nouns-d

01	dam	dam – n. a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water
02	damage	damage – n. harm; hurtor injury, usually to things -v. to cause injury or destruction;
03	danger	danger – n. a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss
04	date	date – n. an expression of time; a day, month and year
05	daughter	daughter – n. a person’s female child
06	day	day – n. twenty–four hours; the hours of sunlight
07	debt	debt – n. something that is owed; the condition of owing
08	deficit	deficit – n. a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports
09	degree	degree (quantity)(noun) Degree (temperature)(noun) – n. a measure of temperature
10	delegate	delegate – n. one sent to act for another; one who represents another
11	democracy	democracy – n. the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions
12	depression	depression – n. severe unhappiness; a period of reduced business and economic activity during which many people lose their jobs
13	desert	desert – n. a dry area of land
14	desire	desire –n. v. to want very much; to wish for
15	detail	detail – n. a small part of something; a small piece of information
16	device	device – n. a piece of equipment made for a special purpose
17	dictator	dictator – n. a ruler with complete power
18	diet	diet – n. usual daily food and drink
19	dinner	dinner – n. the main amount of food eaten at a usual time (“The family had its dinner at noon.”); a special event that includes food (“The official dinner took place at the White House.”)
20	diplomat	diplomat – n. a person who represents his or her government in dealing with another government
21	direction	direction – n. the way (east, west, north, south); where someone or something came from or went to
22	dirt	dirt – n. earth or soil
23	disaster	disaster – n. an event causing widespread destruction or loss of life, such as an earthquake or plane crash
24	discrimination	discrimination – n. unfair treatment or consideration based on opinions about a whole group instead of on the qual-ities of an individual. (“He was accused of discrimination against people from other countries.”)
25	disease	disease – n. a sickness in living things, often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria
26	dispute	dispute – n. an angry debate  v. to oppose strongly by argument;
27	dissident	dissident – n. a person who strongly disagrees with his or her government
28	distance	distance – n. the amount of space between two places or objects (“The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.”)
29	doctor	doctor – n. a person trained in medicine to treat sick people
30	document	document – n. an official piece of paper with facts written on it, used as proof or support of something
31	dog	dog – n. a small animal that often lives with humans
32	dollar	dollar – n. United States money, one hundred cents
33	door	door – n. an opening for entering or leaving a building or room
34	dream	dream – n. a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future  v. to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep;
35	drug	drug – n. anything used as a medicine or inmaking medicine; a chemical substance used to ease pain or to affect the mind
36	dust	dust – n. pieces of matter so small that they can float in the air
37	duty	duty – n. one’s job or responsibility; what one must do because it is right and just

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