- 2. Immoderate, intemperate, inordinate, unregulated.
Distend, v. a. Expand, dilate, bloat, enlarge, swell, stretch, swell out.
Distension, Distention, n. Dilation, dilatation, enlargement, swelling, expansion, stretching.
Distich, n. Couplet, couple of verses.
Distil, v. n. [Written also Distill.] Drop, drip, trickle, dribble, fall in drops.
Distil, v. a. [Written also Distill.]
- 1. Drop, let fall in drops.
- 2. Separate by evaporation, extract by heat.
- 3. Extract spirit from.
Distinct, a.
- 1. Separate, different.
- 2. Definite, defined, clear, plain, unmistakable, unconfused, well-defined.
Distinction, n.
- 1. Discrimination, notice of difference, distinguishing.
- 2. Difference, point of difference, characteristic difference.
- 3. Repute, reputation, celebrity, note, name, fame, renown, account, credit, respectability, eminence,
superiority.
Distinctive, a. Distinguishing, discriminative, characteristic.
Distinctness, n.
- 1. Difference, separateness.
- 2. Clearness, precision, perspicuity, explicitness, lucidness, lucidity.
Distinguish, v. a.
- 1. Characterize, mark, indicate by a mark, mark out.