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danger exposure to harm or peril. [2 definitions]
dangerous likely to cause or permit harm; full of risks; unsafe.
dangle to hang loosely, esp. with a swinging motion. [3 definitions]
Daniel according to the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet employed at the Babylonian court who was cast into a lions' den as a punishment for disobedience, but emerged unharmed. [2 definitions]
Danish of or pertaining to Denmark or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions]
Danish pastry a light, flaky pastry that is made of raised dough, filled with cheese, fruit, or the like, and usu. drizzled with icing.
dank unpleasantly damp and chilly.
danseuse a female ballet dancer.
Dante an Italian poet; Dante Alighieri (1265-1321).
Danube a river originating in Germany and flowing through central Europe, eventually emptying into the Black Sea.
Danube River a river originating in Germany and flowing through central Europe, eventually emptying into the Black Sea.
dapper neat and stylish in dress and appearance.
dapple a patch or group of spotted markings of different shade or color than their background, or a single such mark. [4 definitions]
dapple-gray gray spotted with a darker shade. [2 definitions]
DAR abbreviation of "Daughters of the American Revolution."
dare to be courageous enough or reckless enough to do something. [4 definitions]
daredevil a person who recklessly risks physical harm by performing dangerous feats. [2 definitions]
daresay to take the risk of saying (used to introduce a statement of what one imagines to be true; used only in the first person singular in the present tense).
Dar es Salaam the seaport capital of Tanzania.
Darfur a region of western Sudan.
Dari the dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan and one of its two official languages, the other being Pashto.