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Deutoxide

A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; -- usually called dioxide, or less frequently, binoxide.

Deutzia

A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated.

Deva Dev

A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king.

Devanagari

The script or characters in which Sanskrit and Hindi are written.

Devaporation

The change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain.

Devastate

To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.

devastating

highly critical; making light of; as, a devastating portrait of human folly.

Devastation

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

Devastavit

Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator.

Devata

A deity; a divine being; a good spirit; an idol.

Develop

To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year.

developed

being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; as, the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook; the state's well-developed industries. Oppositre of undeveloped.

developing

the process of treating a photosensitive material with chemicals in order to make a latent image visible.

Development

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.

Developmental

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ.

Devest

To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.

Devexity

A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity.

Devi

; fem. of Deva. A goddess.

deviate

a person having behavior differing from that which is normal or socially acceptable; -- used especially to characterize persons whose sexual behavior is considered morally unacceptable.

deviation

The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.

Deviator

One who, or that which, deviates.

Deviatory

Tending to deviate; devious; as, deviatory motion.

Device

That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

Devil

The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

devil

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

Devilfish

A huge ray (Manta birostris or Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See Cephaloptera. A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus. The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale. The goosefish or angler (Lophius), and other allied fishes. See Angler.

Devilish

Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.

Devilism

The state of the devil or of devils; doctrine of the devil or of devils.

Devilry

Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.

Devilship

The character or person of a devil or the devil.

Deviltry

Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry.

Devilwood

A kind of tree (Osmanthus Americanus), allied to the European olive.

Devious

Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way.

Devisable

Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.

Devisee

One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will.

Devisor

One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; -- correlative to devisee.

Devitation

An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning.

Devitrification

The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the glassy base, which are then called devitrification products.

Devitrify

To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.

Devocalize

To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.

Devoir

Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies.

Devolve

To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.

Devolvement

The act or process of devolving;; devolution.

Devon

One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.

Devoted

Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer.

Devotee

One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.

Devotement

The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow.

Devoter

One who devotes; a worshiper.

Devotion

The act of devoting; consecration.

Devotional

Pertaining to, suited to, or used in, devotion; as, a devotional posture; devotional exercises; a devotional frame of mind.

Devotor

A worshiper; one given to devotion.

Devour

To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.

Devourer

One who, or that which, devours.

Devoutly

In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously.

Devow

To give up; to devote.

Devulgarize

To free from what is vulgar, common, or narrow.

Dew

Same as Due, or Duty.

Dew-point

The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere.

Dewberry

The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in England, the fruit of Rubus c/sius, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of Rubus canadensis and Rubus hispidus, species of low blackberries. The plant which bears the fruit.

Dewclaw

In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground.

dewfall

The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall.

Dewlap

The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.

Dewret

To ret or rot by the process called dewretting.

Dewretting

Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.

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