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  • DELIBERATIONnounLatin14 findersThe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
  • DELIBLEadjectiveLatin1 finderThat which can be deleted or erased.
  • DELICATEadjectiveLatin46 findersEasily damaged or requiring careful handling.
  • DELICEnounLatin7 findersDelight, pleasure, especially sensual pleasure.
  • DELICIOUSadjectiveLatin128 findersPleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
  • DELICTnounLatin13 findersA wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
  • DELIGATIONnounFrench2 findersA binding up; a bandaging.
  • DELIGHTnounLatin59 findersJoy; pleasure.
  • DELIGHTERnoun13 findersOne who takes delight in something.
  • DELIGHTFULadjectiveMiddle English11 findersPleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
  • DELIGHTSOMEadjective12 findersCharacterised or marked by delight or delightfulness; very pleasing; delightful.
  • DELIMITverbLatin9 findersTo mark or fix the limits of.
  • DELIMITERnoun5 findersThat which delimits, that separates.
  • DELINEATEverbLatin4 findersTo sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
  • DELINEATORnoun32 findersOne who, or that which, delineates. A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go. One who makes line drawings. One who depicts or describes a character.
  • DELINGnoun1 finderA kind of hammock conveyance, suspended from a pole, used in Pegu.
  • DELIQUIUMnounLatin2 findersLiquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
  • DELIRATIONnounLatin3 findersaberration of the mind; delirium
  • DELIRIANTnoun2 findersA drug or other agent that induces a medical state of frank delirium.
  • DELIRIOUSadjectiveLatin104 findersBeing in the state of delirium.
  • DELIRIUMnounLatin101 findersA temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations.
  • DELISHadjective26 findersDelicious.
  • DELISTverb5 findersTo remove from an official register or list.
  • DELITESCENTadjectiveLatin2 findersLying uncovered inside; latent.
  • DELIVERverbLatin5 findersTo set free from restraint or danger.
  • DELIVERANCEnounOld French2 findersThe act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
  • DELIVERYnounOld French57 findersThe act of conveying something.
  • DELIVERYMANnoun2 findersSomeone employed to make deliveries.
  • DELLnounProto-Germanic3 findersA small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.
  • DELOnoun2 findersA delegate (representative).
  • DELOPEverbFrench6 findersTo fire a gun into the air in order to end a duel.
  • DELOUSEverb52 findersTo remove lice from.
  • DELOUSERnoun42 findersA device that removes lice.
  • DELPHICadjectiveAncient Greek99 findersAlternative form of Delphic.
  • DELPHINnounLatin16 findersObsolete spelling of dolphin (“animal”)
  • DELPHINIUMnounAncient Greek22 findersA cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers; a larkspur.
  • DELTnoun7 findersThe deltoid muscle.
  • DELTAnounAncient Greek30 findersAlternative letter-case form of Delta of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
  • DELTAICadjective4 findersOf or pertaining to a river delta.
  • DELTICadjective1 finderSynonym of deltaic.
  • DELTSnoun4 findersThe deltoid muscles.
  • DELUBRUMnounLatin2 findersA temple or shrine.
  • DELUGEnounLatin196 findersA great flood or rain.
  • DELUSIONnounLatin155 findersAn adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence.
  • DELUSIONALadjective5 findersSuffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.
  • DELUSIONARYadjective25 findersDelusional.
  • DELUSIONISTnoun3 findersA delusional person; one who believes something that is false.
  • DELUSIVEadjective7 findersProducing delusions.
  • DELUSTERverb2 findersAlternative spelling of delustre.
  • DELUXEadjectiveLatin272 findersVery fine in quality or luxurious.
  • DELVEverbProto-Indo-European67 findersTo dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
  • DELVERnounOld English20 findersOne who digs or delves, as with a spade.
  • DELVESverb24 findersthird-person singular simple present indicative of delve
  • DEMAGNETISEverb1 finderTo make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
  • DEMAGOGICadjectiveFrench1 finderOf or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
  • DEMAGOGUEnounAncient Greek6 findersA political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using ration
  • DEMAGOGUERYnoun4 findersThe actions of a demagogue.
  • DEMAGOGYnounAncient Greek1 finderRule by demagogue.
  • DEMAINnoun8 findersA demesne, especially the ancient demesne claimed by William the Conqueror.
  • DEMANverb2 findersTo sack employees from.
  • DEMANDnounLatin2 findersThe desire to purchase goods and services.
  • DEMARCATEverb72 findersTo mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
  • DEMARCATIONnounGerman102 findersThe act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
  • DEMARKverbLatin47 findersTo demarcate.
  • DEMARKETverb4 findersTo apply marketing methods to reduce the demand for (goods or services).
  • DEMARKETINGnoun5 findersMarketing where the goal is reducing the demand for goods or services.
  • DEMASTverb1 finderTo remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage.
  • DEMEnounAncient Greek3 findersA township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
  • DEMEANverbOld English23 findersTo debase; to lower; to degrade.
  • DEMEANORnounLatin19 findersThe social, non-verbal behaviors (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
  • DEMENTadjectiveLatin19 findersDemented.
  • DEMENTIAnounLatin37 findersA progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, atten
  • DEMERITnounLatin53 findersA quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
  • DEMERSALadjectiveLatin24 findersThat lives near the bottom of a body of water.
  • DEMESNEnounLatin14 findersA lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own
  • DEMICadjective5 findersOf or pertaining to a distinct population of people
  • DEMIGLACEnounFrench3 findersA rich brown sauce in French cuisine, typically made from veal stock and espagnole sauce, used by itself or as a base for other sauces.
  • DEMIGRATIONnounLatin3 findersemigration
  • DEMIJOHNnounFrench14 findersA large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
  • DEMILUNEadjectiveFrench18 findersIn the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.
  • DEMIQUAVERnoun27 findersA semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
  • DEMIRELIEFnounFrench1 finderdemi-rilievo
  • DEMIREPnoun4 findersA woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress.
  • DEMISEnounLatin33 findersThe conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
  • DEMISTverb11 findersTo remove the layer of fine liquid particles from the surface of (a window or mirror).
  • DEMISTERnoun4 findersThe part of the ventilation system in a motor car that blows hot, dry air against the inside of the windscreen to prevent or remove condensation.
  • DEMITverbLatin18 findersTo let fall; to depress; to yield.
  • DEMITASSEnounFrench24 findersA small cup of strong black coffee.
  • DEMIURGEnounProto-Indo-European94 findersThe (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
  • DEMIURGEOUSadjective2 findersOf or relating to a demiurge.
  • DEMIURGICadjective13 findersRelating to a demiurge.
  • DEMIVOLTESnounFrench1 finderA half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his forelegs in a particular manner.
  • DEMOnoun9 findersA demonstration or visual explanation.
  • DEMOBverb8 findersTo demobilize; to release someone from military service.
  • DEMOBILISEverb3 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of demobilize.
  • DEMOBILIZEverb2 findersTo release someone from military duty, especially after a war.
  • DEMOCRATnounFrench49 findersA supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
  • DEMOCRATISEverbFrench11 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratize.
  • DEMOCRATISTnoun1 finderA supporter of democracy, a democrat
  • DEMOGRAPHICadjective30 findersOf or pertaining to demography.

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