Four Letter Words Starting with a "D"

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. dace
    small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
  2. dada
    an informal term for a father
  3. dado
    a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
  4. daft
    foolish or mentally irregular
  5. dago
    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
  6. dahl
    tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods
  7. dais
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  8. dale
    an open valley in a hilly area
  9. dame
    a woman of refinement
  10. damn
    something of little value
  11. damp
    slightly wet
  12. dank
    unpleasantly cool and humid
  13. dare
    a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
  14. dark
    devoid of or deficient in light or brightness
  15. darn
    repair a garment by weaving thread across a hole
  16. dart
    a sudden quick movement
  17. dash
    run or move very quickly
  18. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  19. date
    the specified day of the month
  20. daub
    an unskillful painting
  21. dawn
    the first light of day
  22. days
    the time during which someone's life continues
  23. daze
    confusion characterized by lack of clarity
  24. dead
    no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
  25. deaf
    people who have hearing impairments
  26. deal
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  27. dean
    an administrator at a university or college
  28. dear
    a beloved person
  29. debt
    the state of owing something, especially money
  30. deck
    any of various platforms built into a sailing vessel
  31. deco
    a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
  32. deed
    a legal document to effect a transfer of property
  33. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
  34. deep
    having great spatial extension downward or inward
  35. deer
    a deer or closely related animal with hooves and antlers
  36. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  37. defy
    resist or confront with resistance
  38. delf
    an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
  39. deli
    a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
  40. dell
    a small wooded hollow
  41. demo
    a visual presentation showing how something works
  42. dent
    an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
  43. deny
    declare untrue; contradict
  44. derv
    diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines
  45. desk
    a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
  46. dewy
    wet with dew
  47. dhak
    East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
  48. dhal
    tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods
  49. dhow
    a one- or two-masted sailing vessel with triangular sails
  50. dial
    the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
  51. diam
    the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
  52. dibs
    a claim of rights
  53. dice
    a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces
  54. dick
    someone who is a detective
  55. diet
    the usual food and drink consumed by an organism
  56. digs
    an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
  57. dika
    African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos
  58. dike
    a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water
  59. dill
    aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
  60. dime
    a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
  61. dine
    have supper; eat dinner
  62. ding
    a ringing sound
  63. dink
    a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
  64. dint
    force or effort
  65. diol
    any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
  66. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  67. dirk
    a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
  68. dirt
    the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
  69. disa
    any orchid of the genus Disa
  70. disc
    a flat circular plate
  71. dish
    a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
  72. disk
    something with a flat round shape
  73. diss
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
  74. dita
    evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
  75. diva
    a distinguished female operatic singer
  76. dive
    a headlong plunge into water
  77. dock
    a landing in a harbor where ships are loaded and unloaded
  78. dodo
    extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
  79. doer
    a person who acts and gets things done
  80. doff
    remove
  81. doge
    formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
  82. dogy
    motherless calf in a range herd of cattle
  83. dole
    a share of money or necessities donated by charity
  84. doll
    a small replica of a person; used as a toy
  85. dolt
    a person who is not very bright
  86. dome
    a concave shape whose concavity faces downward
  87. done
    having finished or arrived at completion
  88. dong
    the basic unit of money in Vietnam
  89. doob
    trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
  90. doom
    an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
  91. door
    a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
  92. dopa
    amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain
  93. dope
    street names for marijuana
  94. dopy
    having or revealing stupidity
  95. dork
    a dull stupid fatuous person
  96. dorm
    a building containing living quarters for students
  97. dory
    a marine fish with an oval body and spiny fins
  98. dose
    a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
  99. doss
    sleep in a convenient place
  100. dote
    shower with love; show excessive affection for
  101. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  102. dove
    any of numerous small pigeons
  103. down
    in a lower place or position
  104. doxy
    a woman who cohabits with an important man
  105. doze
    a light fitful sleep
  106. dozy
    half asleep
  107. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  108. drag
    pull, as against a resistance
  109. dram
    a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce
  110. draw
    cause to move by pulling
  111. dray
    a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
  112. dreg
    a small amount of residue
  113. drey
    the nest of a squirrel
  114. drib
    a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
  115. drip
    flowing in drops
  116. drop
    let fall to the ground
  117. drub
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  118. drug
    a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  119. drum
    a musical percussion instrument
  120. duad
    two items of the same kind
  121. dual
    consisting of two parts or components, usually in pairs
  122. duce
    leader
  123. duck
    a small bird that swims and lives near water
  124. duct
    an enclosed conduit for a fluid
  125. dude
    an informal form of address for a man
  126. duds
    informal terms for clothing
  127. duel
    a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people
  128. duet
    two performers or singers who perform together
  129. duff
    a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
  130. duke
    a British peer of the highest rank
  131. dull
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  132. duly
    in an appropriate or proper manner
  133. dumb
    slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
  134. dump
    a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
  135. dune
    a ridge of sand created by the wind
  136. dung
    fecal matter of animals
  137. dunk
    a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
  138. dupe
    fool or hoax
  139. dura
    the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
  140. dusk
    the time of day immediately following sunset
  141. dust
    fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen
  142. duty
    the social force that obliges you to behave in a certain way
  143. dyad
    two items of the same kind
  144. dyed
    (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
  145. dyer
    someone whose job is to dye cloth
  146. dyke
    a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
  147. dyne
    a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
Created on Fri Mar 01 10:31:47 EST 2013

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