Nouns

drib

noun

a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

driftage

noun

the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended co...

driftfish

noun

larger butterfishes of the western Atlantic from the New Yor...

drippage

noun

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves o...

dripstone

noun

a protective drip that is made of stone

drogheda

noun

in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massa...

drollery

noun

a quaint and amusing jest

drome

noun

an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well...

dropline

noun

a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines...

droshky

noun

an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used...

drosky

noun

an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used...

drouth

noun

a shortage of rainfall

drover

noun

someone who drives a herd

drugget

noun

a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a woo...

druidism

noun

the system of religion and philosophy taught by the Druids a...

drumbeater

noun

a fervent and even militant proponent of something

drumfire

noun

intense and continuous artillery fire

drumfish

noun

small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes o...

drumlin

noun

a mound of glacial drift

drupelet

noun

a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe

drupe

noun

fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; pe...

dryas

noun

mountain avens

dryopithecus

noun

genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene

duad

noun

two items of the same kind

dubbin

noun

tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterpr...

dubiety

noun

the state of being unsure of something

dubiousness

noun

uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of so...

duckboard

noun

a boardwalk laid across muddy ground

duckpin

noun

a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a t...

ductileness

noun

the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads...

ductule

noun

a very small duct

dudeen

noun

a clay pipe with a short stem

duenna

noun

a woman chaperon

dufy

noun

French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953)

dukedom

noun

the domain controlled by a duke or duchess

dulciana

noun

the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality

dulse

noun

coarse edible red seaweed

dumdum

noun

a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a t...

dumpcart

noun

a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling

dumuzi

noun

Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; cons...

dunderhead

noun

a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opini...

dungaree

noun

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

dunkard

noun

an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by...

dunlin

noun

small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic reg...

dunnock

noun

small brownish European songbird

duodecimal

noun

one part in twelve equal parts

duologue

noun

a conversation between two persons

dupery

noun

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended...

duplicator

noun

apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn mater...

duralumin

noun

an aluminum-based alloy