English Words Starting With D

• detention home

  nounLow
  /dɪˈtɛnʃən həʊm/A secure facility where young offenders are held as punishment or while awaiting court proceedings.
• deter

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /dɪˈtɜː(r)/To discourage someone from doing something by making them anticipate negative consequences or difficulties.
• deterge

  verbverb-transitiveC2 / Extremely Rare
  /dɪˈtɜːdʒ/To clean (a wound or surface) thoroughly by wiping or scrubbing.
• detergency

  nounC1/C2
  /dɪˈtɜː.dʒən.si/The cleaning power or effectiveness of a detergent substance.
• detergent

  adjectivenounB2
  /dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/A cleaning substance, typically in liquid, powder, or gel form, designed to remove dirt, grease, and stains from surfaces, fabrics, or skin.
• deteriorate

  verbverb-ambitransitiveC1
  /dɪˈtɪə.ri.ə.reɪt/To become progressively worse in quality, condition, or value.
• deterioration

  nounC1
  /dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃn/The process of becoming progressively worse in quality, condition, or function.
• determinacy

  nounC2
  /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə.si/The quality or state of being fixed, definite, or predictable; the condition of being determined or settled.
• determinant

  adjectivenounC1
  /dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/A factor, condition, or element that decisively affects the nature, outcome, or decision regarding something.
• determinate

  adjectiveverb-transitiveC2
  /dɪˈtɜːmɪnət/Having fixed limits; settled finally; conclusively decided.
• determination

  nounB2
  /dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/The quality of being firmly resolved to do something and not allowing anyone or anything to stop you.
• determinative

  adjectivenounC2
  /dɪˈtɜːmɪnətɪv/Serving to determine, define, settle, or limit something; having the power or function of deciding or concluding.
• determinator

  nounC2/Rare/Technical
  /dɪˈtɜːmɪneɪtə/A person or thing that determines, decides, or settles an outcome; a decisive factor.
• determine

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/to officially decide or settle something; to be the deciding factor that causes something to happen in a particular way.
• determiner

  nounC1
  /dɪˈtɜːmɪnə/A word or group of words that comes before a noun to specify it, indicating definiteness, quantity, possession, or identification.
• determinism

  nounC2
  /dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/The philosophical doctrine that all events, including human decisions and actions, are causally predetermined by preceding events or natural laws, leaving no real free will.
• deterred

  adjectiveverbC1
  /dɪˈtɜːd/To discourage or prevent someone from doing something through fear of consequences or difficulty.
• deterrence

  nounC1-C2
  /dɪˈter.əns/The act of discouraging someone from doing something by making them fear the consequences.
• deterrent

  adjectivenounC1
  /dɪˈter.ənt/Something that discourages or prevents someone from doing something.
• detersive

  adjectivenounRare
  /dɪˈtəːsɪv/Having cleansing power; serving to cleanse or wash away.

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