English Words Starting With D

• delectable

  adjectivenounC2 / Low Frequency
  /dɪˈlektəb(ə)l/Delicious, delightful; giving great pleasure, especially to the taste.
• delectate

  verb-transitiveVery Rare / Archaic
  /ˈdɛlɪkteɪt/To delight or please greatly; to charm or give pleasure to.
• delectation

  nounC2
  /ˌdiːlekˈteɪʃ(ə)n/pleasure and delight
• deledda

  nounRare
  /dəˈlɛdə/The surname of Grazia Deledda (1871–1936), an Italian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1926).
• delegacy

  nounRare
  /ˈdɛlɪɡəsi/The office or function of a delegate; a body of delegates.
• delegalize

  verb-transitiveC2
  /diːˈliːɡəlaɪz/To withdraw or revoke legal status or authorization from something previously legalized.
• delegate

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈdel.ɪ.ɡət/ (noun), /ˈdel.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ (verb)A person chosen or elected to represent others, or to entrust authority/tasks to someone else
• delegation

  nounB2
  /ˌdel.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/A group of people chosen or authorized to represent a larger group or organization.
• delegitimize

  verbverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ˌdiːlɪˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/To make something or someone seem less legitimate or valid; to undermine the lawful authority, recognition, or acceptance of something.
• delete

  verbverb-transitiveB1
  /dɪˈliːt/To remove or erase something, especially written or recorded information, from its original location.
• deletion

  nounC1
  /dɪˈliːʃn/The act or process of removing, erasing, or eliminating something.
• deleverage

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow (C1-C2)
  /diːˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/To reduce the level of debt or financial leverage (borrowed capital) in a company or economy.
• deleveraging

  nounC1
  /diːˈlɛvərɪdʒɪŋ/The process of reducing or paying down debt.
• delft

  nounC1
  /dɛlft/A style of tin-glazed earthenware pottery, originally made in the Dutch city of Delft.
• delgado

  nounLow
  /delˈɡɑːdəʊ/A Spanish word meaning thin, slim, slender, or having a slight build (of a person or object).
• delhi

  nounB2
  /ˈdɛli/A major metropolis and union territory of India, historically comprising Old Delhi and New Delhi (the national capital).
• delhi belly

  nounC1
  /ˌdɛli ˈbɛli/A common non-medical term for traveller's diarrhea, specifically contracted in or associated with visiting India or similar regions, often from contaminated food or water.
• deli

  nounB1
  /ˈdeli/A shop or counter selling ready-to-eat foods such as cooked meats, cheeses, salads, and sandwiches.
• delia

  nounRare
  /ˈdiːliə/A feminine given name.
• delian

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈdiːlɪən/Of or relating to the Greek island of Delos.

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