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- DOZENA set of twelve.
- DRACHMA small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ). One eighth (1⁄8) of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ʒ). Alternative form o
- DRACHMAThe currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
- DRACONEA large bag towed by a powered vessel to transport a fluid cargo, such as a petroleum product (especially unprocessed crude oil) by sea.
- DRAGOMANAn interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.
- DRAMATICOf or relating to the drama.
- DRESSTo put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- DRUPELETOne of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.
- DUALCharacterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
- DUALITYThe quality of containing or comprising two often opposed parts or aspects.
- DUBIETYDoubtfulness.
- DUBIOSITYThe state or characteristic of being dubious; a dubious assertion.
- DUBIOUSArousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
- DUBITABLECapable of being doubted; susceptible of being questioned.
- DUBITANCYDoubt; uncertainty.
- DUBITATIONThe process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
- DUCALOf or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.
- DUCATA gold coin minted by various European nations.
- DUCHYA dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
- DUCTA pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.
- DUCTILECapable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
- DUELArranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
- DUENNAA chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman.
- DUFFELA kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.
- DULCETSweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
- DULCETSSweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
- DULCIANAAn organ stop with a sweet-sounding tone.
- DULCIFYTo sweeten the taste of.
- DULCINEAsweetheart, ladylove
- DULCITEThe sugar alcohol dulcitol (galactitol)
- DULCITESThe sugar alcohol dulcitol (galactitol)
- DUPEA person who has been deceived.
- DUPIONA double cocoon, made by two silkworms.
- DUPLEDouble.
- DUPLETA group of two things. A tuplet of two notes played in the time of three. the set of two electrons, with antiparallel spins, in the same orbital
- DUPLEXDouble; made up of two parts. Having two floors. Having two units, divisions, suites, or apartments. Of stainless steel: having a structure containing austenite and ferrite in roug
- DUPLICATEBeing the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
- DUPLICATIONThe act of duplicating.
- DUPLICITYIntentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
- DURABILITYThe ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
- DURABLEAble to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
- DURAMENheartwood
- DURAMENSheartwood
- DURATIONAn amount of time or a particular time interval.
- DURATIVEOf or pertaining to duration.
- DURETo last, continue, endure.
- DURESSHarsh treatment.
- DURUMEllipsis of durum wheat.
- DUUMVIROne of two persons jointly exercising the same office in Republican Rome.
- DUUMVIRALOf or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate.
- DUUMVIRATESynonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
- DYSTONIAA disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.
- EAGERDesirous; keen to do or obtain something.
- EAGLEAny of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- EAGLEWOODSynonym of agarwood.
- EAGLEWOODSSynonym of agarwood.
- EASELack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
- EASELAn upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.
- EBRIATEDrunk; intoxicated.
- EBRIETYThe state of intoxication, drunkenness.
- EBULLIENTEnthusiastic; high-spirited.
- EBULLITIONThe act of boiling.
- ECCEan interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!
- ECHINATEprickly; bristly
- ECHINODERMAn animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars.
- ECLIPTICThe great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth.
- ECTOPYAbnormal position of an organ or other body part.
- EDACIOUSHaving an insatiable appetite; voracious; ravenous; piggish.
- EDACITIESThe state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating; greediness; voracity; rapacity.
- EDACITYThe state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating; greediness; voracity; rapacity.
- EDENTATELacking teeth.
- EDENTULOUSToothless.
- EDIBLECapable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
- EDICTA proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
- EDIFICEA building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
- EDIFYTo build, construct.
- EDITA change to the text of a document.
- EDITIONA written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.
- EDITORA person who edits or makes changes to documents.
- EDITRIXA female editor.
- EDUCABLECapable of being educated.
- EDUCATETo instruct or train.
- EDUCATIONThe process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
- EDUCATORA person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.
- EDUCETo direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- EDUCTThat which is educed.
- EDUCTIONThe act of educing, of deducing: deduction.
- EDUCTORSomeone or something that educts (elicits or extracts).
- EDULCORATETo sweeten.
- EFFECTThe result or outcome of a cause.
- EFFECTOROne who or that which brings about an event or result, accomplishes a purpose, etc.
- EFFECTUALProducing the intended result; entirely adequate.
- EFFICIENTMaking good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
- EFFIGYA dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
- EFFLUENTFlowing out; outflowing.
- EFFULGEto radiate, shine or beam
- EFFUSEPoured out freely; profuse.
- EFFUSIONA liquid outpouring.
- EGALEqual; impartial.
- EGENCEThe state of needing, or of suffering a natural want.