Words Starting with “D”

In a condescending, haughty, or patronizing manner; looking down upon someone.

A combination of elements, substances, or factors that is extremely dangerous or likely to cause fatal results.

To distribute cards to players in a game, or to handle, manage, or take action regarding a specific situation or person.

Clockwise; in the direction of the course of the sun, considered lucky or auspicious in traditional folklore.

A topic, issue, or question that is the subject of intense discussion, argument, or formal debate among people.

A person or institution that owes a sum of money or financial obligation to another.

A formal, traditional social event in which young women from affluent families are officially introduced into society.

The act or practice of misleading, cheating, or hiding the truth to gain an unfair advantage.

Conforming to acceptable standards of propriety, morality, or respectability.

The act of deliberately causing someone to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some advantage.

Plural form of decider: persons who make significant and final choices or decisions, especially in authority.

People or groups of people who have the authority and responsibility to make important choices or reach conclusions, especially within an organization or government.

To announce something clearly, firmly, or officially.

To remove unnecessary items from an untidy or overcrowded place.

Having undergone the process of decay or rot; broken down into simpler chemical components.

An official order issued by a legal authority or a person in power.

The inference of a particular instance from a general law or principle; the process of reasoning from the general to the specific.

The present participle of the dialectal verb 'dee', meaning to die or to expire.