Anonymous  +  443869 Sun, 18 Nov 07 10:22 PM Hello all, Wish you a good day, I have a good dictionary, but I do not find a few words in it, Could I ask you what do they mean ? dismiss dimitter deferment ("a student draft deferment") VS deferral Thank you by advance :-) Anonymous

	Feebs11  +  443884 Mon, 19 Nov 07 01:11 AM It cannot be a particularly good dictionary if you cannot find "dismiss" in it. Here is an online site that may be better: http://www.onelook.com/ dismiss = • verb 1 order or allow to leave; send away. 2 discharge from employment. 3 regard as unworthy of consideration. 4 Law refuse further hearing to (a case). 5 Cricket end the innings of (a batsman or side). deferment =  –noun 1. the act of deferring or putting off; postponement. 2. a temporary exemption from induction into military service. There is no such word as "dimitter". Perhaps you meant "dismisser"? Deferral is the same as deferment. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015 Nouns, Verbs, Regards, Cricket