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Words starting with D

278 words with meanings

• Dabblev. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
• Daggern. a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
• Dailyadj. happening every day
• Daintyadj. delicately beautiful
• Damagen. the occurrence of a change for the worse
• Dampadj. slightly wet
• Dampenv. suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
• Dancev. to move your body to music
• Dancingn. taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music
• Danglev. hang freely
• Dankadj. unpleasantly cool and humid
• Dapperadj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
• Darev. take upon oneself
• Daringn. a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
• Darkn. absence of light or illumination
• Darklyadv. without light
• Darlingn. a special loved one
• Darnv. repair by sewing
• Dartv. move along rapidly and lightly
• Dashv. run or move very quickly or hastily
• Datan. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• Daten. the specified day of the month
• Datumn. an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
• Dauntv. to make someone feel afraid or less confident
• Dawnn. the first light of day
• Dawningn. the first light of day
• Daybedn. an armless couch
• Daytimen. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
• Dazzlev. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
• Deadadj. no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
• Deadenv. make vague or obscure or make less visible
• Deadlyadj. causing or capable of causing death
• Deafn. people who have severe hearing impairments
• Dealv. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
• Dealern. someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
• Dealingn. method or manner of conduct in relation to others
• Deann. an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
• Dearlyadv. in a sincere and heartfelt manner
• Debaclen. a sudden and violent collapse
• Debatev. argue with one another
• Debauchn. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
• Debtn. the state of owing something
• Debutv. present for the first time to the public
• Decaden. a period of 10 years
• Decayn. the process of gradually becoming inferior
• Deceitn. the quality of being fraudulent
• Deceivev. be false to
• Decencyn. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
• Decentadj. socially or conventionally correct
• Deckn. any of various platforms built into a vessel
• Declaimv. recite in elocution
• Declinev. grow worse
• Decorumn. propriety in manners and conduct
• Decreen. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record
• Decryv. to publicly criticize something
• Deductv. make a subtraction
• Deemv. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
• Deepenv. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
• Deeplyadv. to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
• Defaultn. loss due to not showing up
• Defeatn. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
• Deferv. hold back to a later time
• Defiantadj. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
• Deficitn. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
• Definev. determine the essential quality of
• Defraudv. deprive of by deceit
• Defrayv. bear the expenses of
• Defrostv. make or become free of frost or ice
• Defyv. resist or confront with resistance
• Degradev. reduce the level of land, as by erosion
• Degreen. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
• Deignv. to do something that you think is beneath you
• Delayn. a time when something is late
• Delightv. give pleasure to or be pleasing to
• Delimitv. determine the essential quality of
• Deludev. be false to
• Delugen. an overwhelming number or amount
• Delvev. turn up, loosen, or remove earth
• Demandn. an urgent or peremptory request
• Demeanv. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
• Demotev. assign to a lower position
• Demurv. to raise doubts or show reluctance
• Demureadj. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
• Denialn. the act of refusing to comply
• Denotev. be a sign or indication of
• Denseadj. closely packed together
• Densityn. the amount per unit size
• Dentn. an appreciable consequence
• Dentaladj. of or relating to the teeth
• Denyv. declare untrue
• Departv. move away from a place into another direction
• Dependv. be contingent upon
• Depictv. show in, or as in, a picture
• Deplorev. express strong disapproval of
• Deployv. place troops or weapons in battle formation
• Deposev. force to leave
• Depositv. put, fix, force, or implant
• Depotn. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
• Depravev. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
• Depressv. lower someone's spirits
• Deprivev. take away possessions from someone
• Deridev. treat or speak of with contempt
• Derivev. reason by deduction
• Derrickn. a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
• Descendv. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
• Descentn. a movement downward
• Desertv. leave someone who needs or counts on you
• Designn. the act of working out the form of something
• Desiren. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
• Despairn. a state in which all hope is lost or absent
• Despisev. look down on with disdain
• Despoilv. steal goods
• Dessertn. a dish served as the last course of a meal
• Destinev. decree or designate beforehand
• Destinyn. an event that will inevitably happen in the future
• Detailn. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
• Detainv. deprive of freedom
• Deterv. to discourage someone from doing something
• Detestv. dislike intensely
• Detractv. take away a part from
• Developv. make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
• Deviantadj. markedly different from an accepted norm
• Deviatev. turn aside
• Devicen. an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
• Devisev. come up with after a mental effort
• Devotev. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
• Devoteen. an ardent follower and admirer
• Devourv. destroy completely
• Devoutadj. deeply religious
• Diagramn. a drawing intended to explain how something works
• Dialn. the face of a timepiece
• Dialectn. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
• Diaryn. a daily written record of experiences and observations
• Dicen. a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces
• Dictaten. an authoritative rule
• Dictumn. an authoritative declaration
• Dietn. a prescribed selection of foods
• Diffusev. move outward
• Digestv. convert food into absorbable substances
• Dignityn. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
• Dilatev. become wider
• Dilutev. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
• Dimern. a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers
• Dimlyadv. in a dim indistinct manner
• Dinev. have supper
• Dingyadj. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
• Dinnern. the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
• Dippern. a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
• Directv. command with authority
• Dirgen. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
• Disablev. make unable to perform a certain action
• Disbandv. cause to break up or cease to function
• Discn. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove
• Discardv. throw or cast away
• Discernv. detect with the senses
• Discussv. to consider or examine in speech or writing
• Disgustn. strong feelings of dislike
• Diskn. something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
• Disliken. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
• Dismayn. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
• Dismissv. bar from attention or consideration
• Disobeyv. refuse to go along with
• Disownv. prevent deliberately from inheriting
• Dispelv. force to go away
• Displayn. something intended to communicate a particular impression
• Disposev. give, sell, or transfer to another
• Disputev. take exception to
• Disrobev. get undressed
• Disruptv. make a break in
• Dissectv. cut open or cut apart
• Dissentn. the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
• Distortv. make false by mutilation or addition
• Disturbv. move deeply
• Ditchn. a long narrow excavation in the earth
• Dittyn. a short simple song
• Divann. a long backless sofa
• Divergev. move or draw apart
• Diverseadj. many and different
• Divertv. turn aside
• Divestv. take away possessions from someone
• Dividev. separate into parts or portions
• Dizzilyadv. in a giddy light-headed manner
• Dizzyadj. having or causing a whirling sensation
• Docileadj. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
• Dockn. an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
• Doctorn. a licensed medical practitioner
• Dodgev. make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
• Dodgingn. nonperformance of something distasteful that you are supposed to do
• Dogman. a set of beliefs accepted without question
• Dolefuladj. filled with or evoking sadness
• Dolln. a small replica of a person
• Dollarn. the basic monetary unit in many countries
• Domainn. a particular environment or walk of life
• Donatev. give to a charity or good cause
• Doneadj. having finished or arrived at completion
• Donorn. person who makes a gift of property
• Doomn. an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
• Doomedn. people who are destined to die soon
• Doormann. someone who guards an entrance
• Doorwayn. the entrance through which you enter or leave a room or building
• Dopen. street names for marijuana
• Dormantadj. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
• Dosagen. the quantity of an active agent taken in or absorbed at any one time
• Dosen. a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
• Doublev. increase twofold
• Doubtn. a feeling of not being sure
• Doughn. a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
• Dourlyadv. in a sullen manner
• Dousev. to pour liquid over something, often to put out a fire
• Doven. any of numerous small pigeons
• Downadj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value
• Dowryn. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
• Dozev. sleep lightly or for a short period of time
• Dozenn. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
• Drabadj. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
• Draftn. a document ordering the payment of money
• Dragv. pull, as against a resistance
• Drainv. flow off gradually
• Draman. a serious play or story for the stage or screen
• Drapev. arrange in a particular way
• Drapern. a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials
• Draperyn. hanging cloth used as a blind
• Drasticadj. forceful and extreme and rigorous
• Drawv. cause to move by pulling
• Drawern. a boxlike container in a piece of furniture
• Drawln. a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
• Drawnadj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
• Dreadn. fearful expectation or anticipation
• Dreamn. pictures and stories that your mind makes while you sleep
• Drearyadj. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
• Dressn. a piece of clothing worn by women and girls
• Dressern. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
• Dressyadj. in fancy clothing
• Dribblev. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
• Driftv. be in motion due to some air or water current
• Drillv. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
• Drinkv. to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it
• Dripv. fall in drops
• Drivev. to control a car
• Drivenadj. compelled forcibly by an outside agency
• Drivern. the operator of a motor vehicle
• Drizzlen. very light rain
• Drolladj. amusing in an odd, dry way
• Dropv. let fall to the ground
• Dropoutn. someone who quits school before graduation
• Drossn. worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
• Droughtn. a shortage of rainfall
• Drovern. someone who drives a herd
• Drownv. cover completely or make imperceptible
• Drowsev. sleep lightly or for a short period of time
• Drowsyadj. half asleep
• Drumn. a musical percussion instrument
• Drunkenadj. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
• Drynessn. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid
• Dualadj. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
• Duckv. to move quickly downwards or away
• Duffern. an incompetent or clumsy person
• Dullardn. a person who is not very bright
• Dullyadv. without liveliness
• Dumbadj. slow to learn or understand
• Dumpv. throw away as refuse
• Dunen. a ridge of sand created by the wind
• Dungn. fecal matter of animals
• Dungeonn. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
• Dunkv. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
• Dupev. fool or hoax
• Durableadj. existing for a long time
• Duskn. the time of day immediately following sunset
• Duskyadj. lighted by or as if by twilight
• Dustbinn. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
• Dutyn. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
• Dwarfn. a person who is markedly small
• Dwellv. to live in a place, or to think about something for too long
• Dwellern. a person who inhabits a particular place
• Dwindlev. become smaller or lose substance
• Dyeingn. the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
• Dyingn. the time when something ends
• Dynastyn. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family