English words starting with D

Exactly equal in score or position, especially in a contest or competition.

Having eyes that lack expression, warmth, or life; showing no emotion or feeling.

Exactly right or accurate

a person who avoids paying their debts or fulfilling their responsibilities.

a strong metal bar for locking a door, which is moved into place by turning a key or knob

to make something less strong, sharp, or noticeable

Making something less lively, intense, or sensitive

A trap for large animals, consisting of a heavy log or weight that is triggered to fall and crush the prey.

A passenger or member of an audience who travels or attends without paying

A weightlifting exercise in which a loaded barbell is lifted from the floor to the hips, then lowered back to the floor, while keeping the back straight.

a time or date by which something must be done

The quality of being able or likely to cause death.

A situation in an argument, contest, or conflict in which no progress can be made because neither side will give way.

Describing a situation in which no progress can be made because the people or groups involved cannot reach an agreement or find a solution.

causing or able to cause death

A heavy object, such as a log, block of concrete, or anchor, buried or secured to provide stability or a point of attachment, especially for a rope or cable.

The state or quality of being dead; lack of life.

showing no emotion or expression on your face, especially when you are saying something funny

The total weight of a ship including its cargo, fuel, crew, and passengers.

People or things that are no longer useful or effective in an organization or system.

unable to hear, or having very limited hearing ability.

having a significant degree of both hearing and sight loss

unable to hear and speak.

to make someone unable to hear, either temporarily or permanently

made permanently or temporarily unable to hear

extremely loud

to a very loud and overwhelming degree

the condition of being unable to hear, either completely or partially.

to give, distribute, or apportion something

a factor or issue that causes an agreement or arrangement to fail or be terminated.

the process of making business or political agreements, especially when this involves difficult negotiations and compromises

a person or business that buys and sells goods, especially a person who buys and sells a particular product

a business that sells a particular product, especially cars, for a company

the activity of buying, selling, or doing business with people

the activities or relations that a person or organization has with others, especially in business.

a person who makes business deals or agreements, especially one who is skilled at doing so

the head of a university faculty or department or of a medical school.

loved or valued very much

An affectionate or condescending term of address, especially for a woman or child.

With much love, affection, or fondness.

a lack or shortage of something; scarcity.

An affectionate or familiar term of address, especially for a loved one.

The permanent end of the life of a person or organism.

A human skull, or a representation of one, used as a symbol of mortality or death.

Causing death; deadly or fatal.

Extremely dangerous and involving a risk of death.

Resembling or suggestive of death

the legal punishment of being killed for a serious crime

The part of a prison where prisoners who have been sentenced to death are kept while awaiting execution.

the bed on which a person dies or is dying.

An action or event that causes the complete and final destruction or defeat of something.

Never dying or forgotten; immortal or eternal.

extremely pale, ill, or quiet, like death

a building, vehicle, or situation that is very dangerous and could cause death.

A vigil kept beside a dying or dead person.

A debutante, especially one making her first appearance in society.

A sudden and complete failure or collapse, often in a humiliating way.

to officially or legally prevent someone from doing something or going somewhere

To leave a ship or aircraft.

to reduce the quality, value, or character of someone or something

reduced in quality, value, or character; made less respectable or morally degraded.

the action of reducing the quality or value of something.

open to discussion or argument; not certain or settled.

a formal discussion of an issue at a public meeting or in a parliament, in which opposing arguments are put forward

a person who argues about a subject, especially in a formal manner

(gerund or present participle) Discussing a subject formally, presenting and arguing for and against different points of view.

to lead someone away from morality or virtue; to corrupt, especially through excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

morally corrupted; characterized by excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, especially involving sex, alcohol, or drugs.

To owe (archaic or dialectal form of 'debt', used in some contexts like accounting or historical texts).

a type of long-term loan taken by a company that pays a fixed rate of interest and is not secured by physical assets.

to make someone or something physically weak

made weak or feeble; lacking strength or vitality.

making someone very weak and infirm

The process of making someone or something very weak and infirm.

causing weakness or a loss of strength or function.

physical weakness, especially as a result of illness

an entry in an account recording a sum owed or paid out.

(especially of a man) charming, confident, and carefully dressed, in a way that is attractive but slightly old-fashioned

to remove the bones from meat or fish before cooking or serving it.

(of a river or stream) to emerge from a confined area into a wider, open space.

the surgical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing of the remaining healthy tissue.

To question someone in detail about a completed mission or undertaking.

a meeting or report in which someone is questioned or gives information about a task or mission they have just completed.

scattered pieces of rubbish or remains, especially after something has been destroyed.

a sum of money that is owed or due.

A financial ratio or relationship comparing a company's total debt to its total shareholders' equity, used to measure its financial leverage.

A financial agreement in which a portion of a developing nation's foreign debt is forgiven or restructured in exchange for the country's commitment to invest in domestic environmental conservation projects.

not owing any money; having no debts

burdened with a large amount of debt; owing a lot of money.

the partial or total cancellation of debts, especially as an official policy for a group of people or a country.

burdened by a large amount of debt; owing a lot of money.

The money required to cover the repayment of interest and principal on a debt for a particular period.

A financial ratio that compares a company's total debt to its total shareholders' equity, used to measure its financial leverage and risk.

a person, organization, or country that owes money

To remove the bugs (errors or faults) from a computer program or system.

A computer program or tool used to find and remove errors (bugs) from other computer programs.

to show that a belief, theory, or claim is false or exaggerated.

a person who exposes the falseness or exaggerated claims of something, especially a popular myth, belief, or theory.

the act of showing that a belief, claim, or story is not true or real, especially one that is widely held.

The first public appearance of a performer or sports player

a young upper-class woman who is making her first formal appearance in society, typically at a special ball.

Relating to a period of ten years.

A period of ten years.

Lasting for ten years or seeming to last for ten years.

Having existed for ten years.

A state of low moral standards and behavior in a society, often associated with excessive pleasure and wealth.

Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline, often associated with excessive self-indulgence or luxury.

In a manner characterized by or displaying excessive self-indulgence, moral decay, or cultural decline.

lasting for or continuing over several decades

having existed for several decades; being several decades in age.

Coffee from which most of the caffeine has been removed.

(of coffee or tea) having had most or all of the caffeine removed

A design or picture that can be transferred from a specially prepared paper onto another surface, such as glass, metal, or plastic.

the ten commandments given by god to moses.

To leave a place suddenly or secretly, especially to avoid trouble.

to pour a liquid, especially wine, from one container into another, often to separate it from sediment.

a decorative glass bottle with a stopper, used for serving wine or other alcoholic drinks.

To cut off the head of a person or animal.

having had the head cut off.