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  • English Word Demure Definition To look demurely.
  • English Word Demurely Definition In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty.
  • English Word Demureness Definition The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.
  • English Word Demurity Definition Demureness; also, one who is demure.
  • English Word Demurrable Definition That may be demurred to.
  • English Word Demurrage Definition The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing.
  • English Word Demurrage Definition The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.
  • English Word Demurral Definition Demur; delay in acting or deciding.
  • English Word Demurred Definition of Demur
  • English Word Demurrer Definition One who demurs.
  • English Word Demurrer Definition A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further.
  • English Word Demurring Definition of Demur
  • English Word Demy Definition A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes. See under Paper.
  • English Word Demy Definition A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford.
  • English Word Demy Definition Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy; as, a demy book.
  • English Word Den Definition A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers.
  • English Word Den Definition A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as, a den of vice.
  • English Word Den Definition Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.
  • English Word Den Definition A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
  • English Word Den Definition To live in, or as in, a den.
  • English Word Denarcotize Definition To deprive of narcotine; as, to denarcotize opium.
  • English Word Denarii Definition of Denarius
  • English Word Denarius Definition A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the "penny" of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as.
  • English Word Denary Definition Containing ten; tenfold; proceeding by tens; as, the denary, or decimal, scale.
  • English Word Denary Definition The number ten; a division into ten.
  • English Word Denary Definition A coin; the Anglicized form of denarius.
  • English Word Denationalization Definition The or process of denationalizing.
  • English Word Denationalize Definition To divest or deprive of national character or rights.
  • English Word Denationalized Definition of Denationalize
  • English Word Denationalizing Definition of Denationalize