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English words: days of wine and roses to de-internationalise

300 English words, part 12 of 118 of the words starting with D, A to Z. 21 have a page of their own.

English words days of wine and roses to de-internationalise

  1. days of wine and roses noun: A bygone era of innocence and simplicity, especially youth.
  2. days of yore noun: The past; bygone days.
  3. days sales outstanding noun: The ratio of the number of accounts receivable to the average number of sales per day, used as an estimate of the number of days needed to collect all...
  4. daysack noun /ˈdeɪsæk/: A daypack.
  5. daysail verb: To sail a yacht for a single day, or to sail by day with overnight accommodation on land
  6. daysailer noun: A small sailboat, larger than a dinghy, with or without sleeping accommodations.
  7. daysailing noun, verb: A brief sailing excursion for pleasure conducted within a single day. It may include sightseeing, picnics, practice of maneuvers, etc.
  8. daysailor noun: Alternative form of daysailer.
  9. dayshield noun: A protection from daylight; a screen
  10. dayshift noun: Alternative spelling of day shift.
  11. dayshine noun: Daylight; the day's sunshine.
  12. dayside noun /ˈdeɪ(ˌ)saɪd/: The side of a planet or other body that faces towards the sun or star around which it orbits
  13. daysight noun: night blindness
  14. daysleeper noun: One who sleeps during the daytime.
  15. dayslong adjective: Lasting several or many days.
  16. daysman noun /ˈdeɪzmən/: An arbiter, referee, mediator.
  17. dayspring noun: The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
  18. daystar noun /ˈdeɪstɑː/: The planet Venus as the morning star.
  19. daysworth noun: The amount of something that is expected to last for or be produced in one day.
  20. daytale adjective: Alternative form of datal.
  21. daytaler noun: Alternative form of dataler.
  22. daytime adjective, noun /ˈdeɪtaɪm/: The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
  23. daytime drama noun: A television or radio serial broadcast during the daytime, especially one featuring melodramatic stories or characters.
  24. daytime serial noun: Synonym of soap opera.
  25. daytimer noun: An AM radio station that is only allowed to broadcast during the daytime.
  26. daytimes adverb, noun: Habitually during the daytime.
  27. Dayton proper noun /ˈdeɪtən/: A surname.
  28. Daytonian noun /deɪˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: Someone from or residing in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
  29. daytrade noun, verb: Alternative form of day trade.
  30. daytrader noun: Alternative form of day trader.
  31. daytrip noun, verb: Alternative form of day trip.
  32. daytripper noun: Alternative form of day-tripper.
  33. dayum interjection [ˈdæ̙jəm]: Pronunciation spelling of damn, representing Southern US English.
  34. dayumn interjection: Alternative form of dayum.
  35. Dayville proper noun: A census-designated place in the town of Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.
  36. daywalk noun: A walk or hike that takes the best part of the day to do.
  37. daywalker noun: One who can go out in the sunlight, distinguished from vampires, etc., who cannot.
  38. dayward adverb: Toward the day.
  39. daywatch noun: A watch or vigil kept during the day.
  40. daywear noun /ˈdeɪweə(ɹ)/: Clothes to be worn in the daytime.
  41. daywork noun /ˈdeɪwɜːk/: The work done in a day; a day's work.
  42. dayworker noun: An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.
  43. dayyan noun: Alternative form of dayan.
  44. dayyooth noun: Alternative form of dayouth.
  45. dayyuth noun: Alternative form of dayouth.
  46. Daza noun: A subgroup of the Toubou people, inhabiting northern Chad and eastern Niger.
  47. dazatinib noun: Alternative form of dasatinib.
  48. daze noun, verb /deɪz/: The state of being dazed
  49. dazed adjective, verb /deɪzd/: In a state of shock or confusion.
  50. dazedly adverb /ˈdeɪzədli/: In a dazed manner.
  51. dazedness noun /ˈdeɪzdnəs/: The state or quality of being dazed.
  52. dazen verb: To make or become dazed
  53. dazibao noun /dɑːdzəˈbaʊ/: A wall-mounted newspaper or similar, used as a form of protest, propaganda, and popular communication in China.
  54. dazidamine noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
  55. daziness noun: The state or quality of being dazy.
  56. dazingly adverb: So as to daze.
  57. -dazole suffix: Used to form names of generic anthelmintic or antibiotic drugs.
  58. dazolicine noun: An antiarrhythmic drug.
  59. dazomet noun: A soil fumigant that acts as a herbicide, fungicide, and nematicide.
  60. dazopride noun: An antiemetic and gastroprokinetic agent of the benzamide class.
  61. dazoquinast noun: An antiasthmatic drug.
  62. dazoxiben noun: An orally active thromboxane synthase inhibitor.
  63. Dazu proper noun: A district of Chongqing, China.
  64. dazy adjective /ˈdeɪ.zi/: In a dazed condition.
  65. Dazza proper noun: A nickname of the given name Darren or Darryl.
  66. dazzle noun, verb /ˈdæzəl/: To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
  67. dazzle camouflage noun: A paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I, consisting of a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colors, interrupting and...
  68. dazzle painting noun: The practice of applying dazzle camouflage to a ship or vehicle.
  69. dazzled adjective, verb: Experiencing dazzlement; overcome by light or brilliance.
  70. dazzlement noun: A burst or flash of light; a cause of dazzling.
  71. dazzler noun: One who or that which dazzles; something spectacular.
  72. dazzlesome adjective: Characterised or marked by dazzling.
  73. dazzling adjective, noun, verb /ˈdæz.l̩.ɪŋ/: Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily; bright to the degree that dazzles.
  74. dazzlingly adverb: In a dazzling manner.
  75. dazzlingness noun: The state or quality of being dazzling.
  76. DB noun: Initialism of dead body.
  77. db8 noun: Abbreviation of debate.
  78. dba noun, phrase: Initialism of database analyst.
  79. DBaaS noun: Acronym of database as a service.
  80. DBAL noun: Initialism of database abstraction layer, a software architecture layer.
  81. dBASE proper noun: An early database management system for microcomputers
  82. DBC noun: Initialism of Design by Contract.
  83. DBCM noun: Abbreviation of dibromochloromethane.
  84. DBCP noun: Initialism of dibromochloropropane.
  85. DBCS noun: Initialism of double-byte character set.
  86. DBD noun: Initialism of Database Driver (“the database driver of Perl DBI”).
  87. DBE noun: Initialism of disadvantaged business enterprise.
  88. DBEYR phrase: Initialism of don't believe everything you read.
  89. DBF noun: Initialism of digital beamforming.
  90. DBFE noun: Abbreviation of double feature.
  91. dbh noun: Initialism of diameter at breast height, a standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree, measured at the supposed...
  92. DBKL proper noun /di.biˈkej.el/: Kuala Lumpur City Hall, the city council that governs the city of Kuala Lumpur.
  93. dbl noun: Abbreviation of double.
  94. DBM noun: Initialism of DataBase Manager, a family of key-value databases originating in early Unix.
  95. DBMS noun: Initialism of database management system.
  96. DBN noun: Initialism of deep belief network.
  97. DBNO adjective: Initialism of down but not out.
  98. Dbol noun /ˈdiːbɔːl/: The anabolic steroid methandrostenolone, also known as Dianabol
  99. DBP noun: Initialism of di-n-butyl phthalate.
  100. DBQ noun: Initialism of document/data-based question.
  101. DBR adjective: Abbreviation of dark brown (hair color).
  102. DBS noun: Initialism of deep brain stimulation.
  103. DBT noun: Initialism of dialectical behavior therapy.
  104. DBTT noun: Initialism of ductile-brittle transition temperature.
  105. DBU noun: Abbreviation of dialog base unit.
  106. dc adjective, adverb, noun, verb: Initialism of district court.
  107. dc2tog interjection: Abbreviation of double crochet two together (“combine two loops of previous row into one double crochet stitch”).
  108. DCA noun: Initialism of district court of appeal or appeals, in various jurisdictions.
  109. DCAP-BTLS noun /diːkæpbiːtiːɛlɛs/: Initialism of deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetrations, burns, tenderness, lacerations and swelling.
  110. DCAPBLSTIC noun: Initialism of deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetrations, burns, lacerations, swelling, tenderness, instability, and crepitus.
  111. DCAPBTLS noun: Alternative form of DCAP-BTLS.
  112. DCB noun: Initialism of dame commander of the Order of the Bath.
  113. DCC noun: Initialism of direct cable connection.
  114. DCCA noun: Abbreviation of dichloroisocyanuric acid.
  115. DCCD noun: Initialism of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.
  116. DCD noun, verb: Initialism of (organ) donation after cardiac/circulatory death.
  117. DCDP noun: Initialism of deaf children of deaf parents.
  118. DCE noun: Initialism of data circuit-terminating equipment.
  119. DCF noun: Initialism of discounted cash flow.
  120. DCFC noun, verb: Initialism of DC fast charging, a method of recharging electric vehicle batteries.
  121. DCG noun: Initialism of definite clause grammar.
  122. DCH noun: Initialism of Diploma in Child Health.
  123. DChE noun: Abbreviation of doctor of chemical engineering.
  124. DCHP noun: Initialism of dicyclohexyl phthalate.
  125. DCI noun: Initialism of detective chief inspector, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
  126. DCIM noun: Abbreviation of digital camera image(s).
  127. DCIS noun: Initialism of ductal carcinoma in situ.
  128. DCL noun: Initialism of Doctor of Civil Law.
  129. DCM noun: Initialism of dilated cardiomyopathy.
  130. DCN noun: Initialism of dorsal cochlear nucleus.
  131. DCNN noun: Initialism of deep convolutional neural network.
  132. DCP noun: Initialism of design change package/proposal.
  133. DCPM noun: Initialism of data centre predictive modelling.
  134. DCR noun: Initialism of drug consumption room.
  135. DCRS noun: Initialism of dipole coil resonance system.
  136. DCS noun: Initialism of distributed control system.
  137. DCT noun: Abbreviation of data collection tree.
  138. DCU noun: Initialism of Desert Camouflage Uniform.
  139. DCV noun: Initialism of directional control valve.
  140. DCVG noun: Initialism of direct current voltage gradient: a survey technique for assessing the effectiveness of corrosion protection on buried steel structures.
  141. DCXO noun: Initialism of digitally-compensated crystal oscillator.
  142. dd adjective, noun /ˌdiː ˈdiː/: Initialism of designated driver.
  143. DD-cupper noun: Someone with DD-cup-sized breasts.
  144. DD/LB noun: Initialism of daddy dom/little boy: a paraphilia involving ageplay between older and younger male personas.
  145. DD/LG noun: Initialism of daddy dom/little girl: a paraphilia involving ageplay between older male and younger female personas.
  146. DD's noun: Alternative form of DDs; plural of DD
  147. DD214 noun: Abbreviation of DD Form 214.
  148. DDA noun: Initialism of difficult development area.
  149. ddakji noun: A folded square of paper used in several Korean games.
  150. DDAT noun: Abbreviation of dyslexia dyspraxia attention treatment.
  151. ddATP noun: Abbreviation of dideoxyadenosine triphosphate
  152. DDBL noun: Initialism of doggy dinner bowl look.
  153. DDC noun: Alternative form of ddC, abbreviation of dideoxycytidine.
  154. DDCD noun: Initialism of double-density compact disc.
  155. ddCTP noun: Abbreviation of dideoxycytosine triphosphate
  156. DDD noun: Initialism of die-deterioration doubling (“a common form of mint-made error on coins that results from degradation of the die used to strike the coin”).
  157. DDE noun: Initialism of delay differential equation.
  158. DdeltaDtime noun: A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
  159. DdeltaDvol noun: A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the spot price, or equivalently...
  160. DDG noun: Initialism of guided-missile destroyer.
  161. ddGTP noun: Abbreviation of dideoxyguanosine triphosphate
  162. DDI noun: Initialism of direct dial-in.
  163. DDJ noun: Abbreviation of deputy district judge.
  164. DDK noun: Initialism of double digit kyu.
  165. DDL noun: Initialism of Data Definition Language.
  166. DDLB noun: Alternative form of DD/LB.
  167. DDLG noun: Alternative form of DD/LG.
  168. DDMMYY adjective, noun: Used on forms to indicate that the date should be written as two-digit days, months, and years, e.g. 020411 for 2 April 2011
  169. DDMMYYYY noun: A format for dates in the Common Era: 2 digit days, months, and 4 digits for the year. e.g: 26/09/2026
  170. DDNP noun: Initialism of diazodinitrophenol.
  171. DDNS noun: Initialism of dynamic Domain Name System.
  172. ddNTP noun: Abbreviation of dideoxynucleotide triphosphate.
  173. DDO noun: Initialism of dynamic drive overlay, a type of computer software; a form of driver.
  174. DDOS noun, verb /ˈdiːˌdɒs/: Alternative form of DDoS.
  175. DDP adjective: Initialism of Delivered Duty Paid.
  176. DDR noun /diː diː ɑː/: Initialism of double data rate.
  177. DDR&E noun: Initialism of design, development, research and engineering.
  178. DDR1 noun: Initialism of double data rate first generation.
  179. DDR2 noun: Initialism of double data rate second generation.
  180. DDR3 noun: Initialism of double data rate third generation.
  181. DDR4 noun: Initialism of double data rate fourth generation.
  182. DDR5 noun: Initialism of double data rate fifth generation.
  183. DDR6 noun: Initialism of double data rate sixth generation.
  184. DDS noun: Initialism of Doctor of Dental Surgery, a terminal higher education degree.
  185. DDSc noun: Abbreviation of doctor of dental science.
  186. DDT noun: Abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, compound originally developed as an insecticide.
  187. DDTase noun: An enzyme that can extract hydrogen chloride from DDT.
  188. ddTTP noun: Abbreviation of dideoxythymidine triphosphate
  189. DDU adjective: Initialism of Delivered Duty Unpaid.
  190. dduk noun: Synonym of tteok.
  191. DDVP noun: dichlorvos; 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate
  192. DDx noun: Abbreviation of differential diagnosis.
  193. de article, interjection, noun, prefix, preposition, verb /ˈdɛ/: The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.
  194. de-acousmatization noun: The revealing of the hidden source of a sound.
  195. de-adapt verb: Alternative form of deadapt.
  196. de-age verb: Alternative form of deage.
  197. de-aggro verb: Alternative form of deaggro
  198. de-alate adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of dealate.
  199. de-allergize verb: Alternative spelling of deallergize.
  200. de-Americanization noun: The removal of American influence.
  201. de-Americanize verb: To remove American influence or render less American.
  202. De'ang noun /dəˈɑŋ/: An ethnic minority group found in Southern China and Burma. Languages spoken in regions populated by this group include Palé, Riang, Rumai, and Shwe, all of...
  203. de-animalise verb: Alternative form of deanimalize.
  204. de-animalize verb: Alternative form of deanimalize.
  205. de-anonymize verb: Alternative form of deanonymize.
  206. de-appendicize verb: Alternative form of deappendicize.
  207. de-archive verb: To remove from an archive.
  208. de-arrest verb: Alternative form of dearrest.
  209. de-attribution noun: Alternative form of deattribution.
  210. de-authorise verb: Alternative spelling of deauthorize.
  211. de-authorize verb: Alternative form of deauthorize.
  212. de-Ba'athification noun: Alternative spelling of de-Baathification.
  213. de-Ba'thification noun: Alternative spelling of de-Baathification.
  214. de-Baathification noun: The policy of removing Baath party members from Iraqi government positions following the fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
  215. de-bank verb: Alternative form of debank.
  216. De Barsy-Moens-Diercks syndrome noun: Synonym of De Barsy syndrome
  217. De Barsy syndrome noun: A rare autosomal-recessive genetic disorder with symptoms including cutis laxa and ocular, musculoskeletal, and neurological abnormalities.
  218. de-Bathification noun: Alternative spelling of de-Baathification.
  219. de bene esse adverb /deɪˌbɛneɪˈɛseɪ/: Conditionally; provisionally; in anticipation of future need.
  220. de-bias verb: Alternative spelling of debias.
  221. de-biasing noun, verb: Alternative spelling of debiasing.
  222. de-bobble verb: Alternative form of debobble.
  223. de-bogging noun: The removal of a vehicle from mud in which it has become bogged.
  224. de bonis non administratis adjective /deɪˌbəʊnɪsnɒnədmɪnɪˈstɹɑːtɪs/: concerning assets remaining in an estate after the death or removal of the estate administrator; remaining assets as distributed by the second administrator...
  225. de-bourgeoisify verb: To remove the bourgeois characteristics or qualities from (someone or something)
  226. de Brazza's monkey noun: Cercopithecus neglectus, an Old World monkey endemic to the riverine and swamp forests of central Africa.
  227. de Broglie-Bohm theory noun: An interpretation of quantum theory. In addition to a wavefunction on the space of all possible configurations, it also postulates an actual configuration...
  228. de Broglie wave noun: Synonym of matterwave
  229. de Broglie wavelength noun: the wavelength, λ=h/p, associated with a beam of particles of momentum p. (h being Planck's constant.) The same formula gives the momentum of a photon or...
  230. de Bruijn graph noun: A kind of directed graph representing overlaps between sequences of symbols.
  231. de Bruijn index noun: A notation for representing terms in the lambda calculus with the purpose of eliminating the names of the variables from the notation.
  232. de Bruijn notation noun: A certain syntax for terms in the lambda calculus.
  233. de Bruijn sequence noun: A cyclic sequence (of order n on a size-k alphabet A) in which every possible length-n string on A occurs exactly once as a substring (i.e. a contiguous...
  234. de Bruijn torus noun: An array of symbols from an alphabet (often just 0 and 1) that contains every m-by-n matrix exactly once.
  235. de-bureaucratisation noun: Alternative form of debureaucratization.
  236. de-bureaucratization noun: Alternative form of debureaucratization.
  237. de Campian adjective: Relating to or resembling the writing of American author L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000).
  238. de Candollean adjective: Of or relating to Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778–1841), Swiss botanist, or the plant classification system he invented.
  239. de-Christianise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of de-Christianize.
  240. de-Christianize verb /diːˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/: To make un-Christian or non-Christian.
  241. de Clérambault's syndrome noun: Synonym of erotomania (“delusion of being loved by another”).
  242. de-communisation noun: Alternative form of decommunisation.
  243. de-communization noun: Alternative form of decommunisation.
  244. de-communize verb: Alternative form of decommunize.
  245. de-crown verb: Alternative spelling of decrown.
  246. de dicto adjective /deɪ ˈdɪktəʊ/: Taking the utterance in consideration, without having a particular referent in mind.
  247. de die ad diem phrase /deɪˌdiːeɪædˈdiːɛm/: From day to day.
  248. de die in diem adverb /deɪˌdiːeɪjɪnˈdiːɛm/: From day to day.
  249. de-dollarization noun: Alternative form of dedollarization.
  250. de-drag verb: To remove one's drag clothing and makeup, especially after a performance.
  251. de-dupe noun, verb: Alternative form of dedupe.
  252. de-electrify verb: To remove the electrification for powering electric trains from a railway.
  253. de-embed verb: Alternative form of deembed.
  254. de-emphasis noun /diːˈɛmfəsɪs/: A reduction in emphasis.
  255. de-emphasise verb: Alternative form of deemphasise.
  256. de-emphasize verb /diːˈɛmfəsaɪz/: To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
  257. de-emulsifier noun [diːˌɛˈmʌɫsɪfaɪ(j)ə(ɹ)]: Alternative form of demulsifier.
  258. de-emulsify verb [diːˌɛˈmʌɫsɪfaɪ]: to separate an emulsion into its constituent parts.
  259. de-energise verb: Alternative spelling of de-energize.
  260. de-energization noun: The process, or the result of de-energizing
  261. de-energize verb: To remove the energy from (a circuit or a system).
  262. de-equitisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of de-equitization.
  263. de-equitise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of de-equitize.
  264. de-equitization noun: The process of de-equitizing.
  265. de-equitize verb: To demote (a partner in a firm) to a salaried employee.
  266. de-escalate verb /diːˈɛskəleɪt/: To decrease in intensity or magnitude.
  267. de-escalation noun /diːˌɛskəˈleɪʃən/: A decrease in scope, extension or severity.
  268. de-escalatory adjective: Tending to de-escalate a situation.
  269. de-ess verb: to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording
  270. de-esser noun: A plug-in or algorithm that de-esses, i.e., reduces the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording.
  271. de-ethnicization noun: The act or process of ceasing to be ethnic; de-ethnization.
  272. de-ethnization noun: The act or process of ceasing to be, or of causing (a group) to cease to be, an ethnicity or a distinct people.
  273. de-excitation noun: Alternative form of deexcitation.
  274. de-extinct verb: To return an extinct species back into the world.
  275. de-extinction noun: The process of returning an extinct species back into the world.
  276. de-extinctioned adjective: That has been brought back from extinction.
  277. de-extremization noun: a type of reeducation
  278. de facto adjective, adverb, noun /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/: In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.
  279. de facto corporation noun: A business entity that is treated as a corporation for certain purposes despite its failure to meet all of the formal requirements imposed by law for a...
  280. de facto partner noun: One of the spouse-like partners in a de facto union.
  281. de facto union noun: A non-solemnized marriage-like relationship, in which the partners enjoy some of the rights and obligations of marriage, similar in some ways to a...
  282. de-fluorinate verb: Alternative spelling of defluorinate.
  283. de-gay verb: To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to no longer be associated with gay people.
  284. de-gear verb: Alternative form of degear.
  285. de-gearing noun, verb: Alternative form of degearing.
  286. de-Google verb: To remove all Google products and software from (something).
  287. de-Googled adjective, verb: That has had all Google products and software removed.
  288. de gras noun: Purified wool fat (lanolin).
  289. de Haas-Van Alphen effect noun: A quantum mechanical effect by which the magnetic susceptibility of a pure metal crystal oscillates as the intensity of the magnetic field is increased.
  290. de-haunt verb: Alternative form of dehaunt.
  291. de haut en bas adverb /dəˌ(h)əʊtɒnˈba/: With condescension; superciliously. Also used attributively.
  292. de-hex verb: Alternative form of dehex.
  293. de-humanise verb: Alternative spelling of dehumanize.
  294. de-humanize verb: Alternative spelling of dehumanize.
  295. de-ice verb /diːˈaɪs/: Alternative form of deice.
  296. de-icer noun: Alternative form of deicer.
  297. de-idolize verb: To cause (something or someone) no longer to be idolized.
  298. de-imperialization noun: Alternative form of deimperialization.
  299. de-internationalisation noun: Alternative form of de-internationalization.
  300. de-internationalise verb: Alternative form of de-internationalize.

Part 11 · Part 13 · English words: D

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.