Lexicon: dirt – disaster

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dirt, n. [ME drit.]

Earth; mud; soil; humus; ground; [fig.] grave.

dirty, adj. [see dirt, n.]

Soiled; grimy; grubby; in need of washing; [fig.] boyish; awkward; unpolished.

disappear (-ed, -s), v. [Fr. disparaûre; see appear, v.] (webplay: setting, sight, sun, thing, view, withdraw).

  1. Vanish; fade; recede; depart.
  2. Cease; end; expire.

disappoint, v. [Fr. désappointer.] (webplay: prove, wish).

Frustrate; let down; dissatisfy; defeat expectation.

disappointed, verbal adj. [see disappoint, v.] (webplay: man, save, without).

Defeated; frustrated; dishearten.

disappointing, adj. [see disappoint, v.]

Disheartening; depressing; frustrating.

disappointment, n. [see disappoint, v.] (webplay: hope).

Defeat; failure; regret.

disapprove (-s), v. [OFr desaprove-r.]

Dislike; condemn; censure.

disarm (-s), v. [ME desarm.] (webplay: death, thing).

Weaken; take away strength.

disaster, n. [Fr. désastre, disaster, misfortune, calamity; des- dis- + astre star, destiny, fate.]

Misfortune; mishap; calamity; any unfortunate event.