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  • DETOXnoun66 findersDetoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs.
  • DETOXIFYverb210 findersTo remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
  • DETRACTverbLatin5 findersTo take away; to withdraw or remove.
  • DETRACTIONnounLatin5 findersThe act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.
  • DETRAINverb8 findersTo exit from a train; to disembark.
  • DETRIBALIZEverb4 findersTo cause (the members of a tribe) to lose their tribal culture.
  • DETRIMENTnounLatin12 findersHarm, hurt, damage.
  • DETRIMENTALadjectiveLatin8 findersCausing damage or harm.
  • DETRIMENTALLYadverb2 findersIn a detrimental manner.
  • DETRITALadjective4 findersConsisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
  • DETRITUSnounLatin104 findersPieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
  • DETUMESCENTadjective2 findersExhibiting detumescence; deflated.
  • DETUNEverb7 findersTo intentionally lower or raise the pitch produced by a musical instrument, often to produce sounds not normally possible, or to reduce tension in a stringed instrument for the pur
  • DEUCEnounLatin72 findersA card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
  • DEUCINGnounLatin16 findersA card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
  • DEUTERAGONISTnounAncient Greek10 findersA secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).
  • DEUTERANOMALYnoun10 findersA form of anomalous trichromacy involving a reduction in sensitivity to the green area of the spectrum.
  • DEUTERANOPIAnoun12 findersA form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red fr
  • DEUTERANOPICadjective10 findersExhibiting, or relating to, deuteranopia.
  • DEUTERICadjective22 findersOf or pertaining to reactions of liquids derived from magma with the solidified rock from the same magma.
  • DEUTERIUMnounAncient Greek75 findersAn isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.
  • DEUTEROGAMYnounAncient Greek8 findersA second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
  • DEUTERONnounAncient Greek38 findersthe nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron
  • DEUTONnoun3 findersdeuteron
  • DEUTOPLASMnoun9 findersThe food matter located in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
  • DEUTZIAnounDutch3 findersAny of a group of cultivated shrubs, of the genus Deutzia, having white or pink flowers
  • DEVAnounSanskrit23 findersA god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.
  • DEVALORISEverb2 findersAlternative form of devalorize.
  • DEVALORIZEverb3 findersTo devalue.
  • DEVALUATIONnoun100 findersThe removal or lessening of something's value.
  • DEVALUEverb86 findersTo lower or remove the value of something.
  • DEVEINverb53 findersTo remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).
  • DEVELOPverbProto-Indo-European72 findersTo discover, find out; to uncover.
  • DEVELOPMENTnounOld French2 findersThe process of developing; growth, directed change.
  • DEVESTverbOld French2 findersTo divest; to undress.
  • DEVIANCEnounFrench14 findersActions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
  • DEVIANTadjectiveLatin59 findersCharacterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
  • DEVIATEverbLatin57 findersTo go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
  • DEVIATIONnounLatin38 findersThe act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
  • DEVIATORnoun18 findersThat which deviates, or causes deviation
  • DEVIATORYadjective10 findersTending to deviate.
  • DEVICEnounLatin9 findersAny piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
  • DEVICEFULadjective2 findersFull of devices; inventive.
  • DEVILproper nounAncient Greek21 findersThe chief devil; Satan.
  • DEVILFISHnoun9 findersAny of several not closely related marine animals: The octopus. The giant squid or kraken. The gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus. The piranha. The anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius.
  • DEVILINGverb11 finderspresent participle and gerund of devil
  • DEVILISHadjectiveMiddle English175 findersResembling a devil.
  • DEVILISMnoun5 findersThe character or doctrines of the Devil or devils; devilry.
  • DEVILMENTnoun6 findersDevilish action or conduct; wickedness; troublemaking behaviour; mischief; an instance of this.
  • DEVILRYnounMiddle English69 findersMischief.
  • DEVILSHIPnoun1 finderThe character or person of a devil or Satan.
  • DEVILTRYnoun38 findersDevilry.
  • DEVIOUSadjectiveLatin80 findersCunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
  • DEVIOUSLYadverb134 findersIn a devious manner.
  • DEVISABLEadjective2 findersThat can be devised or invented.
  • DEVISALnoun2 findersAn act of devising.
  • DEVISEverbLatin33 findersTo use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
  • DEVISEEnoun1 finderThe person or entity to whom property is devised in a will.
  • DEVISERnoun16 findersA person who devises something; a planner or inventor.
  • DEVISORnoun27 findersA testator.
  • DEVITALIZEverb2 findersTo deprive of vitality; to make lifeless; to weaken.
  • DEVITRIFYverb7 findersTo become crystalline and brittle
  • DEVOCALISEverb4 findersAlternative form of devocalize.
  • DEVOCALIZEverb2 findersTo make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
  • DEVOICEverb8 findersTo pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).
  • DEVOIRnounLatin26 findersDuty, business; something that one must do.
  • DEVOLUTEverbLatin2 findersTo devolve.
  • DEVOLUTIONnounLatin202 findersA rolling down.
  • DEVOLUTIONARYadjective93 findersOf, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
  • DEVOLUTIONISTnoun1 finderA proponent of devolution.
  • DEVOTEverbLatin39 findersto give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
  • DEVOTEEnoun2 findersAn ardent enthusiast or admirer.
  • DEVOTIONnounLatin36 findersThe act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
  • DEVOTIONALnoun56 findersA brief religious service.
  • DEVOURverbLatin72 findersTo eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
  • DEVOURINGLYadverb25 findersIn a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
  • DEVOURMENTnoun2 findersThe act of devouring something.
  • DEVOUTadjectiveLatin102 findersDevoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
  • DEVOUTLYadverb55 findersIn a devout manner.
  • DEWANnounPersian3 findersA holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.
  • DEWARnoun20 findersA vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their environment without the need to modify the pressure, by interposing an evacuated region to provide the
  • DEWATERverb7 findersTo remove water from.
  • DEWAXverb16 findersTo remove wax from (a material or surface).
  • DEWBERRYnoun2 findersSmall brambles of the genus Rubus which have stems that trail along the ground. European dewberry, Rubus caesius. American dewberry, species of Rubus sect. Flagellares
  • DEWILYadverb11 findersIn a dewy manner.
  • DEWINESSnoun3 findersThe state or quality of being dewy.
  • DEWLAPnounOld Norse66 findersThe pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
  • DEWLAPTadjective3 findersObsolete form of dewlapped.
  • DEWOOLverb3 findersTo remove the wool from.
  • DEWORMverb18 findersTo cause (an animal) to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs.
  • DEWYadjectiveOld English96 findersCovered by dew.
  • DEXTERadjectiveLatin33 findersRight; on the right-hand side.
  • DEXTEROUSadjectiveLatin142 findersSkillful with one's hands.
  • DEXTEROUSLYadverb60 findersIn a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision.
  • DEXTRANASEnoun5 findersAn enzyme that catalyzes the endohydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran.
  • DEXTROSEnoun137 findersThe naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
  • DEXTROUSadjective253 findersAlternative spelling of dexterous.
  • DEXTROUSLYadverb118 findersAlternative form of dexterously.
  • DEXYnoun8 findersA tablet of dexedrine.
  • DEZINCverb3 findersTo deprive of zinc.

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