5 Letter Words That Start With DU

dusky

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

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

Adjective : (dated, literary) Dark-skinned.

dummy

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

Noun : A stupid person.

Noun : (African-American Vernacular, Baltimore, slang) A term of address.

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.

dunny

Adjective : Somewhat dun, dusky brownish.

Adjective : (UK dialect) Somewhat deaf, hard of hearing.

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

dulce

Adjective : (obsolete) sweet

Noun : (obsolete) sweetness

Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To make sweet; to soothe.

dunce

Noun : An unintelligent person.

duppy

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

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

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

dulia

Noun : The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.

dunno

Noun : An utterance of the word dunno.

ducal

Adjective : Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.

due to

duped

Noun : A person who has been deceived.

Verb : To swindle, deceive, or trick.

Noun : (informal) A duplicate. Often:

dully

Verb : In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.

duple

Adjective : (rare) Double.

Adjective : (of time or music) Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.

Adjective : (poetry) Having two beats in each foot.

duomo

Noun : A cathedral, or a cathedral-like building, especially one in Italy.

dubby

Adjective : (music) In the style of dub music; having been heavily remixed, particularly with reduced vocals or emphasised bass.

Adjective : (dated, dialectal) stubby, stumpy; Lacking shapeliness or finesse.

Adjective : (dated, dialectal) wet and muddy; dirty

dusty

Adjective : Covered with dust.

Adjective : Powdery and resembling dust.

Adjective : Grey or greyish.

dumpy

Adjective : Short and thick; stout or stocky.

Noun : A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.

Noun : (South Africa) A small bottle of beer.

duchy

Noun : A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

ducky

Adjective : Resembling or characteristic of a duck.

Noun : (childish) A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck.

Noun : An affectionate pet name.

durga

Noun : A powerful Indian female deity.

Noun : A female given name from Sanskrit, common in India. Another name of Parvati

dunes

Noun : (geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

duong

Noun : A surname.

durag

Noun : Alternative spelling of do-rag. [A piece of cloth used to cover the head.]

dutie

Noun : Obsolete spelling of duty. [(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.]

dutch

Adjective : Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

Adjective : (archaic, fossil word) Pertaining to Germanic-speaking peoples on the European continent, chiefly the Germans (especially established German-speaking communities in parts of the USA), or the Dutch; Teutonic; Germanic.

Adjective : (obsolete, fossil word, derogatory) Substitute, inferior, ersatz.

dumps

Noun : an informal expression for a mildly depressed stat

dungy

Adjective : Resembling or characteristic of dung.

Adjective : Covered in dung

dufus

Noun : (colloquial) Alternative form of doofus [(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately, humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.]

duras

Noun : A traditional French red wine grape mostly grown around the river Tarn, northeast of Toulouse.

dumka

Noun : (uncountable) A genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine.

Noun : (countable) An individual composition in this genre.

Noun : A city in Jharkhand, India

dugan

Noun : A surname from Irish.

dulux

Noun : A brand of architectural paint.

Verb : (transitive) To paint or daub with Dulux paint.

dug in

dunga

Noun : Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), known as Dunga, is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Noun : Francisco José dos Santos, popularly known as Dunga (born 2 March 1964), is a singer, songwriter, preacher, writer, radio broadcaster and Catholic television presenter who worked on TV Canção Nova.

Noun : a surname and given name.

duang

Noun : A kind of Asian horoscope.

dunal

Adjective : Pertaining to or consisting of dunes.

durin

ducat

Noun : (historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.

Noun : (informal) A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.

Noun : (US, theater, transport, slang) A ticket.

durra

Noun : A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).

ducks

Noun : (poker slang) A pair of twos.

Noun : (British, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).

Noun : (nautical) The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.

durst

Noun : A surname.

durio

Noun : A surname from French.

duffy

Noun : A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Dubhthaigh (“descendant of Dubhthach”). Dubhthach is a byname derived from dubh (“black”).

Noun : A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Doithe.

Noun : A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Dhuibhshíthe (McPhee).

duroc

Noun : A pig of a reddish breed developed in North America.

dunks

Noun : Ziziphus mauritiana, a tropical fruit tree.

Noun : (slang) The American multinational coffee and doughnut restaurant chain Dunkin' Donuts.

dudes

Noun : (slang, as a collective noun) Any group of people, regardless of gender.

dunne

Noun : A surname from Irish.

durer

Noun : a leading german painter and engraver of the renaissance (1471-1528

duque

Noun : A surname.

durex

Noun : (British, US) A brand of condom.

Noun : (Australia) A brand of adhesive tape.

Noun : (British, countable) A condom.

dubbo

Noun : (Australia, slang, derogatory) A foolish person.

Noun : A city in the Orana region, New South Wales, Australia.

dubin

Noun : A surname.

dunam

Noun : (historical) An Ottoman Turkish unit of surface area nominally equal to 1,600 square (Turkish) paces but actually varied at a provincial and local level according to land quality to accommodate its colloquial sense of the amount of land able to be plowed in a day, roughly equivalent to the Byzantine stremma or English acre.

Noun : A modern Turkish unit of surface area equal to a decare (1000 m²), equivalent to the modern Greek stremma.

Noun : Various other units in other areas of the former Ottoman Empire, usually equated to the decare but sometimes varying (as in Iraq, where it is 2500 m²).

dug up

dugar

Noun : A surname.

dugas

Noun : (Дуга, ; meaning Rainbow in English) a high circulation Yugoslav and Serbian biweekly newsmagazine, which was published from the early 1970s until the 2000s by the Belgrade-based BIGZ publishing company.

dupee

Noun : A surname.

duell

Noun : Alternative spelling of dueling [The act of taking part in a duel.]

durzi

Noun : (India) A tailor, especially a personal one.

dugue

Noun : A surname from French.

duced

dulci

dumke

Noun : A surname.

dupin

Noun : A surname from French.

dubow

duely

Verb : Obsolete spelling of duly. [In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly.]

dukey

Noun : (obsolete, UK, slang) A penny gaff.

dulid

Noun : (zoology) Any bird in the family Dulidae, the palmchats.

duhig

duncy

Adjective : Like a dunce; dull-witted.

dulse

Noun : A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.

dural

Adjective : (anatomy, relational) Relating to the dura mater.

Noun : Synonym of duralumin.

dukes

Noun : (MTE, slang) One's parents.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Ellipsis of Dukes County. [One of 14 counties in Massachusetts, United States. County seat: Edgartown. It is located on Martha's Vineyard and other offshore islands.]

dumbo

Noun : (slang, derogatory) A stupid person.

Noun : A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States;

Noun : A town in Bié Province, Angola.

durum

Noun : (often used attributively) Ellipsis of durum wheat. [Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.]

dubai

Noun : A city in the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Dubai emirate.

Noun : An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.

dumas

Noun : A surname from French.

Noun : A place in the United States:

Noun : A city in Desha County, Arkansas.

dubya

Noun : (often derogatory) A nickname for and abbreviation of George W. Bush.

dukas

Noun : A surname.

ducts

Noun : A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another

Noun : An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs, telephone cables, or other conductors

Noun : (anatomy) A vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile

duper

Noun : a person who dupes another

dulls

Adjective : Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

Adjective : Boring; not exciting or interesting.

Adjective : Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.

dupes

Noun : A person who has been deceived.

Verb : To swindle, deceive, or trick.

Noun : (informal) A duplicate. Often:

dusts

Noun : Fine particles.

Noun : (uncountable) Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc.

Noun : (uncountable) Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.

duero

Noun : A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.

duels

Noun : Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.

Noun : Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat).

Noun : (by extension) Any battle or struggle between two contending persons, forces, groups, or ideas.

duran

Noun : A commune in Gers department, Occitania, France.

Noun : A census-designated place in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States.

Noun : A surname from Spanish.

duets

Noun : (music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).

Noun : (music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.

Noun : A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.

duala

Noun : A Bantu language spoken in Cameroon.

duron

Noun : A surname.

duals

Noun : a compilation album by the Irish rock band U2.

duddy

Noun : A surname.

Adjective : (obsolete) ragged

duelo

Noun : (obsolete) a duel

Noun : (obsolete) the rules of dueling

duren

Noun : A surname.

duces

Noun : (fascism) an authoritarian leader, especially Benito Mussolini

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Alternative form of Il Duce [(historical) The title which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini assumed during his rule (1922—1945).]

duffs

Noun : (dialectal) Dough.

Noun : A stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a cloth bag, or steamed.

Noun : A pudding-style dessert, especially one made with plums or (in the Bahamas) guavas.

dumbs

Adjective : (dated) Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").

Adjective : (archaic) Not talkative; taciturn or unwilling to speak.

Adjective : (dated) Having no input or voice in running things.

dungs

Noun : (uncountable) Manure; animal excrement.

Noun : (countable) A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal.

Verb : (transitive) To fertilize with dung.

duane

Noun : A surname from Irish.

Noun : A male given name transferred from the surname.

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