| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| dung | of Ding, The excrement of an animal., To manure with dung., To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung; — done to remove the superfluous mordant., To void excrement. | |
| duad | noun | A union of two; duality. |
| dual | adjective | Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc. , in Greek. |
| duan | noun | A division of a poem corresponding to a canto; a poem or song. |
| dubb | noun | The Syrian bear. See under Bear. |
| duck | noun | A pet; a darling., A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, — used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men’s clothing., The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates., To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and suddenly withdraw., To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing it; as, duck the boy., To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion., To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip., To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow., Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae., A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water. |
| duct | noun | Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed., One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination., A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber., Guidance; direction. |
| dude | noun | A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations. |
| duds | noun pl. | Old or inferior clothes; tattered garments., Effects, in general. |
| duel | noun | A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other., To fight in single combat. |
| duet | noun | A composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental. |
| duff | noun | Dough or paste., A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; — a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff. |
| duke | noun | A leader; a chief; a prince., In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland., In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without the title of king., To play the duke. |
| dull | superl. | Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish., Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward., Insensible; unfeeling., Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt., Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror., Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert., Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day., To deprive of sharpness of edge or point., To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like., To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish., To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden., To become dull or stupid. |
| duly | adverb | In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it (anything) ought to be; properly; regularly. |
| dumb | adjective | Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes., Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show., Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color., To put to silence. |
| dump | noun | A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing., A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low spirits; despondency; ill humor; — now used only in the plural., Absence of mind; revery., A melancholy strain or tune in music; any tune., An old kind of dance., To knock heavily; to stump., To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand, coal, etc., A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc., A ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc., That which is dumped., A pile of ore or rock. |
| dune | noun | A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds. |
| dunt | noun | A blow. |
| dupe | noun | One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer., To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one’s credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery. |
| dura | noun | Short form for Dura mater. |
| dure | adjective | Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome., To last; to continue; to endure. |
| duse | noun | A demon or spirit. See Deuce. |
| dusk | adjective | Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky., Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening., A darkish color., To make dusk., To grow dusk. |
| dust | noun | Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled too minute portions; fine powder; as, clouds of dust; bone dust., A single particle of earth or other matter., The earth, as the resting place of the dead., The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body., Figuratively, a worthless thing., Figuratively, a low or mean condition., Gold dust, Coined money; cash., To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor., To sprinkle with dust., To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate. |
| duty | noun | That which is due; payment., That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service morally obligatory., Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty., Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and superiors., Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage., The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States)., Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods. |