11-letter words starting with de
- de beauvoir — Simone (simɔn). 1908–86, French existentialist novelist and feminist, whose works include Le Sang des autres (1944), Le Deuxième Sexe (1949), and Les Mandarins (1954)
- de la beche — Henry. 1796–1855, English geologist. His work led to the founding of the Geological Survey (1835)
- de la renta — Oscar, 1932–2014, U.S. fashion designer, born in the Dominican Republic.
- de la roche — Mazo [mey-zoh] /ˈmeɪ zoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1961, Canadian novelist.
- de seversky — Alexander P(rocofieff)1894-1974; U.S. aeronautical engineer, born in Russia
- de villiers — A(braham) B(enjamin), born 1984, South African cricketer; a prolific run-scorer in all forms of international cricket
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- de-energize — to disconnect (an electrical circuit) from its source
- de-escalate — to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
- deaccession — to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, especially with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.
- deacetylate — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
- deacidified — Simple past tense and past participle of deacidify.
- deacon seat — a bench running most of the length of a bunkhouse in a lumbering camp.
- deaconesses — Plural form of deaconess.
- deactivated — Simple past tense and past participle of deactivate.
- deactivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deactivate.
- deactivator — Any device used to deactivate something.
- dead center — the position of maximum (top dead center) or minimum (bottom dead center) extension of a crank and a connecting rod, in which both are in the same straight line
- dead centre — the exact top (top dead centre) or bottom (bottom dead centre) of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump
- dead firing — firing of a furnace or boiler at less than normal operating temperature in order to maintain conditions desirable during a period of idleness.
- dead letter — If you say that a law or agreement is a dead letter, you mean that it still exists but people ignore it.
- dead matter — type that has already been used or is not going to be used
- dead nettle — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, native to the Old World, having opposite leaves and clusters of small reddish or white flowers.
- dead ringer — a person or thing that closely resembles another; ringer: That old car is a dead ringer for the one we used to own.
- dead season — a period during which there is very little activity either in business or in the political world
- dead weight — A dead weight is a load which is surprisingly heavy and difficult to lift.
- dead-headed — a person who attends a performance, sports event, etc., or travels on a train, airplane, etc., without having paid for a ticket, especially a person using a complimentary ticket or free pass.
- dead-nettle — any Eurasian plant of the genus Lamium, such as L. alba (white dead-nettle), having leaves resembling nettles but lacking stinging hairs: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- dead-reckon — to calculate (one's position) by means of dead reckoning.
- dead-smooth — noting a double-cut metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness.
- dead-stroke — relating to a stroke made that has no kickback or reverberation
- deadeningly — in a deadening manner
- deadenylase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes a deadenylation reaction.
- deadenylate — (biochemistry, genetics) To remove an adenylate group from a protein; especially to activate an enzyme by this means.
- deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
- deadly sins — the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth
- deadpanning — Present participle of deadpan.
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- deafeningly — to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life.
- deal a blow — If an event deals a blow to something or someone, it causes them great difficulties or makes failure more likely.
- dealbreaker — A dealbreaker is an issue that prevents people from reaching an agreement.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- dealing box — a box that holds a deck or decks of cards, allowing them to be dealt only one at a time, often used in casino games such as blackjack or chemin de fer.
- deallocated — Simple past tense and past participle of deallocate.
- deallocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deallocate.
- deallocator — One who, or that which, deallocates.
- deamidating — Present participle of deamidate.
- deamidation — (biochemistry) The conversion of glutamine, asparagine, glutamine residues in a polypeptide to glutamic acid or aspartic acid by treatment with strong acid, transamidase or deamidase.
- deamination — to remove the amino group from (a compound).
- dean's list — a list of students achieving the highest grades, periodically issued at certain colleges
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