| discourse | (noun) an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic | Synonyms: discussion, treatment |
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| (noun) extended verbal expression in speech or writing | - |
| (noun) an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | Synonyms: preaching, sermon |
| discourtesy | (noun) a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others | Synonyms: offence, offense, offensive activity |
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| (noun) a manner that is rude and insulting | Synonyms: rudeness |
| (noun) an expression of lack of respect | Synonyms: disrespect |
| disfavour | (noun) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | Synonyms: disapproval, disfavor, dislike |
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| (noun) the state of being out of favor | Synonyms: disfavor |
| dishonour | (noun) lacking honor or integrity | Synonyms: dishonor |
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| (noun) a state of shame or disgrace | Synonyms: dishonor |
| dishonourableness | (noun) the quality of not deserving honor or respect | Synonyms: dishonorableness |
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| disingenuousness | (noun) the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor | - |
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| dismount | (noun) the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.) | - |
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| doghouse | (noun) outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog | Synonyms: dog house, kennel |
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| (noun) an idiomatic term for being in disfavor | - |
| dollhouse | (noun) a small model of a house used as a toy by children | Synonyms: doll's house |
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| (noun) a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything | Synonyms: doll's house |
| dolour | (noun) (poetry) painful grief | Synonyms: dolor |
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| dormouse | (noun) small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather | - |
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| dosshouse | (noun) a cheap lodging house | Synonyms: flophouse |
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| double | (noun) a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base | Synonyms: two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser |
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| (noun) raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 | Synonyms: doubling |
| (noun) a quantity that is twice as great as another | - |
| (noun) someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) | Synonyms: image, look-alike |
| (noun) a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts | - |
| doubleheader | (noun) two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) | Synonyms: double feature, twin bill |
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| doubler | (noun) an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal | - |
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| doubles | (noun) tennis played with two players on each side | - |
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| (noun) badminton played with two players on each side | - |
| doublespeak | (noun) any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not | - |
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| doublet | (noun) a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance | - |
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| doublethink | (noun) believing two contradictory ideas at the same time | - |
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| doubleton | (noun) (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player | - |
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| doubletree | (noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast | - |
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| doubling | (noun) raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 | Synonyms: double |
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| (noun) increase by a factor of two | - |
| doubloon | (noun) a former Spanish gold coin | - |
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| doubt | (noun) uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | Synonyms: doubtfulness, dubiousness, question |
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| (noun) the state of being unsure of something | Synonyms: doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty |
| doubter | (noun) someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs | Synonyms: sceptic, skeptic |
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| (noun) someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something | Synonyms: agnostic |
| doubtfulness | (noun) uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | Synonyms: doubt, dubiousness, question |
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| (noun) the state of being unsure of something | Synonyms: doubt, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty |
| douche | (noun) irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents | - |
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| (noun) a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas | Synonyms: douche bag |
| dough | (noun) a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll | - |
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| (noun) informal terms for money | Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum |
| doughboy | (noun) a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread | - |
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| (noun) an American infantryman in World War I | - |
| doughiness | (noun) The quality or state of having the characteristics of dough, especially in appearance or consistency. | - |
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| doughnut | (noun) a small ring-shaped friedcake | Synonyms: donut, sinker |
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| (noun) a toroidal shape | Synonyms: anchor ring, annulus, halo, ring |
| doula | (noun) an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes | Synonyms: birthing coach, labor coach, monitrice |
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| doura | (noun) sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa | Synonyms: dourah, durra, Egyptian corn, Guinea corn, Indian millet |
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| dourah | (noun) sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa | Synonyms: doura, durra, Egyptian corn, Guinea corn, Indian millet |
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| douroucouli | (noun) nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur | Synonyms: Aotus trivirgatus |
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| dousing | (noun) the act of wetting something by submerging it | Synonyms: ducking, immersion, submersion |
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| downpour | (noun) a heavy rain | Synonyms: cloudburst, deluge, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout |
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| dreadnought | (noun) battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber | Synonyms: dreadnaught |
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| dropout | (noun) someone who quits school before graduation | - |
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| (noun) someone who withdraws from a social group or environment | - |
| drought | (noun) a shortage of rainfall | Synonyms: drouth |
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| (noun) a prolonged shortage | Synonyms: drouth |
| drouth | (noun) a shortage of rainfall | Synonyms: drought |
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| (noun) a prolonged shortage | Synonyms: drought |
| dubiousness | (noun) uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, question |
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| (noun) the state of being unsure of something | Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, incertitude, uncertainty |
| dugout | (noun) a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground | Synonyms: bunker |
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| (noun) either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game | - |
| (noun) a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log | Synonyms: dugout canoe, pirogue |
| (noun) a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside. | Synonyms: dug-out, pit-house, pithouse |
| ecotourism | (noun) tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature | - |
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| eelpout | (noun) marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas | Synonyms: pout |
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| (noun) elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | Synonyms: burbot, cusk, ling, Lota lota |
| efficaciousness | (noun) capacity or power to produce a desired effect | Synonyms: efficacy |
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| elkhound | (noun) breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk | Synonyms: Norwegian elkhound |
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| embouchure | (noun) the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly | Synonyms: mouthpiece |
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| encounter | (noun) a minor short-term fight | Synonyms: brush, clash, skirmish |
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| (noun) a casual meeting with a person or thing | Synonyms: coming upon |
| (noun) a hostile disagreement face-to-face | Synonyms: confrontation, face-off, showdown |
| (noun) a casual or unexpected convergence | Synonyms: meeting |
| encouragement | (noun) the act of giving hope or support to someone | Synonyms: boost |
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| (noun) the expression of approval and support | - |
| (noun) the feeling of being encouraged | - |
| endeavour | (noun) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | Synonyms: attempt, effort, endeavor, try |
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| (noun) a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) | Synonyms: endeavor, enterprise |
| enormousness | (noun) unusual largeness in size or extent or number | Synonyms: grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness |
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| enough | (noun) an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose | Synonyms: sufficiency |
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| entourage | (noun) the group following and attending to some important person | Synonyms: cortege, retinue, suite |
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| enviousness | (noun) a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another | Synonyms: envy |
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| erroneousness | (noun) inadvertent incorrectness | Synonyms: error |
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| espousal | (noun) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | Synonyms: acceptance, acceptation, adoption |
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| (noun) archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast | Synonyms: bridal |
| (noun) the act of becoming betrothed or engaged | Synonyms: betrothal |
| expeditiousness | (noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: despatch, dispatch, expedition |
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| expounder | (noun) a person who explains | Synonyms: expositor |
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| expounding | (noun) a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic | Synonyms: exposition |
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| extraneousness | (noun) The state of not forming an essential or vital part. | Synonyms: extraneity |
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| (noun) unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand | - |
| facetiousness | (noun) playful humor | - |
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| fadeout | (noun) a slow or gradual disappearance | Synonyms: receding |
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| (noun) a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances | - |
| fairground | (noun) an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses | - |
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| fallaciousness | (noun) result of a fallacy or error in reasoning | - |
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| fallout | (noun) any adverse and unwanted secondary effect | Synonyms: side effect |
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| (noun) the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion | Synonyms: radioactive dust |
| farmhouse | (noun) house for a farmer and family | - |
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| fastidiousness | (noun) the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style | - |
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| fatuousness | (noun) a ludicrous folly | Synonyms: absurdity, fatuity, silliness |
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| faubourg | (noun) a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city | - |
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| favour | (noun) an act of gracious kindness | Synonyms: favor |
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| (noun) souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party | Synonyms: favor, party favor, party favour |
| (noun) an advantage to the benefit of someone or something | Synonyms: favor |
| (noun) an inclination to approve | Synonyms: favor |
| (noun) a feeling of favorable regard | Synonyms: favor |
| favourableness | (noun) the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome | Synonyms: advantageousness, favorableness, positiveness, positivity, profitableness |
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| favourite | (noun) something regarded with special favor or liking | Synonyms: favorite |
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| (noun) a special loved one | Synonyms: darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, pet |
| (noun) a competitor thought likely to win | Synonyms: favorite, front-runner |
| favouritism | (noun) unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice | Synonyms: discrimination, favoritism |
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| (noun) an inclination to favor some person or group | Synonyms: favoritism |
| felicitousness | (noun) pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) | Synonyms: felicity |
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| feloniousness | (noun) The property of relating to, or having the nature of a serious criminal offense. | - |
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| ferociousness | (noun) the trait of extreme cruelty | Synonyms: brutality, savagery, viciousness |
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| fervour | (noun) feelings of great warmth and intensity | Synonyms: ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fire |
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| (noun) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up | Synonyms: excitation, excitement, fervor, inflammation |
| fibrousness | (noun) the quality of being fibrous | Synonyms: fibrosity |
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| fieldmouse | (noun) any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens | Synonyms: field mouse |
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| firehouse | (noun) a station housing fire apparatus and firemen | Synonyms: fire station |
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| flavour | (noun) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | Synonyms: flavor, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang |
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| (noun) (physics) the six kinds of quarks | Synonyms: flavor |
| (noun) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | Synonyms: feel, feeling, flavor, look, smell, spirit, tone |
| flavourer | (noun) something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | Synonyms: flavorer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning |
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| flavouring | (noun) something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | Synonyms: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, seasoner, seasoning |
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| flavourlessness | (noun) the property of having no flavor | Synonyms: flavorlessness, savorlessness, savourlessness, tastelessness |
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| flavoursomeness | (noun) having an appetizing flavor | Synonyms: flavorsomeness, savoriness |
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| flophouse | (noun) a cheap lodging house | Synonyms: dosshouse |
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| flounce | (noun) the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions | - |
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| (noun) a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim | Synonyms: frill, furbelow, ruffle |
| flounder | (noun) any of various European and non-European marine flatfish | - |
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| (noun) flesh of any of various American and European flatfish | - |
| flour | (noun) fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain | - |
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| flouriness | (noun) The state or condition of resembling flour, of being a fine soft powder. | - |
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| flourish | (noun) the act of waving | Synonyms: brandish |
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| (noun) a display of ornamental speech or language | - |
| (noun) a showy gesture | - |
| (noun) (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments | Synonyms: fanfare, tucket |
| (noun) an ornamental embellishment in writing | - |
| flouter | (noun) someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision | Synonyms: jeerer, mocker, scoffer |
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| fluidounce | (noun) a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches | Synonyms: fluid ounce |
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| (noun) a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches) | Synonyms: fluid ounce |
| fluorouracil | (noun) an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers | - |
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| foldout | (noun) an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine | Synonyms: gatefold |
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| forecourt | (noun) the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings | - |
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| foreground | (noun) (computer science) a window for an active application | - |
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| (noun) the part of a scene that is near the viewer | - |
| foregrounding | (noun) the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system | Synonyms: foreground processing |
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| forethought | (noun) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | Synonyms: care, caution, precaution |
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| (noun) planning or plotting in advance of acting | Synonyms: premeditation |