English to English Dictionary

/dɪˈreɪndʒ/ [derange]

[verb] To cause someone to become insane or mentally unsound.

/ˌdiːˈrɛɡjələˌtɔːri/ [deregulatory]

[adjective] Relating to or intended to reduce or remove government regulations and restrictions on a particular industry or activity.

/ˌdɛr.ɪˈveɪ.ʃənz/ [derivations]

[noun] The action of obtaining or developing something from a source or origin.

/dɪˈraɪv frɒm/ [derive from]

[verb] To obtain, trace, or originate something from a specified source.

/ˈdɜːr.mə/ [derma]

[noun] The skin, or more specifically, the dermis (the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis).

/ˈdɜːr.mə.toʊ/ [dermato]

[noun] A combining form used in compound words to indicate the skin or cutaneous tissue.

/dɪˈskraɪb/ [describe]

[verb] To give an account in words of someone or something, including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events.

/dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈprɒpərtiz ɒv ə ˈvɛktər speɪs/ [describe the properties of a vector space]

[verb] To articulate, list, or explain the fundamental axioms and characteristics—such as associativity, commutativity, scalar multiplication, and the existence of additive inverses and identity elements—that define a mathematical vector space.

/dɪˈskraɪ.bɪŋ/ [describing]

[verb] Present participle of describe; giving an account in words of someone or something, including their characteristics, qualities, or appearance.

/dɪˈzɜːrtɪfaɪ/ [desertify]

[verb] To cause land to become desert, typically through drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agricultural practices.

/dɪˈzɜːrʃən/ [desertion]

[noun] The action of illegally leaving a military service, post, or duty.

/ˈdɛz.ərt s/ [deserts]

[noun] Plural form of desert; arid, barren regions of land that receive very little precipitation.

/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.neɪ.tɪd ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/ [designated individual]

[noun] A specific person who has been formally appointed, selected, or identified to perform a particular task, hold a specific responsibility, or act as a point of contact.

/dɪˈzaɪnd/ [designed]

[verb] To have planned, created, or executed the form, look, or workings of something prior to its construction or production.

/dɪˈzaɪər fɔːr juː/ [desire for you]

[noun] A strong feeling of wanting, longing, or yearning directed specifically toward another person.

/dɛsk/ [desk]

[noun] A piece of furniture with a flat or sloped surface and typically with drawers, used for writing, reading, or using a computer.

/ˈdɛstɪneɪt/ [destinate]

[verb] To design, appoint, or determine for a specific purpose or end; to destine.

/dɪˈstrɔɪd/ [destroyed]

[adjective] Ruined, demolished, or having been put an end to so that it no longer exists or functions.