| dauntless |
incapable of being discouraged or frightened off; fearless. [2 definitions] |
| dauphin |
during the time of the monarchy, the eldest son of a king of France. |
| daven |
to recite a daily prayer or prayers of the Jewish liturgy. |
| davenport |
a large upholstered sofa, often one convertible to a bed. |
| David |
according to the Old Testament, the second king of Israel, a shepherd as a youth who killed the giant Goliath, and reputedly the author of many of the Psalms. |
| davit |
on a ship, any of various small cranes that project over the side and are used to raise and lower small boats. |
| Davy Jones |
a name used by sailors to symbolize the spirit of the sea. |
| Davy Jones's locker |
the bottom of the ocean, esp. when referred to as the grave of all the sailors who have died or will die at sea. |
| daw |
a small crow native to Europe; jackdaw. |
| dawdle |
to walk slowly and aimlessly; linger along the way. [3 definitions] |
| dawn |
the first daylight in the morning, or the time at which it occurs. [5 definitions] |
| dawn on someone |
to come into one's mind as something newly realized or understood. |
| dawn redwood |
a Chinese tree, cultivated in the United States, that resembles the redwood and bears cones but has deciduous twigs and needles. |
| day |
the period between sunrise and sunset or between two successive nights. [5 definitions] |
| day after day |
on each day for a certain period of days. |
| Dayak |
a member of one of the Indonesian peoples living in the interior of Borneo, or their language. |
| daybed |
a couch, usu. armless, that may also be used as a bed, or a bed that serves as a couch. |
| daybook |
a book for recording each day's events; diary. [2 definitions] |
| daybreak |
the first daylight in the morning; dawn. |
| day camp |
a place or program that offers recreational or instructional activities during the daytime for children who are on vacation from school. |
| day care |
daytime care and supervision, in a home or day-care center, esp. for preschool children, or after-school or vacation care for older children, or supervised daytime care for elderly or disabled people. [2 definitions] |