| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| dualin | noun | An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more liable to explosion. |
| dubbed | imp. & past participle | of Dub |
| dubber | noun | One who, or that which, dubs., A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold ghee, oil, etc. |
| ducked | imp. & past participle | of Duck |
| ducker | noun | One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver., A cringing, servile person; a fawner. |
| ductor | noun | One who leads., A contrivance for removing superfluous ink or coloring matter from a roller. See Doctor, 4. |
| dudder | verb t. | To confuse or confound with noise., To shiver or tremble; to dodder., A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. |
| dudeen | noun | A short tobacco pipe. |
| dudish | adjective | Like, or characterized of, a dude. |
| dueful | adjective | Fit; becoming. |
| dueler | noun | One who engages in a duel. |
| duenna | noun | The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain., An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family., Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a governess. |
| duetto | noun | See Duet. |
| duffel | noun | A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. |
| duffer | noun | A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat., A stupid, awkward, inefficient person. |
| duffle | noun | See Duffel. |
| dugong | noun | An aquatic herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and Australia. |
| dugout | noun | A canoe or boat dug out from a large log., A place dug out., A house made partly in a hillside or slighter elevation. |
| dugway | noun | A way or road dug through a hill, or sunk below the surface of the land. |
| dulcet | adjective | Sweet to the taste; luscious., Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious. |
| duller | imp. & past participle | of Dull, One who, or that which, dulls. |
| dumbly | adverb | In silence; mutely. |
| dumose | adjective | Alt. of Dumous |
| dumous | adjective | Abounding with bushes and briers., Having a compact, bushy form. |
| dumped | imp. & past participle | of Dump |
| dumple | verb t. | To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another. |
| dunned | imp. & past participle | of Dun |
| dunder | noun | The lees or dregs of cane juice, used in the distillation of rum. |
| dunged | imp. & past participle | of Dung |
| dunker | noun | One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; — called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists. |
| dunlin | noun | A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); — called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America. |
| dunner | noun | One employed in soliciting the payment of debts. |
| dunted | adjective | Beaten; hence, blunted. |
| dunter | noun | A porpoise. |
| duping | present participle & vb. noun | of Dupe |
| dupery | noun | The act or practice of duping. |
| dupion | noun | A double cocoon, made by two silkworms. |
| duplex | adjective | Double; twofold. |
| dupper | noun | See 2d Dubber. |
| durant | noun | See Durance, 3. |
| durbar | noun | An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the governor general of India. |
| durene | noun | A colorless, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C6H2(CH3)4, off artificial production, with an odor like camphor. |
| duress | noun | Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty., The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restrain of his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence, to incur a civil liability or to commit an offense., To subject to duress. |
| durham | noun | One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality. |
| durian | noun | Alt. of Durion |
| durion | noun | The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like chestnuts. |
| during | preposition | In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year. |
| durity | noun | Hardness; firmness., Harshness; cruelty. |
| durous | adjective | Hard. |
| dusken | verb t. | To make dusk or obscure. |
| dusted | imp. & past participle | of Dust |
| duster | noun | One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil that frees from dust., A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc., A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran., A light over-garment, worn in traveling to protect the clothing from dust. |
| dutied | adjective | Subjected to a duty. |
| duties | plural | of Duty |