Words that start with D

Dashing dentists daintily eat dates while dancing at the disco.

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 forDrowsy

Drowsy means feeling sleepy or not fully awake. A drowsy person might yawn, blink often, or nod off. It can happen after a long day, during a boring class, or after eating a big meal. Some medicines can make you feel drowsy. The boring meeting in the picture is making everyone drowsy.

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.

Dis forDuckling

A duckling is a baby duck.

Dis forDuct

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.