English to English Dictionary

Detective

A person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes.

Detector

A device or instrument that detects the presence of a particular substance or condition.

Detention

The act of keeping someone in a specific place, often as a form of punishment or for legal reasons.

Deter

To discourage someone from doing something, typically by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

Deteriorate

To become progressively worse.

Determination

Firmness of purpose; resoluteness.

Determine

To cause something to occur in a particular way; to be the decisive factor in.

Determined

Having made a firm decision and not letting anything prevent you from doing what you have decided to do.

Determiner

A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun has, such as a determiner, article, demonstrative, or quantifier.

Determining

To establish the exact limits, nature, or quality of something.

Determining factor

A decisive element, circumstance, or input that heavily influences or dictates the final outcome of a situation or process.

Deterred

To discourage someone from taking action.