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Showing 18 of 3844 words/dɪˈpɒzɪtəri/ [depository]
[noun] A place where things are stored or kept for safe custody.
/dɪˈprɛst ˈɛəriə/ [depressed area]
[noun] A geographic region characterized by persistent poverty, high unemployment rates, substandard housing, and lagging industrial or economic development.
/dɛpθs/ [depths]
[noun] The deepest or most remote parts of something, especially the ocean or a large body of water.
/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.
/ˈdɛs.ɪ.kreɪt/ [desecrate]
[verb] To treat a sacred place or object with violent disrespect; to profane.
/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.
/ˌdɛsɪˈdɪəriəm/ [desiderium]
[noun] A fervent, aching desire or longing, often accompanied by a feeling of grief or sorrow for something lost, absent, or unattainable.
/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.