English Words Starting With D

• dressoir

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈdrɛswɑː/A piece of furniture, typically antique or ornate, with open shelves used for displaying plates, dishes, and decorative objects, often with a cupboard below.
• drest

  verbVery Low (Archaic/Literary)
  /drɛst/An archaic, literary, or dialectal past tense and past participle of the verb 'dress', meaning to put clothes on oneself or someone else, to arrange or prepare something, or to treat a wound.
• drew

  verbHigh
  /druː/past tense of 'draw': to create a picture or diagram by making lines and marks on a surface with a pen, pencil, etc.
• drey

  nounC2/Rare
  /dreɪ/The nest of a squirrel, typically built of twigs and leaves in the fork of a tree.
• dreyfus

  nounLow (Proper Noun, Historical Reference)
  /ˈdreɪfəs/The surname 'Dreyfus', primarily referring to Alfred Dreyfus, the French Jewish army officer at the centre of the notorious late 19th-century political scandal known as the Dreyfus Affair.
• dreyfusard

  nounvery low
  /ˈdreɪfʊsɑːd/A supporter of Alfred Dreyfus, the French artillery officer falsely convicted of treason in the late 19th century, whose case became a major political scandal.
• drib

  nounLow
  /drɪb/To fall or let fall in small drops or bits.
• dribble

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈdrɪb.əl/to fall or let something fall in small, slow drops; to let saliva run out of the mouth.
• driblet

  nounRare / C2
  /ˈdrɪblɪt/a small, often insignificant quantity of something, typically liquid; a tiny drop or trickle.
• dribs and drabs

  plural-nounC1
  /ˌdrɪbz ən ˈdræbz/Small, irregular, or infrequent amounts of something.
• dried

  verbB1
  /draɪd/Having had all or most moisture removed by a natural or artificial process.
• dried-fruit beetle

  nounLow
  /ˌdraɪd ˈfruːt ˌbiːt(ə)l/A small brown beetle (Carpophilus hemipterus) whose larvae infest dried fruit, nuts, and other stored food products, causing spoilage.
• drier

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈdraɪ.ər/A machine or appliance that removes moisture by heating or blowing air, typically for clothes or hair.
• driesch

  nounVery Low
  /driːʃ/A specific name, most notably referring to Hans Driesch (1867–1941), a German biologist, philosopher, and a key figure in developmental biology and vitalism.
• drift

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /drɪft/To be carried along by currents of air or water; to move passively without control or specific direction.
• drift anchor

  nounLow (Technical)
  /ˌdrɪft ˈæŋ.kə/A device, typically a conical or fabric bag, trailed behind a vessel to increase drag and slow its drift downwind.
• drift angle

  nounC2
  /ˈdrɪft ˌæŋɡl/The angle between a ship or aircraft's heading (the direction it is pointing) and its track (the direction it is actually moving over the ground or water due to wind or current).
• drift ice

  nounC1
  /ˈdrɪft ˌaɪs/Floating ice detached from the main polar ice sheets, carried by wind and currents.
• drift indicator

  nounLow
  /drɪft ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə/A device or instrument that shows the amount an aircraft is drifting sideways from its intended course due to wind.
• drift lead

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdrɪft ˌlɛd/A dense lead weight attached to a long line, used on a ship to measure water depth when sailing near land.

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