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- English Word Dewlapped Definition Furnished with a dewlap.
- English Word Dewless Definition Having no dew.
- English Word Dewret Definition To ret or rot by the process called dewretting.
- English Word Dewretting Definition Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.
- English Word Dewrot Definition To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun. See Dewretting.
- English Word Dewworm Definition See Earthworm.
- English Word Dewy Definition Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew.
- English Word Dewy Definition Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew.
- English Word Dewy Definition Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if covered with dew.
- English Word Dexter Definition Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left.
- English Word Dexter Definition On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side.
- English Word Dexterical Definition Dexterous.
- English Word Dexterity Definition Right-handedness.
- English Word Dexterity Definition Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel.
- English Word Dexterity Definition Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers; quickness and skill in managing any complicated or difficult affair; adroitness.
- English Word Dexterous Definition Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.
- English Word Dexterous Definition Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager.
- English Word Dexterous Definition Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management.
- English Word Dexterously Definition In a dexterous manner; skillfully.
- English Word Dexterousness Definition The quality of being dexterous; dexterity.