English words: D

1197 words under D; 1101–1197 on this page.

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• drummer noun (a drummer, drummers)
  A drummer is a person who plays the drums, for example in a band, orchestra or marching band.
• drumming verb (-ing form of drum: drum, drums, drummed, drumming)…
  Drumming is playing a drum or drums.
• drumstick noun (a drumstick, drumsticks)
  A drumstick is a stick used to hit a drum.
• drunk verb (past participle of drink: drunk); adjective (drunk)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Drunk is the past participle of «drink»: «I have drunk my milk».
• drunkard noun (drunkard, drunkards)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A drunkard is a person who drinks too much alcohol again and again, so that they are often drunk.
• drunken adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Drunk, or often drunk: affected by too much alcohol.
• drunkenness noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Drunkenness is the state of being drunk, when a person has had too much alcohol and cannot think or walk properly.
• dry adjective (dry, drier/dryer, driest); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Not wet; with no water: "dry clothes".
• dryad noun (dryad, dryads)
  A dryad is a spirit that lives inside a tree and is said to die when its tree is cut down.
• dryer noun (a dryer, dryers; also drier)
  A dryer is a machine that dries things, especially a tumble dryer that dries clothes.
• dryly adverb (dryly; also written drily)
  Dryly means in a plain, calm way that hides a joke or a little scorn, showing little feeling.
• dryness noun (dryness — uncountable)
  Dryness is being dry, having little or no water or wetness.
• duad nounJewish tradition
  the number two, or a group of two.
• dual adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Having two parts, uses or sides; double.
• dualism nounJewish tradition
  the belief that the world is made of two opposite forces or parts.
• duality nounJewish tradition
  the state of being two, or having two parts.
• dub verb (dub, dubs, dubbed, dubbing); noun…
  To dub a film or TV show means to replace the voices with voices in another language, or to add sounds to it.
• dubbing verb (-ing form of dub: dub, dubs, dubbed, dubbing); noun…
  Dubbing is replacing the spoken words of a film or show with words in another language, said by new voice actors.
• dubiously adverb
  In a doubtful way, showing you are not sure something is true, good or safe.
• dubliner noun (a Dubliner, Dubliners)
  A person who is from Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, or who lives there.
• ducat noun (ducat, ducats)
  A ducat is an old gold or silver coin used in parts of Europe long ago.
• duce nounJewish tradition
  a broken fragment of a word, part of "produced", caused by a printing break.
• duchess noun (a duchess, duchesses; the Duchess of …)
  A duchess is a woman who is married to a duke, or a woman who holds the rank of duke herself.
• duchy noun (a duchy, duchies)
  A duchy is an area of land ruled by a duke or a duchess.
• duck noun (duck, ducks); verb (duck, ducks, ducked, ducking)
  A duck is a bird with a flat beak and webbed feet that swims and says «quack».
• duckling noun (a duckling, ducklings)
  A duckling is a baby duck.
• ducky noun (ducky, duckies)
  A ducky is a little duck, a word children use.
• duct noun (a duct, ducts); verb (duct, ducts, ducted — rare)
  A pipe or tube that carries air, water, cables or other things inside a building.
• dud noun (a dud, duds); adjective (a dud battery)
  Something that does not work properly or is useless, like a firework that does not go off or a dead battery.
• dude noun (a dude, dudes)…
  A man or boy; a guy: «He's a cool dude.».
• due adjective (due); adverb (due, as in due north); noun (dues)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Due means expected or needing to happen at a certain time, like a library book that is due back on Friday or a baby due next month.
• duel noun (duel, duels); verb (duel, duels, duelled, duelling)
  A duel is a fight between two people, or two animals, to settle a quarrel, usually fought one-to-one with swords or other weapons.
• duet noun (a duet, duets); verb…
  A duet is a piece of music for two singers or two players.
• duff adjective (duff — informal, UK); noun (the duff — slang)…
  Duff means bad, useless or not working: a duff battery, a duff idea.
• dug verb form…
  Dug is the past form of dig: to make a hole in the ground or move earth with a spade, hands or paws.
• dugong noun (a dugong, dugongs)
  A dugong is a large, gentle sea mammal with a whale-like tail that grazes on seagrass in warm shallow seas, like a sea cow.
• dugout noun (dugout, dugouts)
  A dugout is a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.
• duke noun (a duke, dukes; the Duke of …)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A duke is a man of the highest rank of the nobility below a prince, in Britain and some other countries; he has a title such as "the Duke…
• dull adjective (dull, duller, dullest); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dull means boring, not interesting or exciting.
• dullard noun (dullard, dullards)
  A dullard is a slow or stupid person, one who seems not clever.
• dullness noun (dullness, no plural)
  Dullness is the state of being dull: not bright, not lively, not interesting.
• duly adverb (no forms)
  Duly means in the proper way, as expected or required, and at the right time.
• dumb adjective (dumb, dumber, dumbest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In everyday talk, especially in the USA, dumb means stupid or silly, and it is a rude word for a person.
• dumbfounded adjective (no forms)
  Dumbfounded means so surprised that you cannot speak or know what to say.
• dummy noun (a dummy, dummies); adjective (dummy); verb…
  A dummy is a model of a person, used in shops to show clothes or in tests, like a crash-test dummy.
• dump verb (dump, dumps, dumped, dumping); noun (a dump, dumps)
  To dump something is to put it down or drop it carelessly or roughly.
• dumpling noun (a dumpling, dumplings)
  A dumpling is a small ball of dough that is boiled, steamed or fried, sometimes filled with meat or vegetables.
• dumplings noun (a dumpling, dumplings; the input form is the plural)
  Dumplings are small balls of dough cooked in boiling water, soup or stew.
• dumpy adjective (dumpier, dumpiest)
  Dumpy means short and thick, round and squat in shape.
• dun adjective (dun); noun (dun — a colour, a horse); verb…
  Dun is a dull greyish-brown colour.
• dunce noun (a dunce, dunces)
  A person who is slow to learn or thought to be stupid, especially a pupil.
• dune noun (dune, dunes)
  A dune is a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind, in a desert or near the sea.
• dung noun (dung — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dung is the solid waste, or poo, of animals, especially large animals like cows, horses and elephants.
• dungeon noun (a dungeon, dungeons)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dark prison room, often underground, in a castle.
• dunghill noun (dunghills)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dunghill is a heap of animal dung and rotting waste kept outside a farm.
• dunk verb (dunk, dunks, dunked, dunking); noun (a dunk, dunks)
  To dunk food is to dip it quickly into a drink or liquid, like a biscuit into tea or milk.
• duodecimal adjectiveJewish tradition
  Based on the number twelve, counting in twelves.
• duplicate noun (a duplicate, duplicates); verb…
  An exact copy of something, such as a key or a document.
• duplication noun (a duplication, duplications; also uncountable)
  Making an exact copy of something, or the copy itself.
• duplicity nounJewish tradition
  Being double, having two forms; (also) lying or deceit, but here it means having two sounds.
• dura nounJewish tradition
  The name of a plain in Babylon where King Nebuchadnezzar set up a giant gold statue.
• durability noun (durability — uncountable); adjective durable
  Durability is how long something lasts and how well it stands up to use, wear and damage.
• durable adjective (durable, more durable, most durable); noun…
  Durable means strong and lasting a long time without breaking or wearing out.
• duration noun (a duration, durations; also uncountable)
  The length of time something lasts, from its start to its end.
• durham proper noun (Durham)
  A city in north-east England, famous for its very old cathedral and castle on a hill above the river Wear, and for its university.
• durian noun (a durian, durians)
  A durian is a big, spiky tropical fruit from Southeast Asia with soft, creamy flesh inside.
• during prepositioneveryday · Jewish tradition
  During means all through a time: «during the night».
• durst verb, past tense of dare
  Had the courage to do something.
• dusk noun (dusk — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The time of evening just after the sun has set, when it is getting dark but is not fully dark yet.
• dusky adjective (dusky, duskier, duskiest)
  Rather dark, as at dusk, the time when evening turns into night.
• dust noun (dust — uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dust is very tiny bits of dirt, skin, hair and fibres that float in the air and settle on things.
• duster noun (a duster, dusters)
  A cloth for wiping dust off furniture and shelves.
• dustman noun (dustmen)
  A dustman is a worker who collects rubbish from bins and carries it away in a cart.
• dustpan noun (dustpan, dustpans)
  A dustpan is a flat pan with a handle into which you sweep dust and dirt with a small brush.
• dusty adjective (dusty, dustier, dustiest)
  Dusty means covered with dust, the dry powder of dirt that collects on things.
• dutch adjective (Dutch); noun…
  From the Netherlands (also called Holland), or to do with its people.
• dutiful adjective (dutifully, dutifulness)
  Dutiful means careful to do what you should, obeying parents and keeping promises.
• duty noun (a duty, duties; uncountable "duty" for the idea)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Something you must do because it is right, because it is your job or because the rules or the law say so.
• duvet noun (a duvet, duvets)
  A duvet is a big soft bed cover filled with feathers or other soft material, which you sleep under to keep warm.
• dvd noun (DVD, DVDs)
  A DVD is a flat round shiny disc that holds films, music, games or computer files.
• dwarf noun (a dwarf, dwarfs or dwarves); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  In fairy tales and fantasy, a dwarf is a small, strong, often bearded creature who lives in mountains and mines.
• dwarfism noun (dwarfism, uncountable)
  A condition in which a person or animal grows much shorter than usual, often because of their genes.
• dwell verb (dwell, dwells, dwelt or dwelled, dwelling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To live somewhere: Bears dwell in the forest.
• dweller noun (dwellers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dweller is a person or creature who lives in a certain place.
• dwelling noun (a dwelling, dwellings); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A house, flat or other place where people live; a home.
• dwindle verb (dwindle, dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To become smaller, fewer or weaker little by little until there is very little left.
• dye noun (a dye, dyes; dye — uncountable for the stuff); verb…
  A dye is a substance used to change the colour of cloth, hair, food or other things.
• dyed verb form (dye, dyes, dyed, dyeing); adjective (dyed)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Changed the colour of something with a dye (a colouring liquid or powder): She dyed her hair purple.
• dyeing verb (present participle of dye: dye, dyes, dyed, dyeing)…
  Changing the colour of something, like hair, cloth or wool, by soaking it in a colouring liquid called dye.
• dying verb, the -ing form of «die» (die, dies, died, dying)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Dying means coming to the end of life; about to die.
• dyke noun (dykes)
  A dyke is a bank of earth built up to keep water back.
• dynamic adjective (dynamic, more dynamic); noun…
  A dynamic person is full of energy, ideas and enthusiasm.
• dynamite noun (dynamite, uncountable); verb…
  A powerful explosive made in sticks, used to blast rock in mines and building work.
• dynamo noun (a dynamo, dynamos)
  A dynamo is a machine that turns movement into electricity, like the small one on an old bicycle that lights the lamp when the wheel turns.
• dynasty noun (a dynasty, dynasties)
  A dynasty is a line of rulers from the same family, where power passes from parent to child over many years, like the Tudors in England or…
• dyslexia noun (dyslexia, uncountable)
  Dyslexia is a common difference in how the brain works with words, which makes reading, spelling and sometimes writing harder, even for…
• dyslexic adjective (dyslexic); noun…
  Having dyslexia: a difference in how the brain handles words, which makes reading, spelling and sometimes writing harder, but has nothing…

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