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- da slang spelling and foreign word: «da» = the (slang), dad (dialect); Italian/Portuguese «da» = from; Russian «da» = yes — a fragment
«Da» is a playful spelling of «the», as in «da best»; it copies how some people say «the». - dah noun (a dah, dahs); interjection (dah)
Dah is the long sound or long signal in Morse code, written as a dash (−); the short one is «dit». - daily adjective (daily); adverb (daily); noun (a daily, dailies — a daily newspaper)
1) Happening or done every day. 2) Of or for one day: «the daily amount». 3) (adverb) Every day: «we feed the fish daily». 4) (noun) A… - dainty adjective (daintier, daintiest); noun (dainties)
Small, neat, pretty and delicate: dainty feet, a dainty silver crown. - dale noun (dales)
A valley: a low piece of land lying between hills, often with a stream or river running through it. - daleth noun
The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which means "door" and stands for the number four. - dam noun (a dam, dams); verb (dam, dams, dammed, damming)
A dam is a strong wall built across a river to hold back the water, making a lake behind it called a reservoir. - damage noun (damage, uncountable); verb (damage, damages, damaged, damaging)
Damage is harm done to something so that it is broken, spoiled or weaker. - damsel noun (damsels)
(old use) A young unmarried woman or girl; in old stories a maiden, often in trouble and needing a hero. - dance verb (dance, dances, danced, dancing); noun (a dance, dances; dance — the art)
1) To dance is to move your body to music. 2) A dance is one set of steps, like a waltz or a tap dance. 3) A dance is also a party where… - dandle verb
To bounce or rock a small child gently on the knee or arm. - danger noun (danger, dangers)
The chance of being hurt, harmed or killed: "in danger". - daniel proper noun (Daniel)
1) (Bible) Daniel is a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon, stayed faithful to God, and was thrown into a den of lions… - dare verb (dare, dares, dared, daring); noun (a dare, dares)
To dare means to be brave enough to do something. - dark adjective (dark, darker, darkest); noun (the dark)
Dark means with little or no light, like at night. - darken verb (darken, darkens, darkened, darkening)
1) To become darker or to make something darker. 2) To become sad, angry or less hopeful, as a face or mood can. 3) (idiom) Never darken… - darkened adjective (darkened); verb past form of darken (darken, darkens, darkened, darkening)
1) Made darker or grown darker, with little light. 2) Past form of darken: the sky darkened. - darkness noun (darkness — uncountable)
1) Darkness is when there is little or no light. 2) Darkness can also mean evil or sadness in stories. - darling noun (a darling, darlings); adjective (darling)
Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.». - dart noun (dart, darts); verb (dart, darts, darted, darting)
A dart is a small pointed object you throw at a round board in a game called darts. - dash noun (dash, dashes); verb (dash, dashes, dashed, dashing)
1) To dash means to run or go very quickly. A dash is a short, fast run. 2) A dash is a short race, like the 100-metre dash. 3) A dash is… - date noun (date, dates); verb (date, dates, dated, dating)
A date is the day, month and year when something happens or happened. - daub verb (daub, daubs, daubed, daubing); noun (a daub)
To daub is to smear something thick and sticky, such as paint, mud or clay, over a surface, often roughly. - daughter noun (daughter, daughters)
1) A daughter is a girl or woman who is someone's child. - dawn noun (dawn, dawns); verb (dawn, dawns, dawned, dawning)
Dawn is the time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. - day noun (day, days)
A day is the time from one midnight to the next; a day has 24 hours and seven days make a week. - daybreak noun (daybreak)
1) The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky; dawn. - dayspring noun
An old word for the dawn, the first light of day. - daytime noun (daytime; usually no plural); adjective use (daytime TV, daytime hours)
Daytime is the part of the day when it is light outside, between sunrise and sunset. - dead adjective (dead); noun (the dead — dead people); adverb (dead = very or exactly, informal)
1) Dead means no longer alive. 2) Dead can mean not working: a dead battery, a dead phone. 3) Dead can mean very quiet or with nothing… - deadly adjective (deadly, deadlier, deadliest); adverb (deadly — very, as in deadly serious)
Able to kill or very likely to cause death: a deadly poison, a deadly snake. - deaf adjective (deaf, deafer, deafest); noun (the deaf — people who are deaf)
Deaf means not able to hear, or not able to hear well. - deal verb (deal, deals, dealt, dealing); noun (a deal, deals)
A deal is an agreement between people, often in buying, selling or swapping. - dealer noun (a dealer, dealers)
A dealer is a person or business that buys and sells a particular kind of thing, such as cars, art or antiques. - dealings noun, plural (dealings); the singular «dealing» is used mostly as the -ing form of «deal»
The business or contact that people or groups have with each other: «my dealings with the bank». - dearly adverb (dearly)
Very much: I love you dearly; she would dearly like a puppy. - dearth noun (plural dearths)
A dearth is a shortage, a time when there is not enough of something, such as food. - death noun (death, deaths)
The end of life; when a person, animal or plant dies and stops living for ever. - debar noun
Here only a part of a place name: Lo-debar, a town in Gilead east of the Jordan. The word "debar" means "to shut out". - debate noun (a debate, debates; debate, uncountable); verb (debate, debates, debated, debating)
A debate is a formal discussion where people give arguments for and against an idea, often with rules and a vote at the end. - debt noun (a debt, debts; debt, uncountable)
1) A debt is money that you owe to someone. 2) Debt is the state of owing money (be in debt). 3) A debt of gratitude is a feeling that you… - debtor noun (plural debtors)
A debtor is a person who owes money to someone else. - decade noun (a decade, decades)
1) A decade is a period of ten years. 2) A decade is also a group of ten, like ten beads on a rosary. - decay verb (decay, decays, decayed, decaying); noun (decay — uncountable)
To rot or break down slowly, as dead plants, animals and food do. - deceit noun (deceit, uncountable; a deceit)
1) Deceit is making someone believe something that is not true, to trick them. 2) A deceit is a trick or lie. - deceitful adjective (deceitful, more deceitful, most deceitful)
A deceitful person often lies or tricks people to make them believe things that are not true. - deceitfully adverb
In a tricky way, by lying or cheating so that someone is fooled. - deceive verb (deceive, deceives, deceived, deceiving)
To deceive someone means to make them believe something that is not true, in order to trick them. - deceiver noun (a deceiver, deceivers)
1) A deceiver is a person who deceives, that is, tricks people into believing something false. - decide verb (decide, decides, decided, deciding)
To decide is to make up your mind, to choose after thinking: I decided to stay. - decimal adjective (decimal); noun (a decimal, decimals)
A 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. - deciphered verb, past form of decipher (decipher, deciphers, deciphered, deciphering); adjective (a deciphered message)
Worked out the meaning of a secret code and turned it into plain words. - decision noun (decision, decisions)
A decision is a choice you make after thinking about what to do: a hard decision. - deck noun (deck, decks); verb (deck, decks, decked — to decorate)
1) A deck is a set of playing cards. A usual deck has 52 cards. 2) A deck is a floor of a ship or bus, like the top deck. 3) A deck is a… - declaration noun (a declaration, declarations)
A declaration is an official or important statement that says something clearly to everyone. - declare verb (declare, declares, declared, declaring)
To declare is to say something clearly, firmly or officially, so everyone knows. - declared verb, past of declare (declare, declares, declared, declaring); adjective (declared)
Declared is the past form of «declare»: said clearly, firmly or officially. - decline verb (decline, declines, declined, declining); noun (a decline, declines)
To decline is to say no politely to an offer or invitation. - decrease verb (decrease, decreases, decreased, decreasing); noun (a decrease, decreases)
To decrease is to become smaller or fewer in size, number or amount. - decree noun (a decree, decrees); verb (decree, decrees, decreed, decreeing)
A decree is an official order given by a ruler, a government or a court. - decreed verb form (decree, decrees, decreed, decreeing); noun decree
1) If a ruler or government decreed something, they gave an official order. 2) (Bible, old) Something decreed is fixed and must happen. - ded noun
A broken piece of the word "intended," split by a line break in old printing. It is not a word on its own. - dedicate verb (dedicate, dedicates, dedicated, dedicating)
To dedicate something is to give it to a person or purpose, often out of love or respect. - dedicated adjective (dedicated, more dedicated); verb form (dedicate, dedicates, dedicated, dedicating)
A dedicated person works very hard at something because they care about it a lot. - dedication noun (dedication, dedications)
Hard work and loyalty to a task or a purpose over a long time: «Her dedication to swimming won her the medal». - deduce verb
To work out a conclusion by thinking carefully from clues or facts. - deed noun (a deed, deeds); verb (deed, rare US: to transfer property)
Something that someone does on purpose, especially something very good or very bad: «a good deed», «evil deeds». - deem verb (deem, deems, deemed, deeming) — formal
To consider or judge something in a particular way (The water was deemed safe). - deep adjective (deep, deeper, deepest); adverb (deep)
1) Deep means going far down from the top. A deep pool has a lot of water. 2) Deep also tells how far down: 2 meters deep. 3) A deep sound… - deepening verb form (deepen, deepens, deepened, deepening); noun (a deepening — rare); adjective
Deepening means becoming or making something deeper, so it goes further down. - deeply adverb (deeply, more deeply, most deeply)
1) Very much; strongly, as in feelings. 2) Far down or far in. 3) Fully and slowly, as in breathing or sleeping. 4) Thinking hard and… - deepness noun
How deep something is, or its depth. - defeat verb (defeat, defeats, defeated, defeating); noun (a defeat, defeats; defeat, uncountable)
To defeat means to win against someone in a game, fight, war or vote: "we defeated the visiting team". - defence noun (defence, defences); American spelling «defense»
Defence is protecting yourself or something against attack or danger. - defend verb (defend, defends, defended, defending)
To defend someone or something is to protect it from attack or harm. - defender noun (a defender, defenders)
A person who protects someone or something from attack or harm. - defensible adjective
Able to be defended or justified as reasonable. - defer verb (defer, defers, deferred, deferring)
To put off something until later; to delay: the meeting was deferred until next week. - deference noun (uncountable: deference)
Polite respect shown to someone by accepting their opinion or wishes, often because they are older, wiser or more important. - defile verb (defile, defiles, defiled, defiling); noun (defile, defiles)
A defile is a narrow path or valley between high rocks or hills, where only a few can pass at a time. - defiled verb, past form of defile (defile, defiles, defiled, defiling)
1) Defiled means made dirty, spoiled or unfit to use, often by something nasty. - definite adjective (definite, more definite)
Definite means clear, sure and fixed, with no doubt. - definitely adverb (definitely)
1) Definitely means certainly, without any doubt. 2) Definitely can be used as a strong «yes»: «Are you coming?» — «Definitely!» - definition noun (a definition, definitions; definition, uncountable)
1) A statement of what a word or idea means. 2) How clear a picture or sound is (high definition, HD). 3) Clear shape or outline (muscle… - deformity noun (a deformity, deformities)
1) A deformity is a part of the body that has an unusual or twisted shape, from birth or after illness or injury. - defraud verb (defraud, defrauds, defrauded, defrauding)
1) (law) To trick someone out of money, property or rights by lying or cheating: «He defrauded old people of their savings». - defy verb (defy, defies, defied, defying)
To defy someone is to refuse openly to obey them. - degenerate verb (degenerate, degenerates, degenerated, degenerating); adjective (degenerate)
To degenerate is to get worse, falling from a good state into a worse one. - degree noun (degree, degrees)
A degree is a unit for measuring how hot or cold something is. - deity noun (a deity, deities)
1) A deity is a god or goddess. - delay noun (a delay, delays); verb (delay, delays, delayed, delaying)
A delay is a time when something happens later than planned. - delectable adjective (more delectable, most delectable)
Delectable means very pleasing, especially to the taste or the eye. - delicacy noun (a delicacy, delicacies)
A delicacy is a special, unusual or expensive food that people think is very tasty. - delicate adjective (delicate, more delicate, most delicate)
Delicate means easily broken or damaged, so it needs gentle care. - delicately adverb (delicately; more delicately)
Gently and carefully, so as not to break or hurt something: «She held the eggshell delicately». - delight noun (delight, delights); verb (delight, delights, delighted, delighting)
Delight is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure. - delighted adjective (delighted; very delighted is rare — use «absolutely delighted»); also the past form of delight (delight, delights, delighted, delighting)
1) Very pleased and happy. 2) (verb, past) Gave great pleasure to someone: «The show delighted the children.» 3) (formal, polite) Very… - delightful adjective (more delightful, most delightful)
Delightful means giving great joy or pleasure; very nice. - delilah noun
The woman Samson loved in the valley of Sorek. She was a Philistine who got his secret and betrayed him. - delirium noun
A confused, wild state of mind, often from fever or illness.
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