--- title: D — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 9 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/9/) [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 9 [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](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** [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/) - [diversify](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversify/) — To make something more varied or to start doing more different kinds of things. — 9 sentences - [diversion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/) — A different route that traffic must take when a road is closed. — 11 sentences - [divert](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divert/) — To make something or someone change direction or go a different way: «divert traffic», «divert a river». — 11 sentences - [divide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divide/) — To divide is to split a number or amount into equal parts or groups; it is the operation ÷. — 12 sentences - [dividend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dividend/) — The number being divided in a division sum: in 12 ÷ 3 = 4, the dividend is 12. — 9 sentences - [divider](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divider/) — A divider is something that separates a space or things into parts: a room divider. — 9 sentences - [divination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divination/) — Trying to find out about the future or hidden things by special or magical means, such as reading cards, stars or tea leaves. — 8 sentences - [divine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divine/) — Divine means of God or a god, or coming from God, as in "divine love" or "divine help". — 12 sentences - [diviner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diviner/) — A person who claims to find hidden things or to foretell the future. — 3 sentences - [divinity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divinity/) — The quality of being God or a god; being divine. — 11 sentences - [divisible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divisible/) — In maths, a number is divisible by another number if it can be divided by it exactly, with no remainder. — 10 sentences - [division](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/division/) — Division is sharing or grouping into equal parts. 12 divided by 3 is 4. — 13 sentences - [divisor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divisor/) — A divisor is the number you divide by. In 12 ÷ 3, the divisor is 3. — 13 sentences - [divorce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divorce/) — The legal ending of a marriage, so the husband and wife are no longer married. — 11 sentences - [divulge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divulge/) — To reveal a secret or private information. — 3 sentences - [divvy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divvy/) — To divvy up something is to share it out between people. — 9 sentences - [dizziness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dizziness/) — Dizziness is the feeling that you or the things around you are spinning, or that you might fall. — 11 sentences - [dizzy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dizzy/) — Dizzy means feeling as if everything is spinning and you might fall over. — 12 sentences - [dj](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dj/) — A DJ, short for disc jockey, is a person who plays recorded music for people at a party, club or on the radio. — 9 sentences - [djinn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/djinn/) — In Arab and Muslim stories and beliefs, a spirit made of smokeless fire that can be good or bad and can sometimes take the shape of people… — 10 sentences - [dm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dm/) — dm is the short way to write decimeter. A decimeter is 10 centimeters, and a meter is 10 dm. — 8 sentences - [dmd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dmd/) — Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a rare illness, passed on in families and found mostly in boys, in which the muscles slowly get weaker. — 8 sentences - [dna](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dna/) — DNA is the chemical inside the cells of every living thing that carries the instructions for how it grows, works and what it looks like. — 11 sentences - [do](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/do/) — To do is to carry out an action: do your homework. — 24 sentences - [doc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doc/) — Doc is a short word for a doctor, often used when talking to them. — 11 sentences - [docile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/) — Quiet, calm and easy to control or teach. — 8 sentences - [dock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dock/) — A dock is a place in a harbour where ships stop to load or unload. — 15 sentences - [doctor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctor/) — A person trained to look after people who are ill or hurt and to help them get better. — 13 sentences - [doctored](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctored/) — neutered, had an operation so it cannot have babies (old-fashioned, US). — 10 sentences - [doctrine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doctrine/) — A belief or set of beliefs taught by a church or religion, such as the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. — 10 sentences - [document](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/document/) — noun. — 13 sentences - [documentary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/documentary/) — A documentary is a film or TV programme about real people, places and events, giving facts and information. — 8 sentences - [documentation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/documentation/) — Official papers or records that prove something, such as passports, certificates or receipts. — 9 sentences - [dodge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/) — To dodge is to move quickly to one side to avoid being hit or caught. — 11 sentences - [dodgy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodgy/) — Dishonest or likely to be illegal; not to be trusted: «a dodgy deal». — 11 sentences - [dodo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodo/) — The dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and lived only on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean; it became extinct after… — 10 sentences - [doe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doe/) — A doe is a female deer. — 11 sentences - [doer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doer/) — A person who does something; often used in compounds such as evil-doer. — 3 sentences - [dog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dog/) — A dog is an animal kept as a pet or for work that barks and wags its tail. A dog has 4 legs. — 23 sentences - [doge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/) — The Doge was the elected ruler of the old city states of Venice and Genoa in Italy, for about a thousand years until 1797. — 10 sentences - [dogfish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dogfish/) — A kind of small shark found in seas around Britain, Europe, North America and elsewhere, often with a spotted skin. — 10 sentences - [doggedly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/) — In a stubborn, determined way; going on and not giving up, even when it is hard. — 9 sentences - [doggie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggie/) — A child's word for a dog, especially a small or cute one. — 11 sentences - [doggo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggo/) — A dog, said in a cute, playful way: «What a good doggo!». — 7 sentences - [doggy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggy/) — A dog. — 11 sentences - [doghouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doghouse/) — A small shelter built for a dog to sleep in; in everyday talk, «in the doghouse» means being in trouble. — 3 sentences - [doings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doings/) — Doings are the things a person does or has done, their actions, often ones that get judged as good or bad: the doings of a naughty goblin. — 5 sentences - [doldrums](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doldrums/) — A feeling of being sad, bored or stuck, with no energy, as in «in the doldrums». — 9 sentences - [dole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dole/) — Money that the government pays to people who have no job: «on the dole». — 9 sentences - [doleful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doleful/) — Very sad and gloomy, looking or sounding miserable. — 9 sentences - [dolefully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolefully/) — Dolefully means in a sad, mournful way, as if very unhappy: he sighed dolefully. — 4 sentences - [doll](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/) — A doll is a toy shaped like a baby, child or person. — 11 sentences - [dollar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dollar/) — A dollar is a unit of money used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and some other countries. A dollar is 100 cents. — 11 sentences - [dolly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolly/) — A dolly is a child's word for a doll. — 10 sentences - [dolorous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolorous/) — Dolorous means full of sorrow or pain; sad and mournful, often said of a sound or cry (old use, formal). — 4 sentences - [dolphin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolphin/) — A dolphin is a clever sea mammal with a long snout and a curved fin, that lives in groups and breathes air through a blowhole. — 11 sentences - [dolt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolt/) — A dolt is a stupid person who is slow to understand things; a fool (old use or rude). — 4 sentences - [domain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domain/) — A domain is an area of land that a king, lord or person owns or rules. — 13 sentences - [dome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dome/) — A dome is a round roof shaped like half of a ball. — 10 sentences - [domestic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestic/) — To do with the home or family (domestic jobs like cooking and cleaning). — 12 sentences - [domesticated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domesticated/) — A domesticated animal or plant has been tamed and bred by people over many generations to live with them or be useful, like dogs, cows, sh… — 10 sentences - [domestication](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domestication/) — Domestication is the long process by which people tamed wild animals and plants over many generations, so they live with or are farmed by… — 6 sentences - [domesticity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domesticity/) — Domesticity is home life, the everyday work and comfort of looking after a house and family: he enjoyed domesticity after years of travel. — 4 sentences - [dominance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominance/) — Dominance is having more power, control or importance than others. — 9 sentences - [dominant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominant/) — Dominant means the strongest, most important or most powerful in a group. — 11 sentences - [dominate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominate/) — To have power or control over someone or something. — 11 sentences - [dominated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominated/) — Controlled or ruled by someone more powerful, as in «The country was dominated by its neighbour». — 11 sentences - [domineering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domineering/) — Domineering describes someone who tries to control other people all the time and tells them what to do without listening. — 8 sentences - [dominican](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominican/) — From or connected with the Dominican Republic, a country in the Caribbean sharing an island with Haiti; also a person from there. — 9 sentences - [dominion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominion/) — Power or control over people, land or things: «have dominion over». — 10 sentences - [domino](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/domino/) — A small flat rectangular tile with spots (0 to 6) on each half, used in a game. — 12 sentences - [dominoes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dominoes/) — Dominoes are small flat rectangular tiles, each with two halves marked with spots from 0 to 6. — 10 sentences - [don](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/don/) — In this dictionary «don» usually comes from «don't» split at the apostrophe: «don't» = «do not». — 10 sentences - [donate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/donate/) — To donate is to give money, things or time to help people, a charity or a school, without being paid back. — 9 sentences - [donation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/donation/) — A donation is something you give to help others, like money, food, clothes or toys, without being paid. — 8 sentences - [dong](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dong/) — A dong is the deep ringing sound of a large bell. — 9 sentences - [donkey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/donkey/) — An animal like a small horse with long ears and a loud bray, used to carry loads or give rides. — 12 sentences - [donna](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/donna/) — Donna is a woman's first name. — 10 sentences - [donor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/donor/) — A person or group that gives money, goods or help to a charity or a cause. — 10 sentences - [donut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/donut/) — A donut is a small, sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring with a hole in the middle or a ball filled with jam or cream. — 10 sentences - [doodle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doodle/) — verb To draw little pictures or patterns without thinking much, often while doing something else. — 12 sentences - [doom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/) — Death, ruin or a terrible fate that cannot be avoided. — 12 sentences - [doomsday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doomsday/) — Doomsday is the end of the world, or a day of terrible disaster. — 11 sentences - [door](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/door/) — A door is a part of a wall that opens and closes so people can go in and out of a room, house or car. — 13 sentences - [doorbell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorbell/) — A bell or button by a front door that you press so the people inside know you are there. — 9 sentences - [doorkeeper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorkeeper/) — A doorkeeper is a person whose job is to guard a door, check who comes in and go out, and open the door for people. — 4 sentences - [doormat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doormat/) — A thick mat by a door where people wipe the mud off their shoes before they go in. — 8 sentences - [doorpost](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorpost/) — A doorpost is one of the upright posts on either side of a door, which hold up the top part of the frame. — 4 sentences - [doorstep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorstep/) — A doorstep is the step or flat spot just outside the front door of a house. — 10 sentences - [doorway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doorway/) — A doorway is the opening in a wall where a door is. — 11 sentences - [dope](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dope/) — A dope is a silly or foolish person. — 12 sentences - [doric](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doric/) — The oldest and plainest style of ancient Greek columns, thick and strong with a simple round top, as on the Parthenon in Athens. — 10 sentences - [dork](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dork/) — A person who seems silly, awkward or uncool, often because they are very keen on something. — 8 sentences - [dorm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dorm/) — Short for dormitory: a big bedroom with many beds, for example at a boarding school, camp or hostel. — 8 sentences - [dormancy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dormancy/) — A time when a living thing is alive but not active or growing, as in seeds waiting to sprout or animals hibernating. — 8 sentences - [dormant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dormant/) — Not active or growing for a time, but able to become active again, like a sleeping volcano. — 8 sentences - [dormitory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dormitory/) — A large bedroom with many beds, such as in a boarding school, camp or hostel. — 9 sentences - [dormouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dormouse/) — A dormouse is a small furry animal like a mouse with a long fluffy tail, which lives in woods and sleeps through the winter (hibernates). — 8 sentences - [dorsal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dorsal/) — Dorsal means on or to do with the back of an animal or the upper side of something. — 8 sentences - [dorsum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dorsum/) — The back or upper surface of a body part, like the back of the hand or the top of the foot or tongue. — 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](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** [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/)