Index of English words, starting with "de"

(1) - Deadness (n.) The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like.

(1) - Deadwood (n.) Dead trees or branches; useless material.
(2) - Deadwood (n.) A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity.

(1) - Deaf (v. t.) To deafen.
(2) - Deaf (a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
(3) - Deaf (a.) Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
(4) - Deaf (a.) Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
(5) - Deaf (a.) Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason.
(6) - Deaf (a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.

(1) - Deaf-mute (n.) A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it.