| deaf-mute |
one who can neither hear nor speak. [2 definitions] |
| deal1 |
to take specific action about something (usu. fol. by "with"). [15 definitions] |
| deal2 |
fir or pine wood, or planks made of such wood. |
| 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. |