--- title: D — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 11 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/page/11/) [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 · page 11 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) [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** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/12/) - [driven](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driven/) — Driven is a form of drive: to make a car, bus or train move and steer it. — 13 sentences - [driver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driver/) — A person who drives a car, bus, truck or train. — 14 sentences - [driveway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/driveway/) — A short private road or paved area that leads from the street to a house or garage, where cars are parked. — 9 sentences - [drizzle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drizzle/) — Drizzle is light rain falling in very small, fine drops. — 10 sentences - [drizzly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drizzly/) — Drizzly describes weather with light, fine rain falling steadily. — 6 sentences - [droll](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droll/) — funny in a quiet, odd or amusing way. — 4 sentences - [dromaeosaur](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dromaeosaur/) — A kind of small to medium meat-eating dinosaur with feathers and a big curved claw on each foot, like Velociraptor. — 8 sentences - [dromedary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dromedary/) — A camel with one hump, found in North Africa, the Middle East and India, and also living wild in central Australia. — 9 sentences - [drone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/) — A drone is a small aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground or by a computer. — 13 sentences - [drool](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drool/) — To drool means to let spit (saliva) run out of your mouth, like a baby or a hungry dog. — 10 sentences - [droop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droop/) — To hang or bend down because of being weak, tired or without water, as in «The flowers drooped in the heat». — 10 sentences - [drooping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/) — Hanging or bending down, especially because of weakness, tiredness or lack of water, as in «drooping flowers». — 9 sentences - [droopy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droopy/) — Hanging down loosely or tiredly, like wilting flowers, floppy ears or a sagging tent. — 8 sentences - [drop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drop/) — To drop is to let something fall from your hand; what you drop is lost to you. — 16 sentences - [droplet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droplet/) — A droplet is a very small drop of liquid. — 7 sentences - [dropper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dropper/) — A small tube, usually glass or plastic, with a rubber bulb at the top, used to take up a liquid and let it out drop by drop. — 8 sentences - [dropping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dropping/) — Dropping means letting something fall, or falling. — 13 sentences - [droppings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/droppings/) — The solid waste (poo) of animals and birds. — 9 sentences - [drought](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drought/) — A long period of time with little or no rain, so the land becomes very dry and water is scarce. — 9 sentences - [drove](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drove/) — Drove is the past of drive: yesterday he drove the car. — 11 sentences - [drover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drover/) — A drover is a person who moves cattle or sheep from one place to another on foot, often over long distances. — 10 sentences - [drown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drown/) — To drown means to die because you are under water and cannot breathe. — 12 sentences - [drowse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowse/) — To drowse is to be sleepy and half asleep. — 5 sentences - [drowsily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsily/) — Drowsily means in a sleepy way, slow and half awake. — 4 sentences - [drowsiness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsiness/) — Drowsiness is the feeling of being sleepy and only half awake, with heavy eyelids. — 8 sentences - [drowsy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/) — Drowsy means sleepy, when your eyes feel heavy and you could easily fall asleep. — 12 sentences - [drubbing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drubbing/) — A drubbing is a hard beating, given as a punishment or in a fight. — 5 sentences - [drudgery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drudgery/) — Drudgery is hard, dull work that goes on and on, work that nobody enjoys. — 4 sentences - [drug](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/) — A medicine used to treat or prevent an illness. — 11 sentences - [drugged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drugged/) — Given a drug, often secretly or against your will, to make you sleepy or unable to act. — 10 sentences - [druid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/druid/) — A druid was a priest or wise person among the ancient Celtic peoples, who knew about nature, magic and religion. — 5 sentences - [drum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drum/) — A drum is a musical instrument made of a hollow body with skin or plastic stretched over it, played by hitting it with sticks or hands. — 13 sentences - [drumbeat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumbeat/) — The sound of a drum being hit, or a steady rhythm of such sounds. — 9 sentences - [drumhead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumhead/) — The drumhead is the tight skin or plastic sheet stretched across a drum, which is hit to make the sound. — 4 sentences - [drummer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drummer/) — A drummer is a person who plays the drums, for example in a band, orchestra or marching band. — 10 sentences - [drumming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumming/) — Drumming is playing a drum or drums. — 10 sentences - [drumstick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drumstick/) — A drumstick is a stick used to hit a drum. — 11 sentences - [drunk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drunk/) — Drunk is the past participle of «drink»: «I have drunk my milk». — 9 sentences - [drunkard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drunkard/) — A drunkard is a person who drinks too much alcohol again and again, so that they are often drunk. — 4 sentences - [drunken](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drunken/) — Drunk, or often drunk: affected by too much alcohol. — 11 sentences - [drunkenness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drunkenness/) — Drunkenness is the state of being drunk, when a person has had too much alcohol and cannot think or walk properly. — 4 sentences - [dry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dry/) — Not wet; with no water. — 20 sentences - [dryad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryad/) — A dryad is a spirit that lives inside a tree and is said to die when its tree is cut down. — 4 sentences - [dryer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryer/) — A dryer is a machine that dries things, especially a tumble dryer that dries clothes. — 11 sentences - [dryly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryly/) — Dryly means in a plain, calm way that hides a joke or a little scorn, showing little feeling. — 4 sentences - [dryness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dryness/) — Dryness is being dry, having little or no water or wetness. — 10 sentences - [dual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dual/) — Having two parts, uses or sides; double. — 9 sentences - [dub](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dub/) — To dub a film or TV show means to replace the voices with voices in another language, or to add sounds to it. — 13 sentences - [dubbing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubbing/) — Dubbing is replacing the spoken words of a film or show with words in another language, said by new voice actors. — 11 sentences - [dubiously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubiously/) — In a doubtful way, showing you are not sure something is true, good or safe. — 10 sentences - [dubliner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dubliner/) — A person who is from Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, or who lives there. — 8 sentences - [ducat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ducat/) — A ducat is an old gold or silver coin used in parts of Europe long ago. — 4 sentences - [duchess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duchess/) — A duchess is a woman who is married to a duke, or a woman who holds the rank of duke herself. — 9 sentences - [duchy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duchy/) — A duchy is an area of land ruled by a duke or a duchess. — 10 sentences - [duck](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duck/) — A duck is a bird with a flat beak and webbed feet that swims and says «quack». A duck has 2 legs. — 14 sentences - [duckling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duckling/) — A duckling is a baby duck. — 10 sentences - [ducky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ducky/) — A ducky is a little duck, a word children use. — 5 sentences - [duct](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duct/) — A pipe or tube that carries air, water, cables or other things inside a building. — 9 sentences - [dud](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dud/) — Something that does not work properly or is useless, like a firework that does not go off or a dead battery. — 11 sentences - [dude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dude/) — A man or boy; a guy: «He's a cool dude.». — 12 sentences - [due](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/) — Due means expected or needing to happen at a certain time, like a library book that is due back on Friday or a baby due next month. — 14 sentences - [duel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duel/) — A duel is a fight between two people, or two animals, to settle a quarrel, usually fought one-to-one with swords or other weapons. — 5 sentences - [duet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duet/) — A duet is a piece of music for two singers or two players. — 9 sentences - [duff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duff/) — Duff means bad, useless or not working: a duff battery, a duff idea. — 11 sentences - [dug](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dug/) — Dug is the past form of dig: to make a hole in the ground or move earth with a spade, hands or paws. — 12 sentences - [dugong](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dugong/) — A dugong is a large, gentle sea mammal with a whale-like tail that grazes on seagrass in warm shallow seas, like a sea cow. — 6 sentences - [dugout](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dugout/) — A dugout is a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk. — 9 sentences - [duke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duke/) — A duke is a man of the highest rank of the nobility below a prince, in Britain and some other countries; he has a title such as "the Duke… — 11 sentences - [dull](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dull/) — Dull means boring, not interesting or exciting. — 14 sentences - [dullard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dullard/) — A dullard is a slow or stupid person, one who seems not clever. — 4 sentences - [dullness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dullness/) — Dullness is the state of being dull: not bright, not lively, not interesting. — 4 sentences - [duly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duly/) — Duly means in the proper way, as expected or required, and at the right time. — 4 sentences - [dumb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumb/) — In everyday talk, especially in the USA, dumb means stupid or silly, and it is a rude word for a person. — 11 sentences - [dumbfounded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumbfounded/) — Dumbfounded means so surprised that you cannot speak or know what to say. — 4 sentences - [dummy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dummy/) — A dummy is a model of a person, used in shops to show clothes or in tests, like a crash-test dummy. — 12 sentences - [dump](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/) — To dump something is to put it down or drop it carelessly or roughly. — 17 sentences - [dumpling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/) — A dumpling is a small ball of dough that is boiled, steamed or fried, sometimes filled with meat or vegetables. — 11 sentences - [dumplings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumplings/) — Dumplings are small balls of dough cooked in boiling water, soup or stew. — 11 sentences - [dumpy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpy/) — Dumpy means short and thick, round and squat in shape. — 4 sentences - [dun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dun/) — Dun is a dull greyish-brown colour. — 10 sentences - [dunce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dunce/) — A person who is slow to learn or thought to be stupid, especially a pupil. — 9 sentences - [dune](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dune/) — A dune is a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind, in a desert or near the sea. — 9 sentences - [dung](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dung/) — Dung is the solid waste, or poo, of animals, especially large animals like cows, horses and elephants. — 10 sentences - [dungeon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dungeon/) — A dark prison room, often underground, in a castle. — 10 sentences - [dunghill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dunghill/) — A dunghill is a heap of animal dung and rotting waste kept outside a farm. — 4 sentences - [dunk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dunk/) — To dunk food is to dip it quickly into a drink or liquid, like a biscuit into tea or milk. — 10 sentences - [duplicate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duplicate/) — An exact copy of something, such as a key or a document. — 12 sentences - [duplication](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duplication/) — Making an exact copy of something, or the copy itself. — 9 sentences - [durability](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durability/) — Durability is how long something lasts and how well it stands up to use, wear and damage. — 9 sentences - [durable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durable/) — Durable means strong and lasting a long time without breaking or wearing out. — 8 sentences - [duration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duration/) — The length of time something lasts, from its start to its end. — 9 sentences - [durham](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durham/) — A city in north-east England, famous for its very old cathedral and castle on a hill above the river Wear, and for its university. — 10 sentences - [durian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/durian/) — A durian is a big, spiky tropical fruit from Southeast Asia with soft, creamy flesh inside. — 8 sentences - [during](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/during/) — During means all through a time: «during the night». — 11 sentences - [dusk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dusk/) — The time of evening just after the sun has set, when it is getting dark but is not fully dark yet. — 11 sentences - [dusky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dusky/) — Rather dark, as at dusk, the time when evening turns into night. — 10 sentences - [dust](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dust/) — Dust is very tiny bits of dirt, skin, hair and fibres that float in the air and settle on things. — 14 sentences - [duster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duster/) — A cloth for wiping dust off furniture and shelves. — 11 sentences - [dustman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustman/) — A dustman is a worker who collects rubbish from bins and carries it away in a cart. — 4 sentences - [dustpan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/) — A dustpan is a flat pan with a handle into which you sweep dust and dirt with a small brush. — 7 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) [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** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/12/)