Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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NOUN a system of government in which the people choose their leaders by voting for them in elections

democratic ADJECTIVE

demolish demolishes, demolishing, demolished

VERB If someone demolishes a building, they knock it down.

demolition NOUN

demon demons

NOUN a devil or an evil spirit

demonstrate demonstrates, demonstrating, demonstrated

VERB 1 If you demonstrate something to somebody, you show them how to do it or how it works.

2 If people demonstrate, they march or gather together to show that they oppose or support something.

demonstration demonstrations

NOUN 1 If someone gives a demonstration, they show how to do something or how something works.

2 a march or a gathering of people to show publicly what they think about something

den dens

NOUN 1 a home or hiding place of a wild animal

2 a special place where you can do what you want without being disturbed

denial denials

NOUN 1 A denial of something is a statement that it is untrue.

2 The denial of a request is the refusal to grant it.

denim denims

NOUN strong, cotton cloth used for making clothes, especially jeans

[from French serge de Nîmes, meaning serge (a type of cloth) from Nîmes]

denominator denominators

NOUN In mathematics, the denominator is the bottom number of a fraction.

dense denser, densest

ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area. • We cut our way through the dense forest.

2 difficult to see through • The dense fog prevented us from enjoying the view over the hills.

densely ADVERB

density densities

NOUN 1 thickness

2 the proportion of mass to volume

dent dents, denting, dented

VERB 1 If you dent something, you damage its surface by hitting it.

NOUN 2 a hollow in the surface of something

dental

ADJECTIVE to do with teeth

dentist dentists

NOUN a person who is qualified to treat people’s teeth

dentures

PLURAL NOUN false teeth

deny denies, denying, denied

VERB 1 If you deny something, you say that it is not true.

2 If you are denied something, you are refused it.

deodorant deodorants

NOUN a substance used to hide or prevent the smell of sweat on your body

depart departs, departing, departed

VERB When you depart, you leave.

departure NOUN

department departments

NOUN one of the sections into which a large shop or an organization is divided