deadleg
A lazy or weak person.
An isolated section of pipeline that does not usually carry a flow.
Alternative form of dead leg (injury to the upper thigh)
A movement in which the hips and knees are kept straight and stiff and the ankle is flexed.
A vehicle that is traveling on a leg of its route in which it does not carry any cargo.

deadlegs
plural of deadleg

deadlight
A strong (often wooden) shutter fitted over a porthole, that can be closed in bad weather to keep water out and discourage the glass windows from breaking.
A deck prism, a device to allow light into the cabin of boat through the deck.
An eye.
An eyelid.

deadlights
plural of deadlight

deadman
A corpse.
A long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.
A cutout device that operates in the event that an operator releases the control handles, leaves the operator's seat, or otherwise seems to be no longer present and alert.

deadmen
plural of deadman

deadrise
The angle between a horizontal line drawn from the keel and the angle of the garboard and its attachment to the keel.
A straight rise of bottom or floor extended out from the side of the keel at whatever angle of rise a particular boat design calls for.

deadrises
plural of deadrise

deadwater
Alternative form of dead water.

deadwaters
plural of deadwater

deadwood
Dead branches or wood on a tree, or coarse woody debris.
People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.
Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.
Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.
Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.
Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand.
Cards that have been discarded.

deadwoods
plural of deadwood

deadworks
The parts of a laden ship that are above water.

dealbreaker
Alternative form of deal breaker.

dealbreakers
plural of dealbreaker

dealerships
plural of dealership

deamidation
The conversion of glutamine, asparagine, glutamine residues in a polypeptide to glutamic acid or aspartic acid by treatment with strong acid, transamidase or deamidase.
Conversion of an amide to a carboxylic acid.

deamidations
plural of deamidation

deamidization
Synonym of deamidation.

deanships
plural of deanship

debauchee
Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.
A person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

debauchees
plural of debauchee

debbils
plural of debbil

debooster
An aircraft component that reduces the brake fluid pressure to allow for smoother braking.

deboosters
plural of debooster

decaheme
A structure, on the surface of a bacterial cell, that mediates electron transport

decahemes
plural of decaheme

decarbamoylation
The removal of a carbamoyl group from a compound

decarbamoylations
plural of decarbamoylation

decarbamylation
The reversal of a carbamylation.

decarbonation
The loss or removal of carbon dioxide from a carbonated beverage.
The removal of carbon.

decarbonations
plural of decarbonation

decarbonylase
Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a carbonyl group, especially from an aldehyde to form an alkane

decarbonylases
plural of decarbonylase

decarbopalladation
The reverse of a carbopalladation reaction

decarboxylase
Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.

decarboxylases
plural of decarboxylase

deckhouse
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.

deckhouses
plural of deckhouse

decklid
An auto body panel that is the cover over the trunk (boot) of a motor vehicle.

decklids
plural of decklid

decklist
A list of the cards in a player's deck, in a collectible card game.

decklists
plural of decklist

decktop
The top of a deck (on a ship etc.).

decktops
plural of decktop

deco
Decompression.

deconsolidation
The separation of the components of a consolidated shipment (usually in a shared container) for delivery to their respective consignees

deconsolidations
plural of deconsolidation

decos
plural of deco

dedoubling
The conversion of a twin-track railway line to single-track.
The removal of segmental duplication in genomes

deed
An action or act; something that is done.
A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.
A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.

deede
Obsolete spelling of deed.

deedes
plural of deede

deeds
plural of deed

dehydroabietin
A diterpenoid derived from abietic acid by the removal of hydrogen and the carboxylic acid group

deinoxanthin
A carotenoid (5R)-5-hydroxy-3-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21E)-24-hydroxy-3,7,12,16,20,24-hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21-undecaenyl]-2,4,4-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one present in Deinococcus radiodurans

deityships
plural of deityship

delegateships
plural of delegateship

deload
To reduce the intensity of one's physical training, as a short recovery period.

deloads
third-person singular simple present indicative of deload

deltic
Synonym of deltaic.

deme
A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
A distinct local population of plants or animals.

demes
plural of deme

demies
plural of demy

demister
The part of the ventilation system in a motor car that blows hot, dry air against the inside of the windscreen to prevent or remove condensation.
Any of various devices that remove droplets of water from air.

demisters
plural of demister

democratatorship
A dictatorship which pretends to be a democracy.

democratatorships
plural of democratatorship

demodulation
The inverse of the effect of modulation, or applying a signal to a carrier.

demodulations
plural of demodulation

demonist
A believer in, or worshipper of, demons.

demonists
plural of demonist

demonships
plural of demonship

demonstratorships
plural of demonstratorship

demorage
Obsolete form of demurrage.

demorages
plural of demorage

demotics
The area of knowledge relating to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense.

demurrage
the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading
compensation paid for such detention
a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion
the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
a type of currency which requires paying a fee to store money; a type of currency that discourages using money as a store of value

demurrages
plural of demurrage

demy
A printing paper size, 17½ inches by 22½ inches.
One holding a demyship, a kind of scholarship for Magdalen College, Oxford.
Junior scholar, specifically at Magdalen College, Oxford.

demyship
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.

demyships
plural of demyship

denizenships
plural of denizenship

deperdition
Synonym of loss or destruction.

deperditions
plural of deperdition

depinnings
plural of depinning

deplanement
disembarking from an aircraft

deplanements
plural of deplanement

deportment
Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.
Conduct; public behavior.
Apparent level of schooling or training.
Self-discipline.

deportments
plural of deportment

deputyships
plural of deputyship

derail
Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.

derailers
plural of derailer

derails
third-person singular simple present indicative of derail

dernies
plural of derny