| crosstalk | (noun) the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling | Synonyms: XT |
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| crosswalk | (noun) a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | Synonyms: crossing, crossover |
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| crotal | (noun) any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made | Synonyms: crottal, crottle |
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| crotalaria | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops | Synonyms: rattlebox |
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| crottal | (noun) any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made | Synonyms: crotal, crottle |
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| cruciality | (noun) a state of critical urgency | Synonyms: criticality, criticalness |
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| cryptanalysis | (noun) the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology |
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| cryptanalyst | (noun) decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptographer, cryptologist |
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| cryptanalytics | (noun) the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | Synonyms: cryptanalysis, cryptography, cryptology |
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| crystal | (noun) a protective cover that protects the face of a watch | Synonyms: watch crystal, watch glass |
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| (noun) glassware made of quartz | - |
| (noun) a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices | - |
| (noun) a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces | Synonyms: crystallization |
| (noun) a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure | - |
| (noun) colorless glass made of almost pure silica | Synonyms: lechatelierite, quartz, quartz glass, vitreous silica |
| crystallinity | (noun) (chemistry) The degree of structural order in a solid. | - |
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| crystallisation | (noun) the formation of crystals | Synonyms: crystallization, crystallizing |
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| crystallite | (noun) any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock | - |
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| crystallization | (noun) a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation | - |
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| (noun) a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces | Synonyms: crystal |
| (noun) the formation of crystals | Synonyms: crystallisation, crystallizing |
| crystallizing | (noun) the formation of crystals | Synonyms: crystallisation, crystallization |
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| crystallogen | (noun) any chemical element that belongs to the carbon group. | Synonyms: carbon group element, Group 14 element, tetragen, tetrel |
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| crystallographer | (noun) a specialist in crystallography | - |
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| crystallography | (noun) the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals | - |
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| cyanocobalamin | (noun) a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia | Synonyms: antipernicious anemia factor, cobalamin, vitamin B12 |
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| cycloalkene | (noun) alkene hydrocarbon which contains a closed ring of carbon atoms, but has no aromatic character. | Synonyms: cycloolefin |
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| cylindricality | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder | Synonyms: cylindricalness |
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| cylindricalness | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder | Synonyms: cylindricality |
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| cymbal | (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together | - |
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| cymbalist | (noun) a performer on the cymbals | - |
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| cystoparalysis | (noun) paralysis of the urinary bladder | Synonyms: cystoplegia |
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| cytomegalovirus | (noun) any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems | Synonyms: CMV |
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| dactylomegaly | (noun) abnormally large fingers or toes | - |
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| dal | (noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | Synonyms: decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl |
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| dalasi | (noun) the basic unit of money in Gambia | - |
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| dale | (noun) an open river valley (in a hilly area) | - |
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| dalesman | (noun) a person who lives in the dales of northern England | - |
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| daleth | (noun) the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet | - |
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| dalliance | (noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working | Synonyms: dawdling, trifling |
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| (noun) playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | Synonyms: coquetry, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying |
| dallier | (noun) someone who wastes time | Synonyms: dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope |
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| dallisgrass | (noun) tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States | Synonyms: dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum |
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| dalmatian | (noun) a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia | Synonyms: carriage dog, coach dog |
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| dalo | (noun) herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves | Synonyms: Colocasia esculenta, dasheen, taro, taro plant |
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| davallia | (noun) any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes | - |
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| deal | (noun) the act of distributing playing cards | - |
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| (noun) the act of apportioning or distributing something | - |
| (noun) a particular instance of buying or selling | Synonyms: business deal, trade |
| (noun) an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each | Synonyms: bargain |
| (noun) the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) | - |
| (noun) the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | Synonyms: hand |
| (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
| (noun) a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) | - |
| (noun) wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) | Synonyms: softwood |
| dealer | (noun) a firm engaged in trading | - |
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| (noun) a seller of illicit goods | - |
| (noun) the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game | - |
| (noun) someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold | Synonyms: bargainer, monger, trader |
| (noun) the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account | Synonyms: principal |
| dealership | (noun) a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | Synonyms: franchise |
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| dealfish | (noun) deep-sea ribbonfish | Synonyms: Trachipterus arcticus |
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| dealignment | (noun) a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties | - |
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| dealing | (noun) method or manner of conduct in relation to others | - |
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| (noun) the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | Synonyms: dealings, transaction |
| dealings | (noun) the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | Synonyms: dealing, transaction |
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| (noun) social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') | Synonyms: traffic |
| (noun) mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups | Synonyms: relations |
| decal | (noun) either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface | Synonyms: decalcomania |
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| decalcification | (noun) loss of calcium from bones or teeth | - |
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| decalcomania | (noun) the art of transferring designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface | - |
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| (noun) either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface | Synonyms: decal |
| decalescence | (noun) phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal | - |
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| decaliter | (noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | Synonyms: dal, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl |
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| decalitre | (noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | Synonyms: dal, decaliter, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl |
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| decentalisation | (noun) the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts | Synonyms: decentralization |
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| decentralisation | (noun) the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments | Synonyms: decentralization |
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| decentralization | (noun) the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments | Synonyms: decentralisation |
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| (noun) the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts | Synonyms: decentalisation |
| decimal | (noun) a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 | Synonyms: decimal fraction |
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| (noun) a number in the decimal system | - |
| decimalisation | (noun) the act of changing to a decimal system | Synonyms: decimalization |
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| decimalization | (noun) the act of changing to a decimal system | Synonyms: decimalisation |
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| decriminalisation | (noun) legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal | Synonyms: decriminalization |
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| decriminalization | (noun) legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal | Synonyms: decriminalisation |
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| deerstalker | (noun) a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters | - |
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| deerstalking | (noun) stalking deer | - |
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| defalcation | (noun) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | Synonyms: embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation |
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| (noun) the sum of money that is misappropriated | - |
| defalcator | (noun) someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use | Synonyms: embezzler, peculator |
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| deferral | (noun) act of putting off to a future time | Synonyms: deferment, postponement |
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| (noun) a state of abeyance or suspended business | Synonyms: recess |
| defrayal | (noun) the act of paying money | Synonyms: defrayment, payment |
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| dekaliter | (noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | Synonyms: dal, decaliter, decalitre, dekalitre, dkl |
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| dekalitre | (noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | Synonyms: dal, decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dkl |
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| delabialization | (noun) the pronouncing of a sound without lip rounding. | - |
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| demineralisation | (noun) the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) | Synonyms: demineralization |
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| (noun) abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) | Synonyms: demineralization |
| demineralization | (noun) the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) | Synonyms: demineralisation |
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| (noun) abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone) | Synonyms: demineralisation |
| demoralisation | (noun) destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy | Synonyms: demoralization |
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| (noun) depression resulting from an undermining of your morale | Synonyms: demoralization |
| (noun) a state of disorder and confusion | Synonyms: demoralization |
| demoralization | (noun) destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy | Synonyms: demoralisation |
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| (noun) depression resulting from an undermining of your morale | Synonyms: demoralisation |
| (noun) a state of disorder and confusion | Synonyms: demoralisation |
| demurral | (noun) (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings | Synonyms: demur, demurrer |
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| denationalisation | (noun) changing something from state to private ownership or control | Synonyms: denationalization, privatisation, privatization |
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| denationalization | (noun) changing something from state to private ownership or control | Synonyms: denationalisation, privatisation, privatization |
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| denial | (noun) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | Synonyms: defence, defense, demurrer |
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| (noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | Synonyms: abnegation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation |
| (noun) the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) | - |
| (noun) the act of asserting that something alleged is not true | Synonyms: disaffirmation |
| (noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts | - |
| denominationalism | (noun) a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination | Synonyms: sectarianism |
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| (noun) the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations | - |
| dental | (noun) a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge | Synonyms: alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental consonant |
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| depersonalisation | (noun) representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality | Synonyms: depersonalization, reification |
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| (noun) emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness | Synonyms: depersonalisation disorder, depersonalisation neurosis, depersonalization, depersonalization disorder, depersonalization neurosis |
| (noun) (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine | Synonyms: depersonalization |
| depersonalization | (noun) representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality | Synonyms: depersonalisation, reification |
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| (noun) emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness | Synonyms: depersonalisation, depersonalisation disorder, depersonalisation neurosis, depersonalization disorder, depersonalization neurosis |
| (noun) (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine | Synonyms: depersonalisation |
| desalination | (noun) the removal of salt (especially from sea water) | Synonyms: desalinisation, desalinization |
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| desalinisation | (noun) the removal of salt (especially from sea water) | Synonyms: desalination, desalinization |
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| desalinization | (noun) the removal of salt (especially from sea water) | Synonyms: desalination, desalinisation |
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| despisal | (noun) a feeling of scornful hatred | Synonyms: despising |
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| destalinisation | (noun) social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor | Synonyms: de-Stalinisation, de-Stalinization, destalinization |
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| destalinization | (noun) social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor | Synonyms: de-Stalinisation, de-Stalinization, destalinisation |
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| detribalisation | (noun) the decline or termination of tribal organization | Synonyms: detribalization |
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| (noun) the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living | Synonyms: detribalization |
| detribalization | (noun) the decline or termination of tribal organization | Synonyms: detribalisation |
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| (noun) the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living | Synonyms: detribalisation |
| devaluation | (noun) the reduction of something's value or worth | - |
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| (noun) an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries | - |
| devisal | (noun) the act of devising something | Synonyms: contrivance |
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| devitalisation | (noun) the act of reducing the vitality of something | Synonyms: devitalization |
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| devitalization | (noun) the act of reducing the vitality of something | Synonyms: devitalisation |
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| devotional | (noun) a short religious service | - |
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| dextrality | (noun) preference for using the right hand | Synonyms: right-handedness |
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| dhal | (noun) tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics | Synonyms: cajan pea, Cajanus cajan, catjang pea, dahl, pigeon-pea plant, pigeon pea, red gram |
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| diagonal | (noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | Synonyms: separatrix, slash, solidus, stroke, virgule |
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| (noun) an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard | - |
| (noun) (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry | - |
| (noun) a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric | Synonyms: bias |
| (noun) (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent | - |
| diagonalisation | (noun) changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal) | Synonyms: diagonalization |
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| diagonalization | (noun) changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal) | Synonyms: diagonalisation |
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| dial | (noun) the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours | - |
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| (noun) a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called | Synonyms: telephone dial |
| (noun) the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments | - |
| (noun) the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning | - |
| dialect | (noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | Synonyms: accent, idiom |
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