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 dern A secret; secrecy. Derna A city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya. derned Darned. Derner A surname. dernful secret, lonely, sad, or mournful dernier Final, last. dernly Secretly. derny A motorized bicycle for paced cycling events such as keirin. dero A homeless person, a tramp; a social derelict, especially an alcoholic. deroach To rid of roaches. derobe To disrobe; undress; divest of clothing or status. derobement An avoidance of the opponent's attempt to take the blade or beat, performed with a straight sword arm. DeRobertis A surname from Italian. Deroche A surname from French. derodontid Any beetle in the family Derodontidae. derogability The property of being derogable. derogable Of a right, able to be infringed, compromised, or removed. derogant derogatory derogatable Capable of being derogated. derogate To partially repeal (a law etc.). derogately In a derogatory manner. derogation An act which belittles; disparagement. derogative Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling. derogatively In a derogative way or manner: derogatorily. derogativity The quality or state of being derogative; derogatoriness. derogator A detractor. derogatorily In a derogatory manner. derogatoriness The state or quality of being derogatory. derogatory Disparaging. deromanticize To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal. Deronda An unincorporated community in Wisconsin. deroof To remove part of the outer wall of (a cyst, etc.) to aid healing. Derosa A surname from Italian. Derose A surname. Derosier A surname. deroster To remove from a roster. derotate To correct a rotational deformity. derotation A rotation in the opposite direction. derotational Of or relating to derotation. derotator Any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks derouine An expedition made to First Nations camps or villages for trade rather than waiting for the natives to come to the forts, often involving wintering in the camps. derounding Reversal or removal of the act of rounding, as in mathematics or linguistics. Derousse A surname from French. Deroy A surname from French. derp Draws attention to an act of foolishness or stupidity. derpage foolishness derpily In a derpy manner. Derpina A female placeholder name, the female equivalent of derp, perhaps indicating derpiness. derpiness The quality of being derpy. derpy Foolish, silly. derquantel An anthelminthic drug. Derr A surname from German. Derradji A transliteration of the Arabic surname دراجي. Derreck A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek. Derrek A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek. Derrett A surname. Derriaghy A townland, civil parish, and suburban area in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, south-west of Belfast (Irish grid ref J 2867). derrick A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects. derrickhand A worker on an oil rig, working on a raised platform from which they guide instruments in and out of the well. derrickman A member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe. Derrico A surname from Italian. Derrida A surname from French Derridan Of or relating to Jacques Derrida (born Jackie Élie Derrida; 1930–2004), French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction. derriengue Rabies transmitted by vampire bats. Derrik A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek. derriksite An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, selenium, and uranium. Derrimut A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Brimbank, Victoria, Australia Derrinal A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia Derrinallum A town in the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia derring daring derringer A type of very small, concealable pistol with one or two barrels but without any loading system or magazine. derris A climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Islands, Derris elliptica, whose roots are a source of rotenone. Derriwong A locality in the Forbes council area and the Lachlan council area, central New South Wales, Australia. derrubone A prenylated isoflavone found in the plant Derris robusta. derry A meaningless refrain or chorus. Derryan An age from 311.7 ± 1.1 to 308 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous. Derryck A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek. Derryk A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek. Derrynane A small village in County Kerry, Ireland. dershane A cram school in Turkey. Dershem A surname. Dershowitz A surname. Dersingham A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, just north of Sandringham (OS grid ref TF6830). dertrum The extremity of the upper bill of a bird, especially when hooked; a nail. derubylation Removal of the protein "RUB" related to ubiquitin Deruelle A surname from French. deruralization The abandonment of the countryside by its population. deruralize To make or become no longer rural. Derusha A surname from French. derussianization The removal of Russian influences. derussification The process or action of derussifying something. derussify To remove Russian influence or render someone or something less Russian. derust To remove rust from (something). deruster A chemical that removes rust. derusting The act of derusting (in various senses). Deruta A hill town and comune in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region of central Italy, known for its majolica. deruxtecan An antibody drug used to treat breast cancer derv Diesel fuel for motor vehicles. dervillite A monoclinic-prismatic brownish black mineral containing arsenic, silver, and sulfur. dervish A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars. dervishhood The role or status of a dervish. dervishism The lifestyle or practices of a dervish. dervishization The institutional centering of Taleh city and the wider Waqooyi Bari State region at the expense of other Horner heritages. dervishlike Resembling or characteristic of a dervish. Dervock A village north of Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 9731). Derwen A small village and community in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0750). Derwenlas A hamlet in Cadfarch community, north-west Powys, Wales, historically in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SN7299). Derwent A river in Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Trent. Derwentwater A lake in Cumberland council area in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough. Derwin A surname Dery A surname. Deryck A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek. Deryk A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek. Deryke A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek. Derylak A surname. Derylove A village in Drobysheve starostynskyi okruh, Lyman urban hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Derzhavin A surname Derzhavinian Of or relating to Gavrila Derzhavin (1743–1816), Russian poet and statesman. des Desflurane. desa A rural village terminology. desaccade To remove saccades (from) desaccaded From which saccades have been removed desacetoxywortmannin polyketide compound with anti-cancer properties. desacetyl Any compound that has undergone deacetylation. desacetylcryptograndoside A particular steroid glycoside. desacetyldigilanide A particular steroid glycoside. desacetyllanatoside A particular steroid glycoside. desacetylnerigoside A particular steroid glycoside. desacetyloleandrin A particular steroid glycoside. desacetylscilliroside A particular steroid glycoside. desacralization The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose. desacralize To remove the sacredness of. Desaguadero A frontier town in Bolivia and Peru. desai In west and south India, a native official in charge of a district, often held by heredity; a petty chief. desakota An area in the extended surroundings of a large city, especially in Southeast Asia, in which urban and agricultural forms of land use and settlement coexist and are intensively intermingled. desal desalination desalinate To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply desalination The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water. desalinator A device that performs desalination. desalinisation The removal of salt and other minerals from water; desalination. desalinize To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater. desalivate To remove the saliva from. desalt To remove salt from; to desalinate. desalter A machine or facility that removes salt, as from crude oil or agricultural runoff. desalting A process in which salt is removed from a material; desalination DeSalvo A surname from Italian. desaminotyrosine A form of tyrosine from which the amino group has been removed, typically produced by anaerobic bacterial metabolism desanctification Removal or reversal of sanctification. desanctify To remove the sanctified status of. DeSanctimonious Ron DeSantis.