English Words Starting With D

• debacle

  nounC1
  /deɪˈbɑː.kəl/A sudden, complete, and often humiliating failure or collapse.
• debag

  verbverb-transitiveRare
  /diːˈbæɡ/To remove someone's trousers (pants) by force, often as a prank or punishment.
• debar

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /dɪˈbɑː/to officially or legally exclude or prohibit someone from doing something or entering a place.
• debark

  verbverb-ambitransitiveLow
  /diːˈbɑːk/to disembark; to leave a ship or aircraft.
• debase

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /dɪˈbeɪs/To lower in quality, value, dignity, or moral standing.
• debased

  adjectiveverbC1
  /dɪˈbeɪst/Reduced in quality, value, or character; corrupted or made inferior.
• debasement

  nounC1
  /dɪˈbeɪsmənt/The act of reducing the quality, value, or purity of something; lowering in character, dignity, or standard.
• debaser

  nounC2
  /dɪˈbeɪsə/A person or thing that lowers the quality, value, character, or dignity of something or someone.
• debate

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /dɪˈbeɪt/A formal discussion on a particular topic where opposing arguments are put forward.
• debauch

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2
  /dɪˈbɔːtʃ/To corrupt or seduce someone, leading them away from moral virtue, typically through excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
• debauchee

  nounLow frequency
  /ˌdebɔːˈʃiː/A person who is habitually given to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, especially heavy drinking and promiscuous sex.
• debauchery

  nounC1
  /dɪˈbɔː.tʃər.i/Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, often involving sex, alcohol, or drugs.
• debbie

  nounLow
  /ˈdɛbi/A female given name, a diminutive or informal form of Deborah.
• debbora

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdɛbərə/A female given name of Hebrew origin meaning 'bee'.
• debe

  nounLow
  /ˈdeɪbeɪ/A third-person singular present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb 'deber', meaning 'should' or 'ought to'. It has been borrowed into English, particularly in certain regional or community contexts, to express a strong obligation or necessity.
• debeak

  verbverb-transitiveVery Low (Technical Term)
  /diːˈbiːk/To remove the tip of a bird's beak, typically a poultry bird, to prevent pecking injuries.
• debenture

  nounC1
  /dɪˈbɛn.tʃə/A type of long-term loan certificate issued by a company or government, acknowledging a debt and paying a fixed rate of interest, usually with no collateral.
• debenture bond

  nounC2
  /dɪˈbɛn.tʃə bɒnd/A type of long-term debt instrument issued by a company or government, secured only by the general credit of the issuer rather than by a specific asset.
• debilitate

  verbverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/To make someone or something very weak and feeble.
• debilitation

  nounC2
  /dɪˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/The action or process of making someone weak or feeble, especially through illness or hardship.

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