To devastate.

To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.

same as desolated.

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

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

One who, or that which, devastates.

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

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

Deaf.

The European swift.

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.

Capable of being 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.

One who, or that which, develops.

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

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.

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

To deprive of beauty or grace.

See Divergence.

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

Devexity.

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

; fem. of Deva. A goddess.

an aberrant state or condition.

Deviating.

To cause to 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.

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.

One who, or that which, deviates.

Tending to deviate; devious; as, deviatory motion.

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.

Full of devices; inventive.

In a deviceful manner.

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

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

A small water bird. See Dabchick.

cheerfully irresponsible.

A dragon fly. See Darning needle, under Darn, v. t.

A she-devil.

A little devil.

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.

A young devil.

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

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

To make a devil of.

A little devil; a devilet.

Deviltry.

Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.

The character or person of a devil or the devil.

Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry.

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

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

To deprive of virginity; to deflower.

A deflowering.

Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.

A devising.

Device. See Device.

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

One who devises.

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

To deprive of life or vitality.

An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning.

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.

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

To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.

A calling off or away.

Void; empty; vacant.

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

To devolve.

The act of rolling down.

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.

The act or process of devolving;; devolution.

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.

The Devonian age or formation.

The act of devouring.

A votary.

A devotee.

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

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

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

One who devotes; a worshiper.

The act of devoting; consecration.

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

The practice of a devotionalist.

In a devotional manner; toward devotion.

One given to devotion, esp. to excessive formal devotion.

A devotee.

A worshiper; one given to devotion.

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

That may be devoured.

One who, or that which, devours.

In a devouring manner.

A devotee.

Full of devotion.

Destitute of devotion.

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

Quality or state of being devout.

To devote.

To give up; to devote.

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

Same as Due, or Duty.

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

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.

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

A drop of dew.

of or pertaining to Dewey.

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

State of being dewy.

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

Furnished with a dewlap.

Having no dew.

To ret or rot by the process called 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.

To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun. See Dewretting.

See Earthworm.

Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew.

a corticosteroid drug used to treat allergies or inflammation.

an isomer of amphetamine used as a central nervous system stimulant (Dexedrine is a trademark).

One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable both for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build. Called also Dexter Kerry.

Dexterous.