5 Letter Words That Start With D

dread

Verb : (transitive) To fear greatly.

Verb : To anticipate with fear.

Verb : (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.

dogma

Noun : A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.

Noun : An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.

dazed

Adjective : In a state of shock or confusion.

Adjective : Stunned or entranced.

drone

Noun : A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.

Noun : One who performs menial or tedious work.

Noun : A remotely operated vehicle.

deity

Noun : A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.

Noun : Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.

dirty

Adjective : Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

Adjective : Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

Adjective : That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

drift

Noun : (physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.

Noun : Anything driven at random.

Noun : A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.

drive

Verb : To operate a vehicle:

Verb : (transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).

Verb : (intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.

decay

Noun : (ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.

Noun : A deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.

Verb : (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

demon

Noun : An evil supernatural spirit.

Noun : An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil.

Noun : A very wicked or malevolent person; also (in weakened sense) a mischievous person, especially a child.

delve

Verb : (ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out

Verb : (ambitransitive) To dig; to excavate.

Verb : (intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

dense

Adjective : Having relatively high density.

Adjective : Compact; crowded together.

Adjective : Thick; difficult to penetrate.

draft

Noun : (Universal spelling) A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.

Verb : (transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.

Noun : (Universal spelling) A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.

dwell

Verb : (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.

Verb : (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.

Verb : (intransitive) To linger (on); to remain fixated. [with on ‘a particular thought, idea, etc.’]

defer

Verb : (transitive) To delay or postpone.

Verb : (intransitive) To delay, to wait.

Verb : (ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.

dirge

Noun : A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.

Noun : (informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.

Verb : To sing dirges

doubt

Verb : (ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

Noun : (uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

Verb : (transitive, archaic outside Scotland) To harbour suspicion about; suspect.

dandy

Noun : A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

Noun : Something excellent in its class.

Adjective : Excellent; first-rate.

douce

Adjective : (obsolete) Sweet; nice; pleasant.

Adjective : (dialect) Serious and quiet; steady, not flighty or casual; sober.

drawn

Adjective : (of a person or person's face) Appearing tired and unwell, as from stress; haggard.

Adjective : (of a game) undecided; having no definite winner and loser; at a draw.

Adjective : Depleted.

dusky

Adjective : Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).

Adjective : Having a shade of color that is rather dark.

Adjective : (dated, literary) Dark-skinned.

depot

Noun : A storage space for public transport and other vehicles where they can be maintained and from which they are dispatched for service.

Noun : (US) A bus station or railway station.

Noun : A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.

devil

Noun : (theology) The chief devil; Satan.

Noun : (theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

Noun : (folklore) A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.

dream

Noun : (countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

Verb : (intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

Noun : (countable, figurative) A hope or wish.

drape

Verb : (transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.

Verb : (transitive) To spread over, cover.

Noun : (textiles) The way in which fabric falls or hangs.

demur

Verb : (intransitive) Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.

Noun : An act of objecting or taking exception; a scruple; also, an exception taken or objection to something.

Verb : (intransitive) (law) To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).

douse

Verb : (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.

Verb : (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

Verb : (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.

death

Noun : The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

Noun : Execution (in the judicial sense).

Noun : (often capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.

decry

Verb : (transitive) To denounce as harmful.

Verb : (transitive) To blame for ills.

dicey

Adjective : Of uncertain, risky outcome.

Adjective : Fraught with danger.

Adjective : Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy.

dally

Verb : To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.

Verb : To delay unnecessarily; to while away.

Verb : (ambitransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet

doyen

Noun : (colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.

Noun : The senior, or eldest male member of a group.

Noun : (obsolete) A commander in charge of ten men.

dodge

Verb : (ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.

Verb : (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.

Verb : (transitive) To elude.

deign

Verb : (intransitive) To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.

Verb : (transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.

Verb : (obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.

dodgy

Adjective : (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.

Adjective : Dishonest.

Adjective : (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Evasive and shifty.

drear

Adjective : (poetic, literary) Dreary.

Noun : (obsolete) Gloom; sadness.

dolly

Noun : (childish, colloquial) A doll.

Noun : (cooking) A roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.

Noun : A contrivance for stirring:

deter

Verb : (transitive) To prevent something from happening.

Verb : (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

Verb : (transitive) To distract someone from something.

dolor

Noun : (American spelling) Alternative spelling of dolour. [(chiefly uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.]

divan

Noun : (furniture) A couch or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.

Noun : (dated) An establishment that serves cigars and coffee, and may offer other amenities such as books, newspapers, and chess.

Noun : The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.

dotty

Adjective : (British, Australia, colloquial) Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.

Adjective : Having many dots.

Adjective : (UK, dated) Having an unsteady gait.

dowdy

Adjective : Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.

Adjective : Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.

Noun : A plain or shabby person.

debut

Noun : A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.

Noun : (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.

Verb : (intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance

divot

Noun : (especially golf) A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.

Verb : (transitive, especially golf) To tear up pieces of turf from, especially with a golf club in making a stroke.

Noun : A disruption in an otherwise smooth contour.

dopey

Adjective : Stupid, silly.

drill

Verb : (transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

Verb : (intransitive) To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

Verb : (ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

dance

Noun : A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

Noun : A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.

Noun : (uncountable) The art, profession, and study of dancing.

drove

Noun : (figuratively, by extension, usually in the plural) A large number of people on the move.

Noun : A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

Verb : To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.

dingy

Adjective : Shabby, squalid, uncared-for.

Adjective : Dark, dull.

Adjective : (informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of a ding.

ditty

Noun : A short, simple verse or song.

Noun : A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.

Verb : To sing; to warble a little tune.

dross

Noun : Waste or impure matter.

Noun : (figurative) Worthless or trivial matter.

Noun : The impurities in metal.

drawl

Noun : A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together, characteristic of some Southern US accents, as well as Broad Australian, Broad New Zealand, and Scots.

Verb : (intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, as from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.

Verb : (transitive) To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.

dryly

Verb : In a dry manner.

delta

Noun : A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

Noun : (mathematics, physics, engineering) The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".

Noun : (finance) The rate of change in an option value with respect to the underlying asset's price.

dress

Verb : (transitive) (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.

Verb : (transitive) (specifically) To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.

Verb : (transitive) To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).

ditto

Noun : That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

Verb : As said before, likewise.

Noun : (by extension) A copy; an imitation.

dildo

Noun : A device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity.

Noun : An artificial penis.

Verb : (transitive) To penetrate with a dildo or with another object as if it were a dildo.

droll

Adjective : Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

Noun : (archaic) A funny person; a buffoon, a wag.

Verb : (archaic, intransitive) To jest, to joke.

demit

Verb : To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.

Noun : A document certifying that a person has (honourably) demitted, as from a Masonic lodge.

Noun : The act of demitting.

deshi

Noun : disciple, mentee, follower

Noun : (sumo) a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho

depth

Noun : the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

Noun : the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet

Noun : (figuratively) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.

datum

Noun : Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed.

Noun : (cartography, surveying, engineering, manufacturing) A point, line, or surface with reference to which positions (such as elevations) are measured or indicated. (Examples include a permanent benchmark in leveling or mean sea level in a topographical survey).

Noun : (nautical) A floating reference point, or SLDMB, used to evaluate surface currents in a body of water, and often employed by coastal search and rescue.

daddy

Noun : (usually childish) Father.

Noun : (informal, with article) A perfect example, a role model.

Noun : (vulgar, slang) A sexually attractive man, particularly—but not exclusively—a father or an older man.

dight

Verb : (rare, archaic) simple past or past participle: adorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked out.

Verb : (archaic, transitive) To adorn, decorate or furnish; to dress, array, or deck out.

Verb : (archaic, transitive) To make ready, prepare.

digne

Adjective : (obsolete) worthy; honourable; deserving; suitable.

dummy

Noun : A stupid person.

Noun : (dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk.

Noun : A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.

delay

Verb : (transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.

Verb : (transitive) To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.

Noun : A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

dwarf

Noun : (now sometimes offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.

Noun : An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.

Noun : (mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.

droop

Verb : (intransitive) To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.

Verb : (intransitive) To hang downward; to sag.

Verb : (intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.

downy

Adjective : Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.

Noun : A blanket filled with down; a duvet.

Adjective : (slang, dated) Sharp-witted, perceptive.

daunt

Verb : (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.

Verb : (transitive) To overwhelm.

Noun : A surname from Middle English.

dinky

Adjective : (informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.

Adjective : (informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.

Noun : A dinky thing.

doped

Adjective : Drugged.

Adjective : (electronics) Describing a semiconductor that has had small amounts of elements added to create charge carriers.

Adjective : Covered with dope, a glue- or paint-like pore filler.

dingo

Noun : A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).

Noun : (Australia, informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.

Verb : (Australia, informal, transitive, intransitive) To behave in a cowardly or treacherous manner.

deism

Noun : A religious philosophy and movement prominent in 17th-18th-century England, France, and what is now the United States which rejected supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles, divine revelation, and holy books or revealed religions that assert such things exist.

Noun : (philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.

Noun : Belief in a god who ceased to intervene with existence after acting as the cause of the cosmos.

dweeb

Noun : (US, dated, originally university slang, now general slang, derogatory) A boring, studious, or socially inept person.

duvet

Noun : (British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.

Noun : (US) Short for duvet cover.

do up

Verb : (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property).

Verb : (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To execute a task or performance.

Verb : (transitive, idiomatic) To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)

dunny

Noun : (Australia and New Zealand slang, also dated Scotland and Northern England) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Noun : (Australia and New Zealand slang) Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a latrine; a lavatory; a toilet.

Adjective : (UK dialect, derogatory, euphemistic) Slow to answer: stupid, unintelligent.

dulce

Noun : seaweed; kelp

Adjective : (obsolete) sweet

Noun : (obsolete, uncountable) Sweetness.

drain

Noun : (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

Noun : A natural or artificial watercourse which drains a tract of land.

Verb : (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.

digit

Noun : (mathematics) A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.

Noun : (mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.

Noun : (anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.

drink

Verb : (ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

Verb : (intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.

Verb : (transitive, metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).

dying

Adjective : Approaching death; about to die; moribund.

Noun : The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.

Adjective : Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.

dunce

Noun : An unintelligent person.

dryad

Noun : (Greek mythology) A female tree spirit.

Noun : mountain avens, dryas

deify

Verb : (transitive) To treat as worthy of worship; to regard as a deity.

Verb : (transitive) To make into a god.

drury

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A town south of Auckland, New Zealand.

Noun : A settlement in Buckley community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2964).

duppy

Noun : (Caribbean, Jamaica) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.

Verb : (MLE, MTE, transitive) To kill; to murder.

Noun : (Jamaica, games) A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).

diety

Adjective : (rare) Having the quality of a diet.

Noun : Misspelling of deity. [Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.]

domme

Noun : A female dominant in a sadomasochistic relationship.

Noun : (BDSM) Alternative letter-case form of domme. [A female dominant in a sadomasochistic relationship.]

diode

Noun : (electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.

disco

Noun : (uncountable, music) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

Noun : (British) A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.

Verb : (intransitive) To dance disco-style dances.

donee

Noun : Someone who receives a gift from a donor.

drool

Verb : (ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.

Noun : Saliva trickling from the mouth.

Verb : (intransitive, informal, figurative) To react to something with uncontrollable desire.

drake

Noun : A male duck.

Noun : (poetic) dragon

Noun : (fantasy, not universal) lesser draconic creature

debar

Verb : (transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.

Verb : (transitive) To hinder or prevent.

Verb : (US, law, transitive) To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.

decor

Noun : The style of decoration of a room or building.

Noun : A stage setting; scenery; set; backdrop.

doris

Noun : A female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.

Noun : (British, slang) One's girlfriend, wife or significant other.

Noun : (British, slang) A woman, especially when older or unattractive.

dimly

Verb : In a dim manner; not clearly.

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