English words starting with do - page 1

Meanings of Do-the-dirty-on:

idiom

To behave unfairly towards someone, usually without their knowledge

Usage examples:

He can't forgive her for doing the dirty on him and having an affair with his best friend.

Meanings of Do-the-trick:

idiom

Infml to achieve the desired result

Usage examples:

I need something to put these papers in – this folder should do the trick.

Meanings of Do-time:

idiom

To spend a certain period in prison

Usage examples:

He did time in a california prison.

Meanings of Do-well:

adjective

Showing signs of being successful; rich

Usage examples:

It was a well-to-do neighborhood of large, single-family homes with big backyards.

Meanings of Do-without:

phrasal verb

Manage without something.

Usage examples:

I could do without food for a day

Meanings of Doa:

abbreviation

Dead on arrival, used to describe a person who is declared dead immediately upon their arrival at a hospital.

Meanings of Doab:

noun

Originally and chiefly in south asia: (the name of) a strip or narrow tract of land between two rivers; specifically (with the) the area between the rivers ganges and jumna in northern india.

Meanings of Doable:

adjective

Within one's powers; feasible.

Usage examples:

None of the jobs were fun, but they were doable

Meanings of Doaty:

adjective

Of wood: having a spotted or speckled surface as a result of (fungal) disease. hence (chiefly of wood): decaying, rotten; soft or spongy in texture.

Meanings of Dob:

verb

Inform against someone.

Usage examples:

Helen dobbed me in to mum

abbreviation

Date of birth.

noun

The day you were born, shown in numbers, or words and numbers

Usage examples:

Please state your name and date of birth.

Meanings of Dobbed:

verb

Inform against someone.

Usage examples:

Helen dobbed me in to mum

phrasal verb

To secretly tell someone in authority that someone else has done something wrong

Usage examples:

Who was it who dobbed me in (to the teacher)?

Meanings of Dobber:

noun

A person who secretly tells someone in authority that someone else has done something wrong

Meanings of Dobbers:

noun

A person who secretly tells someone in authority that someone else has done something wrong

Meanings of Dobbies:

noun

A mechanism attached to a loom for weaving small patterns similar to but simpler than those produced by a jacquard loom.

Usage examples:

Dobby loom

Meanings of Dobbin:

noun

A pet name for a draught horse or a farm horse.

Meanings of Dobbing:

verb

Inform against someone.

Usage examples:

Helen dobbed me in to mum

phrasal verb

To secretly tell someone in authority that someone else has done something wrong

Usage examples:

Who was it who dobbed me in (to the teacher)?

Meanings of Dobbins:

noun

A pet name for a draught horse or a farm horse.

Meanings of Dobby:

noun

A mechanism attached to a loom for weaving small patterns similar to but simpler than those produced by a jacquard loom.

Usage examples:

Dobby loom

Meanings of Dobe:

noun

Adobe.

Usage examples:

If need be, friend, we'll stand shoulder to shoulder against that dobe wall outside.

Meanings of Doberman:

noun

A large dog of a german breed with powerful jaws and a smooth coat, typically black with tan markings.

Usage examples:

She walked past cages holding dignified german shepherds, alert dobermans, sleek labradors and beau…

Meanings of Dobermans:

noun

A large dog of a german breed with powerful jaws and a smooth coat, typically black with tan markings.

Usage examples:

She walked past cages holding dignified german shepherds, alert dobermans, sleek labradors and beau…

Meanings of Dobra:

noun

The basic monetary unit of são tomé and principe, equal to 100 centavos.

Usage examples:

They devalued the currency about 40% to 280.021 são tomé and príncipe dobras = us $1.

Meanings of Dobras:

noun

The basic monetary unit of são tomé and principe, equal to 100 centavos.

Usage examples:

They devalued the currency about 40% to 280.021 são tomé and príncipe dobras = us $1.

Meanings of Dobsonflies:

noun

A large grey north american winged insect related to the alderflies. its predatory aquatic larva (the hellgrammite) is often used as fishing bait.

Usage examples:

Eastern dobsonflies live east of the rocky mountains in the united states and canada.

Meanings of Dobsonfly:

noun

A large grey north american winged insect related to the alderflies. its predatory aquatic larva (the hellgrammite) is often used as fishing bait.

Usage examples:

Eastern dobsonflies live east of the rocky mountains in the united states and canada.