English Words Starting With D

• douglas-home

  nounC2
  /ˈdʌɡ.ləs ˈhjuːm/A British aristocratic surname of a prominent political family, most notably associated with Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1963–1964).
• douglass

  nounLow (as it is a proper noun; specific to historical and cultural contexts)
  /ˈdʌɡləs/A proper noun referring primarily to Frederick Douglass, the prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
• douk

  nounVery Low / Archaic / Dialectal
  /daʊk/To dip or plunge into liquid.
• doukhobor

  nounVery Low
  /ˈduːkəbɔː/A member of a Christian sect originating in 18th-century Russia, known for pacifism, communal living, and rejection of church ritual and secular authority.
• doula

  nounLow to Medium
  /ˈduːlə/A trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a person before, during, and after childbirth.
• doum palm

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈdaʊm ˌpɑːm/A type of palm tree (Hyphaene thebaica) native to the Nile region and parts of Africa, characterized by its distinctive branched trunk and edible fruit.
• douma

  nounLow
  /ˈduːmə/The historical Russian legislative assembly or parliament, especially the State Duma of the Russian Empire (1906–1917) or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia.
• doumergue

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈduːmɛːɡ/A French surname, most famously that of Gaston Doumergue, President of France from 1924 to 1931.
• dounreay

  nounRare
  /ˌduːnˈreɪ/A specific place name for a former nuclear power development site in Caithness, Scotland.
• doup

  nounVery low
  /daʊp/The buttocks, backside, or bottom of a person.
• douppioni

  nounC2 / Very Low
  /ˌduːpɪˈəʊni/A type of silk fabric characterized by its irregular, slubbed texture, produced from the threads of double or tangled silkworm cocoons.
• doura

  nounRare
  /ˈdʊərə/A type of sorghum (grain), also spelled 'dura' or 'dura'.
• dourine

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Veterinary)
  /dʊəˈriːn/A contagious, often fatal, venereal disease of horses and other equines, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma equiperdum.
• douro

  nounLow
  /ˈdʊərəʊ/A proper noun referring primarily to a major river in the Iberian Peninsula, forming part of the border between Spain and Portugal, and the valley and wine region it flows through.
• douroucouli

  nounExtremely low
  /ˌdʊərʊˈkuːli/A small nocturnal monkey from South America.
• douse

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow-to-mid
  /daʊs/To pour a liquid, typically water, over something, often to extinguish a fire or to drench.
• douser

  nounVery low (rare)
  /ˈdaʊsə(r)/A device or person that extinguishes or soaks something thoroughly, typically with liquid.
• douter

  nounVery low (obsolete)
  /ˈdaʊtə/A historical implement for extinguishing candles, typically a small cap or cone.
• douw

  nounObsolete/Very Rare
  /daʊ/ (if derived from 'dough')Standard English does not recognize 'douw' as a word. It appears to be an archaic, dialectal, or misspelled term. One documented rare historical usage is as a form of 'dough' (uncooked bread mixture) or a dialectal variant.
• douzaine

  nounB2
  /duːˈzeɪn/A set or group of twelve things, often used approximately to mean 'about twelve'.

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