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# English words: D

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · **D** · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

1197 words under D; 301–400 on this page.

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- [denim](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/denim/) — A strong cotton cloth, usually blue, used to make jeans, jackets, skirts and overalls.
- [denominate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/denominate/) — To denominate an amount or a price is to state it in a particular currency or unit. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [denomination](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/denomination/) — A denomination is one of the separate groups or branches of a religion, especially Christianity, such as Catholic, Anglican, Methodist or…
- [denominational](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/denominational/) — Denominational means belonging to or run by one particular branch of a religion, such as Catholic, Anglican, Methodist or Baptist.
- [denote](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/denote/) — To be a sign or symbol for something; to stand for. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [denounce](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/denounce/) — To say publicly and strongly that something or someone is wrong, bad or evil. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dense](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dense/) — Thick, with things packed closely together: "a dense forest", "dense fog".
- [density](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/density/) — Density is how much mass is packed into a certain amount of space; dense things are heavy for their size.
- [dent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dent/) — A small hollow made in a hard surface when something hits or presses it: «a dent in the car door».
- [dental](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dental/) — Dental means about teeth or about looking after teeth. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dented](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dented/) — Having a dent or dents; pushed in a little by being hit.
- [denticle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/denticle/) — One of the tiny tooth-like scales that cover the skin of sharks and rays, making it feel rough like sandpaper; also called «dermal…
- [dentine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dentine/) — The hard, yellowish layer that makes up most of a tooth, under the white enamel and around the soft pulp in the middle.
- [dentist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dentist/) — A dentist is a doctor who looks after people's teeth and gums: checks them, cleans them and fixes problems.
- [dentition](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dentition/) — Dentition is the set of teeth in a mouth: how many teeth there are, what kinds and how they are arranged.
- [denunciation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/denunciation/) — A public statement that strongly condemns someone or something as wrong or evil.
- [deny](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deny/) — To deny something is to say that it is not true. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deodorant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deodorant/) — Deodorant is a substance you put under your arms to stop or cover body smells caused by sweat.
- [depart](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depart/) — To leave, especially to start a journey. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [departed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/departed/) — Left a place, especially to start a journey (the train departed at 9:15). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [departeth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/departeth/) — «departeth» means «departs», a form of «depart»: (formal) To leave, especially to start a journey.
- [departing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/departing/) — Departing means leaving, going away from a place, especially for trains, buses and planes. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [department](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/department/) — A department is one part of a big organisation, such as a school, company, shop or government, that deals with one kind of work: the…
- [departure](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/departure/) — The act of leaving a place, especially to begin a journey.
- [depend](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depend/) — To depend on something means to change according to it: the answer depends on the numbers.
- [dependence](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dependence/) — Needing someone or something else for help or support. — Jewish tradition
- [dependency](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dependency/) — Relying on someone or something to survive, cope or work: «the baby's dependency on its parents».
- [dependent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dependent/) — Needing someone or something for support, help or money: «Babies are dependent on their parents.».
- [depict](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depict/) — To depict something means to show it in a picture, painting, statue or film.
- [depiction](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depiction/) — A depiction is a picture, description or performance that shows what someone or something is like.
- [deplete](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deplete/) — To use up a large amount of something so that there is much less left: «Overfishing has depleted fish stocks».
- [depleted](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depleted/) — Reduced in amount so that there is not much left; used up: «depleted supplies».
- [depletion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depletion/) — Depletion is when something gets used up so that there is much less of it left.
- [deploy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deploy/) — To deploy soldiers, ships or equipment is to send them to a place, ready to be used.
- [deployment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deployment/) — Sending soldiers, ships or equipment to a place so they are ready to act.
- [deport](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deport/) — To force someone to leave a country, usually because they are not allowed to live there or have broken the law.
- [deportation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deportation/) — Making a person leave a country by law, usually sending them back to the country they came from.
- [depose](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depose/) — To remove a ruler or leader from power, often by force. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deposit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deposit/) — To put money into a bank account. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deposition](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deposition/) — Deposition is when wind, water or ice drops sand, mud or stones it was carrying, building up new land such as beaches and deltas.
- [depositor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depositor/) — A person who puts money into a bank account.
- [depot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depot/) — A depot is a large building or yard where goods, vehicles or supplies are kept until they are needed.
- [depraved](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depraved/) — Morally bad or wicked, corrupted in behavior. — Jewish tradition
- [depreciation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depreciation/) — The loss of value of something as it gets older or is used, like a car being worth less each year.
- [depress](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depress/) — To depress someone is to make them feel very sad and without hope.
- [depressed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depressed/) — Very sad and without hope, often for a long time.
- [depression](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depression/) — Depression is an illness of the mind that makes a person feel very sad, empty, tired or hopeless for a long time, much more than ordinary…
- [deprive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deprive/) — To deprive someone of something is to take it away or not let them have it.
- [deprived](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deprived/) — Deprived means not having enough of the things people need for a good life, such as money, food, good homes or schools. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [depth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depth/) — Depth is how deep something is, how far it goes down from the top. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deputation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deputation/) — A deputation is a small group of people chosen to go and speak or ask for something on behalf of others.
- [depute](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/depute/) — To appoint someone to act for you or to do a task on your behalf. — Jewish tradition
- [deputy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deputy/) — A deputy is a person who acts for another and takes their place when needed. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [derail](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derail/) — When a train derails, its wheels come off the rails.
- [derby](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derby/) — A derby is a sports match between two local teams from the same city or area, which is often very exciting.
- [deride](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deride/) — To laugh at something with scorn and mock it. — Jewish tradition
- [derision](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derision/) — Unkind laughter or comments that show you think someone or something is stupid or worthless; mocking. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [derisive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derisive/) — Showing that you think someone or something is stupid or worthless; mocking: «a derisive laugh».
- [derisively](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derisively/) — In a way that mocks someone and shows you think they are silly, weak or wrong.
- [derivable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derivable/) — Derivable means able to be worked out, obtained or traced from something else.
- [derivation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derivation/) — The derivation of a word is where it comes from and how it was made, for example from Latin or from another English word. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [derive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derive/) — To derive something from something is to get it from there: to derive pleasure from reading. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [derived](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derived/) — Coming from or made from something else (a word derived from Latin). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dermal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dermal/) — Dermal means to do with the skin.
- [dermatitis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dermatitis/) — Dermatitis is a condition where the skin becomes red, itchy, sore or swollen, often because something irritates it or the body reacts to it.
- [dermis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dermis/) — The thick inner layer of the skin, under the epidermis, which holds blood vessels, nerves, hair roots and sweat glands.
- [derogatory](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/derogatory/) — Derogatory words or comments show a low opinion of someone and are meant to insult or put them down.
- [dervish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dervish/) — A dervish is a holy man from certain Muslim groups, often in the Middle East or Asia, who lives simply and gives himself to prayer.
- [des](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/des/) — «Des» means «some» before a plural noun: «des pommes» is «some apples». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [desalt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desalt/) — To desalt something is to remove salt from it, such as seawater or salty food.
- [descend](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/descend/) — To descend is to go or come down, or to move downwards. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [descendant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/descendant/) — A person who comes later in the same family line: a child, grandchild, great-grandchild and so on.
- [descendants](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/descendants/) — Your descendants are your children, their children, their children's children and so on into the future. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [descender](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/descender/) — The part of a lower-case letter that goes below the line, as in g, j, p, q and y; also a letter that has such a part.
- [descent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/descent/) — A descent is a way or act of going down, like going down a hill, stairs or from the sky. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [describe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/describe/) — To say or write what someone or something is like: how it looks, sounds, feels, smells or behaves. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [description](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/description/) — A description is words that tell what someone or something is like — how it looks, sounds, feels or behaves. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [descriptive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/descriptive/) — Telling what something is like. — Jewish tradition
- [descriptor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/descriptor/) — A word or phrase that describes something or tells you what kind of thing it is.
- [desert](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desert/) — A desert (DEZ-ert) is a large area of land that gets very little rain, so few plants grow; it may be sandy, rocky, hot or cold. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deserter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deserter/) — A person who leaves his own side and goes over to the enemy. — Jewish tradition
- [deserve](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deserve/) — If you deserve something, you should get it because of what you have done or what you are like. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deservedly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deservedly/) — Rightly, because someone has earned it or deserves it.
- [desiccate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desiccate/) — To desiccate something is to remove all the water from it so it becomes completely dry.
- [desiccation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desiccation/) — The process of drying something out completely, or the state of being very dry.
- [design](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/design/) — A design is a drawing or plan that shows how something will look or be made. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [designate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/designate/) — To choose someone or something officially for a job or purpose. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [designation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/designation/) — A designation is a name, title or label given to something or someone.
- [designed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/designed/) — Designed means planned and drawn before being made: she designed a poster. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [designer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/designer/) — A designer is a person whose job is to plan how things will look or work, such as clothes, buildings, games or websites.
- [desirable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desirable/) — Desirable means worth having or wanting; good, useful or attractive. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [desire](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desire/) — noun: A desire is a strong wish or longing for something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [desirous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desirous/) — Old or formal: wanting very much to have or do something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [desist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desist/) — To stop doing something, especially when told to: «desist from doing it». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [desk](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desk/) — A desk is a table where you sit to read, write or work, often with drawers.
- [desolate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desolate/) — Desolate means empty and bare, with no people or life. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [desolation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/desolation/) — Desolation is a state of being empty, ruined and bare, with nothing living. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [despair](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/despair/) — The feeling of having lost all hope. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [despairingly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/despairingly/) — In a hopeless way, as if you have given up all hope.
- [despatch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/despatch/) — To despatch something is to send it off, especially a parcel, letter or message. — everyday · Jewish tradition