English Words: D
26,416 words · Page 58 of 529
A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.
Initialism of deferred procedure call A software interrupt triggered by the kernel when it detects a "hung" condition deep within a thread or process it is attempting to terminate. In general, this allows the process to complete its work before the impending termination or context switch.
Initialism of Democratic People's Republic of Korea, official name of North Korea: a country in East Asia.
Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games.
A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
of a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc.
A business establishment where alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, ale, etc, are served, but not hard liquor.
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
Synonym of dragon (“a type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel and a flared muzzle, metaphorically exhaling fire like a mythical dragon”).
A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
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 58. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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