English words: D

1197 words under D; 101–200 on this page.

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• deafen verb (deafen, deafens, deafened, deafening)
  To make so much noise that people cannot hear anything else, or can hardly hear for a while: «The music deafened us».
• deafening adjective (deafening, more deafening)
  A deafening noise is extremely loud, so loud you can hardly hear anything else.
• deafness noun (deafness — uncountable)
  Deafness is being unable to hear, or being able to hear only a little.
• deal verb (deal, deals, dealt, dealing); noun (a deal, deals)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A deal is an agreement between people, often in buying, selling or swapping.
• dealer noun (a dealer, dealers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dealer is a person or business that buys and sells a particular kind of thing, such as cars, art or antiques.
• dealings noun, plural (dealings); the singular «dealing» is used…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The business or contact that people or groups have with each other: «my dealings with the bank».
• dean noun (dean, deans); proper noun (Dean — a name)
  A dean is a person who is in charge of a part of a college or university, or of students.
• dear adjective (dear, dearer, dearest); noun (dear, dears)…
  Dear means loved or very much liked: «my dear friend».
• dearly adverb (dearly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very much: I love you dearly; she would dearly like a puppy.
• dearth noun (plural dearths)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dearth is a shortage, a time when there is not enough of something, such as food.
• death noun (death, deaths)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The end of life; when a person, animal or plant dies and stops living for ever.
• deathless adjective
  Deathless means that something never dies or never ends; it lasts for ever.
• deathly adjective (deathlier, deathliest); adverb (deathly pale)
  Deathly means like death, cold and still.
• debar nounJewish tradition
  Here only a part of a place name: Lo-debar, a town in Gilead east of the Jordan.
• debate noun (a debate, debates; debate, uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A debate is a formal discussion where people give arguments for and against an idea, often with rules and a vote at the end.
• debater noun (a debater, debaters)
  A person who takes part in a debate: a formal argument where speakers give reasons for and against an idea.
• debility noun
  Debility is great weakness of the body, when someone is ill and has no strength.
• debit noun (a debit, debits); verb…
  A debit is money taken out of a bank account.
• debris noun (debris — uncountable)
  Broken pieces left after something has been destroyed or has fallen: bits of wood, stone, glass.
• debt noun (a debt, debts; debt, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A debt is money that you owe to someone.
• debtor noun (plural debtors)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A debtor is a person who owes money to someone else.
• debug verb (debug, debugs, debugged, debugging)
  To find and fix the mistakes (bugs) in a computer program.
• debut noun (a debut, debuts); verb…
  The first time someone performs or appears in public, such as a singer's first concert or a player's first game.
• dec abbreviation (dec, Dec, dec.)
  Short for December, the twelfth and last month of the year (Dec).
• decade noun (a decade, decades)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A decade is a period of ten years.
• decapod noun (a decapod, decapods)
  A decapod is a crustacean with ten legs, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, prawn or crayfish.
• decay verb (decay, decays, decayed, decaying); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To rot or break down slowly, as dead plants, animals and food do.
• deceased adjective (deceased); noun (the deceased)
  Dead: her deceased grandfather.
• deceit noun (deceit, uncountable; a deceit)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Deceit is making someone believe something that is not true, to trick them.
• deceitful adjective (deceitful, more deceitful, most deceitful)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A deceitful person often lies or tricks people to make them believe things that are not true.
• deceitfully adverbJewish tradition
  In a tricky way, by lying or cheating so that someone is fooled.
• deceive verb (deceive, deceives, deceived, deceiving)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To deceive someone means to make them believe something that is not true, in order to trick them.
• deceiver noun (a deceiver, deceivers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A deceiver is a person who deceives, that is, tricks people into believing something false.
• decelerate verb (decelerate, decelerates, decelerated, decelerating)…
  To slow down; to go less fast.
• deceleration noun (deceleration, a deceleration)
  Deceleration is slowing down; the rate at which something's speed gets smaller.
• december noun (December)
  December is the twelfth and last month of the year.
• decent adjective (decent, more decent, most decent); adverb…
  Decent means good enough, of an acceptable or fairly good quality.
• decently adverb
  Decently means in a polite, fair and respectable way that people think is right.
• deception noun (deception, uncountable; a deception, deceptions)
  Making someone believe something that is not true; tricking or lying.
• deceptive adjective (deceptive; more deceptive, most deceptive)
  Giving a false idea or impression, so that something seems different from what it really is.
• deceptively adverb (deceptively)
  Deceptively means in a way that makes something seem different from what it really is: "the question looks deceptively easy" means it…
• decibel noun (a decibel, decibels — written dB)
  A decibel is a unit for measuring how loud a sound is.
• decide verb (decide, decides, decided, deciding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To decide is to make up your mind, to choose after thinking: I decided to stay.
• decidedly adverb (decidedly)
  Clearly and without any doubt; very much: it was decidedly colder.
• deciduous adjective (deciduous)
  Deciduous trees and bushes lose all their leaves every autumn (fall) and grow new ones in spring.
• decimal adjective (decimal); noun (a decimal, decimals)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A decimal (or decimal number) is a number written with a decimal point, such as 3.5 or 0.25, to show parts smaller than one.
• decimeter noun (decimeter, decimeters; British decimetre)
  A decimeter is a unit of length.
• decimetre noun (a decimetre, decimetres); decimeter (US)
  A decimetre is a unit of length equal to 10 centimetres, or one tenth of a metre.
• deciphered verb, past form of decipher…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Worked out the meaning of a secret code and turned it into plain words.
• decipherment noun (decipherment — usually uncountable)
  Decipherment is working out the meaning of a code, secret message or old writing that is hard to read.
• decision noun (decision, decisions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A decision is a choice you make after thinking about what to do: a hard decision.
• decisive adjective (decisive, more decisive, most decisive); adverb…
  Decisive describes a person who can make decisions quickly and firmly.
• deck noun (deck, decks); verb (deck, decks, decked — to decorate)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A deck is a set of playing cards.
• declaration noun (a declaration, declarations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A declaration is an official or important statement that says something clearly to everyone.
• declare verb (declare, declares, declared, declaring)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To declare is to say something clearly, firmly or officially, so everyone knows.
• declared verb, past of declare…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Declared is the past form of «declare»: said clearly, firmly or officially.
• decline verb (decline, declines, declined, declining); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To decline is to say no politely to an offer or invitation.
• declivity noun (plural declivities)
  A declivity is a slope going down, a downward slant of the ground, such as a hill or a bank.
• decode verb (decode, decodes, decoded, decoding)
  To decode a secret message or code is to change it back into normal words so you can understand it.
• decoding verb…
  Decoding means turning a secret code or message back into normal words so it can be read.
• decompose verb (decompose, decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
  To rot or break down slowly, as dead plants and animals do, with help from bacteria, fungi and small creatures.
• decomposition noun (decomposition, uncountable)
  The natural breaking down of dead plants and animals into simpler things, by bacteria, fungi and worms; rotting.
• decorate verb (decorate, decorates, decorated, decorating)
  To make something look nicer by adding pretty things: decorate the cake with icing.
• decoration noun…
  Something added to make a thing or place look pretty or special, like balloons, tinsel or ornaments.
• decorative adjective (decorative, more decorative, most decorative)
  Decorative means used to make something look pretty or attractive, rather than to be useful.
• decorator noun (decorator, decorators)
  A person whose job is painting and wallpapering rooms and houses.
• decoy noun (a decoy, decoys); verb…
  A decoy is a person or thing used to trick someone and lead them away or into a trap.
• decrease verb (decrease, decreases, decreased, decreasing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To decrease is to become smaller or fewer in size, number or amount.
• decree noun (a decree, decrees); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A decree is an official order given by a ruler, a government or a court.
• decreed verb form (decree, decrees, decreed, decreeing); noun decreeeveryday · Jewish tradition
  If a ruler or government decreed something, they gave an official order.
• decrepit adjective (decrepit, more decrepit, most decrepit)
  Decrepit means old, weak and worn out, often from age or hard use.
• ded nounJewish tradition
  A broken piece of the word "intended," split by a line break in old printing.
• dedicate verb (dedicate, dedicates, dedicated, dedicating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To dedicate something is to give it to a person or purpose, often out of love or respect.
• dedicated adjective (dedicated, more dedicated); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dedicated person works very hard at something because they care about it a lot.
• dedication noun (dedication, dedications)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Hard work and loyalty to a task or a purpose over a long time: «Her dedication to swimming won her the medal».
• deduce verbJewish tradition
  To work out a conclusion by thinking carefully from clues or facts.
• deduct verb (deduct, deducts, deducted, deducting); noun deduction
  To take away an amount from a total, such as money or points.
• deduction noun (a deduction, deductions; deduction, uncountable)
  An amount taken away from a total (a deduction from your pay).
• deed noun (a deed, deeds); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Something that someone does on purpose, especially something very good or very bad: «a good deed», «evil deeds».
• deem verb (deem, deems, deemed, deeming) — formaleveryday · Jewish tradition
  To consider or judge something in a particular way (The water was deemed safe).
• deep adjective (deep, deeper, deepest); adverb (deep)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Deep means going far down from the top.
• deepening verb form (deepen, deepens, deepened, deepening); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Deepening means becoming or making something deeper, so it goes further down.
• deeply adverb (deeply, more deeply, most deeply)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very much; strongly, as in feelings.
• deepness nounJewish tradition
  How deep something is, or its depth.
• deer noun (a deer, deer — plural is the same)
  A deer is a wild animal with long thin legs and brown fur that eats plants and runs fast.
• deerskin noun (deerskin, uncountable; a deerskin, deerskins)
  The skin of a deer, especially when made into soft leather for clothes, shoes or bags.
• defamation noun (uncountable; a defamation case)
  Defamation is saying or writing something untrue about a person that damages their good name.
• default noun (default, defaults); verb…
  The setting or choice that a computer, phone or game uses unless you change it: «the default font».
• defeasible adjective (defeasible; not compared)
  Defeasible means able to be cancelled or overturned, for example a right, a contract or a conclusion that may be undone by new facts.
• defeat verb (defeat, defeats, defeated, defeating); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To defeat means to win against someone in a game, fight, war or vote: "we defeated the visiting team".
• defecate verb (defecate, defecates, defecated, defecating)
  To pass solid waste (poo) out of the body through the bottom.
• defect noun (a defect, defects); verb…
  noun: A defect is a fault or flaw that makes something not work properly or not look right.
• defective adjective (defective; more defective, most defective)
  Not working properly because something is wrong with it; having a fault.
• defence noun (defence, defences); American spelling «defense»everyday · Jewish tradition
  Defence is protecting yourself or something against attack or danger.
• defenceless adjective (defenceless, more defenceless, most defenceless)
  Defenceless means having no protection, and unable to fight back or guard yourself.
• defend verb (defend, defends, defended, defending)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To defend someone or something is to protect it from attack or harm.
• defendant noun (defendant, defendants)
  A defendant is a person accused of a crime in a court of law, who must answer the charge.
• defender noun (a defender, defenders)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who protects someone or something from attack or harm.
• defensible adjectiveJewish tradition
  Able to be defended or justified as reasonable.
• defensive adjective (defensive, more defensive); noun…
  Defensive means used or made to protect against attack (a defensive wall).

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