damage [(1) to cause injury or destruction; (2) harm; (3) hurt or injury, usually to things] The boy damaged his toys by throwing them against the wall. (1) The storm caused a lot of damage to crops. (2) Hitting the tree did serious damage to my car. (3)
dance [(1) to move the body and feet to music; (2) a series of steps, usually to music] Will you dance with me? (1) Do you know how to do the chicken dance? (2)
danger [a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss] Some people enjoy the danger of rock climbing or sky diving.
dark [having little or no light] The room was dark.
date [a day, month and year] Today's date is September 10, 2000.
daughter [a person's female child] Tommy is going to the movies with Helen's daughter.
day [(1) twenty-four hours; (2) the hours of sunlight] I plan to be away from home for ten days. (1) Alan works at night and sleeps during the day. (2)
dead [not living] The number of dead and injured in the rioting is not yet known.
deaf [not able to hear] The deaf man could not hear what you said.
deal [(1) to have to do with; (2) to buy or sell] The talks will deal with the problem of pollution. (1) Her company deals in plastic. (2)
debate [(1) to argue for or against something; (2) a public discussion or argument] The two candidates debated for one and a half hours on nationwide television. (1) Which candidate do you think won the debate? (2)
debt [(1) something that is owed; (2)the condition of owing] The bank will want a list of all your debts before it considers your loan request. (1) I owe a great debt to my family for all they did for me. (2)
decide [(1) to choose; (2) to settle; (3) to judge] Which of the two books did you decide to read? (1) Jay and I agreed that we would decide our dispute. (2) The judge decided that the accused man was not guilty. (3)
declare [(1) to say; (2) to make a statement] Jane declared that she never wanted to see him again. (1) The United States declared its independence from Britain on July 4, 1776. (2)
decrease [to make less in size or amount] Technology helped the farmer to decrease his use of electricity.
