| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| dabbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Dab |
| dabbled | imp. & past participle | of Dabble |
| dabbler | noun | One who dabbles., One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler. |
| dabster | noun | One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept. |
| dacoity | noun | The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits. |
| daddled | imp. & past participle | of Dadle |
| daddock | noun | The rotten body of a tree. |
| daggled | imp. & past participle | of Daggle |
| daglock | noun | A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep; a taglock. |
| dahlias | plural | of Dahlia |
| dailies | plural | of Daily |
| daimios | plural | of Daimio |
| dairies | plural | of Dairy |
| daisied | adjective | Full of daisies; adorned with daisies. |
| daisies | plural | of Daisy |
| dakoity | noun | See Dacoit, Dacoity. |
| dakotas | noun pl | An extensive race or stock of Indians, including many tribes, mostly dwelling west of the Mississippi River; — also, in part, called Sioux. |
| dallier | noun | One who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with pleasant words. |
| dallied | imp. & past participle | of Dally |
| damming | present participle & vb. noun | of Dam |
| damages | imp. & past participle | of Damage |
| damasse | adjective | Woven like damask., A damasse fabric, esp. one of linen. |
| dambose | noun | A crystalline variety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite. |
| damiana | noun | A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac. |
| dammara | noun | An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine., A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia; — called also Agathis. There are several species. |
| damning | present participle & vb. noun | of Damn, That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt. |
| damnify | verb t. | To cause loss or damage to; to injure; to impair. |
| damosel | noun | Alt. of Damoiselle |
| damping | present participle & vb. noun | of Damp |
| dampish | adjective | Moderately damp or moist. |
| danaide | noun | A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one. |
| danaite | noun | A cobaltiferous variety of arsenopyrite. |
| dancing | present participle & vb. noun | of Dance, from Dance. |
| dandify | verb t. | To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish. |
| dandled | imp. & past participle | of Dandle |
| dandler | noun | One who dandles or fondles. |
| dandies | plural | of Dandy |
| dangled | imp. & past participle | of Dangle |
| dangler | noun | One who dangles about or after others, especially after women; a trifler. |
| dankish | adjective | Somewhat dank. |
| dansker | noun | A Dane. |
| dantean | adjective | Relating to, emanating from or resembling, the poet Dante or his writings. |
| daphnia | noun | A genus of the genus Daphnia. |
| daphnin | noun | A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon (Daphne mezereum) and regarded as the essential principle of the plant., A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a glucoside, and extracted from Daphne mezereum and D. alpina. |
| dapifer | noun | One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the grand master or steward of the king’s or a nobleman’s household. |
| dappled | adjective | Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse., of Dapple |
| darbies | noun pl. | Manacles; handcuffs. |
| dareful | adjective | Full of daring or of defiance; adventurous. |
| darkful | adjective | Full of darkness. |
| darkish | adjective | Somewhat dark; dusky. |
| darling | noun | One dearly beloved; a favorite., Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite. |
| darning | present participle & vb. noun | of Darn |
| darrain | verb t. | To make ready to fight; to array., To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat. |
| darrein | adjective | Last; as, darrein continuance, the last continuance. |
| darting | present participle & vb. noun | of Dart |
| dartars | noun | A kind of scab or ulceration on the skin of lambs. |
| dartoic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the dartos. |
| dartoid | adjective | Like the dartos; dartoic; as, dartoid tissue. |
| dashing | present participle & vb. noun | of Dash, Bold; spirited; showy. |
| dashism | noun | The character of making ostentatious or blustering parade or show. |
| dashpot | noun | A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock. |
| dastard | noun | One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon., Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly., To dastardize. |
| dasyure | noun | A carnivorous marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus. There are several species. |
| datable | adjective | That may be dated; having a known or ascertainable date. |
| dataria | noun | Formerly, a part of the Roman chancery; now, a separate office from which are sent graces or favors, cognizable in foro externo, such as appointments to benefices. The name is derived from the word datum, given or dated (with the indications of the time and place of granting the gift or favor). |
| daubing | present participle & vb. noun | of Daub, The act of one who daubs; that which is daubed., A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; rough-cast., In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; — called also dubbing. |
| daubery | noun | Alt. of Daubry |
| daunted | imp. & past participle | of Daunt |
| daunter | noun | One who daunts. |
| dauphin | noun | The title of the eldest son of the king of France, and heir to the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has been discontinued. |
| davidic | adjective | Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel, or to his family. |
| dawdled | imp. & past participle | of Dawdle |
| dawdler | noun | One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler. |
| dawning | present participle & vb. noun | of Dawn |
| daybook | noun | A journal of accounts; a primary record book in which are recorded the debts and credits, or accounts of the day, in their order, and from which they are transferred to the journal. |
| daymaid | noun | A dairymaid. |
| daymare | noun | A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness, attended by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterizes nightmare. |
| day-net | noun | A net for catching small birds. |
| daysman | noun | An umpire or arbiter; a mediator. |
| daytime | noun | The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night. |
| dazzled | imp. & past participle | of Dazzle |