Words that start with D

You drop something when you let it fall down by itself. The students in the picture are dropping something out of a high window as an experiment.
A drop is also a small globule of liquid, such as a raindrop.

A drought is an extended time where lower than normal amounts of rain falls. During a drought, rivers and lakes can dry up, and many plants and animals die.

A drover is someone who drives livestock like cows or sheep from place to place. Drovers usually ride horses or motorbikes.

A drum is a percussion instrument, which means you hit it to make music. Drums are usually made from a round shell with a skin stretched tight over the top. How low or high the sound the drum makes depends on the size of the shell and how tight the skin is stretched.
A drum kit is a group of drums of different sizes put near each other so one person can play them at once.

Something is dry if it is free of all water. The opposite of dry is wet.
You can also use the word dry as a verb, as in when you dry the dishes, or dry yourself with a towel.

Dual is anything relating to two things.

The child in the picture has dual toads!

A duct is any kind of tube or pipe that carries gas or a liquid. Ducts are most commonly used for ventilation, like an air conditioning system.

Dude is a slang word used to describe a man who is interested in being cool and stylish.

Two people singing or playing musical instruments together is called a duet.

Dugongs are closely related to manatees, but unlike manatees they live in salty water. Dugongs are mammals, and they eat seagrasses in shallow water near the coast.