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# English words: D

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1197 words under D; 201–300 on this page.

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- [defer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defer/) — To put off something until later; to delay: the meeting was deferred until next week. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deference](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deference/) — Polite respect shown to someone by accepting their opinion or wishes, often because they are older, wiser or more important. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deferential](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deferential/) — Showing great respect and politeness to someone, often by agreeing with them or letting them decide: «a deferential bow».
- [deferral](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deferral/) — The act of putting something off until a later time; a delay that is allowed: «the deferral of the exam».
- [defiance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defiance/) — Defiance is bold refusal to obey, or open resistance to someone in power.
- [defiant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defiant/) — Defiant means openly refusing to obey or to do what you are told: "a defiant child folded his arms".
- [defiantly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defiantly/) — Defiantly means in a way that shows you refuse to obey or are openly standing up against someone or something.
- [defibrillator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defibrillator/) — A machine that gives an electric shock to the chest to make a heart that has stopped beating properly start a normal rhythm again.
- [deficiency](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deficiency/) — A deficiency is a lack of something that is needed, not having enough of it.
- [deficient](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deficient/) — Not having enough of something that is needed, especially in the body or diet: «deficient in iron».
- [deficit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deficit/) — An amount by which something is too small: how much is missing compared with what is needed.
- [defile](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defile/) — A defile is a narrow path or valley between high rocks or hills, where only a few can pass at a time. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [defiled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defiled/) — Defiled means made dirty, spoiled or unfit to use, often by something nasty. — Jewish tradition
- [defiledst](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defiledst/) — «defiledst» means «you defiled», a form of «defile»: (noun) A defile is a narrow path or valley between high rocks or hills, where only a…
- [define](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/define/) — To say exactly what a word or idea means: «Can you define 'habitat'?».
- [defined](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defined/) — Clear and easy to see or understand (a clearly defined edge).
- [defining](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defining/) — Most important in showing what someone or something is really like: «a defining moment».
- [definite](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/definite/) — Definite means clear, sure and fixed, with no doubt. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [definitely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/definitely/) — Definitely means certainly, without any doubt. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [definition](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/definition/) — A statement of what a word or idea means. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [definitive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/definitive/) — Final and settled, so that nobody can argue with or change it: «a definitive answer».
- [deflation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deflation/) — Letting the air or gas out of something, so it gets smaller and softer: «the deflation of a tyre».
- [deflect](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deflect/) — To deflect something means to make it change direction, especially by hitting it, like a ball bouncing off a player.
- [deflection](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deflection/) — A change in direction when something bounces off or is pushed sideways: «The ball went in off a deflection».
- [deforestation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deforestation/) — Deforestation is the cutting down or burning of large areas of forest, so the trees are gone and the land is used for something else.
- [deform](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deform/) — To change the normal shape of something, often by bending, squashing or stretching it: «Heat deformed the plastic».
- [deformation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deformation/) — Deformation is a change in the shape of something, for example when it is bent, squashed or stretched.
- [deformed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deformed/) — Deformed means having a shape that has been changed or twisted, so it is not the usual or proper shape.
- [deformity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deformity/) — A deformity is a part of the body that has an unusual or twisted shape, from birth or after illness or injury. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [defraud](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defraud/) — To trick someone out of money, property or rights by lying or cheating: «He defrauded old people of their savings». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [defray](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defray/) — To pay some or all of the cost of something: «to defray the costs».
- [defrost](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defrost/) — To let frozen food become unfrozen before cooking or eating: «Defrost the chicken in the fridge».
- [defy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/defy/) — To defy someone is to refuse openly to obey them. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [degenerate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/degenerate/) — To degenerate is to get worse, falling from a good state into a worse one. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [degrade](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/degrade/) — To make something worse in quality or condition: pollution degrades the soil.
- [degree](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/degree/) — A degree is a unit for measuring how hot or cold something is. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dehydrated](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dehydrated/) — Having lost too much water from the body, so you feel thirsty, tired, dizzy or have a headache.
- [dehydration](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dehydration/) — Dehydration is when your body does not have enough water, which can make you thirsty, tired, dizzy and give you a headache.
- [deign](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deign/) — To deign is to agree to do something that you think is beneath your dignity; a grand person may deign to do a small thing (old use).
- [deinonychus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deinonychus/) — A meat-eating dinosaur about 3 metres long that ran on two legs and had a large curved claw on each foot.
- [deity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deity/) — A deity is a god or goddess. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dejected](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dejected/) — Sad and without hope, often after a failure or a disappointment; low in spirits.
- [dejection](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dejection/) — Dejection is a feeling of sadness and low spirits, with no hope or energy.
- [delay](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delay/) — A delay is a time when something happens later than planned. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delectable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delectable/) — Delectable means very pleasing, especially to the taste or the eye. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delegate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delegate/) — A person chosen to speak, vote or act for a group, especially at a meeting or conference.
- [delete](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delete/) — To delete means to take away or wipe out something, like a photo, a file or a word.
- [deletion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deletion/) — The act of removing something, such as words from a text or a file from a computer.
- [deliberate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deliberate/) — Something deliberate is done on purpose, not by accident.
- [deliberately](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deliberately/) — On purpose; meaning to do it, not by accident.
- [deliberation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deliberation/) — Deliberation is careful and long thinking or talking about something before deciding.
- [delicacy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delicacy/) — A delicacy is a special, unusual or expensive food that people think is very tasty. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delicate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delicate/) — Delicate means easily broken or damaged, so it needs gentle care. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delicately](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delicately/) — Gently and carefully, so as not to break or hurt something: «She held the eggshell delicately». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delicious](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delicious/) — Delicious means tasting or smelling very good.
- [deliciously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deliciously/) — In a very pleasant way, especially to the taste or the smell, or in a way that gives great enjoyment.
- [delight](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delight/) — Delight is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delighted](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delighted/) — Very pleased and happy. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delightful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delightful/) — Delightful means giving great joy or pleasure; very nice. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delightfully](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delightfully/) — In a way that gives great pleasure or joy.
- [delilah](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delilah/) — The woman Samson loved in the valley of Sorek. — Jewish tradition
- [delineated](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delineated/) — Described or explained clearly and in detail: «The rules are clearly delineated in the handbook».
- [delineation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delineation/) — A drawing or outline that shows the shape of something.
- [delinquent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delinquent/) — A delinquent, or juvenile delinquent, is a young person who keeps breaking the law or behaving badly.
- [delirium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delirium/) — A confused, wild state of mind, often from fever or illness. — Jewish tradition
- [deliver](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deliver/) — To deliver means to take letters, parcels or goods to a place or person: the postman delivers the post. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deliverance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deliverance/) — Deliverance is being rescued or set free from danger, suffering or evil. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deliverer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deliverer/) — A person who sets others free or rescues them from danger or trouble. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delivereth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delivereth/) — «delivereth» means «delivers», a form of «deliver»: To deliver means to take letters, parcels or goods to a place or person: the postman…
- [delivery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delivery/) — Taking letters, parcels or goods to the place they are sent to. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dell](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dell/) — A small valley or hollow, usually with trees and grass around it.
- [delphic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delphic/) — Relating to Delphi, an old Greek town with a famous shrine.
- [delta](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delta/) — A flat, often triangle-shaped area of land where a river splits into many smaller streams before it flows into the sea, made from mud and…
- [delude](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delude/) — To delude someone means to trick them into believing something that is not true.
- [deluge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deluge/) — A deluge is a very heavy fall of rain or a great flood.
- [delusion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delusion/) — A false belief about something, held even though it is not true. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [delusional](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delusional/) — A delusional person firmly believes things that are not true, even when shown clear proof, often because of an illness.
- [delve](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/delve/) — To dig into the ground. — Jewish tradition
- [demand](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demand/) — To demand means to ask for something firmly, as if you have the right to it: she demanded an answer. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [demarcate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demarcate/) — To demarcate something is to mark or set its edges or limits clearly.
- [demeanour](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demeanour/) — Someone's demeanour is the way they look and behave, which shows their mood or character. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dementia](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dementia/) — An illness of the brain, most often in old people, that slowly makes it hard to remember things, think clearly, find words and look after…
- [demesne](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demesne/) — The land that belongs to a lord or a great house, around his home.
- [demise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demise/) — The death of a person.
- [demo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demo/) — A demonstration: showing how something works or is done.
- [democracy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/democracy/) — Democracy is a way of running a country in which the people choose their leaders by voting.
- [democrat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/democrat/) — A person who believes in democracy, where people choose their leaders by voting and everyone has equal rights.
- [democratic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/democratic/) — Based on democracy: a system where people choose their leaders by voting and have equal rights.
- [demographer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demographer/) — A scientist who studies populations: how many people live in a place, how old they are, how many are born, die or move.
- [demographic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demographic/) — A demographic is a group of people with something in common, such as age or where they live, especially when studied or targeted by sellers.
- [demolish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demolish/) — To knock something down completely so that it is destroyed. — Jewish tradition
- [demon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demon/) — A demon is an evil spirit; Christians believe demons are fallen angels who oppose God. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [demoniac](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demoniac/) — Like a demon; wild, fierce, or as if possessed by an evil spirit.
- [demonstrably](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demonstrably/) — In a way that can be clearly shown or proved: you can point to facts that show it is true.
- [demonstrate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demonstrate/) — To demonstrate is to show how something works or how to do something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [demonstration](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demonstration/) — A demonstration is showing people how to do something or how something works. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [demote](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/demote/) — To demote someone is to move them to a lower rank, job or level.
- [den](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/den/) — The home of a wild animal, often hidden, like a fox's or lion's den or a bear's cave. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dengue](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dengue/) — A tropical disease spread by the bite of certain mosquitoes, causing high fever, headache and very painful muscles and joints.
- [denial](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/denial/) — A denial is saying that something is not true.