English Words Starting With D

• detribalize

  verbverb-transitiveLow (C2 level; chiefly academic/historical/anthropological contexts)
  /diːˈtraɪ.bə.laɪz/to cause (a person or group) to lose or abandon their tribal identity, customs, or social structure.
• detriment

  nounC1
  /ˈdet.rɪ.mənt/The state of being harmed or damaged; a cause of harm or damage.
• detrimental

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌdetrɪˈment(ə)l/causing harm or damage
• detrition

  nounRare / Technical
  /dɪˈtrɪʃ.ən/The act or process of wearing away or down by friction.
• detritivore

  nounC2
  /dɪˈtraɪtɪvɔː/An organism that feeds on dead and decaying organic matter (detritus).
• detritovore

  nounLow
  /dɪˈtraɪtɪvɔː/An organism that feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.
• detritus

  nounC1
  /dɪˈtraɪtəs/Loose, fragmented material produced by the disintegration or wearing away of rock or organic matter; debris.
• detroit

  nounMedium-High
  /dɪˈtrɔɪt/The largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, historically famous as the centre of the American automobile industry.
• detrude

  verbverb-transitiveExtremely rare / Obsolete
  /dɪˈtruːd/To thrust down or out; to force something out of a place.
• detruncate

  verbverb-transitiveExtremely Rare / Archaic
  /diːˈtrʌŋkeɪt/To cut off part of something; to shorten by removing a section from the end.
• detrusion

  nounVery Low
  /dɪˈtruːʒ(ə)n/The act of thrusting or forcing something down or out.
• detumescence

  nounC2
  /ˌdiː.tjʊˈmɛs.əns/The process of subsiding from a swollen or erect state, especially the loss of erection in a penis or clitoris.
• deucalion

  nounVery low frequency
  /ˌdjuːˈkeɪlɪən/Proper noun: In Greek mythology, the son of Prometheus who, with his wife Pyrrha, survived a great flood sent by Zeus to destroy humanity.
• deuce

  adjectivenounC1
  /djuːs/The face of a die or playing card showing two spots; the score of 40-40 in tennis, where either player needs to win two consecutive points to secure the game.
• deuce court

  nounC1
  /ˈdjuːs ˌkɔːt/The right half of a tennis or badminton court, as viewed by the player receiving serve. It's the court area used when the score is 'deuce' (40-40).
• deuces wild

  nounLow
  /ˈdjuːsɪz waɪld/A rule in some card games where all cards with the rank of two (deuces) act as wild cards, meaning they can represent any other card the holder chooses.
• deunionize

  verb-transitiveC1
  /diːˈjuːnjənaɪz/To cause a group of workers to no longer be represented by a labor union.
• deurbanize

  verb-transitiveC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /diːˈɜːb(ə)nʌɪz/To cause a population or area to leave a city or urban environment; to reduce the urban character of.
• deurne

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdɜːnə/A proper noun, primarily a place name: a district within the city of Antwerp, Belgium, and the name of several towns in the Netherlands.
• deus

  nounLow (primarily used in set Latin phrases, academic/ literary contexts)
  /ˈdeɪ.ʊs/A god or divine being, especially in Roman religion and mythology.

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