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 directorially In terms of film direction. directorish Characteristic of a director. directoritis The situation where a play or film is spoiled by overdirecting. directorium In the later Middle Ages, a Catholic liturgical guide for praying the Divine Office and Holy Mass. directorless Without a director. directorly Characteristic of a director. directorship The office of a director. directory A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification. directoryless Without directories. directress A female director. directrix A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus. direful Fearful, terrible. direfully In a direful manner. direfulness Quality of being direful. direly In a dire manner dirempt Distinct; separate; secrete; divided. diremption A ripping apart; a forceful sundering. direness The state or quality of being dire. direption The act of despoiling, plundering, looting, or taking away. diresidue A pair of amino acids that repeat in a particular protein. diresome Characterised or marked by direness; dire. diretmid Any fish in the family Diretmidae. dirge A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person. dirgeful having the qualities of a dirge; moaning dirgelike Resembling a dirge: slow and depressing dirging Sung as a dirge; sounding as a dirge. dirgy Like a dirge; funereal. dirham A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. dirhamnolipid Any rhamnolipid that has two rhamnose moieties dirhem A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.). dirhenium Two atoms of rhenium in a compound. dirhinous Involving or possessing two nostrils. dirhodium Two atoms of rhodium in a compound dirhombicosidodecahedron A nonconvex uniform polyhedron with 40 triangles, 60 squares, and 24 pentagrams. diribonucleotide A small segment of RNA consisting of two ribonucleotide monomers Dirichlet A surname from French. Dirichletian Of or relating to Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805–1859), German mathematician who made deep contributions to number theory. dirigation The voluntary control of normally involuntary bodily functions dirige A Roman Catholic service for the dead, being the first antiphon of matins for the dead, of which dirige is the first word; a dirge. dirigent Something that or someone who directs; a director or guide. dirigibility The quality or state of being dirigible. dirigible A self-propelled airship that can be steered. dirigisme A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters. dirigiste Controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy. dirigomotor That controls or directs motor muscles diriment Serving to invalidate an attempted marriage. Diringer A surname from German. dirithromycin A macrolide glycopeptide antibiotic. dirivultid Any copepod of the family Dirivultidae dirk A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. dirkes A surname. dirks A male given name from the Germanic languages. Dirksen A surname. Dirleton A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5184). Dirlewanger A surname from German; especially when referring to Waffen-SS war criminal Oskar Dirlewanger. dirlotapide A drug used to treat obesity in dogs. Dirnaseer A locality in the Junee council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. dirndl A traditional Alpine woman's dress having a tight bodice and full skirt. dirndled Wearing a dirndl. dirofilaria Any nematode of the genus Dirofilaria. dirofilarial Of or relating to the Dirofilaria, a genus of nematodes. dirofilariasis Infection by parasites in the Dirofilaria genus. Diropka A surname. dirt Soil or earth. dirtbag A dirty, grimy, sleazy, or disreputable person. dirtbaggery Sleazy or underhand behavior. dirtbaggy Like a dirtbag; scummy; sleazy. dirtball A dirty or sleazy person. dirtbike An off-road two-wheeled motorized vehicle: an off-road motorcycle. dirtbiker A person who rides a dirtbike. dirtbird A slut; a slag (a promiscuous person; usually a woman). dirtboard A form of mountainboard. dirtboarding mountainboarding dirtbrain A person of low intelligence. dirten Dirty; filthy dirtfall A cascade of falling dirt and accompanying debris; a landslide or avalanche. dirtful Characterised by dirt or dirtiness; dirty dirthead A term of abuse. dirtily In a dirty manner. dirtiness The state or quality of being dirty. dirtless Free of dirt. dirtlessness Absence of dirt. dirtlike Resembling or characteristic of dirt. dirtman A garbage man. dirtproof Resistant to dirt. dirtside On the surface of a planet or moon (i.e. not in space). dirtsider Someone who lives on the surface of a planet or moon, as opposed to in space. dirtsome Marked by dirtiness or by being dirty dirtwad A term of abuse. dirty Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. dirtybadwrong Twisted, perverse, or unnatural, often in an appealing way. dirtybud A mediocre earbud with poor audio quality, especially one that is cheap, a bootleg or a knockoff. dirtying A soiling or making dirty. dirtyish Moderately dirty; somewhat dirty. dirubidium Two atoms of rubidium in a compound dirucotide An experimental drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. diruption disruption Dirusso A surname from Italian. diruthenium Two ruthenium atoms in a molecule. dis Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore. disability A condition characterised by a significant limitation in a person's physical or intellectual powers or ability. disable To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling. disableable Capable of being disabled. disabled Made incapable of use or action. disabledness The state of being disabled. disablement The action of disabling or the state of being disabled. disableness The state or quality of being disabled; disability. disabler One who, or that which, disables. disabling That disables; crippling. disablingly In a way that disables; cripplingly. disablism Synonym of ableism. disablist Exhibiting disablism; prejudiced against the disabled. disabusal The act or process of disabusing (someone, of some flawed notion), or an instance of doing so. disabuse To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone). disabuser One who disabuses. disacceptance The act or concept of not accepting. disaccharidase Any of a class of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides disaccharide Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together. disaccharidic Relating to or composed of disaccharides. disaccommodate To put to inconvenience; to incommode. disaccommodation A state of being unaccommodated or unsuited. disaccord The absence or reverse of accord. disaccordant Not accordant. disaccredit To revoke the accreditation of. disaccustom To cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they were previously accustomed to disacidify To free from acid, to render less acidic disacknowledge To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny. disacknowledgment The act of disacknowledging. disacquaint To render (someone or something) unacquainted; to make (someone or something) unfamiliar. disacquaintance Loss of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance. disacryl A polymeric modification of acrolein. disactivate Synonym of deactivate. disad A disadvantage. disadaptation incorrect adaptation disadaptive Relating to, or exhibiting disadaptation disadhere To remove an object from adhesion; unstick. disadhesion A loss of adhesion, especially that which leads to dehiscence disadhesive Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by disadhesion. disadjust to undo an adjustment. disadorn To deprive of ornaments. disadvance To draw back, pull back. disadvantage A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback. disadvantageable injurious; disadvantageous. disadvantaged Lacking an advantage relative to another. disadvantagedness The quality of being disadvantaged. disadvantageous Not advantageous. disadvantageously In a disadvantageous manner. disadvantageousness The state or quality of being disadvantageous. disadventure Synonym of misadventure, bad luck, an instance of bad luck, a mistake. disadventurous Unfortunate; calamitous.