Words that start with D

Dis forDecay

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".

Damage

Photo by bixentro

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.

Months

Photo of a tennis ball pretending to be an apple

Photo by David McLeish

Dis forDeception

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.

Photo by Tracy Ducasse

Dis forDeciduous

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.

Gardening, Adjectives

Photo by Mike James

Dis forDeck (structure)

A deck is a platform usually made from wooden slats. Decks are usually built outside houses that are on a slope, where the ground is too steep to have a useable outdoor space.

Structures

Photo by Andy Melton

Dis forDeck (cards)

A full set of cards, as purchased from a shop in a box, is called a deck or pack.

Collective

Photo by Echiner1

Dis forDeck chair

A deck chair is a type of chair you usually sit on to relax, at a beach, in a park or on a cruise ship. Deck chairs are usually made from a timber frame and a cloth seat, and can be folded away when they aren't being used.

Furniture

Photo by Graeme Churchard

Dis forDecoration

Something is there for decoration if it is there to look good, or to make the thing it is attached to look good. The picture is of some decorative trim on a building.

Ornamentation

A set of Matryoshka dolls decrease in size.

Photo by Dennis Jarvis

Dis forDecrease

Decrease means to reduce or make smaller in size or quantity.

Verbs

Photo by Official Navy Page

Dis forDeep

Water is called deep if you cannot touch the bottom with your feet when you stand in it. Deep water can be found in the sea, or at the diving end of a pool. Wells and mines are very deep but don't always have water in them. The man in the picture is diving in some very deep water.

Adjectives