| deposition |
a sworn statement, usu. in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. [3 definitions] |
| depositor |
a person who deposits something, such as money in a bank. |
| depository |
any place used for depositing things, esp. a safe place. [2 definitions] |
| depot |
a bus or train station. [2 definitions] |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, esp. morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. [2 definitions] |
| deprecate |
to disparage or treat as having small value; depreciate. [2 definitions] |
| deprecatory |
expressing disapproval; deprecating. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, esp. of property for tax purposes, or of money. [3 definitions] |
| depreciation |
a decrease in value due to aging, wear, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| depredation |
a despoiling, robbing, or preying upon. |
| depress |
to cause to be unhappy or dejected. [4 definitions] |
| depressant |
causing a slowing of bodily functions, as by the action of a drug. [2 definitions] |
| depressed |
unhappy or dejected; morose. [3 definitions] |
| depressing |
causing or having the potential to cause sadness and pessimism. |
| depression |
a mental state characterized by unhappiness and dejection. [6 definitions] |
| Depression glass |
glassware mass-produced, molded, and usu. colored during the Depression of the 1930s, and now considered a collector's item. |
| depressive |
tending to depress. [3 definitions] |
| depressor |
a medical instrument used to depress a body part such as the tongue. [3 definitions] |
| deprivation |
the condition or state of being deprived; privation. [3 definitions] |
| deprive |
to take a possession or attribute away from; divest of. [2 definitions] |