| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| dabb | noun | A large, spine-tailed lizard (Uromastix spinipes), found in Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine; — called also dhobb, and dhabb. |
| dace | noun | A small European cyprinoid fish (Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); — called also dare. |
| dade | verb t. | To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles., To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just learning to walk; to move slowly. |
| dado | noun | That part of a pedestal included between the base and the cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of Column., In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base., In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise specially decorated. |
| daff | verb t. | To cast aside; to put off; to doff., A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull., To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy., To daunt. |
| daft | adjective | Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft., Gay; playful; frolicsome. |
| dago | noun | A nickname given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension, Portuguese or Italian) descent. |
| dais | noun | The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table., A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests., A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. |
| dale | noun | A low place between hills; a vale or valley., A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump. |
| dalf | imp. of Delve. | |
| dame | noun | A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady., The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame’s school., A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman., A mother; — applied to human beings and quadrupeds. |
| damn | verb t. | To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure., To doom to punishment in the future world; to consign to perdition; to curse., To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc., To invoke damnation; to curse. |
| damp | noun | Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor., Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind., A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc., Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid., Dejected; depressed; sunk., To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth., To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage. |
| dane | noun | A native, or a naturalized inhabitant, of Denmark. |
| dang | imp. of Ding., To dash., of Ding | |
| dank | adjective | Damp; moist; humid; wet., Moisture; humidity; water., A small silver coin current in Persia. |
| dare | verb i. | To have adequate or sufficient courage for any purpose; to be bold or venturesome; not to be afraid; to venture., To have courage for; to attempt courageously; to venture to do or to undertake., To challenge; to provoke; to defy., The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness; dash., Defiance; challenge., To lurk; to lie hid., To terrify; to daunt., A small fish; the dace. |
| darg | noun | Alt. of Dargue |
| dark | adjective | Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion., Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through; obscure; mysterious; hidden., Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant., Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed., Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious., Deprived of sight; blind., Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light., The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy., A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted., To darken to obscure. |
| darn | verb t. | To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread., A place mended by darning., A colloquial euphemism for Damn. |
| darr | noun | The European black tern. |
| dart | noun | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow., Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart., A spear set as a prize in running., A fish; the dace. See Dace., To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch., To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams., To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart., To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket. |
| dase | verb t. | See Daze. |
| dash | verb t. | To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; — often used with against., To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to crust; to frustrate; to ruin., To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress., To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture., To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; — with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon., To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; — with out; as, to dash out a word., To rust with violence; to move impetuously; to strike violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks., Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash., A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash., A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a dash of purple., A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at the enemy; a dash of rain., Energy in style or action; animation; spirit., A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make or cut a great dash., A mark or line [–], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis., The sign of staccato, a small mark [/] denoting that the note over which it is placed is to be performed in a short, distinct manner., The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass, as a direction to raise the interval a semitone., A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a race course; — used in horse racing, when a single trial constitutes the race. |
| data | noun pl. | See Datum., of Datum |
| date | noun | The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself., That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made; as, the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin. etc., The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the date of a battle., Assigned end; conclusion., Given or assigned length of life; dyration., To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter., To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of; as, to date the building of the pyramids., To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; — with from. |
| daub | verb t. | To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear., To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner., To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal., To flatter excessively or glossy., To put on without taste; to deck gaudily., To smear; to play the flatterer., A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or dabed; a smear., A picture coarsely executed. |
| dauk | verb t. | See Dawk, v. t., to cut or gush. |
| daun | noun | A variant of Dan, a title of honor. |
| dauw | noun | The striped quagga, or Burchell’s zebra, of South Africa (Asinus Burchellii); — called also peechi, or peetsi. |
| dawe | noun | Day. |
| dawk | noun | See Dak., To cut or mark with an incision; to gash., A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber. |
| dawn | verb i. | To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns., To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand., The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise., First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise. |
| daze | verb t. | To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb., The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze., A glittering stone. |