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Derision
- noun - contemptuous laughter
- the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Derisive
- adjective - abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
Derisory
- adjective - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
Derivate
- - Derived; derivative. [R.] H. Taylor. -- n. A thing derived; a derivative.
Deriving
- verb - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- come from; "The present name derives from an older form"
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
- obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Derogate
- verb - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
Derricks
- noun - a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
- a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
Derriere
- noun - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"