diplospeak
Diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that might cause contention.

directional
Indicating direction.
Of or relating to guidance or help.

directionals
plural of directional

directorships
plural of directorship

dirigible
A self-propelled airship that can be steered.

dirigibles
plural of dirigible

dirtbike
An off-road two-wheeled motorized vehicle: an off-road motorcycle.

dirtbikes
plural of dirtbike

disasterclasses
plural of disasterclass

disavowal
A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone.

disavowals
plural of disavowal

disbarment
The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred.

disbarments
plural of disbarment

discard
To throw away, to reject.
To make a discard; to throw out a card.
To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.

discards
plural of discard

discipleships
plural of discipleship

discoid
Shaped like a disc/disk.
Having only disk florets, without petal-like ray florets.

discoids
plural of discoid

discommunity
A lack of community (common possessions, properties, togetherness or relationship).

discstone
A carved stone object like a ringstone but without the central hole.

discstones
plural of discstone

disentrainments
plural of disentrainment

disfellowship
To subject to disfellowshipment.

disfellowshipment
The removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper); excommunication or expulsion from a Christian church.
A temporary sanction used within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more severe than formal probation but less severe than excommunication.

disfellowshipments
plural of disfellowshipment

disglory
Dishonour.

dismastings
plural of dismasting

dismastment
The loss or removal of a ship's mast.

disposition
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
Provision; clause.

dispositions
plural of disposition

dispotion
Obsolete form of disposition.

dispotions
plural of dispotion

dissoluteness
Lack of restraint; excess.
Looseness of morals; wantonness, licentiousness.

dissolutenesses
plural of dissoluteness

distopia
Misspelling of dystopia.

distrail
A clear path through a cloud created by a passing aircraft, caused either by evaporation or freezing of water droplets in the wake.

distrails
plural of distrail

distrainees
plural of distrainee

distrainer
Alternative form of distrainor.

distrainers
plural of distrainer

distrainings
plural of distraining

distrainments
plural of distrainment

distrainors
plural of distrainor

distraints
plural of distraint

distreinor
Alternative form of distrainor.

distributorships
plural of distributorship

distringas
A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.

distringases
plural of distringas

ditchfinder
A poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply.

ditchfinders
plural of ditchfinder

divaricator
One of the muscles that open the shell of a brachiopod; a cardinal muscle.
A surgical device for spreading the surroundings and holding open the area in which one is operating.

divaricators
plural of divaricator

divinityships
plural of divinityship

divisions
plural of division

djong
An ancient kind of sailing ship originating from Java.

djongs
plural of djong

dls
plural of dl

dockboard
A platform used to provide a level surface for loading and unloading goods between a loading dock and a vehicle.

dockboards
plural of dockboard

dockominium
A boat slip sold like a condominium, so that the owner has exclusive use of the slip and shared use of common areas of the marina.

dockominiums
plural of dockominium

dockplate
Synonym of dockboard.

dockplates
plural of dockplate

dockside
The area near a dock, or next to a docked ship.

docksides
plural of dockside

doctorships
plural of doctorship

doctourship
Obsolete form of doctorship.

dodecahedrane
One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₂₀H₂₀, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron.

dods
plural of dod

doerships
plural of doership

doffer
In a carding machine, a device such as a revolving cylinder or a vibrating bar with teeth, that doffs, that is to say strips off, the carded cotton or other fiber from the cards; or a hand tool for the same function in smaller machines or in manual carding.
A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames. The job was often done by children.

doffers
plural of doffer

dogcart
Alternative form of dog cart.

dogcarts
plural of dogcart

dogeships
plural of dogeship

dogfight
A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.

dogfights
plural of dogfight

doghole
A place regarded as fit only for dogs: a horrid, mean habitation.
A small, shallow bay or inlet, usually surrounded by high cliffs, that is accessible only by smaller boats.
A type of small schooner designed in the 19th century to navigate in shallow waters and to conduct coastal shipping in and out of doghole ports.
A mine worked by fewer than fifteen miners, which is small enough that some safety laws do not apply.
A mine worked by fewer than fifteen miners, which is small enough that some safety laws do not apply.
An excavated area that acts as an access hole or that connects different parts of a mine.
A tiny, uncomfortable hole or cell, usually too small to stand in, in which prisoners are confined as punishment.
An underground bolthole dug to hide from enemy soldiers.
One of the entrances to a system of prairie dog tunnels.
A hole that was dug by a dog.
A hole drilled for the placement of a bench dog.

dogholes
plural of doghole

dogship
The character or individuality of a dog.
A dog, especially when referred to formally.
A term of opprobrium.
The leader of a war party.

dogships
plural of dogship

dogshore
One of several shores (props) used to prevent a ship from moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.

dogshores
plural of dogshore

dogspike
A spike with a slightly altered head shape for easier extraction when the spike has become too loose in the sleeper.

dogspikes
plural of dogspike

dogvane
A small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, fastened to the end of a short staff and placed on the weather gunwale of a sailing ship to assist the helmsman to judge the direction of the wind.
A cockade worn on a hat (worn in the British Navy in the 18th and 19th centuries)

dogvanes
plural of dogvane

dogwhistle
Alternative spelling of dog whistle.

dogwhistles
plural of dogwhistle

dojang
A hall where people train in Korean martial arts.

dojangs
plural of dojang

dojocho
The head of a Japanese dōjō (“martial arts training facility”).

dojochos
plural of dojocho

doli
plural of dolus

dolis
plural of doli