damage

The boy damaged his toys by throwing them against the wall.

The storm caused a lot of damage to crops.

Hitting the tree did serious damage to my car.

dance

Will you dance with me?

Do you know how to do the chicken dance?

danger

Some people enjoy the danger of rock climbing or sky diving.

dark

The room was dark.

date

Todays date is September 10, 2000.

daughter

Tommy is going to the movies with Helens daughter.

day

I plan to be away from home for ten days.

Alan works at night and sleeps during the day.

dead

The number of dead and injured in the rioting is not yet known.

deaf

The deaf man could not hear what you said.

deal

The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.

Her company deals in plastic.

debate

The two candidates debated for one and a half hours on nationwide television.

Which candidate do you think won the debate?

debt

The bank will want a list of all your debts before it considers your loan request.

I owe a great debt to my family for all they did for me.

decide

Which of the two books did you decide to read?

Jay and I agreed that we would decide our dispute.

The judge decided that the accused man was not guilty.

declare

Jane declared that she never wanted to see him again.

The United States declared its independence from Britain on July 4, 1776.

decrease

Technology helped the farmer to decrease his use of electricity.

deep

The diver went deep into the ocean.

The ocean was very deep where the ship went down.

defeat

The House of Representatives defeated the Presidents request for more money for health care.

It was the first defeat for the White House on health care spending.

The defeat kills efforts to expand the health care system.

defend

The soldiers fought hard to defend the city from the invaders.

How can you defend what he did?

deficit

The President and the Congress worked together to reduce the budget deficit.

define

Today, I want you to define all the words on this list.

Please define how the new system will work.

degree

The temperature outside is two degrees, Celsius.

delay

Let us delay dinner until we finish this work.

The meeting will be delayed until ten oclock tomorrow morning.

The snowstorm delayed my arrival.

delegate

The President named the Vice President to be his chief delegate at the trade talks.

The elected state assembly in Virginia is called the House of Delegates.

demand

His wife demanded that he paint the windows.

The law demands that we pay our taxes on time.

democracy

The United States has been a representative democracy for more than two hundred years.

demonstrate

The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights.

The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.

denounce

The war crimes court denounced the general for murder and other evil acts.

The candidate denounced the newspaper report about his arrest.

deny

The mayor denied the report that he had taken illegal payments.

The appeals court denied the womans request for a new trial.

depend

I depend on my friends for emotional support.

deplore

The United Nations deplored the latest violence in the Middle East.

The President deplored the deaths in the ship explosion.

deploy

The general deployed his forces along the border.

depression

The doctor gave her medicine for her depression.

The latest economic depression in the United States happened a long time ago.

describe

The young man described his home in the desert.

The report described how the problem developed.

desert

Survival is difficult in the hot, dry desert.

design

An architect designed my new home.

desire

After traveling for two weeks, Jim very much desired a meal cooked at home.

If you could have anything you wanted, what would you desire?

destroy

The earthquake destroyed many houses.

His actions destroyed any trust between them.

detail

Lisa decided every detail of her wedding.

I want to hear every detail of your story.

develop

He is developing into a fine young man.

The professor developed a new way to teach English.

The country needed many years to develop an industrial economy.

device

The microwave cooker is a device I use every day.

dictator

The people of Yugoslavia forced the dictator from power.

die

If you touch that wire you will die.

The river died slowly as pollution increased.

All hope died when the prison gate closed.

diet

The doctor ordered a special diet to help him lose weight.

different

His clothes are different from mine.

difficult

Keith was a difficult child.

Building a boat is a difficult job.

dig

Dig here and you will find water.

dinner

The family had its dinner at noon.

The official dinner took place at the White House.

diplomat

Most foreign diplomats live in the Washington area.

direct

The mayor directs all city agencies.

He directed me to the theater.

The most direct way to Annapolis is Highway 50.

The path is direct.

direction

North is the opposite direction from south.

The cold wind is coming from that direction.

dirt

Little children enjoy playing in the dirt.

disappear

His dog disappears when it is time for a bath.

Dinosaurs disappeared a long time ago.

disarm

The policeman disarmed the gunman.

Some smaller countries have disarmed.

Explosives experts often can disarm bombs.

discover

Scientists have discovered cures for many kinds of cancer.

discuss

We can discuss anything you wish.

The two presidents discussed trade and other economic issues.

disease

Modern medicines have made some diseases disappear.

dismiss

The scientist was dismissed for copying secret information about nuclear weapons.

The senators dismissed any idea of campaign finance reform.

dispute

The two nations disputed where the border between them should be.

The United Nations helped settle the border dispute.

dissident

The three dissidents were sentenced to long prison terms.

distance

The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.

dive

He dived into the river and swam to the screaming child.

divide

She divided the food into four equal amounts.

do

I did the job exactly as ordered.

He did the best that he could do.

doctor

He was sick so he went to see the doctor.

document

The lawyer offered many documents to support his case.

dog

Our dog loves to chase our cat.

dollar

Could I borrow a dollar from you?

door

He ran through the door just as she closed it.

down

The climbers walked down the mountain.

I was doing some exercises down on the floor when she walked in.

dream

He dreamed he was standing on a falling building.

The man described his dream to the psychiatrist.

The civil rights leader had a dream that someday whites and blacks could live together in peace.

drink

I always drink water after running.

drive

He is learning to drive a car.

drop

She dropped a book as she walked by him.

The value of the dollar dropped.

drown

Three hundred people drowned when the ferry boat sank.

drug

The new drug seems to be an effective weapon against infections.

Some doctors say the illegal drug marijuana can reduce bad effects of treatment with anti-cancer chemicals.

dry

This raincoat will keep you dry.

The hot, dry weather is causing severe problems for farmers.

during

She said she would be too busy during the day to see me.

I slept during his long speech.

dust

After the explosion, the air in the building was filled with dust.

duty

The soldier was often on guard duty.

It is my duty to vote on election day.

damage

The boy damaged his toys by throwing them against the wall.

The storm caused a lot of damage to crops.

Hitting the tree did serious damage to my car.

dance

Will you dance with me?

Do you know how to do the chicken dance?

danger

Some people enjoy the danger of rock climbing or sky diving.

dark

The room was dark.

date

Todays date is September 10, 2000.

daughter

Tommy is going to the movies with Helens daughter.

day

I plan to be away from home for ten days.

Alan works at night and sleeps during the day.

dead

The number of dead and injured in the rioting is not yet known.

deaf

The deaf man could not hear what you said.

deal

The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.

Her company deals in plastic.

debate

The two candidates debated for one and a half hours on nationwide television.

Which candidate do you think won the debate?

debt

The bank will want a list of all your debts before it considers your loan request.

I owe a great debt to my family for all they did for me.

decide

Which of the two books did you decide to read?

Jay and I agreed that we would decide our dispute.

The judge decided that the accused man was not guilty.

declare

Jane declared that she never wanted to see him again.

The United States declared its independence from Britain on July 4, 1776.

decrease

Technology helped the farmer to decrease his use of electricity.

deep

The diver went deep into the ocean.

The ocean was very deep where the ship went down.

defeat

The House of Representatives defeated the Presidents request for more money for health care.

It was the first defeat for the White House on health care spending.

The defeat kills efforts to expand the health care system.

defend

The soldiers fought hard to defend the city from the invaders.

How can you defend what he did?

deficit

The President and the Congress worked together to reduce the budget deficit.

define

Today, I want you to define all the words on this list.

Please define how the new system will work.

degree

The temperature outside is two degrees, Celsius.

delay

Let us delay dinner until we finish this work.

The meeting will be delayed until ten oclock tomorrow morning.

The snowstorm delayed my arrival.

delegate

The President named the Vice President to be his chief delegate at the trade talks.

The elected state assembly in Virginia is called the House of Delegates.

demand

His wife demanded that he paint the windows.

The law demands that we pay our taxes on time.

democracy

The United States has been a representative democracy for more than two hundred years.

demonstrate

The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights.

The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.

denounce

The war crimes court denounced the general for murder and other evil acts.

The candidate denounced the newspaper report about his arrest.

deny

The mayor denied the report that he had taken illegal payments.

The appeals court denied the womans request for a new trial.

depend

I depend on my friends for emotional support.

deplore

The United Nations deplored the latest violence in the Middle East.

The President deplored the deaths in the ship explosion.

deploy

The general deployed his forces along the border.

depression

The doctor gave her medicine for her depression.

The latest economic depression in the United States happened a long time ago.

describe

The young man described his home in the desert.

The report described how the problem developed.

desert

Survival is difficult in the hot, dry desert.

design

An architect designed my new home.

desire

After traveling for two weeks, Jim very much desired a meal cooked at home.

If you could have anything you wanted, what would you desire?

destroy

The earthquake destroyed many houses.

His actions destroyed any trust between them.

detail

Lisa decided every detail of her wedding.

I want to hear every detail of your story.

develop

He is developing into a fine young man.

The professor developed a new way to teach English.

The country needed many years to develop an industrial economy.

device

The microwave cooker is a device I use every day.

dictator

The people of Yugoslavia forced the dictator from power.

die

If you touch that wire you will die.

The river died slowly as pollution increased.

All hope died when the prison gate closed.

diet

The doctor ordered a special diet to help him lose weight.

different

His clothes are different from mine.

difficult

Keith was a difficult child.

Building a boat is a difficult job.

dig

Dig here and you will find water.

dinner

The family had its dinner at noon.

The official dinner took place at the White House.

diplomat

Most foreign diplomats live in the Washington area.

direct

The mayor directs all city agencies.

He directed me to the theater.

The most direct way to Annapolis is Highway 50.

The path is direct.

direction

North is the opposite direction from south.

The cold wind is coming from that direction.

dirt

Little children enjoy playing in the dirt.

disappear

His dog disappears when it is time for a bath.

Dinosaurs disappeared a long time ago.

disarm

The policeman disarmed the gunman.

Some smaller countries have disarmed.

Explosives experts often can disarm bombs.

discover

Scientists have discovered cures for many kinds of cancer.

discuss

We can discuss anything you wish.

The two presidents discussed trade and other economic issues.

disease

Modern medicines have made some diseases disappear.

dismiss

The scientist was dismissed for copying secret information about nuclear weapons.

The senators dismissed any idea of campaign finance reform.

dispute

The two nations disputed where the border between them should be.

The United Nations helped settle the border dispute.

dissident

The three dissidents were sentenced to long prison terms.

distance

The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.

dive

He dived into the river and swam to the screaming child.

divide

She divided the food into four equal amounts.

do

I did the job exactly as ordered.

He did the best that he could do.

doctor

He was sick so he went to see the doctor.

document

The lawyer offered many documents to support his case.

dog

Our dog loves to chase our cat.

dollar

Could I borrow a dollar from you?

door

He ran through the door just as she closed it.

down

The climbers walked down the mountain.

I was doing some exercises down on the floor when she walked in.

dream

He dreamed he was standing on a falling building.

The man described his dream to the psychiatrist.

The civil rights leader had a dream that someday whites and blacks could live together in peace.

drink

I always drink water after running.

drive

He is learning to drive a car.

drop

She dropped a book as she walked by him.

The value of the dollar dropped.

drown

Three hundred people drowned when the ferry boat sank.

drug

The new drug seems to be an effective weapon against infections.

Some doctors say the illegal drug marijuana can reduce bad effects of treatment with anti-cancer chemicals.

dry

This raincoat will keep you dry.

The hot, dry weather is causing severe problems for farmers.

during

She said she would be too busy during the day to see me.

I slept during his long speech.

dust

After the explosion, the air in the building was filled with dust.

duty

The soldier was often on guard duty.

It is my duty to vote on election day.