English Words Starting With D

• dato

  nounC1
  /ˈdeɪtəʊ/A given, established, or accepted piece of information or fact; something known or assumed as a basis for reasoning.
• datolite

  nounC2/Professional
  /ˈdeɪtəlaɪt/A colourless or white mineral, a calcium borosilicate, often found in cavities in igneous rocks.
• datong

  nounVery low
  /dɑːˈtɒŋ/A Chinese philosophical concept of 'great unity' or 'grand harmony', referring to an ideal world of peace, justice, and social cohesion.
• datu

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdɑːtuː/A historical indigenous title, status, or position of leadership, particularly in certain Southeast Asian cultures such as those in the Philippines, denoting a chieftain, ruler, or noble.
• datuk

  nounC2
  /ˈdɑːtʊk/A Malay honorific title, traditionally meaning 'grandfather' or 'elder', used as a respectful form of address and as an honorific for distinguished individuals.
• datum

  nounLow (largely restricted to academic, technical, and formal registers).
  /ˈdeɪtəm/A single piece of information, fact, or statistic; a given.
• datum plane

  nounLow
  /ˈdeɪ.təm ˌpleɪn/A precisely defined reference plane or surface from which all other measurements are taken.
• datura

  nounLow
  /dəˈtjʊərə/A genus of poisonous flowering plants in the nightshade family, known for their large, trumpet-shaped flowers and hallucinogenic properties.
• daub

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /dɔːb/To spread a soft, sticky substance (like plaster, mud, or paint) roughly or carelessly onto a surface.
• daube

  nounVery Low
  /dəʊb/A classic French stew of beef braised slowly with red wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbs, traditionally cooked in a daubière (a tightly lidded pot).
• daubery

  nounExtremely rare/archaic
  /ˈdɔːb(ə)ri/Crude, unskilled painting or artistic work; something poorly or amateurishly done.
• daubigny

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdəʊbɪnji/A proper noun referring to Charles-François Daubigny (1817–1878), a prominent French painter of the Barbizon school.
• daud

  nounObsolete / Dialectal (Very Low)
  /dɔːd/A large lump or thick slice of something, often of soft or malleable material like bread, clay, or food.
• daudet

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdəʊdeɪ/A French surname, most famously associated with the 19th-century French novelist and short-story writer Alphonse Daudet.
• dauerschlaf

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Loanword)
  /ˈdaʊəˌʃlɑːf/A state of prolonged, deep sleep, often artificially induced for medical or therapeutic purposes.
• daugava

  nounVery low
  /ˈdaʊɡəvə/A major river flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Latvia, emptying into the Gulf of Riga.
• daugavpils

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdaʊɡaʊvˌpɪls/The name of a major city in southeastern Latvia, located on the Daugava River.
• daughter

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˈdɔːtə(r)/A person's female child.
• daughter language

  nounLow
  /ˈdɔːtə ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/A language that has developed historically from an earlier, parent language.
• daughter-in-law

  nounB1-B2
  /ˈdɔːtər ɪn ˌlɔː/The wife of one's son.

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