Elementary Vocabulary
36,007 words and 29 expressions at the elementary level.
The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
Abbreviation of data cache.
Alternative form of d100.
plural of d%
A report on a company, especially as provided by Dun & Bradstreet.
plural of D&B
A procedure comprising dilation of the cervix and curettage of the uterus.
plural of D&C
Initialism of Dungeons & Dragons.
Synonym of D&X (“dilation and extraction”).
Initialism of Delaware and Hudson Railway.
Initialism of diversity and inclusion.
plural of D&M
Abbreviation of directors and officers.
Initialism of dilation and extraction.
Pronunciation spelling of the, representing dialectal English.
Expresses frustration or anger, especially at one’s own stupidity.
Of gold; golden.
plural of d
do you
Censored spelling of dick.
An academic grade given by certain institutions. Slightly better than a D and slightly worse than a C-.
Abbreviation of died.
Alternative form of DA.
Alternative form of DC.
Initialism of Doctor of Divinity.
Alternative form of DOF (In the sense Degree(s) of Freedom)
Alternative form of DL.
Initialism of Doctor of Music, a terminal higher education degree.
Abbreviation of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
Alternative form of DR.
Alternative form of DS.
Initialism of Deo volente.
Abbreviation of discontinue.
Initialism of drugs and disease.
dextro-/levo- (used as a prefix to describe racemic mixtures)
plural of D/L
Initialism of daughter of.
Abbreviation of documents against payment (“a trade agreement whereby shipping papers are released once the buyer has paid for the draft”).
Initialism of dominance and submission.
Alternative form of DT (“dethermalizer”).
A die with ten sides, most often with sides numbered 0 to 9.
A die roll used for example in some role-playing games and wargames to generate a random number between 1 and 100. The most common method is to roll 2 differently colored d10s, where each color has been designated to represent one of the two digits. (Rolls of 10 are treated as the digit 0. Double-0 can be treated as zero or 100, depending on the context.)
plural of d10
A ten-percent (by volume) solution of dextrose, suitable for intravenous injection.
A die with twelve sides.
plural of d12
A die with twenty sides.
plural of d20
A twenty-percent (by volume) solution of dextrose, suitable for intravenous injection.
Initialism of direct-to-consumer
Initialism of direct-to-mobile (direct-to-smartphone); a technology, or a link using one of the technologies.
Initialism of difficult-to-treat.
A die with four sides.
plural of d4
The drug stavudine.
A five-percent (by volume) solution of dextrose, suitable for intravenous injection.
A die with six sides.
plural of d6
A die with eight sides.
plural of d8
Father.
plural of DA
abbreviation of daughter
The letter ض in the Arabic script.
Alternative spelling of dal.
A district of Taipei, Taiwan.
Acronym of data as a service.
With a dab, or sudden contact.
A language spoken in Cameroon.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
plural of dab
A county of Meizhou, Guangdong, China.
Acronym of digital-to-analog converter.
Initialism of Doctor of acupuncture.
Acronym of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, from the U.S. presidential executive order "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals".
A surname.
Initialism of discretionary access control list.
plural of DAC
Father, dad.
A surname from Irish.
Initialism of diacetone diperoxide.
plural of dad
Initialism of don't ask, don't tell.
Synonym of Khanbalik.
A surname.
Initialism of digital assets engineering.
A municipality, the capital of Camarines Norte, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines.
Acronym of Delivered At Frontier.
A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
Initialism of Danish Australian Football League.
Initialism of dumbass fucking nigger.
plural of daf
A barangay of Cadiz, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
A party held in the daytime.
A surname from Old French.
A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
Abbreviation of diacylglycerol lipase.
Acronym of dual active galactic nuclei, a type of merging galaxy of two source galaxies that excites both galactic cores.
plural of dag
A subdistrict of Binhai district, Tianjin, China.
The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code.
A yogurt or fermented milk product.
Pronunciation spelling of dark.
Alternative spelling of dal.
A surname.
Pronunciation spelling of down.
plural of dah
A legendary goat-like animal reputed to live in the mountains of France, Switzerland, and Italy.
A wet nurse; a midwife.
A commune of Giurgiu County, Romania.
Relating to the Tai-Kadai language family
Obsolete spelling of day.
The lower house of the Irish parliament
That occurs every day, or at least every working day.
A surname.
Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
Referring to products produced from milk.
The Daju languages, spoken in Sudan.
A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.
Abbreviation of Dakota.
A surname.
plural of dak
Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.
A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
A timber tree (genus Myristica) of Guiana, whose wood is used for staves etc.
A pin; brooch; clasp.
A tile with an incised surface.
Relating to Dalmatia or its people.
plural of dal
A surname from Irish.
A surname from Catalan.
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
Pronunciation spelling of damn.
The game of Turkish draughts.
To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
To condemn.
The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.
In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
plural of dam
A young woman (of noble birth).
A title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.
Abbreviation of Daniel (book of the Bible).
An American surname.
The second reindeer of Santa Claus.
A kind of push-up in Indian gymnastics.
Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
Like a dandy, foppish.
A person of Danish descent.
Damn.
A surname.
A diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.
A surname.
plural of dan
A surname.
An ethnic group of Myanmar.
Any of various traditional Chinese swords with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping.
plural of dao
To run or go somewhere quickly.
A municipality of Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
A diminutive of the female given name Daphne.
A rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan
Abbreviation of Dakota Access Pipeline.
Acronym of do all possible (followed by requested task).
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
plural of dap
Initialism of dual antiplatelet therapy: a combination of aspirin plus a P2Y₁₂ inhibitor (such as clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor), used in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome.
A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace.
A male given name from Irish.
Acronym of Data Radio Channel.
A member of an ethnic group mainly from northern Pakistan, Kashmir, and parts of Afghanistan.
To have enough courage (to do something).
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention.
Alternative form of tharf.
A day's work.
Synonym of sorghum.
To make dark or darker by reducing light.
simple past and past participle of darken
Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
Damn.
A barangay of Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
A bird, the black tern.
plural of dar
To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
A board used as a target for throwing darts.
An island in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea; one of the Torres Strait Islands.
plural of da (“father”)
plural of da.
Initialism of direct access storage device, such as a USB drive or hard drive.
Damn!
A town in Xiqing district, Tianjin, China.
A computer of the late 1950s, the first to be developed and built in Denmark.
To dare.
third-person singular simple present indicative of dare; dares.
Digital Audio Tape, a digital data storage tape format using a dual-spooled cartridge and magnetic tape, used for digital audio and data storage.
Abbreviation of dative.
plural of datum
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
religious rather than secular; observing Jewish customs
Alternative form of datto.
Initialism of deoxyadenosine triphosphate.
plural of DAT
An indigenous Malay or Filipino chief.
Initialism of dining at the Y.
A surname from German.
Abbreviation of daughter or daughter of.
Alternative form of dau (“daughter”).
A blow, a heavy thump.
Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.
A surname.
A member of an ethnic group (so-called ’nationality’) living in China’s Heilongjiang, Hulunbuir, and northern Xinjiang (Dzungaria), also historically Russia
plural of DAU
Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii).
Initialism of Democratic Association of Victoria.
A location in moorland in Highland council area, Scotland, on the border with Moray council area, at one time served by a railway station (OS grid ref NJ0038).
A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name.
A diminutive of the male given name David.
A diminutive of the male given name David.
Initialism of digital audio workstation.
A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors.
Archaic form of daub.
Alternative form of daud.
A surname transferred from the given name.
Initialism of directed acyclic word graph.
To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.
To begin to brighten with daylight.
A barangay of Calbayog, Samar, Philippines.
plural of daw
To fondle or caress.
A county of Xiaogan, Hubei, China.
A commune of Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan.
The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
Daytime supervision, usually of children or pets.
A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
One who daydreams.
Archaic spelling of day.
The Dayi method, a text-input method for Chinese characters invented after the Cāngjié method and designed to be faster. Like Cāngjié, this system is based on the character shape rather than phonetics.
plural of day
The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
A subgroup of the Toubou people, inhabiting northern Chad and eastern Niger.
A district of Chongqing, China.
In a dazed condition.
To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
Dated spelling of dais.
Initialism of dead body.
Initialism of database analyst.
Initialism of database abstraction layer, a software architecture layer.
plural of dba
Initialism of Design by Contract.
Initialism of dibromochloropropane.
Initialism of double-byte character set.
Initialism of Database Driver (“the database driver of Perl DBI”).
plural of DBD
Initialism of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Initialism of digital beamforming.
Abbreviation of double feature.
plural of DBF
Initialism of Dragon Ball GT.
Initialism of diameter at breast height, a standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree, measured at the supposed height above ground of an adult's breast (which varies according to local convention from 1.3 to 1.5 metres).
Initialism of Database Interface, a module of the Perl 5 language.
Initialism of Development Bank of Kenya.
Kuala Lumpur City Hall, the city council that governs the city of Kuala Lumpur.
Abbreviation of double.
Initialism of Department of Budget and Management.
Initialism of database management system.
Initialism of deep belief network.
plural of DBN
Initialism of di-n-butyl phthalate.
plural of DBP
Initialism of document/data-based question.
plural of DBQ
Abbreviation of dark brown (hair color).
Initialism of deep brain stimulation.
Initialism of Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.
Initialism of Danube and Black Sea Railway.
Initialism of dialectical behavior therapy.
plural of DBT
Initialism of ductile-brittle transition temperature.
Abbreviation of dialog base unit.
plural of DBU
Initialism of district court.
Initialism of district court of appeal or appeals, in various jurisdictions.
Initialism of Defense Contract Audit Agency.
Acronym of Drug, Chemical and Associated Technologies Association.
Initialism of Doppelmayr Cable Car.
Abbreviation of dichloroisocyanuric acid.
Initialism of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.
plural of DCC
Abbreviation of disconnected.
Initialism of deaf children of deaf parents.
Initialism of data circuit-terminating equipment.
plural of DCE
Initialism of discounted cash flow.
Initialism of DC fast charging, a method of recharging electric vehicle batteries.
Initialism of definite clause grammar.
plural of DCG
Initialism of Department of Community Health.
Abbreviation of doctor of chemical engineering.
Initialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles.
plural of DCH
Initialism of detective chief inspector, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
Abbreviation of digital camera image(s).
Initialism of ductal carcinoma in situ.
Initialism of Doctor of Civil Law.
Initialism of Department for Communities and Local Government.
plural of DCL
Initialism of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Initialism of Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Initialism of dorsal cochlear nucleus.
Initialism of deep convolutional neural network.
Initialism of department of conservation and natural resources.
plural of DCN
Initialism of Distributed Component Object Model.
Initialism of design change package/proposal.
Initialism of data centre predictive modelling.
plural of DCP
Initialism of drug consumption room.
Initialism of dipole coil resonance system.
Initialism of distributed control system.
plural of DCS
Abbreviation of data collection tree.
plural of DCT
Initialism of Desert Camouflage Uniform.
Initialism of Dry Creek Valley.
Initialism of direct current voltage gradient: a survey technique for assessing the effectiveness of corrosion protection on buried steel structures.
plural of DCV
Initialism of digitally-compensated crystal oscillator.
Initialism of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: a union territory of India.
Alternative form of DDs; plural of DD
Initialism of difficult development area.
plural of DDA
Abbreviation of dyslexia dyspraxia attention treatment.
Initialism of Daredevil: Born Again.
Initialism of DNA Data Bank of Japan.
Initialism of Dewey Decimal Classification.
Initialism of double-density compact disc.
Initialism of die-deterioration doubling (“a common form of mint-made error on coins that results from degradation of the die used to strike the coin”).
plural of DDD
Initialism of delay differential equation.
Initialism of DuckDuckGo.
Initialism of direct dial-in.
plural of DDI
Abbreviation of deputy district judge.
Initialism of double digit kyu.
plural of DDK
Alternative form of DD/LB.
Initialism of Doki Doki Literature Club!.
Alternative form of DD/LG.
Initialism of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (a 1995 Hindi film).
plural of DDL
Initialism of Digital Delivery Network.
Initialism of diazodinitrophenol.
Initialism of David Dunlap Observatory.
Alternative form of DDoS.
Initialism of Diamond Dallas Page.
Initialism of double data rate.
Initialism of double data rate first generation.
Initialism of double data rate second generation.
Initialism of double data rate third generation.
Initialism of double data rate fourth generation.
Initialism of double data rate fifth generation.
plural of DDR
Initialism of Doctor of Dental Surgery, a terminal higher education degree.
Abbreviation of doctor of dental science.
plural of DDS
Abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, compound originally developed as an insecticide.
plural of DDT
Initialism of Delivered Duty Unpaid.
Synonym of tteok.
dichlorvos; 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate
Abbreviation of differential diagnosis.
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.
reversal, undoing
Initialism of Drug Enforcement Administration.
Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
Fatally, mortally.
Unable (or partially able) to hear.
To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
A surname.
A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
High in price; expensive.
Alternative form of dais.
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
Obsolete spelling of dew.
Initialism of dynamic energy budget.
Abbreviation of debate.
A tin container used for kerosene etc.
A surname.
plural of deb
A female given name.
A diminutive of the male given name Declan.
Form of deca- used before a vowel.
Abbreviation of December.
Acronym of Defence Electronics and Components Agency.
Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
Initialism of Department of Energy and Climate Change.
To trick or mislead.
The quality of being decent; propriety.
Misspelling of descent.
To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides.
The act of deciding.
To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance.
Abbreviation of declaration.
To furnish with decorations.
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
Acronym of Department of Education, Culture, and Sports.
Initialism of digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (a standard originated in Europe that is primarily used for creating cordless phone systems).
Initialism of Dutch elm disease.
Obsolete spelling of deed.
A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm.
plural of ded
A river in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland that flows about 145 km (90 mi) from the Cairngorm Mountains to the North Sea at Aberdeen.
A surname.
deaf
A district of Rajasthan, India.
To look.
A traditional Mongolian cloak, traditionally worn with a sash.
religion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
The state or quality of being deep (either physically or metaphorically)
A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.
Alternative letter-case form of dees.
An insect repellent (chemical name N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) that can be applied to skin or clothing.
Alternative spelling of daeva.
Pronunciation spelling of these.
Abbreviation of definition.
Abbreviation of definition.
To overcome in battle or contest.
The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
Initialism of decentralized finance.
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
Having distinct limits.
A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
Abbreviation of definition.
Alternative form of deffo.
Unusual of shape; misshapen.
The removal of frost.
plural of def
Abbreviation of degree.
Abbreviation of degree or degrees.
Abbreviation of degraded (“deterioration”)
plural of DEG
Any species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.
Alternative spelling of dey (“informal term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.”).
A surname.
Abbreviation of diethylhexyl phthalate.
Alternative spelling of dey (“informal term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.”).
Initialism of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
Initialism of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Obsolete spelling of dey (“dairymaid”).
present participle of de
Obsolete form of dais.
A small coastal village in Mallorca, Balearic Islands.
A city in Cluj County, in northwestern Romania.
A male given name from Yoruba.
The cardinal number occurring after nine and before el in a duodecimal system. Written ↊, decimal value 10.
A male given name.
plural of dek
The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
Abbreviation of delegate.
A surname from Spanish.
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
A deletion.
Diplôme d'étude de langue française, a French-language qualification.
A surname.
A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
The state or quality of being delicious.
Joy; pleasure.
Greatly pleased.
Capable, agile, or active.
One who delivers.
The act of conveying something.
Someone employed to make deliveries.
A surname.
A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.
A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
A surname.
plural of del
Archaic spelling of dealt.
A surname.
Clipping of Democrat.
Abbreviation of demonstrative.
The desire to purchase goods and services.
A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
A member of the demimonde; a woman maintained by a wealthy man.
An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
plural of Dem
Initialism of diesel-electric multiple unit.
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
Abbreviation of Denmark.
A surname.
A valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet.