English words: dal tarka to damming

300 English words, part 4 of 118 of the words starting with D, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words dal tarka to damming

dal tarka noun: An Indian dish of lentils cooked with tarka.
dala noun: The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.
dala dala noun: Alternative form of daladala (“Tanzanian shared taxi”).
dalaal noun: An intermediary or go-between.
daladala noun: Synonym of shared taxi.
dalaga noun: A young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman.
Dalai Lama noun /ˈdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/: The supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
dalal noun: A broker; a middleman.
dalamalika noun: In Indian art, a figure depicted holding a branch.
dalapon noun: The chlorinated carboxylic acid 2,2-dichloropropanoic acid that is used as a herbicide
Dalarna proper noun: A county in central Sweden, known as Kopparberg County until 1997.
Dalarnian adjective: Of or relating to Dalarna in Sweden.
dalasi noun /dəˈlɑːsi/: The currency of the Gambia, divided into 100 bututs.
dalatiid noun: Any member of the shark family Dalatiidae.
dalaway noun: The commander-in-chief of an army in South India.
dalazatide noun: A synthetic peptide used to treat multiple sclerosis.
dalbavancin noun: A lipoglycopeptide antibiotic.
Dalbeattie proper noun: A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX8361).
dalbergenone noun: Synonym of dalbergione.
dalbergichromene noun: A neoflavene found in the stem-bark and heartwood of Dalbergia sissoo.
dalbergin noun: A neoflavonoid isolated from Dalbergia species.
dalbergioid noun: Any flowering plant of the tribe Dalbergieae or the clade Dalbergioids.
dalbergione noun: The quinone 2-[(1S)-1-phenylprop-2-enyl]cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione found in trees of the genus Dalbergia.
dalbergiphenol noun: A neoflavonoid, C₁₇H₁₈O₃, derived from the heartwood of Dalbergia sissoo, found to prevent bone loss due to estrogen depletion.
dalbergiquinol noun: Any of various quinols that naturally occur in trees of the genus Dalbergia.
dalbraminol noun: A beta-adrenergic blocking drug.
Dalby proper noun: A surname.
dalca noun: A light canoe employed by the Chonos, a nomadic indigenous people of southern Chile.
Dalcassian noun: A member of a Gaelic Irish clan that became powerful in 10th-century Ireland.
dalcerid noun: Any in the family Dalceridae of moths.
dalcetrapib noun: A CETP inhibitor.
dalcha noun: A Hyderabadi stew made from mutton, chana dal, and tamarind.
daldinone noun: Any of a group of benzofluoranthene metabolites of Annulohypoxylon fungi
dale noun /deu/: A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
Dalecarlia proper noun: A province in central Sweden.
Dalecarlian adjective, noun: Pertaining to Dalecarlia or Dalecarlians.
Dalecarlian horse noun: A traditional carved, painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalecarlia.
daled noun /ˈdɑl.əd/: Alternative form of dalet.
daledalin noun: An antidepressant drug of the 1970s, never marketed.
daledh noun: Alternative form of dalet.
daleel noun /dəˈliːl/: evidence
daleem noun: Alternative form of haleem (“stew”).
dalek noun /ˈdɑːlɛk/: A member of a species of extraterrestrial cyborg mutants who appear in the television programme Doctor Who and are known for travelling in metallic shells,...
Dalek voice noun: A harsh, throaty, staccato, monotone voice.
daleky adjective: Resembling a Dalek in voice or action.
daleman noun: Synonym of dalesman.
Dalen proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
Dales pony noun: A mountain and moorland pony breed native to the United Kingdom.
dalesfolk noun: Dalesmen.
daleside noun: The side of a dale.
dalesman noun: A person from the Yorkshire Dales, or sometimes a person from Lakeland.
dalespeople noun: Dalesmen.
Dalessandro proper noun: A surname from Italian.
daleswoman noun: A female dalesman.
dalet noun /ˈdɑː.lɪt/: The fourth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
daleth noun: Alternative form of dalet.
Daleville proper noun: A city in Dale County, Alabama, United States.
Daley noun /ˈdeɪli/: A supporter of Rochdale Association Football Club
dalfampridine noun /dælˈfæmpɹɪdiːn/: 4-aminopyridine, one of the three isomeric amines of pyridine, used in research and to manage symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
dalfopristin noun /ˈdal.fəʊ.pɹɪ.stɪn/: A streptogramin antibiotic derived from pristinamycin.
Dalgety proper noun: A small town in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
dalgite noun: A rabbit-eared bandicoot; a bilby.
Dalgleish proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Dalglish proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
dalgona noun /dælˈɡoʊnə/: A Korean sweet made of sugar and baking soda, usually pressed flat and stamped with a shape.
dalgona coffee noun: A coffee beverage made using whipped dalgona-flavored coffee cream and milk.
dalgyte noun: Alternative spelling of dalgite.
Dalhart proper noun: A city, the county seat of Dallam County, Texas, United States.
Dalhousie proper noun /dælˈhaʊ.zi/: A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
dali noun: A timber tree (genus Myristica) of Guiana, whose wood is used for staves etc.
Dalia proper noun: A surname.
Dalian adjective /ˈdɑːliən/: Of or relating to Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish surrealist painter.
dalieba noun: A Chinese bread based on Russian rye bread, generally available in northeastern China.
Daliesque adjective /ˌdɑːliˈɛsk/: Relating to, or similar to the surreal style of Salvador Dalí's art.
dalilu noun: A special protective power or ability, of divine origin, held by certain families in West Africa.
Dalinian adjective: Synonym of Dalian (relating to the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí)
Dalio proper noun: A surname.
Dalit noun /ˈdɑːlɪt/: A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.
dalk noun: A pin; brooch; clasp.
Dalke proper noun: A surname.
Dalkeith proper noun: A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3367).
Dalkey proper noun: A suburb and coastal resort in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2626).
dall noun: A tile with an incised surface.
Dall's porpoise noun: Phocoenoides dalli, a porpoise endemic to the North Pacific.
Dall's sheep noun: Alternative form of Dall sheep.
Dall sheep noun: A species of wild sheep native to northwestern North America, Ovis dalli.
dalla-dalla noun: Alternative form of daladala.
Dallaire proper noun: A surname from French.
Dallam proper noun: A surname.
Dallara proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Dallas proper noun /ˈdæləs/: A large city, the county seat of Dallas County, in northeastern Texas.
Dallasite noun: a native or resident of Dallas, Texas
dalles noun /dælz/: The rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of a canyon or gorge.
Dalley proper noun: A surname.
dalliance noun /ˈdælɪəns/: Playful flirtation; amorous play.
dallier noun: One who dallies; a procrastinator.
Dallimore proper noun: A surname.
Dallin proper noun: A surname.
Dalling proper noun: A surname.
Dallinger proper noun: A surname.
dallisgrass noun: Any of the grasses in the genus Paspalum.
Dallman proper noun: A surname.
dallol noun: A kind of watercourse found in parts of West Africa.
Dallon proper noun: A rare English surname, said to mean "from the dale."
dallop noun: A tuft or clump, especially an unploughed patch amongst fields of corn.
dalls noun: Rapids; a rough section of water.
dally noun, verb /ˈdæli/: To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
dallying noun, verb: dalliance
dallyingly adverb: While dallying.
dallyman noun: One who ropes cattle by dallying.
Dalmahoy noun: A kind of bushy bob wig, worn by tradesmen etc. in the 18th century.
Dalmally proper noun: A small village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN1627).
Dalman proper noun: A surname.
Dalman's leatherbug noun: Spathocera dalmanii, a species of leaf-footed bug found in Europe.
dalmanellidine noun: Any brachiopod of the suborder Dalmanellidina
dalmanelloid noun: Any brachiopod of the superfamily Dalmanelloidea
dalmanitid noun: Any trilobite of the family Dalmanitidae.
dalmanitidiform adjective: Of the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a proparian pattern in which the anterior sutures converge and meet, closely following the anterior border.
Dalmarnock proper noun: An eastern suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, located on the Clyde (OS grid ref NS6163).
Dalmatia proper noun /dælˈmeɪʃə/: A historical region of Croatia, on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
dalmatian adjective, noun /dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/: Relating to Dalmatia or its people.
Dalmatian barbelgudgeon noun: A species of cyprinid fish, Aulopyge huegelii, found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
Dalmatian laburnum noun: Petteria ramentacea, a shrub of the Balkans
dalmatic adjective, noun /dalˈmatɪk/: A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or...
dalmatica noun: Synonym of dalmatic.
Dalmato- prefix: Pertaining to Dalmatia or Dalmatian.
Dalmellington proper noun: A small market town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4805).
Dalmeny proper noun: A village in Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1477).
Dalmore proper noun: A locality in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia
dalmoth noun: A savory snack (chaat) made with moth beans, popular in Nepal and the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Dalmuir proper noun: A suburb in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5871).
dalotuzumab noun: A humanized monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of cancers.
daloxate noun: Synonym of medoxomil.
daloyet noun: An armed attendant and messenger.
dalradian noun: A series of metamorphic rocks that are difficult to assign a position in the local stratigraphical sequence
Dalriada proper noun: A Gaelic overkingdom that included parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ulster in Ireland, across the North Channel.
Dalriadan adjective, noun: Relating to Dalriada.
Dalriadic adjective: Relating to Dalriada.
Dalry proper noun /dælˈɹaɪ/: A small town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2949)
Dalrymple proper noun /dælˈɹɪmpəl/: A village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3614).
Dalston proper noun /ˈdɔːlstən/: A residential area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3484).
dalteparin noun /dɔlˈtɛp.əɹ.ɪn/: A low-molecular-weight heparin, used for prophylaxis or treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
dalton noun /ˈdɒltən/: a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)
daltonian adjective, noun /dɔːlˈtəʊnɪən/: Of or pertaining to John Dalton (1766-1844), English chemist, physicist, and pioneer of modern atomic theory who also researched colour blindness.
Daltonianism noun: Color blindness.
daltonic adjective: Of or pertaining to the chemist John Dalton, Daltonian.
daltonide noun /ˈdɔːltənaɪd/: Any normal stoichiometric compound, especially one in which atomic ratios are those of small integers
daltonism noun /ˈdɔːltənɪzəm/: An inability or defective ability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, especially red-green color blindness.
daltonist noun: A person afflicted with daltonism.
daluwang noun: mulberry bark, traditionally used in Java to make paper and clothing.
dalvastatin noun: An antilipidemic drug.
Dalwhinnie proper noun: A small village and community council area in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN6384).
Dalwood proper noun: A locality in the Ballina council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
DALY noun /ˈdæli/: Acronym of disability-adjusted life year.
Dalyell proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
dalyelliid noun: Any flatworm of the family Dalyelliidae
dalyite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, titanium, and zirconium.
dalytyphloplanid noun: Any flatworm of the suborder Dalytyphloplanida
Dalzell proper noun /diˈɛl/: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Dalziel proper noun /diˈɛl/: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
dam adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, verb /ˈdæm/: A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the...
dam break noun: dam failure
dam failure noun: The situation where water breaks through a dam that is supposed to hold it back.
dam plate noun: An iron plate positioned in front of the dam of a blast furnace, in order to strengthen it.
dam up verb: To build a dam on, thus restricting the flow.
dama noun, phrase: The game of Turkish draughts.
dama gazelle noun: A large gazelle native to the Sahara desert (Nanger dama).
dama wallaby noun: tammar
damage noun, verb /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/: Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
damage boost noun, verb: To deliberately take damage in order to use the resulting brief period of invulnerability to pass an upcoming hazard.
damage control noun: The limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided.
damage feasant noun: The doing of damage; in particular, the doing by animals such as cattle of damage by trespassing.
damageability noun: The quality or degree of being susceptible to damage.
damageable adjective: Hurtful; pernicious.
damageableness noun: The quality of being damageable.
damaged adjective, verb /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/: That has suffered damage.
damaged goods noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see damaged, goods.
damagee noun: A character who is damaged.
damageful adjective: Characterised by or causing damage; harmful
damageless adjective: Without damage; unharmed
damagement noun: damage
damageous adjective: damaging, hurtful, injurious
damager noun: Somebody or something that damages.
damages noun, verb /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/: The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss...
damaging adjective, noun, verb /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/: Causing damage; harmful, injurious.
damagingly adverb: In a damaging manner
damagingness noun: The state or condition of doing damage.
damalisk noun: Any antelope of the genus Damaliscus.
daman noun: The rock hyrax.
Damanhur proper noun: A city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate.
damar noun: A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.
Damara noun: A native of Damaraland.
Damara horseshoe bat noun: Rhinolophus damarensis, a species of horseshoe bat.
damaraite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal colorless mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
Damaraland proper noun: The north-central part of a region that later became Namibia, inhabited by the Damaras, bounded roughly by Ovamboland in the north, the Namib Desert in the...
Damaraland blesmol noun: Synonym of Damaraland mole-rat.
Damaraland mole-rat noun: Fukomys damarensis, a burrowing rodent found in Southern Africa.
Damaraland zebra noun: Synonym of Burchell's zebra.
Damari proper noun: A male given name.
Damaris proper noun: A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, in occasional use.
Damariscotta proper noun: A town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.
damaru noun: a drum having two heads opposite one another, commonly used in the Hindu and Buddhist religions.
Damas proper noun: A surname.
damasceen verb: Alternative form of damascene.
damasceening noun, verb: Alternative form of damascening.
Damascena proper noun: A historical region of Syria. Capital: Damascus.
damascene adjective, noun, verb /ˈdæməˌsiːn/: Inlaid with silver or gold.
Damascene conversion noun: A sudden and complete change in one's beliefs.
damascene plum noun: Synonym of damson (“the edible fruit of the tree”)
damascened adjective, verb: Decorated with wavy patterns of inlay or etching.
damascener noun: One who damascenes.
damascenine noun: A methylated derivative of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid.
damascening noun, verb: Damascene trimmings or ornamentation.
damascenone noun: Any of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.
Damasco proper noun: A surname.
damascone noun: Any of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.
damascus noun: Ellipsis of Damascus steel.
Damascus barrel noun: A gun barrel formed by twisting and welding strips of metal around a hard die; no longer commonly used now due to its inability to handle high cartridge...
Damascus rose noun: Alternative form of damask rose.
damascus steel noun: A kind of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD, characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water.
damask adjective, noun, verb /ˈdæm.əsk/: An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
damask plum noun: Damson (the fruit).
damask rose noun: A cultivated rose of the hybrid species Rosa × damascena, derived from Rosa gallica, Rosa moschata, and Rosa fedtschenkoana.
Damask steel noun: Damascus steel
damaskeening noun, verb: Alternative form of damascening.
damasken verb: Alternative form of damascene.
damaskin noun, verb /ˈdæməskɪn/: A sword of Damascus steel.
damasky adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of damask
Damaso proper noun: A surname.
damasquin verb: Alternative form of damascene.
damasse noun /dəˈmæseɪ/: A fabric which is woven figured like damask.
damassin noun: A kind of modified damask or brocade, having flowered patterns in gold or silver thread.
Damato proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Damavand proper noun: A mountain in Mazandaran Province, Iran.
Damayanti proper noun: The princess of Vidarbha and wife of Nala in Mahabharata.
damber noun /ˈdæm.bə(ɹ)/: A rascal; a dishonest person; a man belonging to a criminal gang.
damblasted adjective: Synonym of damned: used as an intensifier.
dambo noun: A kind of seasonal shallow wetland in parts of Africa.
dambonite noun: A white crystalline sugary substance obtained from an African caoutchouc.
dambonitol noun: A di-O-methylinositol obtained from Dyera species.
dambose noun: A crystalline variety of glucose obtained from dambonite.
dambreak noun: dam failure
Dambulla proper noun: Dambulla, a city in Sri Lanka
damburst noun: Synonym of dam failure.
dambuster noun: An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.
dambusting noun: The destruction of dams by dropping bombs on them from aircraft.
dame noun, verb /deɪm/: Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
dame de compagnie noun: A woman's paid female companion.
dame's rocket noun: A plant of the species Hesperis matronalis, native to Eurasia, naturalized elsewhere, often considered invasive.
dame's violet noun: Synonym of dame's rocket (“the plant Hesperis matronalis”).
dame school noun: A school for children, run by a woman.
damehood noun /ˈdeɪmhʊd/: The fact or condition of being a dame.
dameish adjective: Characteristic of a dame.
damel noun: The ruler of the Wolof kingdom of Cayor.
damelopre noun: A Dutch sailing barge having a mast that can be lowered for passing under a bridge
damely adjective: Of, relating to, or befitting a dame (all senses)
damenization noun: A singing system resembling solfeggio, developed by German composer and tenor Carl Heinrich Graun (1704-1759), and using the syllables da, me, ni, po, tu,...
Dameron proper noun: A surname.
damesellid noun: Any trilobite in the family Damesellidae.
dameship noun: Damehood.
damewort noun: dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis).
damfidon't contraction: Pronunciation spelling of damned if I don't.
damfino contraction /dæmˈfaɪnoʊ/: Pronunciation spelling of damned if I know (“I don't know; I have no idea”).
damfoo noun: Alternative form of damphu.
Damia proper noun: A goddess of the fertile earth.
Damian proper noun /ˈdeɪmɪən/: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
damiana noun: Turnera diffusa, an American passifloraceous shrub used in making a traditional Mexican liqueur, and as an aphrodisiac.
Damiani proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Damianist noun: A follower of Damian of Alexandria, who held heretical opinions on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
damianita noun: Chrysactinia mexicana
Damiano proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Damiano Defence noun: A chess defense arising from the King's Knight opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6.
damiaoite noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral bright white mineral containing indium and platinum.
Damico proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Damien proper noun: A male given name from Ancient Greek, the French equivalent of Damian
Damietta proper noun /ˌdæmiːˈɛtə/: A town in the Nile delta in Egypt.
Damin proper noun: A ceremonial register of the Australian Aboriginal Lardil language; the only language outside of Africa to use click consonants in its phonology.
daming noun /ˈdeɪmɪŋ/: the act of performing as a pantomime dame
Damini proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit
daminozide noun: A chemical sprayed on fruit to regulate their growth, make the harvest easier, and keep apples from falling off the trees before they are ripe.
Damir proper noun: A male given name from the Slavic languages.
damkjernite noun: A hypabyssal rock with phenocrysts of pyroxene, biotite, and barkevikitic hornblende in a groundmass of perovskite, magnetite, and calcite.
damkjernitic adjective: Of or relating to the mineral damkjernite.
damless adjective: Without a dam.
damlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a dam (water barrier).
damma noun: In the Arabic script, the vowel point for u, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter ( ـُ ) and designating a short u /u/. If the Arabic letter و...
dammable adjective: That can be dammed.
dammah noun: Alternative form of damma.
Dammam proper noun: The capital city of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
Damman proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Dammann proper noun: A surname.
dammar noun: Alternative form of damar.
dammara noun: Alternative form of damar.
dammarane noun: A steroid adaptogen found in plants such as ginseng
dammarene noun: An unsaturated derivative of a dammarane
dammarenediol noun: An unsaturated diol derived from dammarane...
dammarenyl noun: A radical (or cation) derived from a dammarene
damme interjection /ˈdæmi/: Expressing anger or vehemence.
dammer noun: One who builds a dam.
damming noun, verb /ˈdæmɪŋ/: The installation of a dam (structure to block flow).

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.