English words starting with D

the act of attacking or plundering, typically over a wide area.

To make someone feel very unhappy and without hope.

A drug or other agent that reduces functional activity, especially one that slows down the activity of the central nervous system.

feeling very unhappy and without hope

Causing someone to feel very unhappy and without hope for the future.

in a manner that causes feelings of sadness and hopelessness

A medical condition in which a person feels very sad, anxious, and without hope, often over a long period.

relating to or characteristic of the period of the great depression, the severe worldwide economic downturn of the 1930s.

Causing feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

A muscle whose contraction pulls a part of the body downward.

to reduce the air pressure inside a container, vehicle, or room.

the fact of not having something that you need, like enough food, money, or a normal home

To prevent someone from having or doing something, especially something important or necessary.

suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits.

a person who helps someone to free themselves from a rigid set of beliefs, especially those resulting from indoctrination or brainwashing.

The distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something.

Having no depth; shallow.

a group of people appointed to represent others, typically in a formal meeting or to present a request.

To appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task or duty on one's behalf.

to appoint someone as a deputy

A person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in their absence.

To pull up by the roots; to uproot.

To cause a train to leave the tracks.

Caused a train or other vehicle to leave its tracks.

a mechanism on a bicycle that moves the chain from one gear wheel to another.

An accident in which a train leaves the tracks.

To make someone unable to think or act in a normal way, especially because of mental illness.

Mentally disturbed; insane

A state of mental disturbance and disorientation.

a sporting event, especially a horse race, that takes place regularly

a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms.

to remove government rules and controls from a business, industry, or other activity

(of a business, industry, or system) freed from government rules and controls.

The process of removing government rules and controls from some types of business activity.

Relating to or causing the removal or reduction of government rules and controls on a particular activity or industry.

(of a building or place) in a very bad condition because it has not been cared for

the state of something, especially a building or piece of land, being abandoned and in a bad condition.

To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth; to ridicule or mock.

To express contempt for; to ridicule or mock.

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking.

In a manner expressing contempt or ridicule.

So small or insignificant as to be worthy only of ridicule or scorn.

The action of obtaining something from a source or origin.

imitative of the work of another artist, writer, etc., and usually disapproved of for that reason.

To obtain something from a specified source.

Obtained or developed from something else; not original.

a cosmetic medical procedure in which the surface layer of skin is removed by abrasion, typically to improve its appearance.

Relating to the skin or dermis.

a medical condition in which the skin becomes red, swollen, and sore, sometimes with small blisters.

Relating to the branch of medicine concerned with the skin and its diseases.

Relating to the branch of medicine concerned with the skin and its diseases.

a doctor who studies and treats skin diseases.

The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.

The thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis that forms the true skin, containing blood capillaries, nerve endings, sweat glands, and hair follicles.

to take away a part from something, especially in a way that makes it seem less important or valuable.

The act of making something seem less important or valuable; an act of belittling.

Expressing a low opinion or showing disrespect; insulting or belittling.

a tall framework over an oil well or similar borehole, used to support drilling equipment and lift pipes.

Relating to or characteristic of the ideas of the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, especially his theory of deconstruction.

The part of the human body that a person sits on; the buttocks.

A small, short-barreled, large-caliber pistol, especially one with a single or double barrel, easily concealed.

A member of a Muslim religious group who lives a simple life and is known for their ecstatic rituals, such as whirling.

(of water) having had salt removed

the process of removing salt from sea water so that it can be used for drinking or irrigation.

The process of removing salt from something, especially from sea water to make it drinkable.

to remove salt from something, especially from sea water to make it drinkable.

The process or result of reducing or removing saturation, especially the vividness of a color.

an independent melody sung or played above a basic melody

To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.

A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.

Moving or sloping downward.

A person or thing that descends.

Moving or sloping downwards.

an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling

able to be described or represented in words.

to say or write what someone or something is like; to give a detailed account of something.

Gave an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events.

a person or thing that describes something.

a statement that tells you what someone or something is like

describing something, especially in a detailed, interesting, or scientific way.

In a way that describes something, especially by giving details of its characteristics.

a word, name, or phrase used to identify or describe something or someone.

To catch sight of or discover something, especially something distant or obscure.

to damage or treat a holy place or object with a lack of respect

To damage or treat a holy place or object with great disrespect.

The act of damaging or showing no respect towards something holy or very much respected

to end a policy or system that keeps people of different races apart, especially in schools, housing, or public facilities.

(of a place, institution, or system) having had laws or practices that separated people of different races abolished.

The process of ending a policy that keeps people of different races apart, especially in schools, housing, or public facilities.

To remove a previous selection from an item in a list, menu, or interface, typically by clicking or tapping on it again.

The process of making someone or something less sensitive or less likely to react strongly to something.

to make someone or something less sensitive to a physical sensation, emotion, or issue.

having had an emotional or physical reaction to something reduced or removed, especially through repeated exposure.

A large, dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.

resembling or characteristic of a desert, especially in being barren, dry, or desolate.

(of a place) empty of people and with a feeling of loneliness or abandonment.

a person who leaves the armed forces without permission and with no intention of returning.

The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.

the act of leaving the armed forces without permission and with no intention of returning.

to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have

rightfully earned or merited, especially as a result of one's actions or qualities

in the way that is right or appropriate because of one's actions or qualities; justifiably.

worthy of being treated or regarded in a particular way, especially of receiving help, praise, or a reward.

to remove the moisture from something; to dry completely

Dried completely to remove all moisture; dehydrated.

The process of removing all the moisture from something; the state of being extremely dry.

Something that is needed or wanted.

To plan and make decisions about how something will be made, built, or function.

To officially choose someone or something for a particular purpose or duty.

Officially chosen for a particular purpose or duty.

The action of choosing someone or something for a special purpose or job.

Planned or conceived in detail for a specific purpose or function.

a person who has been officially chosen for a job, position, or duty but has not yet started it

a person whose job is to plan how things such as clothes, furniture, or websites will look or work by making drawings, plans, or patterns.

Acting in a calculating, scheming, or manipulative way.

the quality of being wanted or wished for because it is attractive, useful, or of good quality.

Wanted or wished for as being attractive, useful, or necessary.

to want something strongly

Wished for, wanted, or sought after.