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Deadbeat DadnounMWEa father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspringverified
Deadeyenoun(nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroudverified
Deadly NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverified
Deaf-Aidnounan electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearingverified
Dealershipnouna business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular areaverified
Dealignmentnouna process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political partiesverified
Dealingsnounthe act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)verified
Death CamasnounMWEany of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowersverified
Death ChambernounMWEinstrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introducedverified
Death SquadnounMWEa clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)verified
Death TollnounMWEthe number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disasterverified
Death's HeadnounMWEa human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of deathverified
Death's-Head MothnounMWEEuropean hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skullverified
Deathwatch BeetlenounMWEbores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage deathverified
Debaclenounflooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summerverified
Debarmentnounthe state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)verified
Debasernouna person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)verified
Debenturenounthe ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the futureverified
Debenture BondnounMWEthe ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the futureverified
Debit cardnounMWEA payment card issued as either a PIN-based debit (ATM) card or as a signature-based debit card from one of the bankcard associations. A payment card issued to a person for purchasing goods and services through an electronic transfer of funds from a demand deposit account rather than using cash, checks, or drafts at the point-of-sale.Physical
Debit entrynounMWEAn entry to the record of an account to represent the transfer or removal of funds from the account.Data
Debridementnounsurgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healingverified
Decnoun(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equatorverified