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. |