n. - denying the truth or existence of a thing.

- refusal of a request or wish.

- disavowal of a leader etc.

n. Unit of weight measuring the fineness of silk, nylon, etc. [originally the name of a small coin, from latin *denarius]

v. (-ting) 1 (often foll. By that) be a sign of; indicate; mean.

- stand as a name for; signify. denotation n. [latin: related to *note]

adj. - of the teeth or dentistry.

- (of a consonant) produced with the tongue-tip against the upper front teeth (as th) or the ridge of the teeth (as n, s, t). [latin dens dent- tooth]

- floss n. Thread used to clean between the teeth.

- surgeon n. Dentist.

n. (brit. Dentine) hard dense tissue forming the bulk of a tooth.

v. (-ding) 1 make naked or bare.

- (foll. By of) strip of (covering, property, etc.). denudation n. [latin nudus naked]

n. Himalayan cedar. [sanskrit, = divine tree]

v. - a (often foll. By from) go away; leave. B (usu. Foll. By for) start; set out.

- (usu. Foll. By from) deviate (departs from good taste).

- esp. Formal or literary leave by death; die (departed this life). [latin dispertio divide]

v. - (often foll. By on, upon) be controlled or determined by (it depends on luck).

- (foll. By on, upon) a need (depends on his car). B rely on (i'm depending on good weather). [latin pendeo hang]

v. - represent in drawing or painting etc.

- portray in words; describe. depicter n. (also -tor). Depiction n. [latin: related to *picture]