11-Letter Words Starting With DE
Here's the list of all the 773 11-Letter Words Starting With DE in the English Language.
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| development | 1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining 2. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) More Definitions → |
| description | 1. a statement that represents something in words 2. the act of describing something More Definitions → |
| destination | 1. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) 2. the ultimate goal for which something is done More Definitions → |
| demonstrate | 1. give an exhibition of to an interested audience 2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment More Definitions → |
| declaration | 1. a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) 2. (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction More Definitions → |
| determining | 1. having the power or quality of deciding More Definitions → |
| destruction | 1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists 2. an event that completely destroys something More Definitions → |
| designation | 1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others 2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position More Definitions → |
| demographic | 1. of or relating to demography 2. a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.) More Definitions → |
| degradation | 1. changing to a lower state (a less respected state) 2. a low or downcast state More Definitions → |
| descriptive | 1. serving to describe or inform or characterized by description 2. of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage More Definitions → |
| destructive | 1. causing destruction or much damage More Definitions → |
| descendants | 1. all of the offspring of a given progenitor More Definitions → |
| devastating | 1. making light of 2. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction More Definitions → |
| desperately | 1. with great urgency 2. in intense despair More Definitions → |
| dermatology | 1. the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases More Definitions → |
| deprivation | 1. a state of extreme poverty 2. the disadvantage that results from losing something More Definitions → |
| deformation | 1. a change for the worse 2. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it More Definitions → |
| detrimental | 1. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury More Definitions → |
| desperation | 1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent 2. desperate recklessness More Definitions → |
| devastation | 1. the state of being decayed or destroyed 2. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed More Definitions → |
| denominator | 1. the divisor of a fraction More Definitions → |
| delinquency | 1. nonpayment of a debt when due 2. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring More Definitions → |
| deportation | 1. the act of expelling a person from their native land 2. the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien 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 → |
| deliverable | 1. suitable for or ready for delivery 2. something that can be provided as the product of development More Definitions → |
| dehydration | 1. dryness resulting from the removal of water 2. depletion of bodily fluids More Definitions → |
| deliverance | 1. recovery or preservation from loss or danger More Definitions → |
| declarative | 1. relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration 2. relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements More Definitions → |
| delineation | 1. a graphic or vivid verbal description 2. a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects More Definitions → |
| deteriorate | 1. become worse or disintegrate 2. grow progressively worse More Definitions → |
| declination | 1. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline 2. a downward slope or bend More Definitions → |
| declaratory | 1. relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration More Definitions → |
| deliciously | 1. in a very pleasurable manner 2. so as to produce a delightful taste More Definitions → |
| deleterious | 1. harmful to living things 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 → |
| devaluation | 1. an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries 2. the reduction of something's value or worth More Definitions → |
| demarcation | 1. the boundary of a specific area 2. a conceptual separation or distinction More Definitions → |
| defensively | 1. in an apologetic and defensive manner 2. in a defensive manner More Definitions → |
| desecration | 1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character More Definitions → |
| deceptively | 1. in a misleading way More Definitions → |
| decapitated | 1. having had the head cut off More Definitions → |
| defenseless | 1. lacking protection or support 2. having no protecting or concealing cover 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 → |
| destabilize | 1. become unstable 2. make unstable More Definitions → |
| deviousness | 1. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly 2. the quality of being deceitful and underhanded More Definitions → |
| demolishing | 1. complete destruction of a building More Definitions → |
| demystified | 1. make less mysterious or remove the mystery from More Definitions → |
| defloration | 1. an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something 2. the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) More Definitions → |
| deprecating | 1. tending to diminish or disparage More Definitions → |
| deprecation | 1. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster 2. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) More Definitions → |
| deconstruct | 1. interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing More Definitions → |
| demoralized | 1. made less hopeful or enthusiastic More Definitions → |
| demodulator | 1. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave More Definitions → |
| defoliation | 1. the loss of foliage 2. causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals) More Definitions → |
| dereliction | 1. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring 2. willful negligence More Definitions → |
| debridement | 1. surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing More Definitions → |
| destitution | 1. a state without friends or money or prospects More Definitions → |
| desiccation | 1. dryness resulting from the removal of water 2. the process of extracting moisture More Definitions → |
| deferential | 1. showing deference More Definitions → |
| desipramine | 1. a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system More Definitions → |