dacshund - n. 1 a dog of a short-legged long-bodied breed. 2 this breed. [G, = badger-dog]...

daemon - var. of DEMON 5. ...

damon - var. of DEMON 5. ...

dare - cf. Skr. dhrsh, Gk tharseo be bold]...

dank - cf. Sw. dank marshy spot]...

dashboard - n. 1 the surface below the windscreen of a motor vehicle or aircraft, containing...

dazzle - v. & n. 1 tr. blind temporarily or confuse the sight ...

daddi - n. (pl. -ies) colloq. 1 father. 2 (usu. foll. by of) the oldest or supreme example...

damm - v., n., adj., & adv. tr. 1 (often absol. or as int. of anger or annoyance, = may...

daddy - n. (pl. -ies) colloq. 1 father. 2 (usu. foll. by of) the oldest or supreme example...

dachhund - n. 1 a dog of a short-legged long-bodied breed. 2 this breed. [G, = badger-dog]...

dado - n. (pl. -os) 1 the lower part of the wall of a room when visually distinct from...

daytime - n. the part of the day when there is natural light. ...

dachsund - n. 1 a dog of a short-legged long-bodied breed. 2 this breed. [G, = badger-dog]...

dady - n. (pl. -ies) colloq. 1 father. 2 (usu. foll. by of) the oldest or supreme example...

dancehall - n. a public hall for dancing. ...

daimondback - n. 1 an edible freshwater terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, native to N. America, with...

dahrma - n. Ind. 1 social custom; the right behaviour. 2 the Buddhist truth. 3 the Hindu...

damsel - n. archaic or literary a young unmarried woman. [ME f. OF dam(e)isele ult. f. L...

damnation - n. & int. condemnation to eternal punishment, esp. in hell. expressing anger or...

dabetes - L f. Gk f. diabaino go through]...

davy - n. (pl. -ies) (in full Davy lamp) a miner's safety lamp ...

dada - n. an early 20th-c. international movement in art, literature, music, and film,...

dafodil - n. 1 a a bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus,...

dastardly - adj. cowardly, despicable. dastardliness n. [dastard base coward, prob. f. dazed...

dap - v. (dapped, dapping) 1 intr. fish by letting the...

damned - adj. & adv. colloq. damnable, infernal, unwelcome. extremely (damned hot; damned...

dancel - n. 1 a person who performs a dance. 2 a person whose profession is dancing. ...

darned - adj. & adv. (US durned) colloq. = DAMNED. ...

darma - n. Ind. 1 social custom; the right behaviour. 2 the Buddhist truth. 3 the Hindu...

dahlia - n. any composite garden plant of the genus Dahlia, of Mexican origin, cultivated...

dahshund - n. 1 a dog of a short-legged long-bodied breed. 2 this breed. [G, = badger-dog]...

dath - rel. to DIE(1)]...

dachshud - n. 1 a dog of a short-legged long-bodied breed. 2 this breed. [G, = badger-dog]...

dany - n. Printing a size of paper, 564 x 444 mm. [ME, var. of DEMI-]...

darling - n. & adj. 1 a beloved or lovable person or thing. 2 a favourite. 3 colloq. a pretty...

daemom - var. of DEMON 5. ...

dane - n. 1 a native or national of Denmark. 2 hist. a Viking ...

dashborad - n. 1 the surface below the windscreen of a motor vehicle or aircraft, containing...

dauber - n. a person or implement that daubs, esp. in painting. get one's dauber down US...

daffoil - n. 1 a a bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus,...

dancr - n. 1 a person who performs a dance. 2 a person whose profession is dancing. ...

danim - n. 1 (often attrib.) a usu. blue hard-wearing cotton...

damask - n., adj., & v. 1 a a figured woven fabric (esp. silk or linen) with a pattern visible...

daugter - n. 1 a girl or woman in relation to either or both...

dancre - n. 1 a person who performs a dance. 2 a person whose profession is dancing. ...

dash - v. & n. 1 intr. rush hastily or forcefully (dashed up the stairs). 2 tr.

daphne - n. any flowering shrub of the genus Daphne, e.g. the spurge laurel or mezereon....

dantal - adj. 1 of the teeth; of or relating to dentistry. 2 Phonet. (of a consonant )...

dangerous - adj. involving or causing danger. dangerously adv. dangerousness n. [ME f. AF...

danish - adj. & n. of or relating to Denmark or the Danes. 1 the Danish language. 2 (prec....

darig - n. & adj. adventurous courage. adventurous, bold; prepared to take risks. daringly...

dagon - n. 1 a mythical monster like a reptile, usu. with...

DAPHNIA - n. any freshwater branchiopod crustacean of the genus Daphnia, enclosed in a transparent...

dashbaord - n. 1 the surface below the windscreen of a motor vehicle or aircraft, containing...

daning - n. 1 the action of a person who darns. 2 things to be darned. ...

dale - n. a valley, esp. in N. England. [OE dl f. Gmc]...

dawn - back-form. f. dawning, ME f. earlier dawing after Scand. (as DAY)]...

dansity - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the degree of compactness of a substance. 2 Physics degree of consistency...

dangerus - adj. involving or causing danger. dangerously adv. dangerousness n. [ME f. AF...

daren - v. 1 tr. make dark or darker. 2 intr. become dark or darker. never darken a person's...

danger - ME f. OF dangier ult. f. L dominus lord]...

damgerous - adj. involving or causing danger. dangerously adv. dangerousness n. [ME f. AF...

dainty - adj. & n. (daintier, daintiest) 1 delicately pretty. 2 delicate of build or in...

dangeroos - adj. involving or causing danger. dangerously adv. dangerousness n. [ME f. AF...

daylight - n. 1 the light of day . 2 dawn (before daylight). 3...

dauhter - n. 1 a girl or woman in relation to either or both...

damae - n. & v. 1 harm or injury impairing the value or usefulness of something, or the...

daredevil - n. & adj. a recklessly daring person. recklessly daring. daredevilry n. daredeviltry...

dandruff - -ruff perh. rel. to ME rove scurfiness f. ON hrufa or MLG, MDu. rove]...