Index of English words, starting with "de"

(1) - Delay (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
(2) - Delay (n.) To allay; to temper.
(3) - Delay (n.) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
(4) - Delay (n.) To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
(5) - Delay (v.) A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

(1) - Delayer (n.) One who delays; one who lingers.

(1) - Dele (v. t.) To deal; to divide; to distribute.
(2) - Dele (v. t.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.
(3) - Dele (imperative sing.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: /.

(1) - Delectable (a.) Highly pleasing; delightful.