Words that start with D

Dashing dentists daintily eat dates while dancing at the disco.

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

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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.

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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.
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.

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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".

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A dress is a piece of clothing that covers both the top and bottom parts of your body. They are like a top and a skirt joined together, and are usually made out of the one fabric for both the top and bottom part. Dresses are usually worn by girls and women.

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You are dressed if you are wearing clothes. You usually get dressed in a way that suits something, like you get dressed in a suit or gown to go to a wedding. The little girl in the picture is dressed to go out visiting.

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A dresser, or chest of drawers, is a piece of furniture with several drawers in it that is used for storing folded clothes.