Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| daal | the pigeon pea, a pealike plant cultivated in India and the tropics. |
| dabs | (Pl.) DAB, a kind of flatfish. |
| dace | A small river fish of the carp family and chub genus > DACES. |
| dack | (Aust. sl.) to remove the trousers from, debag > DACKS, DACKING, DACKED. |
| dada | An artistic movement > DADAS. |
| dado | A skirting-board > DADOS or DADOES. (Verb) to fit with a dado > DADOS, DADOING, DADOED. |
| dads | (3rd.) DAD, to throw against something, to dash. |
| daes | (3rd.) DAE, to do. |
| daff | (Arch.) to play the fool > DAFFS, DAFFING, DAFFED. |
| daft | Insane > DAFTER, DAFTEST; DAFTLY. |
| dags | (Pl.) DAG, to cut off a sheep's dags. |
| dahl | (Hindi) an Indian name for a lentil > DAHLS. Also DAL, DHOLL, DHAL. |
| dahs | (Pl.) DAH, a Burmese knife. |
| dais | (Fr.) a platform > DAISES. |
| daks | (Pl.) DAK, in India, the mail or post. |
| dale | A valley > DALES. |
| dali | A tropical American tree related to nutmeg, yielding staves etc. and wax seeds > DALIS. |
| dals | (Pl.) DAL, a kind of Indian edible pea. |
| dalt | (Scots) a foster-child > DALTS. Also DAULT. |
| dame | A matron > DAMES. |
| damn | To curse > DAMNS, DAMNING, DAMNED. |
| damp | Moist > DAMPER, DAMPEST; DAMPLY; (verb) to lessen in intensity > DAMPS, DAMPING, DAMPED. |
| dams | (3rd.) DAM, to restrain water with an embankment or bank. |
| dang | To damn > DANGS, DANGING, DANGED. |
| dank | Damp > DANKER, DANKEST; DANKLY; (noun) in Milton, a wet place > DANKS. |
| dans | (Pl.) DAN, a level of efficiency (in Japanese sport). |
| dant | (Obs.) to daunt > DANTS, DANTING, DANTED. |
| daps | (3rd.) DAP, to skip or bounce, as a stone off the surface of a lake. |
| darb | Something considered extraordinary > DARBS. |
| dare | To have the necessary courage > DARES, DARING, DARED or DURST. |
| darg | A day's labour > DARGS. |
| dari | (Arabic) Indian millet > DARIS. Also DURR, DOURA, DURA, DURRA, DHOORA, DHURRA, DHOURRA, DOURAH. |
| dark | Not light in colour > DARKER, DARKEST; DARKLY; (verb) to darken > DARKS, DARKING, DARKED. |
| darn | To mend with interlacing stitches > DARNS, DARNING, DARNED. |
| dart | To move suddenly or swiftly > DARTS, DARTING, DARTED. |
| dash | To strike violently > DASHES, DASHING, DASHED. |
| data | (Pl.) DATUM, a given fact. |
| date | To determine or record the date of > DATES, DATING, DATED. |
| dato | (Malay) a landowner or chief in northern Borneo, the Philippines, and some adjacent areas > DATOS. [Malay datok, elder]. Also DATTO. |
| daub | To smear > DAUBS, DAUBING, DAUBED. |
| daud | (Scots) to knock, thump > DAUDS, DAUDING, DAUDED. Also DAWD, DOD. |
| daur | (Scots) to dare > DAURS, DAURING, DAURED. |
| daut | (Scots) to pet > DAUTS, DAUTING, DAUTED. Also DAWT. |
| davy | A safety lamp > DAVIES. |
| dawd | (Scots) to knock, thump > DAWDS, DAWDING, DAWDED. Also DAUD, DOD. |
| dawk | (Hindi) in India, the mail or post; a letter > DAWKS. [Hindi dak, a relay of men]. Also DAK. |
| dawn | Daybreak; (verb) to become day > DAWNS, DAWNING, DAWNED. |
| daws | (Pl.) DAW, a kind of bird. |
| dawt | (Scots) to pet > DAWTS, DAWTING, DAWTED. Also DAUT. |
| days | (Pl.) DAY, a period of twenty four hours. |
| daze | To stun > DAZES, DAZING, DAZED. |
| dead | Not alive > DEADER, DEADEST; (verb, obs.) to lose vitality, become numb > DEADS, DEADING, DEADED. |
| deaf | Lacking the sense of hearing > DEAFER, DEAFEST; DEAFLY. |
| deal | To trade or do business > DEALS, DEALING, DEALT. |
| dean | (Verb) to serve as a dean > DEANS, DEANING, DEANED. |
| dear | Precious > DEARER, DEAREST; DEARLY; (verb) to injure > DEARS, DEARING, DEARED. |
| deaw | (Spenser) dew > DEAWS. |
| debe | (Swahili) a tin > DEBES. |
| debs | (Pl.) DEB, debutante. |
| debt | Something that is owed > DEBTS, DEBTED. |
| deck | To adorn > DECKS, DECKING, DECKED. |
| deco | (Relating to) art deco > DECOS. |
| deed | 1. (verb) to transfer (property) > DEEDS, DEEDING, DEEDED. 2. (Scots) dead > DEEDER, DEEDEST. |
| deek | (Romany) look at, see. [Romany dik, to look, see]. |
| deem | To hold as an opinion > DEEMS, DEEMING, DEEMED or DEMPT. |
| deen | (Spenser) din > DEENS. |
| deep | Far down > DEEPER, DEEPEST; DEEPLY; (noun) a deep place > DEEPS. |
| deer | A ruminant mammal > DEERS. |
| dees | (Pl.) DEE, the letter D; anything of that shape. |
| deet | An insect repellant > DEETS. |
| deev | (Persian) in Iranian (esp. Zoroastrian) mythology > a demonic power > DEEVS. Also DIV. |
| defi | (Fr.) a challenge > DEFIS. |
| defo | Definitely, as an informal expression of agreement. |
| deft | Skilful > DEFTER, DEFTEST; DEFTLY. |
| defy | To resist openly and boldly > DEFIES, DEFYING, DEFIED. |
| degs | (3rd.) DEG, to water. |
| degu | the brush-tailed rat, a small rodent native to Chile > DEGUS. |
| deid | (Scots) dead > DEIDER, DEIDEST. Also DEED. |
| deif | (Scots) deaf > DEIFER, DEIFEST. |
| deil | (Scots) devil > DEILS. |
| deke | To fake (an opponent) out of position (as in ice hockey) > DEKES, DEKING or DEKEING, DEKED. [A short form of 'decoy']. |
| dele | In printing, to delete > DELES, DELEING, DELED. |
| delf | Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland > DELFS or DELVES. Also DELFT, DELFTWARE, DELPH. |
| deli | (Abbr.) DELICATESSEN > DELIS. |
| dell | A small, retired valley; a ravine > DELLS. |
| delo | (Aust. sl.) a delegate > DELOS. |
| dels | (Pl.) DEL, another word for NABLA, a mathematical symbol. |
| delt | (Coll.) short for deltoid muscle > DELTS. |
| deme | (Greek) a territorial subdivision of Attica (also of modern Greece), corresponding to a township > DEMES. [Gk demos]. |
| demo | (Abbr.) demonstration; (verb) to demonstrates > DEMOS, DEMOING, DEMOED. |
| demy | An old size of paper, roughly A2 > DEMIES. |
| dene | A sandy tract or dune by the seashore > DENES. |
| deni | One hundredth part of a DENAR > DENIS. |
| dens | (3rd.) DEN, to retire to a den. |
| dent | To make a depression in > DENTS, DENTING, DENTED. |
| deny | To declare to be untrue > DENIES, DENYING, DENIED. |
| deps | (Pl.) DEP, a convenience store. |
| dere | (Spenser) to injure > DERES, DERING, DERED. |
| derm | The true skin, below the outer layer > DERMS. Also DERMA, DERMIS. |
| dern | (Arch.) secrecy, hiding > DERNS. |
| dero | (Coll.) a tramp or derelict > DEROS. Also DERRO. |
| derv | Diesel engine fuel > DERVS. [Acronym of diesel-engined road vehicle]. |
| desi | (Hinglish) local, authentic. Also DESHI. |
| desk | A writing table > DESKS. |
| deus | (Lat.) a god > DI or DEI. |
| deva | (Sanskrit) a god; a deity; a divine being > DEVAS. |
| devi | (Sanskrit) a Hindu goddess > DEVIS. |
| devo | (Short for) devolution, as in devo max, an arrangement in which a central government transfers the maximum amount of authority to a regional government while still retaining sovereignty over it > DEVOS. |
| devs | (Pl.) DEV, a Hindu god. |
| dews | (3rd.) DEW, to moisten as with dew. |
| dewy | Moist with dew > DEWIER, DEWIEST; DEWILY. |
| dexy | A tablet of DEX, a sulfate used as a stimulant > DEXIES. Also DEXIE. |
| deys | (Pl.) DEY, the pasha of Algiers. |
| dhak | (Hindi) a leguminous tree of eastern India and Myanmar, with showy orange or red flowers > DHAKS. |
| dhal | (Hindi) an Indian name for a lentil > DHALS. Also DAL, DAHL, DHOLL. |
| dhol | (Hindi) a large cylindrical drum used in Indian music > DHOLS. |
| dhow | (Arabic) a lateen-rigged oriental craft > DHOWS. |
| dial | (Verb) to dial e.g. a telephone > DIALS, DIALING or DIALLING, DIALED or DIALLED. |
| dibs | (Sl.) money. Also DIBBS. |
| dice | (Verb) to cut into cubes > DICES, DICING, DICED. |
| dich | (Shakesp.) optative mood, perhaps contracted for 'do it.'. |
| dick | (Verb) as in 'to dick around'; vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (someone) > DICKS, DICKING, DICKED. |
| dict | (Obs.) to dictate > DICTS, DICTING, DICTED. |
| dido | An antic, caper > DIDOS or DIDOES. |
| didy | A diaper > DIDIES. Also DIDIE. |
| dieb | (Arabic) a jackal of N. Africa > DIEBS. |
| died | (Pt.) DIE, to depart from life. |
| diel | Involving a full day. |
| dies | (3rd.) DIE, to depart from life. |
| diet | To regulate one's daily sustenance > DIETS, DIETING, DIETED. |
| diff | (Coll.) difference > DIFFS. Also DIF. |
| difs | (Pl.) DIF, difference. |
| digs | (3rd.) DIG, to excavate. |
| dika | (Mpongwe) (the fruit or seed of) the wild mango, a W. African tree > DIKAS. [Mpongwe odika condiment.] |
| dike | (Verb) to make a dike > DIKES, DIKING, DIKED. |
| dill | An umbelliferous herb related to parsnip, the fruits of which are used in condiments and as a carminative > DILLS, DILLED. |
| dime | The tenth part of an American and Canadian dollar, 10 cents > DIMES. |
| dimp | (Sl.) a cigarette butt > DIMPS. |
| dims | (3rd.) DIM, to make dim. |
| dine | To eat dinner > DINES, DINING, DINED. |
| ding | To dash; to throw violently > DINGS, DINGING, DINGED, DANG or DUNG. |
| dink | Trim; neat > DINKER, DINKEST; DINKLY; (noun) in tennis, a drop shot; (verb) to play such a shot > DINKS, DINKING, DINKED. |
| dino | (Abbr.) a dinosaur > DINOS. |
| dins | (3rd.) DIN, to make a loud noise. |
| dint | To make a dent in > DINTS, DINTING, DINTED. |
| diol | A chemical compound > DIOLS. |
| dips | (3rd.) DIP, to immerse briefly; to lower. |
| dipt | (Pt.) DIP, to immerse briefly; to lower. |
| dire | Dreadful > DIRER, DIREST; DIRELY. |
| dirk | A Highland dagger; (verb) to stab with a dirk > DIRKS, DIRKING, DIRKED. |
| dirl | (Scots) to (cause to) vibrate > DIRLS, DIRLING, DIRLED. |
| dirt | (Verb) to make dirty > DIRTS, DIRTING, DIRTED. |
| disa | An African orchid, with dark green leaves > DISAS. |
| disc | (Verb) to work with a disc harrow > DISCS, DISCING, DISCED. Also DISK. |
| dish | To put into a dish (a concave vessel) > DISHES, DISHING, DISHED. |
| disk | (Verb) to break up land with a disc harrow > DISKS, DISKING, DISKED. |
| diss | (Noun) an Algerian grass; (verb) to disrespect > DISSES, DISSING, DISSED. Also DIS. |
| dita | (Tagalog) a tree of India and the Philippines > DITAS. |
| dite | To compose, indite > DITES, DITING, DITED. |
| dits | (3rd.) DIT, to block. |
| ditt | A poem, the words of a song > DITTS. Also DIT. |
| ditz | A silly person > DITZES. |
| diva | (Ital.) a female opera singer > DIVAS. |
| dive | To plunge headfirst into > DIVES, DIVING, DIVED or DOVE. |
| divi | (Abbr.) dividend > DIVIS. |
| divo | (Ital.) a distinguished male singer > DIVI or DIVOS. |
| divs | (Pl.) DIV, a demonic power. |
| dixi | (Lat.) I have spoken. Cf. DIXIT. |
| diya | (Hindi) a small oil-lamp used in Hindu worship, especially at Diwali. |
| dixy | (Hindi) a military cooking-pot > DIXIES. Also DIXIE. |
| djin | (Arabic) one of a class of spirits in Muslim theology > DJINS. Also JIN, JINNEE, DJINNI, GENIE. |
| doab | (Urdu) a tongue or tract of land included between two rivers; as, the doab between the Ganges and the Jumna > DOABS. [Persian do-ab, two waters]. |
| doat | To dote > DOATS, DOATING, DOATED. |
| dobe | an unburned, sun-dried brick made of clay and straw > DOBES. |
| dobs | (3rd.) DOB, to inform on or betray. |
| doby | An adobe, a sun-dried brick > DOBIES. Also DOBIE. |
| dock | To bring into a dock (a wharf) > DOCKS, DOCKING, DOCKED. |
| doco | (Aust. sl.) a documentary > DOCOS. |
| docs | (Pl.) DOC, doctor. |
| dodo | (Portuguese) an extinct bird of Madagascar > DODOES or DODOS. [Port. doudo, silly]. |
| dods | (3rd.) DOD, to cut the hair of. |
| doek | (Afrikaans) a square cloth for tying round the head, worn by African women > DOEKS. |
| doen | (Spenser) 3rd pers. pl. DO. |
| doer | One that does something > DOERS. |
| does | (3rd.) DO, to perform. |
| doff | To do off, strip > DOFFS, DOFFING, DOFFED. |
| doge | (Ital.) the former title of the chief magistrate in Venice > DOGES. |
| dogs | (3rd.) DOG, to follow like a dog. |
| dogy | A motherless calf > DOGIES. Also DOGEY, DOGIE. |
| docu | (Coll.) a documentary film > DOCUS. |
| dohs | (Pl.) DOH, a musical note. |
| doit | (Dutch) an old Dutch coin of little value > DOITS. 'And take no doit/Of usance for my monies' (M.O.V.). Also DUIT, DOITKIN, DODKIN. |
| dojo | (Japanese) a martial arts school > DOJOS. |
| dole | 1. pain, woe, trouble > DOLES. Also DOOL, DOOLE, DULE. |
| doll | (Verb) to dress stylishly > DOLLS, DOLLING, DOLLED. |
| dols | (Pl.) DOL, a unit of intensity of pain. |
| dolt | A heavy, stupid fellow > DOLTS. |
| dome | (Verb) to cover with a dome > DOMES, DOMING, DOMED. |
| doms | (Pl.) DOM, a title given to certain monks. |
| domy | Dome-like, having domes > DOMIER, DOMIEST. |
| dona | (Spanish) feminine of DON, the title > DONAS. Also DONAH. |
| done | (Pt.) DO, to perform. |
| dong | A deep sound like that of a large bell; (verb) to make this sound > DONGS, DONGING, DONGED. |
| dons | (3rd.) DON, to put on. |
| doob | (Hindi) dog's tooth grass, prized as food for cattle > DOOBS. |
| dook | (Scots) to duck, bathe > DOOKS, DOOKING, DOOKED. Also DOUK. |
| dool | Pain, woe, trouble > DOOLS. Also DOLE, DOOLE, DULE. |
| doom | To destine to an unhappy fate > DOOMS, DOOMING, DOOMED. |
| doon | (Scots) down. Also DOUN. |
| door | A hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc > DOORS. |
| doos | (Pl.) DOO, dove, pigeon. |
| dopa | A drug to treat Parkinson's disease > DOPAS. |
| dope | To give a narcotic to > DOPES, DOPING, DOPED. |
| dops | (3rd.) DOP, to dip. |
| dopy | Foolish > DOPIER, DOPIEST; DOPILY. Also DOPEY. |
| dorb | (Aust. sl.) a stupid or inept person > DORBS. Also DORBA. |
| dore | (Fr.) gilded (the e has an accent). |
| dork | An idiot, an object of contempt; the penis > DORKS. |
| dorm | (Abbr.) dormitory > DORMS. |
| dorp | (Afrikaans) a S. African village or small town > DORPS. |
| dorr | (Noun) a kind of dung-beetle. Also DOR, DORBUG. (Verb) to mock, scoff > DORRS, DORRING, DORRED. |
| dors | (Pl.) DOR, a dung-beetle. |
| dort | (Scots) to sulk > DORTS, DORTING, DORTED. |
| dory | A golden-yellow fish of the mackerel family > DORIES. Also DOREE. |
| dosa | (Hindi) an Indian pancake made from rice flour > DOSAI or DOSAS. |
| dose | To give a specified quantity of medicine to > DOSES, DOSING, DOSED. |
| dosh | (Sl.) money > DOSHES. |
| doss | To sleep or bed down, esp. at a common lodging-house or in improvised accommodation > DOSSES, DOSSING, DOSSED. |
| dost | (Arch.) 2nd. pers. sing. DO. |
| dote | To show excessive affection > DOTES, DOTING, DOTED. |
| doth | (Arch.) 3rd pers. sing. DO. Also DOETH. |
| dots | (3rd.) DOT, to cover with dots. |
| doty | Half-rotten; as, DOTY timber > DOTIER, DOTIEST. |
| douc | A kind of monkey, remarkable for its varied and brilliant colors, native to Cochin China > DOUCS. |
| douk | To dip, plunge > DOUKS, DOUKING, DOUKED. Also DOOK. |
| doum | (Arabic) a kind of African palm tree > DOUMS. |
| doun | (Scots) down. Also DOON. |
| doup | (Scots) the bottom of anything > DOUPS. Also DOWP. |
| dour | Determined, sullen > DOURER, DOUREST; DOURLY. |
| dout | (Scots) to put out, extinguish > DOUTS, DOUTING, DOUTED. |
| doux | (Fr.) of champagne, very sweet. |
| dove | (Scots) to doze > DOVES, DOVING, DOVED. Also DOVER. |
| dowd | A woman who wears dull-looking clothes > DOWDS. |
| dowf | (Scots) dull, heavy, spiritless. No comp! |
| dowl | (Shakesp.) a portion of down in a feather; a piece of fluff > DOWLS. Also DOWLE. |
| down | To cause to fall > DOWNS, DOWNING, DOWNED. |
| dowp | (Scots) the bottom of anything > DOWPS. Also DOUP. |
| dows | (Pl.) DOW, an Arab sailing vessel. |
| dowt | (Scots) a cigarette end > DOWTS. |
| doxy | A woman of loose morals, a prostitute > DOXIES. Also DOXIE. |
| doys | (Pl.) DOY, beloved. |
| doze | To sleep lightly > DOZES, DOZING, DOZED. |
| dozy | Sleepy > DOZIER, DOZIEST; DOZILY. |
| drab | (Noun) a harlot; (verb) to whore > DRABS, DRABBING, DRABBED; (adj.) dull, monotonous > DRABBER, DRABBEST; DRABLY. |
| drac | (Aust. sl.) of a woman, unattractive. Also DRACK. |
| drad | (Spenser) pt. of DREAD. |
| drag | To pull along the ground > DRAGS, DRAGGING, DRAGGED. |
| dram | 1/8 oz. of whisky; (verb) to drink a dram > DRAMS, DRAMMING, DRAMMED. |
| drap | (Scots) to drop > DRAPS, DRAPPING, DRAPPED. |
| drat | To damn > DRATS, DRATTING, DRATTED. |
| draw | To move by pulling > DRAWS, DRAWING, DREW, DRAWN. |
| dray | A low heavy cart used for haulage; (verb) to transport by this > DRAYS, DRAYING, DRAYED. |
| dree | (Scots) to suffer, endure > DREES, DREEING, DREED. |
| dreg | A residue; usu. in plural > DREGS. |
| drek | (Yiddish) inferior merchandise, rubbish > DREKS. Also DRECK. |
| drew | (Pt.) DRAW, to move by pulling. |
| drey | A squirrel's nest > DREYS. |
| drib | To do by little and little > DRIBS, DRIBBING, DRIBBED. |
| drip | To fall in drops > DRIPS, DRIPPING, DRIPPED or DRIPT. |
| drop | To let fall > DROPS, DROPPING, DROPPED or DROPT. |
| drow | (Scots) wet mist > DROWS. |
| drub | To beat > DRUBS, DRUBBING, DRUBBED. |
| drug | To affect with a drug (a medicinal substance) > DRUGS, DRUGGING, DRUGGED. |
| drum | A percussion instrument, a skin stretched on a frame; (verb) to play a drum, make a sound like a drum > DRUMS, DRUMMING, DRUMMED. |
| drys | (Pl.) DRY in political sense > a right-winger. |
| dsos | (Pl.) DSO, a yak. |
| duad | Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair > DUADS. Also DYAD. |
| dual | Twofold > DUALLY; (verb) to make a road into a dual carriageway > DUALS, DUALLING, DUALLED. |
| duan | (Gaelic) a division of a poem corresponding to a canto; a poem or song > DUANS. |
| duar | (Arabic) a circular Arab encampment > DUARS. Also DOUAR, DOWAR. |
| dubs | (3rd.) DUB, to add sound effects, etc. |
| duce | (Ital.) a leader > DUCI or DUCES. |
| duci | (Pl.) DUCE, a leader. |
| duck | To lower quickly > DUCKS, DUCKING, DUCKED. |
| duct | (Verb) to transport along a duct > DUCTS, DUCTING, DUCTED. |
| dude | (Verb) to dress flashily > DUDES, DUDING, DUDED. |
| duds | (Coll.) clothes. |
| dued | (Pt.) DUE, to endue. |
| duel | (Verb) to fight a duel > DUELS, DUELING or DUELLING, DUELED or DUELLED. |
| dues | (Pl.) DUE, to endue. |
| duet | A composition for two; (verb) to take part in playing a composition for two > DUETS, DUETING or DUETTING, DUETED or DUETTED. Also DUETT, DUETTO. |
| duff | (Verb) to bungle; to mishit a ball in golf > DUFFS, DUFFING, DUFFED. |
| dugs | (Pl.) DUG, a nipple of an animal. |
| duit | (Dutch) a former Dutch coin > DUITS. Also DOIT, DODKIN, DOITKIN. |
| duka | (Swahili) in E. Africa, a shop, store > DUKAS. |
| duke | (Verb) to play the duke; to fight with the fists > DUKES, DUKING, DUKED. |
| dule | Pain, woe, trouble > DULES. Also DOLE, DOOLE, DOOL. |
| dull | Not sharp > DULLER, DULLEST; DULLY; (verb) to make dull > DULLS, DULLING, DULLED. |
| duly | (Adv.) DUE, required. |
| duma | (Russian) the Russian parliament > DUMAS. Also DOUMA. |
| dumb | Stupid > DUMBER, DUMBEST; DUMBLY; (verb) to make dumb > DUMBS, DUMBING, DUMBED. |
| dump | To let fall heavily > DUMPS, DUMPING, DUMPED. |
| dune | A hill of sand > DUNES. |
| dung | (Verb) to spread with dung > DUNGS, DUNGING, DUNGED. |
| dunk | To dip into liquid > DUNKS, DUNKING, DUNKED. |
| duns | (3rd.) DUN, to press for payment. |
| dunt | To strike with a heavy blow > DUNTS, DUNTING, DUNTED. |
| duos | (Pl.) DUO, two of anything. |
| dupe | To deceive > DUPES, DUPING, DUPED. |
| dups | (3rd.) DUP, to undo, do up. |
| dura | (Arabic) Indian millet > DURAS. Also DHOORA, DURR, DURRA, DOURA, DHURRA, DHOURRA, DARI, DOURAH. |
| dure | To endure, last > DURES, DURING, DURED. |
| durn | To damn > DURNS, DURNING, DURNED. |
| duro | (Spanish) a Spanish silver dollar > DUROS. |
| durr | (Arabic) Indian millet > DURRS. Also DURRA, DHOORA, DOURA, DOURAH, DURA, DHURRA, DARI, DHOORA. |
| dush | (Scots) to strike heavily against > DUSHES, DUSHING, DUSHED. |
| dusk | Dark, twilit > DUSKER, DUSKEST; DUSKLY; (verb) to become dusk > DUSKS, DUSKING, DUSKED. |
| dust | To make free of dust (minute particles of matter) > DUSTS, DUSTING, DUSTED. |
| duty | A moral or legal obligation > DUTIES, DUTIED. |
| dwam | (Scots) a swoon, a sudden sickness; (verb) to swoon > DWAMS, DWAMMING, DWAMMED. Also DWALM, DWAUM. |
| dyad | Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair > DYADS. Also DUAD. |
| dyed | (Pt.) DYE, to stain. |
| dyer | One who dyes > DYERS. |
| dyes | (3rd.) DYE, to stain. |
| dyke | (Verb) to build a dyke > DYKES, DYKING, DYKED. |
| dyne | A unit of force > the force required to accelerate 1 gram to 1 cm per second per second > DYNES. |
| dzho | (Tibetan) a kind of yak > DZHOS. Also ZHO, ZO, DSO, DZO. |
| dzos | (Pl.) DZO, a yak. |