7-letter words starting with de

de bèze — Théodore (teodɔr).1519–1605, French Calvinist theologian and scholar, who lived in Switzerland. He succeeded Calvin as leader of the Swiss Protestants
de duve — Christian. 1917–2013, Belgian biochemist, who discovered lysosomes: shared the Nobel prize (1974) for his work in cell biology
de fide — (of a doctrine) belonging to the essentials of the faith, esp by virtue of a papal ruling
de haas — Jacob, 1872–1937, English Zionist leader, in U.S. after 1902.
de indy — Vincent [van-sahn] /vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1851–1931, French composer.
de jure — De jure is used to indicate that something legally exists or is a particular thing.
de kalb — ˈJo‧hann (ˈjoʊhɑn ) ; yōˈhän) (born Johann Kalb) 1721-80; Fr. general, born in Germany, who served in the Am. Revolutionary army
de land — a city in E Florida.
de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
de niro — Robert. born 1943, US film actor. His films include Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), GoodFellas (1990), Casino (1995), and Meet the Parents (2000)
de novo — from the beginning; anew
de pere — a city in E Wisconsin.
de sica — Vittorio (vitˈtɔːrjo). 1902–74, Italian film actor and director. His films, in the neorealist tradition, include Shoeshine (1946) and Bicycle Thieves (1948)
de soto — Hernando (ɛrˈnando). ?1500–42, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Mississippi River (1541)
de trop — not wanted; in the way; superfluous
de vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
de vere — Edward, 17th Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604, English poet and dramatist, held by some to be the true author of Shakespeare's plays.
de voto — Bernard (Augustine) 1897–1955, U.S. novelist and critic.
de wint — Peter. 1784–1849, English landscape painter
de witt — Johan. 1625–72, Dutch statesman; chief minister of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1653–72)
de-icer — a mechanical or thermal device designed to melt or stop the formation of ice on an aircraft, usually fitted to the aerofoil surfaces
de-lead — to remove lead adhering to (a metal object) after cold-drawing through a die in which the lead served as a lubricant.
de-link — to make independent; dissociate; separate: The administration has delinked human rights from economic aid to underdeveloped nations.
de-rezz — (jargon) /dee-rez'/ (Or "derez") "de-resolve" via the film "Tron". 1. To disappear or dissolve; the image that goes with it is of an object breaking up into raster lines and static and then dissolving. Occasionally used of a person who seems to have suddenly "fuzzed out" mentally rather than physically. Usage: extremely silly, also rare. This verb was actually invented as *fictional* hacker jargon, and adopted in a spirit of irony by real hackers years after the fact. 2. The Macintosh resource decompiler. On a Macintosh, many program structures (including the code itself) are managed in small segments of the program file known as "resources"; "Rez" and "DeRez" are a pair of utilities for compiling and decompiling resource files. Thus, decompiling a resource is "derezzing". Usage: very common.
de-risk — to eliminate risk (from)
de-silt — earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
deacons — Plural form of deacon.
dead on — exactly right
dead-on — exactly right, accurate, or pertinent: The film director has a dead-on feel for characterization.
deadend — Alternative spelling of dead-end.
deadens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deaden.
deadest — no longer living; deprived of life: dead people; dead flowers; dead animals.
deadeye — either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud
deading — Present participle of dead.
deadman — a heavy plate, wall, or block buried in the ground that acts as an anchor for a retaining wall, sheet pile, etc, by a tie connecting the two
deadmen — Plural form of deadman.
deadpan — Deadpan humour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone.
deadset — Alternative form of dead set.
deafens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deafen.
deafest — Superlative form of deaf.
deafish — rather hard of hearing
deal in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
dealate — (of ants and other insects) having lost their wings, esp by biting or rubbing them off after mating
dealers — Plural form of dealer.
dealign — To put, or to become, out of alignment.
dealing — selling or doing business in a particular commodity
deanery — the office or residence of dean
dear me — surprise
dearest — You can call someone dearest when you are very fond of them.
dearies — Plural form of deary.

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