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- DEPTHthe vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
- DIRKA long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
- DITHERTo tremble, shake, or shiver.
- DIVETo swim under water.
- DIZENTo dress with flax for spinning.
- DOEKA cloth. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- DONEHaving completed or finished an activity.
- DOPEAny viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- DOVEA pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Col
- DOVERSA pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Col
- DOVINGA pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Col
- DOWNCASTOf the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
- DOXYA sweetheart, a prostitute, a mistress or kept woman.
- DRAFTSenses relating to a current or flow or an amount which flows: A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle. The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a
- DRAUGHTAlternative form of draft in some of its senses.
- DRAWINGpresent participle and gerund of draw
- DRAYAny of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- DRECKTrash; rubbish; useless or worthless stuff.
- DRECKSTrash; rubbish; useless or worthless stuff.
- DRIBTo cut off; chop off.
- DRIPTo fall one drop at a time.
- DRIVINGpresent participle and gerund of drive
- DROLLOddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
- DRUBCarbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.
- DRUNKIntoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
- DUCKTo quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- DUNCHTo knock against; to hit, punch
- DWALMA swoon; a sudden sickness.
- DWARFAny member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting
- EARLA British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.
- EARNTo gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- EARTHENMade of earth or mud.
- EATENpast participle of eat
- EERIEInspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
- EIGHTEENThe cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
- EIGHTYThe cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.
- ELBOWThe joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
- ELDERcomparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
- ELEVENTHThe ordinal form of the number eleven.
- ELSINA shoemaker's awl.
- EMBOWERTo enclose something or someone as if in a bower; shelter with foliage.
- ENAMELAn opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
- EQUIPTo supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
- ESCARPObsolete spelling of scarp.
- ESCROWA contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by an independent agent by the agreement of the parties, which can only be released to the relevant party once c
- ESPIONAGEThe act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
- ETCHTo cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on
- EYENplural of eye
- FARTHINGA quarter of any monetary unit or measure.
- FASTFirmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
- FATHERLYCharacteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
- FEAZEAlternative form of feeze.
- FELONYA serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious of
- FEUDALOf, or relating to feudalism.
- FIASCOA sudden or unexpected failure.
- FIDDLEA violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played
- FIFTHThe ordinal form of the number five.
- FIFTYThe cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.
- FIRKTo carry away or about; carry; move.
- FISHERA person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
- FLACKERTo flutter like a bird.
- FLAYTo cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
- FLEAMA sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.
- FLECKA flake.
- FLEETA group of vessels or vehicles, generally operating in a unified way or traveling together.
- FLEWsimple past of fly
- FLITEa quarrel, dispute, wrangling.
- FLOCKA number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration. A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of shee
- FLOGTo whip or scourge as punishment.
- FLOUNDERA European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
- FLUTTERTo flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
- FLYINGThat flies or can fly.
- FOLLOWTo go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
- FOOTLESSWithout feet.
- FORBIDTo disallow; to proscribe.
- FORDONEsimple past and past participle of fordo
- FORGIVETo pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
- FORTHCOMETo come forth.
- FORTYThe cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.
- FOSTERProviding parental care to children not related to oneself.
- FOTHERA load, a wagonload, especially any various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
- FOUGHTENpast participle of fight
- FOURTEENThe cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen.
- FOURTHThe ordinal form of the number four.
- FOWLAny bird.
- FREAKSomeone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.
- FREETA superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.
- FREMDStrange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.
- FRESCOA cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
- FRIENDLYGenerally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
- FROLICMerry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
- FROMUsed to indicate source or provenance.
- FROTHFoam.
- FUSELAGEThe main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and car
- GADFLYAny dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and bit
- GAITA manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
- GAITERA covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
- GALLImpudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
- GAMBESONA defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.
- GARBFashion, style of dressing oneself up.