Words Containing DET
Here's the list of all the 430 Words Containing DET in the English Language.
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details | 1. true confidential information More Definitions → |
detailed | 1. developed or executed with care and in minute detail More Definitions → |
detail | 1. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole 2. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole More Definitions → |
determine | 1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study 2. shape or influence; give direction to More Definitions → |
determined | 1. characterized by great determination 2. devoting full strength and concentrated attention to More Definitions → |
detection | 1. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists 2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something More Definitions → |
determination | 1. the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation 2. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose More Definitions → |
determining | 1. having the power or quality of deciding More Definitions → |
detected | 1. perceived or discerned 2. perceived with the mind More Definitions → |
detect | 1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes More Definitions → |
detector | 1. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner 2. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave More Definitions → |
detective | 1. a police officer who investigates crimes 2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public More Definitions → |
detention | 1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time) 2. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home More Definitions → |
detached | 1. showing lack of emotional involvement 2. being or feeling set or kept apart from others More Definitions → |
detailing | 1. an individualized description of a particular instance More Definitions → |
detecting | 1. a police investigation to determine the perpetrator More Definitions → |
detox | 1. treat for alcohol or drug dependence 2. the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified More Definitions → |
deter | 1. try to prevent; show opposition to 2. turn away from by persuasion More Definitions → |
deterioration | 1. a symptom of reduced quality or strength 2. process of changing to an inferior state More Definitions → |
cadet | 1. a military trainee (as at a military academy) More Definitions → |
detrimental | 1. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury More Definitions → |
deterministic | 1. an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes More Definitions → |
detachable | 1. designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage More Definitions → |
detachment | 1. avoiding emotional involvement 2. the act of releasing from an attachment or connection More Definitions → |
predetermined | 1. set in advance More Definitions → |
detergent | 1. having cleansing power 2. a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering More Definitions → |
detectable | 1. capable of being detected 2. easily seen or detected More Definitions → |
determinant | 1. a determining or causal element or factor 2. the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself More Definitions → |
detoxification | 1. a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances 2. treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver) More Definitions → |
undetermined | 1. not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought 2. not yet having been ascertained or determined More Definitions → |
deterrent | 1. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress 2. tending to deter More Definitions → |
vendetta | 1. a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other More Definitions → |
detriment | 1. a damage or loss More Definitions → |
detour | 1. travel via a detour 2. a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) More Definitions → |
deterrence | 1. a negative motivational influence 2. a communication that makes you afraid to try something More Definitions → |
detach | 1. cause to become detached or separated; take off 2. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment More Definitions → |
indeterminate | 1. of uncertain or ambiguous nature 2. (of a quantity) having no definite value, as an equation that cannot be solved More Definitions → |
detainee | 1. some held in custody More Definitions → |
deteriorate | 1. become worse or disintegrate 2. grow progressively worse More Definitions → |
detract | 1. take away a part from; diminish More Definitions → |
geodetic | 1. of or relating to or determined by geodesy More Definitions → |
detain | 1. deprive of freedom; take into confinement 2. stop or halt More Definitions → |
undetected | 1. not perceived or discerned More Definitions → |
undetectable | 1. not easily seen 2. barely able to be perceived More Definitions → |
determinism | 1. (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will More Definitions → |
detonation | 1. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction 2. the act of detonating an explosive More Definitions → |
bidet | 1. a basin for washing genitals and anal area More Definitions → |
deterred | 1. try to prevent; show opposition to 2. turn away from by persuasion More Definitions → |
detritus | 1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up 2. loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks More Definitions → |
detonator | 1. a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive More Definitions → |
determinate | 1. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause 2. not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex More Definitions → |
deterring | 1. try to prevent; show opposition to 2. turn away from by persuasion More Definitions → |
detest | 1. dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards More Definitions → |
detonate | 1. cause to burst with a violent release of energy 2. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction More Definitions → |
detoxify | 1. remove poison from 2. treat for alcohol or drug dependence More Definitions → |
determinative | 1. one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases 2. a determining or causal element or factor More Definitions → |
indeterminacy | 1. the quality of being vague and poorly defined More Definitions → |
determinable | 1. capable of being determined or limited or fixed More Definitions → |
redetermination | 1. determining again More Definitions → |
detested | 1. treated with dislike or contempt More Definitions → |
undeterred | 1. not deterred More Definitions → |
detestable | 1. offensive to the mind 2. unequivocally detestable More Definitions → |
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