--- title: D — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 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/5/) [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 5 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/4/) **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/) - [detail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/) — A detail is a small fact or part of something. — 12 sentences - [details](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/details/) — Details are the small facts or parts that together make up something bigger. — 12 sentences - [detain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detain/) — To keep someone in a place and not let them leave, such as the police holding a suspect. — 10 sentences - [detainee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detainee/) — A person who is kept in prison or held by the police or the army, often without a trial yet. — 7 sentences - [detect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detect/) — To notice or discover something that is hard to see, hear or smell. — 9 sentences - [detectable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detectable/) — Able to be noticed or found, especially with tests or instruments. — 7 sentences - [detected](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detected/) — Detected is the past form of detect, which means to notice or find something that is hard to see, hear or smell. — 10 sentences - [detecting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detecting/) — Detecting is the -ing form of «detect»: noticing or discovering something that is hard to see, hear or find. — 9 sentences - [detection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detection/) — Noticing or discovering something that is hard to see, hear or find. — 10 sentences - [detective](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detective/) — A detective is a police officer or private worker whose job is to find out who did a crime and how. — 10 sentences - [detector](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detector/) — A detector is a machine or device that notices or finds something, such as smoke, metal or movement. — 8 sentences - [detention](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detention/) — A punishment at school where a pupil must stay in after lessons or at break time. — 8 sentences - [deter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deter/) — To deter someone is to make them decide not to do something, often by making them afraid of what will happen. — 9 sentences - [detergent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detergent/) — Detergent is a liquid or powder used for cleaning, especially for washing clothes or dishes. — 8 sentences - [deteriorate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deteriorate/) — To deteriorate means to become worse, more and more, over time. — 9 sentences - [deterioration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deterioration/) — The process of becoming worse in quality, condition or health. — 8 sentences - [determinant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determinant/) — Something that decides or strongly affects what happens, as in «Sleep is a big determinant of how well you learn». — 8 sentences - [determinate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determinate/) — Determinate means fixed, exact and clearly limited, not vague. — 8 sentences - [determination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determination/) — Being firm about doing something and not giving up even when it is hard. — 10 sentences - [determine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determine/) — To find out or work out something exactly, often by measuring or calculating. — 21 sentences - [determined](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determined/) — Having decided firmly to do something and not letting anything stop you. — 10 sentences - [determiner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/determiner/) — A determiner is a word that comes before a noun and tells you which one, whose, or how many, such as «the», «a», «this», «my», «some», «ev… — 9 sentences - [deterrence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deterrence/) — Stopping people from doing something by making them afraid of what would happen to them if they did it. — 8 sentences - [deterrent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deterrent/) — A deterrent is something that makes people decide not to do a thing, because of the trouble or danger it would bring. — 9 sentences - [detest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detest/) — To hate something or someone very much. — 8 sentences - [detestable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detestable/) — Very hateful; so bad or nasty that people strongly dislike it. — 10 sentences - [dethrone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dethrone/) — To dethrone a king or ruler is to remove him from the throne so that he no longer rules. — 4 sentences - [detonate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detonate/) — To make a bomb or explosive go off on purpose. — 9 sentences - [detour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detour/) — A longer or different way you take to avoid something, such as a closed road or traffic. — 9 sentences - [detox](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detox/) — A time when a person stops taking a drug or alcohol so their body can get clean of it, often with doctors helping. — 9 sentences - [detriment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detriment/) — Harm or damage: «to the detriment of your health» means harming your health. — 8 sentences - [detrimental](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detrimental/) — Causing harm or damage (detrimental to health). — 7 sentences - [deuce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deuce/) — In tennis, deuce is the score when both players have 40 points, so one must win two points in a row to win the game. — 10 sentences - [devanagari](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devanagari/) — The writing system (script) used for Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit and several other languages of India and Nepal. — 7 sentences - [devastate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devastate/) — To destroy or badly damage a place, so little is left. — 12 sentences - [develop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/develop/) — To develop means to grow and change over time into something bigger, stronger or more complete. — 13 sentences - [developed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/developed/) — Developed is the past form of «develop»: grew, changed, made or improved over time. — 11 sentences - [developer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/developer/) — A person or company that writes computer programs, apps or games. — 12 sentences - [development](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/development/) — Development is the process of growing or changing and becoming bigger, stronger or more advanced. — 13 sentences - [device](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/device/) — A device is a machine or tool made for a special job, like a phone, a tablet or a can opener. — 11 sentences - [devices](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devices/) — Devices are machines or tools made for a special job, especially electronic ones like phones, tablets and laptops. — 13 sentences - [devil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devil/) — The Devil is the main evil spirit in some religions, the enemy of God. — 16 sentences - [devise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devise/) — To invent or plan something clever or new, usually after careful thinking: «devise a plan». — 10 sentences - [devoid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/) — Devoid of something means completely without it; having none of it at all. — 8 sentences - [devolution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devolution/) — Handing some powers from a central government to smaller regional governments or parliaments: «Devolution gave Scotland its own Parliament». — 9 sentences - [devolve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devolve/) — To devolve is to pass a duty, power or job on to another person, often because the first person is no longer able to do it. — 4 sentences - [devon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devon/) — Devon is a county in south-west England, with moors, beaches and farms. — 9 sentences - [devote](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devote/) — To devote time, effort or money to something is to give a lot of it to that one thing. — 12 sentences - [devoted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoted/) — Very loving and loyal (a devoted dog, a devoted fan). — 10 sentences - [devotedly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devotedly/) — In a devoted way: with great love, loyalty or care. — 4 sentences - [devotee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devotee/) — A devotee is a person who is very keen on a religion, a belief or an activity, and follows it with great dedication. — 4 sentences - [devotion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devotion/) — Great love and loyalty to someone or something. — 11 sentences - [devour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devour/) — To eat something quickly and hungrily, often all of it. — 12 sentences - [devout](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devout/) — Devout means very religious, with deep, sincere faith and regular prayer. — 4 sentences - [devoutly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoutly/) — In a devout way: with deep, sincere religious faith. — 5 sentences - [dew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dew/) — Dew is the tiny drops of water that form on grass, leaves and other cool surfaces outside, usually at night or early morning. — 10 sentences - [dewy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dewy/) — Wet with dew, the tiny drops of water that form on grass and leaves on cool nights. — 11 sentences - [dexterous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dexterous/) — Dexterous means skilful with the hands, quick and neat at doing things. — 4 sentences - [diabetes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diabetes/) — Diabetes is an illness in which the body cannot control the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood properly, because it does not make enou… — 7 sentences - [diabetic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diabetic/) — Diabetic means having diabetes, an illness where the body cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood properly. — 10 sentences - [diabolical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diabolical/) — Very wicked or cruel, as if done by the Devil, as in «a diabolical plan». — 8 sentences - [diadem](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diadem/) — A diadem is a crown or band worn on the head, often made of gold or jewels, and worn by a queen, princess or other royal person. — 4 sentences - [diagnose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagnose/) — To find out what illness someone has by examining them and studying their symptoms. — 8 sentences - [diagnosis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagnosis/) — A diagnosis is the decision a doctor makes about what illness or problem someone has, after looking at the signs. — 8 sentences - [diagonal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonal/) — Diagonal means going in a slanting line, not straight across or straight up. — 10 sentences - [diagonally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagonally/) — Diagonally means in a straight slanting line from one corner to the opposite corner. — 9 sentences - [diagram](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diagram/) — A diagram is a simple drawing with lines, shapes and labels that shows how something works, what its parts are, or how things are connected. — 11 sentences - [dial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dial/) — A dial is the round face of a clock, watch or measuring instrument, with numbers and a pointer. — 11 sentences - [dialect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/) — A dialect is a form of a language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group, with its own words, grammar and pronunciation. — 9 sentences - [dialogue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialogue/) — Dialogue is the words that characters speak to each other in a story, play or film. — 9 sentences - [diameter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diameter/) — A straight line going from one side of a circle to the other, passing through the centre. — 9 sentences - [diametrically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diametrically/) — Completely; as different as two things can be, used mostly in «diametrically opposed» or «diametrically opposite». — 7 sentences - [diamond](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diamond/) — A diamond is a very hard, clear, sparkling precious stone. — 13 sentences - [diamondback](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diamondback/) — A diamondback rattlesnake: a large, very venomous American rattlesnake with a pattern of diamond shapes along its back and a rattle on its… — 11 sentences - [diaphragm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diaphragm/) — The diaphragm is a large, flat, dome-shaped muscle under your lungs that helps you breathe. — 8 sentences - [diarrhoea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diarrhoea/) — Diarrhoea is an illness or condition in which a person has to go to the toilet very often, and the poo is runny and watery. — 7 sentences - [diary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diary/) — A diary is a book where you write what happens each day and how you feel. — 11 sentences - [diatom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diatom/) — A tiny one-celled living thing, a kind of algae, that lives in water and has a glassy shell made of silica. — 9 sentences - [dibs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dibs/) — A claim to have or do something first: if you say «Dibs on the front seat!», you mean you get it. — 8 sentences - [dice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dice/) — Dice are small cubes with dots from 1 to 6 on their sides, used in games. A dice has 6 faces. — 13 sentences - [dick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dick/) — Dick is an old short form of the name Richard, as in Dick Whittington. — 11 sentences - [dickens](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dickens/) — Charles Dickens was a famous English writer of long novels, such as «Oliver Twist», «A Christmas Carol» and «Great Expectations». — 13 sentences - [dictation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dictation/) — Dictation is saying words aloud so that someone else can write them down exactly. — 5 sentences - [dictator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dictator/) — A ruler who has complete power over a country, was usually not fairly elected, and does not allow people to disagree. — 8 sentences - [diction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diction/) — Diction is the way a person chooses and says words, especially how clear or grand their speech or writing is. — 4 sentences - [dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dictionary/) — A dictionary is a book or website that lists words in alphabetical order and tells you what they mean, how to spell and say them. — 11 sentences - [diddle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diddle/) — To cheat someone, especially out of money, in a sneaky way. — 9 sentences - [die](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/die/) — To die means to stop living. — 14 sentences - [diesel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diesel/) — Diesel is a kind of heavy fuel made from oil, used in many trucks, buses, trains, tractors and some cars. — 9 sentences - [diet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diet/) — Your diet is all the food and drink you usually eat and drink: a healthy diet. — 13 sentences - [dietary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dietary/) — To do with what people eat and drink, their diet. — 8 sentences - [dietician](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dietician/) — A trained health expert who gives advice about food and eating, to help people stay healthy or manage an illness. — 7 sentences - [dietitian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dietitian/) — A dietitian is a trained health worker who gives expert advice about food and healthy eating, often in hospitals, to help people with illn… — 8 sentences - [differ](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/) — To differ means to be not the same as something else. — 11 sentences - [difference](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/difference/) — In maths, the difference is how much bigger one number is than another; you find it by subtracting. — 11 sentences - [different](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/) — Different means not the same. A cat and a dog are different animals. — 13 sentences - [differently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/) — In a way that is not the same as another way or as before. — 10 sentences - [difficult](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/difficult/) — Hard to do, understand or deal with; needing a lot of effort or skill. — 11 sentences - [difficulty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/difficulty/) — How hard something is to do or understand (the level of difficulty). — 12 sentences - [diffident](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diffident/) — Shy and not sure of yourself; not wanting to speak up or push yourself forward. — 8 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/4/) **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/)