| day care |
Day care is care during the day for babies and very young children, or for people who cannot take care of themselves because of a severe disability. People pay for day care, and the care is given in a special home or center. If we say that a child is "in day care," we mean that they receive this kind of care during the day. |
| daydream |
When you are having a daydream, you are awake but your mind is free to imagine whatever things it wants to. We often imagine nice or fun things in our daydreams. [2 definitions] |
| daylight |
Daylight is the light from the sun during the day, or the time that the sun is up or comes up. |
| daytime |
Daytime is the time when it is light outside. Daytime is between sunrise and sunset. |
| daze |
to stun by a blow or shock. [2 definitions] |
| dazzle |
to make almost blind with too much bright light. [2 definitions] |
| D.C.2 |
abbreviation of "District of Columbia." [2 definitions] |
| DE |
abbreviation of "Delaware." |
| de- |
a prefix that means "from," "away from," or "off." [3 definitions] |
| deacon |
a clergyman in certain Christian churches. [2 definitions] |
| dead |
When something is dead, it is not alive anymore. [9 definitions] |
| deaden |
to make less painful or intense. |
| dead end |
a street that is closed at one end, allowing no way through. |
| deadline |
a date or time by which something must be done. |
| deadly |
If something is deadly, it can cause a person to die. |
| Dead Sea |
a large salt lake between the countries of Israel and Jordan. The Dead Sea lies at about 1300 feet below sea level, which makes it the lowest known place on the surface of the earth. |
| deaf |
When someone is deaf, they are not able to hear. |
| deafen |
to cause to become deaf. [2 definitions] |
| deal1 |
When you deal with something, you give your attention to it and do what needs to be done about it. Sometimes dealing with something means that you fix it or solve a problem with it. If you can't fix something or solve the problem, you at least give it your attention and do what you can. [7 definitions] |
| dealer |
a person whose job is to buy and sell. [2 definitions] |
| dealt |
"Dealt" is the past tense and past participle of "deal1." |