Words starting with d

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dabbled means: covered with bright patches (often used in combination)

dabbler means: any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling

dabbler means: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

dabbling duck means: any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling

dabchick means: small European grebe

daboecia means: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae

daboecia cantabrica means: low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple

dacca means: the capital and largest city of Bangladesh

dace means: small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body

dacelo means: Australasian kingfishers

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a. e. kennelly means: United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)

cordovan means: a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain

endoblast means: the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems

endogamous means: pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe

endogamous means: characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind

general services administration means: a central management agency that sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management

hand saw means: a saw used with one hand for cutting wood

heartiness means: the quality of hearty sincerity

heartiness means: active strength of body or mind

hepatic tanager means: common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico

lollipop means: hard candy on a stick

lollipop means: ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick

military policeman means: a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners

morbidly means: in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree

ommatidium means: any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods

order rubiales means: an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary

rhodes grass means: perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions

run a risk means: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

shaven means: having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin

sympathy means: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion