Words that start with D

Dawn is the name given to the time of low light around sunrise.

Day might refer to the time when the sun is up, for example, "my cat sleeps all day", or it might mean an entire 24 hour period, usually counted starting from midnight.

The opposite of day is night.

Something is dead if it used to be alive once but isn't any more.

All living things will eventually die, but some can live for much longer than others.

Someone is deaf if they cannot hear things properly, or they cannot hear things at all. People who are only partially deaf can use a hearing aid to help them hear things properly again.

Debris is the broken remains of something that has been destroyed, usually from a natural event like a tornado but debris can be created by any kind of destruction.

A debt is an obligation to return something, usually money, that you have borrowed from someone else. Debts are usually repaid with interest, which means that you pay back more than you have borrowed.

Something is decaying if it is slowly rotting or otherwise degrading and breaking down.

A civilization that is declining may be said to be in decay, for example, "the decay of the Roman empire".

December is the twelfth and last month of the year. It has 31 days. In the northern hemisphere December is part of winter, and in the southern hemisphere it is part of summer. Christmas is in December.

Deception is the act of deceiving someone, by presenting as false either in the way you look or what you say. The ball in the picture is deceiving shoppers into thinking it is an apple.

A plant is deciduous if it loses its leaves each year in the cooler months. Deciduous trees leaves turn from green to shades of orange in autumn, and then fall off. The leaves grow back again in spring.