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Words Starting with "D"

Detailed Proposal
B2noun
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Detailed Proposal

A comprehensive and thorough plan or suggestion put forward for consideration or discussion.

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Details
B1noun
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Details

An individual feature, fact, or item.

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Detain
B2verb
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Detain

To keep someone in custody or to delay someone from proceeding.

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Detainment
B2noun
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Detainment

The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.

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Detect
B1verb
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Detect

To discover or identify the presence or existence of something.

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Detecting
B2verb
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Detecting

To discover or identify the presence or existence of something.

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Detection
B2noun
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Detection

The action or process of identifying the presence of something hidden, obscure, or hard to notice.

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Detection dog
B2noun
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Detection dog

A dog that has been trained to detect specific substances or items, such as drugs, explosives, or certain medical conditions.

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Detective
B2noun
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Detective

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

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Detector
B2noun
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Detector

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

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Detention
B2noun
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Detention

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

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Deter
B2verb
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Deter

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

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