English Words Starting With D

• destock

  verbC1
  /ˌdiːˈstɒk/to reduce or remove stock, especially excess inventory, from a business.
• destool

  verb-transitiveRare
  /diːˈstuːl/To remove a chief or traditional ruler from their position of authority.
• destrier

  nounVery Low (Archaic/Historical)
  /ˈdɛstrɪə/A knight's warhorse, especially a powerful and highly trained medieval charger.
• destroy

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /dɪˈstrɔɪ/to damage something so severely that it no longer exists or functions; to completely ruin or obliterate.
• destroyer

  nounB2
  /dɪˈstrɔɪə(r)/A person or thing that destroys something completely.
• destroyer escort

  nounC2
  /dɪˈstrɔɪ.ər ˌes.kɔːt/A small, fast warship designed to protect a fleet or convoy from submarines and aircraft.
• destroying angel

  nounLow (specialist/figurative)
  /dɪˈstrɔɪ.ɪŋ ˈeɪn.dʒəl/A collective term for several species of deadly poisonous white mushrooms in the genus Amanita, notably Amanita virosa and Amanita bisporigera.
• destruct

  adjectivenounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow
  /dɪˈstrʌkt/To cause deliberate, complete destruction or disintegration.
• destruction

  nounB2
  /dɪˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n/The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it is completely ruined or no longer exists.
• destructionist

  nounLow
  /dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən.ɪst/A person who believes in or advocates destruction, especially as a means of political or social change.
• destructive distillation

  nounC1/C2 (Low-frequency, specialized technical term)
  /dɪˌstrʌktɪv ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/A chemical process where organic material is heated in the absence of air, causing it to decompose into solids, liquids, and gases.
• destructive interference

  nounC1/C2
  /dɪˌstrʌk.tɪv ˌɪn.təˈfɪə.rəns/In physics, a phenomenon where two waves combine to produce a resultant wave with reduced amplitude or zero amplitude.
• destructo

  nounVery low. Primarily found in specific contexts: comic books, video games, children's cartoons, playful brand names for toys or messy products, and informal, often ironic, speech.
  /dɪˈstrʌk.təʊ/Informal/playful term for something causing or relating to destruction, often used in a lighthearted or humorous way, primarily as a noun to name destructive forces or individuals.
• destructor

  nounC1
  /dɪˈstrʌktə/A person or thing that destroys; specifically, a furnace for burning waste.
• desuetude

  nounC2 / Very Low
  /ˈdɛswɪtjuːd/The state of no longer being used or practised; disuse.
• desulfur

  verb-transitiveC1
  /diːˈsʌlfə/To remove sulfur or sulfur compounds from something, especially from fuels or industrial materials.
• desulfurate

  verb-transitiveC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /diːˈsʌlfjʊreɪt/to remove sulfur or sulfur compounds from a substance.
• desulfurize

  verb-transitiveC2
  /diːˈsʌlfjʊraɪz/To remove sulfur or sulfur compounds from something (such as fuels, metals, or gases).
• desulphurize

  verbLow
  /ˌdiːˈsʌlfjəraɪz/To remove sulfur or sulfur compounds from a substance (e.g., fuels, metals, gases).
• detach

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /dɪˈtætʃ/To disconnect, separate, or remove something from a larger whole or from something it is attached to.

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