8-Letter Words Starting With DE
Here's the list of all the 683 8-Letter Words Starting With DE in the English Language.
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| delivery | 1. the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) 2. the event of giving birth More Definitions → |
| designed | 1. done or made or performed with purpose and intent More Definitions → |
| decision | 1. the act of making up your mind about something 2. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration More Definitions → |
| detailed | 1. developed or executed with care and in minute detail More Definitions → |
| designer | 1. a person who specializes in interior design 2. someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) More Definitions → |
| describe | 1. give a description of 2. to give an account or representation of in words More Definitions → |
| decrease | 1. a change downward 2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter More Definitions → |
| deadline | 1. the point in time at which something must be completed More Definitions → |
| declared | 1. declared as fact; explicitly stated 2. made known or openly avowed More Definitions → |
| detected | 1. perceived or discerned 2. perceived with the mind More Definitions → |
| defining | 1. any process serving to define the shape of something 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 → |
| democrat | 1. an advocate of democratic principles More Definitions → |
| deferred | 1. hold back to a later time 2. yield to another's wish or opinion More Definitions → |
| deciding | 1. the cognitive process of reaching a decision 2. having the power or quality of deciding More Definitions → |
| defeated | 1. people who are defeated 2. beaten or overcome; not victorious More Definitions → |
| deletion | 1. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases 2. (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome More Definitions → |
| delicate | 1. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique 2. easily broken or damaged or destroyed More Definitions → |
| delegate | 1. transfer power to someone 2. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) More Definitions → |
| detached | 1. showing lack of emotional involvement 2. being or feeling set or kept apart from others More Definitions → |
| definite | 1. precise; explicit and clearly defined 2. known for certain More Definitions → |
| deceased | 1. someone who is no longer alive 2. dead More Definitions → |
| defender | 1. a person who cares for persons or property 2. a fighter who holds out against attack More Definitions → |
| depicted | 1. represented graphically by sketch or design or lines More Definitions → |
| dementia | 1. mental deterioration of organic or functional origin More Definitions → |
| devotion | 1. feelings of ardent love 2. commitment to some purpose More Definitions → |
| deserved | 1. properly deserved More Definitions → |
| deprived | 1. marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences More Definitions → |
| destined | 1. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' 2. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate More Definitions → |
| decorate | 1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. 2. be beautiful to look at More Definitions → |
| decisive | 1. determining or having the power to determine an outcome 2. characterized by decision and firmness More Definitions → |
| dealings | 1. social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') 2. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups More Definitions → |
| debugger | 1. a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors More Definitions → |
| departed | 1. someone who is no longer alive 2. well in the past; former More Definitions → |
| decoding | 1. the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text More Definitions → |
| defiance | 1. intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude 2. a hostile challenge More Definitions → |
| deserted | 1. forsaken by owner or inhabitants More Definitions → |
| depleted | 1. no longer sufficient More Definitions → |
| degraded | 1. unrestrained by convention or morality 2. lowered in value More Definitions → |
| despatch | 1. send away towards a designated goal 2. an official report (usually sent in haste) More Definitions → |
| dedicate | 1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause 2. open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building More Definitions → |
| deadlock | 1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible More Definitions → |
| deriving | 1. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase More Definitions → |
| deafness | 1. partial or complete loss of hearing More Definitions → |
| deformed | 1. so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly More Definitions → |
| decadent | 1. a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) 2. luxuriously self-indulgent More Definitions → |
| decipher | 1. convert code into ordinary language 2. read with difficulty More Definitions → |
| delusion | 1. (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary 2. a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea More Definitions → |
| decedent | 1. someone who is no longer alive More Definitions → |
| deferral | 1. a state of abeyance or suspended business 2. act of putting off to a future time More Definitions → |
| deadwood | 1. a branch or a part of a tree that is dead 2. someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded More Definitions → |
| desolate | 1. providing no shelter or sustenance 2. crushed by grief More Definitions → |
| delirium | 1. state of violent mental agitation 2. a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations More Definitions → |
| detainee | 1. some held in custody More Definitions → |
| despised | 1. treated with dislike or contempt More Definitions → |
| decanter | 1. a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water More Definitions → |
| demented | 1. affected with madness or insanity More Definitions → |
| demeanor | 1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people More Definitions → |
| denounce | 1. speak out against 2. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful More Definitions → |
| devising | 1. the act that results in something coming to be More Definitions → |
| delicacy | 1. the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance 2. something considered choice to eat More Definitions → |
| derelict | 1. a person without a home, job, or property 2. a ship abandoned on the high seas More Definitions → |
| deranged | 1. driven insane More Definitions → |
| demolish | 1. destroy completely 2. ruin or destroy More Definitions → |
| desirous | 1. having or expressing desire for something More Definitions → |
| deviance | 1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm 2. deviate behavior More Definitions → |
| deflated | 1. brought low in spirit More Definitions → |
| deterred | 1. try to prevent; show opposition to 2. turn away from by persuasion More Definitions → |
| destruct | 1. destroy (one's own missile or rocket) 2. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of 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 → |
| devilish | 1. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil 2. playful in an appealingly bold way More Definitions → |
| depraved | 1. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good More Definitions → |
| dextrose | 1. an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits More Definitions → |
| deadbeat | 1. someone who fails to meet a financial obligation More Definitions → |
| decently | 1. in a decent manner 2. in the right manner; correctly; suitably More Definitions → |
| derision | 1. contemptuous laughter 2. the act of deriding or treating with contempt More Definitions → |
| demotion | 1. act of lowering in rank or position 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 → |
| decrepit | 1. worn and broken down by hard use 2. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality More Definitions → |
| detoxify | 1. remove poison from 2. treat for alcohol or drug dependence More Definitions → |
| deforest | 1. remove the trees from More Definitions → |
| despotic | 1. belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot 2. ruled by or characteristic of a despot More Definitions → |
| dewberry | 1. any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America 2. blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes More Definitions → |
| deathbed | 1. the last few hours before death 2. the bed on which a person dies More Definitions → |
| deflator | 1. a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars More Definitions → |
| declarer | 1. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps 2. someone who claims to speak the truth More Definitions → |
| debugged | 1. locate and correct errors in a computer program code More Definitions → |
| devalued | 1. lowered in value More Definitions → |
| dejected | 1. affected or marked by low spirits More Definitions → |
| deceiver | 1. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true More Definitions → |
| deserter | 1. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. 2. a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) More Definitions → |
| debarred | 1. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. 2. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off More Definitions → |
| defector | 1. a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) More Definitions → |
| deadbolt | 1. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key More Definitions → |
| deerskin | 1. leather from the hide of a deer More Definitions → |
| detested | 1. treated with dislike or contempt More Definitions → |
| deuteron | 1. the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators More Definitions → |
| dendrite | 1. short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron More Definitions → |
| defusing | 1. the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) More Definitions → |
| debonair | 1. having a sophisticated charm 2. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air More Definitions → |
| decouple | 1. disconnect or separate 2. regard as unconnected More Definitions → |