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disapprove verbExample: The bank will disapprove the loan application. transitive verbExample: The father disapproved of his son’s behavior. intransitive verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
disastrous adjectiveExample: The financial results were disastrous, and the stock price plummeted.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
discipline noun and verbExample: The young mother will provide gentle discipline for her child. nounExample: The young mother will gently discipline her child. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
discover verbExample: After we discover the culprit, we can alert the police.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
discriminate - correct spelling discriminate verb and adjectiveExample: The laws must not discriminate against people because of their race. verbExample: The discriminate art connoisseur preferred the works of Michelangelo. adjective... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
disease nounExample: His disease interfered with his work.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dispensable - correct spelling dispensable adjectiveExample: Unfortunately, she was dispensable and lost her job last year.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dissatisfied - correct spelling dissatisfied adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb dissatisfy)Example: She gave him a dissatisfied look. adjectiveExample: The movie was boring and dissatisfied the audience. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dissection nounExample: The students performed a dissection of the poor frog.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dissipate verbExample: The smoke will dissipate when the wind blows.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
distance noun and verbExample: Distance makes the heart grow fonder. nounExample: She drove a long distance for their rendezvous. nounExample: We want to distance ourselves from her remarks. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
distinction - correct spelling distinction nounExample: This is a distinction without a difference.Example: He is a man of distinction.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
division nounExample: For efficiency, we relied on a division of labor.Example: Send your complaint to the customer-relations division.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
doctor noun and verbExample: My son, the doctor, treats small children. nounExample: The embezzler tried to doctor the accounts. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dollar nounExample: The U.S. dollar is a fiat currency.Example: The newspaper costs a dollar.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dominant adjectiveExample: She played the dominant role in the company’s success.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
doubt verb and nounExample: We started to doubt our convictions. verbExample: Her dubious credentials raised a serious doubt about her promotion. noun... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dough nounExample: She kneaded the dough and baked some fabulous bread.Example: He was broke. He had no dough. Slang.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
doughty adjectiveExample: The doughty soldier charged the enemy’s position.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dozen noun and adjectiveExample: A dozen should be enough. nounExample: We ordered a dozen eggs. adjective... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
drunkenness - correct spelling drunkenness nounNot drunkeness.Example: His drunkenness caused him to lose control of the car.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dumbbell nounNot dumbell.Example: The weightlifter used a 100-pound dumbbell.Example: By all accounts, that politician is a dumbbell. Slang.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
dyed verb (past tense and past participle of the verb dye)See died.Example: He dyed the wool a bright red.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
earnest adjective and nounExample: The earnest young worker received a Christmas bonus. adjectiveExample: Now the campaign will begin in earnest. noun... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
easily adverbGrammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: He easily won the race, finishing ahead of the favorites.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
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