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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DIRTYWOR</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="dirtyword"> dirty word,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a coarse or obscene word. <DD> 2. anything vile or contemptible; an evil. Ex. The steel industry is still under the threat of nationalization and ... profits are considered a dirty word by many (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="dirtywork"> dirty work,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) dishonest, corrupt, or unethical activity; foul play. </DL> <A NAME="dis"> dis, transitive verb, dissed, dissing.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) to show disrespect; scorn. Ex. We hope that you guys don't dis us for it (New York Magazine). </DL> <A NAME="dis"> Dis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the Roman god of the lower world, identified with the Greek god Pluto. <DD> 2. the lower world; Hades. </DL> <A NAME="dis"> dis- (1),<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) the form of di (1) before s, as in dissyllable. </DL> <A NAME="dis"> dis- (2),<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) <DD> 1. opposite of; lack of; not. Ex. Dishonest = opposite of honest. Discomfort = lack of comfort. <DD> 2. do the opposite of. Ex. Disentangle = do the opposite of entangle. Disallow = do the opposite of allow. <DD> 3. apart; away, as in dismiss, dispel. Also: di- before b, d, l, m, n, r, s, v, and sometimes before g and j; dif- before f. </DL> <A NAME="disa"> disa, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a large genus of distinctively formed and colorful South African orchids. </DL> <A NAME="disability"> disability, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. lack of ability or power. Ex. The player's disability was caused by illness. <DD> 2. something that disables. Ex. Deafness is a disability for a musician. <DD> 3. something that disqualifies. Ex. Relationship to an accused man is a disability which disqualifies a person for service on the jury at his trial. </DL> <A NAME="disabilityclause"> disability clause,<DL COMPACT><DD> a provision in life-insurance contracts freeing the insured from further payments if he becomes totally disabled, and, in certain policies, giving him an income. </DL> <A NAME="disable"> disable, transitive verb, -bled, -bling.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to make unable; make unfit for use or action; cripple. Ex. A sprained ankle disabled the football player for three weeks. She was disabled by polio. <DD> 2. to disqualify legally. </DL> <A NAME="disabled"> disabled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> deprived of ability or power; crippled. Ex. He suggested that Congress, with the help of the executive branch of the government, resolve the constitutional doubt about when and by whom a President might be declared disabled so that his duties could be taken over by another official (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="disablement"> disablement, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being deprived of ability or power; deprivation. Ex. Where there had been permanent and substantial worsening of the war disablement higher pensions were awarded (John Moss). </DL> <A NAME="disabusal"> disabusal, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of disabusing. </DL> <A NAME="disabuse"> disabuse, transitive verb, -bused, -busing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to free from deception or error. Ex. Education should disabuse people of foolish prejudices. </DL> <A NAME="disaccharid"> disaccharid, noun. =disaccharide.</DL> <A NAME="disaccharidase"> disaccharidase, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any enzyme, such as invertase (sucrase), that hydrolyzes disaccharides. </DL> <A NAME="disaccharide"> disaccharide, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of carbohydrates, such as lactose, maltose, sucrose, and various other sugars, which hydrolysis changes into two simple sugars (monosaccharides). Ex. Ordinary table sugar and milk sugar belong to the disaccharide class of sugars (Science News Letter). </DL> <A NAME="disaccharose"> disaccharose, noun. =disaccharide.</DL> <A NAME="disaccord"> disaccord, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to disagree; be out of harmony. Ex. His arguments disaccord with the facts. <DD>noun disagreement; lack of harmony; variance. </DL> <A NAME="disaccordant"> disaccordant, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> disagreeing; not in accord. </DL> <A NAME="disaccreditation"> disaccreditation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> withdrawal of accreditation. </DL> <A NAME="disaccustom"> disaccustom, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to cause (a person) to lose a habit. <DD> 2. (Archaic.) to make (something) no longer customary. </DL> <A NAME="disadapt"> disadapt, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make difficult or unable to adapt. Ex. The two cosmonauts remained 'disadapted' to normal gravity much longer than would have been predicted on a basis of the previous (American) longest duration flight (Science Journal). </DL> <A NAME="disadvantage"> disadvantage, noun, verb, -taged, -taging.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. lack of advantage; unfavorable condition. Ex. Her shyness was a disadvantage in company. The deaf child was at a disadvantage in school. <DD> 2. a loss or injury. Ex. The candidate's enemies spread rumors that were to his disadvantage. <DD>v.t. to subject to disadvantage; place in an unfavorable position. Ex. He ... made their lands waste, to disadvantage their enemies by so much the more (Thomas North). </DL> <A NAME="disadvantaged"> disadvantaged, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. lacking advantages; being in an unfavorable condition; underprivileged. Ex. Many disadvantaged children live in the slums. ... the achievement of equal participation and opportunity for members of minority and disadvantaged groups (New York Times). <DD>noun the disadvantaged, persons who are disadvantaged or underprivileged. Ex. The program is forcing responsible teachers of the disadvantaged to re-examine some of their cherished cliches (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="disadvantageous"> disadvantageous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> causing disadvantage; unfavorable. adv. disadvantageously. noun disadvantageousness. </DL> <A NAME="disadvise"> disadvise, transitive verb, -vised, -vising.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to advise against (a course, etc.). <DD> 2. to advise person) against a course, etc. </DL> <A NAME="disaffect"> disaffect, transitive verb,<DL COMPACT><DD> to make unfriendly, disloyal, or discontented. Ex. You ... began to raise Cain by disaffecting the other workmen (Chambers Journal). </DL> <A NAME="disaffected"> disaffected, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> unfriendly, disloyal, or discontented. Ex. The disaffected crew decided to mutiny. A spokesman said the disaffected workers reported on the job yesterday morning (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="disaffection"> disaffection, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> unfriendliness, disloyalty, or discontent. Ex. Lack of food and supplies caused disaffection among the soldiers. </DL> <A NAME="disaffiliate"> disaffiliate, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -ated, -ating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to withdraw from affiliation with. Ex. I wish to disaffiliate myself from any association with this enterprise (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="disaffiliation"> disaffiliation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of withdrawing from affiliation with a society, an organization, or other group. <DD> 2. the state of being disaffiliated. </DL> <A NAME="disaffirm"> disaffirm, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to contradict; deny. <DD> 2. (Law.) to reverse; repudiate; annul. Ex. The witness disaffirmed his previous testimony. </DL> <A NAME="disaffirmance"> disaffirmance, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. contradiction; denial. <DD> 2. (Law.) repudiation; annulment. </DL> <A NAME="disaffirmation"> disaffirmation, noun. =disaffirmance.</DL> <A NAME="disafforest"> disafforest, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (in English law) to return to the legal status of ordinary land from that of a forest. <DD> 2. to strip or clear of forests or trees. </DL> <A NAME="disafforestation"> disafforestation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of disafforesting. </DL> <A NAME="disafforestment"> disafforestment, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of disafforesting. <DD> 2. the state of being disafforested. </DL> <A NAME="disaggregate"> disaggregate, verb, -gated, -gating, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to separate or break up into component parts. <DD>adj. disassembled; disjointed; disorganized. Ex. Modern education is often a melange of disaggregate studies. </DL> <A NAME="disaggregation"> disaggregation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of separating or breaking up into component parts. <DD> 2. the state of being disaggregated. </DL> <A NAME="disagio"> disagio, noun, pl. -ios.<DL COMPACT><DD> a charge levied for the exchange of a depreciated foreign currency. </DL> <A NAME="disagree"> disagree, intransitive verb, -greed, -greeing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to fail to agree; be different. Ex. Your account of the incident disagrees with his. <DD> 2. to have unlike opinions; differ. Ex. Doctors sometimes disagree about the proper way to treat a patient. <DD> 3. to quarrel; dispute. Ex. The two neighbors never spoke to each other again after they disagreed about their boundary line. <DD> 4. to have a bad effect; be harmful. Ex. He can't eat strawberries because they disagree with him. </DL> <A HREF="disallow.dic">NEXT</A>