| de-emphasize |
to place less emphasis on; reduce the importance of. |
| deep |
having great space below or behind a certain point; reaching far down or back; not shallow. [13 definitions] |
| deep-dish pie |
a pie, usu. of fruit, baked in a deep dish, often with a crust only on the top. |
| deepen |
to make deeper. [2 definitions] |
| deep-freeze |
to freeze (food) for storage. [2 definitions] |
| deep-fry |
to fry in a deep pan with enough fat or oil to cover what is being cooked. |
| deeply |
in a strong and serious way; intensely. |
| deep-rooted |
firmly implanted or established. |
| deep-sea |
associated with or occurring in the deeper parts of the sea; deepwater. |
| deep-seated |
firmly established; ingrained. |
| deep-set |
set far in; deeply set. [2 definitions] |
| deep-six |
(informal) to cast overboard. [2 definitions] |
| Deep South |
the southeastern U.S. region, esp. Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, considered most typically Southern. |
| deep structure |
in transformational grammar, the abstract syntactic pattern that underlies the construction and interpretation of a sentence. |
| deepwater |
associated with or occurring in the deeper parts of a body of water. |
| deer |
any of a family of large, swift, hoofed mammals, such as the white-tailed deer or the reindeer, the males of which usu. have antlers that grow and are shed yearly. [2 definitions] |
| deer mouse |
any of various large-eared mice of the Western Hemisphere that have long tails and white feet and undersides. |
| deerskin |
leather made from the hide of a deer. [3 definitions] |
| de-escalate |
to lessen in intensity, size, or scope. |
| deface |
to damage or deform the surface or appearance of; disfigure. [2 definitions] |
| de facto |
actual, esp. as opposed to what is believed to be the case or what is formally acknowledged. [3 definitions] |