| doubting Thomas |
a person who is habitually skeptical or doubtful. |
| doubtless |
certainly. [3 definitions] |
| douche |
a stream or jet of water or air directed at or into a part or cavity of the body, in order to cleanse it. [5 definitions] |
| dough |
a thick mixture of flour or meal and a liquid such as water or milk that is prepared for baking into bread, cookies, or the like. Dough typically also includes some type of oil or fat. [3 definitions] |
| doughboy |
(informal) an infantryman, esp. an American in World War I. |
| doughnut |
a small, sweet, usu. ring-shaped cake that has been fried in deep fat. [2 definitions] |
| doughty |
consistently brave and strong; courageous. |
| doughy |
not thoroughly baked. [2 definitions] |
| Douglas fir |
a tall evergreen timber tree of western North America that has hard durable wood and short needles, and bears narrow cones. |
| doula |
a person trained to inform, advise, and give comfort to a woman before, during, or after she gives birth. [2 definitions] |
| Doulichion |
in Greek mythology, an island nearby Ithaca, Odysseus's home. [2 definitions] |
| dour |
sullen, ill-humored, or unfriendly. [3 definitions] |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. [4 definitions] |
| douse2 |
variant of dowse. |
| dove1 |
any of various small pigeons or pigeonlike birds. [4 definitions] |
| dove2 |
a past tense of dive. |
| dovecote |
a boxlike structure with compartments, usu. mounted above the ground, for housing domesticated pigeons. |
| Dover |
the capital of Delaware. |
| dovetail |
something resembling a dove's tail in shape, esp. a wedge-shaped part, or tenon, that protrudes from one piece of wood and fits snugly into a wedge-shaped opening, or mortise, in another piece of wood, forming a joint. [5 definitions] |
| dowager |
the widow of a duke, king, or the like who retains a title or holdings from her dead husband. [2 definitions] |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. [3 definitions] |