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