One evening Sherlock Holmes was going along the street and suddenly saw a man down…
- It’s certain, this gentleman is very tired after work… or he is dead drunk… or he is after being with a woman, … — reflected Holmes. As it’s Sunday today, he can’t be coming back from work… At such a late hour all shops are closed, and he couldn’t buy alcohol. So he is coming back from a woman. But in this remote place there are only two women — Watson’s wife and mine. Consequently, as I’m coming back from Watson’s wife, …
- Watson, rascal, get up!!!
v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) destroy the morale of; dishearten. demoralization n. [french]
DEMOTIVATE
v. (-ting) (also absol.) Cause to lose motivation or incentive. demotivation n.
DENDROLOGY
n. The study of trees. dendrological adj. Dendrologist n. [greek dendron tree]
DENOMINATE
v. (-ting) give a name to, call, describe as. [latin: related to *nominate]
DENOUEMENT
n. (also denouement) 1 final unravelling of a plot or complicated situation.
- final scene in a play, novel, etc. [french, from latin nodus knot]
DENTIFRICE
n. Toothpaste or tooth powder. [latin: related to *dental, frico rub]
DEPARTMENT
n. - separate part of a complex whole, esp.: a a branch of administration (housing department). B a division of a school, college, etc., by subject (physics department). C a section of a large store (hardware department).
- colloq. Area of special expertise.
- administrative district, esp. In france. [french: related to *depart]
- store n. Large shop with many departments.
DEPENDABLE
adj. Reliable. dependability n. Dependableness n. Dependably adv.
DEPENDENCE
n. - depending or being dependent, esp. Financially.
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