5 Letter Words That Start With DE

deity

Noun : Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.

Noun : A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.

decay

Noun : (ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.

Noun : a gradual decrease of a stored charge, magnetic flux, current, etc.

Noun : progressive change in the path of an earth-orbiting satellite due to atmospheric drag.

demon

Noun : An evil supernatural spirit.

Noun : An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil.

Noun : (now chiefly historical) A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.

delve

Verb : (intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

Verb : (ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out

Verb : (ambitransitive) To dig; to excavate.

dense

Adjective : Having relatively high density.

Adjective : Compact; crowded together.

Adjective : Thick; difficult to penetrate.

defer

Verb : (transitive) To delay or postpone.

Verb : (especially more common, historically) to postpone induction into military service.

Verb : (American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).

depot

Noun : A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.

Noun : A storage space for public transport and other vehicles where they can be maintained and from which they are dispatched for service.

Noun : (US) A bus station or railway station.

devil

Noun : (theology) The chief devil; Satan.

Noun : (theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

Noun : (folklore) A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.

demur

Verb : (intransitive)

Verb : Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.

Verb : (law) To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).

death

Noun : The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

Noun : Execution (in the judicial sense).

Noun : (often capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.

decry

Verb : (transitive) To denounce as harmful.

Verb : (transitive) To blame for ills.

deign

Verb : (intransitive) To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.

Verb : (transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.

Verb : (obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.

deter

Verb : (transitive) To prevent something from happening.

Verb : (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

Verb : (transitive) To distract someone from something.

debut

Noun : A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.

Noun : (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.

Noun : The first appearance of a debutante in society.

delta

Noun : The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.

Noun : A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

Noun : (mathematics, physics, engineering) The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".

demit

Verb : (transitive) To let fall; to depress; to yield.

Verb : To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.

Noun : The act of demitting.

deshi

Noun : (sumo) a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho

Noun : disciple, mentee, follower

depth

Noun : the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

Noun : the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet

Noun : (figuratively) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.

delay

Noun : A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

Noun : (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.

Noun : (programming, Clojure) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”)

deism

Noun : A religious philosophy and movement prominent in 17th-18th-century England, France, and what is now the United States which rejected supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles, divine revelation, and holy books or revealed religions that assert such things exist.

Noun : A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.

Noun : Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.

deify

Verb : (transitive) To make into a god.

Verb : (transitive) To treat as worthy of worship; to regard as a deity.

debar

Verb : (transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.

Verb : (transitive) To hinder or prevent.

Verb : (US, law, transitive) To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.

decor

Noun : The style of decoration of a room or building.

Noun : A stage setting; scenery; set; backdrop.

dearn

Noun : Alternative form of dern [(obsolete) A secret; secrecy.]

Adjective : Alternative form of dern [(obsolete, dialectal) Hidden; secret; private.]

Verb : Alternative form of dern [(transitive, obsolete) To hide; secrete, as in a hole.]

despo

Adjective : (slang) Desperate.

deuce

Noun : (card games) A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.

Noun : (dice games) A side of a die with two spots.

Noun : (dice games) A cast of dice totalling two.

decoy

Noun : A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

Noun : A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

Noun : Deceptive military device used to draw enemy attention or fire away from a more important target.

denim

Noun : A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.

denay

Noun : (obsolete) denial; refusal

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To deny, refuse.

deray

Noun : (obsolete) Disorder, disturbance.

Noun : (archaic) Disarray, confusion.

Noun : (obsolete) Disorderly merriment; partying.

dewar

Noun : A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States.

Noun : A city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States.

deeds

Noun : performance of moral or religious act

derry

Noun : A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.

Noun : One of the traditional counties in northwestern Northern Ireland; known as County Derry, or officially as County Londonderry.

Noun : A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.

dewan

Noun : (historical) A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.

defix

Verb : (obsolete) To fix, fasten, or establish.

deare

Adjective : Obsolete spelling of dear. [(Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.]

Noun : Obsolete spelling of dear. [A very kind, loving person.]

dench

Noun : An English surname.

Adjective : (UK, slang) Excellent; impressive; awesome.

Adjective : (UK, slang, of a man) Well-built, muscular, attractive.

deman

Verb : (transitive) To sack employees from.

deech

Verb : (transitive) To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.

Noun : (UK dialectal, Northern England) Dirt (or grime) ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.

Noun : A surname.

demob

Verb : (British) To demobilize; to release someone from military service.

Noun : (UK) Demobilization; release from military service.

demos

Noun : (originally Ancient Greece) An ancient subdivision of Attica (δῆμος); (now also) a Greek municipality, an administrative area covering a city or several villages together.

Noun : (political science, singular or plural) The ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state; hence, the common populace of a state or district (especially a democratic one); the people.

degas

Verb : (transitive) To remove the gas from.

deary

Noun : (informal) A dear; a darling.

Noun : (informal) A term of address for a female.

defog

Verb : (transitive) To remove the moisture or fog from.

Verb : (transitive, informal) To make intelligible; to free from confusion.

deice

Verb : (transitive) To remove the ice from something.

Verb : (intransitive) To lose its ice; to thaw.

deere

Noun : A surname

Adjective : Archaic spelling of dear. [(Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.]

Noun : Archaic spelling of dear. [A very kind, loving person.]

devel

Noun : (Scotland) Alternative spelling of devvel (a hard blow) [(Scotland) A hard blow.]

Verb : (Scotland) Alternative spelling of devvel [(transitive, Scotland) To hit (something) hard.]

deque

Noun : (computing) A linear data structure in which elements may be appended to or removed from either end.

deffo

Adjective : (colloquial, Australia, UK, Ireland, Canada, usually with for) Definite.

Verb : (colloquial, Australia, UK, Ireland, Canada) Definitely.

demic

Adjective : (rare) Of or pertaining to a distinct population of people

Adjective : (ecology) Of or pertaining to a deme

Adjective : (dialect) Dysfunctional; broken

detur

Noun : (US, Harvard University) A prize consisting of a book given to a meritorious sophomore student. The official name is the Detur Prize or Detur Book Prize

devan

Verb : (transitive) To unload (goods) from a container.

Noun : A surname, alternative spelling of Devon

Noun : A unisex given name, alternative spelling of Devin

demux

Noun : A demultiplexer.

Verb : To demultiplex.

decan

Noun : (Egyptology, astrology) One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions that appear heliacally at intervals of 10 days or are separated by approximately 10 degrees.

Verb : To remove (something, especially nuclear reactor fuel) from a can or similar protective enclosure, cladding, etc.

Noun : Alternative spelling of Deccan [A geographic region, large plateau, and peninsula in southern India; southern or peninsular India.]

decim

Noun : (obsolete) A tenth, (particularly) a tithe or tax of one-tenth.

Noun : (uncommon) A decimeter.

deade

Adjective : Obsolete spelling of dead. [(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)]

detre

dekek

Verb : (transitive, Northern England, slang) Alternative spelling of dekeck. [(transitive, Northern England, slang) To pull down the trousers of a person quickly and without consent, as a prank.]

debit

Noun : In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.

Noun : A sum of money taken out of a bank account. Thus called, because in bank's bookkeeping a cash withdrawal diminishes the amount of money held on the account, i.e. bank's debt to the customer.

Verb : To make an entry on the debit side of an account.

decal

Noun : A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.

Noun : (US) A decorative sticker.

Noun : (computer graphics) A texture overlaid on another texture to provide extra details.

derby

Noun : Any of several annual horse races.

Noun : (by extension) Any organized race.

Noun : (US) A bowler hat.

debug

Verb : (computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.

Verb : (electronics) To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).

Verb : (US) To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.

dealt

Noun : a 2017 American documentary film directed by Luke Korem, about the life and career of Richard Turner, renowned as one of the world's greatest card magicians, though he is completely blind.

delft

Noun : A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch.

Noun : A city in South Holland, Netherlands known for its production of blue and white pottery.

Noun : A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

devon

Noun : A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.

Noun : A river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.

Noun : A river in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, a tributary of the Forth.

decaf

Adjective : That has caffeine removed.

Noun : (informal) A decaffeinated coffee, tea, or soft drink.

deist

Adjective : (religion) of or relating to deism.

Noun : (religion) a person who believes in deism.

Noun : A surname from German.

delhi

Noun : A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.

Noun : A locale in North America; named for the city in India.

Noun : A census-designated place in Merced County, California.

deneb

Noun : (astronomy) A blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.

desex

Verb : (transitive) To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often via physical sterilization.

Verb : (transitive) To desexualize.

delph

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A village in Saddleworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD9807).

Noun : A rural locality in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.

delos

Noun : An island in the Cyclades, Greece.

denti

Noun : (Teeth) a 2000 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Gabriele Salvatores.

dents

Noun : a British company that crafts luxury leather gloves, handbags, and small leather goods.

deoxy

Adjective : (chemistry) Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom

derek

Noun : A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Noun : A surname.

deets

Noun : (slang) Details.

Noun : (slang) Dox; a person’s personal information, usually published without their consent.

defly

Verb : Obsolete form of deftly. [In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.]

devow

Verb : (obsolete) To give up; to devote.

Verb : (obsolete) To disavow; to disclaim.

della

Noun : A female given name originating as a coinage.

depew

Noun : A surname.

derth

Noun : Obsolete spelling of dearth. [A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.]

dexie

Noun : Alternative form of dexy (“tablet of dexedrine”) [(slang, usually in the plural) A tablet of dexedrine.]

dedan

Noun : (historical) An ancient Arabian city state located in the oasis of al-ʿUla.

deena

Noun : A female given name.

devin

Noun : A surname from Irish. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”).

Noun : A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, or a variant of Devon.

Noun : A female given name.

degen

Noun : A surname from German.

Noun : (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Sword.

Noun : (Internet slang) Degenerate.

denes

Noun : A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.

Noun : A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.

Noun : A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.

derre

deepa

Noun : A female given name from South Asia.

deale

Verb : Archaic spelling of deal. [(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.]

Noun : Archaic spelling of deal. [(obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.]

debil

Noun : (meaning "Moronic") the first full-length studio album by German rock band Die Ärzte, released in 1984, following the EPs Zu schön, um wahr zu sein!

degan

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Alternative spelling of degen [(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Sword.]

detec

detol

depue

decel

Noun : (colloquial) Clipping of deceleration. [(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.]

Noun : (colloquial) Clipping of decelerationist. [(uncommon) A proponent of slowing down the pace of technological and economic progress; one opposed to accelerationism.]

denae

denga

Noun : (historical) An obsolete unit of currency in Russia equal to half a kopek.

denna

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