Index of English words, starting with "di"

(1) - Discovery (n.) Exploration; examination.
(2) - 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.
(3) - Discovery (n.) Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
(4) - Discovery (n.) A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
(5) - Discovery (n.) The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.

(1) - Discredit (v. t.) To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.
(2) - Discredit (v. t.) To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.
(3) - Discredit (v. t.) To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
(4) - Discredit (n.) Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things.
(5) - 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.

(1) - Discreditable (a.) Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable.

(1) - Discreet (superl.) Differing; distinct.
(2) - 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.