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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDwindle
To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.
Dystopia
An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
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.
damselfly
An insect related to the dragonfly, typically smaller and more slender, which holds its wings folded back over its abdomen when at rest.
dapper
Neat and stylish in dress, appearance, or manners (typically used of a man).
dearth
A scarcity or lack of something.
declamation
The delivery of an emphatic or rhetorical speech, often performed as an exercise in elocution or acting.
deep-hued
Having a dark, rich, or intense color.
deep-structure
In transformational grammar, the underlying syntactic representation of a sentence that conveys its core semantic meaning before transformations are applied.
deferential
Showing respectful humility or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or wishes of another.
demarcation
The action or process of fixing the boundary or limits of something.
desiccate
To remove the moisture from something; cause to become completely dry.