Words that start with D

A dormitory is a building that has a lot of rooms for residents, usually students. Dormitory rooms often have multiple beds in them and have shared bathrooms.

Something is spotted if it has a pattern of small, round things all over it. Many animals are spotted. If the spots are perfectly round and even they are usually called dots. People will usually call animals covered in dots spotted and clothes covered in spots to be dotted.

Doves and pigeons are very closely related. The word 'dove' is usually used for smaller, paler varieties of pigeon. The classic dove is white.

Down feathers are fluffy feathers found underneath the smooth outer feathers of a bird, and on chicks that haven't grown their adult feathers yet.

A dozen is another word for twelve (12). A half dozen is another word for six (6). A lot of things are sold by the dozen, like roses and eggs.