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- deafadjective
Lacking the ability to hear, either totally or partially.
- dealnoun
An agreement or arrangement, especially in business.
- dealernoun
A person or business that buys and sells goods.
- dealersnoun
Plural of dealer; people or businesses that buy and sell goods.
- dealingnoun
The activity of buying and selling.
- dealingsnoun
Business relations or transactions with someone.
- dealsnoun
Plural of deal; agreements or transactions, especially in business.
- dealtverb
Past tense and past participle of deal; distributed or gave out.
- deannoun
A senior official in a university or college, often in charge of a faculty or students.
- dearadjective
Regarded with deep affection; cherished.
- dearestadjective
Superlative of dear; most loved or cherished.
- dearlyadverb
Very much; with great affection.
- deathnoun
The permanent end of life; the state of being dead.
- deathsnoun
Plural of death; instances of dying or the ends of life.
- debnoun
(informal) Short for debutante; a young upper-class woman making her formal entrance into society.
- debatenoun
A formal discussion on a particular topic in which opposing arguments are put forward.
- debrisnoun
Scattered fragments of something destroyed or broken.
- debtnoun
A sum of money that is owed or due.
- debtsnoun
Plural of debt; sums of money that are owed.
- debutnoun
A person's first appearance or performance in a particular role or capacity.
- decnoun
Abbreviation for December, the twelfth and final month of the year.
- decadenoun
A period of ten years.
- decadesnoun
Plural of decade; multiple periods of ten years.
- decaynoun
The state or process of rotting or decomposition.
- deceasedadjective
No longer living; dead.
- deceitnoun
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
- deceiveverb
To cause someone to believe something that is not true.
- deceivedverb
Past tense and past participle of deceive; was caused to believe something untrue.
- deceivingverb
Present participle of deceive; causing someone to believe something untrue.
- decencynoun
Behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.
- decentadjective
Conforming to standards of propriety or morality; respectable.
- deceptionnoun
The act of deceiving someone; causing someone to believe something that is not true.
- decideverb
To make a choice or reach a conclusion after consideration.
- decidedverb form
Past tense and past participle of *decide*.
- decidesverb form
Third person singular present tense of *decide*.
- decidingverb form
Present participle of *decide*.
- decisionnoun
A conclusion or resolution reached after consideration; a choice made between alternatives.
- decisionsnoun
Plural of *decision*; conclusions or resolutions reached after consideration.
- decisiveadjective
Settling an issue or producing a definite result.
- decknoun
A platform forming a floor of a ship, especially the upper level.
- deckernoun
(In compounds) Something having a specified number of decks or levels.
- decksnoun
Plural of *deck*; multiple platforms or floors.
- declarationnoun
A formal or explicit statement or announcement.
- declareverb
To announce or state something officially or formally.
- declaredverb form
Past tense and past participle of *declare*.
- declineverb
To politely refuse an offer, invitation, or request.
- declinedverb form
Past tense and past participle of *decline*.
- decorateverb
To make something more attractive by adding ornaments or other items.
- decoratedverb form
Past tense and past participle of *decorate*.
- decoratingverb form
Present participle of *decorate*.