| D |
in Roman numeral notation, 500. |
| D. |
abbreviation of "Democrat." |
| d |
the fourth letter of the English alphabet. [4 definitions] |
| d. |
abbreviation of "died." |
| D.A. |
abbreviation of "District Attorney," the government prosecutor of criminal cases for a specified judicial district. |
| dab1 |
to pat or press lightly, as with a sponge or cotton swab. [6 definitions] |
| dab2 |
any of several flatfishes, similar to flounders. |
| dabble |
to wet by splashing or dipping. [4 definitions] |
| dabchick |
any of various small diving birds belonging to the grebe family. |
| da capo |
from the beginning; D.C. (used in music as a direction to repeat a passage). |
| Dacca |
the capital of Bangladesh. |
| dace |
any of various small freshwater fishes, similar to minnows. |
| dacha |
in Russia, a country house. |
| dachshund |
one of a German breed of small dogs having long bodies, very short legs, and drooping ears. |
| Dacron |
trademark for a synthetic, wrinkle-resistant polyester fiber or fabric. |
| dactyl |
in prosody, a metrical unit consisting of one accented or long syllable followed by two unaccented or short syllables, as in the words "syllable" and "honesty". [2 definitions] |
| dactylography |
the study of fingerprints as a basis for identification. |
| dad |
(informal) father. |
| dada |
(sometimes cap.) a primarily European literary and artistic period of the early twentieth century characterized by cynicism, anarchy, and a rejection of convention. |
| daddy |
(informal) father. |
| daddy-longlegs |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) any of various spiderlike arachnids that have a small, rounded body and extremely long, thin legs; harvestman. |