Dictionary
Found: 6,960 words.
Somewhat dank.
The ancient battle standard of Denmark, bearing figures of cross and crown.
A professional female dancer; a woman who dances at a public exhibition as in a ballet.
Danish.
A Dane.
Relating to, emanating from or resembling, the poet Dante or his writings.
Dantelike; Dantean.
Pertaining to, or bordering on, the river Danube.
To drop the bait gently on the surface of the water.
Sumptuous in cheer.
Daphne
2 defs
A genus of diminutive Shrubs, mostly evergreen, and with fragrant blossoms.
A colorless crystalline substance, C9H6O4, extracted from daphnin.
A genus of the genus Daphnia.
Daphnin
2 defs
A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon (Daphne mezereum) and regarded as the essential principle of the plant.
Divination by means of the laurel.
One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the grand master or steward of the king's or a nobleman's household.
Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or appearance; lively.
A dwarf; a dandiprat.
Dapple
3 defs
Alt. of Dappled
Dappled
2 defs
Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse.
of Dapple
Manacles; handcuffs.
A plasterer's float, having two handles; -- used in smoothing ceilings, etc.
One of the Plymouth Brethren, or of a sect among them; -- so called from John N. Darby, one of the leaders of the Brethren.
Trojan.
Dare
8 defs
A small fish; the dace.
A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as, dare-devil excitement.
of Dare-deviltry
Reckless mischief; the action of a dare-devil.
Dared
3 defs
of Dare
Full of daring or of defiance; adventurous.
One who dares or defies.
Alt. of Dargue
A day's work; also, a fixed amount of work, whether more or less than that of a day.
Daric
3 defs
A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer.
Daring
4 defs
Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
Dark
10 defs
A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted.
Darken
6 defs
To cast a gloom upon.
of Darken
One who, or that which, darkens.
Darkening
2 defs
of Darken
Full of darkness.
Somewhat dark; dusky.
To grow dark; to show indistinctly.
Darkling
3 defs
Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.
Darkly
2 defs
With a dark, gloomy, cruel, or menacing look.
Darkness
5 defs
A state of distress or trouble.
Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless.
A negro.
Darling
2 defs
Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite.