D — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12detailA detail is a small fact or part of something.12 sentencesdetailsDetails are the small facts or parts that together make up something bigger.12 sentencesdetainTo keep someone in a place and not let them leave, such as the police holding a suspect.10 sentencesdetaineeA person who is kept in prison or held by the police or the army, often without a trial yet.7 sentencesdetectTo notice or discover something that is hard to see, hear or smell.9 sentencesdetectableAble to be noticed or found, especially with tests or instruments.7 sentencesdetectedDetected is the past form of detect, which means to notice or find something that is hard to see, hear or smell.10 sentencesdetectingDetecting is the -ing form of «detect»: noticing or discovering something that is hard to see, hear or find.9 sentencesdetectionNoticing or discovering something that is hard to see, hear or find.10 sentencesdetectiveA detective is a police officer or private worker whose job is to find out who did a crime and how.10 sentencesdetectorA detector is a machine or device that notices or finds something, such as smoke, metal or movement.8 sentencesdetentionA punishment at school where a pupil must stay in after lessons or at break time.8 sentencesdeterTo deter someone is to make them decide not to do something, often by making them afraid of what will happen.9 sentencesdetergentDetergent is a liquid or powder used for cleaning, especially for washing clothes or dishes.8 sentencesdeteriorateTo deteriorate means to become worse, more and more, over time.9 sentencesdeteriorationThe process of becoming worse in quality, condition or health.8 sentencesdeterminantSomething that decides or strongly affects what happens, as in «Sleep is a big determinant of how well you learn».8 sentencesdeterminateDeterminate means fixed, exact and clearly limited, not vague.8 sentencesdeterminationBeing firm about doing something and not giving up even when it is hard.10 sentencesdetermineTo find out or work out something exactly, often by measuring or calculating.21 sentencesdeterminedHaving decided firmly to do something and not letting anything stop you.10 sentencesdeterminerA determiner is a word that comes before a noun and tells you which one, whose, or how many, such as «the», «a», «this», «my», «some», «ev…9 sentencesdeterrenceStopping people from doing something by making them afraid of what would happen to them if they did it.8 sentencesdeterrentA deterrent is something that makes people decide not to do a thing, because of the trouble or danger it would bring.9 sentencesdetestTo hate something or someone very much.8 sentencesdetestableVery hateful; so bad or nasty that people strongly dislike it.10 sentencesdethroneTo dethrone a king or ruler is to remove him from the throne so that he no longer rules.4 sentencesdetonateTo make a bomb or explosive go off on purpose.9 sentencesdetourA longer or different way you take to avoid something, such as a closed road or traffic.9 sentencesdetoxA time when a person stops taking a drug or alcohol so their body can get clean of it, often with doctors helping.9 sentencesdetrimentHarm or damage: «to the detriment of your health» means harming your health.8 sentencesdetrimentalCausing harm or damage (detrimental to health).7 sentencesdeuceIn tennis, deuce is the score when both players have 40 points, so one must win two points in a row to win the game.10 sentencesdevanagariThe writing system (script) used for Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit and several other languages of India and Nepal.7 sentencesdevastateTo destroy or badly damage a place, so little is left.12 sentencesdevelopTo develop means to grow and change over time into something bigger, stronger or more complete.13 sentencesdevelopedDeveloped is the past form of «develop»: grew, changed, made or improved over time.11 sentencesdeveloperA person or company that writes computer programs, apps or games.12 sentencesdevelopmentDevelopment is the process of growing or changing and becoming bigger, stronger or more advanced.13 sentencesdeviceA device is a machine or tool made for a special job, like a phone, a tablet or a can opener.11 sentencesdevicesDevices are machines or tools made for a special job, especially electronic ones like phones, tablets and laptops.13 sentencesdevilThe Devil is the main evil spirit in some religions, the enemy of God.16 sentencesdeviseTo invent or plan something clever or new, usually after careful thinking: «devise a plan».10 sentencesdevoidDevoid of something means completely without it; having none of it at all.8 sentencesdevolutionHanding some powers from a central government to smaller regional governments or parliaments: «Devolution gave Scotland its own Parliament».9 sentencesdevolveTo devolve is to pass a duty, power or job on to another person, often because the first person is no longer able to do it.4 sentencesdevonDevon is a county in south-west England, with moors, beaches and farms.9 sentencesdevoteTo devote time, effort or money to something is to give a lot of it to that one thing.12 sentencesdevotedVery loving and loyal (a devoted dog, a devoted fan).10 sentencesdevotedlyIn a devoted way: with great love, loyalty or care.4 sentencesdevoteeA devotee is a person who is very keen on a religion, a belief or an activity, and follows it with great dedication.4 sentencesdevotionGreat love and loyalty to someone or something.11 sentencesdevourTo eat something quickly and hungrily, often all of it.12 sentencesdevoutDevout means very religious, with deep, sincere faith and regular prayer.4 sentencesdevoutlyIn a devout way: with deep, sincere religious faith.5 sentencesdewDew is the tiny drops of water that form on grass, leaves and other cool surfaces outside, usually at night or early morning.10 sentencesdewyWet with dew, the tiny drops of water that form on grass and leaves on cool nights.11 sentencesdexterousDexterous means skilful with the hands, quick and neat at doing things.4 sentencesdiabetesDiabetes is an illness in which the body cannot control the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood properly, because it does not make enou…7 sentencesdiabeticDiabetic means having diabetes, an illness where the body cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood properly.10 sentencesdiabolicalVery wicked or cruel, as if done by the Devil, as in «a diabolical plan».8 sentencesdiademA diadem is a crown or band worn on the head, often made of gold or jewels, and worn by a queen, princess or other royal person.4 sentencesdiagnoseTo find out what illness someone has by examining them and studying their symptoms.8 sentencesdiagnosisA diagnosis is the decision a doctor makes about what illness or problem someone has, after looking at the signs.8 sentencesdiagonalDiagonal means going in a slanting line, not straight across or straight up.10 sentencesdiagonallyDiagonally means in a straight slanting line from one corner to the opposite corner.9 sentencesdiagramA diagram is a simple drawing with lines, shapes and labels that shows how something works, what its parts are, or how things are connected.11 sentencesdialA dial is the round face of a clock, watch or measuring instrument, with numbers and a pointer.11 sentencesdialectA dialect is a form of a language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group, with its own words, grammar and pronunciation.9 sentencesdialogueDialogue is the words that characters speak to each other in a story, play or film.9 sentencesdiameterA straight line going from one side of a circle to the other, passing through the centre.9 sentencesdiametricallyCompletely; as different as two things can be, used mostly in «diametrically opposed» or «diametrically opposite».7 sentencesdiamondA diamond is a very hard, clear, sparkling precious stone.13 sentencesdiamondbackA diamondback rattlesnake: a large, very venomous American rattlesnake with a pattern of diamond shapes along its back and a rattle on its…11 sentencesdiaphragmThe diaphragm is a large, flat, dome-shaped muscle under your lungs that helps you breathe.8 sentencesdiarrhoeaDiarrhoea is an illness or condition in which a person has to go to the toilet very often, and the poo is runny and watery.7 sentencesdiaryA diary is a book where you write what happens each day and how you feel.11 sentencesdiatomA tiny one-celled living thing, a kind of algae, that lives in water and has a glassy shell made of silica.9 sentencesdibsA claim to have or do something first: if you say «Dibs on the front seat!», you mean you get it.8 sentencesdiceDice are small cubes with dots from 1 to 6 on their sides, used in games. A dice has 6 faces.13 sentencesdickDick is an old short form of the name Richard, as in Dick Whittington.11 sentencesdickensCharles Dickens was a famous English writer of long novels, such as «Oliver Twist», «A Christmas Carol» and «Great Expectations».13 sentencesdictationDictation is saying words aloud so that someone else can write them down exactly.5 sentencesdictatorA ruler who has complete power over a country, was usually not fairly elected, and does not allow people to disagree.8 sentencesdictionDiction is the way a person chooses and says words, especially how clear or grand their speech or writing is.4 sentencesdictionaryA dictionary is a book or website that lists words in alphabetical order and tells you what they mean, how to spell and say them.11 sentencesdiddleTo cheat someone, especially out of money, in a sneaky way.9 sentencesdieTo die means to stop living.14 sentencesdieselDiesel is a kind of heavy fuel made from oil, used in many trucks, buses, trains, tractors and some cars.9 sentencesdietYour diet is all the food and drink you usually eat and drink: a healthy diet.13 sentencesdietaryTo do with what people eat and drink, their diet.8 sentencesdieticianA trained health expert who gives advice about food and eating, to help people stay healthy or manage an illness.7 sentencesdietitianA dietitian is a trained health worker who gives expert advice about food and healthy eating, often in hospitals, to help people with illn…8 sentencesdifferTo differ means to be not the same as something else.11 sentencesdifferenceIn maths, the difference is how much bigger one number is than another; you find it by subtracting.11 sentencesdifferentDifferent means not the same. A cat and a dog are different animals.13 sentencesdifferentlyIn a way that is not the same as another way or as before.10 sentencesdifficultHard to do, understand or deal with; needing a lot of effort or skill.11 sentencesdifficultyHow hard something is to do or understand (the level of difficulty).12 sentencesdiffidentShy and not sure of yourself; not wanting to speak up or push yourself forward.8 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/5/