--- title: D — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 41 description: The 1197 words of the English dictionary under D, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/41/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / D # D — The English dictionary · page 41 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* To stop something from going on normally by causing trouble, noise or problems.[↗](../../disrupt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To change the way something works in a big, new way, such as a new invention disrupting an industry.[↗](../../disrupt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please don't disrupt the lesson by talking.[↗](../../disrupt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Heavy snow disrupted the trains.[↗](../../disrupt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The noisy neighbours disrupted our sleep.[↗](../../disrupt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire alarm disrupted the assembly.[↗](../../disrupt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Floods disrupted the delivery of food.[↗](../../disrupt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Phones can disrupt your homework time.[↗](../../disrupt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Services may be disrupted due to engineering works.[↗](../../disrupt/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **disruption** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Disruption is something that stops a thing from going on normally.[↗](../../disruption/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A disruption is one such interruption.[↗](../../disruption/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The snow caused disruption to the buses.[↗](../../disruption/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking caused disruption in the lesson.[↗](../../disruption/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There may be disruption on the trains.[↗](../../disruption/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire alarm was a big disruption.[↗](../../disruption/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We apologise for the disruption.[↗](../../disruption/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Road works mean disruption for drivers this week.[↗](../../disruption/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **disruptive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Causing trouble so that something cannot go on normally: disruptive behaviour in class.[↗](../../disruptive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Changing the usual way things are done in a big way, like a new invention that changes a whole business (disruptive technology).[↗](../../disruptive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher moved the disruptive boy to the front.[↗](../../disruptive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The roadworks were very disruptive to the traffic.[↗](../../disruptive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking loudly in the library is disruptive.[↗](../../disruptive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Snow was disruptive to the trains all week.[↗](../../disruptive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Phones changed the world as a disruptive technology.[↗](../../disruptive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Please don't be disruptive during the play.[↗](../../disruptive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **diss** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (slang) To diss someone means to show them disrespect, by insulting them or saying unkind things about them.[↗](../../diss/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang, noun) A diss is an insult, especially in a rap song (a diss track).[↗](../../diss/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't diss my trainers, they're new\![↗](../../diss/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He dissed the other team after the match.[↗](../../diss/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That rapper released a diss track about his rival.[↗](../../diss/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop dissing your little brother.[↗](../../diss/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She felt dissed when nobody said hello.[↗](../../diss/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Was that a diss or a joke?[↗](../../diss/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It's not cool to diss people online.[↗](../../diss/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dissatisfied** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Dissatisfied means not pleased or not happy because something was not as good as you hoped or expected.[↗](../../dissatisfied/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A dissatisfied customer is one who complains or wants their money back.[↗](../../dissatisfied/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was dissatisfied with her drawing and started again.[↗](../../dissatisfied/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dissatisfied customers can ask for a refund.[↗](../../dissatisfied/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach was dissatisfied with how we defended.[↗](../../dissatisfied/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He felt dissatisfied after the short, boring film.[↗](../../dissatisfied/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the survey, five children said they were dissatisfied with lunch.[↗](../../dissatisfied/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The king was dissatisfied with every cake the baker made.[↗](../../dissatisfied/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Are you dissatisfied with my birth, my wit, humour, or manners?"[↗](../../dissatisfied/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dissatisfy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To fail to please someone or to give them what they wanted.[↗](../../dissatisfy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* dissatisfied (adjective): not happy with something because it is not good enough.[↗](../../dissatisfy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ending of the film dissatisfied many viewers.[↗](../../dissatisfy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She was dissatisfied with her painting and started again.[↗](../../dissatisfy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A dissatisfied customer asked for a refund.[↗](../../dissatisfy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Poor service dissatisfies shoppers.[↗](../../dissatisfy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach was dissatisfied with the team's effort.[↗](../../dissatisfy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If you are dissatisfied, write a polite complaint.[↗](../../dissatisfy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cold dinner dissatisfied everyone.[↗](../../dissatisfy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dissemble** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To hide your true feelings or plans by pretending to be different.[↗](../../dissemble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He tried to dissemble, but his face gave him away.[↗](../../dissemble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She dissembled well and no one guessed her plan.[↗](../../dissemble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed My covenant which I commanded them; yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing; and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have even put it among their own stuff.[↗](../../dissemble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.7.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dissemble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **dissembler** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A person who hides his real thoughts or feelings and pretends to be what he is not; a hypocrite.[↗](../../dissembler/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have not sat with men of falsehood; neither will I go in with dissemblers.[↗](../../dissembler/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.26.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dissembler/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dissembler in heart shall have his fill from his own ways; and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.[↗](../../dissembler/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.14.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dissembler/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **disseminate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To spread information, news or ideas widely to many people.[↗](../../disseminate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science, formal) To spread or scatter widely, as seeds or a disease.[↗](../../disseminate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school disseminates news to parents by email.[↗](../../disseminate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wind disseminates dandelion seeds far and wide.[↗](../../disseminate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fake news can be disseminated very quickly online.[↗](../../disseminate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientists disseminated their findings at a conference.[↗](../../disseminate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Missionaries disseminated the Gospel in many lands.[↗](../../disseminate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaflets were disseminated to every house.[↗](../../disseminate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dissemination** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Spreading information, knowledge or ideas widely so many people get them.[↗](../../dissemination/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Spreading of seeds, disease or something through an area.[↗](../../dissemination/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The internet allows quick dissemination of news.[↗](../../dissemination/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The dissemination of fake stories can be harmful.[↗](../../dissemination/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Libraries help with the dissemination of knowledge.[↗](../../dissemination/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wind helps the dissemination of dandelion seeds.[↗](../../dissemination/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The report covers the dissemination of the research findings.[↗](../../dissemination/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **dissertation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, formal piece of writing about one subject, often written by a student for a degree.[↗](../../dissertation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The student wrote a dissertation on ancient coins.[↗](../../dissertation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This dissertation looks at old fairy tales.[↗](../../dissertation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **dissimilar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not the same; different from each other.[↗](../../dissimilar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Not dissimilar» means quite similar.[↗](../../dissimilar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The two sisters are very dissimilar: one is loud, one is quiet.[↗](../../dissimilar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A bat and a bird are dissimilar in many ways.[↗](../../dissimilar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The twins wore dissimilar hats so we could tell them apart.[↗](../../dissimilar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her answer was not dissimilar to mine.[↗](../../dissimilar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dissimilar triangles have different angles.[↗](../../dissimilar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The two rocks look dissimilar under the microscope.[↗](../../dissimilar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dissipate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To slowly disappear or spread out until gone, as in «The fog dissipated».[↗](../../dissipate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To make something disappear or fade, as in «The wind dissipated the smoke».[↗](../../dissipate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) To lose energy, usually as heat, as in «Energy is dissipated as heat».[↗](../../dissipate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To waste money or energy foolishly.[↗](../../dissipate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* By noon the fog had dissipated.[↗](../../dissipate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd slowly dissipated after the match.[↗](../../dissipate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her anger dissipated when she heard the truth.[↗](../../dissipate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some of the energy is dissipated as heat.[↗](../../dissipate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm dissipated before it reached the coast.[↗](../../dissipate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The laptop has a fan to dissipate heat.[↗](../../dissipate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Throughout one entire year Noureddin did nothing but amuse himself, and dissipate the wealth his father had taken such pains to acquire.[↗](../../dissipate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dissipated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Disappeared slowly by spreading out, like fog, smoke, heat or a crowd.[↗](../../dissipated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Wasted, like money or energy.[↗](../../dissipated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old, formal) dissipated person: someone who has spent their life on drinking and wild living.[↗](../../dissipated/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fog dissipated by midday.[↗](../../dissipated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Most of the energy was dissipated as heat.[↗](../../dissipated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her anger dissipated when he said sorry.[↗](../../dissipated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd dissipated after the concert.[↗](../../dissipated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm dissipated before it reached the coast.[↗](../../dissipated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The smell of burnt toast slowly dissipated.[↗](../../dissipated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He dissipated his prize money on sweets and comics.[↗](../../dissipated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dissipation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Dissipation is the slow spreading out and loss of something, especially energy, heat or a cloud, until it fades away.[↗](../../dissipation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Wasting money, time or effort.[↗](../../dissipation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old-fashioned, disapproving) Living a wild life of too much drinking and pleasure.[↗](../../dissipation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A car engine loses energy through the dissipation of heat.[↗](../../dissipation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dissipation of the fog made the road safe again.[↗](../../dissipation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fan helps the dissipation of heat from the computer.[↗](../../dissipation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm weakened, and its dissipation took a day.[↗](../../dissipation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old novel, the rich young man ruined his health with dissipation.[↗](../../dissipation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dissipation of his savings left him poor.[↗](../../dissipation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dissolution** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) The official ending of a group, organisation, parliament, marriage or agreement.[↗](../../dissolution/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science, rare) Dissolving: a solid mixing into a liquid until you can no longer see it.[↗](../../dissolution/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Breaking up or falling apart.[↗](../../dissolution/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Dissolution can also mean death, the ending of a person's life.[↗](../../dissolution/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* (formal) The dissolution of Parliament means an election is coming.[↗](../../dissolution/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Dissolution of the Monasteries closed many abbeys in England.[↗](../../dissolution/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The club voted for its dissolution after losing its members.[↗](../../dissolution/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (science) The dissolution of sugar is faster in hot water.[↗](../../dissolution/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The band's dissolution upset its fans.[↗](../../dissolution/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There came to him a presentiment of his early dissolution.[↗](../../dissolution/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dissolve** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* When a solid dissolves in a liquid, it mixes in completely so you cannot see it any more, like sugar in tea.[↗](../../dissolve/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To dissolve something is to make it do this, often by stirring.[↗](../../dissolve/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To dissolve a group or agreement is to end it officially.[↗](../../dissolve/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To dissolve into tears or laughter is to start crying or laughing uncontrollably.[↗](../../dissolve/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sugar dissolves in hot tea.[↗](../../dissolve/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Salt dissolves in water, but sand does not.[↗](../../dissolve/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Stir the water to make the powder dissolve faster.[↗](../../dissolve/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tablet dissolved in the glass.[↗](../../dissolve/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We got the salt back by evaporating the dissolved solution.[↗](../../dissolve/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She dissolved into giggles.[↗](../../dissolve/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She cast one more lingering, half-fainting glance at the prince, and then threw herself from the ship into the sea, and thought her body was dissolving into foam.[↗](../../dissolve/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dissolved** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mixed completely into a liquid so that it breaks into tiny pieces you cannot see any more, like sugar in tea.[↗](../../dissolved/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ended or broken up, like a group or a parliament that is dissolved.[↗](../../dissolved/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "Dissolved into tears" or "into laughter" means suddenly started crying or laughing a lot.[↗](../../dissolved/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To be dissolved into thin air means to vanish suddenly, leaving no trace.[↗](../../dissolved/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sugar dissolved in my hot chocolate.[↗](../../dissolved/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We stirred until all the salt had dissolved.[↗](../../dissolved/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sand has not dissolved; it is still at the bottom.[↗](../../dissolved/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tablet dissolved in the glass of water.[↗](../../dissolved/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish breathe oxygen dissolved in the water.[↗](../../dissolved/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When we let the water evaporate, the dissolved salt was left behind.[↗](../../dissolved/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The little girl dissolved into tears.[↗](../../dissolved/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The club was dissolved because nobody came.[↗](../../dissolved/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Away went the Prince from the Water King, all dissolved in tears.[↗](../../dissolved/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.[↗](../../dissolved/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets NAM.2.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dissolved/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · When the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved, I Myself establish the pillars of it.'[↗](../../dissolved/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") Selah (Writings PSA.75.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dissolved/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **dissuade** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To persuade someone not to do something.[↗](../../dissuade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To talk someone out of a plan or idea.[↗](../../dissuade/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I tried to dissuade my brother from jumping into the cold lake.[↗](../../dissuade/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nothing could dissuade her from entering the race.[↗](../../dissuade/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The warning signs dissuade people from climbing the cliffs.[↗](../../dissuade/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum dissuaded me from cutting my own fringe.[↗](../../dissuade/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher dissuaded him from giving up.[↗](../../dissuade/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rain did not dissuade the fans from coming.[↗](../../dissuade/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My eldest brother and I did all we could to dissuade him, but it was of no use.[↗](../../dissuade/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **distaff** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) A stick or stand that holds wool or flax while it is spun into thread by hand.[↗](../../distaff/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old wife sat by the fire and worked at her distaff.[↗](../../distaff/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She spun the thread from the distaff all day.[↗](../../distaff/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She layeth her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.[↗](../../distaff/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.31.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../distaff/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **distal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science, medicine) Further away from the centre of the body or the point where something is attached.[↗](../../distal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Opposite of proximal (closer to the centre).[↗](../../distal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your fingers are distal to your wrist.[↗](../../distal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The distal end of the bone is near the knee.[↗](../../distal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said the break was in the distal part of the arm.[↗](../../distal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the diagram, label the distal and proximal ends.[↗](../../distal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Your toes are the most distal part of your leg.[↗](../../distal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The distal tip of the leaf was brown.[↗](../../distal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **distance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Distance is how far it is from one place to another.[↗](../../distance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «In the distance» means far away.[↗](../../distance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To keep your distance is to stay away.[↗](../../distance/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The distance from home to school is 2 km.[↗](../../distance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · What distance does the car travel in 3 hours at 50 km an hour?[↗](../../distance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She ran a distance of 400 meters.[↗](../../distance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the distance around the field.[↗](../../distance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw mountains in the distance.[↗](../../distance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your distance from the campfire.[↗](../../distance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Moon is a long distance from Earth.[↗](../../distance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Measure the distance on the map with a ruler.[↗](../../distance/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Still it was a great distance.[↗](../../distance/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **distant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Distant means far away in space.[↗](../../distant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Distant means far away in time, long ago or far in the future.[↗](../../distant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A distant relative is someone in your family who is not closely related.[↗](../../distant/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A distant person is not friendly or seems not to be paying attention.[↗](../../distant/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We could see distant mountains.[↗](../../distant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pluto is very distant from the Sun.[↗](../../distant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dinosaurs lived in the distant past.[↗](../../distant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a distant cousin of mine.[↗](../../distant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the distant sound of thunder.[↗](../../distant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He seemed distant and quiet today.[↗](../../distant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the distant future, people may live on Mars.[↗](../../distant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · While they talked they heard a distant sound.[↗](../../distant/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · With wondrous works dost Thou answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation; Thou the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the far distant seas; (Writings PSA.65.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../distant/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **distantly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not closely; only slightly or loosely.[↗](../../distantly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They were distantly related.[↗](../../distantly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The song sounded distantly familiar.[↗](../../distantly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **distasteful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unpleasant, not liked, or against what a person would wish.[↗](../../distasteful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I found the offer distasteful.[↗](../../distasteful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The smell in the cellar was distasteful.[↗](../../distasteful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **distend** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To swell out or stretch because of pressure from inside.[↗](../../distend/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* distended (adjective): swollen and puffed out.[↗](../../distend/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The balloon distended as we blew air into it.[↗](../../distend/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the big meal, his tummy felt distended.[↗](../../distend/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Starving children can have distended bellies.[↗](../../distend/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The snake's body distended as it swallowed the egg.[↗](../../distend/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The vet felt the dog's distended belly.[↗](../../distend/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Water made the sponge distend.[↗](../../distend/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **distended** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Distended means swollen and stretched out from inside, often by gas, liquid or food.[↗](../../distended/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (medicine) A distended belly or stomach is swollen, which can be a sign of illness or hunger.[↗](../../distended/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After the huge feast the snake's body was distended.[↗](../../distended/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The vet checked the cow's distended stomach.[↗](../../distended/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The balloon was distended until it nearly popped.[↗](../../distended/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said a distended tummy can mean trapped wind.[↗](../../distended/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The photo showed hungry children with distended bellies.[↗](../../distended/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The frog's throat was distended as it croaked.[↗](../../distended/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) … [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/40/) **41** [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/42/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/62/) - ← previous: [page 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/40/) - next →: [page 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