English Words: D

26,416 words · Page 5 of 529

Dannyname

A unisex given name

Dansname

A surname.

Danskadj

Danish.

Dansonname

A surname.

Dantename

A male given name from Italian, presumably in honor of the poet Dante Alighieri.

Dantesname

A surname.

Dantonioname

A surname from Italian.

Danubename

A river in Europe; flowing 2,850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania.

Danversname

A surname.

Danvillename

A city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.

danzanoun

A Puerto Rican music genre associated with ballroom dancing.

Danzigname

Gdańsk (especially in reference to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Prussia or Germany).

Danzigernoun

A native or inhabitant of Danzig (modern-day Gdańsk).

daonoun

Any of various traditional Chinese swords with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping.

Daoismname

Alternative form of Taoism.

Daoistadj

Alternative spelling of Taoist.

dapnoun

A plimsoll.

Daphnename

A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.

daphnianoun

A water flea of the genus Daphnia.

dapperadj

Neat, trim.

dappledadj

Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.

darnoun

A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace.

Daraname

A male given name from Irish.

darbynoun

A specialized tool used to smooth and level the surface of wet concrete, consisting of a stiff wedge or triangle of wood or metal.

Darcyname

A Norman baronial surname from Old French.

Dardnoun

A member of an ethnic group mainly from northern Pakistan, Kashmir, and parts of Afghanistan.

Dardanellesname

The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.

dareverb

To have enough courage (to do something).

daredverb

simple past and past participle of dare

daredevilnoun

A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention.

daren'tverb

Contraction of dare + not.

daresnoun

plural of dare

daresayverb

Chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert.

Darfurname

A region in western Sudan where the Fur live.

darinoun

Synonym of sorghum.

Darianame

A female given name from Old Persian.

Darianname

A unisex given name originating as a coinage.

Darienname

A male given name originating as a coinage, variant of Darian.

daringverb

present participle and gerund of dare

daringlyadv

In a daring manner

Darioname

A surname.

Dariusname

Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.

Darjeelingname

A town and municipality in northern West Bengal, India.

darkadj

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

darkenverb

To make dark or darker by reducing light.

darkenedverb

simple past and past participle of darken

darkeningnoun

The act of something becoming darker.

darkeradj

comparative form of dark: more dark

darklingadv

In the dark; in obscurity.

darklyadv

With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter D contains 26,416 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 529 pages, and you are currently viewing page 5. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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