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deer, deir, raindeer, reid_deer, reindeer, rid_deer,
deer [diːr]
n. A deer, usually Capreolus capreolus.
pl. deer.
n. A deer, usually Capreolus capreolus.
pl. deer.
Compounds and phrases etc.
reid deer: The red deer Cervus elaphus.
raindeer: The reindeer (caribou) Rangifer tarandus.
raindeer: The reindeer (caribou) Rangifer tarandus.
Deeveron, Deveron,
Deeveron [ˈdiːvrɪn]
pn. Deveron (Aberdeenshire).
pn. Deveron (Aberdeenshire).
deevidend, deividend, deivinden, dieviden, dievidend,
deevidend [ˈdiːvɪdən(d)]
n. A dividend.
n. A dividend.
dael, dael-a-hate, de$el, de$il, deel, deevel, deevell, deevil, deevilish, deevilment, deevilock, deeviltry, deevlick, deil, deil$s, deil_a_haet, deilie, deil-ma-care, deivil, deivilish, deiviltrie, devilry, deviltry, diel, dievil, dievilish, dieviltrie, divil, divilment, divvel, duvel, duvul, haet, hait, hate, heat, hyid, poother-deevil, pouther-deevil, run-deils, teefie,
deevil [ˈdiv(ə)l]
also deil
n. The devil.
dim. deilie, deevilock A demon.
also deil
n. The devil.
dim. deilie, deevilock A demon.
Compounds and phrases etc.
deevilment: Devilment.
deevilish: Devilish.
deeviltry [ˈdiv(ə)ltri]: Devilry.
deil a haet: Not a whit, nothing at all.
deil hae't: Devil have it, devil a bit, not a whit. The contracted form haet [het, hed, S. çjɪd] came to mean a whit, an atom, a small quantity, the slightest thing, not a grain or particle and damn all.
deil-ma-care: Devil-may-care. Reckless, it matters not.
deil's ain: MN. The lichen Lobaria pulmonaria.
limm o the deil: A mischievous person.
pouther-deevil: A primitive homemade firework.
run-deils: Downright devils.
souter's deevil: A shoemaker's last.
tuird-deil: I.Sh. The dung beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus.
deevilish: Devilish.
deeviltry [ˈdiv(ə)ltri]: Devilry.
deil a haet: Not a whit, nothing at all.
deil hae't: Devil have it, devil a bit, not a whit. The contracted form haet [het, hed, S. çjɪd] came to mean a whit, an atom, a small quantity, the slightest thing, not a grain or particle and damn all.
deil-ma-care: Devil-may-care. Reckless, it matters not.
deil's ain: MN. The lichen Lobaria pulmonaria.
limm o the deil: A mischievous person.
pouther-deevil: A primitive homemade firework.
run-deils: Downright devils.
souter's deevil: A shoemaker's last.
tuird-deil: I.Sh. The dung beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus.
deezie, deeziness, deezy, deizie, deiziness, deizy, dieziness, dizzie,
deezie [diːzi]
adj. Dizzy. Giddy.
adj. Dizzy. Giddy.
Compounds and phrases etc.
deeziness: Dizziness.
defaet, defait, defate, defeat, defeet, defeit, defeyt,
defeat [dəˈfit, dəˈfet]
v. To defeat.
pp. defeat
v. To defeat.
pp. defeat
defec, defeck, defect, defection,
defect [dəˈfɛk(t)]
n. A defect.
n. A defect.
Compounds and phrases etc.
defection: A defect, a flaw, a failure.
defective: Faulty.
defective: Faulty.
defee, defee$d, defee$t, defeet, defiet,
defee [dəˈfiː]
v. To defy.
pt. pp. defee'd
v. To defy.
pt. pp. defee'd
Compounds and phrases etc.
defeeant: Defyant.
defen, defence, defend, defender, defenner, defens, defense, fen, fen$, fend, fendan, fended, fender, fendfou, fendfu, fendie, fendin, fendit, fendless, fendy, fenfa, fenless, fenner, fennie, fennin, fenny, fent, forfen, forfen$, forfend, funceless, funseless,
defend [dəˈfɛn(d)]
also aphetic fend [fɛn(d)]
n. An effort, attempt, shift, especially to maintain oneself, a bare living. Fare, provision, sustenance. A defence, resistance, succour, assistance.
v. To defend, ward off or avert, protect, shelter. To support, maintain, supply with the necessaries of life, to satisfy the needs or wishes of. To maintain oneself, to shift for oneself, to fare, to scrape an existence.
pt. pp. fendit adj. Defended, protected, provided for.
also aphetic fend [fɛn(d)]
n. An effort, attempt, shift, especially to maintain oneself, a bare living. Fare, provision, sustenance. A defence, resistance, succour, assistance.
v. To defend, ward off or avert, protect, shelter. To support, maintain, supply with the necessaries of life, to satisfy the needs or wishes of. To maintain oneself, to shift for oneself, to fare, to scrape an existence.
pt. pp. fendit adj. Defended, protected, provided for.
fendie [fɛndi]
adj. Able to look after oneself, thrifty, active, healthy, lively.
adj. Able to look after oneself, thrifty, active, healthy, lively.
Compounds and phrases etc.
defence [ˈdəfɛns]: Defence.
defender [ˈdəfɛn(d)ər]: Defender. leg. The defending party in a civil actiond, the defendant.
fender [ˈfɛn(d)ər]: Part of a fireplace.
fendfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Able to fend for oneself, resourceful, energetic.
fendin [ˈfɛn(d)ɪn]: A provision. Foraging for food.
fendless: MN. Shiftless, weak, without energy or resource.
forfend [fərˈ-]: To prevent or forbid.
defender [ˈdəfɛn(d)ər]: Defender. leg. The defending party in a civil actiond, the defendant.
fender [ˈfɛn(d)ər]: Part of a fireplace.
fendfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Able to fend for oneself, resourceful, energetic.
fendin [ˈfɛn(d)ɪn]: A provision. Foraging for food.
fendless: MN. Shiftless, weak, without energy or resource.
forfend [fərˈ-]: To prevent or forbid.
defaar, defar, defarred, defer, deferrt, defert,
defer [dəˈfɛr, MN. dəˈfar]
v. To defer.
pt. pp. defert, deferred
v. To defer.
pt. pp. defert, deferred
Compounds and phrases etc.
deference: Deference.