English Words Starting With D

• duniewassal

  nounVery Rare / Archaic
  /ˌdʌnɪˈwæsəl/A Scottish term meaning 'gentleman' or 'young gentleman of lower rank'
• dunite

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdjuːnaɪt/A type of ultramafic and plutonic rock, consisting almost entirely of the mineral olivine (typically forsterite).
• duniwassal

  nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /ˌdʌnɪˈwæsəl/A traveler of low social status; specifically, a low-ranking Scottish Highland gentleman or commoner who traveled for work.
• dunk

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /dʌŋk/To dip something, especially food, briefly into a liquid before eating it.
• dunk shot

  nounLow
  /ˈdʌŋk ˌʃɒt/A basketball move where a player jumps and forces the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands.
• dunkel

  nounB1
  /dɑːk/Lacking or having very little light; not bright.
• dunker

  nounC1
  /ˈdʌŋkə(r)/A person or thing that dunks, especially a player in basketball who scores by dunking the ball.
• dunkerque

  nounLow (primarily in historical and specific contexts)
  /ˌdʌŋˈkɜːk/ (for 'Dunkirk'); /ˌdʊ̃ˈkɛək/ (approximation for French 'Dunkerque')A port city in northern France, historically significant in World War II.
• dunking

  nounB2
  /ˈdʌŋkɪŋ/The action of dipping something, especially food, into a liquid before eating it.
• dunkirk

  nounLow, but contextually high when discussing WWII history.
  /dʌnˈkɜːk/A port city in northern France.
• dunlap

  nounRare
  /ˈdʌnlæp/A surname of Scottish and northern English origin.
• dunlin

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈdʌnlɪn/A small migratory wading bird with a distinctive down-curved bill, typically found on coastal mudflats and estuaries.
• dunlop

  nounC2
  /ˈdʌnlɒp/A type of large, late-ripening, creamy-fleshed Scottish cheese.
• dunmore

  nounVery low
  /dʌnˈmɔː/A Scottish, Irish, and Welsh surname derived from toponyms; a geographical or family name (rare).
• dunnage

  nounverb-transitiveLow (Specialized/Technical)
  /ˈdʌnɪdʒ/Material used to protect, cushion, or secure cargo during transport.
• dunnakin

  nounExtremely Rare / Archaic
  /ˈdʌnəkɪn/A toilet or privy (now archaic slang).
• dunnart

  nounRare
  /ˈdʌnɑːt/A small, nocturnal, insectivorous marsupial of the genus Sminthopsis, native to Australia and New Guinea.
• dunne

  nounExtremely rare
  /dʌn/A very low-frequency British surname.
• dunning-kruger effect

  nounC2
  /ˌdʌn.ɪŋ ˈkruː.ɡər ɪˌfekt/A cognitive bias in which people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability.
• dunnite

  nounExtremely Rare / Technical
  /ˈdʌn.aɪt/A type of high explosive, specifically ammonium picrate.

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