deserve deserves, deserving, deserved VERB
If you deserve something, you have earned it by what you have done.
design designs, designing, designed
NOUN 1 A design is a pattern that is used to decorate something.
VERB 2 If you design something, you plan it and make a drawing of it.
desk desks NOUN
A desk is a special table that you use for writing or reading.
desktop ADJECTIVE
A desktop computer is small enough to be used at a desk.
dessert desserts NOUN
A dessert is a sweet food served after the main course of a meal.
destroy destroys, destroying, destroyed VERB
To destroy something means to damage it so much it cannot be mended.
detail details NOUN
A detail is a small part or thing that you notice when you look at something carefully.
detective detectives NOUN
A detective is a person whose job is to find out who did a crime.
determined ADJECTIVE
If you are determined to do something, nothing will stop you.
develop develops, developing, developed VERB
When something develops, it grows or becomes more advanced.
dew NOUN
Dew is the small drops of water that form on surfaces outdoors at night.
diagonal ADJECTIVE
A diagonal line slants from one corner of something to the opposite corner.
diagram diagrams NOUN
A diagram is a drawing that explains something.
dial dials NOUN
A dial is a numbered disc on an instrument like a clock.
dialogue dialogues NOUN
In a story, play or film, dialogue is conversation.
diameter diameters NOUN
A diameter is a straight line drawn right through the centre of a circle.
diamond diamonds
NOUN 1 A diamond is a very hard, clear jewel which sparkles.
NOUN 2 A diamond is also a shape with four straight sides, like a square but slightly flattened.
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diary diaries NOUN
A diary is a book in which to write about what you have done.
dice NOUN
Dice are small cubes with spots on each of their six sides.
dictionary dictionaries NOUN
A dictionary is a book in which words are listed alphabetically and explained.
did VERB
Did is the past tense of do.
didn’t VERB
Didn’t is a contraction of did not.
die dies, dying, died VERB
When a person, animal or plant dies, they stop living.
diesel diesels NOUN