| discursively | (adv) in a rambling manner, Syn. ramblingly |
| discursiveness | (n) the quality of being discursive |
| discus | (n) an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible |
| discus | (n) a disk used in throwing competitions, Syn. saucer |
| discussant | (n) a participant in a formal discussion |
| discussion | (n) an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic, Syn. treatment, discourse, Example: the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic; his treatment of the race question is badly biased |
| discussion | (n) an exchange of views on some topic, Syn. give-and-take, word, Example: we had a good discussion; we had a word or two about it |
| Discubitory | a. [ L. discumbere, discubitum, to lie down, recline at table; dis- + cumbere (in comp.) to lie down. ] Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Disculpate | v. t. I almost fear you think I begged it, but I can disculpate myself. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Disculpation | n. [ Cf. F. disculpation. ] Exculpation. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Disculpatory | a. Tending to exculpate; exculpatory. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discumbency | n. [ From L. discumbens, p. pr. of discumbere. See Discubitory. ] The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discumber | v. t. [ Pref. dis- + cumber: cf. OF. descombrer. ] To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber. [ Archaic ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discure | v. t. [ See Discover. ] To discover; to reveal; to discoure. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] I will, if please you it discure, assay |
| Discurrent | a. Not current or free to circulate; not in use. [ Obs. ] Sir E. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discursion | n. [ LL. discursio a running different ways. See Discourse. ] The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from thought to thought. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discursist | n. A discourser. [ Obs. ] L. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] |