Words that start with D

Dis forDarts

Darts is a game where you throw metal objects with sharp ends called darts at a target. The parts of the target are numbered, and the idea is to hit the parts of the target with the highest numbers.

Toys & games

Daniel R. Blume / CC BY-SA

Dates are the fruit of the date palm. Dates are about 2 inches long, and very sweet. They are usually sold dried, with their seed removed. Dates are common in Middle Eastern food, and are the main ingredient of sticky date pudding.

Fruit

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Dis forDate (event)

When you like someone, you might ask them out on a date to somewhere nice like a restaurant.

Events

Warren LeMay / CC BY-SA

Dis forDatestone

A datestone is a stone with a date carved into it. You might see datestones on old buildings, graves, or monuments. They help tell the year or date for a house, a special event, or a person's life.

List of structures

Photo of a mother and daughter walking together

Carlos Ebert / CC BY-SA

Dis forDaughter

Your daughter is your female child. A male child is called a son.

Family & friends, Female

Felix Küng / CC BY-SA

Dis forDawn

Dawn is the name given to the time of low light around sunrise.

Times of the day

Thomas Sørensen / CC BY-SA

Dis forDay

Day might refer to the time when the sun is up, for example, "my cat sleeps all day", or it might mean an entire 24 hour period, usually counted starting from midnight. The opposite of day is night.

Times of the day, Units of time

Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Dis forDaydream

Daydream means to think about imaginary things while not paying full attention to what is happening. It can happen during class, at home, or while waiting. People may daydream to rest their minds or to picture ideas for games, stories, or goals. You might notice you are daydreaming when you stare off and your mind seems to wander.

Elliott Brown / CC BY-SA

Dis forDead

Something is dead if it used to be alive once but isn't any more. All living things will eventually die, but some can live for much longer than others.

Death, States

aroid / CC BY-SA

Dis forDeaf

Someone is deaf if they cannot hear things properly, or they cannot hear things at all. People who are only partially deaf can use a hearing aid to help them hear things properly again.

Medical, Adjectives