| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| dove | of Dive, A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous., A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle. | |
| done | past participle | of Do, p. p. from Do, and formerly the infinitive., Performed; executed; finished., It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; — used elliptically., Given; executed; issued; made public; — used chiefly in the clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act. |
| doab | A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers; as, the doab between the Ganges and the Jumna. | |
| doat | verb i. | See Dote. |
| dock | noun | A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination., The solid part of an animal’s tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting., A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse., to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse., To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one’s wages., To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail., An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, — used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide., The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; — sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock., The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands., To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc. |
| dodd | verb t. | Alt. of Dod |
| dodo | noun | A large, extinct bird (Didus ineptus), formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings, like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; — called also dronte. It was related to the pigeons. |
| doer | verb t. & i. | One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent., An agent or attorney; a factor. |
| does | The 3d pers. sing. pres. of Do. | |
| doff | verb t. | To put off, as dress; to divest one’s self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one’s self of., To strip; to divest; to undress., To put off dress; to take off the hat. |
| doge | noun | The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa. |
| doit | noun | A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money., A thing of small value; as, I care not a doit. |
| doko | noun | See Lepidosiren. |
| dole | noun | grief; sorrow; lamentation., See Dolus., Distribution; dealing; apportionment., That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance., Alms; charitable gratuity or portion., A boundary; a landmark., A void space left in tillage., To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly. |
| dolf | imp. | of Delve. |
| doll | noun | A child’s puppet; a toy baby for a little girl. |
| dolt | noun | A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard., To behave foolishly. |
| dome | noun | A building; a house; an edifice; — used chiefly in poetry., A cupola formed on a large scale., Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building; as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc., A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form., Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision. |
| doa | noun | Lady; mistress; madam; — a title of respect used in Spain, prefixed to the Christian name of a lady. |
| doni | noun | A clumsy craft, having one mast with a long sail, used for trading purposes on the coasts of Coromandel and Ceylon. |
| doom | verb t. | Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation., That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp. unhappy destiny; penalty., Ruin; death., Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment; decision., To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge., To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death., To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine., To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion., To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate. |
| door | noun | An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way., The frame or barrier of boards, or other material, usually turning on hinges, by which an entrance way into a house or apartment is closed and opened., Passage; means of approach or access., An entrance way, but taken in the sense of the house or apartment to which it leads. |
| doop | noun | A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut. |
| dorn | noun | A British ray; the thornback. |
| dorp | noun | A hamlet. |
| dorr | noun | The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor., To deceive. [Obs.] See Dor, v. t., To deafen with noise. |
| dory | noun | A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree., The American wall-eyed perch; — called also dore. See Pike perch., A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides. |
| dose | noun | The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one time., A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as one can take, or as falls to one to receive., Anything nauseous that one is obliged to take; a disagreeable portion thrust upon one., To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient or the disease; to form into suitable doses., To give doses to; to medicine or physic to; to give potions to, constantly and without need., To give anything nauseous to. |
| dost | 2d pers. sing. pres. | of Do. |
| dote | noun | A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n., Natural endowments., To act foolishly., To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to drivel., To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; — with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her child., An imbecile; a dotard. |
| doth | 3d pers. sing. pres. | of Do. |
| doty | adjective | Half-rotten; as, doty timber. |
| douc | noun | A monkey (Semnopithecus nemaeus), remarkable for its varied and brilliant colors. It is a native of Cochin China. |
| dour | adjective | Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold. |
| dout | verb t. | To put out. |
| dowl | noun | Same as Dowle. |
| down | noun | Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool, The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets., The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle., The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear., That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down, To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down., A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; — usually in the plural., A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; — usually in the plural., A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war., A state of depression; low state; abasement., In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; — the opposite of up., From a higher to a lower position, literally or figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition; as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and the like; into a state of rest; — used with verbs indicating motion., In a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively; at the bottom of a decent; below the horizon; of the ground; in a condition of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet., From a remoter or higher antiquity., From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions., In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well., Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound., To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down., To go down; to descend., Downcast; as, a down look., Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial., Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway. |
| doxy | noun | A loose wench; a disreputable sweetheart. |
| doze | verb i. | To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy., To pass or spend in drowsiness; as, to doze away one’s time., To make dull; to stupefy., A light sleep; a drowse. |
| dozy | adjective | Drowsy; inclined to doze; sleepy; sluggish; as, a dozy head. |