English Words Starting With D

• delabialize

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveVery Low
  /diːˈleɪ.bi.ə.laɪz/To lose or remove the rounding of the lips in the articulation of a speech sound.
• delacroix

  nounLow
  /dəˌlækˈrwɑː/A French surname, most famously associated with the 19th-century Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix.
• delagoa bay

  nounC2 (Very Low)
  /ˌdɛləˈɡəʊə beɪ/A large, historically significant natural harbour on the east coast of Africa, now part of Maputo Bay in Mozambique.
• delaine

  nounRare / Archaic / Historical
  /dɪˈleɪn/A type of lightweight, plain-woven wool fabric, originally made from fine wool.
• delaine merino

  nounC1/C2
  /dɪˈleɪn məˈriːnəʊ/A type of fine wool from a specific breed of merino sheep, or a lightweight fabric made from this wool.
• delamater

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdɛləˌmeɪtə/A surname of Dutch origin, meaning 'from the water' or 'of the water'.
• delaminate

  verbverb-intransitiveC2
  /diːˈlæm.ɪ.neɪt/To separate or split into layers.
• delamination

  nounC2
  /ˌdiːˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/The process of separating or splitting a material into layers, or the state of separating into layers.
• deland

  nounVery Low / Rare
  /dɪˈlænd/The primary definition refers to 'to remove or discharge from a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft; to unload or disembark (people, cargo).'
• delaney

  nounLow (as a lexical item)
  /dɪˈleɪni/A surname of Irish origin.
• delaney amendment

  nounLow
  /dɪˈleɪni əˈmɛndmənt/A specific clause in the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1958) that prohibits the use of any food additive found to cause cancer in animals or humans, with no consideration for a safe threshold.
• delannoy

  nounExtremely Low
  /dəˈlæn.wɑː/A proper noun, primarily a surname of French origin, with specific uses in mathematics (a combinatorial number or path) and military history (a WWI French aircraft).
• delano

  nounLow
  /dəˈlɑːnəʊ/A proper noun, primarily used as a surname or a place name.
• delany

  nounLow
  /ˈdɛləni/A surname, most notably associated with the Anglo-Irish Delany family or the American science fiction author Samuel R. Delany.
• delaroche

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ˌdɛləˈrɒʃ/A surname, most famously that of Paul Delaroche (1797–1856), a prominent French history painter known for his large-scale, dramatic academic works.
• delate

  verbverb-transitiveObsolete/Very Rare
  /dɪˈleɪt/To accuse, denounce, or inform against someone, formally or officially.
• delative

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈdɛl.ə.tɪv/A grammatical case in some languages (notably Finno-Ugric) that indicates motion away from the surface or vicinity of something.
• delaunay

  nounLow
  /dəˈlɔːneɪ/Relating to the French artist Sonia Delaunay or her husband Robert Delaunay, or to their style of art, Orphism, characterised by abstract, colourful concentric circles and geometric forms.
• delavigne

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /ˌdɛləˈviːn/A proper noun, typically a surname of French origin.
• delaware

  nounC2
  /ˈdɛləweə/A proper noun referring primarily to: 1) a Mid-Atlantic state of the United States. 2) a river in the eastern United States. 3) a Native American people historically from the Delaware River Valley region.

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