| dire |
causing, likely to cause, or involving terror or suffering. [3 definitions] |
| direct |
to give instructions that lead or guide. [14 definitions] |
| direct current |
an electric current that flows in one direction. (Cf. alternating current.) |
| direction |
the act or an instance of directing. [7 definitions] |
| directly |
in a direct line or way; straight. [4 definitions] |
| direct object |
in grammar, the element of a sentence that represents the object, goal, or receiver of the action of a verb, such as "the ball" in "She kicked the ball." (Cf. indirect object, subject.) |
| director |
one person, or one of a committee of persons, who guides the affairs of a corporation, association, agency, or other organization. [3 definitions] |
| directory |
an index of names, locations, and often other data, such as a listing of telephone subscribers' names, addresses, and telephone numbers, or a listing of building occupants and their room numbers. [4 definitions] |
| dirigible |
an airship that can be steered or guided, such as a blimp. [2 definitions] |
| dirt |
loose earth or soil. [5 definitions] |
| dirty |
unclean; soiled. [10 definitions] |
| dis- |
not; lack of. [2 definitions] |
| disability |
the condition or state of incapacity, esp. as caused by an injury, congenital defect, illness, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| disable |
to cripple or incapacitate. [3 definitions] |
| disabled |
no longer operative; incapacitated. [2 definitions] |
| disadvantage |
an unfavorable or inferior condition or circumstance. [3 definitions] |
| disagree |
to differ or to have a differing opinion. [3 definitions] |
| disagreeable |
causing dislike or offense; unpleasant. [2 definitions] |
| disagreement |
a difference of opinion; conflict. [3 definitions] |
| disappear |
to become no longer visible. [3 definitions] |
| disappearance |
the act of disappearing or condition of having vanished. |