This page gathers the 6,610 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “US” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 17 of 66: from “deep freeze” to “dig”.
- deep freeze noun A time period of very cold weather, in which the temperatures are below freezing.
- Deer gun noun a basic pistol intended for distribution to South Vietnamese guerrillas as a weapon against North Vietnamese soldiers.
- Deerfieldian adj Of or pertaining to any of several places called Deerfield.
- deervetch noun Aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.
- defeasance verb To void; to annul.
- defeatican noun A member of the Republican political party, regarded as proponents of surrender and accepting defeat.
- defense noun The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- defense attorney noun A lawyer who regularly represents defendants who carry insurance and is chosen by the insurance company.
- defense mechanism noun A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.
- definitize verb To make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.
- deke noun A member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, founded at Yale College in 1844.
- delegate noun An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.
- delicata noun An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes
- delta noun A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF operations wing, or an army regiment.
- dematerialize verb To disappear by becoming immaterial.
- demeanor noun The social, non-verbal behaviors (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
- demetrification noun By the website or creator of a post.
- demmie noun A member or supporter of the Democratic Party.
- demobilization noun The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war…
- demobilize verb To release someone from military duty, especially after a war.
- democrat adj Of or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States.
- democrat wagon noun A light flatbed farm wagon or ranch wagon that has two or more seats and is usually drawn by one or sometimes two horses.
- democratic adj Alternative letter-case form of Democratic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting the Democratic Party”).
- Democrats noun The Democratic Party
- demolition derby noun A motorsport event in which drivers compete by intentionally ramming their vehicles into each other in an enclosed arena.
- demoralize verb To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
- denationalize verb To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
- denatured alcohol noun Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol for industrial purposes that has been made unfit for consumption by the addition of a poisonous substance…
- denounce verb To claim the right of working a mine that is abandoned or insufficiently worked.
- deoligarchization noun The act or process of reversing oligarchization, that is, the act or process of democratization by lessening the political power of…
- dependapotamus noun A servicemember's partner (especially a SAHM) who behaves in a parasitic manner, especially by taking advantage of their partner's status…
- dependent noun A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.
- deplorable noun A supporter of Donald Trump.
- depot noun A bus station or railway station.
- depper adj Of or pertaining to the Delayed Entry Program.
- deputy noun a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an…
- derby noun A bowler hat.
- derelict adj Negligent in performing a duty; careless.
- descope verb To reduce the scope of; to revise objectives downward, sometimes in the context of a funding shortfall.
- desert bean noun A wild plant of species Phaseolus filiformis, with edible beans, native to arid regions in northern Mexico and the southwestern US.
- desert lavender noun A fragrant shrub with bluish flowers, Hyptis emoryi or Condea emoryi, native to the deserts of southwestern North America.
- desert lily noun A plant found in the deserts of southwestern North America, Hesperocallis undulata
- desert tortoise noun either of two species of tortoise native to the deserts of the southwest United States and northwestern Mexico, Gopherus agassizii and…
- desert willow noun Chilopsis linearis
- designated survivor noun A member of the cabinet who stays at a physically distant, secure, and undisclosed location when the president and all those in the line of…
- deskman noun A subeditor.
- desnuda noun A topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York…
- desperate adv Desperately.
- dessert bar noun A kind of soft baked cookie that is square or rectangular.
- destroy verb To sing a song extremely poorly.
- destroyed jeans noun Jeans (denim pants) that have ragged edges, holes in them and worn-out sections, either due to long wear or as a result of design and…
- destroyer escort noun A type of warship, lighter in armor and armament, and slower than a destroyer, originally used for convoy escort during World War II; now…
- desynchronization noun A loss of synchronization of brain waves.
- detailer noun One who details (cleans cars).
- detassel verb To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.
- detur noun A prize consisting of a book given to a meritorious sophomore student. The official name is the Detur Prize or Detur Book Prize
- deuce noun A bowel movement (the event or the result).
- devil strip noun The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.
- devil's fingers noun The gills of various species of crabs.
- devil's rope noun Barbed wire
- deviled egg noun A hard-boiled chicken egg that has been shelled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk mixed with other ingredients such…
- diablo noun The or a devil.
- dialog noun Uncommon spelling of dialogue.
- diaper noun An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet…
- diaper bag noun A bag used during outings for the storage of items and supplies needed to take care of a baby, such as diapers, wet wipes, toiletries, food…
- diaper bank noun A charitable institution that distributes diapers to those without monetary or convenient access to it.
- diaper changer noun A changing pad (mat) or changing table.
- diaper corset noun In art and fiction, a diaper shaped and stylised like a corset that covers the crotch and torso, entirely absorbent.
- diaper cover noun Synonym of plastic pants (“an undergarment worn over a diaper/nappy (or underwear) in order to prevent leakage through the fabric.”).
- diaper creature noun Synonym of diapercritter (“an anthropomorphic creature or full-body suit made entirely out of a single (fully absorbent) diaper”).
- diaper deck noun A changing table, especially one that is foldable, wall-mounted and intended for infants or small children.
- diaper maid noun A maid who wears diapers; a person, either a woman or man cross-dressing (such as a sissy or femboy), dressed as a maid and wearing a…
- diaper organizer noun A diaper bag, typically shaped like a basket, that has vertical compartments.
- diaper pail noun A bucket-like receptacle for a baby's used diapers, where they are kept (sometimes in a solution of water and cleaners) until they can be…
- diaper pod noun A cube-shaped diaper bag, typically waterproof (a wet bag), intended for storing clean cloth diapers and other cloth products, like diaper…
- diaper service noun A commercial service that supplies clean cloth diapers to parents and collects soiled ones for laundering (washing) and reuse.
- diaper sniffer noun Term of abuse.
- diaper sprayer noun An adjustable hose sprayer, usually fitted to a toilet, that is used for washing off solids from a cloth diaper; a bidet sprayer used for…
- diaper stacker noun A hanging bag or other container that stores clean diapers stacked vertically (one top of one another), usually attached to the side of a…
- diaper stuffing noun The material of the absorbent core (the innermost layer of a disposable diaper) that absorbs and retains the wearer's urine, in modern…
- diaper wrap noun Synonym of plastic pants (“an undergarment worn over a diaper/nappy (or underwear) in order to prevent leakage through the fabric.”).
- diapercritter noun An anthropomorphic creature (whether sentient or portrayed with a suit) made entirely out of a single diaper or aesthetically-similar…
- diapercuck noun A cuck who wears diapers, especially one who is forced by their partner to be celibate, as through wearing a chastity cage or belt, or…
- diapergasm noun An orgasm or orgasmic-like sensation caused by sexual stimulation with a diaper; an orgasm achieved during diapersex, or while thinking of…
- diaperism noun A kink or fetish in which arousal is derived from diapers, especially wearing them; a kink in which one engages in diaperplay; diaper…
- diaperman noun A man who delivers clean cloth diapers and takes soiled ones for washing as part of a diaper service.
- diapersex noun Sexual activity involving diapers, especially sexual stimulation between participants wearing diapers as through dry-humping.
- diapersexual adj Sexually attracted to diapers; having diapersexuality.
- diapersexuality noun Sexual attraction to diapers, particularly in the context of being unable to be sexually aroused without the involvement of diapers.
- diaperslave noun Synonym of diaperslut (“a person with a sexual interest in diapers”); one who is a slave to diaperplay.
- diaperstuff noun Things involving, containing, or associated with, diapers in a sexual or fetishistic manner; diaperplay, erotic work containing, or…
- diaperwear noun Diapers (as a category of clothing); different types of diapers, such as disposables or cloth diapers, considered collectively.
- diapery adj Resembling or characteristic of a diaper (type of undergarment).
- diarrhea noun A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.
- dick noun Absolutely nothing.
- dickass noun A contemptible person.
- dicker noun A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares.
- dicklick noun A fool, an idiot; an unpleasant person.
- dieselize verb To convert or adapt an engine to diesel fuel.
- dig verb To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.