English Words Starting With D

• debility

  nounC2 / Low-frequency
  /dɪˈbɪlɪti/A state of physical or mental weakness or feebleness, often as a result of illness or age.
• debir

  nounN/A
  N/ANot a standard English word. This entry addresses the user’s query by acknowledging it is not a lexical item in English dictionaries.
• debit

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈdeb.ɪt/An entry in an account recording a sum owed; a charge against a bank account reducing its balance.
• debit card

  nounHigh (C1 on CEFR scale for banking/finance contexts)
  /ˈdeb.ɪt ˌkɑːd/A payment card issued by a bank that deducts money directly from a customer's checking account when used to make a purchase or withdraw cash.
• debit policy

  nounC1+
  /ˈdeb.ɪt ˈpɒl.ə.si/A set of rules or procedures within an organization governing how and when money is deducted from accounts or charged to customers.
• debitage

  nounC2
  /ˈdɛbɪtɑːʒ/The waste material, such as flakes and fragments, produced during the manufacture of stone tools.
• debitor

  nounC2
  /ˈdɛbɪtə/A person or entity that owes money or another asset to a creditor; a debtor.
• deboite

  nounC2
  /deɪˈbwɑːteɪ/A dance step involving a transfer of weight from one foot to the other with a disengaged leg lifting.
• debone

  verb-transitiveC1
  /diːˈbəʊn/To remove the bones from meat, poultry, or fish.
• deborah

  nounLow
  /ˈdɛb(ə)rə/A feminine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'bee'.
• deboss

  verb-transitiveRare / Technical
  /diːˈbɒs/To stamp, imprint, or press a design into a surface so it sits below the surface level, creating an indentation.
• debouch

  nounverbverb-intransitiveC2
  /dɪˈbaʊtʃ/To emerge or issue from a confined space into a wider area; to come out into an open space.
• debouche

  nounLow (C1+)
  /deɪˈbuːʃ/To emerge, come out, or issue from a confined or narrow space into a wider, open area.
• debouchment

  nounVery Low
  /dɪˈbaʊtʃmənt/The act or process of emerging or flowing out from a confined area (e.g., a valley, street, or military position) into a wider, open space.
• deboules

  plural-nounVery Low
  /deɪˈbuːlz/A verb form of 'debouche' meaning to emerge or issue from a confined space into an open area.
• debra

  nounVery Low / Extremely Rare
  /ˈdɛbrə/A personal name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'bee'.
• debrecen

  nounLow
  /ˈdɛbrɛtsɛn/A major city in eastern Hungary, the second-largest city in the country.
• debrett

  nounC1
  /dɪˈbrɛt/A peerage reference work published in the UK.
• debride

  verb-transitiveC2
  /dɪˈbriːd/To remove damaged tissue or foreign material from a wound surgically.
• debridement

  nounLow
  /dɛˈbriːdmɒ̃/The surgical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.

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