English Words Starting With D

• david ii

  nounC2
  /ˈdeɪ.vɪd ðə ˈsek.ənd/The regnal name of a specific king.
• davidson

  nounLow
  /ˈdeɪ.vɪd.sən/A proper noun, most commonly a surname of Scottish origin, meaning 'son of David'. It is also used as a toponym and brand name.
• davidson current

  nounC2
  /ˈdeɪ.vɪd.sən ˈkʌr.ənt/A seasonal, subsurface oceanic countercurrent that flows northward along the west coast of the United States.
• davie

  nounRare / Archaic
  /ˈdeɪvi/A specialized term referring to a type of small tackle block, used historically in nautical contexts.
• davies

  nounMedium-Low
  /ˈdeɪ.viːz/A patronymic surname meaning 'son of David'.
• davila y padilla

  nounVery Low
  /dəˈviːlə iː pəˈdiːjə/A proper noun referring to a historical figure, specifically Agustín Dávila y Padilla (1562–1604), a Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and Archbishop of Santo Domingo.
• davis

  nounMedium
  /ˈdeɪ.vɪs/A common English surname, often used as a given name, and frequently associated with place names, institutions, or awards.
• davis cup

  nounLow
  /ˈdeɪ.vɪs ˌkʌp/The premier international team competition in men's tennis, played annually between national teams.
• davis strait

  nounC2
  /ˌdeɪ.vɪs ˈstreɪt/A body of water between Baffin Island (Canada) and southwestern Greenland.
• davisson

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdeɪvɪs(ə)n/A proper noun primarily referring to the physicist Clinton Davisson, known for the Davisson–Germer experiment which confirmed the wave nature of electrons.
• davisson-germer experiment

  nounVery low
  /ˌdeɪvɪsən ˈɡɜːmə ɪkˈspɛrɪmənt/A 1927 physics experiment that demonstrated the wave nature of electrons by observing electron diffraction from a nickel crystal, providing direct evidence for the de Broglie hypothesis.
• davit

  nounC2
  /ˈdavɪt/A small crane-like device, often in a pair, used for lowering, raising, and suspending small boats, lifeboats, anchors, or cargo over the side of a ship or on a dock.
• davos

  nounB2
  /ˈdævɒs/A town in Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden, in the Alps.
• davout

  nounVery low
  /daˈvuː/A proper noun referring to Louis-Nicolas Davout, one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most trusted and capable marshals during the Napoleonic Wars.
• davy

  nounLow
  /ˈdeɪvi/A colloquial or informal term for an affidavit, a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation for use as evidence in court.
• davy jones

  nounC1
  /ˌdeɪvi ˈdʒəʊnz/A personification of the sea, especially as a spirit or demon who dwells at the bottom of the ocean and is said to claim the souls of drowned sailors.
• davy jones's locker

  nounLow
  /ˌdeɪvi ˈdʒəʊnzɪz ˈlɒkə/The bottom of the sea, especially as the grave of those who drown or whose ships are lost.
• davy lamp

  nounlow
  /ˈdeɪvi ˌlæmp/A portable safety lamp invented by Sir Humphry Davy, primarily for use in mines where flammable gases were present.
• davys

  nounC1 (Very Low Frequency / Technical)
  /ˈdeɪvi/A document or certificate, especially one in mining or shipping contexts, as a shorthand for 'affidavit' or a safety lamp.
• daw

  nounRare (literary/dialectal).
  /dɔː/A common name for a jackdaw, a type of small, noisy, sociable crow (Corvus monedula).

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