English words: durant to dustie
300 English words, part 113 of 118 of the words starting with D, A to Z. 23 have a page of their own.
English words durant to dustie
- durant noun: Alternative form of durance (“duration”)
- duranusite noun: An orthorhombic red mineral containing arsenic and sulfur.
- durapatite noun: A form of hydroxyapatite found in bone
- duraplasty noun: Plastic surgery to the dura mater.
- durargid noun: A type of argid that has a duripan horizon
- duras noun: A traditional French red wine grape mostly grown around the river Tarn, northeast of Toulouse.
- Durasian adjective: Alternative form of Durassian.
- Durassian adjective: Of or relating to Marguerite Duras (Marguerite Donnadieu; 1914–1996), French writer and film director.
- durate verb: To have, or last for, some duration (of time).
- duration noun /dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/: An amount of time or a particular time interval.
- durational adjective: Of or pertaining to duration.
- durational pattern noun: Foreground details, such as rhythmic units or rhythmic gestures, as projected against a background metric structure.
- durationally adverb /d͡ʒʊˈɹeɪʃənəli/: Characteristic of, or relating to, a duration.
- durationless adjective: Without a duration.
- durative adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to duration.
- duratively adverb: In a durative manner.
- durativeness noun: The quality of being durative.
- durativity noun: The quality of being durative.
- Durazo proper noun: A surname.
- Durazzo proper noun /dʊˈɹɑːtsoʊ/: Synonym of Durrës (“a city in Albania”).
- Durba syndrome noun: Synonym of green monkey disease.
- Durban proper noun /ˈdɜː.bən/: A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.
- Durban poison noun: A potent variety of cannabis from South Africa.
- Durbanite noun: An inhabitant of Durban in South Africa.
- durbar noun: A ceremonial gathering held by a ruler in India.
- durbari noun: Alternative form of darbari.
- durben noun: A cigarette.
- Durbin proper noun /ˈdɜː(ɹ)bɪn/: A surname.
- DURC noun: Acronym of dual-use research of concern.
- Durden proper noun: A surname.
- durdum noun: noise, uproar, clamor
- dure adjective, verb /djʊə/: To last, continue, endure.
- durectomy noun: The surgical removal of the dura mater
- dureful adjective: long-lasting; enduring
- dureless adjective: Not lasting.
- Durell proper noun: A surname.
- Duren proper noun: A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between Aachen and Cologne.
- durene noun: 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid.
- Dürer grid noun: A frame containing a grid of threads, designed to partition an image into segments to aid in perspective drawing.
- Dürerian adjective: Of or relating to the Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), German painter.
- duress noun, verb /djʊˈɹɛs/: Harsh treatment.
- duress of circumstances noun: Synonym of doctrine of necessity.
- duress password noun: A secondary password that will provide an alternative to standard unlocking of a computer, such as wiping the hard drive or alerting other users, in the...
- duressor noun: Someone who subjects another to duress.
- Duret hemorrhage noun: A small hemorrhage in the brainstem, typically in the midbrain and upper pons, as a result of the traumatic downward displacement of the brainstem (i.e....
- Durex noun /ˈdʌ.ɹɛks/: A condom.
- durf verb /dɝf/: To dry-hump by wearing clothes.
- Durfee proper noun: A surname.
- Durg proper noun: A district of Chhattisgarh, India.
- Durga proper noun /ˈdʊə.ɡə/: The goddess of war, strength, and protection.
- durgah noun: Alternative form of dargah.
- durgan noun: A dwarf; any undersized creature.
- durgaw noun: Alternative form of dargah.
- Durgin proper noun: A surname.
- durgy adjective: Small; undersized.
- Durham noun /ˈdʌ.ɹəm/: One of a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England, and noted for their beef-producing quality.
- Durham boat noun: A large wooden, flat-bottomed, double-ended freight boat used on many of the interior waterways of North America beginning in the middle of the 18th...
- Durham rule noun: A rule in a criminal case by which a jury may determine a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity because a criminal act was the product of a mental disease.
- Durhamism noun: The Pentecostal theology of William Howard Durham (1873–1912).
- Durhamite noun: A native or inhabitant of any of various places called Durham.
- Duri proper noun: A suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
- durian noun /ˈdʊə.ɹɪən/: Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
- duricrust noun: A thin hard layer found near the surface in soil.
- duricrustal adjective: Of or relating to the duricrust.
- Durie proper noun: A surname.
- Durif noun: A lesser grape variety, from the Rhone, related to Syrah
- during preposition, verb /ˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/: For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.
- Durio proper noun: A surname from French.
- durion noun: Alternative spelling of durian.
- duripan noun: A diagnostic soil horizon of the USDA soil taxonomy that is cemented by illuvial silica into a subsurface hardpan.
- durisol noun: A free-draining soil, found in arid and semi-arid environments, that contains cemented secondary silica near the surface.
- durito noun: A Mexican snack made of fried puffed wheat, often flavoured with chilli, lime, or hot sauce.
- durity noun: hardness; firmness
- durixeroll noun: A type of xeroll that has a duripan
- durixerollic adjective: Relating to durixerolls.
- Durkee proper noun: A surname.
- Durkheimian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to David Émile Durkheim (1858-1917), French positivist sociologist commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science
- Durkheimianism noun: The ideas of the French sociologist Émile Durkheim.
- Durkin proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- durking noun: A voluntary admission among young Russians to a psychiatric or mental health clinic for a short-term respite from stress.
- Durland proper noun: A surname from French.
- Durling proper noun: A surname.
- durlobactam noun: A beta-lactamase inhibitor used in combination with sulbactam.
- durmast noun: Synonym of durmast oak (“a species of tree”).
- durmast oak noun: A tree, Quercus petraea, the sessile oak.
- Durmitor proper noun: A massif in northwestern Montenegro, part of the Dinaric Alps.
- durn adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, verb /dɜː(ɹ)n/: darn; damn.
- durn tootin' adjective, adverb, interjection: Alternative form of darn tootin'.
- durn tooting adjective, adverb, interjection: Alternative form of darn tootin'.
- durndest noun: Alternative form of darnedest.
- durned adjective: Darned.
- durnedest noun: Alternative form of darnedest.
- Durness proper noun: A coastal village in north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC4067).
- Durnford proper noun: A civil parish in Wiltshire, England, which includes the villages of Great Durnford, Little Durnford, Netton and Salterton.
- Durnin proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- Durning proper noun: A surname.
- durns noun: Alternative form of dern (“a doorpost”).
- Duro proper noun: A surname.
- Duroc noun: A pig of a reddish breed developed in North America.
- Durocher proper noun: A surname.
- durodentine noun: A bonelike form of dentine.
- durometer noun: An instrument used to measure the hardness or stiffness of a material, especially of an elastomer, such as rubber. A simple durometer consists of a movable...
- durometric adjective: Relating to durometry.
- durometrically adverb: In a durometric manner.
- durometry noun: measurement with a durometer
- Duron proper noun: A surname.
- durood noun: Salawat; The uttering of specific phrases to compliment the prophet Muhammad and his family whenever he is mentioned or encountered in a text.
- durophage noun: Any durophagous organism.
- durophagous adjective: Of or relating to durophagy or an organism that practices it.
- durophagously adverb: By means of durophagy
- durophagy noun: The eating of hard-shelled foods such as bones or nuts, or prey organisms such as shellfish.
- duroplastic adjective: Synonym of thermosetting.
- duroplasty noun: Alternative form of duraplasty.
- duroquinol noun: A 1-4,dihydroxy phenol derived from durene
- duroquinone noun: A 1,4-quinone derived from durene
- durorthid noun: A type of orthid that has a duripan.
- durorthidic adjective: Relating to durorthids.
- durotactic adjective: Relating to durotaxis.
- durotaxis noun: The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient
- durotomy noun: Incursion of the dura, especially during spinal surgery
- durous adjective: hard
- Durov proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian surname Дуров (Durov).
- duroy noun /dəˈɹɔɪ/: A kind of coarse woolen cloth used in 17th century England.
- duroys noun: Any clothing made from duroy.
- durr interjection: Alternative form of duh (“indicating stupidity etc.”).
- durra noun: A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
- Durrance proper noun: A surname.
- Durrani noun: A member of a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, anciently known as the Abdali.
- Durrant proper noun: A surname.
- Durrell proper noun: A surname from Old French.
- Durrell's night gecko noun: Nactus durrellorum, a species of gekkonid gecko endemic to the Round Island of Mauritius.
- Durrellian adjective: Of or relating to Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990), expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer.
- Durrett proper noun: A surname.
- durrie noun: Alternative spelling of durry.
- Durrington proper noun: A northern suburb and ward in Worthing borough, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1105).
- Durrow proper noun: A village in County Laois (Irish grid ref S 4077).
- durry noun /ˈdʌ.ɹi/: A cigarette, especially a roll-your-own.
- dursen't contraction: Alternative form of dursn't.
- Dursley proper noun: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7598).
- Durso proper noun: A surname.
- durste verb: Alternative spelling of durst.
- Durston proper noun: A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2928).
- Duru proper noun: A surname from Igbo.
- durukuli noun: Alternative form of douroucouli.
- durum noun /ˈdjuːɹəm/: Ellipsis of durum wheat.
- durum wheat noun: Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.
- durumagi noun: A traditional Korean overcoat / topcoat.
- durustoll noun: A ustoll that has a duripan
- durva noun: Alternative form of doob (“type of grass”).
- durvalumab noun: A monoclonal antibody that is an antineoplastic drug
- durwan noun: A live-in doorkeeper, especially in an apartment building.
- durwaun noun: Alternative form of durwan.
- durwaza bund phrase: Alternative form of darwaza bund.
- Dury proper noun: A surname from French.
- Duryea proper noun: A surname.
- durylic adjective: Of or pertaining to durene.
- durylic acid noun: An acid derived from durene, C₁₀H₁₂O₂, that forms needlelike crystals.
- Duryodhana proper noun: A major character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the eldest of the Kauravas.
- durzee noun: Alternative form of durzi.
- durzi noun /ˈdəːzi/: A tailor, especially a personal one.
- DUS noun: Initialism of Doppler ultrasonography
- Dusek proper noun: A surname from Czech.
- Dusenberry proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
- dush verb /dʌʃ/: To strike or push violently; (of an animal) to strike with the horns; butt.
- Dushan proper noun: A male given name.
- Dushanbe proper noun: The capital city of Tajikistan.
- Dushane proper noun: A surname.
- dushbara noun: A traditional Azerbaijani dish of dumplings filled with ground meat and condiments.
- Dushku proper noun: A surname from Albanian.
- Dushyant proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- dusignathine noun: Any walrus of the genus Dusignathus
- dusk adjective, noun, verb /dʌsk/: Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
- dusk-flat noun: Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genus Chaetocneme.
- duskarma noun: A misdeed, sinful action, vice, or wrong.
- duskdarter noun: Any of the libellulid dragonflies of the genus Zyxomma, endemic to Asia and Australia.
- dusken verb: To make dusky or obscure.
- duskhawk noun: Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.
- duskhawker noun: A dragonfly of the genus Gynacantha.
- duskily adverb: In a dusky manner.
- duskiness noun: The quality of being dusky.
- duskish adjective /ˈdʌskɪʃ/: Somewhat dusky.
- duskishly adverb: In a duskish manner.
- duskishness noun: Quality of being duskish.
- duskless adjective: Without dusk.
- dusklight noun: The light of dusk.
- duskly adverb: In a dark or dusky manner.
- duskness noun: duskiness
- duskside noun: The side of a planet or other body that is experiencing sunset, a transition from day to night.
- dusktime noun: The time of dusk.
- duskus noun: The time of the evening just before it is fully dark; dusk.
- duskward adjective, adverb: Toward the dusk.
- duskwards adjective, adverb: Toward the dusk.
- dusky adjective, noun /ˈdʌs.ki/: Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
- dusky ant noun: Synonym of silky ant (Formica fusca)
- dusky-blue noun: Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Candalides.
- dusky bush tanager noun: Chlorospingus semifuscus, a species of perching bird found in Columbia and Ecuador.
- dusky chlorospingus noun: Chlorospingus semifuscus, a species of perching bird found in Columbia and Ecuador.
- dusky dark noun: dusk.
- dusky dolphin noun: Aethalodelphis obscurus, a dolphin found in coastal waters in the Southern Hemisphere.
- dusky gopher frog noun: Synonym of Mississippi gopher frog.
- dusky grouper noun: The marine ray-finned fish Epinephelus marginatus.
- dusky grouse noun: A species of forest-dwelling grouse native to the Rocky Mountains in North America, Dendragapus obscurus.
- dusky knight noun: The butterfly Ypthima arctous, family Nymphalidae, of Australia and New Guinea.
- dusky leaf monkey noun: Trachypithecus obscurus, a primate in the family Cercopithecidae, found in Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand and occasionally in Singapore.
- dusky nembrotha noun: Synonym of variable neon slug.
- dusky nerite noun: A freshwater snail of species Neritina pulligera in the family Neritidae.
- dusky shark noun: A requiem shark of species Carcharhinus obscurus, found in tropical and warm-temperate continental seas worldwide.
- dusky thrush noun: A species of thrush, Turdus eunomus, which breeds eastwards from central Siberia.
- dusky tit noun: Melaniparus funereus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae
- dusky titi noun: Synonym of red-bellied titi.
- dusky warbler noun: Phylloscopus sibilatrix, a leaf warbler which breeds in East Asia.
- dusky woodswallow noun: Artamus cyanopterus, a species of woodswallow.
- duskyshoulder trevally noun: Carangoides humerosus, a species of ray-finned fish.
- duskywing noun: A butterfly of the skipper family, genus Erynnis.
- DUSM noun: Initialism of deputy United States marshal.
- dusmatovite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing lithium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, yttrium, zinc, and zirconium.
- duss verb: To leave; to scram.
- dussack noun: A short cutlass or sabre used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Dussehra proper noun: Synonym of Vijayadashami (“Hindu festival”).
- Düsseldorf proper noun /ˈdʊsəldɔːf/: The capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Düsseldorfer noun: A native or inhabitant of the city of Düsseldorf, capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- dussertite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, barium, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
- dussumierid noun: Alternative form of dussumieriid.
- dussumieriid noun: Any fish in the family Dussumieriidae, the round herrings.
- dust noun, verb /dʌst/: Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber...
- dust bag noun: Alternative spelling of dustbag.
- dust bath noun: The process of cleansing the body of parasites by rolling in sand or dust, practiced by certain birds and mammals.
- dust bathing noun: The act of taking a dust bath.
- dust beater noun: Synonym of carpet beater.
- dust bin noun: Alternative form of dustbin.
- dust box noun: waste bin, trash can
- dust-brand noun: smut fungus
- dust bunny noun /ˈdʌst bʌni/: A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.
- dust buster noun: A hand-held vacuum cleaner.
- dust cap noun: Something worn to protect one from dust; a cover placed over something to keep off dust.
- dust cart noun: Alternative form of dustcart.
- dust cloth noun: Alternative form of dustcloth.
- dust-collector noun: An ornamental item or objet d'art, viewed as having no other purpose than to collect dust.
- dust-colored adjective: Of a dull, pale, brownish color.
- dust-coloured adjective: UK standard spelling of dust-colored.
- dust contractor noun: A person hired to remove dust and debris from yards, etc.
- dust cover noun: Alternative form of dustcover.
- dust devil noun /dʌst ˈdɛvəl/: A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust (or dirt or sand) picked up from the ground.
- dust down verb: Alternative form of dust off.
- dust filter noun: A device or other implement that removes dust and other particles from the air or from a system.
- dust-free adjective: Alternative form of dustfree.
- dust heap of history noun: Synonym of trash heap of history.
- dust hole noun: Alternative form of dusthole.
- dust jacket noun: The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide a blurb.
- dust kitten noun: Synonym of dust bunny.
- dust kitty noun: Synonym of dust bunny.
- dust mask noun: A protective mask which covers the mouth and nose of the wearer, worn when in a dusty atmosphere, or when doing work which creates dust.
- dust mite noun: A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.
- dust mote noun: A mote or speck of dust.
- dust mouse noun: A dust bunny.
- dust off noun, verb: To remove dust from.
- dust off a batter verb: for a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.
- dust off the cobwebs verb: To begin an activity that has been suspended for a long time; to return to something after a long time, especially when there is a need to regain former...
- dust out noun, verb: dust cloud that impairs vision.
- dust plug noun: A plastic accessory which is inserted into a port to prevent dust from getting inside.
- dust-ridden adjective: Full of or covered with dust.
- dust ruffle noun: Synonym of bedskirt.
- dust settles phrase: A heated, angry, or confused atmosphere calms down.
- dust sheet noun: Alternative form of dustsheet.
- dust shot noun: Synonym of shotshell.
- dust someone's jacket verb: To give someone a beating.
- dust storm noun: Alternative spelling of duststorm.
- dust-tight adjective: Impervious to dust, not allowing dust to penetrate.
- dust trap noun: A place where dust tends to collect.
- dust up noun, verb: Alternative spelling of dustup.
- dustable adjective /ˈdʌstəbəl/: Of a pesticide or herbicide: suitable for crop-dusting.
- dustbag noun: The bag inside a vacuum cleaner where collected dust is stored.
- dustball noun: A ball of dust.
- dustbath noun: Alternative form of dust bath.
- dustbathe verb: To take a dust bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites and excess hair oil, by rolling in sand or dust.
- dustbin noun /ˈdʌstbɪn/: A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
- dustbin check noun: A form of audit in which members of a household are given a special bin in which to place the packaging of all the products they consume in a given period.
- dustbin of history noun: Synonym of trash heap of history.
- dustboard noun: Any of the thin boards separating the drawers in a chest of drawers.
- dustbowl noun: An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry.
- dustbox noun: A waste bin or trash can, for ashes, dust, and other rubbish.
- dustbrush noun: A light brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture.
- dustbug noun: A dust control device for use with a record player that sweeps dust from in front of the needle onto an absorbent pad.
- dustbuster noun: Alternative form of dust buster.
- dustcart noun: A vehicle for collecting refuse.
- dustcloth noun: A cloth used for dusting; a duster.
- dustcloud noun: A cloud of dust.
- dustcoat noun: A coat worn as protection from dust.
- dustcolored adjective: Alternative form of dust-colored.
- dustcoloured adjective: Alternative form of dust-colored.
- dustcover noun /ˈdʌstˌkʌvɚ/: Synonym of dust jacket.
- dustdevil noun: Alternative form of dust devil
- duster noun /ˈdʌstɚ/: An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.
- dustfall noun: Fine particles deposited by the atmosphere.
- dustfree adjective: Free of dust.
- dustful adjective: Full of dust; dusty.
- dusthead noun: A recreational user of the drug phencyclidine.
- dustheap noun: A pile of rubbish.
- dusthole noun: A hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin.
- dustie noun: Uncommon spelling of dusty.
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under D: 35,212 words, in 118 parts.