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Showing 18 of 230 words/ˌdɛl.ɪ.kəˈtɛs.ən/ [delicatessen]
[noun] A store that sells prepared foods such as cooked meats, cheeses, salads, and unusual or foreign delicacies.
/dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/ [delicious]
[adjective] Highly pleasant to the taste or smell.
/dɪˈlɪʃ.əs.nəs/ [deliciousness]
[noun] The quality of being highly pleasing or delectable to the senses, especially of taste or smell.
/dɪˈlɪv.ər ˈaʊt.kʌmz/ [deliver outcomes]
[verb] To successfully produce, achieve, or realize the intended results or goals of a project, strategy, or effort.
/dɪˈmɪtɪd/ [demitted]
[verb] Resigned from or relinquished an office, position, or membership.
/dɪˈmɒk.rə.si/ [democracy]
[noun] A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
/ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən.ɪsts/ [demolitionists]
[noun] Plural form of demolitionist: people whose job or specialty is the tearing down or destruction of buildings, structures, or explosives.
/dɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl/ [dih-moh-shuh-nl]
[adjective] Relating to or characterized by a demotion; involving a reduction in rank, status, or position.
/dɪˈnaɪd/ [denied]
[verb] To state that something is not true or that one has not been involved in something.
/dɛns slʌdʒ/ [dense sludge]
[noun] A heavy, thick, semi-solid mixture of solid matter and liquid, typically accumulated at the bottom of a container, industrial basin, or natural body of water.
/ˈdɛn.təl ˈkæv.ɪ.ti/ [dental cavity]
[noun] A hole or damaged area in a tooth resulting from bacterial decay and acid destruction of enamel.
/dɪˈnaɪ/ [deny]
[verb] To state that something is not true, valid, or the case.
/dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/ [departure]
[noun] The act of leaving a place.
/dɪˈpɛndənts/ [dependents]
[noun] People, especially children or elderly relatives, who rely on another person for financial support or basic needs.
/dɪˈpɪk.tɪŋ/ [depicting]
[verb] Showing or representing something through a drawing, painting, photograph, or description.
/dɪˈpliːʃən/ [depletion]
[noun] The reduction in the number or quantity of something, typically of a resource or asset.
/dɪˈpɒzɪtəri/ [depository]
[noun] A place where things are stored or kept for safe custody.
/dɛpθs/ [depths]
[noun] The deepest or most remote parts of something, especially the ocean or a large body of water.