D — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12dealingsThe business or contact that people or groups have with each other: «my dealings with the bank».9 sentencesdeanA dean is a person who is in charge of a part of a college or university, or of students.9 sentencesdearDear means loved or very much liked: «my dear friend».14 sentencesdearlyVery much.11 sentencesdearthA dearth is a shortage, a time when there is not enough of something, such as food.4 sentencesdeathThe end of life; when a person, animal or plant dies and stops living for ever.13 sentencesdeathlessDeathless means that something never dies or never ends; it lasts for ever.4 sentencesdeathlyDeathly means like death, cold and still.5 sentencesdebateA debate is a formal discussion where people give arguments for and against an idea, often with rules and a vote at the end.11 sentencesdebaterA person who takes part in a debate: a formal argument where speakers give reasons for and against an idea.9 sentencesdebilityDebility is great weakness of the body, when someone is ill and has no strength.3 sentencesdebitA debit is money taken out of a bank account.10 sentencesdebrisBroken pieces left after something has been destroyed or has fallen: bits of wood, stone, glass.9 sentencesdebtA debt is money that you owe to someone.11 sentencesdebtorA debtor is a person who owes money to someone else.4 sentencesdebugTo find and fix the mistakes (bugs) in a computer program.10 sentencesdebutThe first time someone performs or appears in public, such as a singer's first concert or a player's first game.10 sentencesdecShort for December, the twelfth and last month of the year (Dec).10 sentencesdecadeA decade is a period of ten years.9 sentencesdecapodA decapod is a crustacean with ten legs, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, prawn or crayfish.7 sentencesdecayTo rot or break down slowly, as dead plants, animals and food do.10 sentencesdeceasedDead: her deceased grandfather.9 sentencesdeceitDeceit is making someone believe something that is not true, to trick them.9 sentencesdeceitfulA deceitful person often lies or tricks people to make them believe things that are not true.9 sentencesdeceiveTo deceive someone means to make them believe something that is not true, in order to trick them.10 sentencesdeceiverA deceiver is a person who deceives, that is, tricks people into believing something false.8 sentencesdecelerateTo slow down; to go less fast.7 sentencesdecelerationDeceleration is slowing down; the rate at which something's speed gets smaller.7 sentencesdecemberDecember is the twelfth and last month of the year. It has 31 days. It comes after November; January follows it.13 sentencesdecentDecent means good enough, of an acceptable or fairly good quality.15 sentencesdecentlyDecently means in a polite, fair and respectable way that people think is right.11 sentencesdeceptionMaking someone believe something that is not true; tricking or lying.9 sentencesdeceptiveGiving a false idea or impression, so that something seems different from what it really is.8 sentencesdeceptivelyDeceptively means in a way that makes something seem different from what it really is.9 sentencesdecibelA decibel is a unit for measuring how loud a sound is.7 sentencesdecideTo decide is to make up your mind, to choose after thinking.13 sentencesdecidedlyClearly and without any doubt; very much: it was decidedly colder.11 sentencesdeciduousDeciduous trees and bushes lose all their leaves every autumn (fall) and grow new ones in spring.9 sentencesdecimalA 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.13 sentencesdecimeterA decimeter is a unit of length. A decimeter is 10 centimeters, and a meter is 10 decimeters.9 sentencesdecimetreA decimetre is a unit of length equal to 10 centimetres, or one tenth of a metre. It is written dm.10 sentencesdecipheredWorked out the meaning of a secret code and turned it into plain words.10 sentencesdeciphermentDecipherment is working out the meaning of a code, secret message or old writing that is hard to read.7 sentencesdecisionA decision is a choice you make after thinking about what to do: a hard decision.11 sentencesdecisiveDecisive describes a person who can make decisions quickly and firmly.9 sentencesdeckA deck is a set of playing cards. A usual deck has 52 cards.14 sentencesdeclarationA declaration is an official or important statement that says something clearly to everyone.11 sentencesdeclareTo declare is to say something clearly, firmly or officially, so everyone knows.11 sentencesdeclaredDeclared is the past form of «declare»: said clearly, firmly or officially.10 sentencesdeclineTo decline is to say no politely to an offer or invitation.11 sentencesdeclivityA declivity is a slope going down, a downward slant of the ground, such as a hill or a bank.4 sentencesdecodeTo decode a secret message or code is to change it back into normal words so you can understand it.11 sentencesdecodingDecoding means turning a secret code or message back into normal words so it can be read.10 sentencesdecomposeTo rot or break down slowly, as dead plants and animals do, with help from bacteria, fungi and small creatures.10 sentencesdecompositionThe natural breaking down of dead plants and animals into simpler things, by bacteria, fungi and worms; rotting.9 sentencesdecorateTo make something look nicer by adding pretty things: decorate the cake with icing.10 sentencesdecorationSomething added to make a thing or place look pretty or special, like balloons, tinsel or ornaments.10 sentencesdecorativeDecorative means used to make something look pretty or attractive, rather than to be useful.9 sentencesdecoratorA person whose job is painting and wallpapering rooms and houses.9 sentencesdecoyA decoy is a person or thing used to trick someone and lead them away or into a trap.10 sentencesdecreaseTo decrease is to become smaller or fewer in size, number or amount.11 sentencesdecreeA decree is an official order given by a ruler, a government or a court.12 sentencesdecreedIf a ruler or government decreed something, they gave an official order.9 sentencesdecrepitDecrepit means old, weak and worn out, often from age or hard use.5 sentencesdedicateTo dedicate something is to give it to a person or purpose, often out of love or respect.6 sentencesdedicatedA dedicated person works very hard at something because they care about it a lot.12 sentencesdedicationHard work and loyalty to a task or a purpose over a long time: «Her dedication to swimming won her the medal».12 sentencesdeductTo take away an amount from a total, such as money or points.7 sentencesdeductionAn amount taken away from a total (a deduction from your pay).9 sentencesdeedSomething that someone does on purpose, especially something very good or very bad: «a good deed», «evil deeds».11 sentencesdeemTo consider or judge something in a particular way (The water was deemed safe).9 sentencesdeepDeep means going far down from the top. A deep pool has a lot of water.16 sentencesdeepeningDeepening means becoming or making something deeper, so it goes further down.9 sentencesdeeplyVery much; strongly, as in feelings.13 sentencesdeerA deer is a wild animal with long thin legs and brown fur that eats plants and runs fast.11 sentencesdeerskinThe skin of a deer, especially when made into soft leather for clothes, shoes or bags.8 sentencesdefamationDefamation is saying or writing something untrue about a person that damages their good name.8 sentencesdefaultThe setting or choice that a computer, phone or game uses unless you change it: «the default font».15 sentencesdefeasibleDefeasible means able to be cancelled or overturned, for example a right, a contract or a conclusion that may be undone by new facts.7 sentencesdefeatTo defeat means to win against someone in a game, fight, war or vote.17 sentencesdefecateTo pass solid waste (poo) out of the body through the bottom.6 sentencesdefectnoun.13 sentencesdefectiveNot working properly because something is wrong with it; having a fault.8 sentencesdefenceDefence is protecting yourself or something against attack or danger.12 sentencesdefencelessDefenceless means having no protection, and unable to fight back or guard yourself.4 sentencesdefendTo defend someone or something is to protect it from attack or harm.11 sentencesdefendantA defendant is a person accused of a crime in a court of law, who must answer the charge.4 sentencesdefenderA person who protects someone or something from attack or harm.12 sentencesdefensiveDefensive means used or made to protect against attack (a defensive wall).12 sentencesdeferTo put off something until later; to delay: the meeting was deferred until next week.10 sentencesdeferencePolite respect shown to someone by accepting their opinion or wishes, often because they are older, wiser or more important.9 sentencesdeferentialShowing great respect and politeness to someone, often by agreeing with them or letting them decide: «a deferential bow».7 sentencesdeferralThe act of putting something off until a later time; a delay that is allowed: «the deferral of the exam».8 sentencesdefianceDefiance is bold refusal to obey, or open resistance to someone in power.5 sentencesdefiantDefiant means openly refusing to obey or to do what you are told.10 sentencesdefiantlyDefiantly means in a way that shows you refuse to obey or are openly standing up against someone or something.7 sentencesdefibrillatorA machine that gives an electric shock to the chest to make a heart that has stopped beating properly start a normal rhythm again.7 sentencesdeficiencyA deficiency is a lack of something that is needed, not having enough of it.9 sentencesdeficientNot having enough of something that is needed, especially in the body or diet: «deficient in iron».9 sentencesdeficitAn amount by which something is too small: how much is missing compared with what is needed.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/2/