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ÿþOxford School Dictionary.book Page 174 Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:32 AM 174 dead end debtor dead end noun dead ends dearth (say derth) noun dearths A 1 a road or passage with one end closed. 2 a a scarcity. situation where there is no chance of making [from dear (because scarcity made food etc. B progress. expensive)] dead heat noun dead heats death noun deaths C a race in which two or more winners finish exactly dying; the end of life. together. [from Old English] D deadline noun deadlines deathly adjective & adverb a time limit. like death. E [originally this meant a line round an death trap noun death traps American military prison; if prisoners went F a very dangerous place. beyond it they could be shot] debar verb debars, debarring, debarred deadlock noun deadlocks G D forbid or ban He was debarred from the contest. a situation in which no progress can be made. [from de- + French barrer = to bar] [from dead + lock1] H debase verb debases, debasing, debased deadly adjective deadlier, deadliest reduce the quality or value of something. likely to kill. I debasement noun deaf adjective [from de- + base2] 1 unable to hear. 2 unwilling to hear. J debatable adjective deafness noun [from Old English] questionable; that can be argued against. K deafen verb deafens, deafening, deafened debate noun debates make somebody become deaf, especially by a a formal discussion. L very loud noise. debate verb debates, debating, debated hold a debate. M deafening adjective debater noun extremely loud. [from old French] N 1 deal verb deals, dealing, dealt debilitating adjective 1 hand something out; give. 2 give out cards causing weakness. for a card game. 3 do business; buy and sell O D He deals in scrap metal. debility (say dib- il- it- ee) noun dealer noun P weakness of the body. D  deal with 1 be concerned with This book deals [from Latin] with whales and dolphins. 2 do what is needed D Q I ll deal with the washing- up. debit noun debits an entry in an account showing how much deal noun deals money is owed. (COMPARE credit) R 1 an agreement or bargain. 2 someone s turn to deal at cards. debit verb debits, debiting, debited  a good deal or a great deal a large amount. enter something as a debit in an account; remove S [from Old English daelan = divide, share out] money from an account. [from Latin debitum = what is owed] 2 T deal noun sawn fir or pine wood. debonair (say deb- on- air) adjective [from old Dutch dele = plank] carefree and confident. U [from French de bon air = of good disposition] dean noun deans 1 an important member of the clergy in a V debris (say deb- ree) noun cathedral etc. 2 the head of a university, scattered fragments or wreckage. college, or department. [from French débris = broken down] W deanery noun [from Latin] debt (say det) noun debts X something that you owe someone. dear adjective  in debt owing money etc. 1 loved very much. 2 a polite greeting in letters [same origin as debit] Y D Dear Sir. 3 expensive. dearly adverb debtor (say det- or) noun debtors Z [from Old English] a person who owes money to someone.

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