| 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. |
| daring |
willingness to take risks; boldness. [4 definitions] |
| Darjeeling |
a variety of black tea grown in the mountainous region around Darjeeling, India. |
| dark |
characterized by a lack of light. [7 definitions] |
| Dark Ages |
the Middle Ages, esp. from about 476 A.D. to the end of the tenth century, so called because of intellectual, cultural, and social decline and stagnation. |
| darken |
to cause to be dark or darker. [6 definitions] |
| dark horse |
an unknown contestant or one who unexpectedly wins a race, esp. a horse race. [2 definitions] |
| dark-horse |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a contestant or candidate that might win unexpectedly. |
| dark lantern |
a lantern with a sliding panel or shutter that can be used to hide the light. |
| darkly |
so as to be dark or obscure. [2 definitions] |
| darkness |
the absence of light. [4 definitions] |
| darkroom |
a room made lightproof and equipped for processing photographic materials. |
| darky |
(offensive) a dark-skinned person. |
| darling |
a deeply loved person (used esp. in direct address). [5 definitions] |
| darn1 |
to mend, esp. by weaving thread or yarn over a hole in fabric. [2 definitions] |
| darn2 |
(informal) used as a mild form of damned or cursed; darned. [4 definitions] |
| darned |
(informal) damned or cursed in a mild way; darn. [2 definitions] |
| darnel |
any of several flat-leaved grasses. |
| darning |
the act of mending a hole or tear, esp. by using interwoven stitches. [2 definitions] |
| darning needle |
a large needle with a big eye, used in darning. [2 definitions] |