9-letter words starting with d
- deaminize — deaminate
- dean rusk — (David) Dean, 1909–94, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1961–69.
- deaneries — Plural form of deanery.
- dear john — a letter from a woman informing her boyfriend or fiancé that she is ending their relationship or informing her husband that she wants a divorce: Nothing is worse for a soldier's morale than getting a Dear John.
- dearheart — A term of affection.
- deary me! — an exclamation of surprise or dismay
- death cap — a poisonous woodland saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus, Amanita phalloides, differing from the edible mushroom (Agaricus) only in its white gills (pinkish-brown in Agaricus) and the presence of a volva
- death cup — a poisonous mushroom of the genus Amanita.
- death ray — an imaginary ray capable of killing
- death row — If someone is on death row, they are in the part of a prison which contains the cells for criminals who have been sentenced to death.
- death tax — a tax on money or property that a person inherits
- deathbeds — Plural form of deathbed.
- deathbell — Alternative form of death bell.
- deathblow — a thing or event that destroys life or hope, esp suddenly
- deathless — immortal, esp because of greatness; everlasting
- deathlike — resembling or suggestive of death
- deathsman — an executioner
- deathtrap — If you say that a place or vehicle is a deathtrap, you mean it is in such bad condition that it might cause someone's death.
- deathward — having an inclination or disposition towards death
- deauville — a town and resort in NW France: casino. Pop: 3968 (2008)
- debagging — (British) present participle of debag.
- debarking — Present participle of debark.
- debarment — to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
- debarrass — to take from (a person) something that causes shame or embarrassment
- debarring — Present participle of debar.
- debatable — If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
- debatably — in a debatable or disputable manner
- debateful — quarrelsome
- debauched — If you describe someone as debauched, you mean they behave in a way that you think is socially unacceptable, for example because they drink a lot of alcohol or have sex with a lot of people.
- debauchee — a man who leads a life of reckless drinking, promiscuity, and self-indulgence
- debaucher — to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
- debauches — to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
- debeaking — Present participle of debeak.
- debenture — A debenture is a type of savings bond which offers a fixed rate of interest over a long period. Debentures are usually issued by a company or a government agency.
- debianize — (Debian) To take a source package and make the necessary modifications to allow it to be built as a policy compliant Debian package.
- debonaire — charming and sophisticated
- debonding — Present participle of debond.
- debouched — Simple past tense and past participle of debouche.
- debouches — to march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops: The platoon debouched from the defile into the plain.
- debriding — Present participle of debride.
- debriefed — Simple past tense and past participle of debrief.
- debriefer — a person who debriefs or creates a report after an assignment or an incident
- debt swap — A debt swap is a legal agreement where two people or companies exchange their debts, often where one has a fixed interest rate and one does not.
- debuggers — Plural form of debugger.
- debugging — the process of locating and removing faults in computer programs
- debulking — Present participle of debulk.
- debunkers — Plural form of debunker.
- debunking — to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans.
- deburring — Present participle of deburr.
- debutante — A debutante is a young woman from the upper classes who has started going to social events with other young people.