--- title: D — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 description: The 1123 words of the school 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/school/D/page/2/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / D # D — The school dictionary · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/12/) - [dealings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dealings/) — The business or contact that people or groups have with each other: «my dealings with the bank». — 9 sentences - [dean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dean/) — A dean is a person who is in charge of a part of a college or university, or of students. — 9 sentences - [dear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dear/) — Dear means loved or very much liked: «my dear friend». — 14 sentences - [dearly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dearly/) — Very much. — 11 sentences - [dearth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dearth/) — A dearth is a shortage, a time when there is not enough of something, such as food. — 4 sentences - [death](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/death/) — The end of life; when a person, animal or plant dies and stops living for ever. — 13 sentences - [deathless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deathless/) — Deathless means that something never dies or never ends; it lasts for ever. — 4 sentences - [deathly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deathly/) — Deathly means like death, cold and still. — 5 sentences - [debate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debate/) — A debate is a formal discussion where people give arguments for and against an idea, often with rules and a vote at the end. — 11 sentences - [debater](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debater/) — A person who takes part in a debate: a formal argument where speakers give reasons for and against an idea. — 9 sentences - [debility](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debility/) — Debility is great weakness of the body, when someone is ill and has no strength. — 3 sentences - [debit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debit/) — A debit is money taken out of a bank account. — 10 sentences - [debris](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debris/) — Broken pieces left after something has been destroyed or has fallen: bits of wood, stone, glass. — 9 sentences - [debt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debt/) — A debt is money that you owe to someone. — 11 sentences - [debtor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debtor/) — A debtor is a person who owes money to someone else. — 4 sentences - [debug](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debug/) — To find and fix the mistakes (bugs) in a computer program. — 10 sentences - [debut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/debut/) — The first time someone performs or appears in public, such as a singer's first concert or a player's first game. — 10 sentences - [dec](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dec/) — Short for December, the twelfth and last month of the year (Dec). — 10 sentences - [decade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decade/) — A decade is a period of ten years. — 9 sentences - [decapod](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decapod/) — A decapod is a crustacean with ten legs, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, prawn or crayfish. — 7 sentences - [decay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decay/) — To rot or break down slowly, as dead plants, animals and food do. — 10 sentences - [deceased](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceased/) — Dead: her deceased grandfather. — 9 sentences - [deceit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceit/) — Deceit is making someone believe something that is not true, to trick them. — 9 sentences - [deceitful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceitful/) — A deceitful person often lies or tricks people to make them believe things that are not true. — 9 sentences - [deceive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceive/) — To deceive someone means to make them believe something that is not true, in order to trick them. — 10 sentences - [deceiver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceiver/) — A deceiver is a person who deceives, that is, tricks people into believing something false. — 8 sentences - [decelerate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decelerate/) — To slow down; to go less fast. — 7 sentences - [deceleration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceleration/) — Deceleration is slowing down; the rate at which something's speed gets smaller. — 7 sentences - [december](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/december/) — December is the twelfth and last month of the year. It has 31 days. It comes after November; January follows it. — 13 sentences - [decent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decent/) — Decent means good enough, of an acceptable or fairly good quality. — 15 sentences - [decently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decently/) — Decently means in a polite, fair and respectable way that people think is right. — 11 sentences - [deception](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deception/) — Making someone believe something that is not true; tricking or lying. — 9 sentences - [deceptive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceptive/) — Giving a false idea or impression, so that something seems different from what it really is. — 8 sentences - [deceptively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deceptively/) — Deceptively means in a way that makes something seem different from what it really is. — 9 sentences - [decibel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decibel/) — A decibel is a unit for measuring how loud a sound is. — 7 sentences - [decide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decide/) — To decide is to make up your mind, to choose after thinking. — 13 sentences - [decidedly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/) — Clearly and without any doubt; very much: it was decidedly colder. — 11 sentences - [deciduous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deciduous/) — Deciduous trees and bushes lose all their leaves every autumn (fall) and grow new ones in spring. — 9 sentences - [decimal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decimal/) — A decimal (or decimal number) is a number written with a decimal point, such as 3.5 or 0.25, to show parts smaller than one. — 13 sentences - [decimeter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decimeter/) — A decimeter is a unit of length. A decimeter is 10 centimeters, and a meter is 10 decimeters. — 9 sentences - [decimetre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decimetre/) — A decimetre is a unit of length equal to 10 centimetres, or one tenth of a metre. It is written dm. — 10 sentences - [deciphered](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deciphered/) — Worked out the meaning of a secret code and turned it into plain words. — 10 sentences - [decipherment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decipherment/) — Decipherment is working out the meaning of a code, secret message or old writing that is hard to read. — 7 sentences - [decision](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decision/) — A decision is a choice you make after thinking about what to do: a hard decision. — 11 sentences - [decisive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decisive/) — Decisive describes a person who can make decisions quickly and firmly. — 9 sentences - [deck](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deck/) — A deck is a set of playing cards. A usual deck has 52 cards. — 14 sentences - [declaration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declaration/) — A declaration is an official or important statement that says something clearly to everyone. — 11 sentences - [declare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declare/) — To declare is to say something clearly, firmly or officially, so everyone knows. — 11 sentences - [declared](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declared/) — Declared is the past form of «declare»: said clearly, firmly or officially. — 10 sentences - [decline](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decline/) — To decline is to say no politely to an offer or invitation. — 11 sentences - [declivity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/declivity/) — A declivity is a slope going down, a downward slant of the ground, such as a hill or a bank. — 4 sentences - [decode](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decode/) — To decode a secret message or code is to change it back into normal words so you can understand it. — 11 sentences - [decoding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decoding/) — Decoding means turning a secret code or message back into normal words so it can be read. — 10 sentences - [decompose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decompose/) — To rot or break down slowly, as dead plants and animals do, with help from bacteria, fungi and small creatures. — 10 sentences - [decomposition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decomposition/) — The natural breaking down of dead plants and animals into simpler things, by bacteria, fungi and worms; rotting. — 9 sentences - [decorate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorate/) — To make something look nicer by adding pretty things: decorate the cake with icing. — 10 sentences - [decoration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decoration/) — Something added to make a thing or place look pretty or special, like balloons, tinsel or ornaments. — 10 sentences - [decorative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorative/) — Decorative means used to make something look pretty or attractive, rather than to be useful. — 9 sentences - [decorator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decorator/) — A person whose job is painting and wallpapering rooms and houses. — 9 sentences - [decoy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decoy/) — A decoy is a person or thing used to trick someone and lead them away or into a trap. — 10 sentences - [decrease](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decrease/) — To decrease is to become smaller or fewer in size, number or amount. — 11 sentences - [decree](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decree/) — A decree is an official order given by a ruler, a government or a court. — 12 sentences - [decreed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decreed/) — If a ruler or government decreed something, they gave an official order. — 9 sentences - [decrepit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decrepit/) — Decrepit means old, weak and worn out, often from age or hard use. — 5 sentences - [dedicate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedicate/) — To dedicate something is to give it to a person or purpose, often out of love or respect. — 6 sentences - [dedicated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedicated/) — A dedicated person works very hard at something because they care about it a lot. — 12 sentences - [dedication](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dedication/) — Hard work and loyalty to a task or a purpose over a long time: «Her dedication to swimming won her the medal». — 12 sentences - [deduct](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduct/) — To take away an amount from a total, such as money or points. — 7 sentences - [deduction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deduction/) — An amount taken away from a total (a deduction from your pay). — 9 sentences - [deed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deed/) — Something that someone does on purpose, especially something very good or very bad: «a good deed», «evil deeds». — 11 sentences - [deem](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deem/) — To consider or judge something in a particular way (The water was deemed safe). — 9 sentences - [deep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deep/) — Deep means going far down from the top. A deep pool has a lot of water. — 16 sentences - [deepening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deepening/) — Deepening means becoming or making something deeper, so it goes further down. — 9 sentences - [deeply](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deeply/) — Very much; strongly, as in feelings. — 13 sentences - [deer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deer/) — A deer is a wild animal with long thin legs and brown fur that eats plants and runs fast. — 11 sentences - [deerskin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deerskin/) — The skin of a deer, especially when made into soft leather for clothes, shoes or bags. — 8 sentences - [defamation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defamation/) — Defamation is saying or writing something untrue about a person that damages their good name. — 8 sentences - [default](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/default/) — The setting or choice that a computer, phone or game uses unless you change it: «the default font». — 15 sentences - [defeasible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defeasible/) — Defeasible means able to be cancelled or overturned, for example a right, a contract or a conclusion that may be undone by new facts. — 7 sentences - [defeat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defeat/) — To defeat means to win against someone in a game, fight, war or vote. — 17 sentences - [defecate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defecate/) — To pass solid waste (poo) out of the body through the bottom. — 6 sentences - [defect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defect/) — noun. — 13 sentences - [defective](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defective/) — Not working properly because something is wrong with it; having a fault. — 8 sentences - [defence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defence/) — Defence is protecting yourself or something against attack or danger. — 12 sentences - [defenceless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defenceless/) — Defenceless means having no protection, and unable to fight back or guard yourself. — 4 sentences - [defend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defend/) — To defend someone or something is to protect it from attack or harm. — 11 sentences - [defendant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defendant/) — A defendant is a person accused of a crime in a court of law, who must answer the charge. — 4 sentences - [defender](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defender/) — A person who protects someone or something from attack or harm. — 12 sentences - [defensive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defensive/) — Defensive means used or made to protect against attack (a defensive wall). — 12 sentences - [defer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defer/) — To put off something until later; to delay: the meeting was deferred until next week. — 10 sentences - [deference](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deference/) — Polite respect shown to someone by accepting their opinion or wishes, often because they are older, wiser or more important. — 9 sentences - [deferential](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferential/) — Showing great respect and politeness to someone, often by agreeing with them or letting them decide: «a deferential bow». — 7 sentences - [deferral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deferral/) — The act of putting something off until a later time; a delay that is allowed: «the deferral of the exam». — 8 sentences - [defiance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defiance/) — Defiance is bold refusal to obey, or open resistance to someone in power. — 5 sentences - [defiant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defiant/) — Defiant means openly refusing to obey or to do what you are told. — 10 sentences - [defiantly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defiantly/) — Defiantly means in a way that shows you refuse to obey or are openly standing up against someone or something. — 7 sentences - [defibrillator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defibrillator/) — A machine that gives an electric shock to the chest to make a heart that has stopped beating properly start a normal rhythm again. — 7 sentences - [deficiency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deficiency/) — A deficiency is a lack of something that is needed, not having enough of it. — 9 sentences - [deficient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deficient/) — Not having enough of something that is needed, especially in the body or diet: «deficient in iron». — 9 sentences - [deficit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deficit/) — An amount by which something is too small: how much is missing compared with what is needed. — 10 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/12/)