Words that start with D

Dashing dentists daintily eat dates while dancing at the disco.

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.
Something is decorated if it has things on or in it that make it look much nicer. For example, you might decorate your house with nice furniture. The picture is of decorated Easter eggs.
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.
Something is decorative if it is there for decoration.

Dis forDecrease

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

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.

Dis forDeer

A deer is a kind of animal that eats grass and leaves. It grows horns called antlers on its head. A male deer is called a stag, hart or buck and a female deer is called a hind, doe or cow and a baby deer is called a fawn.

Dis forDefect

A defect is something wrong with something, that stops it from being perfect. A defect in a machine might stop it from working at all. A defect might also be called a flaw or imperfection.

Dis forDefiant

Defiant means refusing to obey or accept something. A defiant person may act in a bold way when they think a rule is wrong.

Dis forDeflate

Deflate means to release the gas or air from something that has been inflated, such as a balloon.