Nouns

donatus

noun

Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used th...

donee

noun

the recipient of funds or other benefits

donetsk

noun

an industrial city in the Donets Basin

dongle

noun

(computer science) an electronic device that must be attache...

donjon

noun

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fort...

doorcase

noun

the frame that supports a door

dooryard

noun

a yard outside the front or rear door of a house

dorbeetle

noun

Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound

doriden

noun

sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disor...

dorking

noun

an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (th...

dormancy

noun

quiet and inactive restfulness

doronicum

noun

genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: l...

dorsiflexion

noun

the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)

dorsum

noun

the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck...

dosimetry

noun

measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive sou...

dossal

noun

an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar o...

dotard

noun

an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his...

dotterel

noun

rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia

douala

noun

the largest city of Cameroon

doubleton

noun

(bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in...

doublethink

noun

believing two contradictory ideas at the same time

doura

noun

sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa

douroucouli

noun

nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with l...

dovekie

noun

small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions

dowery

noun

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marri...

dowland

noun

English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-16...

dowitcher

noun

shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

downheartedness

noun

a feeling of low spirits

downrightness

noun

the quality of being direct and straightforward

downstroke

noun

a stroke normally made in a downward direction

downswing

noun

a worsening of business or economic activity

doxology

noun

a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God

doyenne

noun

a woman who is the senior member of a group

doyley

noun

a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl

dracaena

noun

an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage

drachm

noun

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to...

drachma

noun

formerly the basic unit of money in Greece

draftee

noun

someone who is drafted into military service

dragee

noun

pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy

dragoman

noun

an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Em...

dragonet

noun

small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dweller...

dragonhead

noun

American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and s...

drainboard

noun

a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the...

draughtsman

noun

a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines

dravidian

noun

a large family of languages spoken in south and central Indi...

drawbar

noun

a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be...

drawknife

noun

a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces

drawshave

noun

a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces

dreadfulness

noun

a quality of extreme unpleasantness

driblet

noun

a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)