Random words starting with D

1,128 English words begin with D in our list, 503 of them common. Generate a few at random, each with its meaning.

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Words starting with D: 24 examples

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  • dance verbMove in a graceful and rhythmical way.
  • debit nounAn accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing.
  • deduction nounA reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket.
  • demise nounThe time when something ends.
  • dependent adjectiveRelying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed.
  • depiction nounA graphic or vivid verbal description.
  • detachment nounAvoiding emotional involvement.
  • detention nounA state of being confined (usually for a short time).
  • devoid adjectiveCompletely wanting or lacking.
  • dickens nounA word used in exclamations of confusion.
  • differently adverbIn another and different manner.
  • dim adjectiveLacking in light; not bright or harsh.
  • dimension nounThe magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height).
  • diplomacy nounNegotiation between nations.
  • disappear verbGet lost, as without warning or explanation.
  • disregard verbRefuse to acknowledge.
  • disruption nounAn act of delaying or interrupting the continuity.
  • dissent noun(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority.
  • donkey nounThe symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874.
  • doom verbDecree or designate beforehand.
  • dressing nounSavory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type.
  • dried adjectiveNot still wet.
  • duly adverbAt the proper time.
  • dwelling nounHousing that someone is living in.

D by the numbers

6% of the words in our list start with D. Of the common ones, 291 are nouns, 89 adjectives, 105 verbs and 18 adverbs.

All words starting with D1,128
Common words503
Nouns / adjectives / verbs / adverbs (common)291 / 89 / 105 / 18

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How many words start with D?
Our list has 1,128 words that start with D, and 503 of them are common in everyday English. Plurals and verb forms like "-ed" and "-ing" are not counted separately.
Where do the words and meanings come from?
The meanings and example sentences come from WordNet, the free English dictionary database from Princeton University. Word frequency comes from the open wordfreq project, and syllable counts from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. See how it works.
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