devoid
— Adjective
– English
~ completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
devoir
— Noun
– English
~ formal expression of respect
devolution
— Noun
– English
~ the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
devolution
— Noun
– English
~ the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
devolve
— Verb
– English
~ grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
devolve
— Verb
– English
~ pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
devolve
— Verb
– English
~ be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
devolvement
— Noun
– English
~ the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
Devon
— Noun
– English
~ a county in southwestern England
Devon
— Noun
– English
~ red dual-purpose cattle of English origin
devonian
— Noun
– English
~ from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
Devonshire cream
— Noun
– English
~ thick cream made from scalded milk
devonshire
— Noun
– English
~ a county in southwestern England
devote
— Verb
– English
~ dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
devote
— Verb
– English
~ set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
devote
— Verb
– English
~ give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
devoted
— Adjective
– English
~ zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"
devoted
— Adjective
– English
~ (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; "large sums devoted to the care of the poor"; "a life devoted to poetry"
devotedly
— Adverb
– English
~ with devotion; "He served his master devotedly"
devotedness
— Noun
– English
~ feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"