Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z deanery The position held by a dean. deanesmithite A triclinic-pinacoidal orange red mineral containing chromium, mercury, oxygen, and sulfur. deaness A nun who serves as dean in a convent. Deangela A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. DeAngelis A surname from Italian. Deangelo A surname from Italian. deanimalize To make less like an animal or less full of animals. deanimate To reverse the animation of; to remove the life force from. deanimation The process of deanimating. Deanna A female given name from Latin, a twentieth century variant of Diana, sometimes also seen as a feminine form of Dean. deannex To remove an annex. deannexation The process of removing an annex. Deano An archetypal young lower middle class British man living in a newbuild housing estate, stereotyped as culturally unsophisticated, lavish with money, heavily indebted and conservative-leaning. deanol dimethylaminoethanol deanonymization The removal of anonymization. deanonymize To remove the anonymity from; to render something personally identifying. deans A surname. Deanshanger A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7639). deanship The position or role of a dean. Deanside A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia deanthropomorphic Moving away from anthropomorphism; no longer regarding (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings. deanthropomorphism Synonym of deanthropomorphization. deanthropomorphization The removal of a thing's anthropomorphic nature; making something less human in character or form. deanthropomorphize To cease to anthropomorphize; no longer to regard (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings. deappellativization Synonym of proprialization. deappendicize To remove or excise the appendix from a patient. deapply Synonym of unapply dear High in price; expensive. dearborn A light four-wheeled wagon. Dearborner A person who is living in or from Dearborn, Michigan. Dearbornian Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Dearborn, Michigan. Dearbornistan The city of Dearborn, Michigan. dearbought costly; bought, or achieved at a great cost DeArcos A surname from Spanish. Dearden A habitational surname from Old English. Deardorff A surname. dearest A beloved person; a term of endearment. dearginated From which arginine has been removed Dearham A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0735). dearheart A term of affection. dearie A person who is dear; sweetie. dearing A surname. Dearinger A surname from German. dearish Somewhat dear or precious Dearle A surname. Dearlove A surname. dearly In a dear or precious manner. dearm to remove arms; disarm Dearman A surname. dearmor To remove the armor from (a combat vehicle, etc.). Dearne A river in South Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Don. dearness The quality of having great value or price. Dearnley A surname from Old English. dearomative That removes the aromatic character from a compound dearomatization The removal of aromatic compounds from a mixture, especially as part of the oil refining process dearomatize To remove the aromatic components from a petroleum product dearomatized From which aromatic components have been removed dearomatizing That is used to remove aromatic components from a petroleum product dearrest To release (a person) from arrest. dearsenicate To remove the arsenic from. dearsenication The process of dearsenicating. dearsenicator A machine that dearsenicates. dearsome Characterised or marked by dearness; precious; costly dearterialization Removal of the arterial supply, often through the method of surgical ligation of an artery. dearterialize To decrease the amount of arterial blood in favor of venous blood. dearth A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine. dearthful Involving a dearth or lack; barren. dearthy Marked by dearth; exhibiting scarcity, paucity, or lack. dearticulate To disarticulate; to disjoint. dearworth Precious, valuable; beloved. dearworthiness The state or quality of being dearworthy. dearworthy Dearly loved; honourable; highly valued. deary A dear; a darling. dearylation The removal of an aryl group from a molecule Dease A surname. deash To remove the ash from. deashi Constant movement foreward deasil Clockwise, sunwise. Deasis A surname from Spanish. Deasismont A surname. Deason A surname originating as a patronymic. deasphalt To subject to a deasphalting process. deasphalted Describing a material whose asphalt content has been removed or reduced deasphalter A unit in a crude oil refinery or bitumen upgrader that separates out the asphalt from crude oil or bitumen. deasphalting A process in which the asphalt content of crude oil (or similar materials) is removed or reduced, especially by solvent extraction. deasphaltization deasphalting deaspirate To change the pronunciation of a consonant so that it is no longer aspirated. deaspiration The act, process or result of deaspirating. deass To exit or depart from (an area) rapidly. deassert To remove a signal on a line. deassertion The act of deasserting. deassimilate To undo the assimilation of. deassimilation The process of deassimilating. deastringency The removal or loss of astringency (of some fruit) deastringent From which astringency has been removed Deasy A surname from Irish. death The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, non-living state. deathbed The bed on which someone dies. deathbird Tengmalm's owl (Nyctala tengmalmi) deathblow A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce. deathbot A chatbot created to impersonate a deceased person, based on their digital remains, such as messages, voice notes, and images. deathbound Bound by death; tied to or connected with death; mortal deathbox coffin deathcare The provision of products and services for the burial or cremation of the dead. deathcore An extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore. deathcup Template:syn of deathdate Synonym of date of death. deathday The day of a person's death, especially when viewed as being appointed by fate. deathen To cause, bring about, or affect with deadness or death. deather One who favours the rationing of healthcare in the United States (from the perspective of those who believed that US president Barack Obama's healthcare legislation would include rationing). Deatherage A surname. deathfat Morbidly obese. deathfear Fear of death; panic that arises when death is present or imminent. deathfic A work of fan fiction centered around the death of a character. deathfluencer A social-media personality focused on death and/or funerary practices. deathful Involving the danger of death; fatal, deadly. deathfully In a deathful manner. deathfulness An appearance suggestive of death. deathgrind A fusion of death metal and grindcore music. deathhawk A mohawk hairstyle with voluminous teased or backcombed hair, common in the deathrock subculture. deathiness The state or quality of being deathy. deathism The belief that death is natural, inevitable, or desirable. deathist One who holds the belief that death is natural, inevitable, or even desirable. deathiversary The anniversary of someone's death. deathless Undying or immortal. deathlessly In a deathless manner. deathlessness The state of being deathless; eternity; immortality. deathlike Resembling or characteristic of death. deathlily In a deathly manner. deathliness The state or quality of being deathly. deathling A mortal; one who will die. deathlock A certain wrestling move that traps the opponent's leg. deathlore The beliefs and practices related to death, including the associated grief and ritual. deathly Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death. deathmaking The process of causing individuals to die, as by withdrawing health care, carrying out abortions, etc. deathmatch A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another. deathmatcher One who plays in a deathmatch. deathmonger One who peddles death; a murderer of many. deathplace The location where a person died. deathproof Resistant to dying. deathpunk deathrock deathrock A subgenre of punk rock, incorporating horror themes, that emerged in the United States in the late 1970s. deathrocker An aficionado of deathrock music. deathrun A game where one group of players go through obstacles and traps to reach the end, while another group of players activates traps to try to stop those players. deathscape A notional landscape of death or the cultural practices that surround it. deathskull A human skull used as a warning of danger or a symbol of death. deathsman An executioner; a headsman or hangman. deathsome Having the characteristic of death; alluding to or suggesting death. deathstalker Leiurus quinquestriatus, an extremely venomous scorpion of the family Buthidae. deathstep A subgenre of dubstep that fuses heavy death metal influences with electronic brostep elements.