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Deflagrate
- verb - burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated"
- cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity; "care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated"
Deflations
- noun - (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"
- a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
- the act of letting the air out of something
Deflecting
- verb - draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
- to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve
- turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
Deflection
- noun - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
- a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
- the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
- the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
- the property of being bent or deflected
Deflective
- adjective - capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
Deflectors
- noun - a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)
Deflexions
- noun - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
- the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
- the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
- the property of being bent or deflected
Deflowered
- verb - deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
- make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
Deflowerer
- - One who deflowers; a ravisher.
Defoliants
- noun - a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off