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dealate having lost the wings in combat, through injury, or the like, as certain insects that shed their wings after the mating flight.
dealer one who buys and sells; trader or merchant. [2 definitions]
dealership a sales agency authorized to sell a particular product in a particular area.
dealing (usu. pl.) business transactions; official interactions or relations. [2 definitions]
dealt past tense and past participle of deal1.
dean a college or university official, responsible for administering a department or office of the institution. [4 definitions]
deanery the position, realm of authority, or residence of a church dean.
dean's list a list of students with the highest overall academic grade averages in a given term.
dear loved or precious. [9 definitions]
dearie (informal, old-fashioned) darling; dear.
dearth a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. [2 definitions]
deary dear one; used as an affectionate, or sometimes patronizing, term of address.
death the end of life; termination of life functions in any living thing. [5 definitions]
deathbed the bed in which a person dies. [3 definitions]
death bell a bell sounded to announce a death.
deathblow a blow that causes death. [2 definitions]
death camas any of various North American plants of the lily family that bear white or greenish flowers and have roots that are poisonous, esp. to sheep.
death chamber the room in which someone has died, is dying, or is to be put to death.
death cup a poisonous mushroom with white gills and a bulbous cup surrounding the base of the stalk.
death house a prison building where prisoners awaiting execution are housed, and where execution takes place.
death knell the sounding of a death bell. [2 definitions]