Words starting with D — 1,178 entries

The 1,178 dictionary words that begin with the letter D, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• Dillon6 sensesA surname from Irish of Irish origin.
• dim10 sensesNot bright or colorful.
• Dim1 senseA male given name (from Bashkir Дим) .
• dime14 sensesA coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents.
• Dime1 senseAn Omotic language, spoken by fewer than 10,000 speakers in Ethiopia.
• dimension10 sensesA single aspect of a given thing.
• dimensional4 sensesOf or pertaining to dimensions.
• diminished3 senseslessened, reduced
• Dimitri2 sensesA surname from Italian.
• din5 sensesA loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.
• Din1 senseA surname from Khmer.
• DIN1 senseThe German Institute for Standardization.
• Dina2 sensesA female given name from Hebrew.
• Dinah2 sensesA daughter of Jacob and Leah. (biblical character)
• dine4 sensesTo eat; to eat dinner or supper.
• Dine2 sensesA surname.
• diner5 sensesSomeone who dines.
• ding18 sensesVery minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.
• Ding3 sensesA surname from Mandarin or Eastern Min.
• dingo5 sensesA wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
• dining2 sensesEating dinner as a social function.
• dinner8 sensesThe main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
• dino2 sensesA dinosaur (type of animal).
• Dino1 senseA male given name from Italian, feminine equivalent Dina.
• dinosaur5 sensesThose animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
• Dion2 sensesA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• dioxide1 senseAny oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
• dip42 sensesA lower section of a road or geological feature.
• diploma1 senseA document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course…
• diplomacy2 sensesThe art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally,…
• diplomat2 sensesA person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international…
• diplomatic5 sensesConcerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
• dipped3 sensesThat has been briefly immersed in a liquid.
• dipper12 sensesOne who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
• Dipper4 sensesEither the Big Dipper or the Little Dipper (in the singular, chiefly the Big Dipper).
• dipping6 sensesAn act or process of immersing.
• dire5 sensesWarning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
• Dire1 senseA surname.
• direct15 sensesProceeding without deviation or interruption.
• directed3 sensesIn a manner emphasizing one's point of view.
• direction6 sensesA theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound,…
• directions1 senseInstructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something
• directive7 sensesThat which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
• directly8 sensesIn a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
• director7 sensesOne who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show…
• directory5 sensesA list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
• dirk6 sensesA long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
• Dirk2 sensesA male given name from German or Dutch, equivalent to English Derek.
• dirt8 sensesSoil or earth.
• dirty24 sensesUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
• dis1 senseAny of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
• Dis1 senseHades.
• DIS1 senseWalt Disney Company.
• disability7 sensesA condition characterised by a significant limitation in a person's physical or intellectual powers or ability.
• disable4 sensesTo render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
• disabled4 sensesMade incapable of use or action.
• disadvantage4 sensesA weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
• disagree2 sensesTo fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
• disagreement2 sensesAn argument or debate.
• disappear4 sensesTo vanish.
• disappearance4 sensesThe action of disappearing or vanishing.
• disappeared2 sensesCaused to disappear by someone, often for political reasons.
• disappearing1 sensedisappearance
• disappoint5 sensesTo sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
• disappointed3 sensesDefeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
• disappointing1 senseCausing disappointment.
• disappointment3 sensesThe feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something is not as good as one hoped or expected, or when…
• disapprove3 sensesTo condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
• disarm6 sensesTo deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
• disaster3 sensesAn unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes…
• disastrous2 sensesOf the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
• disc7 sensesA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
• discard7 sensesTo throw away, to reject.
• discharge30 sensesTo accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
• disciple6 sensesA person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
• Disciple2 sensesAny of the followers of Jesus Christ.
• disciplinary5 sensesHaving to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
• discipline14 sensesA controlled behaviour; self-control.
• disciplined3 sensesPossessing mental discipline.
• disclose4 sensesTo uncover; physically expose to view.
• disclosure3 sensesThe act of revealing something.
• disco6 sensesA genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied…
• discomfort4 sensesMental or bodily distress.
• disconnect7 sensesTo sever or interrupt a connection.
• disconnected4 sensesThat is no longer connected.
• discount12 sensesTo sell at a reduced price.
• discourage3 sensesTo extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
• discouraged2 sensesHaving lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
• discover8 sensesTo find or learn something for the first time.
• Discover2 sensesDiscover Card, a brand of credit card.
• discovering1 senseA discovery.
• discovery6 sensesSomething discovered.
• discredit6 sensesTo harm the good reputation of (a person).
• discreet2 sensesRespectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
• discreetly2 sensesActing in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly.
• discretion4 sensesThe quality of being discreet.
• discrimination4 sensesDiscernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand…
• discuss6 sensesTo converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
• discussed1 senseHaving been put under discussion.
• discussion3 sensesConversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
• disease5 sensesAn abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually…
• diseased1 senseAffected with or suffering from disease.
• disgrace5 sensesThe condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
• disgraced1 senseHaving been disgraced; having a damaged reputation.
• disgraceful2 sensesBringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
• disguise10 sensesMaterial (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
• disguised7 sensesWearing a disguise; dressed in strange or unusual clothes, or taking on a changed appearance, especially to conceal one’s identity.
• disgust2 sensesTo cause an intense dislike for something.
• disgusted1 senseFilled with disgust.
• disgusting1 senseCausing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
• dish18 sensesA vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
• dishes1 senseDishwashing
• dishonest4 sensesNot honest; shoddy.
• dishonor2 sensesAmerican standard spelling of dishonour.
• dishwasher4 sensesA machine for washing dishes.
• disk9 sensesA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
• dislike6 sensesAn attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
• dismantle4 sensesTo take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
• dismiss8 sensesTo discharge; to end the employment or service of.
• dismissal8 sensesThe act of sending someone away.
• dismissed3 sensesNot having been considered; treated as unimportant; rejected.
• Disney4 sensesA surname from Old French.
• Disneyland2 sensesThe archetypical theme park, located in Anaheim, California. Other Disneyland theme parks exist in other cities such as Chessy (Seine-et-Marne,…
• disobey2 sensesTo refuse or (intentionally) fail to adhere to (a rule) or to obey an order from (somebody).
• disorder5 sensesAbsence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
• disorderly6 sensesNot in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
• dispatch17 sensesTo send (a shipment) with promptness.
• dispatcher3 sensesIn a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
• dispense7 sensesTo issue, distribute, or give out.
• disperse6 sensesTo scatter in different directions.
• display11 sensesA show or spectacle.
• displayed4 sensesSpread out; unfurled.
• disposable5 sensesThat can be disposed of.
• disposal5 sensesA disposition; an arrangement, categorization, or classification of things.
• dispose8 sensesTo eliminate or to get rid of something.
• disposed3 sensesinclined, minded
• disposition10 sensesThe way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Control over something, or the results produced…
• dispute8 sensesAn argument or disagreement; a failure to agree.
• disregard2 sensesThe act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
• disrespect2 sensesA lack of respect, esteem or courteous behavior.
• disrespectful2 sensesLacking respect.
• disrupt4 sensesTo throw into confusion or disorder.
• disrupted1 senseSubject to disruption.
• dissolve15 sensesTo terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
• dissolved1 sensethat has been disintegrated in a solvent
• distance38 sensesAn amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
• distant3 sensesFar off (physically, logically or mentally).
• distinct7 sensesCapable of being perceived very clearly.
• distinction4 sensesThat which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
• distinctive9 sensesDistinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
• distinctly1 senseIn a distinct manner.
• distinguish5 sensesTo recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
• distinguished3 sensesCelebrated, well-known or eminent because of achievements or rank; prestigious.
• distorted1 senseUnnatural in shape or size; abnormal.
• distortion6 sensesAn act of distorting.
• distract5 sensesTo divert the attention of.
• distracted2 senseshaving one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
• distracting2 sensesCausing a distraction; interfering with the ability to concentrate or focus.
• distraction5 sensesSomething that distracts.
• distraught2 sensesDeeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
• distress9 sensesPhysical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
• distressed5 sensesAnxious or uneasy.
• distribute11 sensesTo divide into portions and dispense.
• distributed2 sensesSpread across a relatively wide area.
• distribution17 sensesAn act of distributing or state of being distributed.
• distributor4 sensesOne who or that which distributes.
• district6 sensesAn administrative division of an area.
• District3 sensesThe District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States.
• distrust2 sensesLack of trust or confidence.
• disturb4 sensesto confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
• disturbance5 sensesThe act of disturbing, being disturbed.
• disturbed3 sensesShowing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.
• disturbing1 senseCausing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
• ditch8 sensesA trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
• Ditch1 senseThe city of Calcutta.
• ditched1 senseHaving a ditch
• ditto9 sensesThat which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
• diva3 sensesAny female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
• dive19 sensesTo swim under water.
• diver8 sensesSomeone who dives, especially as a sport.
• divers1 senseAn indefinite number (at least two).
• diverse12 sensesConsisting of different elements; various.
• diversion7 sensesA tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
• diversity3 sensesThe quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
• divert4 sensesTo turn aside from a course.
• diverted1 sensethat has been subject to diversion
• divide18 sensesTo split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
• divided4 sensesseparated or split into pieces
• dividing2 sensesServing to divide or separate.
• divine14 sensesOf or pertaining to a god.
• Divine1 senseA surname.
• diving5 sensesThe action of the verb to dive in any sense.
• division16 sensesThe act or process of dividing anything.
• divisions1 senseA formal parade of a ship's or shore establishment's company.
• divorce8 sensesThe legal dissolution of a marriage.
• Divorce1 senseThe 65th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
• divorced3 sensesCut off, or separated.
• divulge2 sensesTo make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
• Divya2 sensesA female given name from Sanskrit.
• dixie1 senseA large iron pot, used in the army.