4950+ Nouns That Start With D

Nouns are some of the first words we learn when we start studying English. And, out of all the words in the English language, there are a ton of nouns that start with the letter D! In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most common nouns that start with D, and we’ll even provide a few example sentences for each one. So, whether you’re a native English speaker or you’re just starting to learn the language, this article is for you!

Nouns are an important part of speech, and they can be used in a variety of different ways. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most common nouns that start with D. We’ll also provide a few example sentences for each one. So, whether you’re a native English speaker or you’re just starting to learn the language, this article is for you!

Nouns That Start With The Letter D

D is for…dinosaur, dog, and duck! These are just a few of the many, many nouns that start with the letter D.

Dinosaurs are a favorite topic of conversation (and study) for many people. Whether you’re interested in the biggest of the bunch, the smallest, or the ones with the most interesting names, there’s a dinosaur out there for you. And, of course, don’t forget about the duck-billed dinosaurs!

Dogs are man’s best friend, and there are so many different types to choose from. From big to small, hairy to hairless, and every personality in between, there’s a perfect dog out there for everyone.

Ducks are interesting creatures, and they come in a variety of colors and sizes. Did you know that some ducks can even fly?

These are just a few of the many, many nouns that start with the letter D. What are some of your favorites?

428 Nouns That Start With DA

Dacca	The capital of Bangladesh, in the central part of the country, on the Ganges delta; population 7,000,940 (2008).
Dacia	An ancient country in southeastern Europe in what is now northwestern Romania. It was annexed by Trajan in AD 106 as a province of the Roman Empire.
Dada	One’s father. Indian An early-20th-century international movement in art, literature, music, and film, repudiating and mocking artistic and social conventions and emphasizing the illogical and absurd.
Dagon	(in the Bible) a national deity of the ancient Philistines, represented as a fish-tailed man.
Dakar	The capital of Senegal, a port on the Atlantic coast of West Africa; population 2,604,000 (est. 2007).
Damon	A legendary Syracusan of the 4th century BC whose friend Pythias was sentenced to death by Dionysius I. Damon stood bail for Pythias, who returned just in time to save him, and was himself reprieved.
Dane	A native or inhabitant of Denmark, or a person of Danish descent.
Dante	(1265–1321), Italian poet; full name Dante Alighieri. He wrote The Divine Comedy (c. 1309–20), an epic poem that describes his spiritual journey through Hell and Purgatory and finally to Paradise. His love for Beatrice Portinari is described in Vita nuova (c. 1290–94).
Davao	A seaport in the southern Philippines, on the island of Mindanao; population 785,700 (est. 2007).
David	(died c. 962 BC), king of Judah and Israel c. 1000–c. 962 BC. In the biblical account, he killed the Philistine Goliath and, on Saul’s death, became king, making Jerusalem his capital. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the Psalms, although this has been disputed. The name of two kings of Scotland.
Davie	A city in south Florida; population 90,238 (est. 2008).
Davis	An academic and agricultural city in north central California, west of Sacramento; population 62,593 (est. 2008).
Dayak	A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting parts of Borneo, including the Iban (or Sea Dayak) of the north, the Land Dayak of the southwest, and the Punan. The group of Austronesian languages spoken by the Dayak. Relating to the Dayak or their languages.
dab	Press against (something) lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it. dialect A small amount of something. A small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the North Atlantic. A dance move or gesture, originating in hip hop and often performed as part of a celebration, in which one arm is bent at an angle across the upper chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned toward the bent elbow. Perform a dance move or gesture in which one arm is bent at an angle across the chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned toward the bent elbow. Digital audio broadcasting.
dabs	Press against (something) lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it. dialect A small amount of something. A small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the North Atlantic. A dance move or gesture, originating in hip hop and often performed as part of a celebration, in which one arm is bent at an angle across the upper chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned toward the bent elbow. Perform a dance move or gesture in which one arm is bent at an angle across the chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned toward the bent elbow. Digital audio broadcasting.
dace	A small freshwater fish of the minnow family, typically living in running water.
dacha	A country house or cottage in Russia, typically used as a second or vacation home.
dad	One’s father.
daddy	informal
dado	The lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, if it is a different color or has a different covering than the upper part.
dados	The lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, if it is a different color or has a different covering than the upper part.
dads	One’s father.
dag	usually dagsAustralian, New Zealand Australian
dagga	Marijuana.
dags	usually dagsAustralian, New Zealand Australian
daily	Done, produced, or occurring every day or every weekday. Every day. informal dailies
dairy	A building, room, or establishment for the storage, processing, and distribution of milk and milk products. Containing or made from milk.
dais	A low platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or a throne.
daisy	A small grassland plant that has flowers with a yellow disk and white rays. It has given rise to many ornamental garden varieties.
dak	Dakota.
dal	(in Indian cooking) split pulses, in particular lentils. Decaliter(s).
dale	A valley, especially a broad one.
dales	A valley, especially a broad one.
dam	A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply. Build a dam across (a river or lake)The female parent of an animal, especially a domestic mammal. Decameter(s).
damar	Resin obtained from any of a number of tropical and mainly Indo-Malaysian trees, used to make varnish.
dame	archaic, humorous
dames	archaic, humorous
damn	be damnedCondemn, especially by the public expression of disapproval. Expressing anger, surprise, or frustration. Used to emphasize or express anger or frustration with someone or something. Used for emphasis or to express anger or frustration.
damns	be damnedCondemn, especially by the public expression of disapproval. Expressing anger, surprise, or frustration. Used to emphasize or express anger or frustration with someone or something. Used for emphasis or to express anger or frustration.
damp	Slightly wet. Moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects. archaic Make (something) slightly wet. Make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it. Restrict the amplitude of vibrations on (a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound.
damps	Slightly wet. Moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects. archaic Make (something) slightly wet. Make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it. Restrict the amplitude of vibrations on (a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound.
dams	A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply. Build a dam across (a river or lake)The female parent of an animal, especially a domestic mammal. Decameter(s).
dan	Any of ten degrees of advanced proficiency in judo or karate. A small marker buoy with a lightweight flagpole. (in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, son of Jacob and Bilhah.
dance	Move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps. with adverbial of directionA series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music.
dandy	A man unduly devoted to style, neatness, and fashion in dress and appearance. informal, dated North American Relating to or characteristic of a dandy.
danio	A small, typically brightly colored freshwater fish native to South and Southeast Asia.
dans	Any of ten degrees of advanced proficiency in judo or karate. A small marker buoy with a lightweight flagpole. (in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, son of Jacob and Bilhah.
dap	Fish by letting the fly bob lightly on the water without letting the line touch the water. An elaborate handshake that typically involving slapping palms, bumping fists, or snapping fingers.
daps	Fish by letting the fly bob lightly on the water without letting the line touch the water. An elaborate handshake that typically involving slapping palms, bumping fists, or snapping fingers.
dare	usually with infinitive often with negativewith object and infinitive literary A challenge, especially to prove courage.
dari	The form of Persian spoken in Afghanistan.
dark	With little or no light. (of a color or object) not reflecting much light; approaching black in shade. (of a period of time or situation) characterized by tragedy, unhappiness, or unpleasantness. Hidden from knowledge; mysterious. Phonetics the darkA dark color or shade, especially in a painting.
darn	Mend (a hole in knitted material) by interweaving yarn with a needle. A place in a garment that has been darned. Used to emphasize something, especially to express anger or frustration. Used for emphasis, especially to express anger or frustration. Used in various expressions for emphasis or to express anger or frustration.
dart	A small pointed missile that can be thrown or fired. An act of running somewhere suddenly and rapidly. A tapered tuck stitched in a garment in order to shape it. Australian, Canadian no objectwith object
das	(in units of measurement) deca-. One’s father. US informal Doctor of Arts.
dash	no object, usually with adverbial of directionwith object and adverbial of directionUsed to express mild annoyance. in singularA small quantity of a substance, especially a liquid, added to something else. A horizontal stroke in writing or printing to mark a pause or break in sense or to represent omitted letters or words. Impetuous or flamboyant vigor and confidence; panache. informal
data	Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
date	The day of the month or year as specified by a number. A social or romantic appointment or engagement. Establish or ascertain the date of (an object or event)Indicate or expose as being old-fashioned. Go out with (someone in whom one is romantically or sexually interested)A sweet, dark brown oval fruit containing a hard stone, usually eaten dried.
daub	Coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way. Plaster, clay, or another substance used for coating a surface, especially when mixed with straw and applied to laths or wattles to form a wall. A painting executed without much skill.
daud	A heavy blow or thump; a thud. Now somewhat rare. A piece or portion of something, especially one without a definite or regular shape; a lump, a chunk. To strike with a heavy blow or thump; to knock, beat; to shake by knocking or beating. To fall with a thud or bang; to be bumped or knocked about. With about. To wander or travel idly or without specific purpose.
dawn	The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise. The beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favorable. (of a day) begin. Become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood.
day	A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis. also days
days	A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis. also days
daze	Make (someone) unable to think or react properly; stupefy; bewilder. A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment.

Dadaism	Dadaist	Dadaists
Daedalus	Dagenham	Daguerre
Dahomey	Dalhousie	Dallapiccola
Dalmatia	Dalmatian	Dalmatians
Damascus	Damian	Damien
Damocles	Dampier	Dana
Danegeld	Danelaw	Danes
Daniela	Daniella	Danielle
Danite	Danmark	Danny
Dantean	Danton	Danube
Danzig	Daphnia	Daphnis
Darbyite	Dardan	Dardanelles
Dardic	Darien	Darius
Darjeeling	Darlington	Darmstadt
Darnley	Darren	Dartford
Dartmoor	Dartmouth	Darwin
Darwinian	Darwinians	Darwinism
Darwinist	Darwinists	Datuk
Datuks	Daubigny	Daudet
Daumier	Dave	Davies
Davina	Davy	Dawkins
Dawson	Day-Lewis	Dayaks
Dayton	dabber	dabbers
dabbler	dabblers	dabchick
dabchicks	dabster	dabsters
daces	dachas	dachshund
dachshunds	dacoit	dacoities
dacoits	dacoity	dactyl
dactylic	dactylogram	dactylograms
dactylography	dactylology	dactyls

daddies	dadoes	daemon
daemons	daff	daffadowndillies
daffadowndilly	daffing	daffings
daffodil	daffodillies	daffodilly
daffodils	daffs	daftness
daggas	dagger	daggers
daglock	daglocks	dagoba
dagobas	daguerreotype	daguerreotyper
daguerreotypers	daguerreotypes	daguerreotypist
daguerreotypy	dah	dahl
dahlia	dahlias	dahls
dahs	daikon	daikons
dailies	daimon	daimons
dainties	daintiness	dainty
daiquiri	daiquiris	dairies
dairying	dairyings	dairymaid
dairymaids	dairyman	dairywoman
daises	daisies	daisy-cutter
dakoit	dakoits	daks
dalesman	dalliance	dalliances
dallier	dalliers	dalmatic
dalmatics	dals	damage
damageability	damages	daman
damans	damars	damascene
damascenes	damask	damaskeening
damasks	dame-school	damfool
dammar	dammars	damnability
damnableness	damnation	damnations
damned	damnedest	damosel
damosels	damozel	damozels

dampener	dampeners	dampening
damper	dampers	dampishness
dampness	damsel	damselfish
damselflies	damselfly	damsels
damson	damsons	dancer
dancers	dances	dancette
dancettes	dancing	dancings
dandelion	dandelions	dander
danders	dandies	dandiprat
dandiprats	dandler	dandlers
dandruff	dandy-brush	dandyism
danger	dangerousness	dangers
dangle	dangler	danglers
dangles	dangling	danglings
danios	dankness	danseur
danseurs	danseuse	danseuses
daphne	daphnes	dapperness
dapple	dapple-grey	dapples
daraf	darafs	darer
darers	darg	dargs
daric	darics	daring
dariole	darioles	daris
darkener	darkeners	darkening
darkness	darling	darlings
darnel	darnels	darner
darners	darning	darnings
dartboard	dartboards	darter
darters	dash-pot	dashboard
dashboards	dasheen	dasheens
dasher	dashers	dashes

dashiki	dashikis	dassie
dassies	dastard	dastardliness
dastards	dasyure	dasyures
database	databases	dataries
datary	dateline	datelines
daters	dative	datives
datolite	datura	daturas
dauber	dauberies	daubers
daubery	daubing	daubings
daughter	daughter-in-law	daughterliness
daughters	dauntlessness	dauphin
dauphine	dauphines	dauphiness
dauphinesses	dauphins	dautie
dauties	davenport	davenports
davits	daw	dawdler
dawdlers	dawdling	dawk
dawks	dawning	dawnings
dawns	daws	dawtie
dawties	daybreak	daybreaks
daydream	daydreamer	daydreamers
daydreams	daylight	daylights
daymark	daymarks	daysman
dayspring	daysprings	daystar
daystars	daytime	daytimes
dazes	dazzle	dazzler
dazzlers	dazzles

1635 Nouns Starting With DE

Debye	A unit used to express electric dipole moments of molecules. One debye is equal to 3. 336 × 10³⁰ coulomb meter.
Degas	Make or become free of unwanted or excess gas.
Deirdre	A tragic heroine of whom it was prophesied that her beauty would bring banishment and death to heroes. King Conchobar of Ulster wanted to marry her, but she fell in love with Naoise, son of Usnach, who with his brothers carried her off to Scotland. They were lured back by Conchobar and treacherously slain, and Deirdre took her own life.
Delhi	A walled city on the Jumna River in north central India, which was made the capital of the Mogul empire in 1638 by Shah Jahan (1592–1666).
Delian	Relating to Delos. A native or inhabitant of Delos.
Delilah	(in the Bible) a woman who betrayed Samson to the Philistines (Judges 16) by revealing to them that the secret of his strength lay in his long hair. A woman who is seductive and wily.
Delos	A small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, regarded as the center of the Cyclades. Although it is now virtually uninhabited, it was considered to be sacred to Apollo in classical times and, according to legend, was the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis.
Delphi	One of the most important religious sanctuaries of the ancient Greek world, dedicated to Apollo, situated on the lower southern slopes of Mount Parnassus above the Gulf of Corinth. Thought of as the navel of the earth, it was the seat of the Delphic Oracle, whose riddling responses to a wide range of questions were delivered by the Pythia.
Deneb	The brightest star in the constellation Cygnus, a yellow supergiant.
Denver	The capital of Colorado, in the central part of the state, on the South Platte River; population 598,707 (est. 2008). It is situated at an altitude of 5,280 feet (1,608 m) on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.
Denys	(died c. 250), Italian-born French bishop; patron saint of France; Roman name Dionysius. According to tradition, he was one of a group of seven missionaries sent from Rome to convert Gaul; he became bishop of Paris and was martyred in the reign of the emperor Valerian. Feast day, October 9.
Devi	The supreme goddess, often identified with Parvati and Shakti.
Devon	A county of southwestern England; county town, Exeter. An animal of a breed of red beef cattle.
deacon	(in Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox Churches) an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest. Appoint or ordain as a deacon.
dead	No longer alive. (of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement. (of a piece of equipment) no longer functioning, especially because of a fault. No longer current, relevant, or important. (of sound) without resonance; dull. attributiveAbsolutely; completely.
deaf	Lacking the power of hearing, or having impaired hearing. Unwilling or unable to hear or pay attention to something.
deal	with objectno objectdeal withwith two objectsAn agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context. in singularA significant but unspecified amount of something. Fir or pine wood, especially when sawn into planks of a standard size.
dealer	A person or business that buys and sells goods. The player who distributes the cards at the start of a game or hand.
deals	with objectno objectdeal withwith two objectsAn agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context. in singularA significant but unspecified amount of something. Fir or pine wood, especially when sawn into planks of a standard size.
dean	The head of a college or university faculty or department. The head of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church.
deans	The head of a college or university faculty or department. The head of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church.
dear	Regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone. mainly British Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address. At a high cost. Used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy.
dearie	Used as a friendly or condescending form of address.
dears	Regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone. mainly British Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address. At a high cost. Used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy.
dearth	A scarcity or lack of something.
death	The action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism.
deaths	The action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism.
debate	A formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. Argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.
debit	An entry recording an amount owed, listed on the left-hand side or column of an account. (of a bank or other financial organization) remove (an amount of money) from a customer’s account, typically as payment for services or goods.
debits	An entry recording an amount owed, listed on the left-hand side or column of an account. (of a bank or other financial organization) remove (an amount of money) from a customer’s account, typically as payment for services or goods.
debris	Scattered pieces of waste or remains.
debt	Something, typically money, that is owed or due.
debtor	A person or institution that owes a sum of money.
debts	Something, typically money, that is owed or due.
debug	Identify and remove errors from (computer hardware or software)Detect and remove concealed microphones from (an area). North American The process of identifying and removing errors from computer hardware or software.
debugs	Identify and remove errors from (computer hardware or software)Detect and remove concealed microphones from (an area). North American The process of identifying and removing errors from computer hardware or software.
debut	A person’s first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role. Perform in public for the first time.
debuts	A person’s first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role. Perform in public for the first time.
decade	A period of ten years. Each of the five divisions of each chapter of the rosary.
decaf	Decaffeinated. Decaffeinated coffee.
decal	A design prepared on special paper for transfer onto another surface such as glass, porcelain, or metal.
decals	A design prepared on special paper for transfer onto another surface such as glass, porcelain, or metal.
decane	A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum products such as kerosene.
decay	(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi. The state or process of rotting or decomposition.
decays	(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi. The state or process of rotting or decomposition.
deceases	departure from life
deceit	The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
decile	Statistics
deck	A structure of planks or plates, approximately horizontal, extending across a ship or boat at any of various levels, especially one of those at the highest level and open to the weather. A component or unit in sound-reproduction equipment that incorporates a playing or recording mechanism for discs or tapes. mainly North American Decorate or adorn brightly or festively. informal
decker	Having a specified number of decks or layers.
decks	A structure of planks or plates, approximately horizontal, extending across a ship or boat at any of various levels, especially one of those at the highest level and open to the weather. A component or unit in sound-reproduction equipment that incorporates a playing or recording mechanism for discs or tapes. mainly North American Decorate or adorn brightly or festively. informal
decor	The furnishing and decoration of a room.
decors	The furnishing and decoration of a room.
decoy	A bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals. A pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild ducks may be enticed for capture. Lure or entice (a person or animal) away from an intended course, typically into a trap.
decoys	A bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals. A pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild ducks may be enticed for capture. Lure or entice (a person or animal) away from an intended course, typically into a trap.
decree	An official order issued by a legal authority. Order (something) by decree.
dedans	(in court tennis) an open gallery for spectators at the service side of a court.
dee	A river in northeastern Scotland that rises in the Grampian Mountains and flows east past Balmoral Castle to the North Sea at Aberdeen. A river that rises in North Wales and flows into England, past Chester and on into the Irish Sea.
deed	mainly literary A legal document that is signed and delivered, especially one regarding the ownership of property or legal rights. Convey or transfer (property or rights) by legal deed.
deeds	mainly literary A legal document that is signed and delivered, especially one regarding the ownership of property or legal rights. Convey or transfer (property or rights) by legal deed.
deejay	A disc jockey. Perform as a disc jockey.
deep	Extending far down from the top or surface. Very intense or extreme. (of sound) low in pitch and full in tone; not shrill. (of color) dark and intense. the deepFar down or in; deeply.
deer	A hoofed grazing or browsing animal, with branched bony antlers that are shed annually and typically borne only by the male.
dees	A river in northeastern Scotland that rises in the Grampian Mountains and flows east past Balmoral Castle to the North Sea at Aberdeen. A river that rises in North Wales and flows into England, past Chester and on into the Irish Sea.
def	Excellent.
defeat	Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat. An instance of defeating or being defeated.
defect	A shortcoming, imperfection, or lack. Abandon one’s country or cause in favor of an opposing one.
defile	Sully, mar, or spoil. A steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file)(of troops) march in single file.
degree	The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present. An academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course of study, or conferred as an honor on a distinguished person. archaic
deism	Belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe. The term is used chiefly of an intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries that accepted the existence of a creator on the basis of reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacts with humankind.
deity	A god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)
deixis	The function or use of deictic words, forms, or expressions.
dekko	A quick look or glance.
del	An operator used in vector analysis.
delay	Make (someone or something) late or slow. A period of time by which something is late or postponed.
dele	Delete or mark (a part of a text) for deletion. A proofreader’s sign indicating matter to be deleted.
delf	A hole or pit dug in the ground; a trench or ditch, such as for irrigation or drainage; (in the Fens of eastern England) specifically a drainage channel. Also in figurative contexts. In later use English regional (East Anglian and Lincolnshire regional). A quarry or mine; especially (in later use) a small quarry. In later use chiefly English regional. Heraldry
delft	English or Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, typically decorated by hand in blue on a white background. A town in the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland; population 96,168 (2008). The home of painters Pieter de Hooch and Jan Vermeer, it also is noted for its pottery.
dell	A small valley, usually among trees.
dells	A small valley, usually among trees.
dels	An operator used in vector analysis.
delta	The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ), transliterated as ‘d’. A code word representing the letter D, used in radio communication. A difference between two things or values. A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.
deltas	The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ), transliterated as ‘d’. A code word representing the letter D, used in radio communication. A difference between two things or values. A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.
demand	An insistent and peremptory request, made as if by right. Ask authoritatively or brusquely.
deme	A political division of Attica in ancient Greece. Biology
demes	A political division of Attica in ancient Greece. Biology
demo	A demonstration of a product or technique. mainly British Record (a song or piece of music) to demonstrate the capabilities of a musical group or performer or as preparation for a full recording. Demonstrate the capabilities of (software or equipment)
demob	Demobilize (troops)Demobilization.
demobs	Demobilize (troops)Demobilization.
demon	An evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell. often as modifierA police officer, especially a detective.
demons	An evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell. often as modifierA police officer, especially a detective.
demos	The common people of an ancient Greek state.
demur	Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance. The action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something.
demurs	Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance. The action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something.
demy	A paper size, now standardized at 564 × 444 mm.
den	A wild animal’s lair or habitation. (of a wild animal) live in or retreat to a den.

Deanna	Deauville	Debbie
Deborah	Debra	Debussy
Decapolis	Decatur	Decca
December	Decembrist	Defoe
Dekker	Delacroix	Delaunay
Delaware	Delia	Delibes
Delius	Della	Delphian
Delphinus	Demeter	Demetrius
Democritus	Demogorgon	Demosthenes
Dempsey	Denbighshire	Denebola
Denis	Denise	Denmark
Dennis	Denny	Denzil
Deptford	Derbyshire	Derek
Dermoptera	Dermot	Derwent
Derwentwater	Desai	Descartes
Desdemona	Desmond	Dessalines
Dessau	Detroit	Deucalion
Deuteronomist	Deuteronomy	Deutschland
Dev	Devereux	Devonian
Devonshire	Dewey	Dewi
Dewsbury	Dexedrine	de-Stalinization
de-escalation	de-escalations	de-icer
de-icers	deaconess	deaconesses
deaconries	deaconry	deacons
deaconship	deaconships	deactivation
deactivations	dead-nettle	deadener
deadeners	deadening	deadenings
deadhead	deadheads	deadlight
deadlights	deadline	deadlines
deadliness	deadlock	deadlocks

deadness	deaf-aid	deaf-aids
deaf-mute	deaf-mutism	deafening
deafenings	deafness	dealers
dealership	dealerships	dealfish
dealfishes	dealing	dealings
deambulatories	deambulatory	deaneries
deanery	deanship	deanships
dearest	dearies	dearness
dearths	deary	death’s-head
death-roll	deathlessness	deathliness
deathsman	deb	debacle
debacles	debarkation	debarkations
debarment	debarments	debarring
debasedness	debasement	debasements
debaser	debasers	debater
debaters	debates	debauch
debauchedness	debauchee	debauchees
debaucher	debaucheries	debauchers
debauchery	debauches	debauchment
debauchments	debenture	debentures
debilitation	debilitations	debility
debitor	debitors	debonairness
debouch	debouches	debouchment
debouchments	debriefing	debs
debtors	debugger	debuggers
debunking	decadence	decadences
decadent	decadents	decades
decafs	decagon	decagons
decagram	decagrams	decahedron
decahedrons	decalcification	decalcomania

decalcomanias	decalescence	decalitre
decalitres	decalogue	decalogues
decametre	decametres	decampment
decampments	decantation	decantations
decanter	decanters	decapitation
decapitations	decapitator	decapitators
decapod	decapods	decarbonation
decarbonations	decarbonisation	decarbonization
decarbonize	decarbonizes	decarboxylase
decarburisation	decarburization	decare
decares	decastere	decasteres
decastyle	decastyles	decasyllable
decasyllables	decathlon	decathlons
decease	deceased	decedent
deceitfulness	deceits	deceivability
deceivableness	deceiver	deceivers
deceleration	decelerator	decelerators
decelerometer	decelerometers	decemvir
decemvirate	decemvirates	decemvirs
decencies	decency	decennaries
decennary	decennial	decennium
decenniums	decentralisation	decentralization
deception	deceptions	deceptiveness
decerebrate	decerebrates	decerebration
deciare	deciares	decibel
decibels	decider	deciders
deciding	decidua	deciduas
deciduousness	decigram	decigrams
deciles	deciliter	deciliters
decilitre	decilitres	decillion

decillions	decillionth	decillionths
decimal	decimalisation	decimalisations
decimalization	decimalizations	decimals
decimation	decimations	decimator
decimators	decimeter	decimeters
decimetre	decimetres	decipherability
decipherer	decipherers	decipherment
decipherments	decision	decisions
decisiveness	decistere	decisteres
deck-house	deckers	decking
deckle	deckles	declaimer
declaimers	declamation	declamations
declarant	declarants	declaration
declarations	declarative	declarator
declarators	declarer	declarers
declassification	declassifications	declension
declensions	declination	declinations
declinature	declinatures	decline
decliner	decliners	declines
declinometer	declinometers	declivities
declivity	decoction	decoctions
decoder	decoders	decoding
decollation	decollations	decollator
decolonisation	decolonisations	decolonization
decolonizations	decolorant	decolorants
decoloration	decolorations	decolorisation
decolorisations	decolorization	decolorizations
decolourisation	decolourization	decolourizations
decomposability	decomposer	decomposers
decomposition	decompositions	decompressing

decompression	decompressions	decongestant
decongestants	deconsecration	deconsecrations
deconstruction	decontamination	decontaminator
decontaminators	decoration	decorations
decorativeness	decorator	decorators
decorousness	decortication	decorum
decorums	decoupage	decoupling
decrease	decreases	decrees
decreet	decreets	decrement
decrements	decrepitation	decrepitude
decrescendo	decrescendos	decretal
decretals	decretist	decretists
decrial	decrials	decrier
decryption	decryptions	decubitus
decubituses	decumbence	decumbences
decumbencies	decumbency	decuple
decuples	decuries	decurion
decurions	decurrencies	decurrency
decury	decussation	decussations
dedication	dedications	dedicator
dedicators	dedifferentiation	deducibility
deducibleness	deductibility	deductible
deduction	deductions	deejays
deemster	deemsters	deep-sea
deepening	deepness	deeps
deerberries	deerberry	deerskin
deerskins	deerstalker	deerstalkers
deerstalking	defacement	defacements
defacer	defacers	defalcation
defalcations	defalcator	defalcators

defamation	defamations	defamer
defamers	default	defaulter
defaulters	defaults	defeasance
defeasances	defeasibility	defeasibleness
defeated	defeater	defeaters
defeatism	defeatist	defeatists
defeats	defeature	defecation
defecations	defectibility	defection
defections	defectiveness	defector
defectors	defects	defence
defencelessness	defences	defendant
defendants	defender	defenders
defenestration	defenestrations	defense
defenselessness	defenseman	defenses
defensibility	defensive	defensiveness
deferable	deference	deferences
deferent	deferents	deferment
deferments	deferrable	deferral
deferrals	deferrer	deferrers
defervescence	defiance	defiances
defiantness	defibrillation	defibrillator
defibrillators	deficience	deficiences
deficiencies	deficiency	deficit
deficits	defier	defiers
defilade	defilades	defilement
defilements	defiler	defilers
defiles	definabilities	definability
definer	definers	definiendum
definiens	defining	definiteness
definition	definitions	definitive

definitiveness	definitives	definitude
deflagrability	deflagration	deflagrations
deflation	deflationist	deflationists
deflations	deflator	deflators
deflection	deflections	deflector
deflectors	deflexion	deflexions
defloration	deflorations	deflowerer
deflowerers	defluxion	defoliant
defoliants	defoliation	defoliations
defoliator	defoliators	deforcement
deforcements	deforciant	deforciants
deforest	deforestation	deforests
deformability	deformation	deformations
deformedness	deformer	deformers
deformities	deformity	defraudation
defraudations	defrauder	defrauders
defraudment	defraudments	defrayal
defrayals	defrayer	defrayers
defrayment	defrayments	defroster
defrosters	deftness	defusing
degaussing	degeneracies	degeneracy
degenerate	degenerateness	degenerates
degeneration	degenerations	deglutination
deglutinations	deglutition	deglutitions
degradation	degradations	degrees
degression	degressions	degustation
degustations	dehiscence	dehiscences
dehorner	dehorners	dehortation
dehortations	dehortative	dehortatory
dehorter	dehorters	dehumanisation

dehumanization	dehumidification	dehumidifier
dehumidifiers	dehydration	dehydrations
dehydrator	dehydrators	deicide
deicides	deictic	deictics
deification	deifications	deifier
deifiers	deil	deils
deipnosophist	deipnosophists	deist
deists	deities	dejectedness
dejection	dejections	dekkos
delaine	delamination	delation
delator	delators	delayer
delayers	delays	delectability
delectableness	delectation	delectations
delegacies	delegacy	delegate
delegates	delegating	delegation
delegations	deleteriousness	deletion
deletions	delfs	deli
deliberateness	deliberation	deliberations
deliberativeness	deliberator	deliberators
delicacies	delicacy	delicate
delicateness	delicates	delicatessen
delicatessens	delicious	deliciousness
delicts	delight	delightedness
delightfulness	delights	delimitation
delimitations	delimitative	delineation
delineations	delineator	delineators
delineavit	delinquencies	delinquency
delinquent	delinquents	deliquescence
deliration	delirations	deliriousness
delirium	deliriums	delis

delitescence	deliverance	deliverances
deliverer	deliverers	deliveries
delivery	delphinium	delphiniums
deltiology	deltoid	delubrum
delubrums	deluder	deluders
deluge	deluges	delusion
delusions	delusiveness	delver
delvers	demagnetisation	demagnetiser
demagnetisers	demagnetization	demagnetize
demagnetizer	demagnetizers	demagnetizes
demagog	demagogs	demagogue
demagoguery	demagogues	demagoguism
demagogy	demandant	demandants
demander	demanders	demands
demantoid	demarcation	demarcations
dematerialisation	dematerialization	demeanor
demeanors	demeanour	demeanours
dementedness	dementia	dementias
demerara	demerit	demerits
demesne	demesnes	demi-cannon
demi-cannons	demi-culverin	demi-pension
demies	demigod	demigods
demijohn	demijohns	demilitarisation
demilitarization	demineralization	demipique
demipiques	demirep	demireps
demise	demises	demission
demissions	demister	demisters
demitasse	demitasses	demiurge
demiurges	demivolt	demivoltes
demivolts	demobilisation	demobilisations

demobilization	demobilizations	democracies
democracy	democrat	democratisation
democratization	democrats	demodulation
demodulations	demodulator	demographer
demographers	demographic	demographics
demography	demoiselle	demoiselles
demolisher	demolishers	demolishing
demolishment	demolishments	demolition
demolitions	demonetisation	demonetisations
demonetization	demonetizations	demoniac
demoniacs	demonism	demonist
demonists	demonolater	demonolaters
demonolatry	demonologies	demonologist
demonologists	demonology	demonstrability
demonstrableness	demonstration	demonstrations
demonstrative	demonstrativeness	demonstrator
demonstrators	demoralisation	demoralisations
demoralization	demotic	demotion
demotions	dempster	dempsters
demulcent	demulcents	demulsification
demulsifier	demulsifiers	demureness
demurrage	demurrages	demurral
demurrals	demurrer	demurrers
demythologisation	demythologisations	demythologization
demythologizations	denarius	denationalisation
denationalization	denaturalisation	denaturalization
denaturant	denaturants	denazification
dendrite	dendrites	dendrobium
dendrobiums	dendrochronologist	dendrochronologists
dendrochronology	dendrologist	dendrologists

dendrology	dendron	dendrons
dene	denegation	denegations
denes	dengue	denial
denials	denier	deniers
denigration	denigrations	denigrator
denigrators	denim	denims
denitration	denitrations	denitrification
denitrificator	denitrificators	denization
denizations	denizen	denizens
denizenship	denomination	denominationalism
denominationalist	denominations	denominator
denominators	denotation	denotations
denotement	denouement	denouements
denouncement	denouncements	denouncer
denouncers	dens	denseness
densifier	densimeter	densimeters
densimetry	densities	densitometer
densitometers	densitometry	density
dent	dental	dentalium
dentaliums	dentals	dentaria
dentarias	dentaries	dentary
dentation	dentations	dentelle
dentex	dentexes	denticle
denticles	denticulation	dentifrice
dentifrices	dentil	dentilingual
dentils	dentin	dentine
dentist	dentistry	dentists
dentition	dentitions	dents
denture	dentures	denudation
denudations	denunciation	denunciations

denunciator	denunciators	deodand
deodands	deodar	deodars
deodorant	deodorants	deodorisation
deodorisations	deodoriser	deodorisers
deodorization	deodorizations	deodorizer
deodorizers	deontologist	deontologists
deontology	deoxidisation	deoxidisations
deoxidiser	deoxidisers	deoxidization
deoxidizations	deoxidizer	deoxidizers
deoxyribose	departed	departer
departers	department	departmentalisation
departmentalism	departmentalization	departments
departure	departures	dependability
dependance	dependant	dependants
dependence	dependences	dependencies
dependency	dependent	dependents
depersonalization	depicter	depicters
depicting	depiction	depictions
depictor	depictors	depilation
depilations	depilator	depilatories
depilators	depilatory	depletion
depletions	deplorability	deplorableness
deploration	deplorations	deployment
deployments	deplumation	depolarisation
depolarisations	depolarization	depolarizations
depolymerization	deponent	deponents
depopulation	depopulations	depopulator
depopulators	deportation	deportations
deportee	deportees	deportment
deportments	deposal	deposals

deposer	deposers	deposit
depositaries	depositary	deposition
depositions	depositor	depositories
depositors	depository	deposits
depot	depots	depravation
depravations	depravedness	depravities
depravity	deprecation	deprecations
deprecator	deprecators	depreciation
depreciations	depreciator	depreciators
depredation	depredations	depredator
depredators	depressant	depressants
depression	depressions	depressive
depressives	depressor	depressors
deprival	deprivals	deprivation
deprivations	depside	depsides
depth	depths	depuration
depurations	depurative	depuratives
depurator	depurators	deputation
deputations	deputies	deputy
deracination	deracinations	derail
derailment	derailments	derails
derangement	derangements	deray
derbies	derby	deregulating
deregulation	deregulations	derelict
dereliction	derelictions	derelicts
derequisition	derequisitions	derider
deriders	derision	derisions
derisiveness	derivation	derivations
derivative	derivatives	deriving
derma	dermabrasion	dermas

dermatitis	dermatogen	dermatogens
dermatographia	dermatologist	dermatologists
dermatology	dermatome	dermatophyte
dermatophytes	dermatoplasty	dermatosis
dermis	dermises	dermoid
derogation	derogations	derogatoriness
derrick	derricks	derring-do
derringer	derringers	derris
derrises	derry	derv
dervish	dervishes	desalination
desalinisation	desalinization	descant
descants	descendant	descendants
descendent	descender	descenders
descension	descensions	descent
descents	describer	describers
description	descriptions	descriptiveness
descriptivism	desecrater	desecraters
desecration	desecrations	desecrator
desecrators	desegregation	desegregations
desensitisation	desensitisations	desensitization
desensitizations	desensitizer	desensitizers
desert	deserter	deserters
desertion	desertions	deserts
deservedness	deserver	deservers
deserving	desiccant	desiccants
desiccation	desiccations	desiccator
desiccators	desideration	desiderative
desideratum	design	designation
designations	designator	designators
designer	designers	designing

designment	designments	designs
desinence	desinences	desirability
desirable	desirableness	desire
desirer	desirers	desires
desirousness	desistance	desistances
desistence	desistences	desk
desks	desktop	desman
desmans	desmid	desmids
desmodium	desmodiums	desmoid
desolateness	desolater	desolaters
desolation	desolations	desolator
desolators	desorption	desorptions
despair	despairs	despatch
despatches	desperado	desperadoes
desperados	desperate	desperateness
desperation	despicability	despicableness
despisal	despiser	despisers
despising	despite	despitefulness
despites	despoiler	despoilers
despoilment	despoliation	despond
despondence	despondency	desponds
despot	despoticalness	despotism
despotisms	despots	despumation
despumations	desquamation	dessert
desserts	dessertspoon	dessertspoonful
dessertspoonfuls	dessertspoons	dessiatine
dessiatines	destination	destinations
destinies	destiny	destitution
destrier	destriers	destroyer
destroyers	destruct	destructibility

destructibleness	destruction	destructionist
destructionists	destructions	destructiveness
destructivities	destructivity	destructor
destructors	destructs	desuetude
desuetudes	desulphuration	desulphurations
desultoriness	detachedness	detachment
detachments	detail	detailing
details	detainee	detainees
detainer	detainers	detainment
detainments	detecting	detection
detections	detective	detectives
detector	detectors	detent
detention	detentions	detents
detergence	detergency	detergent
detergents	deterioration	deteriorationist
deteriorations	determent	determents
determinability	determinableness	determinant
determinants	determination	determinations
determinative	determinatives	determiner
determiners	determinism	determinist
determinists	deterrence	deterrences
deterrent	deterrents	detersive
detersives	detestability	detestableness
detestation	detestations	detester
detesters	dethronement	dethronements
dethroner	dethroners	detinue
detinues	detonation	detonations
detonator	detonators	detour
detours	detox	detoxicant
detoxicants	detoxicate	detoxicates

detoxication	detoxications	detoxification
detoxifications	detraction	detractions
detractor	detractors	detrainment
detrainments	detribalisation	detribalization
detriment	detriments	detrition
detritions	detritus	detruncation
detruncations	detrusion	detumescence
deuce	deuce-ace	deuces
deuteragonist	deuteranope	deuteranopes
deuteranopia	deuteride	deuterium
deuterogamist	deuterogamists	deuterogamy
deuteron	deuterons	deuton
deutons	deutoplasm	deutoplasms
deutzia	deutzias	deva
devaluation	devaluations	devanagari
devas	devastation	devastations
devastator	devastators	devel
developer	developers	developing
development	developments	devels
deviance	deviances	deviant
deviants	deviate	deviates
deviation	deviationism	deviationist
deviationists	deviations	deviator
deviators	device	devices
devil	devil-worship	devilish
devilishness	devilkin	devilkins
devilment	devilments	devilries
devilry	devils	devils-on-horseback
deviltry	deviousness	devisal
devisals	devise	devisee

devisees	deviser	devisers
devises	devising	devisor
devisors	devitalisation	devitalisations
devitalization	devitalizations	devitrification
devoir	devoirs	devolution
devolutions	devolvement	devolvements
devotedness	devotee	devotees
devotement	devotion	devotional
devotionality	devotionalness	devotions
devourer	devourers	devoutness
dew	dew-worm	dew-worms
dewan	dewans	dewar
dewars	dewiness	dewlap
dewlaps	dews	dexter
dexterities	dexterity	dexterousness
dexters	dextrality	dextran
dextrin	dextroamphetamine	dextrocardia
dextrorotation	dextrose	dextrousness
dey	deys

20 Nouns Beginning With DH

Dhahran	An oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia that was an Allied forces port and military base during the Persian Gulf War; population 110,800 (est. 2009).
dhak	an East Indian tree (Butea frondosa) whose flowers yield a yellow dye
dhaks	an East Indian tree (Butea frondosa) whose flowers yield a yellow dye
dhal	(in Indian cooking) split pulses, in particular lentils. Decaliter(s).
dhals	dried legumes (such as lentils, beans, or peas)
dharma	(in Indian religion) the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order.
dharmas	an individual’s duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law
dharna	Indian
dharnas	Indian
dhobi	(in South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman.
dhobis	(in South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman.
dhole	An Asian wild dog that has a sandy coat and a black, bushy tail and lives in packs.
dholes	An Asian wild dog that has a sandy coat and a black, bushy tail and lives in packs.
dhoti	A garment worn by male Hindus, consisting of a piece of material tied around the waist and extending to cover most of the legs.
dhotis	A garment worn by male Hindus, consisting of a piece of material tied around the waist and extending to cover most of the legs.
dhow	A lateen-rigged ship with one or two masts, used in the Indian Ocean.
dhows	A lateen-rigged ship with one or two masts, used in the Indian Ocean.
dhurrie	A heavy cotton rug of Indian origin.

dhoolies

dhooly

1450 Nouns That Start With DI

Diana	A North American fritillary (butterfly), the male of which is orange and black and the female blue and black. An early Italian goddess associated with hunting, virginity, and, in later literature, with the moon.
Diaz	(c. 1450–1500), Portuguese navigator and explorer. He was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope (1488), thereby establishing a sea route from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia.
Dijon	An industrial city in eastern central France, the capital of Burgundy; population 155,340 (2006).
Dione	A satellite of Saturn, the twelfth closest to the planet, discovered by Cassini in 1684. Icy with a partly cratered and partly smooth surface, it has a diameter of 696 miles (1,120 km).
Diptera	Entomology
Dis	Speak disrespectfully to or criticize. Disrespectful talk.
Disney	Reminiscent of a film or theme park created by the Walt Disney Company, especially in being simplified, sanitized, or romanticized. mainly North American
Divali	A Hindu festival of lights, held in the period October to November. It is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and marks the beginning of the fiscal year in India.
Diwali	A Hindu festival of lights, held in the period October to November. It is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and marks the beginning of the fiscal year in India.
diabolo	A game in which a two-headed top is thrown up and caught with a string stretched between two sticks.
diadem	A jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty.
diadems	A jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty.
dial	A face of a clock, watch, or sundial that is marked to show units of time. Call (a phone number) by turning a disk with numbered holes or using a keypad or touchscreen.
dialect	A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
dialing	A face of a clock, watch, or sundial that is marked to show units of time. Call (a phone number) by turning a disk with numbered holes or using a keypad or touchscreen.
dialog	Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie. mainly North American
dials	A face of a clock, watch, or sundial that is marked to show units of time. Call (a phone number) by turning a disk with numbered holes or using a keypad or touchscreen.
diamond	A precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance. often as modifier
diaper	North American A linen or cotton fabric woven in a repeating pattern of small diamonds. North American Decorate (a surface) with a repeating geometric or floral pattern.
diapers	North American A linen or cotton fabric woven in a repeating pattern of small diamonds. North American Decorate (a surface) with a repeating geometric or floral pattern.
diapir	A domed rock formation in which a core of rock has moved upward to pierce the overlying strata.
diary	A book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.
diatom	A single-celled alga which has a cell wall of silica. Many kinds are planktonic, and extensive fossil deposits have been found.
diazo	A copying or coloring process using a diazo compound decomposed by ultraviolet light.
dibble	A pointed hand tool for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants. Make (a hole) in soil with a dibble.
dice	A small cube with each side having a different number of spots on it, ranging from one to six, thrown and used in gambling and other games involving chance. no objectwith object
dices	A small cube with each side having a different number of spots on it, ranging from one to six, thrown and used in gambling and other games involving chance. no objectwith object
dicing	A small cube with each side having a different number of spots on it, ranging from one to six, thrown and used in gambling and other games involving chance. no objectwith object
dick	A penis. North American vulgar slang, informal vulgar slang A detective.
dicker	Engage in petty argument or bargaining. Treat something casually or irresponsibly; toy with something.
dickey	informal informal, dated (of a part of the body, a structure, or a device) not strong, healthy, or functioning reliably.
dickie	informal informal, dated (of a part of the body, a structure, or a device) not strong, healthy, or functioning reliably.
dicks	A penis. North American vulgar slang, informal vulgar slang A detective.
dicky	informal informal, dated (of a part of the body, a structure, or a device) not strong, healthy, or functioning reliably.
dict	Dictation. Dictionary.
dicta	A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.
dictum	A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.
didn’t	Did not.
dido	often in phrase cut didoes or cut up didoes(in the Aeneid) the queen and founder of Carthage, who fell in love with the shipwrecked Aeneas and killed herself when he deserted her.
didoes	often in phrase cut didoes or cut up didoes(in the Aeneid) the queen and founder of Carthage, who fell in love with the shipwrecked Aeneas and killed herself when he deserted her.
didos	often in phrase cut didoes or cut up didoes(in the Aeneid) the queen and founder of Carthage, who fell in love with the shipwrecked Aeneas and killed herself when he deserted her.
die	(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living. informal archaic A device for cutting or molding metal into a particular shape. Architecture
diene	An unsaturated hydrocarbon containing two double bonds between carbon atoms.
dienes	An unsaturated hydrocarbon containing two double bonds between carbon atoms.
dies	(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living. informal archaic A device for cutting or molding metal into a particular shape. Architecture
dieses	The double dagger symbol ‡.
diesis	The double dagger symbol ‡.
diet	The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. A special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons. Restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight. A legislative assembly in certain countries.
dieticians	An expert on diet and nutrition.
diets	The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. A special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons. Restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight. A legislative assembly in certain countries.
dig	no objectwith object informal in singularA push or poke with one’s elbow, finger, etc.
digest	Break down (food) in the alimentary canal into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body. A compilation or summary of material or information. Chemistry
digger	A person, animal, or large machine that digs earth. Australian, New Zealand
digit	Any of the numerals from 0 to 9, especially when forming part of a number. A finger (including the thumb) or toe.
digits	Any of the numerals from 0 to 9, especially when forming part of a number. A finger (including the thumb) or toe.
digs	Living quarters.
dike	A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea. A ditch or watercourse. Geology Australian, New Zealand Provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding.
dikes	A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea. A ditch or watercourse. Geology Australian, New Zealand Provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding.
diktat	An order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent.
dildo	An object shaped like an erect penis used for sexual stimulation.
dildos	An object shaped like an erect penis used for sexual stimulation.
dill	An aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves and seeds of dill are used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes. A naive or foolish person.
dills	An aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves and seeds of dill are used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes. A naive or foolish person.
dilly	An excellent example of a particular type of person or thing. Odd; foolish.
dime	A ten-cent coin.
dimer	A molecule or molecular complex consisting of two identical molecules linked together.
dimers	A molecule or molecular complex consisting of two identical molecules linked together.
dimes	A ten-cent coin.
dimity	A hard-wearing, sheer cotton fabric woven with raised stripes or checks.
dimmer	US
dimple	A small depression in the flesh, either one that exists permanently or one that forms in the cheeks when one smiles. Produce a dimple or dimples in the surface of (something)
din	A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise. din something intono objectAny of a series of technical standards originating in Germany and used internationally, especially to designate electrical connections, film speeds, and paper sizes.
dinar	The basic monetary unit of Serbia, equal to 100 paras. The basic monetary unit of certain countries of the Middle East and North Africa, equal to 1000 fils in Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq, 1000 dirhams in Libya, and 100 centimes in Algeria. A monetary unit of Iran, equal to one hundredth of a rial.
diner	A person who is eating, typically a customer in a restaurant. A dining car on a train.
diners	A person who is eating, typically a customer in a restaurant. A dining car on a train.
dines	Eat dinner. A member of a North American people of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. The Athabaskan language of the Diné. Relating to the Diné or their language.
ding	Make a ringing sound. Used to imitate a metallic ringing sound resembling a bell. A mark or dent on the bodywork of a car or other vehicle. Dent (something). A lively party or celebration.
dinge	A depression, hollow, or indentation in a surface, typically one caused by a blow or collision; a dent. Also occasionally
dinges	Used to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically.
dingle	A deep wooded valley or dell.
dingo	A wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-colored coat, found in Australia.
dings	Make a ringing sound. Used to imitate a metallic ringing sound resembling a bell. A mark or dent on the bodywork of a car or other vehicle. Dent (something). A lively party or celebration.
dingus	Used to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically.
dining	The activity of eating a meal.
dinner	The main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening.
dins	A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise. din something intono objectAny of a series of technical standards originating in Germany and used internationally, especially to designate electrical connections, film speeds, and paper sizes.
dint	An impression or hollow in a surface. archaic Mark (a surface) with impressions or hollows.
dints	An impression or hollow in a surface. archaic Mark (a surface) with impressions or hollows.
diode	Electronics
diodes	Electronics
dioxan	A colorless toxic liquid used as an organic solvent.
dioxin	A highly toxic compound produced as a byproduct in some manufacturing processes, notably herbicide production and paper bleaching. It is a serious and persistent environmental pollutant.
dip	dip something in/intodip intono objectA brief swim. A thick sauce in which pieces of food are dunked before eating. A brief downward slope followed by an upward one. technical US North American informal, dated archaic Computing Electronics
dipper	A short-tailed songbird related to the wrens, frequenting fast-flowing streams and able to swim, dive, and walk under water to feed. A ladle or scoop. A person who immerses something in liquid. archaic, informal
dips	dip something in/intodip intono objectA brief swim. A thick sauce in which pieces of food are dunked before eating. A brief downward slope followed by an upward one. technical US North American informal, dated archaic Computing Electronics
dipso	A person suffering from dipsomania; an alcoholic.
dipsos	A person suffering from dipsomania; an alcoholic.
dirge	A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
dirges	A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
dirham	The basic monetary unit of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 centimes in Morocco and 100 fils in the United Arab Emirates. A monetary unit of Libya and Qatar, equal to one thousandth of a dinar in Libya and one hundredth of a riyal in Qatar.
dirk	A short dagger of a kind formerly carried by Scottish Highlanders.
dirks	A short dagger of a kind formerly carried by Scottish Highlanders.
dirndl	A woman’s dress in the style of Alpine peasant costume, with a full skirt and a close-fitting bodice.
dirt	A substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something.
disc	A flat, thin, round object. A shape or surface that is round and flat in appearance. Cultivate (a field) with a disk harrow.
disco	A club or party at which people dance to recorded pop music. Attend or dance at a disco.
discos	A club or party at which people dance to recorded pop music. Attend or dance at a disco.
discus	A heavy thick-centered disk thrown by an athlete, in ancient Greek games or in modern field events. A small colorful South American freshwater fish with a rounded laterally compressed body, native to South America and popular in aquariums.
dish	A shallow, flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food. usually with modifier informal the dishConcavity of a spoked wheel resulting from a difference in spoke tension on each side and consequent sideways displacement of the rim in relation to the hub. North American mainly British with object
disk	A flat, thin, round object. A shape or surface that is round and flat in appearance. Cultivate (a field) with a disk harrow.
disks	A flat, thin, round object. A shape or surface that is round and flat in appearance. Cultivate (a field) with a disk harrow.

DiMaggio	Diaghilev	Dian
Diane	Dianne	Dias
Dickinson	Dictograph	Diderot
Diego	Dieppe	Dietrich
Digby	Dimashq	Dimitry
Dinah	Dinesen	Dinoceras
Diocletian	Diogenes	Diomedes
Dionne	Dionysia	Dionysius
Dionysus	Diophantus	Dior
Dirac	Directoire	Disneyland
Disraeli	Dixieland	Dixon
diabase	diabases	diabetes
diabetic	diabetics	diablerie
diableries	diablery	diabolism
diabolisms	diabolist	diacaustic
diacetylmorphine	diachylon	diachylons
diacid	diaconate	diaconates
diaconicon	diaconicons	diacritic
diacritics	diaeresis	diagenesis
diageotropism	diaglyph	diaglyphs
diagnosing	diagnosis	diagnostic
diagnostician	diagnosticians	diagnostics
diagonal	diagonals	diagram
diagrams	diagraph	diagraphs
diakinesis	dialectic	dialectician
dialecticians	dialecticism	dialectics
dialectologist	dialectologists	dialectology
dialects	diallage	diallages
dialler	diallers	dialogist
dialogists	dialogite	dialogue

dialogues	dialyser	dialysers
dialysis	dialyzer	dialyzers
diamagnet	diamagnetism	diamagnets
diameter	diameters	diamondback
diamonds	diamorphine	dianetics
dianthus	dianthuses	diapason
diapasons	diapause	diapauses
diapedesis	diapente	diapentes
diaphaneity	diaphanometer	diaphanometers
diaphanousness	diaphone	diaphones
diaphoresis	diaphoretic	diaphoretics
diaphototropism	diaphragm	diaphragms
diaphysis	diapirs	diapophysis
diapositive	diarchies	diarchy
diaries	diarist	diarists
diarrhea	diarrhoea	diarthrosis
diascope	diascopes	diaspora
diasporas	diaspore	diastase
diastasis	diastema	diaster
diastole	diastoles	diastrophism
diastyle	diastyles	diatessaron
diatessarons	diathermancy	diathermy
diathesis	diatomite	diatoms
diatribe	diatribes	diatropism
diazepam	diazoes	diazonium
diazos	dibber	dibbers
dibbles	dibranchiate	dicast
dicasteries	dicastery	dicasts
dicentra	dicentras	dicer
dicers	dichasium	dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

dichogamies	dichogamy	dichotomies
dichotomist	dichotomists	dichotomy
dichroism	dichroite	dichromat
dichromate	dichromatism	dichromats
dichroscope	dichroscopes	dicings
dickcissel	dickcissels	dickens
dickenses	dickers	dickeys
dickies	diclinism	dicot
dicots	dicotyledon	dicotyledons
dicrotism	dictaphone	dictaphones
dictate	dictates	dictation
dictations	dictator	dictators
dictatorship	dictatorships	diction
dictionaries	dictionary	dictions
dictums	dicynodont	dicynodonts
didacticism	didactics	didapper
didappers	diddler	diddlers
didgeridoo	didgeridoos	didicoy
didicoys	didrachm	didrachms
didymium	die-hard	die-hards
dieback	diebacks	dieldrin
dielectric	dielectrics	diencephalon
diencephalons	dieresis	diesel
diesel-electric	diesel-hydraulic	dieselization
diesels	diestrus	dietary
dieter	dieters	dietetics
dietician	dieting	dietitian
dietitians	difference	differences
differentia	differential	differentials
differentiation	differentiations	differentiator

differentiators	difficulties	difficulty
diffidence	diffraction	diffractions
diffractometer	diffractometers	diffusedness
diffuseness	diffuser	diffusers
diffusibility	diffusion	diffusions
diffusiveness	diffusivity	digamies
digamma	digammas	digamy
digastric	digester	digesters
digestibility	digestif	digestion
digestions	digestive	digestives
digests	diggers	digging
diggings	digital	digitalin
digitalisation	digitalization	digitals
digitation	digitations	digitigrade
digitisation	digitization	digitizer
digitizers	diglot	diglots
diglyph	diglyphs	dignitaries
dignitary	dignities	dignity
digraph	digraphs	digression
digressions	dihedral	dihedrals
dihedron	dihedrons	dihybrid
dihybrids	dik-dik	dik-diks
dika	dikas	diker
dikers	dikkop	dikkops
diktats	dilaceration	dilapidation
dilapidator	dilapidators	dilatability
dilatancy	dilatant	dilatation
dilatations	dilater	dilaters
dilation	dilations	dilator
dilatoriness	dilators	dildoes

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dilemma	dilemmas	dilettante
dilettantes	dilettantism	diligence
diligences	dillies	diluent
diluents	diluteness	diluting
dilution	dilutions	diluvium
diluviums	dim-out	dimension
dimensions	dimerism	dimeter
dimeters	dimethyl	dimidiation
dimidiations	diminuendo	diminuendoes
diminuendos	diminution	diminutions
diminutive	diminutiveness	diminutives
dimmers	dimness	dimorph
dimorphism	dimorphs	dimples
dimwit	dimwits	dinanderie
dinars	dindle	dindles
dinette	dinettes	ding-dong
ding-dongs	dingbat	dingbats
dingey	dingeys	dinghies
dinghy	dinginess	dingles
dingoes	dinguses	dinitrobenzene
dinmont	dinmonts	dinner-dance
dinner-dances	dinners	dinoflagellate
dinoflagellates	dinosaur	dinosaurs
dinothere	dinotheres	diocesan
diocesans	diocese	dioceses
dioestrus	dioestruses	diopside
dioptase	diopter	diopters
dioptre	dioptres	dioptrics
diorama	dioramas	diorite
diorthosis	diosgenin	dioxane

dioxide	dioxides	dipeptide
diphenyl	diphtheria	diphthong
diphthongs	diplegia	diplococcus
diploe	diploes	diploid
diploma	diplomacies	diplomacy
diplomas	diplomat	diplomate
diplomates	diplomatics	diplomatist
diplomatists	diplomats	diplont
diplonts	diplopia	dipnoan
dipnoans	dipodidae	dipodies
dipody	dipole	dipoles
dippers	diprotodont	diprotodonts
dipsomania	dipsomaniac	dipsomaniacs
dipteran	dipterans	dipterocarp
dipterocarpaceae	dipterocarps	dipteros
dipteroses	diptych	diptychs
direction	directions	directive
directives	directivity	directness
director	director-general	directorate
directorates	directories	directors
directorship	directorships	directory
directress	directresses	directrix
directrixes	direfulness	direness
dirhams	dirhem	dirhems
dirigible	dirigibles	dirndls
dirtiness	dirts	dirtying
disabilities	disability	disabled
disablement	disablements	disaccharide
disaccharides	disaccord	disadvantage
disadvantageousness	disadvantages	disaffectedness

disaffection	disaffiliation	disaffiliations
disaffirmance	disaffirmation	disaffirmations
disafforestation	disafforestment	disagreeability
disagreeableness	disagreement	disagreements
disallowance	disallowances	disannuller
disannullers	disannulment	disannulments
disappearance	disappearances	disappearing
disappointing	disappointment	disappointments
disapprobation	disapprobations	disapproval
disapprovals	disarmament	disarmer
disarmers	disarming	disarrangement
disarrangements	disarray	disarrays
disarticulation	disassembly	disassociation
disassociations	disaster	disasters
disavowal	disavowals	disbandment
disbandments	disbarment	disbarments
disbelief	disbeliefs	disbeliever
disbelievers	disbursal	disbursals
disbursement	disbursements	discant
discants	discard	discarding
discards	disceptation	disceptations
discerner	discerners	discernment
discharge	discharger	dischargers
discharges	disciple	disciples
discipleship	discipleships	disciplinant
disciplinants	disciplinarian	disciplinarians
discipline	discipliner	discipliners
disciplines	discission	discissions
disclaimer	disclaimers	disclamation
disclamations	disclosure	disclosures

discobolus	discographer	discographers
discographies	discography	discoid
discoloration	discolorations	discolouration
discolourations	discomfit	discomfited
discomfits	discomfiture	discomfitures
discomfort	discomforts	discommodities
discommodity	discomposure	discomycete
discomycetes	disconcertion	disconcertions
disconcertment	disconcertments	disconformities
disconformity	disconnectedness	disconnection
disconnections	disconsolateness	disconsolation
discontent	discontentedness	discontentment
discontentments	discontents	discontinuance
discontinuances	discontinuation	discontinuities
discontinuity	discophile	discophiles
discord	discordance	discordances
discordancies	discordancy	discords
discotheque	discotheques	discount
discountenance	discountenances	discounter
discounters	discounts	discouragement
discouragements	discourse	discourser
discourses	discourteousness	discourtesies
discourtesy	discoverer	discoverers
discoveries	discoverture	discovertures
discovery	discredit	discredits
discreetness	discrepancies	discrepancy
discreteness	discretion	discretions
discriminant	discriminants	discrimination
discriminations	discriminator	discriminators
discs	discursion	discursions

discursiveness	discuses	discuss
discussion	discussions	discutient
disdain	disdainfulness	disdains
disease	diseasedness	diseases
disembarkation	disembarkations	disembarkment
disembarkments	disembarrassment	disembarrassments
disembodiment	disembodiments	disemboguement
disemboguements	disembowelment	disembowelments
disenchanter	disenchanters	disenchantment
disenchantments	disendowment	disenfranchisement
disengagedness	disengagement	disengagements
disentail	disentails	disentanglement
disentanglements	disenthrallment	disenthralment
disenthralments	disentrancement	disequilibrium
disestablishment	disesteem	disesteems
diseur	diseurs	diseuse
diseuses	disfavor	disfavors
disfavour	disfavourer	disfavourers
disfavours	disfigurement	disfigurements
disfranchisement	disfranchisements	disfurnishment
disgorgement	disgorgements	disgrace
disgracefulness	disgracer	disgracers
disgraces	disgregation	disgruntlement
disguise	disguisedness	disguiser
disguisers	disguises	disgust
disgustedness	disgustingness	disgusts
dishabille	dishabilles	disharmonies
disharmony	disherison	disheritor
disheritors	dishes	dishevelment
dishful	dishfuls	dishonesties

dishonesty	dishonor	dishonorableness
dishonorer	dishonorers	dishonors
dishonour	dishonourableness	dishonourer
dishonourers	dishonours	dishpan
dishpans	dishwasher	dishwashers
disillusion	disillusionment	disillusionments
disillusions	disimprisonment	disincentive
disincentives	disinclination	disinclinations
disinfectant	disinfectants	disinfection
disinfections	disinfector	disinfectors
disinfestation	disinfestations	disinflation
disingenuousness	disinheritance	disinheritances
disinhibition	disinhibitions	disintegration
disintegrations	disintegrator	disintegrators
disinterest	disinterestedness	disinterment
disinterments	disinvestment	disinvestments
disjection	disjections	disjointedness
disjunct	disjunction	disjunctions
disjunctive	disjunctives	disjuncture
disjunctures	disjune	disjunes
diskette	diskettes	dislike
dislikes	dislocation	dislocations
dislodgement	dislodgements	dislodgment
dislodgments	disloyalties	disloyalty
dismality	dismalness	dismantlement
dismantler	dismantlers	dismantling
dismastment	dismastments	dismay
dismayedness	dismays	dismemberment
dismemberments	dismissal	dismissals
dismount	dismounts	disobedience

disobligingness	disoperation	disoperations
disorder	disorderliness	disorders
disorganization	disorientation	disorientations
disowning	disownment	disownments
disparagement	disparagements	disparager
disparagers	disparate	disparateness
disparates	disparities	disparity
dispassion	dispassionateness	dispatch
dispatcher	dispatchers	dispatches
dispensability	dispensableness	dispensaries
dispensary	dispensation	dispensations
dispensator	dispensatories	dispensators
dispensatory	dispenser	dispensers
dispensing	dispersal	dispersals
dispersant	dispersants	disperser
dispersers	dispersion	dispersions
dispersoid	dispersoids	dispiritedness
dispiteousness	displacement	displacements
display	displayer	displayers
displays	displeasingness	displeasure
displeasures	disport	disports
disposability	disposable	disposableness
disposal	disposals	dispose
disposer	disposers	disposes
disposition	dispositions	dispossession
dispossessions	dispossessor	dispossessors
disposure	disposures	dispraise
dispraiser	dispraisers	dispraises
disproof	disproofs	disproportion
disproportionableness	disproportionateness	disproportions

disproving	disputability	disputableness
disputant	disputants	disputation
disputations	disputatiousness	dispute
disputer	disputers	disputes
disqualification	disqualifications	disqualifying
disquiet	disquiets	disquietude
disquisition	disquisitions	disregard
disregards	disrelish	disrelishes
disrepair	disreputability	disreputableness
disreputation	disrepute	disrespect
disrespectfulness	disrupter	disrupters
disruption	disruptions	disruptor
disruptors	dissatisfaction	dissatisfactoriness
dissection	dissections	dissector
dissectors	disseisin	disseisins
disseisor	disseisors	disseizin
disseizins	disseizor	disseizors
dissemblance	dissemblances	dissembler
dissemblers	dissembling	dissemination
disseminations	disseminator	disseminators
disseminule	disseminules	dissension
dissensions	dissent	dissenter
dissenters	dissentient	dissentients
dissents	dissepiment	dissepiments
dissertation	dissertations	dissertator
dissertators	disservice	disservices
disseverance	disseverances	disseveration
disseverations	disseverment	disseverments
dissidence	dissidences	dissident
dissidents	dissilience	dissimilarities

dissimilarity	dissimilation	dissimilations
dissimilitude	dissimulation	dissimulations
dissimulator	dissimulators	dissipation
dissipations	dissociability	dissociableness
dissociality	dissociation	dissociations
dissolubility	dissolubleness	dissoluteness
dissolution	dissolutions	dissolvability
dissolvableness	dissolve	dissolvent
dissolvents	dissolves	dissonance
dissonances	dissonancies	dissonancy
dissuader	dissuaders	dissuasion
dissuasions	dissyllable	dissyllables
dissymmetry	distaff	distaffs
distance	distances	distantness
distaste	distastefulness	distastes
distemper	distemperature	distemperatures
distempers	distensibility	distension
distensions	distention	distentions
distich	distichs	distilland
distillands	distillate	distillates
distillation	distillations	distiller
distilleries	distillers	distillery
distinction	distinctions	distinctiveness
distinctness	distinguisher	distinguishers
distinguishment	distortion	distortions
distractedness	distractibility	distraction
distractions	distrail	distrails
distrainee	distrainees	distrainer
distrainers	distrainment	distrainments
distrainor	distrainors	distraint

distraints	distress	distresses
distressfulness	distributaries	distributary
distributee	distributees	distributer
distributers	distribution	distributions
distributive	distributiveness	distributor
distributors	district	districts
distringas	distringases	distrust
distruster	distrusters	distrustfulness
distrusts	disturbance	disturbances
disturber	disturbers	disulfiram
disulphate	disulphates	disulphide
disulphides	disunion	disunionist
disunionists	disunions	disunities
disunity	disuse	disuses
disutilities	disutility	disvalue
disvalues	disyllabism	disyllable
disyllables	dit	dita
ditas	ditch	ditcher
ditchers	ditches	ditheism
ditheist	ditheists	dither
dithering	dithers	dithionate
dithionates	dithyramb	dithyrambs
ditriglyph	ditriglyphs	dits
dittander	dittanders	dittanies
dittany	ditties	ditto
dittography	dittos	ditty
diuresis	diuretic	diuretics
diurnal	diurnals	div
diva	divagation	divagations
divalent	divalents	divan

divans	divarication	divarications
divas	dive	dive-bombing
dived	diver	divergence
divergences	divergencies	divergency
divers	diverseness	diversification
diversion	diversionist	diversionists
diversions	diversities	diversity
diverticulitis	diverticulosis	diverticulum
divertimento	divertimentos	divertissement
divertissements	dives	divestiture
divi	divide	dividend
dividends	divider	dividers
divides	divies	divination
divinations	divine	divineness
diviner	diviners	divines
diving	divings	divinities
divinity	divisibilities	divisibility
divisibleness	division	divisionism
divisions	divisiveness	divisor
divisors	divorce	divorcement
divorcements	divorcer	divorcers
divorces	divot	divots
divs	divulgation	divulgations
divulgement	divulgence	divulgences
divulsion	divulsions	divvies
divvy	diwan	diwans
dixie	dixies	dixy
dizziness

9 Nouns Starting With DJ

Djakarta	The capital of Indonesia, in northwestern Java; population 9,125,000 (est. 2009).
Djibouti	A country on the northeastern coast of Africa; population 900,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Djibouti; languages, Arabic and French (official), Somali and other Cushitic languages.
djebel	(in the Middle East and North Africa) a mountain or hill, or a range of hills.
djebels	(in the Middle East and North Africa) a mountain or hill, or a range of hills.
djellabah	A loose hooded cloak, typically woolen, of a kind traditionally worn by Arabs.
djellabahs	A loose hooded cloak, typically woolen, of a kind traditionally worn by Arabs.
djibbah	A long coat worn by Muslim men.
djibbahs	A long coat worn by Muslim men.
djinni	one of a class of spirits that according to Muslim demonology inhabit the earth, assume various forms, and exercise supernatural power

630 Words That Start With DO Nouns

Dom	A title prefixed to the names of some Roman Catholic dignitaries and Benedictine and Carthusian monks.
Dora	The Defence of the Realm Act, any of a series of Acts of Parliament passed between 1914 and 1916, giving the British government a wide range of emergency powers during the First World War (1914–18). As an ordinary acronym. (chiefly humorous).
doab	Originally and chiefly in South Asia
doc	Doctor. Computing
dock	North American A device in which a laptop computer, smartphone, or other mobile device may be placed for charging, providing access to a power supply and to peripheral devices or auxiliary features; a docking station. (of a ship) tie up at a dock, especially in order to load or unload passengers or cargo. Deduct (something, especially an amount of money)The solid bony or fleshy part of an animal’s tail, excluding the hair. The enclosure in a criminal court where a defendant is placed. A coarse weed of temperate regions, with inconspicuous greenish or reddish flowers. The leaves are popularly used to relieve nettle stings.
docs	Doctor. Computing
dod	Department of Defense.
dodo	An extinct flightless bird with a stout body, stumpy wings, a large head, and a heavy hooked bill. It was found on Mauritius until the end of the 17th century.
doe	A female deer. Department of Energy.
doer	The person who does something.
dog	A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, nonretractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice. derogatory A mechanical device for gripping. dogsFollow (someone or their movements) closely and persistently. dog itGrip (something) with a mechanical device.
doge	The chief magistrate of Venice or Genoa.
doh	Used to comment on a foolish or stupid action, especially one’s own.
doit	A very small amount of money.
dojo	A room or hall in which judo and other martial arts are practiced.
dole	usually the dole literary Distribute shares of something. Sorrow; mourning.
doll	A small model of a human figure, typically one of a baby or girl, used as a child’s toy. doll someone upA temporary barrier on a racetrack. Place a barrier in front of (a jump or other part of the track that is to be omitted from a race)
dolt	A stupid person.
don	A university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. Put on (an item of clothing)A river in Russia that rises near Tula, southeast of Moscow, and flows for 1,224 miles (1,958 km) to the Sea of Azov. A river in Scotland that rises in the Grampian Mountains and flows east for 82 miles (131 km) to the North Sea at Aberdeen. A river in northern England that rises in the Pennine Hills and flows east for 70 miles (112 km) to join the Ouse River shortly before it, in turn, joins the Humber River.
dor	A large black dung beetle that makes a droning sound in flight and excavates burrows in which its young develop.
dos	Disk operating system, an operating system originally developed for IBM personal computers.
dot	A small round mark or spot. Mark with a small spot or spots. A dowry, particularly one from which only the interest or annual income was available to the husband. Directly observed therapy, a method of supervising patients to ensure that they take medication as directed. (in the US) Department of Transportation.

Dobro	Dobros	Docetism
Dodgson	Dodoma	Dodonian
Dolby	Dolin	Dolores
Domingo	Dominic	Dominica
Dominican	Dominicans	Dominick
Dominus	Domitian	Donald
Donatello	Donatist	Donatus
Donau	Doncaster	Donegal
Donets	Donetsk	Donizetti
Donna	Donnie	Doolittle
Doppler	Doras	Dorcas
Dorchester	Dordogne	Dordrecht
Doreen	Dorian	Doric
Doris	Dorking	Dormobile
Dormobiles	Dorothea	Dorothy
Dorris	Dorset	Dortmund
Dostoevsky	Dottie	Douai
Douala	Doubs	Doug
Dougal	Douglas	Douglas-Home
Doukhobor	Doukhobors	Douro
Dowding	Dowland	Downpatrick
Dowson	Doyle	do-all
do-gooder	do-gooders	do-goodism
do-it-yourself	do-it-yourselfer	do-it-yourselfers
do-nothing	do-nothingism	doabs
doater	doaters	dobber
dobber-in	dobbers	dobbies
dobbin	dobbins	dobby
dobra	dobras	docent
docents	docility	dockage

dockages	docker	dockers
docket	dockets	docking
dockings	dockland	docks
dockside	docksides	dockyard
dockyards	doctor	doctorate
doctorates	doctors	doctorship
doctorships	doctrinaire	doctrinaires
doctrinairism	doctrine	doctrines
docudrama	docudramas	document
documentaries	documentary	documentation
documentations	documents	dodder
dodderer	dodderers	dodders
doddle	doddles	dodecagon
dodecagons	dodecahedron	dodecahedrons
dodecaphonism	dodecaphonist	dodecaphonists
dodecasyllabic	dodecasyllable	dodecasyllables
dodge	dodgem	dodgems
dodger	dodgers	dodges
dodging	dodoes	dodos
dods	doek	doeks
doers	doesn’t	doffer
doffers	dog’s-ear	dog’s-tongue
dog-catcher	dog-catchers	dog-ear
dog-eat-dog	dog-end	dog-ends
dogbane	dogbanes	dogberries
dogberry	dogcart	dogcarts
doges	dogeship	dogfish
dogfishes	doggedness	dogger
doggerel	doggeries	doggers
doggery	doggie	doggies

doggishness	doggy	dogie
dogma	dogman	dogmas
dogmatics	dogmatiser	dogmatisers
dogmatism	dogmatist	dogmatists
dogmatizer	dogmatizers	dogshore
dogshores	dogsled	dogsleds
dogtooth	dogtrot	dogtrots
dogvane	dogvanes	dogwood
dogwoods	dogy	dohs
doilies	doily	doing
doings	doits	dojos
doldrums	dolefulness	dolerite
doles	dolichocephalic	dolichocephalism
dolichocephaly	dolichos	dolichoses
doline	dolium	dollar
dollars	dollhouse	dollies
dollishness	dollop	dollops
dolls	dolly	dolman
dolmans	dolmas	dolmen
dolmens	dolomite	dolomites
dolomitization	dolomitizations	dolor
dolorousness	dolors	dolour
dolours	dolphin	dolphins
doltishness	dolts	domain
domains	domes	domestic
domestication	domestications	domesticator
domesticators	domesticity	domestics
domicile	domiciles	domiciliation
domiciliations	dominance	dominances
dominant	dominants	domination

dominations	dominator	dominators
dominee	dominees	dominie
dominies	dominion	dominions
domino	dominoes	dominos
don’t	don’t-know	don’t-knows
dona	donas	donation
donations	donative	donatives
donator	donatories	donators
donatory	donee	donees
donga	dongas	dongs
donjon	donjons	donkey
donkey-work	donkeys	donnism
donor	donors	donut
donuts	donzel	doob
doodad	doodads	doodah
doodahs	doodle	doodlebug
doodlebugs	doodler	doodlers
doodles	doohickey	doohickeys
dook	dooks	doolie
doolies	doomed	dooms
doomsday	doomsdays	doomwatcher
doomwatchers	doorbell	doorbells
doorframe	doorframes	doorhandle
doorhandles	doorjamb	doorjambs
doorknob	doorknobs	doormat
doormats	doornail	doornails
doorpost	doorposts	doors
doorstep	doorsteps	doorstop
doorstopper	doorstoppers	doorstops
doorway	doorways	dop

dopamine	dopant	dopants
dopatta	dopattas	doper
dopers	dopes	dops
dorado	dorados	dories
dorks	dormancy	dormer
dormers	dormitories	dormitory
dormouse	dorms	dornick
doronicum	dorps	dorr
dorrs	dors	dorse
dorser	dorsers	dorses
dorsiflexion	dorsiventrality	dorsum
dorsums	dorter	dorters
dosage	dosages	doses
dosimeter	dosimeters	dosimetry
dossal	dossals	dosser
dossers	dosses	dossier
dossiers	dossil	dossils
dotage	dotages	dotard
dotards	dotation	dotations
doter	doters	dotes
dots	dotterel	dotterels
dottiness	dottle	dottles
douane	double	double-check
double-checks	double-cross	double-crosser
double-crossers	double-crosses	double-crossing
double-dealer	double-dealers	double-dealing
double-decker	double-deckers	double-facedness
double-header	double-headers	double-mindedness
double-spacing	double-talk	doubled
doubleness	doubler	doublers

doubles	doublespeak	doublet
doubleton	doubletons	doubletree
doubletrees	doublets	doubling
doublings	doubloon	doubloons
doublure	doublures	doubt
doubter	doubters	doubtfulness
doubts	douc	douceness
doucepere	douceur	douceurs
douche	douches	doucs
dough	doughiness	doughnut
doughnuts	doughs	doughtiness
douma	doumas	doup
doups	doura	douras
dourine	dourness	douroucouli
douroucoulis	douse	douser
dousers	douses	dousing
douter	douters	dovecote
dovecotes	dovekie	dovekies
dover	dovers	doves
dovetail	dovetails	dowager
dowagers	dowdies	dowdiness
dowdy	dowdyism	dowel
dowels	dower	dowers
dowitcher	dowitchers	down
down-and-out	down-and-outs	down-easter
downbeat	downbeats	downcome
downcomer	downcomers	downcomes
downer	downers	downfall
downfalls	downgrade	downgrades
downheartedness	downhill	downhills

downiness	downpipe	downpipes
downpour	downpours	downright
downrightness	downs	downsizing
downspout	downspouts	downstage
downstairs	downstate	downstroke
downstrokes	downswing	downswings
downtime	downtimes	downtrend
downtrends	downturn	downturns
downwardness	dowries	dowry
dowse	dowser	dowsers
dowses	dowsing	doxies
doxographer	doxographers	doxologies
doxology	doxy	doyen
doyenne	doyennes	doyens
doyley	doyleys	doylies
doyly	doze	dozen
dozens	dozer	dozers
dozes	doziness

353 Nouns Beginning With DR

Draco	A large northern constellation (the Dragon), stretching around the north celestial pole and said to represent the dragon killed by Hercules. It has no bright stars. postpositive(7th century BC), Athenian legislator. His codification of Athenian law was notorious for its severity; for instance, the death penalty was imposed even for trivial crimes, which gave rise to the adjective draconian in English.
Druid	A priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion.
Druze	A member of a political and religious sect of Islamic origin, living chiefly in Lebanon and Syria. The Druze broke away from the Ismaili Muslims in the 11th century; they are regarded as heretical by the Muslim community at large.
drab	Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull. Of a dull light brown color. Fabric of a dull brownish color. A slovenly woman. A prostitute.
drabs	Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull. Of a dull light brown color. Fabric of a dull brownish color. A slovenly woman. A prostitute.
drachm	A unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce. An ancient silver coin based on the Attic or Hellenistic drachma.
draff	Dregs or refuse.
draft	A preliminary version of a piece of writing. the draftA written order to pay a specified sum; a check. Prepare a preliminary version of (a document)Select (a person or group of people) and bring them somewhere for a certain purpose. Pull or draw. Motorsports Denoting beer or other drink that is kept in and served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can. Denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads.
drafts	A preliminary version of a piece of writing. the draftA written order to pay a specified sum; a check. Prepare a preliminary version of (a document)Select (a person or group of people) and bring them somewhere for a certain purpose. Pull or draw. Motorsports Denoting beer or other drink that is kept in and served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can. Denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads.
drag	with object and adverbial of directionno objectwith objectno objectThe action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty. informal informal Clothing more conventionally worn by the opposite sex, especially women’s clothes worn by a man. informal A thing that is pulled along the ground or through water. A strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox or other hunted animal. North American Music historical
dragon	A mythical monster resembling a giant reptile, sometimes shown as having wings. In European tradition the dragon is typically fire-breathing and tends to symbolize chaos or evil, whereas in East Asia it is usually a beneficent symbol of fertility, associated with water and the heavens. historical
drags	with object and adverbial of directionno objectwith objectno objectThe action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty. informal informal Clothing more conventionally worn by the opposite sex, especially women’s clothes worn by a man. informal A thing that is pulled along the ground or through water. A strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox or other hunted animal. North American Music historical
drail	A fishhook and line weighted with lead for dragging below the surface of the water.
drails	A fishhook and line weighted with lead for dragging below the surface of the water.
drain	Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier. Deprive of strength or vitality. Golf A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste. in singular
drains	Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty, dry, or drier. Deprive of strength or vitality. Golf A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste. in singular
drake	A male duck. (in fishing) a natural or artificial mayfly, especially a subadult or a gravid female.
drakes	A male duck. (in fishing) a natural or artificial mayfly, especially a subadult or a gravid female.
dram	mainly Scottish The basic monetary unit of Armenia, equal to 100 luma. A memory chip that depends upon an applied voltage to keep the stored data.
drama	A play for theater, radio, or television. An exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.
dramas	A play for theater, radio, or television. An exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.
drams	mainly Scottish The basic monetary unit of Armenia, equal to 100 luma. A memory chip that depends upon an applied voltage to keep the stored data.
drape	Arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or around something. drapesin singular
draper	A person who sells cloth and dry goods.
drapes	Arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or around something. drapesin singular
draw	Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks, especially with a pen or pencil, on paper. Pull or drag (something such as a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind. Extract (an object, especially a weapon) from a container or receptacle. Take or obtain (liquid) from a container or receptacle. Be the cause of (a specified response)Select (a ticket or name) randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc. British Disembowel. Golf Nautical Nautical An act of selecting names randomly, typically by extracting them from a bag or other container, to match competitors in a game or tournament. British A person or thing that is very attractive or interesting. An act of removing a gun from its holster in order to shoot. An act of drawing on a cigarette or cigar. Golf
drawee	The person or organization, typically a bank, who must pay a draft or bill.
drawer	A box-shaped storage compartment without a lid, made to slide horizontally in and out of a desk, chest, or other piece of furniture. drawersA person who produces a drawing or design.
drawl	Speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds. A slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with unusually prolonged vowel sounds.
drawls	Speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds. A slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with unusually prolonged vowel sounds.
draws	Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks, especially with a pen or pencil, on paper. Pull or drag (something such as a vehicle) so as to make it follow behind. Extract (an object, especially a weapon) from a container or receptacle. Take or obtain (liquid) from a container or receptacle. Be the cause of (a specified response)Select (a ticket or name) randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc. British Disembowel. Golf Nautical Nautical An act of selecting names randomly, typically by extracting them from a bag or other container, to match competitors in a game or tournament. British A person or thing that is very attractive or interesting. An act of removing a gun from its holster in order to shoot. An act of drawing on a cigarette or cigar. Golf
dray	A truck or cart for delivering beer barrels or other heavy loads, especially a low one without sides.
drays	A truck or cart for delivering beer barrels or other heavy loads, especially a low one without sides.
dread	Anticipate with great apprehension or fear. Great fear or apprehension. informal Greatly feared; dreadful.
dreads	Anticipate with great apprehension or fear. Great fear or apprehension. informal Greatly feared; dreadful.
dream	A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. A cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal. Experience dreams during sleep. Indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired. with negative
dreams	A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. A cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal. Experience dreams during sleep. Indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired. with negative
dreck	Rubbish; trash.
dredge	Clean out the bed of (a harbor, river, or other area of water) by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge. An apparatus for bringing up objects or mud from a river or seabed by scooping or dragging. Sprinkle (food) with a powdered substance, typically flour or sugar.
dregs	The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds.
drench	Wet thoroughly; soak. Forcibly administer a drug in liquid form orally to (an animal)A dose of medicine administered to an animal.
dress	no objectwith objectwith objectwith objectwith objectMilitary with objectA one-piece garment worn by women and girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs. Clothing of a specified kind for men or women.
drier	Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist. (of information, writing, etc. ) dealing primarily with facts and presented in a dull, uninteresting way. (of a joke or sense of humor) subtle, expressed in a matter-of-fact way, and having the appearance of being unconscious or unintentional. Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink. (of an alcoholic drink) not sweet. Become dry. theatrical slang A person in favor of the prohibition of alcohol.
driers	A machine or device for drying something, especially the hair or laundry. A substance mixed with oil paint or ink to promote drying.
dries	Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist. (of information, writing, etc. ) dealing primarily with facts and presented in a dull, uninteresting way. (of a joke or sense of humor) subtle, expressed in a matter-of-fact way, and having the appearance of being unconscious or unintentional. Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink. (of an alcoholic drink) not sweet. Become dry. theatrical slang A person in favor of the prohibition of alcohol.
drift	no object, usually with adverbial(especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind. in singularin singularA large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind. Mining
drifts	no object, usually with adverbial(especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind. in singularin singularA large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind. Mining
drill	A hand tool, power tool, or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer or chisel, used for making holes. Instruction or training in military exercises. A predatory mollusk that bores into the shells of other mollusks in order to feed on the soft tissue. Produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill. Subject (someone) to military training exercises. A machine that makes small furrows, sows seed in them, and then covers the sown seed. (of a person or machine) sow (seed) with a drill. A dark brown baboon with a short tail and a naked blue or purple rump, found in the rainforests of West Africa. A coarse twilled cotton or linen fabric.
drills	A hand tool, power tool, or machine with a rotating cutting tip or reciprocating hammer or chisel, used for making holes. Instruction or training in military exercises. A predatory mollusk that bores into the shells of other mollusks in order to feed on the soft tissue. Produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill. Subject (someone) to military training exercises. A machine that makes small furrows, sows seed in them, and then covers the sown seed. (of a person or machine) sow (seed) with a drill. A dark brown baboon with a short tail and a naked blue or purple rump, found in the rainforests of West Africa. A coarse twilled cotton or linen fabric.
drink	Take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. A liquid that can be swallowed as refreshment or nourishment.
drinks	Take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. A liquid that can be swallowed as refreshment or nourishment.
drip	Let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid. A small drop of a liquid. informal, derogatory Architecture
drips	Let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid. A small drop of a liquid. informal, derogatory Architecture
drive	no object, usually with adverbial of directionwith object and adverbial of directionwith object and adverbial of direction(of a source of power) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery) in motion. with objectwith object and adverbial of directionA trip or journey in a car. A short road leading from a public road to a house or other building. An innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need. An organized effort by a number of people to achieve a particular purpose, often to raise money. The transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle. (in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball. An act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination.
drivel	Nonsense. Talk nonsense. archaic
driver	A person who drives a vehicle. A wheel or other part in a mechanism that receives power directly and transmits motion to other parts. A factor which causes a particular phenomenon to happen or develop. A golf club with a flat face, long shaft, and large head (originally of wood), used for driving from the tee.
drives	no object, usually with adverbial of directionwith object and adverbial of directionwith object and adverbial of direction(of a source of power) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery) in motion. with objectwith object and adverbial of directionA trip or journey in a car. A short road leading from a public road to a house or other building. An innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need. An organized effort by a number of people to achieve a particular purpose, often to raise money. The transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle. (in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball. An act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination.
drogue	A device, typically conical or funnel-shaped with open ends, towed behind a boat, aircraft, or other moving object to reduce speed or improve stability.
droit	A right or due.
droits	A right or due.
drone	Make a continuous low humming sound. A low continuous humming sound. A continuous musical note of low pitch. A male bee in a colony of social bees, which does no work but can fertilize a queen. A remote-controlled pilotless aircraft or small flying device.
drones	Make a continuous low humming sound. A low continuous humming sound. A continuous musical note of low pitch. A male bee in a colony of social bees, which does no work but can fertilize a queen. A remote-controlled pilotless aircraft or small flying device.
drool	Drop saliva uncontrollably from the mouth. Saliva falling from the mouth.
droop	Bend or hang downward limply. An act or instance of drooping; a limp or weary attitude.
drop	Let or make (something) fall vertically. no object, usually with adverbialMake or become lower, weaker, or less. Abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)Set down or unload (a passenger or goods), especially on the way to somewhere else. (in sports) fail to win (a point, game, or match). Bridge A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface. usually in singular informal usually with modifierAn earring that hangs down from the earlobe. A section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies; a drop cloth or drop curtain. A trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the prisoner to fall and thus be hanged.
drops	Let or make (something) fall vertically. no object, usually with adverbialMake or become lower, weaker, or less. Abandon or discontinue (a course of action or study)Set down or unload (a passenger or goods), especially on the way to somewhere else. (in sports) fail to win (a point, game, or match). Bridge A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface. usually in singular informal usually with modifierAn earring that hangs down from the earlobe. A section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies; a drop cloth or drop curtain. A trapdoor on a gallows, the opening of which causes the prisoner to fall and thus be hanged.
dropsy	A tip or bribe.
dross	Something regarded as worthless; rubbish.
drove	A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body.
drowse	Be half asleep; doze intermittently. A light sleep; a condition of being half asleep.
drub	Hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.
drubs	Hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.
drudge	A person made to do hard menial or dull work. Do hard, menial, or dull work.
drug	A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. Administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility.
drugs	A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. Administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility.
drum	A percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped, with a taut membrane over one or both ends. A cylindrical container or receptacle. An evening or afternoon tea party of a kind that was popular in the late 18th and early 19th century. Play on a drum or drums. A long, narrow hill, especially one separating two parallel valleys. A fish that makes a drumming sound by vibrating its swim bladder, found mainly in estuarine and shallow coastal waters.
drums	A percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped, with a taut membrane over one or both ends. A cylindrical container or receptacle. An evening or afternoon tea party of a kind that was popular in the late 18th and early 19th century. Play on a drum or drums. A long, narrow hill, especially one separating two parallel valleys. A fish that makes a drumming sound by vibrating its swim bladder, found mainly in estuarine and shallow coastal waters.
drunk	Affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one’s faculties or behavior. A person who is drunk or who habitually drinks to excess.
drupe	A fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the seed, e. g. , a plum, cherry, almond, or olive.
druse	Geology Botany
dry	Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist. (of information, writing, etc. ) dealing primarily with facts and presented in a dull, uninteresting way. (of a joke or sense of humor) subtle, expressed in a matter-of-fact way, and having the appearance of being unconscious or unintentional. Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink. (of an alcoholic drink) not sweet. Become dry. theatrical slang A person in favor of the prohibition of alcohol.
dryad	(in folklore and Greek mythology) a nymph inhabiting a forest or a tree, especially an oak tree.
dryer	A machine or device for drying something, especially the hair or laundry. A substance mixed with oil paint or ink to promote drying.

Dramamine	Drambuie	Dravidian
Drayton	Dreyfus	Dreyfuss
Drogheda	Druids	Drummond
Dryden	Drysdale	drabbet
drabbler	drabblers	drabness
drachmas	drachms	dracone
dracones	dracunculus	dracunculuses
draffs	draftees	drafter
drafters	draftiness	drafting
draftsman	draftsmanship	dragline
draglines	dragoman	dragomans
dragoness	dragonesses	dragonet
dragonets	dragonflies	dragonfly
dragonhead	dragonheads	dragonnade
dragonnades	dragons	dragoons
dragster	dragsters	drainage
drainages	drainboard	drainboards
drainers	dramatics	dramatisation
dramatisations	dramatist	dramatists
dramatization	dramatizations	dramaturge
dramaturges	dramaturgist	dramaturgists
dramaturgy	drammock	drammocks
draperies	drapers	draught
draughtboard	draughtboards	draughter
draughters	draughtiness	draughts
draughtsman	draughty	draw-sheet
drawback	drawbacks	drawbridge
drawbridges	drawees	drawers
drawing	drawings	drawler
drawlers	drawlingness	drayage

drayman	dreadfulness	dreadnaught
dreadnaughts	dreadnought	dreadnoughts
dreamboat	dreamboats	dreamer
dreamers	dreaminess	dreaming
dreamings	dreamland	dreamlands
dreamlessness	dreariness	dredger
dredgers	dredges	dreg
drencher	drenchers	drenches
drenching	dressage	dresser
dressers	dresses	dressiness
dressing	dressing-down	dressings
dressmaker	dressmakers	dressmaking
drib	dribble	dribbler
dribblers	dribbles	dribbling
driblet	driblets	dribs
driftage	driftages	drifter
drifters	drifting	driftpin
driftpins	driller	drillers
drilling	drinkable	drinkableness
drinker	drinkers	drinking
drinkings	dripping	drippings
drive-in	drive-ins	driveler
drivelers	driveller	drivellers
drivels	drivers	driveway
driveways	driving	drizzle
drizzles	drogher	droghers
drogues	drolleries	drollery
drollness	dromedaries	dromedary
dromond	dromonds	dromos
drongo	drongoes	drongos

droning	droob	droobs
droopiness	drop-kicker	drop-kickers
droplet	dropper	droppers
dropping	droppings	drosera
droseras	droshkies	droshky
droskies	drosky	drosometer
drosometers	drosophila	drosophilas
drossiness	drought	droughtiness
droughts	drover	drovers
drowner	drowners	drowses
drowsiness	drubbing	drubbings
drudger	drudgeries	drudgers
drudgery	drudges	drugget
druggets	drugging	druggist
druggists	druidism	drumbeat
drumbeats	drumfire	drumfish
drumfishes	drumhead	drumheads
drumlin	drumlins	drummer
drummers	drumming	drummock
drummocks	drumstick	drumsticks
drunkard	drunkards	drunkenness
drunkometer	drunkometers	drupelet
drupelets	druthers	dry-blowing
dryades	dryness	drysalter
drysalteries	drysalters	drysaltery

335 Nouns That Start With DU

Duala	a Bantu-speaking people of the coastal area of Cameroun
Dubai	A member state of the United Arab Emirates; population 1,775,000 (est. 2009).
Dublin	The capital city of the Republic of Ireland, on the Irish Sea at the mouth of the Liffey River; population 506,211 (2006).
Dubuffet	Jean 1901–1985 French artist
Dudley	An industrial town in western central England, near Birmingham; population 193,200 (est. 2009).
Duluth	A port in northeastern Minnesota, at the western end of Lake Superior; population 84,284 (est. 2008).
Dundalk	town and port on, northeastern Ireland; capital of County Louth area population37816
Dundee	A city in eastern Scotland, on the northern side of the Firth of Tay; population 141,600 (est. 2009).
Dunedin	A city and port on South Island in New Zealand, founded in 1848 by Scottish settlers; population 118,683 (2006). A resort city in western Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico, west of Tampa; population 35,988 (est. 2008).
Dunker	A member of the German Baptist Brethren, a sect of Baptist Christians founded in 1708 but living in the US since the 1720s.
Dunstable	plain, direct
Dunstan	(c. 909–88), Anglo-Saxon prelate. As archbishop of Canterbury, he introduced the strict Benedictine rule in England and succeeded in restoring monastic life. Feast day, May 19.
Durban	A seaport and resort in South Africa, on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal; population 3,409,100 (est. 2009).
Durham	A city in northern England on the Wear River; population 42,100 (2009). It is famous for its 11th-century cathedral, which contains the tomb of the Venerable Bede, and for its university. An industrial and academic city in north central North Carolina, noted for its tobacco industry and as the home of Duke University; population 223,284 (est. 2008).
Dushanbe	The capital of Tajikistan; population 553,000 (est. 2007).
dual	attributiveoften dual toGrammar Mathematics
dualism	The division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects, or the state of being so divided. The quality or condition of being dual; duality.
dualisms	The division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects, or the state of being so divided. The quality or condition of being dual; duality.
duality	The quality or condition of being dual. An instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; a dualism.
duals	attributiveoften dual toGrammar Mathematics
dub	with object and complementwith objectwith objectTrim or make smooth (wood) with an adze. Provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original. Make a copy of (a sound or video recording). An instance of dubbing sound effects or music. A style of popular music originating from the remixing of recorded music (especially reggae), typically with the removal of some vocals and instruments and the exaggeration of bass guitar. An inexperienced or unskillful person. Misplay (a shot). dub in/upA person from Dublin; a Dubliner.
dubbin	Prepared grease used for softening and waterproofing leather. Apply dubbin to (leather)
dubbing	Material used for the bodies of artificial fishing flies, especially fur or wool on waxed silk.
dubbins	Prepared grease used for softening and waterproofing leather. Apply dubbin to (leather)
dubiety	The state or quality of being doubtful; uncertainty.
dubiousness	unsettled in opinion
dubitation	Doubt or hesitation.
dubs	with object and complementwith objectwith objectTrim or make smooth (wood) with an adze. Provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original. Make a copy of (a sound or video recording). An instance of dubbing sound effects or music. A style of popular music originating from the remixing of recorded music (especially reggae), typically with the removal of some vocals and instruments and the exaggeration of bass guitar. An inexperienced or unskillful person. Misplay (a shot). dub in/upA person from Dublin; a Dubliner.
ducat	A gold coin formerly current in most European countries. North American
ducats	A gold coin formerly current in most European countries. North American
duce	The title assumed by Benito Mussolini in 1922.
duces	mainly Scottish historical
duchess	The wife or widow of a duke.
duchies	The territory of a duke or duchess; a dukedom.
duchy	The territory of a duke or duchess; a dukedom.
duck	A waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait. A pure white thin-shelled bivalve mollusk found off the Atlantic coasts of America. no objectwith objectBridge A quick lowering of the head. Dear; darling (used as an informal or affectionate form of address, especially among cockneys)A strong linen or cotton fabric, used chiefly for casual or work clothes and sails. A batsman’s score of zero.
duckies	Darling; dear (used as a form of address)Charming; delightful.
ducking	A waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait. A pure white thin-shelled bivalve mollusk found off the Atlantic coasts of America. no objectwith objectBridge A quick lowering of the head. Dear; darling (used as an informal or affectionate form of address, especially among cockneys)A strong linen or cotton fabric, used chiefly for casual or work clothes and sails. A batsman’s score of zero.
ducklings	a young duck
ducks	A waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait. A pure white thin-shelled bivalve mollusk found off the Atlantic coasts of America. no objectwith objectBridge A quick lowering of the head. Dear; darling (used as an informal or affectionate form of address, especially among cockneys)A strong linen or cotton fabric, used chiefly for casual or work clothes and sails. A batsman’s score of zero.
duckweeds	a small floating aquatic monocotyledonous plant (family Lemnaceae, the duckweed family)
ducky	Darling; dear (used as a form of address)Charming; delightful.
duct	A tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc. Convey through a duct.
ductility	the quality or state of being ductile
ducts	A tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc. Convey through a duct.
dud	A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless. dudsNot working or meeting standards; faulty.
dude	mainly North American Dress up elaborately.
dudes	mainly North American Dress up elaborately.
dudgeon	A feeling of offense or deep resentment.
dudgeons	a wood used especially for dagger hilts
duds	A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless. dudsNot working or meeting standards; faulty.
due	predicativeattributiveone’s duedues(with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly.
duel	mainly historical Fight a duel or duels.
dueller	A person who fights a duel or duels.
duello	the rules or practice of dueling
duellos	the rules or practice of dueling
duels	mainly historical Fight a duel or duels.
duenna	An older woman acting as a governess and companion in charge of girls, especially in a Spanish family; a chaperone.
duennas	An older woman acting as a governess and companion in charge of girls, especially in a Spanish family; a chaperone.
dues	predicativeattributiveone’s duedues(with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly.
duet	A performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers. Perform a duet.
duets	A performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers. Perform a duet.
duettist	a participant in a duet
duff	British Decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees. duff someone upA person’s buttocks. Mishit (a shot)A flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag. Steal and alter brands on (cattle)
duffel	A coarse woolen cloth with a thick nap. North American
duffer	informal A person who steals and alters the brands on cattle.
duffers	informal A person who steals and alters the brands on cattle.
duffle	A coarse woolen cloth with a thick nap. North American
duffs	British Decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees. duff someone upA person’s buttocks. Mishit (a shot)A flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag. Steal and alter brands on (cattle)
dug	The udder, teat, or nipple of a female animal.
dugong	An aquatic mammal found on the coasts of the Indian Ocean from eastern Africa to northern Australia. It is distinguished from the manatees by its forked tail.
dugongs	An aquatic mammal found on the coasts of the Indian Ocean from eastern Africa to northern Australia. It is distinguished from the manatees by its forked tail.
dugout	A shelter that is dug in the ground and roofed over, especially one used by troops in warfare.
dugouts	A shelter that is dug in the ground and roofed over, especially one used by troops in warfare.
dugs	The udder, teat, or nipple of a female animal.
duiker	A small African antelope that typically has a tuft of hair between the horns, found mainly in the rainforest.
duikers	A small African antelope that typically has a tuft of hair between the horns, found mainly in the rainforest.
duke	A male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages. dukesduke it out
dukedom	A territory ruled by a duke.
dukedoms	a sovereign male ruler of a continental European duchy
dukes	A male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages. dukesduke it out
dulciana	An organ stop, typically with small conical open metal pipes.
dulcimer	A musical instrument with a sounding board or box, typically trapezoidal in shape, over which strings of graduated length are stretched, played by being struck with handheld hammers.
dulia	(in Roman Catholic theology) the reverence accorded to saints and angels.
dulness	Lack of interest or excitement. Lack of brightness, vividness, or sheen. The quality of being slow to understand; stupidity.
dulosis	The practice by slave-making ants of capturing the pupae of other ant species and rearing them as workers of their own colony.
dulse	A dark red edible seaweed with flattened branching fronds.
duma	A legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics of the former Soviet Union.
dumas	The name of two French novelists and playwrights.
dumbwaiters	a portable serving table or stand
dumdum	A kind of soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact.
dumdums	A kind of soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact.
dumka	A piece of Slavic music, originating as a folk ballad or lament, typically melancholy with contrasting lively sections.
dummies	A model or replica of a human being. Something designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual thing; a counterfeit or sham. mainly North American Bridge Create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc. )
dummy	A model or replica of a human being. Something designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual thing; a counterfeit or sham. mainly North American Bridge Create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc. )
dumortierite	a bright especially blue mineral consisting of a borosilicate of aluminum
dump	A site for depositing garbage. informal Computing vulgar slang Deposit or dispose of (garbage, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way. Computing American Football
dumper	A person or thing that dumps something.
dumpling	a small mass of dough cooked by boiling or steaming
dun	Of a dull grayish-brown color. A dull grayish-brown color. A horse with a sandy or sandy-gray coat, black mane, tail, and lower legs, and a dark dorsal stripe. A sub-adult mayfly, which has drab coloration and opaque wings. Make persistent demands on (someone), especially for payment of a debt. archaic A stone-built fortified settlement in Scotland or Ireland, of a kind built from the late Iron Age to the early Middle Ages. The word is a frequent place-name element in Scotland and Ireland.
dunce	A person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.
dunces	A person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.
dunch	A loud noise; a bang, a crash. Scottish and English regional in later use. Scottish, British, Irish A sudden, jolting collision or impact; a blow or injury resulting from such an impact; a bang, a bump. Golf Deaf; hard of hearing. Heavy, stodgy, doughy. Chiefly used to designate bread that has not risen properly. Numbed or cramped from sitting in one position for too long. Scottish, British To strike, thump; to knock, bang, bump; to push, nudge. Frequently followed by at, against, into, etc. Scottish, British Golf
dunder	In the production of rum
dunderheads	dunce, blockhead
dune	A mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.
dunes	A mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.
dung	The excrement of animals; manure. Drop or spread dung on (a piece of ground).
dungeon	A strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle. Imprison (someone) in a dungeon.
dungs	The excrement of animals; manure. Drop or spread dung on (a piece of ground).
duniewassal	a Highland gentleman
dunite	A green to brownish coarse-grained igneous rock consisting largely of olivine.
dunk	with objectBasketball A shot downward into the basket with the hands above the rim.
dunks	with objectBasketball A shot downward into the basket with the hands above the rim.
dunlin	A migratory sandpiper with a down-curved bill and (in the breeding season) a reddish-brown back and black belly. It is the most common small wader of the northern hemisphere.
dunlins	A migratory sandpiper with a down-curved bill and (in the breeding season) a reddish-brown back and black belly. It is the most common small wader of the northern hemisphere.
dunnage	Loose wood, matting, or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship’s hold. informal, dated
dunnages	loose materials used to support and protect cargo in a ship’s hold
dunno	(I) do not know.
dunny	dunnish
duns	Of a dull grayish-brown color. A dull grayish-brown color. A horse with a sandy or sandy-gray coat, black mane, tail, and lower legs, and a dark dorsal stripe. A sub-adult mayfly, which has drab coloration and opaque wings. Make persistent demands on (someone), especially for payment of a debt. archaic A stone-built fortified settlement in Scotland or Ireland, of a kind built from the late Iron Age to the early Middle Ages. The word is a frequent place-name element in Scotland and Ireland.
dunt	Hit or knock firmly with a dull sound. A firm dull-sounding blow.
dunts	Hit or knock firmly with a dull sound. A firm dull-sounding blow.
duo	A pair of people or things, especially in music or entertainment. Music
duodecimal	Relating to or denoting a system of counting or numerical notation that has twelve as a base. The system of duodecimal notation.
duodecimo	A size of book page that results from the folding of each printed sheet into 12 leaves (24 pages).
duodenitis	Inflammation of the duodenum.
duomo	An Italian cathedral.
duomos	An Italian cathedral.
duopolies	A situation in which two suppliers dominate the market for a commodity or service.
duopoly	A situation in which two suppliers dominate the market for a commodity or service.
duos	A pair of people or things, especially in music or entertainment. Music
duotone	A halftone illustration made from a single original with two different colors at different screen angles.
duotones	A halftone illustration made from a single original with two different colors at different screen angles.
dupe	Deceive; trick. A victim of deception. A duplicate or copy of something. Make a duplicate or copy of.
duper	A person who deceives or tricks someone.
dupers	A person who deceives or tricks someone.
dupes	Deceive; trick. A victim of deception. A duplicate or copy of something. Make a duplicate or copy of.
dupion	A rough slubbed silk fabric woven from the threads of double cocoons.
dupions	A rough slubbed silk fabric woven from the threads of double cocoons.
duplet	A set of two things.
duplets	A set of two things.
duplex	North American Biochemistry North American (of paper or board) having two differently colored layers or sides. (of a communications system, computer circuit, etc. ) allowing the transmission of two signals simultaneously in opposite directions. Biochemistry
duplexes	North American Biochemistry North American (of paper or board) having two differently colored layers or sides. (of a communications system, computer circuit, etc. ) allowing the transmission of two signals simultaneously in opposite directions. Biochemistry
duplicator	A machine or device for making copies of something, in particular a machine that makes copies of documents by means of fluid ink and a stencil.
duplicature	a doubling or fold especially of a membrane
duplicity	contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
duppies	A malevolent spirit or ghost.
duppy	A malevolent spirit or ghost.
dura	The tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord.
duramen	The heartwood of a tree.
durance	endurance
duras	The tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord.
duratives	continuative
durbar	historical
duress	Threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment.
durian	An oval spiny tropical fruit containing a creamy pulp. Despite its fetid smell, it is highly esteemed for its flavor.
durians	a large oval tasty but foul-smelling fruit with a prickly rind
durmasts	a European oak (Quercus sessiliflora or Q. petraea) that is valued especially for its dark heavy tough elastic wood
duro	In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries
duros	a Spanish or Spanish American peso or silver dollar
durra	Grain sorghum of the principal variety grown from northeastern Africa to India.
durrie	A heavy cotton rug of Indian origin.
durum	A kind of hard wheat grown in arid regions, having bearded ears and yielding flour that is used to make pasta.
dusk	The darker stage of twilight. Grow dark. Shadowy, dim, or dark.
dusks	The darker stage of twilight. Grow dark. Shadowy, dim, or dark.
dust	Fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air. in singularRemove the dust from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it. usually be dustedUS
dustbin	a can for trash or garbage
duster	A cloth or brush for dusting furniture. US
dusting	Fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air. in singularRemove the dust from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it. usually be dustedUS
dusts	Fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air. in singularRemove the dust from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it. usually be dustedUS
dutch	Relating to the Netherlands, its people, or their language. archaic The West Germanic language of the Netherlands. as plural noun the Dutch
duties	A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility. often dutiesA payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods. technical
duty	A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility. often dutiesA payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods. technical
duumvir	one of two Roman officers or magistrates constituting a board or court
duumvirate	A coalition of two people having joint authority or influence.
duumvirs	one of two Roman officers or magistrates constituting a board or court
duvet	A soft quilt filled with down, feathers, or a synthetic fiber, used instead of an upper sheet and blankets.
duvets	A soft quilt filled with down, feathers, or a synthetic fiber, used instead of an upper sheet and blankets.
dux	mainly Scottish historical
duxes	mainly Scottish historical

Duane	Dubcek	Dubliners
Dubois	Dubonnet	Dubrovnik
Duchamp	Dufy	Duisburg
Dukas	Dulcie	Dulcinea
Dulles	Dumbarton	Dumfries
Dunbar	Duncan	Dunfermline
Dungeness	Dunkerque	Dunkirk
Dunlop	Dunoon	Dunsany
Dunsinane	Durante	Durex
Durrell	Dustin	Dutchman
duad	duads	dualist
dualists	dualities	duarchies
duarchy	dubbings	dubitations
ducatoon	ducatoons	duchesse
duchesses	duckbill	duckbills
ducker	duckers	duckings
duckling	duckweed	ductileness
dudeen	dudeens	duellers
duellist	duellists	duettists
dulcianas	dulcification	dulcimers
dullard	dullards	dullness
dullsville	dulocracies	dulocracy
dulses	dumb-cane	dumbbell
dumbbells	dumbness	dumbwaiter
dummkopf	dummkopfs	dumpers
dumpiness	dumping	dumpishness
dumplings	dumps	dunches
dunderhead	dunderheadedness	dunders
dungaree	dungarees	dungeons
dunghill	dunghills	duniewassals

duniwassal	duniwassals	dunnakin
dunnakins	dunnies	dunnite
dunnock	dunnocks	duodecimos
duodenum	duodenums	duologue
duologues	dupability	dupatta
dupattas	duperies	dupery
duplexer	duplexers	duplicate
duplicates	duplicating	duplication
duplications	duplicators	duplicatures
duplicities	dupondius	dupondiuses
durability	durableness	durables
duralumin	duramens	duration
durations	durative	duresses
durion	durions	durmast
durras	durums	durzi
durzis	duskiness	dust-bath
dust-baths	dust-up	dust-ups
dustbins	dusters	dustiness
dustman	dutches	duteousness
dutifulness	duumvirates	duvetyn
duvetynes	duvetyns	duyker
duykers

2 Nouns Starting With DV

dvandva	a class of compound words having two immediate constituents that are equal in rank and related to each other as if joined by and
dvandvas	a class of compound words having two immediate constituents that are equal in rank and related to each other as if joined by and

18 Words That Start With DW Nouns

Dwight	Timothy 1752–1817 American clergyman; president Yale University (1795–1817)Timothy 1828–1916 grandson of Timothy Dwight American clergyman; president Yale University (1886–99)
dwale	archaic
dwales	belladonnasense 1
dwalm	a fainting spell or sudden attack of illness
dwalms	a fainting spell or sudden attack of illness
dwarf	(in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking. often offensive Denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species. Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.
dwarfishness	a person of unusually small stature (see staturesense 1)
dwarfism	(in medical or technical contexts) the condition of being of unusually short stature or small size, especially on account of a genetic or medical condition such as achondroplasia.
dwarfs	(in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking. often offensive Denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species. Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.
dweeb	A boring, studious, or socially inept person.
dweebs	A boring, studious, or socially inept person.
dwell	Live in or at a specified place. A slight regular pause in the motion of a machine.
dweller	A person or animal that lives in or at a specified place.
dwellers	A person or animal that lives in or at a specified place.
dwelling	A house, apartment, or other place of residence.
dwellings	A house, apartment, or other place of residence.
dwells	Live in or at a specified place. A slight regular pause in the motion of a machine.
dwindling	Gradually diminishing in size, amount, or strength.

94 Nouns Beginning With DY

Dyak	A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting parts of Borneo, including the Iban (or Sea Dayak) of the north, the Land Dayak of the southwest, and the Punan. The group of Austronesian languages spoken by the Dayak. Relating to the Dayak or their languages.
dyad	technical
dyads	technical
dyarchies	Government by two independent authorities (especially in India 1919–35).
dyarchy	Government by two independent authorities (especially in India 1919–35).
dybbuk	(in Jewish folklore) a malevolent wandering spirit that enters and possesses the body of a living person until exorcized.
dybbuks	(in Jewish folklore) a malevolent wandering spirit that enters and possesses the body of a living person until exorcized.
dye	A natural or synthetic substance used to add a color to or change the color of something. Add a color to or change the color of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye.
dyeing	A natural or synthetic substance used to add a color to or change the color of something. Add a color to or change the color of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye.
dyer	A person whose trade is the dyeing of cloth or other material.
dyers	A person whose trade is the dyeing of cloth or other material.
dyes	A natural or synthetic substance used to add a color to or change the color of something. Add a color to or change the color of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye.
dyestuff	A substance that yields a dye or that can be used as a dye, especially when in solution.
dyestuffs	A substance that yields a dye or that can be used as a dye, especially when in solution.
dying	On the point of death.
dyke	A lesbian.
dykes	A lesbian.
dynamics	treated as singularThe forces or properties which stimulate growth, development, or change within a system or process. Music
dynamism	The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress. Philosophy
dynamite	A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks. Blow up (something) with dynamite.
dynamites	A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks. Blow up (something) with dynamite.
dynamo	mainly British
dynast	A member of a powerful family, especially a hereditary ruler.
dynasty	A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
dyne	A unit of force that, acting on a mass of one gram, increases its velocity by one centimeter per second every second along the direction that it acts.
dynes	A unit of force that, acting on a mass of one gram, increases its velocity by one centimeter per second every second along the direction that it acts.
dysarthria	Difficult or unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal.
dyscrasia	An abnormal or disordered state of the body or of a bodily part.
dysentery	Infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.
dysgenics	Exerting a detrimental effect on later generations through the inheritance of undesirable characteristics.
dysgraphia	Inability to write coherently, as a symptom of a neurological condition or as an aspect of a learning disability.
dyskinesia	Abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement.
dyslexia	Difficulty in reading that is not associated with impairment of intellect, vision, or recognition of letters.
dyspepsia	Indigestion.
dyspeptic	Of or having indigestion or consequent irritability or depression. A person who suffers from indigestion or irritability.
dyspeptics	Of or having indigestion or consequent irritability or depression. A person who suffers from indigestion or irritability.
dysphagia	Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease.
dysphasia	Impairment in the production of speech resulting from brain disease or damage.
dysphemism	A derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one, such as “loony bin” for “mental hospital. ”.
dysphonia	Difficulty in speaking due to a physical disorder of the mouth, tongue, throat, or vocal cords.
dysphoria	A state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction with life.
dysplasia	Medicine
dyspnea	Difficult or labored breathing.
dyspraxia	Difficulty in performing coordinated movements, often associated with a neurodevelopmental condition in children (developmental coordination disorder).
dysprosium	The chemical element of atomic number 66, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series.
dysthymia	Persistent mild depression.
dystopia	An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
dystopias	An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
dystrophy	A disorder in which an organ or tissue of the body wastes away.

Dyaks	Dyfed	Dylan
dyadic	dye-works	dyeings
dyer’s-broom	dyer’s-greenweed	dyer’s-weed
dyings	dynamic	dynamist
dynamists	dynamiter	dynamiters
dynamogenesis	dynamometers	dynamometry
dynamos	dynamotor	dynamotors
dynasties	dynasts	dynatron
dynatrons	dynode	dynodes
dysfunction	dysfunctions	dysmenorrhea
dysmenorrhoea	dyspareunia	dyspathy
dysphemisms	dyspnoea	dysrhythmia
dysteleologist	dysteleologists	dysteleology
dystonia	dystonias	dysuria
dytiscid	dytiscids

4 Nouns That Start With DZ

dzo	A hybrid of a cow and a yak.
dzos	A hybrid of a cow and a yak.

dziggetai

dziggetais

Conclusion

There are many different types of nouns that start with the letter D. Some of these include: daylight, dark, date, day, and night. Each of these nouns has a different meaning, and they can all be used in a variety of different ways. When you are choosing a noun to use, make sure that you choose one that is appropriate for the situation.

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