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Words beginning with D

The letter D

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diclofenac

/daɪˈkloʊ.fəˌnæk/Accent not specified by source

A painkiller having the chemical formula C₁₄H₁₁Cl₂NO₂

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dictate

/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/

An order or command.

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dictator

/ˈdɪkˌteɪtəɹ/

An authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

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dictatorship

/ˈdɪkteɪtəɹʃɪp/

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

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dictum

/ˈdɪk.təm/

An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

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didache

American English pronunciation

An early Christian treatise, written in the first or second century AD. and published in the 19th century.

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didactic

/daɪˈdæktɪk/

Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

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diddy

/ˈdɪdi/

A woman's breast.

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didgeridoo

/ˌdɪd͡ʒ.əɹ.iˈduː/Accent not specified by source

A musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a …

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didn't

/ˈdɪdənt/

did not (negative auxiliary)

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didna

American English pronunciation

did not

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Die Antwoord

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Diego Maradona

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Diego Schwartzman

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diem

/dim/

A surname.

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diener

/ˈdinɚ/

A morgue worker responsible for handling, moving, and cleaning the corpse.

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dieppe

/diˈɛp/Accent not specified by source

A coastal town in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.

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Dies Irae

American English pronunciation

the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath')

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diesel

/ˈdisəl/

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel us…

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Dieulafoy

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differences

/ˈdɪfɚənsɪz/

plural of difference

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differential

/ˌdɪfɚˈɛnʃəl/

Of or pertaining to a difference.

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differentiate

/ˌdɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/

To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.

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differentiation

/ˌdɪf.əˌɹɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into cate…

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differently

/ˈdɪfɹəntli/

In a different way.

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diffident

/ˈdɪfɪdənt/Accent not specified by source

Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest

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digit

/ˈdɪdʒət/

A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.

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Digital Blue

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digoxin

/dɪˈd͡ʒɑk.sɪn/

A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small dos…

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digoxin

/dɪˈd͡ʒɑk.sɪn/

A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small dos…

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