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- CUPOLASplural of cupola
- CUPULAA cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
- CURTBrief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- CUTIESplural of cutie
- CUVEEAlternative form of cuvée.
- CUVEESplural of cuvee
- CYPHERAlternative spelling of cipher.
- CYSTINESplural of cystine
- CYTOKINEAny of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
- DACTYLA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
- DAEMONA minor deity or divinity.
- DASHA
- DATUMSomething known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constru
- DAUBExcrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
- DECORUMAppropriate social behavior.
- DEFTQuick and neat in action; skillful.
- DEFYTo challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
- DEGUSTTo taste carefully to fully appreciate something; to savour
- DEISMA philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural pheno
- DEMARCATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of demarcate
- DEMAREST
- DENSplural of den
- DERMISThe tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.
- DERVISHAn itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.
- DESIAlternative form of Desi.
- DESIGNATEDesignated; appointed; chosen.
- DEWYCovered by dew.
- DIAPHRAGMIn mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.
- DIAVOLO
- DICOM
- DICOTA plant whose seedlings have two cotyledons, a dicotyledon.
- DICTUMSAlternative form of dicta, plural of dictum
- DIGITALHaving to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
- DIGITALSplural of digital
- DIGOXINA poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.
- DILATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of dilate
- DILUTESthird-person singular simple present indicative of dilute
- DIMWITA person who is deficient in intelligence.
- DINGUSA gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.
- DINKA soft drop shot.
- DIONYS
- DIOVAN
- DIPOLEAny object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).
- DIPOLESplural of dipole
- DITTYA short, simple verse or song.
- DIURNALHappening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.
- DIVAAny female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- DIVASplural of diva
- DIXIT
- DOCENTInstructive; that teaches.
- DOCENTSplural of docent
- DOCILITYThe quality of being docile.
- DODGYEvasive and shifty.
- DOFFTo remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
- DOLCI
- DOLESthird-person singular simple present indicative of dole
- DOLOMITEAn evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
- DOMICRelating to or shaped like a dome; domical or domeshaped.
- DOMICILESplural of domicile
- DONERDoner kebab.
- DOPERSplural of doper
- DOTERSynonym of dotard (“old person with impaired intellect”).
- DOTI
- DOTINGpresent participle and gerund of dote
- DOURStern, harsh and forbidding.
- DOWAGERA widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
- DROLEObsolete form of droll.
- DROPSplural of drop
- DRUSEA rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
- DRUSENplural of druse
- DUALITYThe quality of containing or comprising two often opposed parts or aspects.
- DURAEllipsis of dura mater.
- DURALRelating to the dura mater.
- DURALSRelating to the dura mater.
- DURESthird-person singular simple present indicative of dure
- DUVETSplural of duvet
- DYNEA unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- EASERA person or thing that eases or relieves
- ECRUA beige colour.
- ECTOPLASMA visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
- ECTOPYAbnormal position of an organ or other body part.
- EDEMATOUSAfflicted with edema.
- EDENTULOUSToothless.
- ELFINAn elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- ELGON
- ELOPESthird-person singular simple present indicative of elope
- ELUTETo separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.
- EMBOLICOf or relating to an embolus or an embolism.
- EMBOLISEAlternative form of embolize.
- EMOTETo display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words),
- EMOTEDsimple past and past participle of emote
- EMOTEROne who emotes.
- ENNUIA gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
- ENTERALOf, pertaining to, within, or by way of the intestines; especially, the small intestine.
- ENTROPICOf, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.
- ENTROPYA measure of the disorder present in a system.
- EONSplural of eon
- EPILOGUESplural of epilogue
- EPONYMOUSOf, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
- EQUIDAny animal of the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.).