academe | (noun) the academic world | Synonyms: academia |
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apodeme | (noun) ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles | - |
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debridement | (noun) surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing | - |
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demean | (verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | Synonyms: degrade, disgrace, put down, take down |
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demeaning | (adjective) causing awareness of your shortcomings | Synonyms: humbling, humiliating, mortifying |
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demeaningly | (adverb) in a humiliating manner | Synonyms: humiliatingly |
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demeanor | (noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanour, deportment |
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demeanour | (noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, deportment |
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demented | (adjective) affected with madness or insanity | Synonyms: brainsick, crazy, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged |
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dementedly | (adverb) in an insane manner | Synonyms: crazily, insanely, madly |
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dementedness | (noun) mental deterioration of organic or functional origin | Synonyms: dementia |
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dementia | (noun) mental deterioration of organic or functional origin | Synonyms: dementedness |
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demerara | (noun) light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana | Synonyms: demerara sugar |
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(noun) dark rum from Guyana | Synonyms: demerara rum |
(noun) a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana | - |
demerit | (noun) the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection | Synonyms: fault |
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(noun) a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces | - |
demesne | (noun) territory over which rule or control is exercised | Synonyms: domain, land |
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(noun) extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use | Synonyms: acres, estate, land, landed estate |
misdemean | (verb) behave badly | Synonyms: misbehave, misconduct |
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misdemeanor | (noun) a crime less serious than a felony | Synonyms: infraction, infringement, misdemeanour, violation |
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misdemeanour | (noun) a crime less serious than a felony | Synonyms: infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, violation |
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pademelon | (noun) small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea | Synonyms: paddymelon |
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