| dist. |
abbreviation of "district." |
| distaff |
a staff with one cleft end to hold the material from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand or on a spinning wheel. [3 definitions] |
| distal |
located at a distance from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. (Cf. proximal.) |
| distance |
the measure of separation between things, places, or points in time. [7 definitions] |
| distance learning |
a form of education where the students are not in the same place as the teacher. Distance learning often happens by means of computers. |
| distant |
far away in time or space. [3 definitions] |
| distaste |
dislike or repugnance. |
| distasteful |
unpleasant or offensive. |
| distemper |
any of various infectious viral diseases affecting mammals, characterized by fever and by diarrhea, vomiting and loss of appetite in dogs and cats, and respiratory difficulties in horses. [2 definitions] |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| distention |
the act of stretching or swelling, or the condition of being so enlarged. |
| distich |
two successive lines of verse, usu. forming a self-contained statement; couplet. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. [5 definitions] |
| distillate |
the liquid produced by vaporization followed by condensation. [2 definitions] |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. [2 definitions] |
| distiller |
one that distills. [2 definitions] |
| distillery |
a factory or business establishment where alcoholic liquors are made by distillation. |
| distinct |
clearly different or set apart; separate (often fol. by "from"). [4 definitions] |
| distinction |
a mark or feature that distinguishes or sets apart; difference. [3 definitions] |
| distinctive |
serving to set apart or mark as distinct or unusual. [2 definitions] |
| distinctly |
in a clear or distinct way. [2 definitions] |