| defog | (verb) free from mist | Synonyms: demist |
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| defoliant | (noun) a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off | - |
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| defoliate | (adjective) deprived of leaves | Synonyms: defoliated |
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| (verb) strip the leaves or branches from | - |
| defoliated | (adjective) deprived of leaves | Synonyms: defoliate |
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| defoliation | (noun) causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals) | - |
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| (noun) the loss of foliage | - |
| defoliator | (noun) an insect that strips the leaves from plants | - |
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| deforest | (verb) remove the trees from | Synonyms: disafforest, disforest |
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| deforestation | (noun) the removal of trees | Synonyms: disforestation |
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| (noun) the state of being clear of trees | - |
| deform | (verb) become misshapen | - |
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| (verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress | Synonyms: distort, strain |
| (verb) assume a different shape or form | Synonyms: change form, change shape |
| (verb) make formless | - |
| (verb) cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | Synonyms: bend, flex, turn, twist |
| (verb) twist and press out of shape | Synonyms: contort, distort, wring |
| deformation | (noun) the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) | Synonyms: contortion |
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| (noun) a change for the worse | Synonyms: distortion |
| (noun) alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it | - |
| deformational | (adjective) relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure | - |
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| deformed | (adjective) so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly | Synonyms: distorted, ill-shapen, malformed, misshapen |
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| deformity | (noun) an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen | Synonyms: disfiguration, disfigurement |
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| (noun) an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed | Synonyms: malformation, misshapenness |