English Words: D

26,416 words · Page 59 of 529

drainsnoun

plural of drain

drakenoun

A male duck.

dramnoun

A small unit of weight, variously:

dramanoun

A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue

dramaticadj

Of or relating to the drama.

dramaticallyadv

In a dramatic manner.

dramaticsnoun

The art of acting and stagecraft.

dramatistnoun

Synonym of playwright.

dramatizationnoun

The act of dramatizing.

dramatizeverb

To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.

dramaturgynoun

The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

dramedynoun

A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy.

dranknoun

Dextromethorphan.

drapenoun

A curtain; a drapery.

drapedadj

Covered by or clothed in cloth that drapes loosely around the object or body.

drapernoun

One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; a textile merchant.

draperynoun

Cloth draped gracefully in folds.

drapesnoun

plural of drape

drapingnoun

That which drapes.

drasticadj

Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.

drasticallyadv

To a drastic degree.

dratverb

To damn or curse.

draughtnoun

Alternative form of draft in some of its senses.

draughtsnoun

plural of draught

draughtsmannoun

A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.

Draupadiname

wife of the Pandavas

Dravidname

A surname from Hindi.

Dravidianname

A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh.

drawverb

Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.

drawbacknoun

A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.

drawbridgenoun

A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).

drawdownnoun

The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).

drawernoun

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

drawersnoun

plural of drawer

drawingverb

present participle and gerund of draw

drawingsnoun

plural of drawing

drawlverb

To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently.

drawnverb

past participle of draw

drawsnoun

plural of draw

drawstringnoun

A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).

draynoun

Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.

Draytonname

Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:

DRCname

Initialism of Democratic Republic of (the) Congo, Congo-Kinshasa.

Drename

A diminutive of the male given name Andre.

dreadverb

To fear greatly.

dreadedadj

Causing fear, dread, or terror.

dreadfuladj

Full of something causing dread, whether

dreadfullyadv

In a dreadful manner; terribly.

dreadingverb

present participle and gerund of dread

dreadlocksnoun

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.

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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 59. 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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