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3727 Words That Start With D

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d (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units Synonyms: 500, five hundred
(noun) the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet Synonyms: D
dab (noun) a light touch or stroke Synonyms: pat, tap
(noun) a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing Synonyms: dabbing
(noun) a small quantity of something moist or liquid Synonyms: splash, splatter
(verb) to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil
(verb) hit lightly Synonyms: pat
(verb) apply (usually a liquid) to a surface Synonyms: swab, swob
(verb) to perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
dabbing (noun) pressing a marijuana concentrate to a hot surface in order to vaporize it and inhale the concentrate
(noun) a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing Synonyms: dab
dabble (verb) dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
(verb) bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
(verb) play in or as if in water, as of small children Synonyms: paddle, splash around
(verb) work with in an amateurish manner Synonyms: play around, smatter
dabbled (adjective) covered with bright patches (often used in combination) Synonyms: spattered, splashed, splattered
dabbler (noun) any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling Synonyms: dabbling duck
(noun) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge Synonyms: dilettante, sciolist
dabchick (noun) small European grebe Synonyms: little grebe, Podiceps ruficollis
dace (noun) small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body Synonyms: Leuciscus leuciscus
dacha (noun) Russian country house
dachshund (noun) small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows Synonyms: badger dog, dachsie
dachsie (noun) small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows Synonyms: badger dog, dachshund
dacite (noun) a grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
dacitic (adjective) relating to or consisting of dacite
dacoit (noun) a member of an armed gang of robbers Synonyms: dakoit
dacoity (noun) robbery by a gang of armed dacoits Synonyms: dakoity
dacryocyst (noun) either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands Synonyms: lacrimal sac, tear sac
dacryocystitis (noun) inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose
dacryon (noun) the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone
dactyl (noun) a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates Synonyms: digit
(noun) a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
dactylic (adjective) of or consisting of dactyls
dactylomegaly (noun) abnormally large fingers or toes
dad (noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Synonyms: dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop
dada (noun) a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty Synonyms: dadaism
(noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Synonyms: dad, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop
dadaism (noun) a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty Synonyms: dada
daddy (noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Synonyms: dad, dada, pa, papa, pappa, pop
dado (noun) panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall Synonyms: wainscot
(noun) a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
(noun) the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
(verb) cut a dado into or fit into a dado
(verb) provide with a dado
daedal (adjective) complex and ingenious in design or function
daemon (noun) an evil supernatural being Synonyms: daimon, demon, devil, fiend
(noun) a person who is part mortal and part god Synonyms: demigod
daffodil (noun) any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown Synonyms: Narcissus pseudonarcissus
daft (adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular Synonyms: around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky
daftly (adverb) in a mildly insane manner Synonyms: balmily, dottily, nuttily, wackily
daftness (noun) informal terms for insanity Synonyms: craziness, flakiness
dag (noun) a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing Synonyms: jag
(noun) 10 grams Synonyms: decagram, dekagram, dkg
dagame (noun) source of a tough elastic wood Synonyms: Calycophyllum candidissimum, lemonwood tree
dagga (noun) relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco Synonyms: Cape dagga, Leonotis leonurus, red dagga, wilde dagga
dagger (noun) a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing Synonyms: sticker
(noun) a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used Synonyms: obelisk
daggerboard (noun) a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel
dago (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent Synonyms: ginzo, greaseball, Guinea, wop
daguerreotype (noun) a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
dah (noun) the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code Synonyms: dash
dahl (noun) small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant Synonyms: cajan pea, pigeon pea
(noun) tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics Synonyms: cajan pea, Cajanus cajan, catjang pea, dhal, pigeon-pea plant, pigeon pea, red gram
dahlia (noun) any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia Synonyms: Dahlia pinnata
daikon (noun) radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked Synonyms: Japanese radish, radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
daily (adjective) appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions Synonyms: casual, everyday
(adjective) of or belonging to or occurring every day Synonyms: day-after-day, day-by-day, day-to-day
(noun) a newspaper that is published every day
(adverb) every day; without missing a day
(adverb) gradually and progressively Synonyms: day by day
daimon (noun) an evil supernatural being Synonyms: daemon, demon, devil, fiend
daintily (adverb) in a dainty and fastidious manner
(adverb) in a manner suggestive of delicate beauty or grace
daintiness (noun) the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance Synonyms: delicacy, fineness
dainty (adjective) delicately beautiful Synonyms: exquisite
(adjective) excessively fastidious and easily disgusted Synonyms: nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish
(adjective) especially pleasing to the taste
(noun) something considered choice to eat Synonyms: delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
daiquiri (noun) a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice Synonyms: rum cocktail
dairy (noun) a farm where dairy products are produced Synonyms: dairy farm
dairying (noun) the business of a dairy Synonyms: dairy farming
dairymaid (noun) a woman who works in a dairy Synonyms: milkmaid
dairyman (noun) the owner or manager of a dairy Synonyms: dairy farmer
(noun) a man who works in a dairy
dais (noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it Synonyms: ambo, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump
daishiki (noun) a loose and brightly colored African shirt Synonyms: dashiki
daisy (noun) any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
daisybush (noun) any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays Synonyms: daisy-bush, daisy bush
daisylike (adjective) resembling a daisy
dak (noun) East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye Synonyms: Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma, dhak, palas
dakoit (noun) a member of an armed gang of robbers Synonyms: dacoit
dakoity (noun) robbery by a gang of armed dacoits Synonyms: dacoity
daktylos (noun) a Greek unit of length equal to one centimeter.
dal (noun) a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters Synonyms: decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl
dalasi (noun) the basic unit of money in Gambia
dale (noun) an open river valley (in a hilly area)
dalesman (noun) a person who lives in the dales of northern England
daleth (noun) the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
dalliance (noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working Synonyms: dawdling, trifling
(noun) playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest Synonyms: coquetry, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying
dallier (noun) someone who wastes time Synonyms: dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope
dallisgrass (noun) tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States Synonyms: dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum
dally (verb) consider not very seriously Synonyms: play, trifle
(verb) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions Synonyms: butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, flirt, mash, philander, romance
(verb) waste time Synonyms: dawdle
(verb) behave carelessly or indifferently Synonyms: flirt, play, toy
dalmatian (noun) a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia Synonyms: carriage dog, coach dog
dalo (noun) herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves Synonyms: Colocasia esculenta, dasheen, taro, taro plant
dam (noun) female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
(noun) a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea Synonyms: dike, dyke
(noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters Synonyms: decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm
(verb) obstruct with, or as if with, a dam Synonyms: dam up
damage (noun) the act of damaging something or someone Synonyms: harm, hurt, scathe
(noun) any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right Synonyms: legal injury, wrong
(noun) the occurrence of a change for the worse Synonyms: harm, impairment
(noun) loss of military equipment Synonyms: equipment casualty
(noun) the amount of money needed to purchase something Synonyms: price, terms
(verb) inflict damage upon
(verb) suffer or be susceptible to damage
damaged (adjective) harmed or injured or spoiled
(adjective) being unjustly brought into disrepute Synonyms: discredited
damages (noun) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury Synonyms: amends, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution
damaging (adjective) designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions Synonyms: negative
(adjective) (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury Synonyms: detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious
damar (noun) any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine Synonyms: dammar, dammar resin, gum dammar
damascene (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people
(adjective) (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals
(noun) a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
(verb) inlay metal with gold and silver
damask (adjective) having a woven pattern
(noun) a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
(noun) a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
dame (noun) informal terms for a (young) woman Synonyms: bird, chick, doll, skirt, wench
(noun) a woman of refinement Synonyms: gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam
daminozide (noun) a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time Synonyms: Alar
dammar (noun) any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine Synonyms: damar, dammar resin, gum dammar
damn (adjective) used as expletives Synonyms: goddamn
(adjective) expletives used informally as intensifiers Synonyms: blame, blamed, blasted, blessed, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal
(noun) something of little value Synonyms: darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn
(adverb) extremely Synonyms: all-fired, all-firedly, bloody
(verb) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon Synonyms: anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, imprecate, maledict
damnable (adjective) deserving to be execrated Synonyms: execrable
damnably (adverb) in a damnable manner Synonyms: cursedly, damned
damnation (noun) the act of damning
(noun) the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell Synonyms: eternal damnation
damnatory (adjective) threatening with damnation Synonyms: damning
damned (adjective) expletives used informally as intensifiers Synonyms: blame, blamed, blasted, blessed, damn, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal
(adjective) in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell Synonyms: cursed, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved
(noun) people who are condemned to eternal punishment
(adverb) in a damnable manner Synonyms: cursedly, damnably
damning (adjective) threatening with damnation Synonyms: damnatory
damoiselle (noun) a young unmarried woman Synonyms: damosel, damozel, damsel, demoiselle
damosel (noun) a young unmarried woman Synonyms: damoiselle, damozel, damsel, demoiselle
damourite (noun) a variety of muscovite
damozel (noun) a young unmarried woman Synonyms: damoiselle, damosel, damsel, demoiselle
damp (adjective) slightly wet Synonyms: dampish, moist
(noun) a slight wetness Synonyms: dampness, moistness
(verb) lessen in force or effect Synonyms: break, dampen, soften, weaken
(verb) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible Synonyms: dampen, deaden
(verb) restrain or discourage
(verb) deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping Synonyms: dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down
dampen (verb) lessen in force or effect Synonyms: break, damp, soften, weaken
(verb) make moist Synonyms: moisten, wash
(verb) check; keep in check (a fire)
(verb) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible Synonyms: damp, deaden
(verb) reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
(verb) suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity Synonyms: stifle
(verb) deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping Synonyms: damp, dull, muffle, mute, tone down
dampener (noun) a device that dampens or moistens something Synonyms: moistener
dampening (noun) the act of making something slightly wet Synonyms: moistening
damper (noun) a depressing restraint
(noun) a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations Synonyms: muffler
(noun) a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

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