| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| durst | imp. | of Dare, of Dare. See Dare, v. i. |
| ducal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a duke. |
| ducat | noun | A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke. |
| duchy | noun | The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom. |
| duelo | noun | A duel; also, the rules of dueling. |
| duea | noun | See Doa. |
| dulce | verb t. | To make sweet; to soothe. |
| dulia | noun | An inferior kind of veneration or worship, given to the angels and saints as the servants of God. |
| dully | adverb | In a dull manner; stupidly; slowly; sluggishly; without life or spirit. |
| dulse | noun | A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. The true dulse is Sarcophyllis edulis; the common is Rhodymenia. [Written also dillisk.] |
| dumal | adjective | Pertaining to, or set with, briers or bushes; brambly. |
| dummy | adjective | Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine., Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch., One who is dumb., A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates., An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book, etc., One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character., A thick-witted person; a dolt., A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car., The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards., A floating barge connected with a pier. |
| dumpy | superl. | Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout., Sullen or discontented. |
| dunce | noun | One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt. |
| dungy | adjective | Full of dung; filthy; vile; low. |
| dunny | adjective | Deaf; stupid. |
| duomo | noun | A cathedral. See Dome, 2. |
| duped | imp. & past participle | of Dupe |
| duper | noun | One who dupes another. |
| duple | adjective | Double. |
| dural | adjective | Pertaining to the dura, or dura mater. |
| durga | noun | Same as Doorga. |
| durio | noun | A fruit tree (D. zibethinus, the only species known) of the Indian Archipelago. It bears the durian. |
| durra | noun | A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; — called also Indian millet, and Guinea corn. |
| dusky | adjective | Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley., Tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown., Gloomy; sad; melancholy., Intellectually clouded. |
| dusty | superl. | Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust; as, a dusty table; also, reducing to dust., Like dust; of the color of dust; as a dusty white. |
| dutch | adjective | Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants., The people of Holland; Dutchmen., The language spoken in Holland. |