English Words Starting With D

• descended

  adjectiveverbC1
  /dɪˈsɛndɪd/to move from a higher place to a lower one; to be passed down from an ancestor; to have one's origin or ancestry in a particular place or group.
• descender

  nounC1
  /dɪˈsɛndə/A person or thing that descends; in typography, the part of a lowercase letter that extends below the baseline (e.g., g, j, p, q, y).
• descendeur

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdeɪ.sɒnˈdɜː(r)/ or /ˌdes.ɒnˈdɜː(r)/A mechanical device, typically used in mountaineering or caving, through which a rope is threaded to create friction, allowing a controlled descent.
• descending colon

  nounC1
  /dɪˈsɛndɪŋ ˈkəʊlən/The specific anatomical term for the S-shaped final major part of the large intestine, located on the left side of the abdomen and terminating at the rectum.
• descending node

  nounC2+
  /dɪˈsɛndɪŋ nəʊd/The point in an orbit (especially of a celestial body or satellite) where it crosses from north to south of a reference plane, most commonly the ecliptic or the celestial equator.
• descension

  nounRare
  /dɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)n/The act or process of moving downwards or falling.
• descent

  nounB2
  /dɪˈsent/The act of moving or falling downwards.
• deschamps

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdeɪʃɒ̃/A French surname meaning "of the fields" or "from the fields."
• deschool

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /diːˈskuːl/To liberate oneself or others from the rigid, formal structures of traditional schooling, often advocating for self-directed or alternative education.
• deschutes

  nounRare
  /dɪˈʃuːts/A proper noun referring primarily to a river in the U.S. state of Oregon and a county named after it.
• descloizite

  nounC2
  /deɪˈklwɑːzaɪt/A rare secondary mineral consisting of a basic lead zinc vanadate, typically forming brown to black orthorhombic crystals.
• descramble

  verbverb-transitiveLow (C1-C2)
  /diːˈskræm.bəl/To convert a scrambled or encoded signal, message, or data back into its original, intelligible form.
• descrambler

  nounC1
  /diːˈskræm.blər/A device or piece of software that restores scrambled signals or data to their original, understandable form.
• describe

  verbverb-transitiveB1
  /dɪˈskraɪb/to give a detailed account or representation of something in words.
• description

  nounB1
  /dɪˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n/A spoken or written representation that explains the qualities, features, or details of a person, object, place, or event.
• descriptive bibliography

  nounC2
  /dɪˈskrɪptɪv ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfi/The systematic description and analysis of physical books as objects, focusing on their production, printing, binding, paper, typography, and textual variants, distinct from enumerative bibliography which simply lists books.
• descriptive cataloging

  nounVery Low Frequency / Domain-Specific
  /dɪˈskrɪptɪv ˈkætəlɒɡɪŋ/The process of creating a bibliographic record that describes the physical and intellectual characteristics of a library item (such as a book, manuscript, map, or recording) to enable its identification and retrieval.
• descriptive geometry

  nounlow
  /dɪˌskrɪptɪv dʒiˈɒmɪtri/A branch of geometry concerned with representing three-dimensional objects and solving spatial problems on a two-dimensional surface using specific projection methods.
• descriptive grammar

  nounC1
  /dɪˈskrɪptɪv ˈɡræmə(r)/An approach to grammar that describes how language is actually used by its speakers in real-world communication, without prescribing rules for 'correct' usage.
• descriptive linguistics

  nounLow
  /dɪˌskrɪptɪv lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/The scientific study and analysis of a language as it is actually used by speakers in a specific time period, without making judgments about correctness or prescribing rules.

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