Words in the D Category
dirt stands for disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people, the state of being covered with unclean things, the part of the earth’’s surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock, obscene terms for feces, (of roads) not leveled or drained ,unsuitable for all year travel
Deng Xiaoping stands for Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997)
dressing gown stands for a robe worn before dressing or while lounging
depilate stands for remove body hair
disk operating system stands for an operating system that is on a disk
denationalise stands for put under private control or ownership
dextrorotation stands for rotation to the right
deaf-and-dumb person stands for a deaf person who is unable to speak
dorsiflexion stands for the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
Dungeness crab stands for small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America, small Pacific coast crab
documental stands for relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
dissonate stands for make harsh and unpleasant-sounding, be dissonant or harsh
Donnian stands for of or relating to or in the manner of John Donne
Denmark Vesey stands for United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)
dementedly stands for in an insane manner
deltoid tuberosity stands for a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
Dayan stands for Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)
dissociated stands for having had the relation broken
dyscrasia stands for an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
Dred Scott stands for United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state
Department of Veterans Affairs stands for the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans
dishonorably stands for in a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree, with dishonor, in a dishonorable manner
demimonde stands for a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior
diva stands for a distinguished female operatic singer
dexterous stands for skillful in physical movements
dressed-up stands for dressed in fancy or formal clothing
dance music stands for a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
Dasyurus quoll stands for a variety of dasyure
dead-on(a) stands for accurate and to the point
drawknife stands for a woodworker’’s knife to shave surfaces
diffuse nebula stands for a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust
disk access stands for memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored
Department of Housing and Urban Development stands for the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal
dizen stands for dress up garishly and tastelessly
dispose of stands for deal with or settle
dinner party stands for a party of people assembled to have dinner together
drive around stands for drive someone in a vehicle, drive without any particular aim
Dentaria stands for usually included in genus Cardamine
diacetylmorphine stands for a narcotic that is considered a hard drug
Dioscorea elephantipes stands for South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
dissected stands for having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
depreciatory stands for tending to diminish or disparage, tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
decrypt stands for convert code into ordinary language
drop-kick stands for score (a goal) by making a dropkick, drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal
danseur stands for a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina
disambiguate stands for state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
defervesce stands for experience an abatement of a fever
dogtooth stands for a carved pyramidal ornament ,used in 13th century England, one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars, perennial woodland spring-flowering plant ,widely cultivated
disorder stands for a disturbance of the peace or of public order, condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning, a condition in which things are not in their expected places, bring disorder to, disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
dropkicker stands for a football kicker who drops the ball and kicks it just as it reaches the ground