dauber dauber: n. a person or implement that daubs, esp. in painting. øget one's dauber down US sl. become dispirited or depressed.
duplicator duplicator: n. 1 a machine for making copies of a document, leaflet, etc. 2 a person or thing that duplicates.
dispenser dispenser: n. 1 a person or thing that dispenses something, e.g. medicine, good advice. 2 an automatic machine that dispenses an item or a specific amount of something (e.g. cash).
discrimination discrimination: n. 1 unfavourable treatment based on prejudice, esp. regarding race, colour, or sex. 2 good taste or judgement in artistic matters etc. 3 the power of discriminating or observing differences. 4 a distinction made with the mind or in action.
despite despite: prep. & n. --prep. in spite of. --n. archaic or literar. 1 outrage, injury. 2 malice, hatred (died of mere despite). ødespite (or in despite) of archaic in spite of. øødespiteful adj. [ME f. OF despit f. L despectus noun f. despicere (as DESPISE)]
desolation desolation: n. 1 a the act of desolating. b the process of being desolated. 2 loneliness, grief, or wretchedness, esp. caused by desertion. 3 a neglected, ruined, barren, or empty state. [ME f. LL desolatio (as DESOLATE)]
demise demise: n. & v. --n. 1 death (left a will on her demise; the demise of the agreement). 2 Law conveyance or transfer (of property, a title, etc.) by demising. --v.tr. La. 1 convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease. 2 transmit (a title etc.) by death. [AF use of past part. of OF de(s)mettre DISMISS, in refl. abdicate]
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