Words that start with D

Dashing dentists daintily eat dates while dancing at the disco.

Dis forDrank

Drank is the past tense of drink. For example, "I just drank a glass of water".

Dis forDrape

You drape some fabric when you arrange it over something else so that it hangs in nice looking folds. See also drapes (curtains).

Dis forDrapes

Drapes (or curtains) are pieces of cloth hung on the inside of a window. People have drapes to keep light out so they can sleep, or to stop other people from looking in.

Dis forDraw

Drawing is a way of putting a picture you have in your head (or something you can see) onto a piece of paper, using your hands and a pen or pencil. Drawing is different to writing, as you are putting down a literal picture of what you are thinking about instead of writing the words to describe it letter-by-letter.

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A drawer is a kind of box that is fitted into a piece of furniture so it can be pulled out. Drawers have a handle or some other means of gripping onto them on the front to make them easy to pull out. Some kinds of drawers have locks on them. This kind of drawer is usually found in a desk or file cabinet.
A drawing board is a flat board used for making pictures. People use it to hold paper while they draw. You can find drawing boards in classrooms, art rooms, and at home. It helps the paper stay still so it is easier to draw on. Some boards have a clip or smooth surface to keep the sheet in place. Larger drawing boards are used by architects and engineers to make plans.

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A dray is a strong cart or wagon used to carry heavy loads. It is a type of vehicle made for work, not for everyday travel by people. They were pulled by big, strong horses. Sometimes teams of four or more horses were used for particularly heavy loads. The dray in the photo would have been used for moving barrels of beer, which are very heavy.
Dreadlocks are like ropes growing in your hair. They form when your hair matts together. Dreadlocks will form on their own if you never comb your hair, but most people encourage dreadlocks to form. Dreadlocks form more easily in people with tightly curled hair.

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When you are asleep, sometimes you dream. Dreams are a little like a movie that plays in your head while you sleep. Sometimes dreams are very ordinary, sometimes they are exciting, and sometimes they are scary. Scary dreams are called nightmares. Often things happen in dreams that aren't possible in real life.

Dis forDregs

Dregs is the residue left behind after something else has been taken away. Dregs usually refers to the poorest quality part of something that has been left behind, or the worst of something, as in "the dregs of society".