| dateable | (adjective) that can be given a date | Synonyms: datable |
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| dawdle | (verb) take one's time; proceed slowly | Synonyms: linger |
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| (verb) hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | Synonyms: fall back, fall behind, lag |
| (verb) waste time | Synonyms: dally |
| dazzle | (noun) brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily | - |
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| (verb) amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill | - |
| (verb) to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light | Synonyms: bedazzle, daze |
| debacle | (noun) a sound defeat | Synonyms: drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping |
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| (noun) a sudden and violent collapse | Synonyms: fiasco |
| (noun) flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer | - |
| debatable | (adjective) capable of being disproved | Synonyms: disputable |
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| (adjective) open to argument or debate | Synonyms: arguable, disputable, moot |
| (adjective) open to doubt or debate | Synonyms: problematic, problematical |
| debile | (adjective) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | Synonyms: decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly |
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| decasyllable | (noun) a verse line having ten syllables | - |
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| decayable | (adjective) liable to decay or spoil or become putrid | Synonyms: putrefiable, putrescible, spoilable |
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| decideable | (adjective) capable of being decided as following or not following from the axioms of a logical system | - |
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| decile | (noun) (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores | - |
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| decipherable | (adjective) easily deciphered | Synonyms: clear, readable |
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| deckle | (noun) (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets | - |
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| (noun) rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper | Synonyms: deckle edge |
| declarable | (adjective) that must be declared | - |
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| decomposable | (adjective) capable of being partitioned | Synonyms: analyzable |
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| decouple | (verb) reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another) | - |
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| (verb) eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive) | - |
| (verb) regard as unconnected | Synonyms: dissociate |
| (verb) disconnect or separate | Synonyms: uncouple |
| deducible | (adjective) capable of being deduced | - |
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| deductible | (adjective) acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction) | - |
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| (noun) a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount | - |
| (noun) (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax) | - |
| defeasible | (adjective) capable of being annulled or voided or terminated | - |
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| defendable | (adjective) capable of being defended | Synonyms: defensible |
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| defensible | (adjective) capable of being defended | Synonyms: defendable |
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| defile | (noun) a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) | Synonyms: gorge |
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| (verb) spot, stain, or pollute | Synonyms: befoul, foul, maculate |
| (verb) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | Synonyms: maculate, stain, sully, tarnish |
| (verb) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | Synonyms: cloud, corrupt, sully, taint |
| definable | (adjective) capable of being defined, limited, or explained | - |
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| delectable | (adjective) capable of arousing sexual desire | Synonyms: sexually attractive |
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| (adjective) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste | Synonyms: delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy |
| delible | (adjective) capable of being deleted | - |
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| deliverable | (adjective) suitable for or ready for delivery | - |
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| (noun) something that can be provided as the product of development | - |
| demoiselle | (noun) small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs | Synonyms: damselfish |
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| (noun) a young unmarried woman | Synonyms: damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel |
| demonstrable | (adjective) necessarily or demonstrably true | Synonyms: incontrovertible |
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| (adjective) capable of being demonstrated or proved | Synonyms: provable |
| deniable | (adjective) capable of being denied or contradicted | - |
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| denticle | (noun) small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod | - |
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| denumerable | (adjective) that can be counted | Synonyms: countable, enumerable, numerable |
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| dependable | (adjective) worthy of reliance or trust | Synonyms: reliable |
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| (adjective) financially safe | Synonyms: good, safe, secure |
| (adjective) consistent in performance or behavior | Synonyms: rock-steady, steady-going |
| (adjective) worthy of being depended on | Synonyms: honest, reliable, true |
| depletable | (adjective) capable of being depleted | - |
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| deplorable | (adjective) bad; unfortunate | Synonyms: distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry |
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| (adjective) of very poor quality or condition | Synonyms: execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched |
| (adjective) bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | Synonyms: condemnable, criminal, reprehensible, vicious |
| derivable | (adjective) capable of being derived | - |
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| descale | (verb) remove the scales from | Synonyms: scale |
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| describable | (adjective) capable of being described | - |
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| deshabille | (noun) the state of being carelessly or partially dressed | Synonyms: dishabille |
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| desirable | (adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving | - |
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| (adjective) worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse | Synonyms: suitable, worthy |
| despicable | (adjective) morally reprehensible | Synonyms: slimy, ugly, unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched |
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| destroyable | (adjective) capable of being destroyed | - |
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| destructible | (adjective) easily destroyed | - |
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| detachable | (adjective) designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage | - |
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| detectable | (adjective) easily seen or detected | Synonyms: perceptible |
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| (adjective) capable of being detected | Synonyms: noticeable |
| determinable | (adjective) capable of being determined or limited or fixed | - |
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| detestable | (adjective) unequivocally detestable | Synonyms: abominable, execrable, odious |
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| (adjective) offensive to the mind | Synonyms: abhorrent, obscene, repugnant, repulsive |
| dhole | (noun) fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs | Synonyms: Cuon alpinus |
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| diagnosable | (adjective) capable of being diagnosed | - |
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| diagonalizable | (adjective) capable of being transformed into a diagonal matrix | - |
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| diastole | (noun) the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood | - |
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| dibble | (noun) a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs | Synonyms: dibber |
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| (verb) plant with a wooden hand tool | - |
| (verb) make a hole with a wooden hand tool | - |
| diddle | (verb) manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | Synonyms: fiddle, play, toy |
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| (verb) deprive of by deceit | Synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize |
| differentiable | (adjective) possessing a differential coefficient or derivative | - |
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| (adjective) capable of being perceived as different | - |
| digestible | (adjective) capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal | - |
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| dimple | (noun) a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin | - |
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| (noun) any slight depression in a surface | - |
| (noun) a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached | Synonyms: dimpled chad, pregnant chad |
| (verb) produce dimples while smiling | - |
| (verb) mark with, or as if with, dimples | - |
| dingle | (noun) a small wooded hollow | Synonyms: dell |
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| dipole | (noun) an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center | Synonyms: dipole antenna |
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| (noun) a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance | - |
| dirigible | (adjective) capable of being steered or directed | Synonyms: steerable |
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| (noun) a steerable self-propelled aircraft | Synonyms: airship |
| disable | (verb) injure permanently | Synonyms: handicap, incapacitate, invalid |
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| (verb) make unable to perform a certain action | Synonyms: disenable, incapacitate |
| disagreeable | (adjective) not to your liking | - |
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| (adjective) unpleasant to interact with | - |
| (adjective) not agreeing with your tastes or expectations | Synonyms: unsympathetic |
| disassemble | (verb) take apart into its constituent pieces | Synonyms: break apart, break up, dismantle, take apart |
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| disavowable | (adjective) capable of being disavowed | - |
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| discernable | (adjective) perceptible by the senses or intellect | Synonyms: discernible |
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| discernible | (adjective) perceptible by the senses or intellect | Synonyms: discernable |
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| (adjective) capable of being seen or noticed | Synonyms: evident, observable |
| (adjective) capable of being perceived clearly | - |
| disciple | (noun) someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another | Synonyms: adherent |
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| discoverable | (adjective) capable of being ascertained or found out | Synonyms: ascertainable |
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| discreditable | (adjective) tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy | - |
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| discriminable | (adjective) capable of being discriminated | - |
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| disenable | (verb) make unable to perform a certain action | Synonyms: disable, incapacitate |
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| disentangle | (verb) smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | Synonyms: comb, comb out |
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| (verb) extricate from entanglement | Synonyms: straighten out, unsnarl |
| (verb) separate the tangles of | Synonyms: unwind |
| (verb) release from entanglement of difficulty | Synonyms: disencumber, extricate, untangle |
| (verb) free from involvement or entanglement | Synonyms: disembroil, disinvolve |
| disgruntle | (verb) put into a bad mood or into bad humour | - |
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| dishabille | (noun) the state of being carelessly or partially dressed | Synonyms: deshabille |
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| dishonorable | (adjective) lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor | Synonyms: dishonourable |
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| (adjective) deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive | Synonyms: dishonest |
| dishonourable | (adjective) lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor | Synonyms: dishonorable |
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| disintegrable | (adjective) capable of melting | Synonyms: meltable |
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| dislikable | (adjective) such as to provoke dislike | - |
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| dismantle | (verb) take off or remove | Synonyms: strip |
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| (verb) take apart into its constituent pieces | Synonyms: break apart, break up, disassemble, take apart |
| (verb) tear down so as to make flat with the ground | Synonyms: level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down |
| dismissible | (adjective) subject to dismissal | - |
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| dispensable | (adjective) capable of being dispensed with or done without | - |
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| disposable | (adjective) designed to be disposed of after use | - |
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| (adjective) free or available for use or disposition | - |
| (noun) an item that can be disposed of after it has been used | - |
| disputable | (adjective) capable of being disproved | Synonyms: debatable |
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| (adjective) open to argument or debate | Synonyms: arguable, debatable, moot |
| disreputable | (adjective) lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance | - |
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| dissemble | (verb) make believe with the intent to deceive | Synonyms: affect, feign, pretend, sham |
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| (verb) behave unnaturally or affectedly | Synonyms: act, pretend |
| (verb) hide under a false appearance | Synonyms: cloak, mask |
| dissociable | (adjective) capable of being divided or dissociated | Synonyms: separable, severable |
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| dissoluble | (adjective) capable of dissolving | Synonyms: dissolvable |
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| dissolvable | (adjective) capable of dissolving | Synonyms: dissoluble |
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| dissyllable | (noun) a word having two syllables | Synonyms: disyllable |
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| distensible | (adjective) capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand | - |
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| distinguishable | (adjective) capable of being perceived as different or distinct | - |
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| (adjective) (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality | Synonyms: distinct |
| distortable | (adjective) capable of having the meaning altered or twisted | - |
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| disyllable | (noun) a word having two syllables | Synonyms: dissyllable |
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| dividable | (adjective) can be divided usually without leaving a remainder | - |
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| divisible | (adjective) capable of being or liable to be divided or separated | - |
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| doable | (adjective) capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do | Synonyms: accomplishable, achievable, manageable, realizable |
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| docile | (adjective) willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed | - |
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| (adjective) easily handled or managed | Synonyms: gentle |
| (adjective) ready and willing to be taught | Synonyms: teachable |
| doddle | (noun) an easy task | - |
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| dole | (noun) money received from the state | Synonyms: pogey, pogy |
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| (noun) a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given | - |
| domicile | (noun) housing that someone is living in | Synonyms: abode, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home |
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| (noun) (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time | Synonyms: legal residence |
| (verb) make one's home in a particular place or community | Synonyms: domiciliate, reside, shack |
| dongle | (noun) (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software | - |
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| doodle | (noun) an aimless drawing | Synonyms: scrabble, scribble |
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| (verb) make a doodle; draw aimlessly | - |
| doorhandle | (noun) a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) | Synonyms: doorknob |
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