to Doubt, doût. s. uncertainty of mind, suspense; suspicion Epler Doubter, don'tur. s. one who entertain scru Doubtful, doůt'fil. a. ambiguous; uncertain Doubtfully, dout'fül-é. ad. ambiguously, un certainly [biguity Doubtfulness, doůt'föl-nês. s. dubiousness, m Doubtless, dout'lês. a. without fear Doubtless, dodt'les. ad. without doubt, un questionably Dough, dò. s. unbaked paste Doughty, don'tè. a. brave, illustrious, eminens 1 Doughy, do'è. a. unsound, soft Douse, douse v. a. to put over head suddenly in the wate [water Douse, douse. v. n. to fall suddenly into the Dove, dův. s. a wild pigeon Dovecot, dův kot. s. a pigeon-house Dovetail, dúv'tále. 8. 9 formf jointing two bodies together, where that which is inserted has the form of a wedge reversed Dowager, dou'ä-jur. s. a widow with a join[woman Dowdy, dide. s. an awkward, ill-dressed Dower, don'ůr. . a jointure; endowDowery, dou'ůr-é. ture } ment, gift Dowerless, dod'år-lês. a. without a fortune Dowlas, don'lás. s. a coarse kind of linen Down, doun. s. soft feathers soft wool; or tender hair; a large open plain Down, doun. prep. along a descent, from a higher place to a lower Down, doun. ad. on the ground; below the horizon Draggle, drag'gl. v. n. to grow dirty by be ing drawn along the ground Dragon, dråg'un. s. a serpent; a constellation Dragonlike, drag'un-like. a. furious, fiery |Dragoon, dra-guồn 5. a kind of soldier that serves either on horse or foot Drain, disne. v. a. to empty; to make quite dry Drain, dråne. s. the channel through which liquids are gradually drawn Drake, dråke. s. the male of the duck Dramatical, dra-måt'è-kál. a. represented Dramatically, drå-mât'è-kâl-é. ad. by repre sentation Dramatist, drâm'â-tist. s. the author of dramatick compositions for demolitionDrank, drank. the pret. of drink Down, doun. int. an exhortation to destruction Draper, dra'pår. s. one who sells cloth Downcast, don'kast. a. bent down, directed Drapery, dra'pur-é. s. clothwork; the dress [fabricks to the ground Downfal, don'fall. s. ruin; destruction of Downhill, doun 'hil. s. declivity, descent Downlying, doin-ll'ing, a. near childbirth Downright, doun-rite'. ad. in plain terms Downright, don'rite. a. plain, open Downward, don'wird. Downwards, doun'wurdz. ad. towards the dok'sé. s. a whore, a loose wench Doze, doze. v. n. to slumber Doze, doze, v. a. to stupefy, to dull Dozen, duz'zn. s. the number of twelve Deziness, du'zé-nes. s. sleepiness, drowsiness Dozy, do zè. a. sleepy, sluggish Drab, dråb. s. a strumpet Draw, draw. v. n. to perform the office of a beast of draught; to act as a weight; to contract; to advance; to unsheath; to practise the art of delineation; to take a card out of the pack, to take a lot Drawback, draw'bak. s. money given back for ready payment Drawbridge, draw'bridje. s. a bridge made to be lifted up Drawer, draw'ur. s. one employed in procuring water from the well; one whose business is to draw liquors from the cask; that which has the power of attraction; a box in a case [tation Drachm, drâm. s. an old Roman coin; the Drawing, dråw'ing. s. delineation, represen euth part of an ounce Laff, draf. s. any thing thrown away. Drag, drag. v. n. to hang so low as to trail upon the ground Drag, drag. s. a net; an instrument with books; a kind of car drawn by the hand Dragnet, drag'net. s. a net drawn along the bottom of the water Drawing-room, draäw'ing-room. s. the room in which company assemble at court; the company assembled there Drawn, drawn. part. from draw. equal, where each party takes his own stake; with a sword unsheathed; open, unclosed; evicerated; induced Drawwell, dråw'wêl. s. a well out of which water is drawn by a long cord Draggle, drag'gl. v. a. to make dirty by drag-Drawl, dråwl. v. n. to utter any thing in a Dray, dra. Draycart, dra'kårt. beer is carried s. the car on which Drayman, dra'min. s. one that attends a dray Dreadful, dred'fil. a. terrible, frightful Drink, drink. v. a. to suck up, to absorb Drive, drive. v. a. pret. drove, part. pass. Dream, drème. v. n. to have the representa-Drive), driv'vl. v. n. to slaver; to date Dream, drème. v. a. to see in a dream an idle fanciful man; a mope Dreamless, dreme'lês. a. without dreams feculence Dress, dres. v. a. to clothe; to adorn; to Dressing, dressing. s. the application to a sore Driblet, drib'let. s. a small sum, odd money in a sum Drier, drl'ur. s. that which has the quality of exercise Driveller, driv'vl-år. s. a fool, an idiot Driver, drl'vår. s. the person or instrument one Drizzle, driz'zl. v. n. to fall in slow drops honey; a pipe of a bagpipe; a sluggard Drop, drop. s. a globule of moisture; diamond hanging in the ear Drop, drop. v. a. to pour in drops; to let fall; to let go; to utter slightly to cease to bedrop, to bespeckle Drop, drop. v. n. to fall in drops; to fall; to vanish, to come to nothing Dropping, dropping. s. that which falls in Dropsy, drop'sè. s. a collection of water in Dross, dros. 8. the scum of metals; refuse, Drover, dro'vår. s. one who drives cattle Drown, droun..v. n. to be suffocated by water Druggist, drug'gist. s. one who sells drugs Ducat, dúk'it. s. a coin struck by dukes; in Duel, du'il. s. a combat between two duel Dullist, dul-list. s. one who fights a duel Drum-major, drum-må'jur. s. the chief drum-Duenna, dá-én'nå. s. an old woman kept to Dry, drl.v. a. to free from moisture; to exhale moisture; to drain Dry, dri. v. n. to grow dry Dryad, drl'ad. s. a wood-nymph Dryads, drl'adz. s. the English plural of Dryad [the same word Dryades, drl'á-dez. s. the Latin plural of Dryer, dr'lur. s. that which has the quality of absorbing moisture [barrenly Dryly, drl'iẻ. ad. without moisture; coldly; Dryness, dri'nês. s. want of moisture Drynurse, dri-nurse. s. a woman who brings up and feeds a child without the breast Dryshod, drished. a. without treading above the shoes in the water Dual, do'al. a. expressing the number two Dub, dub. v. a. to make a man a knight; to confer any kind of dignity Dubious, du'bé-is. a. doubtful, uncertain guard a younger Dug, dig. s. a nipple, a teat Dug, dig, pret. and part. pass. of dig Duke, duke. s. one of the highest order of nobility in England Dukedom, dike'dům. s. the possession of duke; the title or quality of a duke Dulcet, dil'set. a. sweet, luscious; harmonious Dulcify, důl'sé-fi. v. a. to sweeten Dulcimer, dil'sé-můr. s. a musical instrument Duleorate, důl'ko-råte. v. a. to sweeten Dulcoration, dúl-ko-ra'shun. s. the act o sweetening Duil, dil, a. stupid; blunt; sad Duly, du'lè. ad. properly, fitly creditor Dunce, dinse. s. a dolt, a thickskull Dung, dung. s. the excrement of animals, used to fatten ground Dung, dung. v. a. to fatten with dung Dungeon, din'jún. s. a close subterraneous prison |