| delicatessen |
a shop that sells cheese, cooked meats, and other food that is ready to eat. |
| delicious |
having a pleasing taste or smell. |
| delight |
great pleasure or joy. [4 definitions] |
| delightful |
very pleasing; causing joy. |
| delirious |
confused from a fever or other cause. [2 definitions] |
| deliver |
to send or bring to a particular person or place. [5 definitions] |
| delivery |
an act of bringing or sending something to a particular person or place. [2 definitions] |
| delta |
the name of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. [2 definitions] |
| deluge |
a flood caused by a great amount of water. [4 definitions] |
| delusion |
the act of causing someone to believe in something false or not real, or the belief in something false or not real. [2 definitions] |
| demand |
to ask for forcefully; order. [6 definitions] |
| demanding |
giving many, or too many, orders. [2 definitions] |
| demerit |
a mark made on a person's record because of some fault or failure. |
| Demeter |
the goddess of farming, marriage, and childbirth in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology, Demeter is called Ceres. |
| democracy |
a form of government in which power rests with the people, either directly or through elected representatives. [2 definitions] |
| democrat |
a person who believes that government should be run by the people or that all people are equal. [2 definitions] |
| democratic |
relating to or demonstrating the belief that all people should be treated equally. [3 definitions] |
| Democratic Party |
one of the two major U.S. political parties. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
a country in Central Africa that is north of Angola and south of the Republic of the Congo. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kinshasa. |
| demolish |
to tear down or destroy. |
| demon |
an evil spirit; devil. [2 definitions] |