English words: D

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• da slang spelling and foreign word: «da» = the (slang), dad…everyday · Jewish tradition
  «Da» is a playful spelling of «the», as in «da best»; it copies how some people say «the».
• dab verb (dab, dabs, dabbed, dabbing); noun (a dab, dabs)…
  To touch something lightly and quickly several times, often with a cloth or sponge: «dab your eyes».
• dabble verb (dabble, dabbles, dabbled, dabbling); noun dabbler
  To try an activity a little, as a hobby, without being very serious about it, as in «dabble in painting».
• dabchick noun (a dabchick, dabchicks)
  A small water bird, also called the little grebe, which dives under water to catch small fish and insects and often swims with only its…
• dachshund noun (dachshund, dachshunds)
  A dachshund is a small dog with a very long body, short legs and long ears, first bred in Germany to hunt badgers.
• dad noun (dad, dads; also daddy)
  Dad is a word for father.
• daddy noun (a daddy, daddies) (informal)
  Daddy is what young children call their father.
• daffodil noun (daffodil, daffodils)
  A daffodil is a yellow spring flower with a trumpet-shaped centre that grows from a bulb.
• daft adjective (daft, dafter, daftest)
  Daft means silly or foolish.
• dagger noun (a dagger, daggers)
  A dagger is a short knife with a pointed blade, made as a weapon for stabbing.
• dah noun (a dah, dahs); interjection (dah)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dah is the long sound or long signal in Morse code, written as a dash (−); the short one is «dit».
• dahl noun (dahl — uncountable; also dal, dhal); a name (Dahl)
  Dahl (also dal or dhal) is a South Asian dish of split lentils, peas or beans cooked with spices into a thick stew, or the dried split…
• daily adjective (daily); adverb (daily); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Happening or done every day.
• daintily adverb (more daintily, most daintily)
  In a neat, delicate and careful way, especially when eating or moving.
• dainty adjective (daintier, daintiest); noun (dainties)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Small, neat, pretty and delicate: dainty feet, a dainty silver crown.
• dairy noun (a dairy, dairies; dairy, uncountable); adjective…
  Food made from milk, such as cheese, butter, yoghurt and cream.
• dais noun (daises)
  A raised platform at one end of a hall, where a king, a speaker or a top table sits so that everyone can see.
• daisy noun (daisy, daisies)
  A daisy is a small flower with white petals around a yellow middle.
• dakota noun (Dakota, the Dakotas; a Dakota — a person); adjective…
  North Dakota and South Dakota: two states in the middle north of the USA; together «the Dakotas».
• dale noun (dales)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A valley: a low piece of land lying between hills, often with a stream or river running through it.
• daleth nounJewish tradition
  The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which means "door" and stands for the number four.
• dalmatian noun (a Dalmatian, Dalmatians); adjective (Dalmatian)
  A large dog with short white fur covered in black or brown spots.
• dam noun (a dam, dams); verb (dam, dams, dammed, damming)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dam is a strong wall built across a river to hold back the water, making a lake behind it called a reservoir.
• damage noun (damage, uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Damage is harm done to something so that it is broken, spoiled or weaker.
• damask noun (damasks)
  A rich cloth with patterns woven into it, used for curtains and tablecloths.
• dame noun (dames)
  A polite word for an older woman.
• damn verb (damn, damns, damned, damning); interjection…
  Said when you are angry, annoyed or disappointed: «Damn! I missed the bus.».
• damosel noun (damosels)
  An old spelling of «damsel»: a young unmarried woman or girl.
• damp adjective (damp, damper, dampest); noun…
  Damp means a little wet, not fully wet.
• dampen verb (dampen, dampens, dampened, dampening)
  To dampen something is to make it a little wet.
• dampness noun (dampness — uncountable)
  Dampness is a slight wetness, being a little wet in a way that is often unpleasant.
• damsel noun (damsels)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A young unmarried woman or girl; in old stories a maiden, often in trouble and needing a hero.
• dance verb (dance, dances, danced, dancing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To dance is to move your body to music.
• dancer noun (dancer, dancers)
  A dancer is a person who dances, often as a job or a hobby, such as a ballet dancer.
• dandelion noun (a dandelion, dandelions)
  A dandelion is a common wild plant with a bright yellow flower that turns into a white fluffy ball of seeds, called a clock.
• dandle verbJewish tradition
  To bounce or rock a small child gently on the knee or arm.
• dane noun, a name (a Dane, Danes); a Great Dane (a dog)
  A Dane is a person from Denmark.
• dang interjection, adjective, adverb (dang, danged, dang it)
  a mild stand-in for «damn», showing annoyance or surprise.
• danger noun (danger, dangers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The chance of being hurt, harmed or killed: "in danger".
• dangerous adjective (dangerous, more dangerous, most dangerous)
  Able or likely to hurt or harm someone: "a dangerous road".
• dangerously adverb (dangerously, more dangerously)
  Dangerously means in a way that could cause harm or injury.
• dangle verb (dangle, dangles, dangled, dangling)
  To dangle means to hang down loosely and swing.
• dangling verb, the -ing form of «dangle»…
  Dangling means hanging loosely and swinging, often from something above.
• daniel proper noun (Daniel)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Daniel is a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon, stayed faithful to God, and was thrown into a den of lions but came out…
• danish adjective (Danish); noun…
  Danish means from Denmark or to do with Denmark and its people.
• dank adjective (dank, danker, dankest); (slang) dank = very good
  Unpleasantly cold, wet and stale-smelling: «a dank cellar».
• danseur noun (a danseur, danseurs)
  A male ballet dancer; «premier danseur» means a leading male dancer in a ballet company.
• danseuse noun (a danseuse, danseuses)
  A female ballet dancer; «première danseuse» means a leading female dancer.
• daoism noun (Daoism; uncountable; also spelled Taoism)
  A Chinese tradition of thought and religion based on the «Dao» (or «Tao»), «the Way» — the natural flow of the universe; it teaches living…
• dapper adjective (dapperer, dapperest)
  Neat, smart and trim in dress and movement, often small and quick.
• dapple noun (dapples); adjective (dapple grey); verb…
  A pattern of spots or patches of light and shade, as under trees.
• dappled adjective (dappled)
  Dappled means marked with spots or patches of different colours or shades.
• dare verb (dare, dares, dared, daring); noun (a dare, dares)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To dare means to be brave enough to do something.
• daredevil noun (a daredevil, daredevils); adjective (daredevil)
  A daredevil is a person who does dangerous, exciting things, often to show off or to entertain people.
• darest verb, form of dare with thou
  Has the courage to do something, with "thou" as the subject.
• darjeeling noun (Darjeeling; also darjeeling, the tea); proper noun…
  Darjeeling, a town in the Himalayan hills of West Bengal in north-east India, famous for its tea gardens and its little «toy train».
• dark adjective (dark, darker, darkest); noun (the dark)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dark means with little or no light, like at night.
• darken verb (darken, darkens, darkened, darkening)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To become darker or to make something darker.
• darkened adjective (darkened); verb past form of darken…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Made darker or grown darker, with little light.
• darkening verb form of darken (darken, darkens, darkened, darkening)…
  Darkening is the -ing form of «darken»: becoming darker, or making something darker.
• darkey noun (old, offensive)
  An old, insulting word for a Black person.
• darkly adverb
  Darkly means in a threatening, mysterious or gloomy way.
• darkness noun (darkness — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Darkness is when there is little or no light.
• darling noun (a darling, darlings); adjective (darling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.».
• darn verb (darn, darns, darned, darning); interjection (darn!)…
  To darn a sock or jumper is to mend a hole by sewing threads across it.
• dart noun (dart, darts); verb (dart, darts, darted, darting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dart is a small pointed object you throw at a round board in a game called darts.
• dartboard noun (a dartboard, dartboards)
  A dartboard is a round board, divided into numbered sections, at which you throw darts in the game of darts.
• dash noun (dash, dashes); verb (dash, dashes, dashed, dashing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To dash means to run or go very quickly.
• dashboard noun (a dashboard, dashboards)
  A dashboard is the panel at the front of a car, under the windscreen, with the speedometer, dials, lights and controls.
• dass verb
  In old texts, to make someone dazed or stunned.
• data noun (data, usually uncountable; formally plural of datum)
  Data is facts, numbers or information collected so they can be studied and used.
• date noun (date, dates); verb (date, dates, dated, dating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A date is the day, month and year when something happens or happened.
• daub verb (daub, daubs, daubed, daubing); noun (a daub)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To daub is to smear something thick and sticky, such as paint, mud or clay, over a surface, often roughly.
• daughter noun (daughter, daughters)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A daughter is a girl or woman who is someone's child.
• daunted adjective…
  Daunted means frightened or put off by something big or hard, so that you lose heart.
• dauntless adjective
  Dauntless means brave, never afraid, not put off by danger or hard work.
• daw noun (plural daws)
  A daw is a small black bird of the crow family, a jackdaw; the word is old use and mostly found in country speech and old stories.
• dawdle verb (dawdle, dawdles, dawdled, dawdling)
  To dawdle is to walk or do something too slowly, wasting time.
• dawn noun (dawn, dawns); verb (dawn, dawns, dawned, dawning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dawn is the time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
• day noun (day, days)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A day is the time from one midnight to the next; a day has 24 hours and seven days make a week.
• daybreak noun (daybreak)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky; dawn.
• daydream noun (a daydream, daydreams); verb…
  Pleasant thoughts you have while awake that take your mind away from what is around you: lost in a daydream.
• daydreaming verb…
  Daydreaming is thinking about happy or imagined things while you are awake, so you stop noticing what is around you.
• daylight noun (daylight — uncountable)
  Daylight is the natural light of the Sun during the day.
• dayspring nounJewish tradition
  An old word for the dawn, the first light of day.
• daytime noun (daytime; usually no plural); adjective use…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Daytime is the part of the day when it is light outside, between sunrise and sunset.
• daze noun (in a daze); verb (daze, dazes, dazed, dazing)
  A daze is a state where you cannot think clearly, after a blow or a shock.
• dazed adjective (dazed); verb form (daze, dazes, dazed, dazing)…
  Unable to think clearly for a short time, because of a hit on the head, a shock, tiredness or great surprise.
• dazzle verb (dazzle, dazzles, dazzled, dazzling); noun (dazzle)…
  When a bright light shines in your eyes so that you cannot see for a moment.
• dazzled adjective (dazzled); verb form (past of dazzle: dazzled)
  Unable to see clearly for a moment because of a very bright light: «I was dazzled by the car's headlights».
• dazzlingly adverb
  In a way that is so bright or so striking that you cannot look at it easily; very beautiful or brilliant.
• dc abbreviation (DC, D.C., dc, d.c.)
  DC, d.c.: short for «direct current», electricity that flows in one direction only, as from a battery.
• ddt noun, abbreviation (DDT, uncountable)
  DDT is a strong chemical insecticide (short for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) that was once sprayed widely to kill mosquitoes, lice and…
• deacon noun (a deacon, deacons; deaconess)
  A deacon is a church minister below a priest, or in many Protestant churches a member chosen to help with services, care and practical work.
• deactivate verb (deactivate, deactivates, deactivated, deactivating)
  To deactivate something is to turn it off or stop it from working.
• dead adjective (dead); noun (the dead — dead people); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dead means no longer alive.
• deadline noun (a deadline, deadlines)
  A deadline is the latest time or day by which something must be done or handed in.
• deadly adjective (deadly, deadlier, deadliest); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Able to kill or very likely to cause death: a deadly poison, a deadly snake.
• deadpan adjective (deadpan); adverb (deadpan); noun…
  Deadpan describes a way of telling a joke or saying something funny with a completely serious, blank face and flat voice, as if you do not…
• deaf adjective (deaf, deafer, deafest); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Deaf means not able to hear, or not able to hear well.

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