defrock
— Verb
– English
～ divest of the frock; of church officials
defrost
— Verb
– English
～ make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window"
defroster
— Noun
– English
～ heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)
deft
— Adjective
– English
～ skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
deftly
— Adverb
– English
～ in a deft manner; "Lois deftly removed her scarf"
deftly
— Adverb
– English
～ with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots"
deftness
— Noun
– English
～ skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
defunct
— Adjective
– English
～ having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"
defunct
— Adjective
– English
～ no longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct law"; "a defunct organization"
defunctness
— Noun
– English
～ no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"
defuse
— Verb
– English
～ remove the triggering device from
defusing
— Noun
– English
～ the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
defy
— Verb
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～ elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
defy
— Verb
– English
～ resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
degage
— Adjective
– English
～ showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"
degage
— Adjective
– English
～ free and relaxed in manner; "rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner"- Edmund Wilson