delete deletes, deleting, deleted VERB
If you delete some writing, you cross it out or remove it.
deliberate ADJECTIVE
If you do something that is deliberate, you do it on purpose.
deliberately ADVERB
delicate
ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is delicate is small and graceful.
ADJECTIVE 2 Someone who is delicate becomes ill easily.
delicious ADJECTIVE
Food that is delicious tastes or smells very nice.
delight delights, delighting, delighted VERB
If something delights you, it gives you a lot of pleasure.
delighted ADJECTIVE
deliver delivers, delivering, delivered VERB
If you deliver something, you take it to someone and hand it to them.
demand demands, demanding, demanded VERB
If you demand something, you say strongly that is what you want.
demonstrate demonstrates, demonstrating, demonstrated
VERB 1 If someone demonstrates something, they show you how to do it.
VERB 2 If people demonstrate, they hold a public meeting or march to show they are strongly for or against something.
demonstration NOUN
den dens NOUN
A den is the home of some wild animals such as lions or foxes.
dense denser, densest ADJECTIVE
Something dense is hard to see through. They were in a dense forest.
dent dents, denting, dented VERB
If somebody dents something, they make a dip in it by hitting it.
dentist dentists NOUN
A dentist is someone who looks after people’s teeth.
deny denies, denying, denied VERB
If you deny something, you say that it is untrue.
depart departs, departing, departed VERB
When someone or something departs from a place, they leave it.
departure NOUN
depend depends, depending, depended
VERB 1 If you depend on someone, you need them.
VERB 2 If you can depend on someone, you know you can trust them.
depth NOUN
The depth of something is how deep it is.
descend descends, descending, descended VERB
To descend means to go down.
descending ADJECTIVE
When things are in descending order, each thing is lower than the one before it. The numbers 10, 9, 8 and 7 are in descending order.
describe describes, describing, described VERB
If you describe a person or thing, you say what they are like.
description NOUN
desert deserts NOUN
A desert is very dry land with very little plant life.
deserted ADJECTIVE
If a place is deserted, there are no people there.