Discoverture (n.) Discovery.
Discoverture (n.) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
Discoveries (pl. ) of Discovery
Discovery (n.) The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.
Discovery (n.) A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
Discovery (n.) Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
Discovery (n.) That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognized; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery.
Discovery (n.) Exploration; examination.
Discradle (v. t.) To take from a cradle.
Discredit (n.) The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
Discredit (n.) Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things.
Discredited (imp. & p. p.) of Discredit
Discrediting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discredit
Discredit (v. t.) To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
Discredit (v. t.) To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
Discredit (v. t.) To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.
Discreditable (a.) Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable.
Discreditor (n.) One who discredits.
Discreet (superl.) Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious.
Discreet (superl.) Differing; distinct.
-ances (pl. ) of Discrepancy
-ancies (pl. ) of Discrepancy
Discrepance (n.) Alt. of Discrepancy
Discrepancy (n.) The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety.
Discrepant (a.) Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.
Discrepant (n.) A dissident.
Discrete (a.) Separate; distinct; disjunct.
Discrete (a.) Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, "I resign my life, but not my honor," is a discrete proposition.
Discrete (a.) Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent.
Discrete (v. t.) To separate.
Discretely (adv.) Separately; disjunctively.
Discretion (n.) Disjunction; separation.
Discretion (n.) The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness.
Discretion (n.) Discrimination.
Discretion (n.) Freedom to act according to one's own judgment; unrestrained exercise of choice or will.
Discretional () Alt. of Discretionary
Discretionary () Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.
Discretionally (adv.) Alt. of Discretionarily
Discretionarily (adv.) At discretion; according to one's discretion or judgment.
Discretive (a.) Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive.
Discretively (adv.) In a discretive manner.
Discriminable (a.) Capable of being discriminated.
Discriminal (a.) In palmistry, applied to the line which marks the separation between the hand and the arm.
Discriminant (n.) The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any homogenous function of n variables. See Eliminant.
Discriminate (a.) Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.
Discriminated (imp. & p. p.) of Discriminate
Discriminating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discriminate
Discriminate (v. t.) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.
Discriminate (v. i.) To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish accurately; as, in judging of evidence, we should be careful to discriminate between probability and slight presumption.
Discriminate (v. i.) To treat unequally.
Discriminate (v. i.) To impose unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
Discriminately (adv.) In a discriminating manner; distinctly.
Discriminateness (n.) The state of being discriminated; distinctness.
Discriminating (a.) Marking a difference; distinguishing.
Discrimination (n.) The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.
Discrimination (n.) The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart.
Discrimination (n.) The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
Discrimination (n.) The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means.
Discrimination (n.) That which discriminates; mark of distinction.
Discriminative (a.) Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.
Discriminative (a.) Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating.
Discriminatively (adv.) With discrimination or distinction.
Discriminator (n.) One who discriminates.
Discriminatory (a.) Discriminative.
Discriminous (a.) Hazardous; dangerous.
Discrive (v. t.) To describe.
Discrowned (imp. & p. p.) of Discrown
Discrowning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discrown
Discrown (v. t.) To deprive of a crown.
Discruciated (imp. & p. p.) of Discruciate
Discruciating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discruciate
Discruciate (v. t.) To torture; to excruciate.
Discubitory (a.) Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture.
Disculpated (imp. & p. p.) of Disculpate
Disculpating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disculpate
Disculpate (v. t.) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
Disculpation (n.) Exculpation.
Disculpatory (a.) Tending to exculpate; exculpatory.
Discumbency (n.) The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals.
Discumber (v. t.) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.
Discure (v. t.) To discover; to reveal; to discoure.
Discurrent (a.) Not current or free to circulate; not in use.
Discursion (n.) The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from thought to thought.
Discursist (n.) A discourser.
Discursive (a.) Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory.
Discursive (a.) Reasoning; proceeding from one ground to another, as in reasoning; argumentative.
Discursory (a.) Argumentative; discursive; reasoning.
Discursus (n.) Argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning.
Discuses (pl. ) of Discus
Disci (pl. ) of Discus
Discus (n.) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill.
Discus (n.) The exercise with the discus.
Discus (n.) A disk. See Disk.
Discussed (imp. & p. p.) of Discuss
Discussing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discuss
Discuss (v. t.) To break to pieces; to shatter.
Discuss (v. t.) To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors.
Discuss (v. t.) To shake; to put away; to finish.
Discuss (v. t.) To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate.
Discuss (v. t.) To deal with, in eating or drinking.