| dethrone |
to remove from the throne or other high and powerful position; depose. |
| detonate |
to explode or cause to explode suddenly and violently. |
| detonator |
a device used to set off explosives. [2 definitions] |
| detour |
a departure from the direct course, esp. a temporary route established to avoid road blockage or repair. [4 definitions] |
| detox |
detoxification, as from a toxic or addictive substance. [3 definitions] |
| detoxify |
to eliminate poison or the effects of poison from. [2 definitions] |
| detract |
to diminish or take away (often fol. by "from"). [2 definitions] |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| detrain |
to get off a railroad train. [2 definitions] |
| detriment |
that which causes harm, injury, or loss. [2 definitions] |
| detrimental |
causing harm, disadvantage, or deterioration. |
| detritus |
a mass of small rocks or particles broken up by geological or climatic forces. [2 definitions] |
| de trop |
(French) too much or too many; excessive or superfluous. |
| deuce1 |
in games and sports, a two, esp. a playing card or face of a die with a value of two. [2 definitions] |
| deuce2 |
(informal) the devil (used only as a mild form of swearing). |
| deuced |
(informal) confounded; devilish. [2 definitions] |
| deus ex machina |
(Latin) god from a machine; in ancient Greek drama, a god brought in by a mechanical contrivance to resolve a plot or complicated situation. [2 definitions] |
| deuterium |
an isotope of hydrogen that has one proton and one neutron in each nucleus; heavy hydrogen. (Cf. protium, tritium.) |
| deutero- |
second; secondary. |
| deuteron |
a particle composed of one proton and one neutron that is equivalent to the nucleus of a deuterium atom and that has a positive charge. |
| Deuteronomy |
the fifth book of the Old Testament, which contains a restatement and exposition of the laws of Moses, his addresses to the Israelites, and an account of his last days. |