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  • English Word Dighted Definition of Dight
  • English Word Dighter Definition One who dights.
  • English Word Dighting Definition of Dight
  • English Word Digit Definition One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.
  • English Word Digit Definition A finger's breadth, commonly estimated to be three fourths of an inch.
  • English Word Digit Definition One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing.
  • English Word Digit Definition One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk.
  • English Word Digit Definition To point at or out with the finger.
  • English Word Digitain Definition Any one of several extracts of foxglove (Digitalis), as the "French extract," the "German extract," etc., which differ among themselves in composition and properties.
  • English Word Digitain Definition A supposedly distinct vegetable principle as the essential ingredient of the extracts. It is a white, crystalline substance, and is regarded as a glucoside.
  • English Word Digital Definition Of or performance to the fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.
  • English Word Digitalis Definition A genus of plants including the foxglove.
  • English Word Digitalis Definition The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc.
  • English Word Digitate Definition To point out as with the finger.
  • English Word Digitate Definition Alt. of Digitated
  • English Word Digitated Definition Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized by digitation.
  • English Word Digitation Definition A division into fingers or fingerlike processes; also, a fingerlike process.
  • English Word Digitiform Definition Formed like a finger or fingers; finger-shaped; as, a digitiform root.
  • English Word Digitigrade Definition Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from plantigrade.
  • English Word Digitigrade Definition An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot.
  • English Word Digitipartite Definition Parted like the fingers.
  • English Word Digitize Definition To finger; as, to digitize a pen.
  • English Word Digitorium Definition A small dumb keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers; -- called also dumb piano.
  • English Word Digitule Definition A little finger or toe, or something resembling one.
  • English Word Digladiate Definition To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently.
  • English Word Digladiation Definition Act of digladiating.
  • English Word Diglottism Definition Bilingualism.
  • English Word Diglyph Definition A projecting face like the triglyph, but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it.
  • English Word Dignation Definition The act of thinking worthy; honor.
  • English Word Digne Definition Worthy; honorable; deserving.