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- DOORA portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it close
- DOUBTTo consider questionable or unlikely; to hesitate to believe; to lack confidence in; to question.
- DOUGHA thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
- DOWELA pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper re
- DOWFDull; flat; denoting a defect of spirit, animation, or courage; melancholy; gloomy; inactive; listless; lethargic; pithless; vapid; lacking force; frivolous.
- DOZETo sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
- DRAGResistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- DRAGOONSynonym of dragon (“a type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel and a flared muzzle, metaphorically exhaling fire like a mythical dragon”). Originally , a soldier armed wit
- DRAINA conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole
- DRAPEA curtain; a drapery.
- DRAWSenses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- DREAMImaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
- DREARYDrab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
- DREETo bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
- DREGsingular of dregs (“sediment in a liquid”)
- DRENCHA dose or draught of liquid medicine (especially one causing sleepiness) taken by a person; specifically, a (large) dose, or one forced or poured down the throat.
- DRIFTMovement; that which moves or is moved. Anything driven at random. A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., e
- DRINKTo consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
- DRIVETo operate a vehicle: To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- DRONEA male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole primary function is to mate with the queen.
- DROOPTo hang downward; to sag.
- DROPA small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- DROVEA cattle drive, or a drive of another livestock animal (e.g. sheep). The herd being driven in a cattle (or other animal) drive; thus, a number of animals driven to market or new pa
- DROVINGSA cattle drive, or a drive of another livestock animal (e.g. sheep). The herd being driven in a cattle (or other animal) drive; thus, a number of animals driven to market or new pa
- DRUGA substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
- DRUIDOne of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.
- DRYADA female tree spirit; a woodnymph or tree nymph.
- DUANA division of a poem, especially an epic poem or a Scottish poem; a canto.
- DUKEThe male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
- DUMBUnable to speak; lacking power of speech.
- DUNEA ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.
- DUNGManure; animal excrement.
- DUNKTo submerge briefly in a liquid.
- DUNTA stroke; a dull-sounding blow.
- DUSKTending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
- DUSTFine particles. Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris,
- DUVETA quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especia
- DWINETo wither, decline, pine away.
- DWINESTo wither, decline, pine away.
- DYADA set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- DYSLEXIAA learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
- DYSPNEADifficult or laboured breathing.
- EARNESTGravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
- EARTHAlternative letter-case form of Earth (“the third planet of the Solar System, upon which humans live”).
- EARTHLINGOne who tills the earth; a farmer, a husbandman, a ploughman.
- EARWIGAny of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding
- EASTThe direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
- EASTEDThe direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
- EASTERNOf, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
- EASYComfortable; at ease.
- EAVESThe underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
- ECHELONA level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
- ECHIDNAAny of the small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
- ECHOAlternative letter-case form of Echo of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- EDDYA current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- EDGEThe boundary line of a surface.
- EFFULGENTRadiant, resplendent, shining.
- EIGHTNATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 8.
- ELECTORA person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter. A person eligible to vote to elect a Member of Parliament. A member of an electoral college; specifica
- ELEVENNATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony code for 11, used only with o'clock to indicate direction.
- ELONGATEElongated, extended, lengthened; having a long and slender form.
- ELSEOther; in addition to previously mentioned items.
- ELUCIDATETo make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).
- EMBERA piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.
- EMBROILTo bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble.
- EMERITUSRetired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.
- EMPTYDevoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
- ENCLOSETo surround with a wall, fence, etc.
- ENCLOSURESomething that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
- ENDOWTo give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
- ENNEADThe number nine.
- ENOUGHSufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate. Used before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so on.
- ENQUIREBritish English form of inquire.
- ENQUIRYBritish form of inquiry.
- ENSORCELLTo bewitch or enchant.
- ENTICETo lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- ENVELOPTo surround, enclose or enfold.
- EPICENEOf or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
- EPISTEMICOf or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired.
- EPITHETA term used to characterize a person or thing.
- ERMINEA weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its d
- ERNEA sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
- ERYTHEMAAbnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
- ESCAROLEA subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable.
- ESCULENTSuitable for eating; eatable, edible.
- ESNEA hireling of servile status; slave.
- ESPOUSETo marry.
- ESPYTo find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
- ESURIENTVery greedy or hungry; ravenous; avid, eager.
- ETHERThe substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. The medium breathed by human beings; th
- ETIOLATEDOf a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
- ETTINA giant.
- ETTLETo propose, intend.
- EUPHONIOUSOf sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
- EUPHONYA pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
- EVENFlat and level.
- EVERTTo turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
- EVILIntending to harm; malevolent.
- EVITABLEPossible to avoid; avertible.
- EXCAVATIONThe act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.