English Words Starting With D

• dakoity

  nounLow / Specialized
  /dəˈkɔɪti/The crime of armed robbery committed by a gang in parts of South Asia.
• dakota

  nounLow-Frequency Proper Noun
  /dəˈkəʊtə/A proper noun primarily referring to a Native American people of the northern Mississippi valley and their language, or to two US states.
• dakota territory

  nounLow
  /dəˈkəʊtə tɛˈrɪtəri/An organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.
• dakotan

  adjectivenounLow
  /dəˈkəʊt(ə)n/A member of the Dakota people, a Native American tribe of the Great Plains.
• daks

  plural-nounLow
  /dæks/Trousers, pants.
• daktyl

  nounC2
  /ˈdæk.tɪl/A metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
• dal

  nounC1
  /dɑːl/A dried, split pulse (legume) that is a staple food in South Asia, such as lentils, peas, or chickpeas.
• daladier

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdaləˈdjeɪ/A proper noun referring to Édouard Daladier, a French Radical-Socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of France in the 1930s and was a signatory of the Munich Agreement in 1938.
• dalai lama

  nounLow
  /ˌdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/The highest-ranking spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, traditionally considered to be a manifestation of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteshvara.
• dalan

  nounVery low (non-standard in English)
  Dalan is not a standard English word. It may be a rare surname, a place name, or a term from other languages (e.g., Cebuano or Tagalog for 'path').
• dalapon

  nounVery Low / Technical
  /ˈdæləpɒn/A synthetic herbicide used to control grasses and other unwanted vegetation.
• dalasi

  nounRare
  /dəˈlɑːsi/The basic unit of currency in The Gambia.
• dalcroze

  nounC2
  /dælˈkrəʊz/A system of music education, also known as eurhythmics, developed by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze.
• dale

  nounLow
  /deɪl/A valley, especially a broad one.
• dalek

  nounLow-frequency word
  /ˈdɑːlɛk/A member of a fictional extraterrestrial race of ruthless, mutant cyborgs from the British TV series Doctor Who, known for their catchphrase 'Exterminate!'
• dalen

  nounC1
  /ˈdɑːlən/To descend, sink, or decline; to go downwards in level, value, or intensity.
• dales

  plural-nounC1
  /deɪlz/A valley, especially a broad one, often used in reference to the river valleys of Northern England (notably Yorkshire and Derbyshire).
• dalesman

  nounC2
  /ˈdeɪlzmən/A man who lives in a dale (a valley, especially in northern England).
• daleth

  nounRare
  /ˈdɑːlɛt/The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
• daley

  nounLow (as a common noun); Medium-High as a proper noun referring to specific famous individuals.
  /ˈdeɪli/A surname of Irish origin, also used as a given name.

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