English Words Starting With D

• delivery room

  nounMedium
  /dɪˈlɪv(ə)ri ruːm/A hospital room specifically equipped for childbirth.
• delivery system

  nounB2
  /dɪˈlɪv(ə)ri ˈsɪstəm/A structured method or set of components designed to transport, distribute, or transfer something from one point to another.
• delivery van

  nounB1
  /dɪˈlɪv.ər.i væn/A commercial vehicle, typically medium-sized and enclosed, designed to transport goods, parcels, or products to businesses or homes.
• deliveryman

  nounB2
  /dɪˈlɪvərɪmən/A person, typically male, whose job is to transport and hand over goods or messages to a recipient.
• dell

  nounC2 (low-frequency, literary/poetic/regional)
  /dɛl/A small, sheltered, wooded valley, typically with a stream running through it.
• della robbia

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdɛlə ˈrɒbɪə/Referring to the distinctive style of Italian Renaissance glazed terracotta sculpture, typically polychrome, pioneered by the Della Robbia family workshop.
• deller

  nounExceptionally Low (as common noun); Low-Medium (as proper noun)
  /ˈdɛlə/The original, archaic meaning is a dealer or hawker, one who sells goods, often with a sense of an itinerant or small-scale merchant. The most established contemporary usage is as a proper noun (surname).
• dello joio

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ˌdɛləʊ ˈdʒɔɪ.əʊ/A proper noun referring to the American composer Norman Dello Joio, or to members of his family, such as his son Justin Dello Joio, also a composer.
• dells

  plural-nounC1
  /dɛlz/Small, secluded, wooded valleys, usually with a stream.
• delmarva peninsula

  nounLow
  /ˌdɛlˈmɑː.və pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/A large peninsula on the eastern coast of the United States, bounded by the Chesapeake Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
• delmonico

  nounRare
  /dɛlˈmɒnɪkəʊ/A style of steak, typically a boneless cut from the rib or short loin, often thick-cut and cooked to order.
• delo

  nounVery low / Regional only
  /ˈdɛləʊ/‘Delo’ is not a standard English word. It is a South African English term for a large, open country bus with bench-style seating, typically used for long-distance travel.
• delocalize

  verbverb-transitiveC1-C2
  /diːˈləʊkəlaɪz/To remove or move something from a specific, usually local, place or context.
• delores

  nounVery Low (Common only as a proper noun)
  /dəˈlɔːrɪs/A female given name, originally from Spanish (Dolores), meaning 'sorrows'.
• deloria

  nounVery Low
  /dɪˈlɔːrɪə/A surname of Indigenous American origin, most famously associated with the intellectual and activist Vine Deloria Jr.
• delorme

  nounVery Low
  /dəˈlɔːm/A proper noun, most commonly a French surname.
• delors

  nounVery Low
  /dəˈlɔː/A proper noun referring to Jacques Delors, a French economist and politician who served as President of the European Commission.
• delos

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /diːˈlɒs/An informal, chiefly British shortening of 'delouse', meaning to remove lice or other parasites from.
• delouse

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌdiːˈlaʊs/To remove lice or other parasitic insects from a person, animal, or object.
• delphi

  nounC2/Advanced
  /ˈdɛlfaɪ/An ancient Greek sanctuary and site of the famous oracle of Apollo, representing a source of prophetic wisdom and guidance.

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