--- title: D — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 1123 words of the school dictionary under D, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / D # D — The school dictionary The words of the school dictionary under D: 1123 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/) **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/12/) - [da](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/da/) — «Da» is a playful spelling of «the», as in «da best»; it copies how some people say «the». — 16 sentences - [dab](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dab/) — To touch something lightly and quickly several times, often with a cloth or sponge: «dab your eyes». — 17 sentences - [dabble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dabble/) — To try an activity a little, as a hobby, without being very serious about it, as in «dabble in painting». — 10 sentences - [dabchick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dabchick/) — A small water bird, also called the little grebe, which dives under water to catch small fish and insects and often swims with only its he… — 8 sentences - [dachshund](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dachshund/) — A dachshund is a small dog with a very long body, short legs and long ears, first bred in Germany to hunt badgers. — 8 sentences - [dad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/) — Dad is a word for father. It is written with a capital letter when used as a name: «Thanks, Dad!». — 11 sentences - [daddy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/) — Daddy is what young children call their father. — 8 sentences - [daffodil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daffodil/) — A daffodil is a yellow spring flower with a trumpet-shaped centre that grows from a bulb. — 8 sentences - [daft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daft/) — Daft means silly or foolish. — 12 sentences - [dagger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dagger/) — A dagger is a short knife with a pointed blade, made as a weapon for stabbing. — 9 sentences - [dah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dah/) — Dah is the long sound or long signal in Morse code, written as a dash (−); the short one is «dit». — 10 sentences - [dahl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dahl/) — Dahl (also dal or dhal) is a South Asian dish of split lentils, peas or beans cooked with spices into a thick stew, or the dried split pul… — 10 sentences - [daily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daily/) — Happening or done every day. — 12 sentences - [daintily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daintily/) — In a neat, delicate and careful way, especially when eating or moving. — 4 sentences - [dainty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dainty/) — Small, neat, pretty and delicate: dainty feet, a dainty silver crown. — 6 sentences - [dairy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dairy/) — Food made from milk, such as cheese, butter, yoghurt and cream. — 13 sentences - [dais](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dais/) — A raised platform at one end of a hall, where a king, a speaker or a top table sits so that everyone can see. — 4 sentences - [daisy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daisy/) — A daisy is a small flower with white petals around a yellow middle. — 11 sentences - [dakota](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dakota/) — North Dakota and South Dakota: two states in the middle north of the USA; together «the Dakotas». — 11 sentences - [dale](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dale/) — A valley: a low piece of land lying between hills, often with a stream or river running through it. — 4 sentences - [dalmatian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dalmatian/) — A large dog with short white fur covered in black or brown spots. — 8 sentences - [dam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dam/) — A dam is a strong wall built across a river to hold back the water, making a lake behind it called a reservoir. — 12 sentences - [damage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damage/) — Damage is harm done to something so that it is broken, spoiled or weaker. — 12 sentences - [damask](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damask/) — A rich cloth with patterns woven into it, used for curtains and tablecloths. — 5 sentences - [dame](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dame/) — A polite word for an older woman. — 5 sentences - [damn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damn/) — Said when you are angry, annoyed or disappointed: «Damn! I missed the bus.». — 13 sentences - [damosel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damosel/) — An old spelling of «damsel»: a young unmarried woman or girl. — 4 sentences - [damp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damp/) — Damp means a little wet, not fully wet. — 11 sentences - [dampen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dampen/) — To dampen something is to make it a little wet. — 9 sentences - [dampness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dampness/) — Dampness is a slight wetness, being a little wet in a way that is often unpleasant. — 8 sentences - [damsel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/damsel/) — A young unmarried woman or girl; in old stories a maiden, often in trouble and needing a hero. — 4 sentences - [dance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dance/) — To dance is to move your body to music. — 13 sentences - [dancer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dancer/) — A dancer is a person who dances, often as a job or a hobby, such as a ballet dancer. — 10 sentences - [dandelion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dandelion/) — A dandelion is a common wild plant with a bright yellow flower that turns into a white fluffy ball of seeds, called a clock. — 8 sentences - [dane](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/) — A Dane is a person from Denmark. — 12 sentences - [dang](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dang/) — a mild stand-in for «damn», showing annoyance or surprise. — 9 sentences - [danger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danger/) — The chance of being hurt, harmed or killed. — 15 sentences - [dangerous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/) — Able or likely to hurt or harm someone. — 12 sentences - [dangerously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerously/) — Dangerously means in a way that could cause harm or injury. — 10 sentences - [dangle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangle/) — To dangle means to hang down loosely and swing. — 11 sentences - [dangling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangling/) — Dangling means hanging loosely and swinging, often from something above. — 10 sentences - [daniel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daniel/) — Daniel is a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon, stayed faithful to God, and was thrown into a den of lions but came out… — 9 sentences - [danish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danish/) — Danish means from Denmark or to do with Denmark and its people. — 10 sentences - [dank](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dank/) — Unpleasantly cold, wet and stale-smelling: «a dank cellar». — 8 sentences - [danseur](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseur/) — A male ballet dancer; «premier danseur» means a leading male dancer in a ballet company. — 7 sentences - [danseuse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/danseuse/) — A female ballet dancer; «première danseuse» means a leading female dancer. — 7 sentences - [daoism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daoism/) — A Chinese tradition of thought and religion based on the «Dao» (or «Tao»), «the Way» — the natural flow of the universe; it teaches living… — 9 sentences - [dapper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dapper/) — Neat, smart and trim in dress and movement, often small and quick. — 4 sentences - [dapple](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dapple/) — A pattern of spots or patches of light and shade, as under trees. — 6 sentences - [dappled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/) — Dappled means marked with spots or patches of different colours or shades. — 9 sentences - [dare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/) — To dare means to be brave enough to do something. — 14 sentences - [daredevil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daredevil/) — A daredevil is a person who does dangerous, exciting things, often to show off or to entertain people. — 8 sentences - [darjeeling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darjeeling/) — Darjeeling, a town in the Himalayan hills of West Bengal in north-east India, famous for its tea gardens and its little «toy train». — 8 sentences - [dark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dark/) — Dark means with little or no light, like at night. — 13 sentences - [darken](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darken/) — To become darker or to make something darker. — 10 sentences - [darkened](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkened/) — Made darker or grown darker, with little light. — 9 sentences - [darkening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkening/) — Darkening is the -ing form of «darken»: becoming darker, or making something darker. — 10 sentences - [darkey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkey/) — An old, insulting word for a Black person. It is offensive and must not be used today. — 5 sentences - [darkly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkly/) — Darkly means in a threatening, mysterious or gloomy way. — 9 sentences - [darkness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkness/) — Darkness is when there is little or no light. — 10 sentences - [darling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darling/) — Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.». — 12 sentences - [darn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darn/) — To darn a sock or jumper is to mend a hole by sewing threads across it. — 9 sentences - [dart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dart/) — A dart is a small pointed object you throw at a round board in a game called darts. — 10 sentences - [dartboard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dartboard/) — A dartboard is a round board, divided into numbered sections, at which you throw darts in the game of darts. — 7 sentences - [dash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dash/) — To dash means to run or go very quickly. A dash is a short, fast run. — 15 sentences - [dashboard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dashboard/) — A dashboard is the panel at the front of a car, under the windscreen, with the speedometer, dials, lights and controls. — 10 sentences - [data](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/data/) — Data is facts, numbers or information collected so they can be studied and used. — 9 sentences - [date](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/date/) — A date is the day, month and year when something happens or happened. — 15 sentences - [daub](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daub/) — To daub is to smear something thick and sticky, such as paint, mud or clay, over a surface, often roughly. — 7 sentences - [daughter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daughter/) — A daughter is a girl or woman who is someone's child. — 10 sentences - [daunted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daunted/) — Daunted means frightened or put off by something big or hard, so that you lose heart. — 6 sentences - [dauntless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dauntless/) — Dauntless means brave, never afraid, not put off by danger or hard work. — 4 sentences - [daw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daw/) — A daw is a small black bird of the crow family, a jackdaw; the word is old use and mostly found in country speech and old stories. — 4 sentences - [dawdle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dawdle/) — To dawdle is to walk or do something too slowly, wasting time. — 8 sentences - [dawn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dawn/) — Dawn is the time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. — 11 sentences - [day](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/day/) — A day is the time from one midnight to the next; a day has 24 hours and seven days make a week. — 21 sentences - [daybreak](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daybreak/) — The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky; dawn. — 9 sentences - [daydream](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daydream/) — Pleasant thoughts you have while awake that take your mind away from what is around you: lost in a daydream. — 9 sentences - [daydreaming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daydreaming/) — Daydreaming is thinking about happy or imagined things while you are awake, so you stop noticing what is around you. — 8 sentences - [daylight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daylight/) — Daylight is the natural light of the Sun during the day. — 12 sentences - [daytime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daytime/) — Daytime is the part of the day when it is light outside, between sunrise and sunset. — 11 sentences - [daze](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daze/) — A daze is a state where you cannot think clearly, after a blow or a shock. — 5 sentences - [dazed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazed/) — Unable to think clearly for a short time, because of a hit on the head, a shock, tiredness or great surprise. — 9 sentences - [dazzle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzle/) — When a bright light shines in your eyes so that you cannot see for a moment. — 9 sentences - [dazzled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzled/) — Unable to see clearly for a moment because of a very bright light: «I was dazzled by the car's headlights». — 11 sentences - [dazzlingly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dazzlingly/) — In a way that is so bright or so striking that you cannot look at it easily; very beautiful or brilliant. — 4 sentences - [dc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dc/) — DC, d.c.: short for «direct current», electricity that flows in one direction only, as from a battery. — 13 sentences - [ddt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ddt/) — DDT is a strong chemical insecticide (short for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) that was once sprayed widely to kill mosquitoes, lice and… — 10 sentences - [deacon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/) — A deacon is a church minister below a priest, or in many Protestant churches a member chosen to help with services, care and practical work. — 8 sentences - [deactivate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deactivate/) — To deactivate something is to turn it off or stop it from working. — 8 sentences - [dead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dead/) — Dead means no longer alive. — 14 sentences - [deadline](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadline/) — A deadline is the latest time or day by which something must be done or handed in. — 9 sentences - [deadly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadly/) — Able to kill or very likely to cause death: a deadly poison, a deadly snake. — 14 sentences - [deadpan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deadpan/) — Deadpan describes a way of telling a joke or saying something funny with a completely serious, blank face and flat voice, as if you do not… — 10 sentences - [deaf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deaf/) — Deaf means not able to hear, or not able to hear well. — 11 sentences - [deafen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deafen/) — To make so much noise that people cannot hear anything else, or can hardly hear for a while: «The music deafened us». — 9 sentences - [deafening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deafening/) — A deafening noise is extremely loud, so loud you can hardly hear anything else. — 9 sentences - [deafness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deafness/) — Deafness is being unable to hear, or being able to hear only a little. — 9 sentences - [deal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deal/) — A deal is an agreement between people, often in buying, selling or swapping. — 14 sentences - [dealer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dealer/) — A dealer is a person or business that buys and sells a particular kind of thing, such as cars, art or antiques. — 10 sentences **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/12/) - ← previous: [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) - next →: [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) - ↑ back to [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/)