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.

• Dixie24 sensesThe Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States.
• Dixon17 sensesA northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
• dizziness1 senseThe state of being dizzy; the sensation of instability.
• dizzy6 sensesExperiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.
• Dizzy2 sensesBenjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, and twice prime minister of the United Kingdom.
• DJ2 sensesTo act as a DJ (disc jockey); to play, cut and mix/blend recorded music.
• DMV1 senseThe region made up of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.
• DNA12 sensesThe part of a living thing that carries genetic information.
• do48 sensesA syntactic marker. A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
• DO1 sensea Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
• Dobbs1 senseA surname originating as a patronymic.
• doc3 sensesA doctor.
• Doc3 sensesA nickname for a medical doctor, a person with an advanced educational degree, or a learned person.
• DOC1 senseAny of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products
• dock24 sensesAny of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as…
• Dock2 sensesA surname.
• docking6 sensesThe process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
• Docking2 sensesA village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF765370).
• docks1 senseA collection of docks, wharves, warehouses and offices
• doctor17 sensesA physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification…
• Doctor1 senseThe title of an academic or medical doctor; used before or instead of the doctor's name.
• DOCTOR1 senseA mnemonic to help remember the difference between the Spanish verbs ser and estar (both meaning "to be"); ser is generally used for: Descriptions,…
• doctrine3 sensesA belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
• document8 sensesAn original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying…
• documentary5 sensesOf, related to, or based on documents.
• documentation5 sensesA documentary.
• dod4 sensessulk, huff
• dodge11 sensesTo avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
• Dodge6 sensesA surname originating as a patronymic.
• dodger5 sensesSomeone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
• Dodger1 senseA member of the Dodgers US professional baseball team, either before or after they moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
• dodging1 senseThe act of dodging; a dodge.
• dodgy6 sensesEvasive and shifty.
• dodo4 sensesA large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
• doe5 sensesA female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).
• Doe1 senseA surname of English origin.
• dog31 sensesA mammal of the family Canidae: The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and…
• Dog5 sensesradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter D.
• doggone1 senseTo damn; to curse.
• doggy7 sensesA dog, especially a small one.
• dogs4 sensesFeet, from rhyming slang dog's meat.
• doing2 sensesA deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
• dojo4 sensesA training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
• Dolan2 sensesA surname from Irish that originated in Ireland.
• dole10 sensesDistribution; dealing; apportionment.
• Dole4 sensesA surname.
• doll15 sensesA small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
• Doll3 sensesA township and rural village in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC8803).
• dollar6 sensesOfficial designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and…
• Dollar5 sensesA small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9698)
• dolly27 sensesA doll.
• Dolly1 senseA diminutive of the female given names Dorothy, Dolores, or Doris.
• Dolores2 sensesA female given name from Spanish.
• dolphin13 sensesA carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
• Dolphin7 sensesA surname.
• dom5 sensesA dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
• Dom6 sensesA unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.
• DOM1 sense2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, a psychedelic and a substituted amphetamine.
• domain17 sensesA geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
• dome12 sensesA structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
• Dome1 senseA surname.
• domestic7 sensesOf or relating to the home.
• dominant10 sensesThe fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
• dominate7 sensesTo govern, rule or control by superior authority or power.
• domination5 sensesControl by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
• Dominic1 senseA male given name from Latin, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.
• dominion5 sensesPower or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
• Dominion1 senseAny of the self-governing nations of the British Commonwealth until 1949.
• Dominique3 sensesAn American breed of chicken with a rose comb and a heavy plumage of irregularly striped black-and-white feathers.
• domino10 sensesA tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
• don6 sensesA university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
• Don8 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Donald, Donovan, or Gordon.
• DON1 sensedissolved organic nitrogen
• Dona2 sensesA surname.
• Donald6 sensesA male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
• donate1 senseTo make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
• Donate1 senseA surname from Spanish.
• donated1 senseHaving been given freely rather than purchased.
• Donatello1 senseAn Italian Renaissance painter.
• donation2 sensesA voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
• done11 sensesHaving completed or finished an activity.
• Done1 senseA surname.
• dong8 sensesThe currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
• Dong1 senseA surname.
• donkey7 sensesA domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
• Donkeys1 sensethe Brisbane Broncos (a rugby league club based in Brisbane, Australia)
• donna1 senseA lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
• Donna3 sensesA female given name from Italian.
• Donnelly6 sensesA surname from Irish.
• donner2 sensesTo beat up; clobber; thrash.
• Donner2 sensesThe seventh reindeer of Santa Claus.
• Donnie2 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Don, Donald, Donovan, or Adonis.
• donny1 senseDon; bloke; dude; any man.
• Donny2 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Don, Donald, Donovan, or Adonis.
• donor3 sensesOne who makes a donation.
• Donovan6 sensesA surname from Irish.
• doo3 sensesfeces, particularly that of a dog.
• doodle7 sensesA small mindless sketch, etc.
• Dooley3 sensesA surname from Irish.
• doom14 sensesDestiny, especially terrible.
• Doom1 senseA popular first-person shooter video game, often regarded as the progenitor of the genre.
• doomed2 sensesAssured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.
• doomsday7 sensesThe day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.
• door10 sensesA portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and…
• doorbell3 sensesA bell, buzzer, or chime device mounted on or adjacent to a door's exterior, meant to be rung by a visitor to announce one's presence.
• doorknob3 sensesA circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
• doorman1 senseA person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment…
• doors1 senseOpening time
• doorstep5 sensesAn outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
• doorway2 sensesThe passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
• dope17 sensesAny viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
• dora1 senseTiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall.
• Dora1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• Doreen2 sensesA female given name.
• Dorian7 sensesOf or relating to the Dorians.
• doris1 senseA sea slug.
• Doris11 sensesThe daughter of Oceanus, who married Nereus and bore fifty sea-nymphs or nereids.
• dork4 sensesA quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies.…
• dorm1 senseTo reside in a dorm.
• dormant4 sensesInactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
• dormitory3 sensesA room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker…
• Dorothy1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• DoS3 sensesA denial-of-service attack.
• dosage3 sensesThe administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
• dose10 sensesA measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
• Dost1 senseA surname from German.
• dot11 sensesA small, round spot.
• Dot1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.
• DOT1 senseA weapon or ability that deals damage over time as opposed to or in addition to direct damage.
• dots1 senseA punctuation mark consisting of three dots, indicating an omission of some text or a sentence which wasn't fully finished, an ellipsis.
• Dottie1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, also spelled Dotty, and sometimes also used as a formal given name.
• double67 sensesMade up of two matching or complementary elements.
• Double2 sensesA surname.
• doubles3 sensesA game between pairs of players.
• doubling4 sensesThe process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two.
• doubt8 sensesTo be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
• doubted1 senseConsidered doubtful; not trusted; uncertain.
• doubtful8 sensesSubject to, or causing doubt.
• doubting2 sensesA condition of doubt.
• douche5 sensesA jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina…
• douchebag3 sensesA sterile container for holding fluid used in a vaginal douche.
• Doug1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Douglas.
• dough3 sensesA thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then…
• doughnut13 sensesA deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened…
• Doughnut1 senseThe head office of the GCHQ in Cheltenham, UK.
• dougie2 sensesA hip-hop dance generally performed by moving one's body in a shimmy style and passing a hand through or near the hair on one's own head.
• Dougie1 senseA diminutive of the male given names Douglas, Dougal, or Doug.
• Douglas42 sensesA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
• dove4 sensesA pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three…
• Dove5 sensesA river in England, forming the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
• Dover38 sensesA town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
• down75 sensesFrom a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
• Down2 sensesOne of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, usually known as County Down.
• downfall4 sensesA precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
• downhill8 sensesDown a slope.
• Downhill3 sensesA coastal village and beach (Downhill Strand) in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
• downing2 sensesAn occasion on which something is downed.
• Downing3 sensesA surname.
• download8 sensesA file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
• downloading1 senseThe process by which something is downloaded.
• downright10 sensesCompletely, wholly.
• Downs4 sensesA surname.
• downside3 sensesA disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
• Downside7 sensesA number of places in England: A southern suburb of Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0320).
• downstairs7 sensesLocated on a lower floor.
• downtown6 sensesOf, relating to, or situated in the central business district.
• downward5 sensesToward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
• dowry6 sensesPayment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
• Doyle3 sensesA surname from Irish.
• dozen5 sensesA set of twelve.
• dozens1 senseA verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults.
• Dr4 sensesDoctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)
• DR1 senseDebit.
• Dracula3 sensesThe fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
• draft37 sensesSenses relating to a current or flow or an amount which flows: A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
• drafted2 sensesof a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc.
• drag50 sensesResistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
• dragging4 sensesThat drags.
• dragon17 sensesA mythical reptilian or serpentine creature. In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like…
• Dragon2 sensesThe fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
• drain18 sensesA conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
• Drain2 sensesA surname.
• drained2 sensesLacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
• draining5 sensesDesigned and/or used for drainage.
• drake8 sensesA male duck (animal).
• Drake14 sensesAn English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning “dragon”.
• drama5 sensesA composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
• Drama1 senseA city, a municipality, a regional unit of the East Macedonia and Thrace region, in north-eastern Greece.
• dramatic4 sensesOf or relating to the drama.
• dramatically1 senseIn a dramatic manner.
• drank2 sensesDextromethorphan.
• draper1 senseOne who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; a textile merchant.
• Draper9 sensesAn English surname originating as an occupation for a draper (cloth merchant).
• drapes1 senseHeavy cloth hung over a window.
• drastic3 sensesHaving a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.
• draw156 sensesSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
• drawer7 sensesAn open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
• drawers3 sensesAny clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights.
• drawing6 sensesA picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
• drawn4 sensesDepleted.