2-Letter Words Starting with D

DETAILED detail

Detassel

Went from bad to worse

Worsens

Capable of being decided upon

Capable of being fixed to put off a nimble arrangement

TERMINABLY

Determinant

One who determines.

Detestation

Abstract noun (-ity)

DETOXICATE to remove poison from.

TOXICATION Poisoning.

Detractive

Detrainment

DETRIBALIZE to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their cultural identity and adopt other customs.

Detribalize

Detrimental

Deuteranope

A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

DEUTERANOPE

Deuteration

Devaluation

Devastation

Deverbative

""DEVIATION The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.""

""DEVIATION The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.""

VITALIZING vitalize

VOCALIZING vocalize

In a devotional manner; toward devotion.

See Dextrotatory. Dextrotatory.

Adjective (-ic)

In devilish manner

In a devilish manner

""Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.""

DIAGNOSE to identify a disease by symptoms

""DIAGNOSTIC Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.""

DIAGONALIZE to transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix.

Diagonalize

""A plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to demonstrate or explain how something works or to clarify the relationship between the parts of a whole.""

In the form of a simplified drawing

Graphic figure has many a convulsion

One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.

That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.

In the manner or nature of a dialogue.

""The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies.""

Translucently.

Diaphoretic

Diapositive

Comparative adjective or agent noun

""Geology the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. ; diastrophe , n . ; diastrophic , adj . Earth""

Diatessaron

""Consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossils; as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite).as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite).""

In a diatonic manner.

English word

Containing two carboxyl groups per molecule.

DICHOTIC affecting the two ears differently

The state of being dichromatic.

It's not popular, as a rule

Form of rule

Stalin's fashionable way of governing

Books for every term

Sign on delivery for reference books

Students may use them for every term

In a didactic manner.

Didacticism

""The posterior part of the forebrain that connects the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres, encloses the third ventricle, and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. Also called betweenbrain , interbrain , thalamencephalon .""

The interbrain or thalamencephalon; sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon. dien. See Thalamencephalon.

In a dietetical manner.

Plural of differentia .

Sort of gear - sort of equation

Distinguishing; type of gear, calculus

Gear found on the rear axle of cars

Diffraction

(Chemistry) a compound having two sites in the molecule that are highly reactive

""DIGITALIZE to record digitally, e. g. on digital tape or compact disks.e. g. on digital tape or compact disks.""

""DIGITIZE to put into digital form, also DIGITISE""

""Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.""

""DILAPIDATE To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; said of a building.""

In expansion getting badly paid leads to ruin

""The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; opposed to contractibility. contractibility.""

DILATATION Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

Dilatometer

An instrument used to measure thermal expansion and dilation in solids and liquids.

Procrastinator's fault

Sort ladies in ground being slow

Oldster is in a muddle, not knowing which course to take (wordplay)

Pretty girl, embracing one Latvian worker, is like an amateur

Superficial approach

Dragged one's feet

Wastes time by being indecisive

Woman politely sent back whoppers after herb trifles

Dawdles

Dimercaprol

""DIMERIZE to make into a dimer, also DIMERISE""

Capable of being diminished or lessened.

Dipeptidase

Diphosphate

Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal layers.

Diplomatist

Those who drink and swim thus - lunatics!

Dipterocarp

Directorate

Physical limitations

Disablement

Double sugar / Travel freely? merger (nonverbal)

Disaccord

Disaccustom

Dad navigates criminal stumbling block

Put in an unfavourable position

Unfavourable circumstance

Disaffect

Alienation; ill-will

Alienation

End an attachment to an organisation

Disaffirm

Separate into component parts

With beagles, a ride turned out nasty

Like some weather.

End of the quote

In a disagreeable manner; unsuitably; offensively.

Demagnetiser smashed in quarrel

Row of detectives with squad in a salute

Quarrel leading to underworld contract

The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.

Ensure there is no mistake about meaning - misguide a bat (anagram)

Disannul

*Part of many a magic act

Fading rum dip gains when fruit is added

Doctor finally is paged and pain unexpectedly is vanishing

Let down after daughter is given a job

Sad and let-down

Crestfallen as Democrat is elected

Disapproval

Disapprover

Builder providing spa is critical

Critical of detective's program going out of range

Disarmament

ARRANGING arrange

ASSEMBLED assemble

Disassemble

Cut off from detective's sidekick

Sever ties, as with a group

Disconnect, separate

Disastrous

Disbandment

Relating to rules of conduct

Revulsive love photos in journal about correction

A disavowing or disowning.

Phonograph Records

Phonograph Records

Record terribly neat solo, getting down!

Merges into a big company

Sad; beyond comfort

Discordance

Discordant

""Capable of being, or suitable to be, discounted; as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank. as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank.""

Discourager

Putting (someone) off

Dashing hopes, record the passing of our youth (wordplay)

With noisy entertainment old city getting older is off-putting

""Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry. as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry.""

Discrepant

The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any homogenous function of n variables. See Eliminant. n partial differentials of any homogenous function of n variables. See Eliminant.

Use taste and judgment (or prejudice)

Understand the difference (between)

Perceive a difference (between)

Disdainful

Bad-mouth travel (wordplay)

""To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate.""

Having lost one's fascination

Saddened by frustrated expectations

Let down after altering hidden stance (wordplay)

""One who, or that which, disenchants.""

Disentail

Completed taking in broken nets, with fish extricated

Disentangle

Disenthrall

Rescind imprimatur from southern Balti dishes

Deprive of official status as one's turned tables in ruin

""To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of voting, holding office, etc.""

Disharmony

""HARMONIZE To agree in action, adaptation, or effect on the mind; to agree in sense or purport; as, the parts of a mechanism harmonize. as, the parts of a mechanism harmonize.""

Down - becoming dn (wordplay)

Having lost determination or confidence

Upset, she denied art was constructive

Base (for an American)

Shameful way to leave the service

Fast incident involved medical agent

Liquid that kills bacteria

Liquid destroying bacteria

INFESTANT

A reduction in the rate of price increases; a lessening of inflationary pressure.

Fall apart - it isn't agreed (anagram)

Agreed it isn't about to fall apart!

Setter aiding anagram break up

Dislocation

Disloyalty

Dismalness

ORGANIZED organize

Disorganize

Is East in time for puzzle (wordplay)

Cause to lose bearings

Cause (someone) to lose their bearings

Dispensary

Exemption (from a rule)

Exemption (from the usual requirements)

Exemption (from usual requirement)

Girl with something to tell? Writes article in that medical book

Capable of being displaced.

Shift hell's location (wordplay)

Amount of movement

Measure of ship's size

Displeasure

Debates ain't so stupid if appropriately organised

Sidney comes back to position nations to release new arguments

""Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper. as, a disputatious person or temper.""

Removed from competition

Ruled inadmissible

Not allowed to race? It's why some people are driven!

Disqualify

Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.

Ignoring dangers, rigid surprisingly

Disrelation

Lacking public estimation

Not of decent character

Superb detail (anagram) -shady

In a disreputable manner.

Not content, unhappy

Not pleased lady's paid in full

Not contented

Dissatisfy

Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance.

Disseminate

One who spreads (something) widely

DISSERTATE To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse.

Essay may be seen as sanitised rot

Essay for a degree or diploma

To a degree you have to defend it

Dissertator

The act of disserving; separation.

In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style.

DISSIMILATE To render dissimilar.

Dissimilate

SIMULATED simulate

Dissimulate

One who dissimulates; a dissembler.

Dissipated

Dissipation

""DISSOCIATE To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance. as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.""

Action of separating

Tending or leading to dissociation.

Dissuasive

Dissyllable

Immoderate.

Process producing spirits

Process for producing spirits

Whisky-making process

""DISTORTION The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body. as, the distortions of the face or body.""

""TRACTABLE Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner. as, tractable children; a tractable learner.""