Index of English words, starting with "de"

(1) - Demolish (v. t.) To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall.

(1) - Demolisher (n.) One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a demolisher of towns.

(1) - Demolishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Demolish

(1) - Demolition (n.) The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes.

(1) - Demon (n.) An evil spirit; a devil.
(2) - Demon (n.) One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates.
(3) - Demon (n.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.