| denotation | (noun) the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to | Synonyms: extension, reference |
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| (noun) the act of indicating or pointing out by name | Synonyms: indication |
| denotative | (adjective) having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming | Synonyms: denotive |
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| (adjective) in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term | Synonyms: explicit |
| denotatum | (noun) an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression | - |
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| denote | (verb) have as a meaning | Synonyms: refer |
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| (verb) be a sign or indication of | - |
| (verb) make known; make an announcement | Synonyms: announce |
| denotive | (adjective) having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming | Synonyms: denotative |
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| denouement | (noun) the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work | - |
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| (noun) the outcome of a complex sequence of events | - |
| denounce | (verb) speak out against | - |
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| (verb) give away information about somebody | Synonyms: betray, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on |
| (verb) announce the termination of, as of treaties | - |
| (verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | Synonyms: brand, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize |
| denouncement | (noun) a public act of denouncing | Synonyms: denunciation |
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| dense | (adjective) having high relative density or specific gravity | - |
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| (adjective) hard to pass through because of dense growth | Synonyms: thick |
| (adjective) slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | Synonyms: dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow |
| (adjective) permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter | Synonyms: heavy, impenetrable |
| (adjective) having component parts closely crowded together | Synonyms: thick |
| densely | (adverb) in a concentrated manner | Synonyms: thickly |
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| (adverb) stupidly or insensitively | Synonyms: dumbly, obtusely |
| denseness | (noun) the amount per unit size | Synonyms: density |
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| (noun) the spatial property of being crowded together | Synonyms: compactness, concentration, density, tightness |
| (noun) the quality of being mentally slow and limited | Synonyms: dumbness, slow-wittedness |
| densification | (noun) an increase in the density of something | Synonyms: compaction, compression, concretion |
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| densimeter | (noun) a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | Synonyms: densitometer |
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| densitometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density | - |
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| (noun) a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity | Synonyms: densimeter |
| densitometry | (noun) measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission | - |
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| density | (noun) the amount per unit size | Synonyms: denseness |
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| (noun) the spatial property of being crowded together | Synonyms: compactness, concentration, denseness, tightness |
| dent | (noun) an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) | Synonyms: ding, gouge, nick |
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| (noun) an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) | - |
| (noun) a depression scratched or carved into a surface | Synonyms: incision, prick, scratch, slit |
| (verb) make a depression into | Synonyms: indent |
| dental | (adjective) of or relating to the teeth | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to dentistry | - |
| (noun) a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge | Synonyms: alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental consonant |
| dentate | (adjective) having toothlike projections in the margin | - |
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| dented | (adjective) of metal e.g. | Synonyms: bent, crumpled |
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| denticle | (noun) small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod | - |
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| denticulate | (adjective) having a very finely toothed margin | - |
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| dentifrice | (noun) a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush | - |
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| dentin | (noun) bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth | Synonyms: dentine |
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| (noun) a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth | Synonyms: dentine |
| dentine | (noun) bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth | Synonyms: dentin |
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| (noun) a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth | Synonyms: dentin |
| dentist | (noun) a person qualified to practice dentistry | Synonyms: dental practitioner, tooth doctor |
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| dentistry | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth | Synonyms: dental medicine, odontology |
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| dentition | (noun) the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal | Synonyms: teeth |
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| (noun) the eruption through the gums of baby teeth | Synonyms: odontiasis, teething |
| denture | (noun) a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth | Synonyms: dental plate, plate |
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| denturist | (noun) someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures) | Synonyms: dental technician |
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| denudate | (adjective) without the natural or usual covering | Synonyms: bald, denuded |
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| (verb) lay bare | Synonyms: bare, denude, strip |
| denudation | (noun) the removal of covering | Synonyms: baring, husking, stripping, uncovering |
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| denude | (verb) lay bare | Synonyms: bare, denudate, strip |
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| denuded | (adjective) without the natural or usual covering | Synonyms: bald, denudate |
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| denumerable | (adjective) that can be counted | Synonyms: countable, enumerable, numerable |
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| denunciation | (noun) a public act of denouncing | Synonyms: denouncement |
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| denunciative | (adjective) containing warning of punishment | Synonyms: comminatory, denunciatory |
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| denunciatory | (adjective) containing warning of punishment | Synonyms: comminatory, denunciative |
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| deny | (verb) declare untrue; contradict | - |
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| (verb) refuse to accept or believe | - |
| (verb) refuse to recognize or acknowledge | - |
| (verb) deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit | Synonyms: traverse |
| (verb) refuse to let have | Synonyms: refuse |
| (verb) refuse to grant, as of a petition or request | - |
| (verb) deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure | Synonyms: abnegate |
| deodar | (noun) tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber | Synonyms: Cedrus deodara, deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar |
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| deodorant | (noun) a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors | Synonyms: deodourant |
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| deodorise | (verb) eliminate the odor from | Synonyms: deodorize, deodourise |
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| deodorize | (verb) eliminate the odor from | Synonyms: deodorise, deodourise |
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| deodourant | (noun) a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors | Synonyms: deodorant |
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| deodourise | (verb) eliminate the odor from | Synonyms: deodorise, deodorize |
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| deossification | (noun) the loss of the mineral content of bone tissue | - |
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| deoxidise | (verb) to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons | Synonyms: deoxidize, reduce |
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| deoxidize | (verb) to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons | Synonyms: deoxidise, reduce |
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| deoxyadenosine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose | - |
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| deoxycytidine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: cytidine |
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| deoxyephedrine | (noun) an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | Synonyms: chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, trash |
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| deoxygenate | (verb) remove oxygen from (water) | - |
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| deoxyguanosine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: guanosine |
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| deoxynucleotide | (noun) Any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar. | - |
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| deoxyribose | (noun) a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids | - |
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| deoxythymidine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: thymidine |
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| depart | (verb) go away or leave | Synonyms: quit, take leave |
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| (verb) depart for someplace | Synonyms: part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off |
| (verb) wander from a direct or straight course | Synonyms: digress, sidetrack, straggle |
| (verb) move away from a place into another direction | Synonyms: go, go away |
| (verb) remove oneself from an association with or participation in | Synonyms: leave, pull up stakes |
| (verb) be at variance with; be out of line with | Synonyms: deviate, diverge, vary |
| departed | (adjective) dead | Synonyms: asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, gone |
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| (adjective) well in the past; former | Synonyms: bygone, bypast, foregone, gone |
| (noun) someone who is no longer alive | Synonyms: dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent |
| departer | (noun) someone who leaves | Synonyms: goer, leaver |
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| departing | (adjective) that is going out or leaving | Synonyms: outbound, outward-bound, outward |
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| department | (noun) a specialized sphere of knowledge | - |
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| (noun) a specialized division of a large organization | Synonyms: section |
| (noun) the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) | - |
| departmental | (adjective) of or relating to a department | - |
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| departmentally | (adverb) dependent on a department | - |
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| departure | (noun) the act of departing | Synonyms: going, going away, leaving |
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| (noun) euphemistic expressions for death | Synonyms: exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release |
| (noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | Synonyms: deviation, difference, divergence |
| depend | (verb) have faith or confidence in | Synonyms: bank, bet, calculate, count, look, reckon, rely, swear |
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| (verb) be contingent upon (something that is elided) | - |
| dependability | (noun) the quality of being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: dependableness, reliability, reliableness |
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| dependable | (adjective) worthy of reliance or trust | Synonyms: reliable |
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| (adjective) financially safe | Synonyms: good, safe, secure |
| (adjective) consistent in performance or behavior | Synonyms: rock-steady, steady-going |
| (adjective) worthy of being depended on | Synonyms: honest, reliable, true |
| dependableness | (noun) the quality of being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: dependability, reliability, reliableness |
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| dependably | (adverb) in a faithful manner | Synonyms: faithfully, reliably |
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| dependance | (noun) the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else | Synonyms: dependence, dependency |
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| (noun) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | Synonyms: addiction, dependence, dependency, habituation |
| dependant | (adjective) addicted to a drug | Synonyms: dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out |
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| (adjective) contingent on something else | Synonyms: dependent, qualified |
| (noun) a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) | Synonyms: dependent |
| dependence | (noun) the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else | Synonyms: dependance, dependency |
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| (noun) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | Synonyms: addiction, dependance, dependency, habituation |
| dependency | (noun) a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country | Synonyms: colony |
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| (noun) the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else | Synonyms: dependance, dependence |
| (noun) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | Synonyms: addiction, dependance, dependence, habituation |
| dependent | (adjective) relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed | - |
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| (adjective) (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence | Synonyms: subordinate |
| (adjective) addicted to a drug | Synonyms: dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out |
| (adjective) contingent on something else | Synonyms: dependant, qualified |
| (adjective) being under the power or sovereignty of another or others | Synonyms: subject |
| (adjective) held from above and hanging down | Synonyms: pendant, pendent |
| (noun) a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) | Synonyms: dependant |
| depersonalisation | (noun) representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality | Synonyms: depersonalization, reification |
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| (noun) emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness | Synonyms: depersonalisation disorder, depersonalisation neurosis, depersonalization, depersonalization disorder, depersonalization neurosis |
| (noun) (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine | Synonyms: depersonalization |
| depersonalise | (verb) make impersonal or present as an object | Synonyms: depersonalize, objectify |
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| depersonalization | (noun) representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality | Synonyms: depersonalisation, reification |
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| (noun) emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness | Synonyms: depersonalisation, depersonalisation disorder, depersonalisation neurosis, depersonalization disorder, depersonalization neurosis |
| (noun) (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine | Synonyms: depersonalisation |
| depersonalize | (verb) make impersonal or present as an object | Synonyms: depersonalise, objectify |
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| depict | (verb) give a description of | Synonyms: describe, draw |
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| (verb) show in, or as in, a picture | Synonyms: picture, render, show |
| (verb) make a portrait of | Synonyms: limn, portray |
| depicted | (adjective) represented graphically by sketch or design or lines | Synonyms: pictured, portrayed |
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| depicting | (noun) a representation by picture or portraiture | Synonyms: depiction, portrayal, portraying |
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| depiction | (noun) representation by drawing or painting etc | Synonyms: delineation, portrayal |
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| (noun) a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects | Synonyms: delineation, limning, line drawing |
| (noun) a representation by picture or portraiture | Synonyms: depicting, portrayal, portraying |
| (noun) a graphic or vivid verbal description | Synonyms: characterisation, characterization, delineation, picture, word-painting, word picture |
| depictive | (adjective) depicted in a recognizable manner | Synonyms: delineative |
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| depigmentation | (noun) absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair | - |
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| depilate | (verb) remove body hair | Synonyms: epilate |
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| depilation | (noun) the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) | Synonyms: epilation |
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| (noun) the condition of being void of hair | Synonyms: hairlessness |
| depilator | (noun) a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair | Synonyms: depilatory, epilator |
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| depilatory | (adjective) able to remove hair or render hairless | - |
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| (noun) a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair | Synonyms: depilator, epilator |
| (noun) a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides | - |
| depilous | (adjective) completely hairless | - |
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| deplane | (verb) get off an airplane | - |
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| depletable | (adjective) capable of being depleted | - |
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| deplete | (verb) use up (resources or materials) | Synonyms: consume, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out |
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| depleted | (adjective) no longer sufficient | Synonyms: low |
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| depletion | (noun) the act of decreasing something markedly | - |
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| (noun) the state of being depleted | - |
| deplorable | (adjective) bad; unfortunate | Synonyms: distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry |
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| (adjective) of very poor quality or condition | Synonyms: execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched |
| (adjective) bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | Synonyms: condemnable, criminal, reprehensible, vicious |
| deplorably | (adverb) in an unfortunate or deplorable manner | Synonyms: lamentably, sadly, woefully |
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| deplore | (verb) express strong condemnation of | - |
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| (verb) regret strongly | Synonyms: bemoan, bewail, lament |
| deploy | (verb) to distribute systematically or strategically | Synonyms: roll out |
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| deployment | (noun) the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work | - |
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| deplumate | (verb) strip of feathers | Synonyms: deplume, displume, pluck, pull, tear |
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