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Words Starting with "D"

Dwindle
C1verb
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Dwindle

To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

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Dystopia
C1noun
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Dystopia

An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

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Dystopian
C1adjective
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Dystopian

Relating to or denoting an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

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damselfly
C1noun
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damselfly

An insect related to the dragonfly, typically smaller and more slender, which holds its wings folded back over its abdomen when at rest.

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dapper
C1adjective
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dapper

Neat and stylish in dress, appearance, or manners (typically used of a man).

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dearth
C1noun
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dearth

A scarcity or lack of something.

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declamation
C1noun
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declamation

The delivery of an emphatic or rhetorical speech, often performed as an exercise in elocution or acting.

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deep-hued
C1adjective
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deep-hued

Having a dark, rich, or intense color.

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deep-structure
C1noun
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deep-structure

In transformational grammar, the underlying syntactic representation of a sentence that conveys its core semantic meaning before transformations are applied.

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deferential
C1adjective
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deferential

Showing respectful humility or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or wishes of another.

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demarcation
C1noun
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demarcation

The action or process of fixing the boundary or limits of something.

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desiccate
C1verb
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desiccate

To remove the moisture from something; cause to become completely dry.

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