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 |