English words starting with D

The process of a company increasing the variety of products it makes or sells.

Having been made more varied or diverse.

to start to produce a wider variety of products or services, or to invest in different types of things, in order to reduce risk

The act of changing the direction or purpose of something, or the thing used to do this.

Intended to distract attention from the main issue or action.

the fact of including many different types of people or things

To cause something or someone to change direction or follow a different route.

(of traffic or a route) changed to follow a different direction.

Inflammation of a diverticulum or diverticula in the intestinal tract, especially in the colon, causing abdominal pain and fever.

A small pouch or sac branching out from a hollow organ in the body, such as the intestine.

entertaining or amusing; holding the attention

a short dance or musical piece performed as a light entertainment between the acts of a ballet or opera.

to sell off business interests, investments, or assets

to sell off assets, investments, or a business unit

The action or process of selling off subsidiary business interests or investments.

To separate something into two or more parts or groups.

A policy or strategy of gaining and maintaining power by encouraging disagreement and hostility among potential opponents, thereby preventing them from uniting against the ruler.

Separated into parts or pieces.

A sum of money paid regularly (typically annually) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits.

a thing that divides or separates something into parts.

Separating something into parts or sections.

The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.

relating to or used for discovering what will happen in the future or finding out hidden knowledge.

of, from, or like god or a god

Relating to or combining the qualities of God or a god and a human being.

In a way that is like or comes from a god or God; in a supremely excellent or delightful way.

A person who predicts or discovers hidden knowledge, especially by supernatural or magical means.

The sport or activity of swimming or exploring underwater, typically using special breathing equipment.

Relating to or used for discovering what is hidden or predicting the future, especially by supernatural or magical means.

the state or quality of being divine

The act or process of making someone or something divine.

Capable of being divided, especially without leaving a remainder.

The act or process of separating something into parts or groups.

Being the best or most successful in a particular section or category of a competition, league, or market.

Relating to or forming a division, especially of a large organization or area.

tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people

a tendency to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

A number by which another number is to be divided.

the legal ending of a marriage

No longer married because the marriage has been legally ended

a person who is divorced.

The present participle or gerund of 'divorce', meaning to legally end one's marriage with someone.

A small piece of turf or grass that is cut out of the ground, especially by a golf club during a swing.

To make known (private or sensitive information).

To divide or share something, especially money.

A small cup-shaped oil lamp, typically made of clay, used for lighting, especially in Hindu, Sikh, and Jain religious ceremonies.

(of twins) derived from two separate ova fertilized at the same time, and therefore not genetically identical.

in a way that makes you feel as if everything is spinning around and you are unable to balance

A feeling of being dizzy, unsteady, or lightheaded, often with a sensation of spinning.

having or causing a feeling of spinning around and losing one's balance.

causing or likely to cause a feeling of dizziness or disorientation.

A person who plays recorded music for an audience, especially on the radio or at a club or party.

a loose, hooded, long-sleeved robe traditionally worn by men and women in north africa.

A chemical present in the cells of all living things that carries genetic information

To perform or carry out (an action, task, or function).

A person who seeks to help others, especially in an idealistic but impractical or patronizing way.

A person who seeks to help others, especially in an idealistic but impractical or patronizing way.

Relating to the activity of making or repairing things yourself instead of buying them or paying someone else to do it

A person who builds, repairs, or decorates things in their own home themselves, rather than paying a professional to do it.

Characterized by inactivity or a lack of action; idle.

Showing or requiring a determination not to retreat or surrender; involving a final, decisive, and all-out effort.

An opportunity to try something again, especially after a previous failure or unsatisfactory attempt.

A person who is morally upright and does what is correct or just.

able to be done or achieved; possible or practical.

Relating to or denoting a type of simple, low-cost, altazimuth-mounted reflecting telescope, popular among amateur astronomers.

A doctor, especially a medical doctor.

A person who guides and educates visitors in a museum, art gallery, or zoo, typically as a volunteer.

Willing to be taught or controlled; easy to manage.

In a manner that is ready to accept control or instruction; submissively.

The quality of being easy to teach, manage, or control; submissiveness.

A structure built along or out from the shore of a waterway for ships to moor to.

(of a ship) brought to or lying at a dock.

A list of cases to be heard by a court or tasks to be dealt with.

The process of bringing a ship or boat into a dock.

the area of land immediately next to a dock or wharf.

a person whose job is to load and unload ships at a dock

An area or establishment with docks, equipment, and facilities for building, repairing, and maintaining ships.

A person who is qualified to treat people who are ill

Relating to or involving the interaction between a doctor and a patient.

Relating to a doctorate or a doctor of philosophy

Relating to or characteristic of the advanced academic standard of a doctorate (Ph.D. or equivalent).

the highest university degree, or the qualification someone has when they have been awarded this degree

Changed in a dishonest way to achieve a particular result

The work or profession of a doctor, especially a physician.

strictly following a theory or set of beliefs, especially political ones, without considering practical problems

Relating to a doctrine or doctrines, especially religious or political ones.

In a way that relates to a doctrine or doctrines.

a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group.

A television film or drama based on real events, combining factual documentary material with fictionalized dramatic elements.

A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.

consisting of official documents or factual evidence.

Having the characteristics or format of a documentary film or television program, often implying a factual, realistic, or non-fictional presentation.

The process of providing official documents or written evidence to support something.

Recorded or proven by written evidence or official records.

To move in a slow, unsteady way, especially because of being very old or weak.

shaking or moving unsteadily because of old age

to move quickly to one side in order to avoid somebody or something

a person who avoids something, especially a duty or payment.

The action of avoiding something by a quick, sudden movement or shift of position.

seeming or likely to be dishonest

A large, extinct, flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius.

An adult female deer, especially a female fallow deer, roe deer, or reindeer.

Having large, soft, innocent-looking eyes, like those of a doe (a female deer).

A female deer (doe) that is in the physiological state of sexual receptivity and fertility, known as estrus.

a person who does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.

A soft, smooth leather made from the skin of a female deer (a doe).

To remove an item of clothing, especially a hat.

A common four-legged animal that is often kept as a pet or for work or hunting.

Describing a showy or elaborate presentation, event, or performance designed to impress or persuade, often seen as insubstantial or overly theatrical.

(of a book or piece of paper) having the corners worn or battered with use.

Describing a situation or environment of fierce competition where people are willing to harm each other to succeed.

Having a face that resembles that of a dog, especially in having a long snout or a miserable expression.

Commercial food prepared and marketed for consumption by dogs.

Extremely tired; exhausted.

A person whose job is to catch and remove stray or unwanted dogs.

A title for the elected chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.

a close-quarters aerial battle between fighter aircraft.

The act or sport of fighting between dogs, especially as an illegal activity.

Any of various small sharks, especially those of the families Squalidae and Scyliorhinidae.

Food prepared or intended for consumption by dogs.