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[ count, noncount ] ( also informal dem • o ) showing how to do something, or how something works

He gave us a cooking demonstration.

[ count ] ( politics ) a group of people walking or standing together in public to show that they have strong feelings about something

antigovernment demonstrations

de • mote / di ' mout / verb ( de • motes , de • mot • ing , de • mot • ed )

to move someone to a lower position or level, often as a punishment

Isabel was demoted from manager to assistant. —ANTONYM promote

den / den / noun

[count]

the place where a wild animal lives

a room in a house where people go to relax, watch television, etc.

They were all watching TV in the den.

de • ni • al aw / di ' naisl /

[ count ] a statement that something is not true

The mayor issued a public denial about his involvement in the scandal.

[ noncount ] refusing to accept that something is true He's been in denial ever since she left.

The verb is deny .

de • nied, de • nies awl

forms of deny

den • im / densm / noun

[noncount]

strong cotton material that is used for making jeans and other clothes. Denim is often blue a denim jacket

de • nom • i • na • tor / di ' namsneitsr / noun [ count ]

( math ) the number below the line in a fraction , for example 4 in ³/4

— Look at numerator .

de • noteaw / di ' nout /

( formal )

( de • notes , de • not • ing , de not ed )

to mean something

The red triangle denotes danger.

—SYNONYM represent dense / dens / adjective

with a lot of things or people close together dense forests

thick and difficult to see through The accident happened in dense fog.

den • si • ty / ' denssti /noun (plural den . si • ties )

[ noncount ] how many people or things are in a place, compared to how big it is

the population density

[ count, noncount ] ( physics ) how heavy something is, compared to how big it is

Lead has a high density.

dent / dent / noun [ count ]

a place where a flat surface, especially metal, has been hit and pushed in but not broken There's a big dent in the side of my car. ► dent verb ( dents , dent • ing , dent ed )

I dropped the can and dented it.

den • tal / dentl / adjective

connected with teeth dental care

dental floss (= a kind of string for cleaning between teeth ) deil .tiSt Ф / 'dentist / noun [count ] ( health ) a person whose job is to take care of your teeth You should go to the dentist for a checkup. I have to leave early — I have a dentist appointment.

de • ny Ф AWL / dinai / verb ( de nies , de • ny • ing , de • nied , has de • nied )

to say that something is not true He denied that he had stolen the car. They denied breaking the window.

—ANTONYM admit The noun is denial .

de • o • dor • ant / di' oudsrsnt / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a substance that you put on your body to stop bad smells

de • part / di ' part / verb ( de parts , de • part • ing , de • part • ed )

( formal )

to leave a place

The next flight to Baltimore departs from gate 3. —ANTONYM arrive The noun is departure .

de • part • mentФ/ di part 1110lit / noun [count]

one of the parts of a college, school, government, store, big company, etc.

The book department is on the second floor. the sales department

de •part • ment store / di partmsnt | stor /

noun [ count ]

a big store that sells a lot of different things Macy's is a famous department store in New York.