Grandiloquent Dictionary

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dactyliology - ( )

  The study of finger rings

dactylion - ( )

  The tip of the middle finger

dactylonomy - ( )

  Counting using one's fingers

daedalian - ( )

  Ingenious and cunningly designed

deasil - ( )

  To move in a clockwise direction

decidophobia - ( )

  A fear of making decisions

decollate - ( )

  To remove someone's head, or to decapitate someone

decubitis - ( )

  One's position or posture while sleeping

defalcation - ( )

  Misappropriation of funds by the person or group entrusted with them

defecalgesiophobia - ( )

  A fear of defecation

defenestrate - ( )

  To throw out of a window

deiparous - ( )

  Giving birth to a god or a goddess

deipnophobia - ( )

  A fear of dinner conversation

deipnosophy - ( )

  Learned conversation conducted while dining

deisidaimonia - ( )

  The fear of supernatural powers

deltiologist - ( )

  A collector of picture postcards

dementophobia - ( )

  A fear of insanity or going insane

demitoilet - ( )

  A style of elaborate but not formal dress

demiurge - ( )

  The creator of a world, whether real or mythical

demonocracy - ( )

  Rulership by demons

demonomancy - ( )

  Divination by demons

demonophobia - ( )

  A fear of demons

demophobia - ( )

  A fear of crowds or people

dendrochronology - ( )

  The study of growth rings in logs to determine climates

dendrology - ( )

  The study of trees

dendrophillia - ( )

  The love of trees

dendrophobia - ( )

  The fear of trees

dentiloquent - ( )

  Pertaining to someone who talks through their teeth

deoppilate - ( )

  To remove an obstruction

deorsumversion - ( )

  A turning down

dephlegmate - ( )

  To distill something, such as alcohol

dephlogisticate - ( )

  To make something fireproof

dermatoglyphics - ( )

  The study of skin patterns, such as finger prints

dermatopathophobia - ( )

  A fear of skin diseases

dermatophobia - ( )

  A fear of skin

deuterogamist - ( )

  A widow who chooses to remarry

dextrophobia - ( )

  A fear of the right or things to the right

dextrosinistral - ( )

  A left handed person who is trained to use their right hand

dghaisa - ( )

  A small boat used in Malta, similar to a gondola

dharna - ( )

  A method of collecting a debt in which the person who is owed money sits on the debtors doorstep until payment is made, or the debtor starves to death

diabolarchy - ( )

  Rulership by the devil

diacritics - ( )

  The marks used in dictionaries to symbolize pronounciation

didaskaleinophobia - ( )

  A fear of school

didine - ( )

  Resembling a dodo bird

dikephobia - ( )

  A fear of justice

dinmont - ( )

  A castrated ram between one and two years old

dinophobia - ( )

  A fear of dizziness

diophysitic - ( )

  Having two separate personalities

diplasiasmus - ( )

  The incorrect doubling of a letter when spelling a word

dippoldism - ( )

  The act of beating or whipping school children

dipsomanophobia - ( )

  A fear of drinking alcohol

dipsophobia - ( )

  A fear of drinking alcohol

discophoran - ( )

  Like a jellyfish

dishabillophobia - ( )

  The fear of undressing or undressing in front of someone

dithyramb - ( )

  A hymn or poem to honor Bacchus

ditokous - ( )

  Producing twins

diurnation - ( )

  To sleep during the day

divigate - ( )

  To stray, as in the opposite of navigate

divitiphobia - ( )

  The fear of wealth

doctiloquent - ( )

  Talking about a subject which you have studied and know a lot about

dolabriform - ( )

  Shaped like the head of an ax

doles - ( )

  The two short grips on the handle of a scythe

dolichocephalic - ( )

  Having a head that is longer than it is wide

dolichprosopic - ( )

  Having an unusually long face

dolorifuge - ( )

  Something that cures grief

domatologist - ( )

  A professional housekeeper

domatophobia - ( )

  A fear of houses or being stuck in a house

dommerer - ( )

  A beggar who fakes being deaf and mute

dompteuse - ( )

  A woman who trains animals

doraphobia - ( )

  A fear of fur or animal skins

dorsodynia - ( )

  A pain in the back

doytin - ( )

  To walk about stupidly

drapetomania - ( )

  An overwhelming urge to run away from home

dratchell - ( )

  A slovenly, lazy woman

dringle - ( )

  Somebody who likes to waste time

drintling - ( )

  The clucking noise made by turkeys

dririmancy - ( )

  Divination by dripping blood

dromophobia - ( )

  The fear of streets or crossing the street

droud - ( )

  An oafish woman

dulocracy - ( )

  A government formed of privileged slaves

dunnage - ( )

  1. The loose stuffing used to keep cargo from getting wet or from moving

dunnage - ( )

  2. The material placed in boxes to protect the contents from damage

dunnage - ( )

  3. Any form of luggage or baggage

dwaible - ( )

  being unstable

dwale - ( )

  To wander about deliriously

dysania - ( )

  The state of having a rough time waking up in the morning

dysepulotic - ( )

  Not healing quickly or easily

dysesthesia - ( )

  An impairment of the senses, especially the sense of touch

dysmorphophobia - ( )

  A fear of being deformed

dysnomy - ( )

  The creation of flawed laws which cause more problems

dysphoria - ( )

  An unwell feeling

dysteleogist - ( )

  One who believes in the purposeless of nature

dystopia - ( )

  A society in which the conditions or horrid and people miserable. Also the opposite of utopia

dystychiphobia - ( )

  A fear of accidents

dyvors - ( )

  People or businesses who have gone bankrupt or are disreputable

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