English to English Dictionary

/dɪsˈpæʃ.ən.ət.li/ [dis-pash-uh-nit-lee]

[adverb] In a manner that is not influenced by strong emotion, bias, or personal feelings; objectively and impartially.

/dɪˈspɜːrsərz/ [dispersers]

[noun] Plural form of disperser: a person or thing that distributes or scatters something over a wide area, such as seeds, animals in ecology, or chemical agents.

/dɪsˈpleɪs/ [displace]

[verb] To take the place of someone or something; to usurp or replace.

/dɪsˌkwɒl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ [disqualification]

[noun] The action of barring someone from a competition, activity, or office because of an infringement of rules or a lack of necessary qualifications.

/dɪsˈroʊb/ [disrobe]

[verb] To remove one's clothes or the clothes of another person; to undress.

/dɪˈsɛn.tər/ [dissenter]

[noun] A person who refuses to agree with the official, prevailing, or established opinion, belief, or policy.

/ˈdɪs.ɪ.dənt/ [dissident]

[noun] A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.

/ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃənz/ [distillations]

[noun] The action or process of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪˈtwiːn ˈlɛmə ænd ˈælɡərɪðəm/ [dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪˈtwiːn ˈlɛmə ænd ˈælɡərɪðəm]

[noun] The conceptual difference between a proven mathematical proposition used as a stepping stone to a larger theorem (lemma) and a finite, step-by-step sequence of operations designed to perform a specific task or solve a problem (algorithm).

/dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/ [distinctive]

[adjective] Characteristic of a particular person, thing, or group; serving to distinguish from others.

/dɪsˈtɪŋktɪvnəsɪz/ [distinctivenesses]

[noun] Plural form of distinctiveness: the qualities or features that make someone or something different, unique, and easily recognizable from others.

/dɪˈstræktɪd/ [distracted]

[adjective] Unable to concentrate or focus because one's mind is preoccupied with other thoughts or external stimuli.

/dɪˈstrɪb.jə.tərz/ [distributors]

[noun] Agents, companies, or individuals that supply goods to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers.

/dɪˈstɜːrbd/ [disturbed]

[adjective] Having emotional or mental problems; anxious, troubled, or showing signs of psychological distress.

/dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/ [dividing]

[adjective] Serving to separate or keep apart two or more areas, groups, or things.

/dɪˌvaɪn ˈraɪt/ [divine right]

[noun] The doctrine that monarchs derive their authority directly from God and are therefore not accountable to their subjects, parliaments, or any other earthly authority.

/dɪˈvaɪn ruːl/

[noun] The doctrine, belief, or system of governance in which a sovereign's authority to rule is believed to be granted directly by a deity or divine power, rendering them exempt from earthly accountability.

/duː ˈprɛdətərz ɪˈvɒlv ɪˈmjuːnɪti tuː ˈpʌfərfɪʃ ˈtɒksɪnz/ [do predators evolve immunity to pufferfish toxins]

[idiom] A specific scientific inquiry regarding the evolutionary adaptation of marine species to withstand the lethal neurotoxin tetrodotoxin found in pufferfish.