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English Word Dictionary

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dennstaedtia

noun · chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae

denominationally

adverb · with respect to denomination

Example: denominationally diverse audiences

dent

noun · an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

denude

verb · lay bare

Example: denude a forest

depart

verb · move away from a place into another direction

Example: Go away before I start to cry

department of agriculture

noun · the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

department of energy intelligence

noun · an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community

depend

verb · have faith or confidence in

Example: you can count on me to help you any time

dependable

adjective · worthy of reliance or trust

Example: a reliable source of information

dependably

adverb · in a faithful manner

Example: it always came on, faithfully, like the radio

depersonalize

verb · make impersonal or present as an object

Example: Will computers depersonalize human interactions?

depict

verb · give a description of

Example: He drew an elaborate plan of attack

deplorable

adjective · bad; unfortunate

Example: my finances were in a deplorable state

deplorably

adverb · in an unfortunate or deplorable manner

Example: he was sadly neglected

depokene

noun · anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures

depopulate

verb · reduce in population

Example: The epidemic depopulated the countryside

depose

verb · make a deposition; declare under oath

deprecate

verb · belittle

Example: The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts

depreciating

adjective · tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value

Example: a depreciating currency

depreciatory

adjective · tending to diminish or disparage

Example: belittling comments

depressing

adjective · causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

Example: the economic outlook is depressing

depressurize

verb · decrease the pressure of

Example: depressurize the cabin in the air plane

derelict

adjective · in deplorable condition

Example: a street of bedraggled tenements

derisively

adverb · in a disrespectful and mocking manner

Example: `Sorry,' she repeated derisively

derogative

adjective · expressive of low opinion

Example: derogatory comments

desalinate

verb · remove salt from

Example: desalinate water

desalinise

verb · remove salt from

Example: desalinate water

descend

verb · come as if by falling

Example: Night fell

descendent

adjective · proceeding by descent from an ancestor

Example: descendent gene

descriptively

adverb · by giving a description

Example: these topics need to be treated not just descriptively

desensitization technique

noun · a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished

deserved

adjective · properly deserved

Example: a merited success

deservedly

adverb · as deserved

Example: he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season

desex

verb · make infertile

Example: in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized

designedly

adverb · with intention; in an intentional manner

Example: he used that word intentionally

desirable

adjective · worth having or seeking or achieving

Example: a desirable job

desired

adjective · greatly desired

desolately

adverb · in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects

despicably

adverb · in a despicable manner

Example: he acted despicably

despitefully

adverb · in a maliciously spiteful manner

Example: pray for them that despitefully use us

destabilize

verb · make unstable

Example: Terrorism destabilized the government

desynchronise

verb · cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times

detect

verb · discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

Example: She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water

detected

adjective · perceived with the mind

Example: he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice

detecting

noun · a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

Example: detection is hard on the feet

detention home

noun · an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)

deterge

verb · wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body

Example: This drug is powerful enough to deterge

determine

verb · reach, make, or come to a decision about something

Example: We finally decided after lengthy deliberations

detest

verb · dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

Example: I hate Mexican food

detestably

adverb · in an offensive and hateful manner

Example: I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably

dethaw

verb · become or cause to become soft or liquid

Example: The sun melted the ice

detoxify

verb · treat for alcohol or drug dependence

Example: He was detoxified in the clinic

detransitivize

verb · intransitivize

Example: removing the object will intransitivize the verbs