English words starting with d

Meanings of D:

abbreviation

(in genealogies) daughter.

Usage examples:

Henry m. georgina 1957, 1s 2d

contraction

Had.

Usage examples:

They'd already gone

noun

The fourth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

Each half resembles a uppercase letter d, so the two parts of the cyclotron are known as dees.

adjective

(of plastic) breaking down in the presence of oxygen into tiny pieces that may then slowly biodegrade. oxo-biodegradable plastics generally degrade more slowly than compostable materials, but disintegrate too fast to be recyclable.

phrasal verb

The 4th letter of the roman alphabet

Electric flux density.

Meanings of Da:

abbreviation

(in units of measurement) deca-.

determiner

Non-standard spelling of the, used in representing speech.

noun

One's father.

Usage examples:

I learned the songs from my da

Meanings of Dab:

verb

Press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance.

Usage examples:

He dabbed his mouth with his napkin

noun

A small amount of something.

Usage examples:

She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger

abbreviation

Digital audio broadcasting.

Meanings of Dab-hand:

noun

Someone who is very good at a particular activity

Usage examples:

She was a dab hand at tennis and played for her school., carlo's a dab hand in the kitchen (= good …

Meanings of Dabbed:

verb

Press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance.

Usage examples:

He dabbed his mouth with his napkin

noun

A small amount of something.

Usage examples:

She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger

abbreviation

Digital audio broadcasting.

Meanings of Dabber:

noun

A rounded pad used in printing to apply ink to a surface.

Usage examples:

Later, a coat of lamp black ink and gum is applied on the paper, which is tapped with dabbers and b…

Meanings of Dabbers:

noun

A rounded pad used in printing to apply ink to a surface.

Usage examples:

Later, a coat of lamp black ink and gum is applied on the paper, which is tapped with dabbers and b…

Meanings of Dabbing:

noun

The action or practice of inhaling small quantities of a concentrated and vaporized drug, typically cannabis oil or resin.

Usage examples:

Even among marijuana proponents, dabbing is a polarizing topic

verb

Press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance.

Usage examples:

He dabbed his mouth with his napkin

Meanings of Dabble:

verb

Immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.

Usage examples:

They dabbled their feet in the rock pools

Meanings of Dabbled:

verb

Immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.

Usage examples:

They dabbled their feet in the rock pools

Meanings of Dabbler:

noun

Someone who takes a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or tries a particular activity for a short period

Usage examples:

They are dabblers in african music rather than experts., i'm not a real painter - just a dabbler.

Meanings of Dabblers:

noun

Someone who takes a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or tries a particular activity for a short period

Usage examples:

They are dabblers in african music rather than experts., i'm not a real painter - just a dabbler.

Meanings of Dabbles:

verb

Immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.

Usage examples:

They dabbled their feet in the rock pools

Meanings of Dabbling:

verb

Immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.

Usage examples:

They dabbled their feet in the rock pools

Meanings of Dabchick:

noun

A small grebe, especially the little grebe.

Usage examples:

Smallest of the grebes, the little grebe, or dabchick, is considerably rounder and more dumpy than …

Meanings of Dabchicks:

noun

A small grebe, especially the little grebe.

Usage examples:

Smallest of the grebes, the little grebe, or dabchick, is considerably rounder and more dumpy than …

Meanings of Dabs:

verb

Press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance.

Usage examples:

He dabbed his mouth with his napkin

noun

A small amount of something.

Usage examples:

She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger

abbreviation

Digital audio broadcasting.

Meanings of Dace:

noun

A small freshwater fish related to the carp, typically living in running water.

Usage examples:

The foss currently contains a good population of fish including brown trout, dace, chub, roach and …

Meanings of Dacha:

noun

A country house or cottage in russia, typically used as a second or holiday home.

Usage examples:

A man may boast of his home as his castle, but russians are increasingly turning to building countr…

Meanings of Dachas:

noun

A country house or cottage in russia, typically used as a second or holiday home.

Usage examples:

A man may boast of his home as his castle, but russians are increasingly turning to building countr…

Meanings of Dachshund:

noun

A dog of a very short-legged, long-bodied breed.

Usage examples:

Pekinese, bearded collies, dachshunds and yorkshire terriers were among the 260 dogs seized at a si…

Meanings of Dachshunde:

noun

A dog of a very short-legged, long-bodied breed.

Usage examples:

Pekinese, bearded collies, dachshunds and yorkshire terriers were among the 260 dogs seized at a si…

Meanings of Dachshunds:

noun

A dog of a very short-legged, long-bodied breed.

Usage examples:

Pekinese, bearded collies, dachshunds and yorkshire terriers were among the 260 dogs seized at a si…

Meanings of Dacian:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of dacia, an ancient country of south-eastern europe, or its people or language.

Usage examples:

The dacian kingdom

noun

A native or inhabitant of dacia, an ancient country of south-eastern europe.

Usage examples:

The dacians became a united nation under a single ruler

Meanings of Dacite:

noun

A volcanic rock resembling andesite but containing free quartz.

Usage examples:

The volcanic strata consist of sheet-like flows of andesite, dacite, basalts, and trachybasalts tha…