7-Letter Words Starting With DE
Here's the list of all the 502 7-Letter Words Starting With DE in the English Language.
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| details | 1. true confidential information More Definitions → |
| develop | 1. make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation 2. work out More Definitions → |
| default | 1. loss due to not showing up 2. act of failing to meet a financial obligation More Definitions → |
| defined | 1. showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary 2. clearly characterized or delimited More Definitions → |
| desktop | 1. the top of a desk 2. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear More Definitions → |
| devices | 1. an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices' More Definitions → |
| defense | 1. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 2. protection from harm More Definitions → |
| decided | 1. recognizable; marked More Definitions → |
| despite | 1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike 2. contemptuous disregard More Definitions → |
| deliver | 1. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) 2. bring to a destination, make a delivery More Definitions → |
| deposit | 1. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating 2. matter that has been deposited by some natural process More Definitions → |
| density | 1. the amount per unit size 2. the spatial property of being crowded together More Definitions → |
| dealing | 1. method or manner of conduct in relation to others 2. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) More Definitions → |
| derived | 1. formed or developed from something else; not original More Definitions → |
| desired | 1. wanted intensely More Definitions → |
| defence | 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring More Definitions → |
| decline | 1. grow worse 2. not accept as true More Definitions → |
| deviant | 1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior 2. markedly different from an accepted norm More Definitions → |
| destroy | 1. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of 2. destroy completely; damage irreparably More Definitions → |
| delayed | 1. not as far along as normal in development More Definitions → |
| devoted | 1. zealous in devotion or affection 2. (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use More Definitions → |
| deserve | 1. be worthy or deserving More Definitions → |
| deficit | 1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required 2. a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning More Definitions → |
| decimal | 1. a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 2. a number in the decimal system More Definitions → |
| destiny | 1. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future 2. the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events More Definitions → |
| delight | 1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to 2. take delight in More Definitions → |
| declare | 1. state emphatically and authoritatively 2. announce publicly or officially More Definitions → |
| dentist | 1. a person qualified to practice dentistry More Definitions → |
| dessert | 1. a dish served as the last course of a meal More Definitions → |
| descent | 1. a movement downward 2. properties attributable to your ancestry More Definitions → |
| decoder | 1. the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text 2. a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language More Definitions → |
| despair | 1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent 2. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well More Definitions → |
| derrick | 1. a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered 2. a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom More Definitions → |
| devious | 1. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading 2. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive More Definitions → |
| descend | 1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example More Definitions → |
| degrade | 1. reduce the level of land, as by erosion 2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally More Definitions → |
| dearest | 1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment More Definitions → |
| deceive | 1. be false to; be dishonest with 2. cause someone to believe an untruth More Definitions → |
| defiant | 1. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force More Definitions → |
| decency | 1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality 2. the quality of being polite and respectable More Definitions → |
| densely | 1. stupidly or insensitively 2. in a concentrated manner More Definitions → |
| despise | 1. look down on with disdain More Definitions → |
| defunct | 1. no longer in force or use; inactive 2. having ceased to exist or live More Definitions → |
| deprive | 1. take away possessions from someone 2. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining More Definitions → |
| demonic | 1. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell More Definitions → |
| decrypt | 1. convert code into ordinary language More Definitions → |
| deviate | 1. turn aside; turn away from 2. be at variance with; be out of line with More Definitions → |
| debacle | 1. a sudden and violent collapse 2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer More Definitions → |
| detract | 1. take away a part from; diminish More Definitions → |
| decreed | 1. fixed or established especially by order or command More Definitions → |
| defrost | 1. make or become free of frost or ice More Definitions → |
| deflect | 1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off 2. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest More Definitions → |
| denture | 1. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth More Definitions → |
| depress | 1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted 2. lower (prices or markets) More Definitions → |
| devotee | 1. an ardent follower and admirer More Definitions → |
| defraud | 1. deprive of by deceit More Definitions → |
| decayed | 1. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless More Definitions → |
| decorum | 1. propriety in manners and conduct More Definitions → |
| defamer | 1. one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel More Definitions → |
| decibel | 1. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity More Definitions → |
| deflate | 1. collapse by releasing contained air or gas 2. release contained air or gas from More Definitions → |
| deplete | 1. use up (resources or materials) More Definitions → |
| deanery | 1. the official residence of a dean 2. the position or office of a dean More Definitions → |
| defiled | 1. morally blemished; stained or impure More Definitions → |
| dervish | 1. an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements More Definitions → |
| debrief | 1. put someone through a debriefing and make him report More Definitions → |
| deadpan | 1. deliberately impassive in manner 2. without betraying any feeling More Definitions → |
| devolve | 1. pass on or delegate to another 2. be inherited by More Definitions → |
| deathly | 1. having the physical appearance of death 2. causing or capable of causing death More Definitions → |
| decried | 1. express strong disapproval of More Definitions → |
| debater | 1. someone who engages in debate More Definitions → |
| deplore | 1. express strong condemnation of 2. regret strongly More Definitions → |
| dentate | 1. having toothlike projections in the margin More Definitions → |
| delimit | 1. determine the essential quality of 2. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry More Definitions → |
| devalue | 1. remove the value from; deprive of its value 2. lower the value or quality of More Definitions → |
| decease | 1. the event of dying or departure from life 2. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life More Definitions → |
| deltoid | 1. a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm 2. triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex More Definitions → |