Palabras que empiezan por D — 1178 entradas

Las 1178 palabras del diccionario que empiezan por la letra D, en orden alfabético, cada una con su primera definición. Los acentos no alteran la ordenación —una inicial acentuada se coloca bajo su letra base—, pero la Ñ sí es una letra propia y tiene su propia sección.

• depression8 acepcionesA state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders…
• Depression1 acepciónSynonym of Great Depression.
• deprive3 acepcionesUsed with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
• deprived1 acepciónSubject to deprivation; poor.
• depth15 acepcionesthe vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
• depths4 acepcionesThe deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.)
• deputy8 acepcionesOne appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
• der2 acepcionesDisdainful indication that something is obvious.
• Der2 acepcionesA surname.
• deranged3 acepcionesDisturbed or upset, especially mentally.
• derby5 acepcionesAny of several annual horse races.
• Derby20 acepcionesA city and unitary authority in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England; formerly the county town (OS grid ref SK3536).
• Derek2 acepcionesA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• derived3 acepcionesOf, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
• derrick5 acepcionesA device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.
• Derrick2 acepcionesA male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Derek.
• des1 acepciónDesflurane.
• Des1 acepciónShort form of the male given name Desmond.
• descend25 acepcionesSenses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position. To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a…
• descendant9 acepcionesDescending; going down.
• descending5 acepcionesMoving or sloping downwards.
• descent7 acepcionesAn instance of descending; act of coming down.
• describe5 acepcionesTo represent in words.
• description6 acepcionesA sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or…
• desert7 acepcionesA barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
• deserted2 acepcionesAbandoned, without people.
• deserter3 acepcionesA person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently…
• deserve4 acepcionesTo be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
• deserved1 acepciónFair; merited.
• deserving3 acepcionesWorthy of reward or praise; meritorious.
• design12 acepcionesA specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
• designated1 acepciónHaving a specified designation or purpose.
• designed2 acepcionesCreated according to a design.
• designer4 acepcionesA person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
• designing2 acepcionesartful; scheming
• desirable3 acepcionesWorthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
• desire10 acepcionesTo want; to wish for earnestly.
• desired1 acepciónwished-for, longed-for
• desk7 acepcionesA table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often…
• desmond1 acepciónA lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.
• Desmond2 acepcionesA surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, meaning "a man from South Munster".
• desolate9 acepcionesDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
• despair6 acepcionesTo cause to despair.
• desperate8 acepcionesIn dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
• desperately2 acepcionesIn a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
• desperation3 acepcionesThe act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
• despicable2 acepcionesFit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
• despise2 acepcionesTo regard with contempt or scorn.
• despised1 acepciónHated; viewed with scorn.
• despite5 acepcionesIn spite of, notwithstanding.
• dessert2 acepcionesThe last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
• destination4 acepcionesThe place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
• destined1 acepciónConfined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.
• destiny4 acepcionesThat to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
• Destiny2 acepcionesAn unincorporated community in Osceola County, Florida, United States.
• destroy10 acepcionesTo damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
• destroyed2 acepcionesDamaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated.
• destroyer4 acepcionesThat which destroys something.
• destruction3 acepcionesThe act of destroying.
• destructive3 acepcionesCausing destruction; damaging.
• detached4 acepcionesNot physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.
• detachment8 acepcionesThe action of detaching; separation.
• detail12 acepcionesA part small enough to escape casual notice.
• detailed1 acepciónCharacterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.
• Detailed1 acepciónThe 41st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
• detain5 acepcionesTo keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
• detained2 acepcionesDelayed or held back; kept from proceeding.
• detect4 acepcionesTo discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.
• detected1 acepciónHaving been noticed.
• detecting1 acepciónAn act of detection.
• detection3 acepcionesThe act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
• detective3 acepcionesA police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
• detector3 acepcionesA device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
• detention4 acepcionesThe act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
• Detention1 acepciónA locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
• determination10 acepcionesThe act of determining, or the state of being determined. The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight,…
• determine8 acepcionesTo set the boundaries or limits of.
• determined1 acepciónDecided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.
• detest2 acepcionesTo dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
• detonate4 acepcionesTo explode, blow up
• detonation3 acepcionesAn explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that…
• detonator4 acepcionesA device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
• detour4 acepcionesA diversion or deviation from one's original route.
• Detour1 acepciónAn unincorporated community in Maryland, Carroll County, United States.
• Detroit2 acepcionesThe largest city and former capital of Michigan, United States, a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the…
• deuce16 acepcionesA card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
• dev2 acepcionesA monster, dragon, serpent, or giant.
• Dev4 acepcionesA male given name from Hindi.
• devastated2 acepcionesRuined, ravaged.
• devastating1 acepciónCausing devastation.
• devastation2 acepcionesThe act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
• develop10 acepcionesTo change with a specific direction, progress.
• developed6 acepcioneswealthy and industrialized; not third-world.
• developer6 acepcionesA person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
• developing3 acepcionesIn the process of development.
• development11 acepcionesThe process of developing; growth, directed change.
• developments1 acepciónA group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
• devi1 acepciónA goddess in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.
• Devi3 acepcionesShakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male…
• device12 acepcionesAny piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• devil25 acepcionesThe chief devil; Satan.
• Devil1 acepciónThe chief devil; Satan.
• Devin3 acepcionesA surname from Irish. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”).
• devious2 acepcionesCunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
• Devlin1 acepciónA surname from Irish.
• devon1 acepciónA type of processed meat sausage.
• Devon17 acepcionesA county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
• devote4 acepcionesto give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
• devoted4 acepcionesVowed; dedicated; consecrated.
• devotion4 acepcionesThe act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
• devour5 acepcionesTo eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
• devout5 acepcionesDevoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
• dew7 acepcionesAny moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
• Dew2 acepcionesA surname.
• dewey1 acepciónA charge of DUI.
• Dewey16 acepcionesA surname from Old French.
• dex5 acepcionesAn order or factor of ten.
• dexter2 acepcionesRight; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)
• Dexter6 acepcionesA surname originating as an occupation for a female dyer.
• dharma5 acepcionesThe natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
• di1 acepciónA meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.
• dI1 acepcióndwarf irregular galaxy
• Di2 acepcionesA diminutive of the female given names Diana or Diane.
• diabetes3 acepcionesDiabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or…
• diabetic4 acepcionesOf or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.
• diablo2 acepcionesThe or a devil.
• Diablo3 acepcionesA sports car made by the Italian manufacturer Lamborghini.
• diabolical4 acepcionesOf or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
• diagnosis4 acepcionesThe process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.
• diagnostic8 acepcionesOf, or relating to diagnosis.
• diagram6 acepcionesA plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show the function or operation of something, or to show the relationships between the parts of a whole.
• dial12 acepcionesA graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
• Dial1 acepciónA surname.
• dialect6 acepcionesA lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if…
• dialing4 acepcionesThe act by which a number is dialed.
• dialogue7 acepcionesA conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
• dialysis4 acepcionesA method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
• diameter4 acepcionesAny straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the center of the circle; a chord that passes through the…
• diamond18 acepcionesA glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
• Diamond14 acepcionesA female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem.
• diamonds2 acepcionesOne of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦.
• Diana6 acepcionesThe daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an…
• Diane1 acepciónA female given name from Latin, popular in the middle of the 20th century
• diaper9 acepcionesAn absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet…
• Diaper1 acepciónA surname.
• diaphragm10 acepcionesIn mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the…
• diarrhea2 acepcionesA gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.
• diary4 acepcionesA daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
• Diaz2 acepcionesA city in Arkansas.
• dibs6 acepcionesThe right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
• dice6 acepcionesGaming with one or more dice.
• Dice1 acepciónA surname.
• dick10 acepcionesThe penis.
• Dick2 acepcionesA diminutive of the male given name Richard, also used as a formal given name.
• dickens3 acepcionesThe devil.
• Dickens2 acepcionesA surname originating as a patronymic, notably borne by Charles Dickens, English novelist.
• dickhead3 acepcionesThe glans penis.
• Dickie2 acepcionesA diminutive of the male given name Dick, a short form of the male given name Richard.
• Dicks1 acepciónA surname transferred from the given name derived from Dick.
• dicky18 acepcionesA louse.
• Dicky1 acepciónA diminutive of the male given name Richard.
• dictate4 acepcionesAn order or command.
• dictator3 acepcionesAn authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
• dictatorship4 acepcionesA type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
• dictionary9 acepcionesA reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses,…
• Dictionary1 acepciónNickname for a swot or studious person, or one who uses needlessly complicated words.
• didi1 acepciónA respectful term of address to any familiar older female.
• Didi2 acepcionesA female given name.
• die34 acepcionesTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
• diego1 acepciónA Spanish-speaker, especially from Latin America.
• Diego1 acepciónA male given name from Spanish Diego.
• Diem1 acepciónA surname.
• Dies2 acepcionesOne of the Protogenoi, the Protogenos personification of day. She is the daughter of fellow Protogenoi, Nox/Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness), and…
• diesel7 acepcionesA fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat…
• diet13 acepcionesThe food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
• Dietrich1 acepciónA surname from German.
• differ4 acepcionesNot to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
• difference12 acepcionesThe quality of being different.
• different6 acepcionesNot the same; exhibiting a difference.
• differently1 acepciónIn a different way.
• difficult4 acepcionesHard, not easy, requiring much effort.
• difficulties1 acepcióna series of frustrations
• difficulty6 acepcionesThe state of being difficult, or hard to do.
• dig22 acepcionesTo move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the…
• dIG1 acepcióndwarf irregular galaxy
• digest15 acepcionesTo distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
• digestive4 acepcionesOf, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
• digger8 acepcionesA large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenches.
• Digger4 acepcionesA soldier from Australia or New Zealand.
• digging4 acepcionesThe action performed by a person or thing that digs.
• digital7 acepcionesHaving to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
• digits1 acepciónSynonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.
• dignified1 acepciónHaving an attitude or bearing that connotes respectability and poise.
• dignity6 acepcionesThe state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.
• digs2 acepcionesLodgings; place of accommodation.
• dilated2 acepcionesHaving undergone dilation; enlarged.
• dildo7 acepcionesA device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity.
• Dildo1 acepciónA small town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• dilemma4 acepcionesA circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
• diligence5 acepcionesSteady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.