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- 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». - dean noun (dean, deans); proper noun (Dean — a name)
A dean is a person who is in charge of a part of a college or university, or of students. - dear adjective (dear, dearer, dearest); noun (dear, dears); interjection (oh dear)
Dear means loved or very much liked: «my dear friend». - 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. - deathless adjective
Deathless means that something never dies or never ends; it lasts for ever. - deathly adjective (deathlier, deathliest); adverb (deathly pale)
1) Deathly means like death, cold and still. 2) «Deathly pale» means very white and ill-looking, as if dying. - 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. - debater noun (a debater, debaters)
A person who takes part in a debate: a formal argument where speakers give reasons for and against an idea. - debility noun
Debility is great weakness of the body, when someone is ill and has no strength. - debit noun (a debit, debits); verb (debit, debits, debited, debiting)
1) (money) A debit is money taken out of a bank account. 2) (money) A debit card is a plastic card you use to pay, which takes the money… - debris noun (debris — uncountable)
Broken pieces left after something has been destroyed or has fallen: bits of wood, stone, glass. - 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. - debug verb (debug, debugs, debugged, debugging)
To find and fix the mistakes (bugs) in a computer program. - debut noun (a debut, debuts); verb (debut, debuts, debuted, debuting)
The first time someone performs or appears in public, such as a singer's first concert or a player's first game. - dec abbreviation (dec, Dec, dec.)
Short for December, the twelfth and last month of the year (Dec). - 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. - decapod noun (a decapod, decapods)
1) (science) A decapod is a crustacean with ten legs, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, prawn or crayfish. - decay verb (decay, decays, decayed, decaying); noun (decay — uncountable)
To rot or break down slowly, as dead plants, animals and food do. - deceased adjective (deceased); noun (the deceased)
1) (formal) Dead: her deceased grandfather. 2) (the deceased, noun) The person (or people) who has died, especially recently: the family… - 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. - 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. - decelerate verb (decelerate, decelerates, decelerated, decelerating); noun (deceleration)
1) To slow down; to go less fast. - deceleration noun (deceleration, a deceleration)
1) (science) Deceleration is slowing down; the rate at which something's speed gets smaller. - december noun (December)
December is the twelfth and last month of the year. - decent adjective (decent, more decent, most decent); adverb decently
Decent means good enough, of an acceptable or fairly good quality. - decently adverb
Decently means in a polite, fair and respectable way that people think is right. - deception noun (deception, uncountable; a deception, deceptions)
1) Making someone believe something that is not true; tricking or lying. 2) A trick or lie that fools someone. - deceptive adjective (deceptive; more deceptive, most deceptive)
Giving a false idea or impression, so that something seems different from what it really is. - deceptively adverb (deceptively)
1) Deceptively means in a way that makes something seem different from what it really is: "the question looks deceptively easy" means it… - decibel noun (a decibel, decibels — written dB)
1) (science) A decibel is a unit for measuring how loud a sound is. - decide verb (decide, decides, decided, deciding)
To decide is to make up your mind, to choose after thinking: I decided to stay. - decidedly adverb (decidedly)
Clearly and without any doubt; very much: it was decidedly colder. - deciduous adjective (deciduous)
Deciduous trees and bushes lose all their leaves every autumn (fall) and grow new ones in spring. - 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. - decimeter noun (decimeter, decimeters; British decimetre)
1) A decimeter is a unit of length. A decimeter is 10 centimeters, and a meter is 10 decimeters. 2) It is about the width of a grown-up's… - decimetre noun (a decimetre, decimetres); decimeter (US)
1) A decimetre is a unit of length equal to 10 centimetres, or one tenth of a metre. It is written dm. - 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. - decipherment noun (decipherment — usually uncountable)
1) Decipherment is working out the meaning of a code, secret message or old writing that is hard to read. - decision noun (decision, decisions)
A decision is a choice you make after thinking about what to do: a hard decision. - decisive adjective (decisive, more decisive, most decisive); adverb (decisively)
Decisive describes a person who can make decisions quickly and firmly. - 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. - declivity noun (plural declivities)
A declivity is a slope going down, a downward slant of the ground, such as a hill or a bank. - decode verb (decode, decodes, decoded, decoding)
To decode a secret message or code is to change it back into normal words so you can understand it. - decoding verb (-ing form of «decode»: decode, decodes, decoded, decoding); noun (decoding, uncountable)
Decoding means turning a secret code or message back into normal words so it can be read. - decompose verb (decompose, decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
To rot or break down slowly, as dead plants and animals do, with help from bacteria, fungi and small creatures. - decomposition noun (decomposition, uncountable)
The natural breaking down of dead plants and animals into simpler things, by bacteria, fungi and worms; rotting. - decorate verb (decorate, decorates, decorated, decorating)
To make something look nicer by adding pretty things: decorate the cake with icing. - decoration noun (a decoration, decorations; decoration — uncountable for the act)
Something added to make a thing or place look pretty or special, like balloons, tinsel or ornaments. - decorative adjective (decorative, more decorative, most decorative)
Decorative means used to make something look pretty or attractive, rather than to be useful. - decorator noun (decorator, decorators)
A person whose job is painting and wallpapering rooms and houses. - decoy noun (a decoy, decoys); verb (decoy, decoys, decoyed, decoying)
A decoy is a person or thing used to trick someone and lead them away or into a trap. - 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. - decrepit adjective (decrepit, more decrepit, most decrepit)
Decrepit means old, weak and worn out, often from age or hard use. - 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». - deduct verb (deduct, deducts, deducted, deducting); noun deduction
1) To take away an amount from a total, such as money or points. - deduction noun (a deduction, deductions; deduction, uncountable)
An amount taken away from a total (a deduction from your pay). - 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… - deer noun (a deer, deer — plural is the same)
A deer is a wild animal with long thin legs and brown fur that eats plants and runs fast. - deerskin noun (deerskin, uncountable; a deerskin, deerskins)
1) The skin of a deer, especially when made into soft leather for clothes, shoes or bags. - defamation noun (uncountable; a defamation case)
Defamation is saying or writing something untrue about a person that damages their good name. - default noun (default, defaults); verb (default, defaults, defaulted, defaulting); adjective (default)
The setting or choice that a computer, phone or game uses unless you change it: «the default font». - defeasible adjective (defeasible; not compared)
Defeasible means able to be cancelled or overturned, for example a right, a contract or a conclusion that may be undone by new facts. - 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". - defecate verb (defecate, defecates, defecated, defecating)
1) (formal, medical) To pass solid waste (poo) out of the body through the bottom. - defect noun (a defect, defects); verb (defect, defects, defected, defecting)
noun: A defect is a fault or flaw that makes something not work properly or not look right. - defective adjective (defective; more defective, most defective)
Not working properly because something is wrong with it; having a fault. - defence noun (defence, defences); American spelling «defense»
Defence is protecting yourself or something against attack or danger. - defenceless adjective (defenceless, more defenceless, most defenceless)
1) Defenceless means having no protection, and unable to fight back or guard yourself. - defend verb (defend, defends, defended, defending)
To defend someone or something is to protect it from attack or harm. - defendant noun (defendant, defendants)
1) A defendant is a person accused of a crime in a court of law, who must answer the charge. - defender noun (a defender, defenders)
A person who protects someone or something from attack or harm. - defensive adjective (defensive, more defensive); noun (on the defensive)
Defensive means used or made to protect against attack (a defensive wall). - 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. - deferential adjective (deferential; more deferential)
1) Showing great respect and politeness to someone, often by agreeing with them or letting them decide: «a deferential bow». - deferral noun (deferral, deferrals) — formal
The act of putting something off until a later time; a delay that is allowed: «the deferral of the exam». - defiance noun (defiance)
1) Defiance is bold refusal to obey, or open resistance to someone in power. 2) A look of defiance shows you will not give in. - defiant adjective (defiant, more defiant, most defiant)
Defiant means openly refusing to obey or to do what you are told: "a defiant child folded his arms". - defiantly adverb
1) Defiantly means in a way that shows you refuse to obey or are openly standing up against someone or something. - defibrillator noun (a defibrillator, defibrillators; informal: a defib)
1) A machine that gives an electric shock to the chest to make a heart that has stopped beating properly start a normal rhythm again. - deficiency noun (a deficiency, deficiencies)
1) A deficiency is a lack of something that is needed, not having enough of it. 2) A deficiency is a weakness or fault in something. - deficient adjective (deficient; more deficient)
Not having enough of something that is needed, especially in the body or diet: «deficient in iron». - deficit noun (a deficit, deficits)
An amount by which something is too small: how much is missing compared with what is needed.
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