D — The school dictionary · page 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12defileA defile is a narrow path or valley between high rocks or hills, where only a few can pass at a time.5 sentencesdefineTo say exactly what a word or idea means: «Can you define 'habitat'?».11 sentencesdefinedClear and easy to see or understand (a clearly defined edge).11 sentencesdefiningMost important in showing what someone or something is really like: «a defining moment».9 sentencesdefiniteDefinite means clear, sure and fixed, with no doubt.11 sentencesdefinitelyDefinitely means certainly, without any doubt.12 sentencesdefinitionA statement of what a word or idea means.10 sentencesdefinitiveFinal and settled, so that nobody can argue with or change it: «a definitive answer».9 sentencesdeflationLetting the air or gas out of something, so it gets smaller and softer: «the deflation of a tyre».10 sentencesdeflectTo deflect something means to make it change direction, especially by hitting it, like a ball bouncing off a player.10 sentencesdeflectionA change in direction when something bounces off or is pushed sideways: «The ball went in off a deflection».9 sentencesdeforestationDeforestation is the cutting down or burning of large areas of forest, so the trees are gone and the land is used for something else.7 sentencesdeformTo change the normal shape of something, often by bending, squashing or stretching it: «Heat deformed the plastic».8 sentencesdeformationDeformation is a change in the shape of something, for example when it is bent, squashed or stretched.8 sentencesdeformedDeformed means having a shape that has been changed or twisted, so it is not the usual or proper shape.9 sentencesdeformityA deformity is a part of the body that has an unusual or twisted shape, from birth or after illness or injury.8 sentencesdefraudTo trick someone out of money, property or rights by lying or cheating: «He defrauded old people of their savings».8 sentencesdefrayTo pay some or all of the cost of something: «to defray the costs».7 sentencesdefrostTo let frozen food become unfrozen before cooking or eating: «Defrost the chicken in the fridge».9 sentencesdefyTo defy someone is to refuse openly to obey them.6 sentencesdegenerateTo degenerate is to get worse, falling from a good state into a worse one.5 sentencesdegradeTo make something worse in quality or condition: pollution degrades the soil.11 sentencesdegreeA degree is a unit for measuring how hot or cold something is. Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.16 sentencesdehydratedHaving lost too much water from the body, so you feel thirsty, tired, dizzy or have a headache.10 sentencesdehydrationDehydration is when your body does not have enough water, which can make you thirsty, tired, dizzy and give you a headache.9 sentencesdeignTo 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).4 sentencesdeinonychusA meat-eating dinosaur about 3 metres long that ran on two legs and had a large curved claw on each foot. The name means «terrible claw».9 sentencesdeityA deity is a god or goddess.8 sentencesdejectedSad and without hope, often after a failure or a disappointment; low in spirits.10 sentencesdejectionDejection is a feeling of sadness and low spirits, with no hope or energy.4 sentencesdelayA delay is a time when something happens later than planned.11 sentencesdelectableDelectable means very pleasing, especially to the taste or the eye.5 sentencesdelegateA person chosen to speak, vote or act for a group, especially at a meeting or conference.10 sentencesdeleteTo delete means to take away or wipe out something, like a photo, a file or a word.10 sentencesdeletionThe act of removing something, such as words from a text or a file from a computer.9 sentencesdeliberateSomething deliberate is done on purpose, not by accident.12 sentencesdeliberatelyOn purpose; meaning to do it, not by accident.9 sentencesdeliberationDeliberation is careful and long thinking or talking about something before deciding.10 sentencesdelicacyA delicacy is a special, unusual or expensive food that people think is very tasty.10 sentencesdelicateDelicate means easily broken or damaged, so it needs gentle care.12 sentencesdelicatelyGently and carefully, so as not to break or hurt something: «She held the eggshell delicately».13 sentencesdeliciousDelicious means tasting or smelling very good.10 sentencesdeliciouslyIn a very pleasant way, especially to the taste or the smell, or in a way that gives great enjoyment.4 sentencesdelightDelight is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure.13 sentencesdelightedVery pleased and happy.11 sentencesdelightfulDelightful means giving great joy or pleasure; very nice.4 sentencesdelightfullyIn a way that gives great pleasure or joy.4 sentencesdelineatedDescribed or explained clearly and in detail: «The rules are clearly delineated in the handbook».9 sentencesdelineationA drawing or outline that shows the shape of something.5 sentencesdelinquentA delinquent, or juvenile delinquent, is a young person who keeps breaking the law or behaving badly.10 sentencesdeliverTo deliver means to take letters, parcels or goods to a place or person: the postman delivers the post.14 sentencesdeliveranceDeliverance is being rescued or set free from danger, suffering or evil.10 sentencesdelivererA person who sets others free or rescues them from danger or trouble.4 sentencesdeliveryTaking letters, parcels or goods to the place they are sent to.12 sentencesdellA small valley or hollow, usually with trees and grass around it.9 sentencesdelphicRelating to Delphi, an old Greek town with a famous shrine.5 sentencesdeltaA 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…9 sentencesdeludeTo delude someone means to trick them into believing something that is not true.9 sentencesdelugeA deluge is a very heavy fall of rain or a great flood.11 sentencesdelusionA false belief about something, held even though it is not true.4 sentencesdelusionalA delusional person firmly believes things that are not true, even when shown clear proof, often because of an illness.8 sentencesdemandTo demand means to ask for something firmly, as if you have the right to it: she demanded an answer.13 sentencesdemarcateTo demarcate something is to mark or set its edges or limits clearly.7 sentencesdemeanourSomeone's demeanour is the way they look and behave, which shows their mood or character.7 sentencesdementiaAn illness of the brain, most often in old people, that slowly makes it hard to remember things, think clearly, find words and look after…7 sentencesdemesneThe land that belongs to a lord or a great house, around his home.4 sentencesdemiseThe death of a person.5 sentencesdemoA demonstration: showing how something works or is done.10 sentencesdemocracyDemocracy is a way of running a country in which the people choose their leaders by voting.9 sentencesdemocratA person who believes in democracy, where people choose their leaders by voting and everyone has equal rights.8 sentencesdemocraticBased on democracy: a system where people choose their leaders by voting and have equal rights.10 sentencesdemographerA scientist who studies populations: how many people live in a place, how old they are, how many are born, die or move.7 sentencesdemographicA demographic is a group of people with something in common, such as age or where they live, especially when studied or targeted by sellers.9 sentencesdemonA demon is an evil spirit; Christians believe demons are fallen angels who oppose God.11 sentencesdemoniacLike a demon; wild, fierce, or as if possessed by an evil spirit.4 sentencesdemonstrablyIn a way that can be clearly shown or proved: you can point to facts that show it is true.7 sentencesdemonstrateTo demonstrate is to show how something works or how to do something.12 sentencesdemonstrationA demonstration is showing people how to do something or how something works.9 sentencesdemoteTo demote someone is to move them to a lower rank, job or level.8 sentencesdenThe home of a wild animal, often hidden, like a fox's or lion's den or a bear's cave.12 sentencesdengueA tropical disease spread by the bite of certain mosquitoes, causing high fever, headache and very painful muscles and joints.7 sentencesdenialA denial is saying that something is not true.10 sentencesdenimA strong cotton cloth, usually blue, used to make jeans, jackets, skirts and overalls.9 sentencesdenominateTo denominate an amount or a price is to state it in a particular currency or unit.8 sentencesdenominationA denomination is one of the separate groups or branches of a religion, especially Christianity, such as Catholic, Anglican, Methodist or…11 sentencesdenominationalDenominational means belonging to or run by one particular branch of a religion, such as Catholic, Anglican, Methodist or Baptist.8 sentencesdenoteTo be a sign or symbol for something; to stand for.9 sentencesdenounceTo say publicly and strongly that something or someone is wrong, bad or evil.9 sentencesdenseThick, with things packed closely together.11 sentencesdensityDensity is how much mass is packed into a certain amount of space; dense things are heavy for their size.8 sentencesdentA small hollow made in a hard surface when something hits or presses it: «a dent in the car door».11 sentencesdentalDental means about teeth or about looking after teeth.7 sentencesdentedHaving a dent or dents; pushed in a little by being hit.9 sentencesdenticleOne of the tiny tooth-like scales that cover the skin of sharks and rays, making it feel rough like sandpaper; also called «dermal denticl…8 sentencesdentineThe hard, yellowish layer that makes up most of a tooth, under the white enamel and around the soft pulp in the middle.7 sentencesdentistA dentist is a doctor who looks after people's teeth and gums: checks them, cleans them and fixes problems.10 sentencesdentitionDentition is the set of teeth in a mouth: how many teeth there are, what kinds and how they are arranged.8 sentencesdenunciationA public statement that strongly condemns someone or something as wrong or evil.4 sentencesdenyTo deny something is to say that it is not true.11 sentencesdeodorantDeodorant is a substance you put under your arms to stop or cover body smells caused by sweat.7 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/3/