English Words Starting With D

• duino elegies

  nounExtremely Rare / Non-Standard
  /ˈduːɪnəʊ ˈɛlədʒiz/A typographical error or mishearing of the standard English phrase 'duine elegies', where 'duine' is an Irish word for 'person' or 'man'. In modern English, it is almost certainly a non-standard, low-frequency combination, not a standard lexical unit.
• duisburg

  nounLow (Proper Noun)
  /ˈdjuːɪsbɜːɡ/A city in western Germany, located at the confluence of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers.
• duisenberg

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdaɪzənbɜːɡ/A proper noun, most commonly recognized as the surname of Wim Duisenberg, the first President of the European Central Bank (ECB).
• duka

  nounC2/Rare in global English
  /ˈduːkə/A shop or small store, typically a roadside or local retail outlet.
• dukakis

  nounVery Low
  /duːˈkɑːkɪs/A surname, most famously of Michael Dukakis, the 1988 Democratic US presidential candidate.
• dukas

  nounLow (archaic/historical in English, common in Polish)
  /ˈduːkæs/A historical general store or small shop in Eastern and Central Europe, often associated with pre-war Jewish merchants.
• duke

  nounverb-transitiveB2
  /djuːk/A hereditary noble title ranking below a prince and above a marquess in the British peerage.
• dukedom

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈdjuːkdəm/The rank or territory of a duke.
• dukes

  plural-nounC1
  /djuːks/The plural of 'duke', a male ruler of a small independent state or a high-ranking hereditary nobleman in the British peerage system.
• dukhobor

  nounplural-nounC2
  /ˈduːxəbɔː/A member of a Christian sect originating in 18th-century Russia, emphasizing spiritualism and rejecting church ritual and secular authority.
• dukka

  nounLow
  /ˈdʌkə/A variant spelling of 'dukkah' or 'duqqa', an Egyptian and Middle Eastern dry condiment mixture of herbs, nuts, and spices, typically eaten with bread and olive oil.
• dukkha

  nounLow (Specialist/Religious)
  /ˈdʊkə/A central Buddhist concept meaning suffering, unsatisfactoriness, pain, or the inherent stress and dissatisfaction of conditioned existence.
• dukw

  nounVery low
  /dʌk/An amphibious truck (DUKW) used primarily during World War II and in later military and civilian applications.
• dulbecco

  nounLow
  /dʊlˈbɛkəʊ/A proper noun; primarily a surname, most famously associated with Italian-American virologist Renato Dulbecco, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine 1975.
• dulce

  nounLow
  /ˈdʌlsi/A sweet food or confection; something sweet to the taste.
• dulce de leche

  nounLow
  /ˌdʊlseɪ də ˈletʃeɪ/A sweet, thick, caramel-like sauce or spread made by slowly heating sweetened milk.
• dulce gulf

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdʊlseɪ ˈɡʌlf/A multi-word lexical phrase describing a situation or place that appears pleasant or appealing but hides danger or difficulty beneath the surface.
• dulcet

  adjectivenounLow. Primarily literary, poetic, or used for deliberate stylistic effect.
  /ˈdʌlsɪt/Describing a sound that is sweet, soothing, and melodious, typically used for voices, tones, or musical sounds.
• dulciana

  nounC2
  /dʌlˈsiːɑːnə/An organ stop of soft, sweet tone.
• dulcify

  verbverb-transitiveLow/Very Rare
  /ˈdʌlsɪfaɪ/To sweeten; to make something pleasant, gentle, or soothing, often something that was harsh or bitter.

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