| 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] |
| distingué |
having an impressive or distinguished manner or appearance. |
| distinguish |
to correctly discern the identity of (each of two or more things) by recognizing how they are different (often fol. by "from"). [5 definitions] |
| distinguishable |
combined form of distinguish. |
| distinguished |
marked by excellence or renown; eminent. [2 definitions] |
| distome |
any of various parasitic flatworms that have two suckers, one at the front and the other at the rear of the underside. |
| distort |
to twist out of shape; deform the appearance or functioning of. [2 definitions] |
| distorted |
twisted or changed from a thing's normal shape, character, or way or behaving. [2 definitions] |
| distortion |
the act of distorting or condition of being distorted. [2 definitions] |