English Words Starting With D

• dad rock

  nounLow-medium frequency, primarily in informal, media, and cultural discourse.
  /ˈdæd rɒk/A term for mainstream, guitar-based rock music from the 1960s–1990s, considered safe, nostalgic, and appealing to middle-aged listeners.
• dad-in-law

  nounLow
  /ˈdæd ɪn lɔː/The father of one's spouse.
• dada

  nounLow
  /ˈdɑːdɑː/An early 20th-century avant-garde art movement characterized by anti-establishment, nihilistic, and nonsensical aesthetics, deliberately rejecting reason and logic.
• dadah

  nounLow (in Global English); High (in Southeast Asian English contexts).
  /ˈdɑːdɑː/A common term for illegal narcotic drugs, particularly in Malaysian, Indonesian, and Singaporean English.
• dadd

  nounN/A (non-standard/variant)
  N/AThere is no standard entry for "dadd" in modern English dictionaries. The input is presumed to be a typographical error for "dad" (informal father).
• daddah

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdædə/A non-standard, informal, or dialectal variant of 'dad' or 'daddy', typically used as a term of endearment for a father.
• daddy

  nounverb-transitiveMedium-High
  /ˈdædi/A child's familiar or affectionate term for their father.
• daddy track

  nounLow (C1-C2 Level Vocabulary)
  /ˈdædi ˌtræk/A pattern of career development, typically slower or limited, associated with a father's prioritization of family over work.
• daddy-longlegs

  nounB1
  /ˌdædi ˈlɒŋleɡz/A colloquial name for various long-legged invertebrate creatures, typically referring either to a type of spider (harvestman) or a type of crane fly.
• daddy-o

  nounVery low
  /ˈdædi ˌəʊ/A slang term of address for a man, originating in jazz and beatnik subcultures of the 1950s, conveying a sense of cool, familiarity, or camaraderie.
• dado

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈdeɪ.dəʊ/The lower part of a wall, typically decorated or separated from the upper part.
• dado head

  nounVery Low (Specialized)
  /ˈdeɪdəʊ ˌhɛd/A machine tool accessory consisting of a set of circular saw blades and chippers mounted together on an arbor, used to cut wide grooves (dados) in woodworking.
• dadra and nagar haveli

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdɑːdrə ən ˌnʌɡə həˈveɪli/A union territory in western India, located between the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
• dae

  abbreviationverbVery Low (Geographically Limited)
  /deɪ/(Scots, Northern English, informal) To do or to happen; used as an alternative spelling and pronunciation of 'do'.
• daedala

  nounC2
  /ˈdiːdələ/An adjective meaning skilfully constructed, intricate, or cunningly wrought; derived from Daedalus, the mythical craftsman.
• daedalion

  nounVery Rare / Archaic
  /ˈdiːdəlɪən/A proper noun referring to a figure from Greek mythology, a brother of Ceyx who was turned into a hawk by Apollo.
• daedalus

  nounC2
  /ˈdiːdələs/A mythological Greek inventor and craftsman, architect of the Labyrinth, who created wings for himself and his son Icarus.
• daemon

  nounLow (C2)
  /ˈdiːmən/A background process in a computer system, or (in Greek mythology) a supernatural being of a nature between gods and humans.
• daemonology

  nounC2
  /ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒi/The study of demons or evil spirits.
• daesh

  nounLow
  /ˈdɑːɛʃ/An acronym for the Arabic name of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), a militant extremist group.

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