Words beginning with D

Necessary according to etiquette, protocol or fashion.

A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.

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Unable (or partially able) to hear.

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A female given name from Latin, a twentieth century variant of Diana, sometimes also seen as a feminine form of Dean.

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A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.

The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment…

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An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences.

plural of debate

An excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous and immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition…

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A certificate that certifies an amount of money owed to someone; a certificate of indebtedness.

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

A judge of Israel.

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To remove necrotic tissue or foreign matter from (a wound or the like).

The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.

An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.

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A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.

A surname from French, notably borne by

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

simple past and past participle of debut

A group, set, or series of ten , particularly

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

A group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire located in modern-day Israel, Jordan and Syria.