Demure, a.
- 1. Affectedly modest, prudish, overmodest, putting on shyness or coyness.
- 2. Sober, sedate, grave, modest, coy, downcast.
Demurrer, n. (Law.) Objection, issue on matter of law.
Den, n.
- 1. Cavern, cave.
- 2. [Always in bad sense, implying squalor, misery, or vice.] Haunt, retreat, resort, place of resort.
Dendriform, a. Arborescent, arboriform, dendritic, dendroid, branching.
Dendritic, Dendroid, a. See dendriform.
Dengue, n. [Sp.] Break-bone fever, dandy-fever.
Denial, n.
- 1. Contradiction, negation, controverting.
- 2. Disavowal, disclaimer, abjuration, disowning.
- 3. Refusal (to grant a request).
Denizen, n.
- 1. (Eng. law.) Naturalized citizen, adopted citizen.
- 2. Inhabitant, dweller, resident.
Denominate, v. a. Name, designate, entitle, style, call, dub, christen, phrase.
Denominate, a. (Arith.) Compound.
Denomination, n.
- 1. Name, title, style, designation, appellation.
- 2. Class, kind, sort.
- 3. Sect, school.