--- title: D — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 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/4/) [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 4 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/3/) **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/) - [depart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depart/) — To leave, especially to start a journey. — 11 sentences - [departed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/departed/) — Left a place, especially to start a journey (the train departed at 9:15). — 12 sentences - [departing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/departing/) — Departing means leaving, going away from a place, especially for trains, buses and planes. — 8 sentences - [department](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/department/) — A department is one part of a big organisation, such as a school, company, shop or government, that deals with one kind of work: the scien… — 10 sentences - [departure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/departure/) — The act of leaving a place, especially to begin a journey. — 11 sentences - [depend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depend/) — To depend on something means to change according to it: the answer depends on the numbers. — 11 sentences - [dependency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dependency/) — Relying on someone or something to survive, cope or work: «the baby's dependency on its parents». — 10 sentences - [dependent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dependent/) — Needing someone or something for support, help or money: «Babies are dependent on their parents.». — 13 sentences - [depict](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depict/) — To depict something means to show it in a picture, painting, statue or film. — 9 sentences - [depiction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depiction/) — A depiction is a picture, description or performance that shows what someone or something is like. — 9 sentences - [deplete](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deplete/) — To use up a large amount of something so that there is much less left: «Overfishing has depleted fish stocks». — 7 sentences - [depleted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depleted/) — Reduced in amount so that there is not much left; used up: «depleted supplies». — 9 sentences - [depletion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depletion/) — Depletion is when something gets used up so that there is much less of it left. — 8 sentences - [deploy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deploy/) — To deploy soldiers, ships or equipment is to send them to a place, ready to be used. — 10 sentences - [deployment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deployment/) — Sending soldiers, ships or equipment to a place so they are ready to act. — 11 sentences - [deport](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deport/) — To force someone to leave a country, usually because they are not allowed to live there or have broken the law. — 9 sentences - [deportation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deportation/) — Making a person leave a country by law, usually sending them back to the country they came from. — 8 sentences - [depose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depose/) — To remove a ruler or leader from power, often by force. — 9 sentences - [deposit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposit/) — To put money into a bank account. — 15 sentences - [deposition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deposition/) — Deposition is when wind, water or ice drops sand, mud or stones it was carrying, building up new land such as beaches and deltas. — 12 sentences - [depositor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depositor/) — A person who puts money into a bank account. — 8 sentences - [depot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depot/) — A depot is a large building or yard where goods, vehicles or supplies are kept until they are needed. — 11 sentences - [depreciation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depreciation/) — The loss of value of something as it gets older or is used, like a car being worth less each year. — 10 sentences - [depress](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depress/) — To depress someone is to make them feel very sad and without hope. — 9 sentences - [depressed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depressed/) — Very sad and without hope, often for a long time. — 12 sentences - [depression](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depression/) — 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… — 10 sentences - [deprive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/) — To deprive someone of something is to take it away or not let them have it. — 8 sentences - [deprived](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprived/) — Deprived means not having enough of the things people need for a good life, such as money, food, good homes or schools. — 10 sentences - [depth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/depth/) — Depth is how deep something is, how far it goes down from the top. — 12 sentences - [deputation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deputation/) — A deputation is a small group of people chosen to go and speak or ask for something on behalf of others. — 4 sentences - [deputy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deputy/) — A deputy is a person who acts for another and takes their place when needed. — 5 sentences - [derail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derail/) — When a train derails, its wheels come off the rails. — 9 sentences - [derby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/) — A derby is a sports match between two local teams from the same city or area, which is often very exciting. — 12 sentences - [derision](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derision/) — Unkind laughter or comments that show you think someone or something is stupid or worthless; mocking. — 9 sentences - [derisive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derisive/) — Showing that you think someone or something is stupid or worthless; mocking: «a derisive laugh». — 9 sentences - [derisively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derisively/) — In a way that mocks someone and shows you think they are silly, weak or wrong. — 4 sentences - [derivable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derivable/) — Derivable means able to be worked out, obtained or traced from something else. — 7 sentences - [derivation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derivation/) — The derivation of a word is where it comes from and how it was made, for example from Latin or from another English word. — 10 sentences - [derive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derive/) — To derive something from something is to get it from there: to derive pleasure from reading. — 13 sentences - [derived](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derived/) — Coming from or made from something else (a word derived from Latin). — 10 sentences - [dermal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermal/) — Dermal means to do with the skin. — 7 sentences - [dermatitis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermatitis/) — Dermatitis is a condition where the skin becomes red, itchy, sore or swollen, often because something irritates it or the body reacts to it. — 7 sentences - [dermis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermis/) — The thick inner layer of the skin, under the epidermis, which holds blood vessels, nerves, hair roots and sweat glands. — 7 sentences - [derogatory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derogatory/) — Derogatory words or comments show a low opinion of someone and are meant to insult or put them down. — 7 sentences - [dervish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dervish/) — A dervish is a holy man from certain Muslim groups, often in the Middle East or Asia, who lives simply and gives himself to prayer. — 4 sentences - [des](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/des/) — «Des» means «some» before a plural noun: «des pommes» is «some apples». — 12 sentences - [desalt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desalt/) — To desalt something is to remove salt from it, such as seawater or salty food. — 7 sentences - [descend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descend/) — To descend is to go or come down, or to move downwards. — 11 sentences - [descendant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descendant/) — A person who comes later in the same family line: a child, grandchild, great-grandchild and so on. — 11 sentences - [descendants](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descendants/) — Your descendants are your children, their children, their children's children and so on into the future. — 11 sentences - [descender](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descender/) — The part of a lower-case letter that goes below the line, as in g, j, p, q and y; also a letter that has such a part. — 9 sentences - [descent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descent/) — A descent is a way or act of going down, like going down a hill, stairs or from the sky. — 10 sentences - [describe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/describe/) — To say or write what someone or something is like: how it looks, sounds, feels, smells or behaves. — 11 sentences - [description](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/description/) — A description is words that tell what someone or something is like — how it looks, sounds, feels or behaves. — 11 sentences - [descriptor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/descriptor/) — A word or phrase that describes something or tells you what kind of thing it is. — 9 sentences - [desert](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desert/) — A desert (DEZ-ert) is a large area of land that gets very little rain, so few plants grow; it may be sandy, rocky, hot or cold. — 12 sentences - [deserve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deserve/) — If you deserve something, you should get it because of what you have done or what you are like. — 10 sentences - [deservedly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deservedly/) — Rightly, because someone has earned it or deserves it. — 4 sentences - [desiccate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desiccate/) — To desiccate something is to remove all the water from it so it becomes completely dry. — 8 sentences - [desiccation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desiccation/) — The process of drying something out completely, or the state of being very dry. — 8 sentences - [design](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/design/) — A design is a drawing or plan that shows how something will look or be made. — 12 sentences - [designate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designate/) — To choose someone or something officially for a job or purpose. — 10 sentences - [designation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/) — A designation is a name, title or label given to something or someone. — 10 sentences - [designed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designed/) — Designed means planned and drawn before being made: she designed a poster. — 11 sentences - [designer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designer/) — A designer is a person whose job is to plan how things will look or work, such as clothes, buildings, games or websites. — 8 sentences - [desirable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/) — Desirable means worth having or wanting; good, useful or attractive. — 9 sentences - [desire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desire/) — noun. — 13 sentences - [desirous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirous/) — Old or formal: wanting very much to have or do something. — 4 sentences - [desist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desist/) — To stop doing something, especially when told to: «desist from doing it». — 8 sentences - [desk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desk/) — A desk is a table where you sit to read, write or work, often with drawers. — 11 sentences - [desolate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desolate/) — Desolate means empty and bare, with no people or life. — 5 sentences - [desolation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desolation/) — Desolation is a state of being empty, ruined and bare, with nothing living. — 5 sentences - [despair](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despair/) — The feeling of having lost all hope. — 10 sentences - [despairingly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despairingly/) — In a hopeless way, as if you have given up all hope. — 4 sentences - [despatch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despatch/) — To despatch something is to send it off, especially a parcel, letter or message. — 11 sentences - [desperate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperate/) — Feeling that you have little hope and will do anything to change the situation. — 13 sentences - [desperately](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperately/) — Very much, so much it hurts: she desperately wanted a puppy. — 12 sentences - [desperation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desperation/) — Desperation is the feeling of having almost no hope, which makes you willing to try anything, even something risky. — 8 sentences - [despise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despise/) — To despise someone or something is to hate it or look down on it as worthless or wrong. — 4 sentences - [despised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despised/) — To despise someone or something is to dislike them very strongly and think they are worthless. — 9 sentences - [despising](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despising/) — Hating or looking down on someone or something; the same sense as despise. — 4 sentences - [despite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despite/) — Despite means without being stopped by something; even though something else is true. — 9 sentences - [despoil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despoil/) — Old use: to rob a place or person of goods or treasure, often by force, and leave it damaged. — 4 sentences - [despoiled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despoiled/) — To despoil is to rob a place or person of its valuable things, often by force, leaving them with nothing. — 4 sentences - [despond](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despond/) — To despond is to lose hope and feel very low, as if nothing will ever go right. — 4 sentences - [despondency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondency/) — Despondency is a feeling of low spirits and lost hope, being very sad and unwilling to try. — 7 sentences - [despondent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despondent/) — Very sad and without hope, feeling that things will not get better. — 8 sentences - [despotic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/despotic/) — Despotic describes a ruler who has total power and uses it cruelly, without asking anyone else. — 4 sentences - [dessert](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dessert/) — Dessert is the sweet food eaten at the end of a meal, like ice cream, pudding, fruit or cake. — 8 sentences - [destination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destination/) — A destination is the place someone or something is going to or being sent to. — 12 sentences - [destined](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destined/) — Destined means meant or fated to be something or to go somewhere, as if decided in advance. — 4 sentences - [destiny](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destiny/) — Destiny is what will happen to someone in the future, especially when it seems already decided by fate or a higher power. — 10 sentences - [destroy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destroy/) — To destroy something means to damage it so badly that it is ruined or no longer exists. — 12 sentences - [destroyed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destroyed/) — Destroyed is the past form of destroy, which means to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used. — 11 sentences - [destruction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destruction/) — Destruction is the act of destroying something so badly that it is ruined or no longer exists. — 11 sentences - [destructive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/destructive/) — Destructive means causing a lot of damage or ruin. — 10 sentences - [detach](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detach/) — To separate one thing from another thing it is fixed to, as in «detach the coupon». — 10 sentences - [detachable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detachable/) — Detachable means able to be removed and put back again. — 7 sentences - [detached](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detached/) — Separated or taken off from something. — 10 sentences - [detachment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detachment/) — A detachment is a small group of soldiers or workers sent off to do a special job. — 5 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/3/) **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/)