| dessert |
a sweet food served at the end of a meal. |
| destination |
the place to which a person is going or goods or baggage are sent. |
| destine |
to assign to or send toward a particular place, end, or purpose. [2 definitions] |
| destiny |
that which has happened or must happen to someone because of fate or luck. |
| destitute |
having no money or other means of living. |
| destroy |
to ruin completely. |
| destroyer |
a small, fast warship. |
| destruction |
the act of ruining completely or destroying. [2 definitions] |
| destructive |
causing complete ruin or destruction. |
| detach |
to separate from a whole. |
| detail |
a small item; a particular. [3 definitions] |
| detailed |
giving a lot of information including small, but often important, pieces of information. |
| detain |
to keep from going on; stop or delay. [2 definitions] |
| detect |
to discover or notice. |
| detective |
a person, often a police officer, whose job is to find information that will solve crimes. |
| detector |
a device that finds or detects something, such as changes in temperature or pressure. |
| detention |
the detaining of someone for a short time, either as punishment or until a trial can be held. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| detergent |
a chemical substance in the form of a liquid or powder used for washing things. |
| deteriorate |
to become less in value or quality; decline. [2 definitions] |
| determination |
the quality of having a firm goal or being determined. [2 definitions] |