Words that start with D

Dashing dentists daintily eat dates while dancing at the disco.

Dis forDroop

Something droops if it bends over and down. Things might droop because they are tired or unsupported. Some plants and flowers naturally have a drooping growth pattern.

Dis forDrop

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.

Dis forDrought

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 group of hares is called a drove. Sometimes they are called a husk.

Dis forDrover

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

Dis forDrum

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.

Dis forDrupe

A drupe is a kind of fruit that has a single seed in a hard shell in the middle of the fruit. Examples of drupes are cherries, plums, olives and apricots.

Dis forDry

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.
A dry cleaner is a business that dry cleans clothing. Dry cleaning is a method of cleaning clothing without using a washing machine or water.

Dis forDual

Dual is anything relating to two things. The picture is of a dual monitor setup.