Dis

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dis \Dis\, prop. n. [L.]
     The god Pluto, god of the underworld; also called {Dis
     Pater}. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  dis \dis\ v. t. [shortened from disrespect.] [imp. & p. p.
     {dissed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {dissing}.]
     to treat in a disrespectful manner; to insult, disparage or
     belittle. [slang]
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dis- \dis-\ (?; 258)
     1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d['e]s, or sometimes
        d['e]-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as {di-}before b, d,
        g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or
        di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and
        duo, E. two. See {Two}, and cf. {Bi-}, {Di-}, {Dia-}. Dis-
        denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute,
        disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative
        and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also
        intensive, as in dissever.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Walker's rule of pronouncing this prefix is, that the s
           ought always to be pronounced like z, when the next
           syllable is accented and begins with "a flat mute [b,
           d, v, g, z], a liquid [l, m, n, r], or a vowel; as,
           disable, disease, disorder, disuse, disband, disdain,
           disgrace, disvalue, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismay,
           dismember, dismiss, dismount, disnatured, disrank,
           disrelish, disrobe." Dr. Webster's example in
           disapproving of Walker's rule and pronouncing dis-as
           diz in only one (disease) of the above words, is
           followed by recent ortho["e]pists. See {Disable},
           {Disgrace}, and the other words, beginning with dis-,
           in this Dictionary.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A prefix from Gr. di`s- twice. See {Di-}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dis
       n : god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto [syn: {Orcus}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "Dis":
     Agdistis, Aides, Aidoneus, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares,
     Artemis, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Cerberus, Ceres, Charon, Cora,
     Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysus,
     Dis pater, Erebus, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Hel,
     Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion,
     Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur,
     Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore,
     Kronos, Loki, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Minos, Mithras,
     Momus, Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Osiris,
     Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Poseidon,
     Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhadamanthus, Rhea, Satan, Saturn, Tellus,
     Venus, Vesta, Vulcan, Zeus
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  DIS
       Defense Information System (mil., USA)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  DIS
       Digital Identification Signal (HDLC)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  DIS
       Draft International Standard (ISO)