- daringadj.Brave
- darklingadv.Blindly
- Darwinismn.The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms
- dastardn.A base coward
- datumn.A premise, starting-point, or given fact
- dauntlessadj.Fearless
- day-mann.A day-laborer
- dead-heatn.A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner
- dearthn.Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable
- death's-headn.A human skull as a symbol of death
- debasev.To lower in character or virtue
- debatableadj.Subject to contention or dispute
- debonairadj.Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
- debutn.A first appearance in society or on the stage
- decagonn.A figure with ten sides and ten angles
- decagramn.A weight of 10 grams
- decalitern.A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters
- decaloguen.The ten commandments
- Decameronn.A volume consisting of ten parts or books
- decametern.A length of ten meters
- decampv.To leave suddenly or unexpectedly
- decapitatev.To behead
- decapodadj.Ten-footed or ten-armed
- decasyllablen.A line of ten syllables
- deceitn.Falsehood
- deceitfuladj.Fraudulent
- deceivev.To mislead by or as by falsehood
- decencyn.Moral fitness
- decentadj.Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress
- deciduousadj.Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc
- decimaladj.Founded on the number 10
- decimatev.To destroy a measurable or large proportion of
- decipherv.To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible
- decisivead.Conclusive
- declamationn.A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public
- declamatoryadj.A full and formal style of utterance
- declarativeadj.Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation
- declensionn.The change of endings in nouns andadj.to express their different relations of gender
- decoratev.To embellish
- decorousadj.Suitable for the occasion or circumstances
- decoyn.Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation
- decrepitadj.Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity
- dedicationn.The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause
- deducev.To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles
- defacev.To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of
- defalcatev.To cut off or take away, as a part of something
- defamationn.Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another
- defamev.To slander
- defaultn.The neglect or omission of a legal requirement
- defendantn.A person against whom a suit is brought
- defensibleadj.Capable of being maintained or justified
- defensiveadj.Carried on in resistance to aggression
- deferv.To delay or put off to some other time
- deferencen.Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment
- defiantadj.Characterized by bold or insolent opposition
- deficiencyn.Lack or insufficiency
- deficientadj.Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount
- definiteadj.Having an exact signification or positive meaning
- deflectv.To cause to turn aside or downward
- deforestv.To clear of forests
- deformv.To disfigure
- deformityn.A disfigurement
- defraudv.To deprive of something dishonestly
- defrayv.To make payment for
- degeneracyn.A becoming worse
- degeneratev.To become worse or inferior
- degradationn.Diminution, as of strength or magnitude
- degradev.To take away honors or position from
- dehydratev.To deprive of water
- deifyv.To regard or worship as a god
- deignv.To deem worthy of notice or account
- deistn.One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation
- deityn.A god, goddess, or divine person
- dejectv.To dishearten
- dejectionn.Melancholy
- delectableadj.Delightful to the taste or to the senses
- delectationn.Delight
- deleteriousadj.Hurtful, morally or physically
- delicacyn.That which is agreeable to a fine taste
- delineatev.To represent by sketch or diagram
- deliquescev.To dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air
- deliriousadj.Raving
- deludev.To mislead the mind or judgment of
- delugev.To overwhelm with a flood of water
- delusionn.Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring
- demagnetizev.To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism
- demagoguen.An unprincipled politician
- demeanorn.Deportment
- dementedadj.Insane
- demeritn.A mark for failure or bad conduct
- demisen.Death
- demobilizev.To disband, as troops
- demolishv.To annihilate
- demonstrableadj.Capable of positive proof
- demonstratev.To prove indubitably
- demonstrativeadj.Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts
- demonstratorn.One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner
- demulcentn.Any application soothing to an irritable surface
- demurragen.the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing
- dendroidadj.Like a tree
- dendrologyn.The natural history of trees
- denizenn.Inhabitant
- denominatev.To give a name or epithet to
- denominationn.A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline
- denominatorn.Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided
- denotev.To designate by word or mark
- denouementn.That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up
- denouncev.To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium
- dentifricen.Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth
- denudev.To strip the covering from
- denunciationn.The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment
- depletev.To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste
- deplorableadj.Contemptible
- deplorev.To regard with grief or sorrow
- deponentadj.Laying down
- depopulatev.To remove the inhabitants from
- deportv.To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony
- deportmentn.Demeanor
- depositionn.Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court
- depositorn.One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited
- depositoryn.A place where anything is kept in safety
- depravev.To render bad, especially morally bad
- deprecatev.To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite
- depreciatev.To lessen the worth of
- depreciationn.A lowering in value or an underrating in worth
- depressv.To press down
- depressionn.A falling of the spirits
- depthn.Deepness
- derelictadj.Neglectful of obligation
- deridev.To ridicule
- derisibleadj.Open to ridicule
- derisionn.Ridicule
- derivationn.That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning
- derivativeadj.Coming or acquired from some origin
- derivev.To deduce, as from a premise
- dermatologyn.The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases
- derrickn.An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights
- descendantn.One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc
- descendentadj.Proceeding downward
- descentn.The act of moving or going downward
- descryv.To discern
- desertv.To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned
- desiccantn.Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds
- designatev.To select or appoint, as by authority
- desistv.To cease from action
- desistancen.Cessation
- despairn.Utter hopelessness and despondency
- desperadon.One without regard for law or life
- desperateadj.Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair
- despicableadj.Contemptible
- despiteprep.In spite of
- despondv.To lose spirit, courage, or hope
- despondentadj.Disheartened
- despotn.An absolute and irresponsible monarch
- despotismn.Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part
- destituteadj.Poverty-stricken
- desultoryadj.Not connected with what precedes
- deterv.To frighten away
- deterioratev.To grow worse
- determinateadj.Definitely limited or fixed
- determinationn.The act of deciding
- deterrentadj.Hindering from action through fear
- detestv.To dislike or hate with intensity
- detractv.To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation
- detrimentn.Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss
- detrudev.To push down forcibly
- deviatev.To take a different course
- devilryn.Malicious mischief
- deviltryn.Wanton and malicious mischief
- deviousadj.Out of the common or regular track
- devisev.To invent
- devoutadj.Religious
- dexterityn.Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work
- diabolicadj.Characteristic of the devil
- diacriticaladj.Marking a difference
- diagnosev.To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena
- diagnosisn.Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease
- dialectn.Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district
- dialecticiann.A logician
- dialoguen.A formal conversation in which two or more take part
- diaphanousadj.Transparent
- diatomicadj.Containing only two atoms
- diatriben.A bitter or malicious criticism
- dictumn.A positive utterance
- didacticadj.Pertaining to teaching
- differencen.Dissimilarity in any respect
- differentian.Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species
- differentialadj.Distinctive
- differentiatev.To acquire a distinct and separate character
- diffidencen.Self-distrust
- diffidentadj.Affected or possessed with self-distrust
- diffusibleadj.Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly
- diffusionn.Dispersion
- dignitaryn.One who holds high rank
- digraphn.A union of two characters representing a single sound
- digressv.To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter
- dilapidatedpa.Fallen into decay or partial ruin
- dilatev.To enlarge in all directions
- dilatoryadj.Tending to cause delay
- dilemman.A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary
- dilettanten.A superficial amateur
- diligencen.Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken
- dilutev.To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something
- diminutionn.Reduction
- dimlyadv.Obscurely
- diphthongn.The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds
- diplomacyn.Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters
- diplomatn.A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another
- diplomaticadj.Characterized by special tact in negotiations
- diplomatistn.One remarkable for tact and shrewd management
- disagreev.To be opposite in opinion
- disallowv.To withhold permission or sanction
- disappearv.To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being
- disappointv.To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of
- disapprovev.To regard with blame
- disarmv.To deprive of weapons
- disarrangev.To throw out of order
- disavowv.To disclaim responsibility for
- disavowaln.Denial
- disbelievern.One who refuses to believe
- disburdenv.To disencumber
- disbursev.To pay out or expend, as money from a fund
- discardv.To reject
- discernibleadj.Perceivable
- disciplen.One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine
- disciplinaryadj.Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority
- disciplinev.To train to obedience
- disclaimv.To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to
- discolorv.To stain
- discomfitv.To put to confusion
- discomfortn.The state of being positively uncomfortable
- disconnectv.To undo or dissolve the connection or association of
- disconsolateadj.Grief-stricken
- discontinuancen.Interruption or intermission
- discordn.Absence of harmoniousness
- discountenancev.To look upon with disfavor
- discoverv.To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived
- discreditv.To injure the reputation of
- discreetadj.Judicious
- discrepantadj.Opposite
- discriminatev.To draw a distinction
- discursiveadj.Passing from one subject to another
- discussionn.Debate
- disenfranchisev.To deprive of any right privilege or power
- disengagev.To become detached
- disfavorn.Disregard
- disfigurev.To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of
- dishabillen.Undress or negligent attire
- dishonestadj.Untrustworthy
- disillusionv.To disenchant
- disinfectv.To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases
- disinfectantn.A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases
- disinheritv.To deprive of an inheritance
- disinterestedadj.Impartial
- disjunctiveadj.Helping or serving to disconnect or separate
- dislocatev.To put out of proper place or order
- dismissaln.Displacement by authority from an office or an employment
- dismountv.To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like
- disobediencen.Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction
- disobedientadj.Neglecting or refusing to obey
- disownv.To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself
- disparagev.To regard or speak of slightingly
- disparityn.Inequality
- dispelv.To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions
- dispensationn.That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power
- displacev.To put out of the proper or accustomed place
- dispossessv.To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate
- disputationn.Verbal controversy
- disqualifyv.To debar
- disquietv.To deprive of peace or tranquillity
- disregardv.To take no notice of
- disreputableadj.Dishonorable or disgraceful
- disreputen.A bad name or character
- disrobev.To unclothe
- disruptv.To burst or break asunder
- dissatisfyv.To displease
- dissectv.To cut apart or to pieces
- dissectionn.The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal
- dissemblev.To hide by pretending something different
- disseminatev.To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown
- dissensionn.Angry or violent difference of opinion
- dissentn.Disagreement
- dissentientn.One who disagrees
- dissentiousadj.Contentious
- dissertationn.Thesis
- disservicen.An ill turn
- disseverv.To divide
- dissimilaradj.Different
- dissipatev.To disperse or disappear
- dissipationn.The state of being dispersed or scattered
- dissoluteadj.Lewd
- dissolutionn.A breaking up of a union of persons
- dissolvev.To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture
- dissonancen.Discord
- dissonantadj.Harsh or disagreeable in sound
- dissuadev.To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading
- dissuasionn.The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading
- disyllablen.A word of two syllables
- distempern.A disease or malady
- distendv.To stretch out or expand in every direction
- distensibleadj.Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction
- distentionn.Expansion
- distillv.To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation
- distillationn.Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile
- distillern.One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors
- distinctionn.A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies
- distortv.To twist into an unnatural or irregular form
- distrainv.To subject a person to distress
- distrainorn.One who subjects a person to distress
- distraughtadj.Bewildered
- distrustn.Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person
- disunionn.Separation of relations or interests
- diurnaladj.Daily
- divagationn.Digression
- divergentadj.Tending in different directions
- diverseadj.Capable of various forms
- diversionn.Pastime
- diversityn.Dissimilitude
- divertv.To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
- divertibleadj.Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
- divestv.To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment
- divinationn.The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden
- divinityn.The quality or character of being godlike
- divisibleadj.Capable of being separated into parts
- divisorn.That by which a number or quantity is divided
- divulgev.To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret
- divulgencen.A divulging
- docileadj.Easy to manage
- docketn.The registry of judgments of a court
- doen.The female of the deer
- dogman.A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority
- dogmaticadj.Making statements without argument or evidence
- dogmatizev.To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence
- dolefuladj.Melancholy
- dolesomeadj.Melancholy
- dolorn.Lamentation
- dolorousadj.Expressing or causing sorrow or pain
- domainn.A sphere or field of action or interest
- domesticityn.Life in or fondness for one's home and family
- domicilen.The place where one lives
- dominancen.Ascendancy
- dominantadj.Conspicuously prominent
- dominatev.To influence controllingly
- dominationn.Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority
- domineerv.To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance
- donatev.To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause
- donatorn.One who makes a donation or present
- doneen.A person to whom a donation is made
- donorn.One who makes a donation or present
- dormantadj.Being in a state of or resembling sleep
- doubletn.One of a pair of like things
- doublyadv.In twofold degree or extent
- dowryn.The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage
- drachman.A modern and an ancient Greek coin
- dragnetn.A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water
- dragoonn.In the British army, a cavalryman
- drainagen.The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc
- dramatistn.One who writes plays
- dramatizev.To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner
- drasticadj.Acting vigorously
- droughtn.Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither
- drowsyadj.Heavy with sleepiness
- drudgeryn.Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation
- dubiousadj.Doubtful
- ducklingn.A young duck
- ductileadj.Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread
- duetn.A composition for two voices or instruments
- dunv.To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment
- duplexadj.Having two parts
- duplicityn.Double-dealing
- durancen.Confinement
- durationn.The period of time during which anything lasts
- duteousadj.Showing submission to natural superiors
- dutiableadj.Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty
- dutifuladj.Obedient
- dwindlev.To diminish or become less
- dynen.The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s