English words: don't call us, we'll call you to donkeywork
300 English words, part 89 of 118 of the words starting with D, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.
English words don't call us, we'll call you to donkeywork
- don't call us, we'll call you phrase: A stereotypical statement from a hiring organization to a potential candidate, suggesting that the candidate will not be hired.
- don't-careish adjective: Not caring about something; indifferent or blasé.
- don't-careishness noun: The state or quality of not caring; carelessness.
- don't-carish adjective: Alternative spelling of don't-careish.
- don't-carishness noun: Alternative spelling of don't-careishness.
- don't cha contraction: Alternative spelling of don'tcha.
- don't change a winning team proverb: Synonym of if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
- don't count your chickens proverb: Ellipsis of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
- don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched proverb: Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
- don't count your chickens before they're hatched proverb: One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.
- don't count your chickens before they've hatched proverb: Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
- don't count your chicks proverb: Ellipsis of don't count your chicks before they're hatched.
- don't count your chicks before they hatch proverb: Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
- don't count your chicks before they're hatched proverb: Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
- don't cry for me, Argentina phrase: Used to express that the speaker does not need sympathy or compassion.
- don't cry over spilled milk proverb: Alternative spelling of don't cry over spilt milk.
- don't cut yourself on that edge phrase: A retort to a person perceived as being edgy (exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others:...
- don't diet, try it phrase: One should enjoy all and various kinds of foods and delicacies, rather than being concerned with becoming overweight.
- don't dip your pen in company ink proverb: Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.
- don't do anything I wouldn't do phrase: Behave properly; be well; said on parting
- don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly proverb: Drive your vehicle at a safe speed.
- don't drop the soap proverb: Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.
- don't even think about it phrase: Don't do it, under any circumstances!
- don't feed the troll phrase: Said to urge another not to respond to disruptive behavior, particularly in online contexts, by pointing out any such response is likely to be...
- don't feed the trolls phrase: Alternative form of don't feed the troll.
- don't fight the tape proverb: Do not bet or trade against the trend in the financial markets.
- don't fish off the company dock proverb: Synonym of you don't dip your pen in company ink.
- don't forget to write interjection: Addressed to someone whose departure is permanent or for a long time
- don't get above your raising proverb: Do not act in a manner not in keeping with the way you were brought up.
- don't get mad, get even proverb: A saying or advice suggesting to someone that instead of getting angry at a perceived injustice, slight or other action against them, they should retaliate.
- don't get me wrong phrase: Do not misinterpret what I am telling you.
- don't get someone started phrase: Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.
- don't get your honey where you make your money proverb: Synonym of you don't dip your pen in company ink.
- don't get your hopes up proverb: Synonym of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
- don't get your meat where you get your bread proverb: Synonym of you don't dip your pen in company ink.
- don't give me that phrase: Used to reject a statement or excuse that one does not believe.
- don't give up the day job phrase: Alternative form of don't give up your day job.
- don't give up your day job phrase: Somewhat sarcastic but usually good-natured advice used to criticise a person's degree of talent (especially in music or other performing arts), implying...
- don't go there interjection: Do not broach that topic.
- don't got verb: don't have; doesn't have.
- don't hate the player, hate the game proverb: The frustrations with a system or activity should be blamed on its weaknesses, rather than on individuals who operate within it.
- don't hold your breath phrase: Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all.
- don't I know it interjection: I know; I am very familiar with it (some stated fact).
- don't judge a book by its cover proverb: Alternative form of you can't judge a book by its cover.
- don't keep a dog and bark yourself proverb: Don't do anything you are paying a more qualified person to do.
- don't knock it till you've tried it phrase: One should not criticize or dismiss something before one has experienced it.
- don't knock it until you've tried it phrase: Alternative form of don't knock it till you've tried it.
- don't knock yourself out phrase: Don't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort).
- don't know noun, phrase: Someone who does not give a definite opinion in a questionnaire.
- don't knowist noun: An individual who claims to have no knowledge or opinion regarding a subject or matter.
- don't let the bedbugs bite phrase: Used to wish a person a good night’s sleep.
- don't look a gift horse in the mouth proverb: One should not unappreciatively question or inspect a gift too closely.
- don't look at me phrase: A response indicating that one is either unwilling or unable to perform a task, or that one is not guilty of something for which blame was implied.
- don't look now phrase: Used before a statement to tell someone to be aware of something (often a person) without looking.
- don't make me laugh phrase: Used to express that one cannot take a suggestion seriously.
- don't @ me phrase: A demand for no debate regarding a controversial statement.
- don't mention it phrase /dəʊnt ˈmɛn.ʃən ɪt/: A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.
- don't mess with success proverb: Synonym of if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
- don't mind if I do phrase: Used to express acceptance of something offered to the speaker.
- don't pass go phrase: To say that somebody is obliged to do something without question.
- don't put all your eggs in one basket proverb: Do not dedicate all your resources to one project.
- don't quit your day job phrase: Synonym of don't give up your day job.
- don't quote me phrase: Used to indicate that the speaker is uncertain of the accuracy of their statement and does not wish to have the statement attributed to them.
- don't ring us, we'll ring you phrase: Synonym of don't call us, we'll call you.
- don't say gay adjective: Synonym of no promo homo.
- don't sell the skin till you have caught the bear proverb: Synonym of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
- don't shoot the messenger proverb: The bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for it.
- don't spare the horses phrase: Be quick; do not waste time.
- don't spend it all at once phrase: Synonym of don't spend it all in one place.
- don't spend it all in one place phrase: A reaction to someone receiving money, often an insignificant amount.
- don't sweat it phrase: Do not worry about it.
- don't sweat the small stuff proverb: One should not give in to petty problems; one should not worry about insignificant matters.
- don't take any wooden nickels phrase: One should not permit oneself to be cheated or duped; one should not be naive.
- don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks proverb: Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.
- don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep proverb: Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.
- don't tell me phrase: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, tell, me.
- don't that beat all interjection: Expressing great wonder or surprise.
- don't touch that dial phrase: Stay focused on a discussion or task; maintain the course of action.
- don't tread on me phrase: A slogan, associated during the American Revolutionary War with freedom from British rule, and in more recent years with libertarianism and anti-government...
- don't try this at home phrase: A caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe for ordinary members of the public to attempt.
- don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs proverb: Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
- don't worry phrase: Indicates to the interlocutor not to worry (feel anxiety) about something.
- don't worry your pretty little head phrase: Used to tell someone, usually a girl or woman, not to be concerned about a matter, implying that they do not have the mental capacity to understand it.
- don't you know phrase: Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement.
- don'tcha contraction: Pronunciation spelling of don't you.
- dona noun: Alternative form of donah.
- donabe noun: A clay pot for use over an open flame in Japanese cuisine, usually glazed on the inside and porous on the outside.
- donable adjective: Capable of being donated or given.
- Donachie proper noun: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- donacid noun: Any clam in the family Donacidae.
- donacobius noun: A monotypic passerine bird of tropical South America, Donacobius atricapilla, also known as the black-capped donacobius.
- Donadio proper noun: A surname.
- Donaghadee proper noun /ˌdɒnəhəˈdiː/: A coastal town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
- Donaghey proper noun: A village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
- Donaghmore proper noun: A small settlement north of Rathdowney, County Laois, Ireland (Irish grid ref S 2680).
- Donaghue proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- Donaghy proper noun: A surname.
- donah noun: A larrikin's girlfriend.
- Donahey proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- Donahoe proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- Donahue proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- donair noun: A Nova Scotian variant of the doner kebab, including breadcrumbs and spices, and served with a sweet sauce made from evaporated milk, sugar, vinegar, and...
- donair sauce noun: A creamy sauce made of evaporated milk, garlic, and vinegar.
- Donald noun /ˈdɒn.əld/: Abbreviation of Donald Trump (“a dump, an act of defecation”).
- Donald Duck noun /ˌdɒ.nəlˈdʌk/: A fuck.
- Donald Ducked adjective /ˈdɒn.əld ˈdʌkt/: Fucked (ruined or broken).
- Donald Ducking it phrase: Wearing no clothes below the waist.
- Donald Trump noun /dɑn.əld ˈtɹʌmp/: A dump (an act of defecation).
- Donald Trumpesque adjective: Alternative form of Trumpesque.
- Donald Trumpian adjective: Alternative form of Trumpian.
- Donald Trumpish adjective: Synonym of Trumpish.
- Donalda proper noun: A female given name.
- Donaldism noun: fan culture that is found among fans of Disney comics and animated motion pictures and shorts
- Donalds proper noun: A surname
- Donaldson proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
- Donaldson-Thomas invariant noun: Given a compact moduli space of sheaves on a Calabi-Yau threefold, its Donaldson-Thomas invariant is the virtual number of its points, i.e., the integral of...
- Donaldson-Thomas theory noun: The theory of Donaldson-Thomas invariants.
- Donaldsonville proper noun: A city, the parish seat of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- donanemab noun: An experimental drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
- Donar proper noun: The god Thor.
- donary noun: An object given or donated to a sacred use.
- donat noun: A rank in some knightly orders.
- donatable adjective: Capable of being donated.
- donatary noun: Alternative form of donatory.
- donatary captain noun: One who held a donatary captaincy; a nobleman who had hereditary authority (granted in the 1530s) over a large tract of land in colonial Brazil, and who was...
- donatary captaincy noun: A hereditary land grant in colonial Brazil, held by a donatary captain.
- donate verb /də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/: To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
- donated adjective, verb /dəʊˈneɪtɪd/: Having been given freely rather than purchased.
- donatee noun: Someone who has received a donation or someone who needs a donation.
- Donatelli proper noun: A surname.
- Donatellian adjective: relational adjective of Donatello, Italian artist
- Donatello proper noun: An Italian Renaissance painter.
- donater noun: One who donates.
- donateware noun: Synonym of donationware.
- Donath proper noun: A surname.
- Donath-Landsteiner syndrome noun: Synonym of paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
- donatio inter vivos noun: a lifetime gift, a present or future gift given during the donor's lifetime.
- donatio mortis causa noun: A deathbed gift: a future gift given in expectation of the donor's imminent death and only delivered upon the donor's death.
- donation noun /dəʊˈneɪʃən/: A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
- donationware noun: A variant of freeware that offers an option to its user to donate money to the program's author.
- Donatism noun: An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any...
- Donatist noun /ˈdəʊnətɪst/: One of a group of Christians in fourth-century North Africa who broke away as a group after opposing the appointment of Caecilianus as Bishop of Carthage,...
- Donatistic adjective: Relating to Donatism.
- Donatistical adjective: Relating to the Donatists.
- donative adjective, noun /ˈdəʊnətɪv/: Being or relating to a donation.
- donatively adverb: As a donation.
- Donato proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- donator noun: Donor, one who donates.
- donatory noun: A donee of the crown; someone to whom, upon certain conditions, escheated property or colonial land or power is bestowed.
- donatress noun: A female donator.
- donatrix noun: Female donator.
- Donaueschingen proper noun: A town in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- donax noun: A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
- donaxine noun: Synonym of gramine.
- donbak noun: Alternative form of tombak (“a type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music”)
- Donbas proper noun /ˈdɒnbæs/: An industrial region in eastern Ukraine.
- donburi noun: A Japanese rice bowl dish consisting of fish, meat, vegetables or other ingredients served together over rice.
- Doncaster proper noun /ˈdɒŋkəstə/: A city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).
- doncella noun: A fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus).
- doncha contraction: don't you
- donchaknow contraction: Don't you know.
- donchu contraction: Contraction of don't + you.
- Donda proper noun: A female given name.
- dondakaya noun: ivy gourd
- donde esta la biblioteca phrase /ˈdoʊndeɪ ɛsˈtɑ lɑ bɪblioʊˈtɛkɑ/: Stock phrase used to denote someone's poor knowledge of Spanish.
- donder noun, verb: Alternative form of daunder (“stroll”).
- donder and blitzen interjection /ˈdɒndəɹ ən ˈblɪtsən/: An expression of exasperation.
- Dondero proper noun: A surname.
- Dondo proper noun: A city and district in Sofala Province, Mozambique.
- dondom noun: The office or position of a don.
- dondurma noun: A Turkish mastic ice cream.
- done adjective, interjection, noun, verb /dʌn/: Having completed or finished an activity.
- done and done adjective /ˈdʌn ˈænd ˈdʌn/: Agreed upon, mutually accepted.
- done and doner verb: Done: past participle of do, indicating a passive voice.
- done and dusted adjective: Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.
- done brown adjective: Thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled.
- done deal noun: An agreement that has been finally resolved or decided.
- done did verb: Used to form the cessative past tense.
- done dotta noun: A done deal.
- done for adjective, verb: Doomed; without hope of recovery.
- done like a dinner adjective: Totally defeated; completely finished or gone.
- done thing noun: Something done habitually or according to social norms, expectations, etc.
- done up adjective, verb: Worn-out, exhausted.
- done up like a dog's dinner adjective: Dressed in an ostentatious or overly formal manner.
- done up like a kipper adjective: cheated or exploited; treated unfairly
- done-zo adjective: Alternative spelling of dunzo.
- donee noun: Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
- Donegal noun /ˌdʌniˈɡɒːl/: A type of coarse tweed made in this county.
- Donegan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- donek noun: A breed of fancy pigeon.
- Donelan proper noun: A surname.
- Donelson proper noun: A surname.
- doneness noun: The extent to which a food has been cooked.
- donepezil noun /ˌdɑnˈɛp.əz.ɪl/: A drug taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₄H₂₉NO₃·HCl to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease
- doner adjective, noun /ˈdɒn.ə/: Alternative form of doner (“doner kebab”).
- doner kebab noun /ˈdɒn.ə(ɹ)kəˌbæb/: A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when...
- doner kebap noun: Alternative form of doner kebab.
- donesies adjective: Done; finished.
- doness noun: Alternative spelling of donness.
- donetidine noun: A histamine H₂ receptor antagonist.
- Donets proper noun /dɒnˈɛts/: One of several rivers in Eastern Europe, including but not limited to
- Donetsk proper noun /dəˈnɛtsk/: A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, an as well as, a raion of Donetsk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river.
- doney noun: Alternative form of dhoni.
- donezo adjective: Alternative spelling of dunzo.
- dong noun, verb /dɒŋ/: The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
- dong quai noun: Angelica sinensis, a herb native to China, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
- donga noun /ˈdɔŋɡə/: A usually dry, eroded watercourse running only in times of heavy rain.
- dongba noun: A priest of the Nakhi people.
- Dongbei proper noun: Synonym of Manchuria: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
- Dongcheng proper noun /dʊŋˈt͡ʃʌŋ/: A district of Beijing, China.
- dongchimi noun: A form of kimchi made from radish and a type of cabbage.
- Dongen proper noun: A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
- donger noun /ˈdɒŋə/: The penis.
- Dongfang proper noun: A sub-prefectural city of Hainan, China.
- Dongfeng proper noun: A county of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China.
- Dongguan proper noun /ˈdʊŋˈɡwɑn/: A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
- Donggyeongi noun: A naturally bobtailed dog breed that originated in Korea, currently endangered.
- Donghai proper noun: A county of Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
- dongle noun /ˈdɒŋɡl̩/: Any small device that plugs into an electronic device, typically a computer, and alters its functionality. Common examples include wireless modems, digital...
- dongless adjective: Without a penis.
- dongnoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- Dongola noun: A horse of a large Middle Eastern breed.
- Dongola kid noun: Dongola leather
- Dongola leather noun: leather made by the Dongola process
- Dongola race noun: A boat race in which the crews are composed of a number of pairs, usually of men and women.
- Dongolawi noun: A member of various Nubian tribes and peoples in northern Sudan, primarily settling between the third Nile cataract and Al Dabbah.
- Dongolese adjective: Of or relating to Dongolawi (Nubian language).
- dongsaeng noun /ˈdɒŋˌsɛŋ/: A younger sibling (in the context of Korea).
- dongseng noun: Alternative form of dongsaeng.
- Dongshan proper noun /dɔŋ.ʃæn/: A district of Tainan, Taiwan.
- Dongsheng proper noun /dɔŋ.ʃɛŋ/: A district of Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
- Dongsonian adjective, noun: Of, or related to the Dong Son culture.
- Dongting proper noun /dɔŋ.tɪŋ/: A lake in Hunan, China.
- Dongxiang noun /dɔŋ.ʃɒŋ/: A member of an ethnic group of Gansu Province in China.
- Dongyang proper noun: A county-level city of Jinhua, Zhejiang, China.
- Dongyi noun: a cultural group of ancient China centered in what is now Shandong province.
- Dongying proper noun /dɔŋ.jɪŋ/: A prefecture-level city of Shandong, China.
- Donham proper noun: A surname.
- donharrisite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic brown mineral containing mercury, nickel, and sulfur.
- doni noun: Alternative form of dhoni.
- Donia proper noun: A female given name.
- donicity noun: Donor number, a quantitative measure of Lewis basicity.
- donick noun: Alternative form of donnick.
- donicker noun: Alternative form of donniker.
- donidalorsen noun: A medication used to prevent attacks of hereditary angioedema.
- Donie proper noun: A diminutive of the male given name Donal.
- doniferous adjective: Bearing or yielding gifts.
- Donington proper noun: A large village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2035).
- Doniphan proper noun: A surname.
- Donizettian adjective: Of or relating to Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848), Italian composer known for writing operas.
- donjon noun /ˈdʌn.d͡ʒən/: The fortified tower and main residence of a motte or early castle; a keep.
- donjuanesque adjective: Alternative form of Don Juanesque.
- donjuanist adjective: Exhibiting compulsive sexual behavior.
- donk adjective, noun, verb /dɒŋk/: A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds, or a sound typical of this genre.
- donk bet noun, verb: An opening bet made out of position by a pre-flop caller after the flop.
- donker noun /ˈdɒŋ.kə(ɹ)/: A people smuggler.
- donkey noun /ˈdɒŋ.ki/: A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
- donkey anaphora noun: A phenomenon where a pronoun is semantically bound by an indefinite noun phrase in a quantificational context, but not syntactically.
- donkey bean noun: Synonym of bundleflower.
- donkey bid noun: A fake bid at an auction, used by the auctioneer to raise the price and thus raise the commission.
- donkey boiler noun: A water-heating system for domestic use, consisting of a drum of water mounted above a fire.
- donkey boy noun, verb: A person (usually, but not always, a boy) who cares for and drives a donkey that carries a tourist or the luggage of a tourist.
- donkey drop noun: A pitch of the ball that aims to land it on the stumps from as great a height as possible, preferably with the ball descending behind the batsman standing...
- donkey ears noun: A hand gesture made by placing the thumbs above each ear and waving the index fingers in unison; used to express derision.
- donkey engine noun: A steam-powered winch, once widely used in logging operations, also found in the mining and maritime industries.
- donkey fringe noun: A long fringe of hair, longer on one side and plastered down on the forehead over one eye.
- donkey jacket noun: A type of thick jacket, usually dark blue, often worn by men who work outside (though originally worn by donkeymen)
- donkey kick noun: A hip extension and knee flexion in quadruped position.
- donkey kong noun: An uncivilized or ill-mannered person; a boor.
- donkey orchid noun: Any orchid of the genus Diuris.
- donkey power noun: A unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one third of a horsepower.
- donkey pronoun noun: The pronoun, in a donkey sentence, whose syntactic role poses a challenge.
- donkey pump noun: A pump, in the form of a nodding donkey, for pumping water
- donkey punch noun, verb: A sucker punch, especially one delivered to the back of the neck, head, or the kidneys, of a sexual partner who is crouching on all fours; also used...
- donkey rhubarb noun: Japanese knotweed
- donkey route noun: A people smuggling route across rough terrain such as jungles and deserts.
- donkey's noun: A long time.
- donkey's ears noun: A long time, years and years.
- donkey's eye noun: The seed of Mucuna pruriens.
- donkey's years noun: A long time, years and years.
- donkey sentence noun: A sentence that contains a pronoun with clear meaning (bound semantically) but whose syntactic role poses a challenge.
- donkey shoe noun: A type of shoe similar to a horseshoe, but usually smaller and without toeclips.
- donkey show noun: A type of sexual performance most often associated with Tijuana, Mexico, in which a woman engages in bestiality with a donkey.
- donkey stone noun: A kind of scouring block, used mainly in the mill towns of nothern England to highlight the leading edge of stone steps.
- donkey stool noun: A wooden stool, supposedly shaped rather like a donkey, once used by artists
- donkey vote noun: The act of casting a vote in an election using a preferential voting system, by specifying the candidates in the order in which they are listed on the...
- donkey voter noun: A voter who casts a donkey vote.
- donkey work noun: Work that is difficult, boring, and routine.
- donkeyback noun: The back of a donkey.
- donkeyboy noun: Alternative form of donkey-boy.
- donkeyhood noun: The state, quality, or condition of being a donkey.
- donkeyish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
- donkeyism noun: foolishness
- donkeyless adjective: Without a donkey or donkeys.
- donkeyman noun: The person who operates a donkey engine.
- donkeypower noun: A unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one-third of a horsepower.
- donkeypunch noun, verb: Alternative form of donkey punch.
- donkeys' years noun: Alternative form of donkey's years.
- donkeywork noun: Alternative form of donkey work.
Part 88 · Part 90 · 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.