English Words Starting With D

• dunnock

  nounLow
  /ˈdʌnək/A small, brown European songbird (Prunella modularis) with a slender bill, often found in hedges and undergrowth.
• dunnville

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
  /ˈdʌnvɪl/A proper noun referring to a town in Ontario, Canada.
• dunny

  nounLow
  /ˈdʌni/An outdoor toilet, especially a pit latrine or outhouse.
• dunois

  nounVery Low
  /djuːnˈwɑː/A historical term referring to Jean de Dunois, a prominent French military commander of the Hundred Years' War, often used in historical or literary contexts.
• dunoon

  nounLow
  /dəˈnuːn/A coastal town on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the western shore of the Firth of Clyde.
• duns scotus

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdʌnz ˈskəʊtəs/The common name for John Duns Scotus, a major 13th–14th century Scottish Franciscan friar, theologian, and philosopher.
• dunsany

  nounVery low
  /dʌnˈseɪni/A proper noun, most commonly referring to Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, an influential Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist.
• dunsinane

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˌdʌnsɪˈneɪn/A hill in Scotland, famous as the location of Macbeth's castle in Shakespeare's play.
• dunstable

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdʌnstəb(ə)l/A type of straw hat originally made in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England.
• dunstan

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdʌn.stən/A proper noun, primarily a male given name of English origin, derived from Old English meaning 'dark stone'.
• dunt

  nounverbverb-transitiveVery low / Regional / Archaic
  /dʌnt/A dull, heavy blow or thud; the sound or impact of such a blow.
• duntroon

  nounVery Low
  /dʌnˈtruːn/A proper noun referring specifically to the Royal Military College Duntroon, the Australian Army's officer training academy located in Canberra.
• duo

  nounC1
  /ˈdjuː.əʊ/A pair of people or things, especially ones performing together.
• duo-tang

  nounLow
  /ˈdjuːəʊ ˌtæŋ/A brand name for a type of folder with a central spine and metal fasteners, used to hold loose sheets of paper, especially in school or office contexts.
• duodecagon

  nounRare
  /ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛkəɡ(ə)n/A polygon with twelve sides and twelve angles.
• duodecillion

  adjectivenounC1/C2
  /ˌdjuːəʊdɪˈsɪljən/A cardinal number representing the quantity of one followed by 39 zeros (short scale) or one followed by 72 zeros (long scale).
• duodecimal

  adjectivenounC1/C2
  /ˌdʒuːə(ʊ)ˈdɛsɪm(ə)l/Relating to or based on the number twelve.
• duodecimo

  adjectivenounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪməʊ/A book size resulting from folding a single sheet of paper into twelve leaves (24 pages).
• duodenal ulcer

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌdjuːəʊˈdiːnəl ˈʌlsə/An open sore that develops on the lining of the first part of the small intestine (duodenum).
• duodenitis

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Medical)
  /ˌdjuːə(ʊ)dɪˈnaɪtɪs/Inflammation of the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).

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