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# English words: D

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · **D** · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

1197 words under D; 1–100 on this page.

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- [da](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/da/) — «Da» is a playful spelling of «the», as in «da best»; it copies how some people say «the». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dab](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dab/) — To touch something lightly and quickly several times, often with a cloth or sponge: «dab your eyes».
- [dabble](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dabble/) — To try an activity a little, as a hobby, without being very serious about it, as in «dabble in painting».
- [dabchick](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dabchick/) — A small water bird, also called the little grebe, which dives under water to catch small fish and insects and often swims with only its…
- [dachshund](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dachshund/) — A dachshund is a small dog with a very long body, short legs and long ears, first bred in Germany to hunt badgers.
- [dad](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dad/) — Dad is a word for father.
- [daddy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daddy/) — Daddy is what young children call their father.
- [daffodil](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daffodil/) — A daffodil is a yellow spring flower with a trumpet-shaped centre that grows from a bulb.
- [daft](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daft/) — Daft means silly or foolish.
- [dagger](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dagger/) — A dagger is a short knife with a pointed blade, made as a weapon for stabbing.
- [dah](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dah/) — Dah is the long sound or long signal in Morse code, written as a dash (−); the short one is «dit». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dahl](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dahl/) — Dahl (also dal or dhal) is a South Asian dish of split lentils, peas or beans cooked with spices into a thick stew, or the dried split…
- [daily](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daily/) — Happening or done every day. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [daintily](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daintily/) — In a neat, delicate and careful way, especially when eating or moving.
- [dainty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dainty/) — Small, neat, pretty and delicate: dainty feet, a dainty silver crown. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dairy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dairy/) — Food made from milk, such as cheese, butter, yoghurt and cream.
- [dais](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dais/) — A raised platform at one end of a hall, where a king, a speaker or a top table sits so that everyone can see.
- [daisy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daisy/) — A daisy is a small flower with white petals around a yellow middle.
- [dakota](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dakota/) — North Dakota and South Dakota: two states in the middle north of the USA; together «the Dakotas».
- [dale](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dale/) — A valley: a low piece of land lying between hills, often with a stream or river running through it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [daleth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daleth/) — The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which means "door" and stands for the number four. — Jewish tradition
- [dalmatian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dalmatian/) — A large dog with short white fur covered in black or brown spots.
- [dam](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dam/) — A dam is a strong wall built across a river to hold back the water, making a lake behind it called a reservoir. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [damage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/damage/) — Damage is harm done to something so that it is broken, spoiled or weaker. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [damask](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/damask/) — A rich cloth with patterns woven into it, used for curtains and tablecloths.
- [dame](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dame/) — A polite word for an older woman.
- [damn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/damn/) — Said when you are angry, annoyed or disappointed: «Damn! I missed the bus.».
- [damosel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/damosel/) — An old spelling of «damsel»: a young unmarried woman or girl.
- [damp](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/damp/) — Damp means a little wet, not fully wet.
- [dampen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dampen/) — To dampen something is to make it a little wet.
- [dampness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dampness/) — Dampness is a slight wetness, being a little wet in a way that is often unpleasant.
- [damsel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/damsel/) — A young unmarried woman or girl; in old stories a maiden, often in trouble and needing a hero. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dance/) — To dance is to move your body to music. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dancer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dancer/) — A dancer is a person who dances, often as a job or a hobby, such as a ballet dancer.
- [dandelion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dandelion/) — A dandelion is a common wild plant with a bright yellow flower that turns into a white fluffy ball of seeds, called a clock.
- [dandle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dandle/) — To bounce or rock a small child gently on the knee or arm. — Jewish tradition
- [dane](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dane/) — A Dane is a person from Denmark.
- [dang](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dang/) — a mild stand-in for «damn», showing annoyance or surprise.
- [danger](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/danger/) — The chance of being hurt, harmed or killed: "in danger". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dangerous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dangerous/) — Able or likely to hurt or harm someone: "a dangerous road".
- [dangerously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dangerously/) — Dangerously means in a way that could cause harm or injury.
- [dangle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dangle/) — To dangle means to hang down loosely and swing.
- [dangling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dangling/) — Dangling means hanging loosely and swinging, often from something above.
- [daniel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daniel/) — Daniel is a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon, stayed faithful to God, and was thrown into a den of lions but came out… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [danish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/danish/) — Danish means from Denmark or to do with Denmark and its people.
- [dank](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dank/) — Unpleasantly cold, wet and stale-smelling: «a dank cellar».
- [danseur](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/danseur/) — A male ballet dancer; «premier danseur» means a leading male dancer in a ballet company.
- [danseuse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/danseuse/) — A female ballet dancer; «première danseuse» means a leading female dancer.
- [daoism](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daoism/) — A Chinese tradition of thought and religion based on the «Dao» (or «Tao»), «the Way» — the natural flow of the universe; it teaches living…
- [dapper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dapper/) — Neat, smart and trim in dress and movement, often small and quick.
- [dapple](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dapple/) — A pattern of spots or patches of light and shade, as under trees.
- [dappled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dappled/) — Dappled means marked with spots or patches of different colours or shades.
- [dare](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dare/) — To dare means to be brave enough to do something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [daredevil](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daredevil/) — A daredevil is a person who does dangerous, exciting things, often to show off or to entertain people.
- [darest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darest/) — Has the courage to do something, with "thou" as the subject.
- [darjeeling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darjeeling/) — Darjeeling, a town in the Himalayan hills of West Bengal in north-east India, famous for its tea gardens and its little «toy train».
- [dark](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dark/) — Dark means with little or no light, like at night. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [darken](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darken/) — To become darker or to make something darker. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [darkened](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darkened/) — Made darker or grown darker, with little light. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [darkening](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darkening/) — Darkening is the -ing form of «darken»: becoming darker, or making something darker.
- [darkey](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darkey/) — An old, insulting word for a Black person.
- [darkly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darkly/) — Darkly means in a threatening, mysterious or gloomy way.
- [darkness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darkness/) — Darkness is when there is little or no light. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [darling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darling/) — Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [darn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/darn/) — To darn a sock or jumper is to mend a hole by sewing threads across it.
- [dart](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dart/) — A dart is a small pointed object you throw at a round board in a game called darts. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dartboard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dartboard/) — A dartboard is a round board, divided into numbered sections, at which you throw darts in the game of darts.
- [dash](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dash/) — To dash means to run or go very quickly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [dashboard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dashboard/) — A dashboard is the panel at the front of a car, under the windscreen, with the speedometer, dials, lights and controls.
- [dass](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dass/) — In old texts, to make someone dazed or stunned.
- [data](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/data/) — Data is facts, numbers or information collected so they can be studied and used.
- [date](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/date/) — A date is the day, month and year when something happens or happened. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [daub](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daub/) — To daub is to smear something thick and sticky, such as paint, mud or clay, over a surface, often roughly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [daughter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daughter/) — A daughter is a girl or woman who is someone's child. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [daunted](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daunted/) — Daunted means frightened or put off by something big or hard, so that you lose heart.
- [dauntless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dauntless/) — Dauntless means brave, never afraid, not put off by danger or hard work.
- [daw](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daw/) — A daw is a small black bird of the crow family, a jackdaw; the word is old use and mostly found in country speech and old stories.
- [dawdle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dawdle/) — To dawdle is to walk or do something too slowly, wasting time.
- [dawn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dawn/) — Dawn is the time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [day](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/day/) — A day is the time from one midnight to the next; a day has 24 hours and seven days make a week. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [daybreak](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daybreak/) — The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky; dawn. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [daydream](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daydream/) — Pleasant thoughts you have while awake that take your mind away from what is around you: lost in a daydream.
- [daydreaming](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daydreaming/) — Daydreaming is thinking about happy or imagined things while you are awake, so you stop noticing what is around you.
- [daylight](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daylight/) — Daylight is the natural light of the Sun during the day.
- [dayspring](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dayspring/) — An old word for the dawn, the first light of day. — Jewish tradition
- [daytime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daytime/) — Daytime is the part of the day when it is light outside, between sunrise and sunset. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [daze](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/daze/) — A daze is a state where you cannot think clearly, after a blow or a shock.
- [dazed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dazed/) — Unable to think clearly for a short time, because of a hit on the head, a shock, tiredness or great surprise.
- [dazzle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dazzle/) — When a bright light shines in your eyes so that you cannot see for a moment.
- [dazzled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dazzled/) — Unable to see clearly for a moment because of a very bright light: «I was dazzled by the car's headlights».
- [dazzlingly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dazzlingly/) — In a way that is so bright or so striking that you cannot look at it easily; very beautiful or brilliant.
- [dc](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dc/) — DC, d.c.: short for «direct current», electricity that flows in one direction only, as from a battery.
- [ddt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ddt/) — DDT is a strong chemical insecticide (short for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) that was once sprayed widely to kill mosquitoes, lice and…
- [deacon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deacon/) — A deacon is a church minister below a priest, or in many Protestant churches a member chosen to help with services, care and practical work.
- [deactivate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deactivate/) — To deactivate something is to turn it off or stop it from working.
- [dead](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dead/) — Dead means no longer alive. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deadline](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deadline/) — A deadline is the latest time or day by which something must be done or handed in.
- [deadly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deadly/) — Able to kill or very likely to cause death: a deadly poison, a deadly snake. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [deadpan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deadpan/) — Deadpan describes a way of telling a joke or saying something funny with a completely serious, blank face and flat voice, as if you do not…
- [deaf](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/deaf/) — Deaf means not able to hear, or not able to hear well. — everyday · Jewish tradition