English Words Starting With D

• duro

  nounC2 - Very Low Frequency in English
  /ˈdʊər.əʊ/A Spanish word meaning 'hard', 'tough', or 'durable', which has been adopted into limited English contexts, primarily as an informal borrowing. Its direct use in English is a code-switched term, not a fully integrated English word.
• duroc

  nounlow
  /ˈdjʊə.rɒk/A breed of domestic pig originating in the United States, characterized by its reddish-brown colour.
• durocher

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Sports)
  /djʊəˈrɒʃeɪ/A type of defensive fortification in baseball, particularly a low wall or barrier in front of the dugout.
• durometer

  nounSpecialized
  /djʊəˈrɒm.ɪ.tə/An instrument for measuring the hardness of a material, especially rubber, plastics, or metals, by measuring the depth of an indentation.
• durra

  nounLow
  /ˈdʊərə/A type of sorghum, a cereal grain.
• durrell

  nounLow frequency (proper noun, specialized cultural reference)
  /ˈdʌrəl/A proper noun referring to the surname of a prominent British-Irish naturalist, writer, zookeeper, and conservationist, Gerald Durrell, or to his brother, the novelist Lawrence Durrell.
• durrenmatt

  nounVery Low (C2+ vocabulary)
  /ˈdʊər.ən.mæt/The surname of Friedrich Dürrenmatt, the renowned Swiss playwright and novelist (1921–1990).
• durres

  nounLow
  /ˈdʊrəs/A major port city on the Adriatic coast of Albania.
• durrie

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ˈdʌri/A thick, flat-woven carpet or rug, traditionally made in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal).
• durry

  nounVery Low (regional/slang)
  /ˈdʌri/A slang term for a cigarette, especially a roll-your-own cigarette.
• durst

  verbExtremely Low
  /dɜːst/An archaic, poetic, or dialectal past tense of 'dare'.
• durufle

  nounExtremely Rare
  A nonsense word; not a standard English word. This entry is constructed to demonstrate how a non-existent word would be presented in a dictionary format.
• durum

  nounC2
  /ˈdjʊərəm/A hard variety of wheat with a high protein content, used primarily for making pasta and couscous.
• durum wheat

  nounLow
  /ˈdʊərəm ˌwiːt/A hard variety of wheat (Triticum durum) with a high protein content, primarily used to make pasta.
• duryea

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈdjʊə.ri.ə/A proper noun, primarily a surname of English origin, often associated with historical figures.
• durzi

  nounNon-existent
  There is no entry for the string "durzi" in standard English dictionaries. It does not exist as a word in Modern English.
• duse

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /djuːs/A spirit, ghost, or supernatural being, often malevolent; also an archaic term for a sudden fit or paroxysm.
• dushanbe

  nounVery Low
  /duːˈʃænbeɪ/The capital city of Tajikistan, located in Central Asia.
• dusk

  adjectivenounverbB2
  /dʌsk/The darker stage of twilight, immediately following sunset.
• dusky grouse

  nounLow
  /ˈdʌski ɡraʊs/A large, dark-colored grouse native to mountainous regions of western North America.

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