English Words Starting With D

• deckhead

  nounLow (Very Rare / Specialized)
  /ˈdɛkhɛd/A foolish or stupid person; an idiot (slang, chiefly nautical/maritime).
• deckhouse

  nounLow
  /ˈdɛkˌhaʊs/A small, enclosed structure on the deck of a ship, typically housing navigation equipment, crew quarters, or storage.
• decking

  nounB2
  /ˈdɛkɪŋ/Material used to construct an outdoor floor, typically made of wood or composite boards, creating a raised platform in a garden or yard.
• deckle

  nounLow
  /ˈdɛk(ə)l/The movable frame or adjustable plate that determines the edge of paper produced by hand in a papermaking mould, resulting in a rough, untrimmed edge.
• deckle edge

  nounRare
  /ˈdɛk(ə)l ɛdʒ/The untrimmed, often rough or feathery edge of a sheet of paper produced by the deckle in traditional papermaking.
• declaim

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /dɪˈkleɪm/To speak or recite something loudly and forcefully, with rhetorical effect, often in a theatrical or impassioned manner.
• declamation

  nounC1
  /ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/The action or art of declaiming; a set or formal speech, often delivered in a rhetorical, impassioned, or theatrical manner.
• declarant

  nounC2
  /dɪˈkleərənt/A person who makes a formal declaration or statement.
• declaration

  nounB2
  /ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən/A formal or explicit statement or announcement, often public and deliberate.
• declaration of independence

  nounB2-C1
  /ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns/a formal, public proclamation by a group or political entity that it is free from the authority and control of another governing body, establishing its own sovereignty and self-governance.
• declarator

  nounVery Low
  /dɪˈklærətə/A legal document or judicial statement that declares a right, status, or legal relationship.
• declaratory judgment

  nounC2
  /dɪˈklærət(ə)ri ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/A legal ruling from a court that establishes the rights, duties, or legal status of the parties without ordering any action or awarding damages.
• declare

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /dɪˈkleə(r)/To announce something formally, officially, or explicitly.
• declarer

  nounB2-C1
  /dɪˈkleə.rər/A person who formally or officially states something.
• declass

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /diːˈklɑːs/To remove or lower the classification, rank, or status of something or someone.
• declassify

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /ˌdiːˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/To officially remove the security classification from (a government document or information), making it publicly available.
• declaw

  nounverb-ambitransitiveLow
  /diːˈklɔː/To surgically remove the claws from an animal, especially a cat.
• declension

  nounC1/C2
  /dɪˈklɛnʃ(ə)n/The inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives for case, number, and gender; also, a class of such inflected forms.
• declination

  nounC2
  /ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/The act or process of declining, bending downward, or moving away from a standard or reference point; a downward slope or deviation.
• declinature

  nounVery low
  /dɪˈklaɪnətʃə/The act of formally declining or refusing, especially a judge's refusal to hear a case due to conflict of interest.

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