--- title: D — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 18 description: The 1197 words of the English dictionary under D, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / D # D — The English dictionary · page 18 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* To depict something means to show it in a picture, painting, statue or film.[↗](../../depict/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To depict means to describe something in words so readers can imagine it.[↗](../../depict/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The painting depicts a ship in a storm.[↗](../../depict/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cave paintings depict horses and bison.[↗](../../depict/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The film depicts life in a small village.[↗](../../depict/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story the wolf is depicted as clever and sly.[↗](../../depict/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a picture that depicts your favourite place.[↗](../../depict/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The stamp depicts the queen.[↗](../../depict/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She is sometimes depicted sitting in a chariot, drawn by lions.[↗](../../depict/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **depiction** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A depiction is a picture, description or performance that shows what someone or something is like.[↗](../../depiction/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Depiction is the act of showing something in art or words.[↗](../../depiction/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Bayeux Tapestry is a depiction of the Battle of Hastings.[↗](../../depiction/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This painting is a depiction of a busy market.[↗](../../depiction/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The film's depiction of dinosaurs was very realistic.[↗](../../depiction/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Is this an accurate depiction of life in Victorian times?[↗](../../depiction/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The author's depiction of the giant is funny and kind.[↗](../../depiction/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Early depictions of the Earth show it with sea monsters.[↗](../../depiction/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We compared two depictions of the same queen.[↗](../../depiction/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **deplete** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To use up a large amount of something so that there is much less left: «Overfishing has depleted fish stocks».[↗](../../deplete/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Overfishing has depleted the cod in the North Sea.[↗](../../deplete/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The long winter depleted our firewood.[↗](../../deplete/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Running a marathon depletes your body's energy.[↗](../../deplete/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chemicals called CFCs depleted the ozone layer.[↗](../../deplete/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The team was depleted by injuries.[↗](../../deplete/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We must not deplete the Earth's water faster than rain can refill it.[↗](../../deplete/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **depleted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Reduced in amount so that there is not much left; used up: «depleted supplies».[↗](../../depleted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sport) Weakened because many members are missing: «a depleted team».[↗](../../depleted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) With part of something removed: «ozone-depleted», «depleted soil».[↗](../../depleted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After the party, our snack supplies were badly depleted.[↗](../../depleted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fish in the sea are depleted because of overfishing.[↗](../../depleted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A depleted team still managed to win the match.[↗](../../depleted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers rest the land so the soil is not depleted.[↗](../../depleted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · By the end of the camp, our water was depleted.[↗](../../depleted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt depleted after the long swimming race.[↗](../../depleted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **depletion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Depletion is when something gets used up so that there is much less of it left.[↗](../../depletion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal, science) The steady loss of a natural thing such as water, soil goodness, fish or the ozone layer.[↗](../../depletion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Overfishing led to the depletion of cod in the sea.[↗](../../depletion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ozone depletion lets more harmful sunlight reach the ground.[↗](../../depletion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Planting the same crop every season causes depletion of the soil.[↗](../../depletion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The long walk caused a depletion of our water supply.[↗](../../depletion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists measure the depletion of groundwater under farms.[↗](../../depletion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Battery depletion means your tablet will soon switch off.[↗](../../depletion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **deploy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To deploy soldiers, ships or equipment is to send them to a place, ready to be used.[↗](../../deploy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To deploy something is to open it out or put it into action, like an airbag or a parachute.[↗](../../deploy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In computing, to deploy a program or website is to put it where people can use it.[↗](../../deploy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The army deployed soldiers to help after the flood.[↗](../../deploy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The airbag deployed when the car hit the wall.[↗](../../deploy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The parachute deployed and the capsule landed slowly.[↗](../../deploy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lifeboats were deployed to rescue the sailors.[↗](../../deploy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We deployed our game so the whole class could play it.[↗](../../deploy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rescue teams were deployed to the mountain.[↗](../../deploy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The spacecraft deployed its solar panels.[↗](../../deploy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **deployment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Sending soldiers, ships or equipment to a place so they are ready to act.[↗](../../deployment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Putting something into use, for example opening a parachute, inflating an airbag, or releasing new software.[↗](../../deployment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A time when a soldier is sent away to serve.[↗](../../deployment/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad is away on deployment for six months.[↗](../../deployment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The deployment of troops was on the evening news.[↗](../../deployment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The airbag's deployment saved the driver from injury.[↗](../../deployment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rover's parachute deployment went perfectly.[↗](../../deployment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The deployment of the new app is planned for Monday.[↗](../../deployment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire service ordered the deployment of more engines.[↗](../../deployment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Families wrote letters during the long deployment.[↗](../../deployment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In addition to the Council which was being held, there were games and tournaments and brilliant deployments of troops, and universal feastings and enjoyments.[↗](../../deployment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **deport** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To force someone to leave a country, usually because they are not allowed to live there or have broken the law.[↗](../../deport/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old-fashioned) To behave in a certain way (deport yourself).[↗](../../deport/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was deported back to his home country.[↗](../../deport/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The government deported people without visas.[↗](../../deport/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the war, families were deported to camps.[↗](../../deport/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Crimean Tatars were deported in 1944.[↗](../../deport/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She feared her family would be deported.[↗](../../deport/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Courts decide who can be deported.[↗](../../deport/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Can you tell me how the Will-o'-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how they behave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led people into crooked paths?"[↗](../../deport/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **deportation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Making a person leave a country by law, usually sending them back to the country they came from.[↗](../../deportation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history) Forcing a whole people or group to leave their homes and move far away.[↗](../../deportation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The man faced deportation because his visa had run out.[↗](../../deportation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge stopped the deportation of the family.[↗](../../deportation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In 1944 the Crimean Tatars suffered mass deportation.[↗](../../deportation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A deportation order says a person must leave the country.[↗](../../deportation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people protested against the deportations.[↗](../../deportation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Deportation can split families apart.[↗](../../deportation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **depose** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To remove a ruler or leader from power, often by force.[↗](../../depose/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) To give evidence under oath, especially in a written statement outside court; or to question someone in this way.[↗](../../depose/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The people deposed the cruel king.[↗](../../depose/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The deposed queen fled to another country.[↗](../../depose/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The general tried to depose the president.[↗](../../depose/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the wicked uncle deposed the rightful prince.[↗](../../depose/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lawyer deposed the witness in his office.[↗](../../depose/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rulers who ignore the people risk being deposed.[↗](../../depose/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ever since Akela had been deposed, the Pack had been without a leader, hunting and fighting at their own pleasure.[↗](../../depose/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.[↗](../../depose/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.36.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../depose/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him; (Writings DAN.5.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../depose/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **deposit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To put money into a bank account.[↗](../../deposit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Money put into a bank account.[↗](../../deposit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A part of the price paid first to keep or reserve something, with the rest paid later.[↗](../../deposit/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Money paid when you borrow or rent something, given back if nothing is damaged.[↗](../../deposit/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To put or lay something down somewhere.[↗](../../deposit/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (science) A layer of a substance left by water, wind or ice, or found under the ground (a deposit of gold, coal or sand).[↗](../../deposit/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I deposited my birthday money in the bank.[↗](../../deposit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum made a deposit of 50 dollars.[↗](../../deposit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We paid a deposit to book the holiday cottage.[↗](../../deposit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You get the deposit back if you return the bottle.[↗](../../deposit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The river deposits sand at its mouth.[↗](../../deposit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Gold deposits were found in the hills.[↗](../../deposit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Please deposit your bags at the door.[↗](../../deposit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A white deposit formed inside the kettle.[↗](../../deposit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Apollo, pitying his deserted child, sent Hermes to convey him to Delphi, where he deposited his charge on the steps of the temple.[↗](../../deposit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · If any one sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and deal falsely with his neighbour in a matter of deposit, or of pledge, or of robbery, or have oppressed his neighbour; (Torah LEV.6.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../deposit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and deposited them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.[↗](../../deposit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.5.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../deposit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And they went in to the king into the court; but they had deposited the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of the king.[↗](../../deposit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.36.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../deposit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **deposition** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science, geography) Deposition is when wind, water or ice drops sand, mud or stones it was carrying, building up new land such as beaches and deltas.[↗](../../deposition/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) A deposition is a statement made under oath, written down to be used in court.[↗](../../deposition/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Deposition is removing a ruler or leader from power.[↗](../../deposition/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (science) Deposition is when a gas turns straight into a solid, like frost forming.[↗](../../deposition/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Deposition at the river mouth formed a delta.[↗](../../deposition/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Waves cause deposition of sand on the beach.[↗](../../deposition/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A spit is made by deposition along the coast.[↗](../../deposition/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Frost on the window is an example of deposition.[↗](../../deposition/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The witness gave a deposition to the lawyers.[↗](../../deposition/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (law)[↗](../../deposition/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The deposition of the king led to a new government.[↗](../../deposition/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (formal)[↗](../../deposition/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **depositor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who puts money into a bank account.[↗](../../depositor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Someone who puts something down or leaves something somewhere for safe keeping.[↗](../../depositor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Every depositor gets a statement each month.[↗](../../depositor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · As a depositor, Sam earns a little interest on his savings.[↗](../../depositor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bank promised that depositors' money was safe.[↗](../../depositor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When rumours spread, worried depositors queued outside the bank.[↗](../../depositor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Young depositors can open a children's savings account.[↗](../../depositor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The law protects depositors if a bank fails.[↗](../../depositor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **depot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A depot is a large building or yard where goods, vehicles or supplies are kept until they are needed.[↗](../../depot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A depot is a place where buses, trains or trams are parked, cleaned and repaired.[↗](../../depot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US) A depot is a small railway or bus station.[↗](../../depot/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The buses go back to the depot at midnight.[↗](../../depot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our parcel is waiting at the delivery depot.[↗](../../depot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The army kept food and blankets in a supply depot.[↗](../../depot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa met Grandma at the old train depot.[↗](../../depot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A lorry leaves the depot with 240 boxes and drops 30 at each shop.[↗](../../depot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The council's depot is full of grit for the winter roads.[↗](../../depot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters drove the engine back to the depot.[↗](../../depot/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We waited at the bus depot for the last bus home.[↗](../../depot/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **depraved** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Morally bad or wicked, corrupted in behavior.[↗](../../depraved/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Their soul perisheth in youth, and their life as that of the depraved.[↗](../../depraved/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.36.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../depraved/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **depreciation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (money) The loss of value of something as it gets older or is used, like a car being worth less each year.[↗](../../depreciation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (money) A fall in the value of a country's money compared with other currencies.[↗](../../depreciation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Saying that something is of little worth.[↗](../../depreciation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Self-depreciation means running yourself down, saying that you are not very good or clever.[↗](../../depreciation/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* New cars suffer fast depreciation in the first year.[↗](../../depreciation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Because of depreciation, Dad's old phone is worth very little.[↗](../../depreciation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The depreciation of the dollar made holidays abroad dearer.[↗](../../depreciation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We worked out the depreciation of the laptop in maths.[↗](../../depreciation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Toys usually lose value, but some rare ones avoid depreciation.[↗](../../depreciation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The company counts depreciation on its machines every year.[↗](../../depreciation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **depress** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To depress someone is to make them feel very sad and without hope.[↗](../../depress/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To depress a button, key or pedal is to press it down.[↗](../../depress/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (money) To depress prices, trade or wages is to make them lower or less active.[↗](../../depress/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grey, rainy days depress me.[↗](../../depress/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Depress the button to start the machine.[↗](../../depress/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bad news depressed the whole team.[↗](../../depress/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The driver depressed the clutch.[↗](../../depress/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm depressed sales at the seaside shops.[↗](../../depress/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Losing every game started to depress him.[↗](../../depress/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **depressed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very sad and without hope, often for a long time.[↗](../../depressed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (health) Having the illness depression, which needs help from a doctor or counsellor.[↗](../../depressed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of a place or economy) Poor, with few jobs or little business.[↗](../../depressed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Pushed down (a depressed button).[↗](../../depressed/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Lower than the area around it (a depressed area of ground).[↗](../../depressed/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She felt depressed after her dog died.[↗](../../depressed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If you feel depressed for a long time, tell someone you trust.[↗](../../depressed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Depression is an illness that can be treated.[↗](../../depressed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The town was depressed after the mine closed.[↗](../../depressed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Depress the button to start the machine.[↗](../../depressed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rain on holiday is depressing\![↗](../../depressed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But after she had been some time with Mother Holle she grew sad and depressed, and at first she hardly knew herself what was the matter.[↗](../../depressed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **depression** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Depression is an illness of the mind that makes a person feel very sad, empty, tired or hopeless for a long time, much more than ordinary sadness; doctors and counsellors can help.[↗](../../depression/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A depression is a hollow or low place in a surface.[↗](../../depression/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In weather, a depression is an area of low air pressure that often brings clouds, wind and rain.[↗](../../depression/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A depression is a long time when many people have no work and little money: the Great Depression of the 1930s.[↗](../../depression/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle had depression, and talking to a doctor helped him get better.[↗](../../depression/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If you feel sad for a long time, tell a trusted adult.[↗](../../depression/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A deep depression is moving in from the Atlantic, bringing rain.[↗](../../depression/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain collected in a depression in the field.[↗](../../depression/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · During the Great Depression, many families were very poor.[↗](../../depression/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A tropical depression can grow into a hurricane.[↗](../../depression/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **deprive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To deprive someone of something is to take it away or not let them have it.[↗](../../deprive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Plants deprived of light turn yellow.[↗](../../deprive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You'll be deprived of screen time if you lie.[↗](../../deprive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many children are deprived of education.[↗](../../deprive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sleep-deprived drivers are dangerous.[↗](../../deprive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The war deprived them of their homes.[↗](../../deprive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Being sent to bed early deprived him of the film.[↗](../../deprive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “Sire,” she said, “I am not come to deprive you of the throne you fill so worthily.[↗](../../deprive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) … [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/17/) **18** [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/19/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/62/) - ← previous: [page 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/17/) - next →: [page 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/19/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)