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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Doctoraladjectiveof or relating to a doctor or doctoratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Doctorialadjectiveof or relating to a doctor or doctoratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Doctrinaireadjectivestubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitabilitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Doctrinaladjectiverelating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Documentaladjectiverelating to or consisting of or derived from documentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Documentaryadjectiveemphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Documentedadjectivefurnished with or supported by documentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Dodderingadjectivementally or physically infirm with agecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dodderyadjectivementally or physically infirm with agecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dodgyadjectivemarked by skill in deceptioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Dog-Earedadjectiveworn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned downcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dog-Sizedadjectivehaving the approximate size of an average dogcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dog-Tiredadjectivedrained of energy or effectivenesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Doggedadjectivestubbornly unyieldingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Doggingadjectiverelentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuitcandidateMay 18, 2026
Doglikeadjectiveresembling a dogcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dogmaticadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritativecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dogmaticaladjectivecharacterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principlescandidateMay 18, 2026
Dolabrateadjectivehaving the shape of the head of an ax or cleavercandidateMay 18, 2026
Dolabriformadjectivehaving the shape of the head of an ax or cleavercandidateMay 18, 2026
Doled OutadjectiveMWEgiven out in portionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Dolefuladjectivefilled with or evoking sadnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Dolichocephalicadjectivehaving a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75candidateMay 18, 2026
Dolichocranialadjectivehaving a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75candidateMay 18, 2026
Dolichocranicadjectivehaving a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75candidateMay 18, 2026
Dolled UpadjectiveMWEdressed in fancy or formal clothingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dolomiticadjectiverelating to or consisting of dolomitecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dolorousadjectiveshowing sorrowcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dolourousadjectiveshowing sorrowcandidateMay 18, 2026
Doltishadjectiveheavy and dull and stupidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dome-Shapedadjectivehaving the shape of a domecandidateMay 18, 2026
Domedadjectivehaving a hemispherical vault or domecandidateMay 18, 2026
Domesticadjectiveof concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Domesticatedadjectiveconverted or adapted to domestic usecandidateMay 18, 2026
Domiciliaryadjectiveof or relating to or provided in a domicilecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dominantadjective(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilarcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dominatedadjectivecontrolled or ruled by superior authority or powercandidateMay 18, 2026
Dominatingadjectiveoffensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted powercandidateMay 18, 2026
Domineeringadjectivetending to domineercandidateMay 18, 2026
Dominicaladjectiveof or relating to or coming from Jesus ChristcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dominicanadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Donatistadjectiveof or relating to DonatismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Doneadjectivehaving finished or arrived at completioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Done foradjectiveMWEdoomed to extinctioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Done withadjectiveMWEhaving no further concern withcandidateMay 18, 2026
Donneanadjectiveof or relating to or in the manner of John DonnecandidateMay 18, 2026
Donnianadjectiveof or relating to or in the manner of John DonnecandidateMay 18, 2026
Donnishadjectivemarked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspectscandidateMay 18, 2026
Doomedadjective(usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fatecandidateMay 18, 2026
Door-To-Dooradjectiveof e.g. journeys or deliveries, direct from point of origin to point of destinationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dopedadjectivetreated or impregnated with a foreign substancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dopeyadjectivehaving or revealing stupiditycandidateMay 18, 2026
Dopyadjectivehaving or revealing stupiditycandidateMay 18, 2026
Dorianadjectiveof or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris, to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Doricadjectiveof or pertaining to the Doric style of architecturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dormantadjectivein a condition of biological rest or suspended animationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dormieadjectivein match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be playedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dormyadjectivein match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be playedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dorsaladjectivebelonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or partcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dorsoventraladjectiveextending from the back to the bellycandidateMay 18, 2026
Dosedadjectivetreated with some kind of applicationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dostoevskianadjectiveof or relating to or in the style of Feodor DostoevskicandidateMay 18, 2026
Dostoyevskianadjectiveof or relating to or in the style of Feodor DostoevskicandidateMay 18, 2026
Dot-Comadjectiveof or relating to an internet company, usually from a period in the late 1990scandidateMay 18, 2026
Dotingadjectiveextravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dottedadjectivehaving a pattern of dotscandidateMay 18, 2026
Dottyadjectiveintensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied withcandidateMay 18, 2026
Doubleadjectiveused of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangementscandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Barreledadjectivehaving two barrels mounted side by sidecandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Barrelledadjectivehaving two barrels mounted side by sidecandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Bassadjectivepitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal rangecandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Beddedadjectivehaving a double bedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Breastedadjective(of clothing) fastened by lapping one edge of the front well over the other usually with a double row of buttonscandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Chinnedadjectivehaving sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jawcandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Dealingadjectivemarked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Dyedadjectivewithout qualificationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Edgedadjectivecapable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory wayscandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Facedadjectivemarked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Gearedadjectiveequipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Humpedadjectivehaving two humpscandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Jointedadjectivehaving unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingerscandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Quickadjective(of a marching cadence) very quickcandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Spacedadjectiveof type or print, having a blank line between lines of typecandidateMay 18, 2026
Double-Tonguedadjectivemarked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Doubledadjectivetwice as great or manycandidateMay 18, 2026
Doubtfuladjectivefraught with uncertainty or doubtcandidateMay 18, 2026
Doubtingadjectivemarked by or given to doubtcandidateMay 18, 2026
Doughnut-Shapedadjectiveshaped like a ringcandidateMay 18, 2026
Doughyadjectivehaving the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cookingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Douradjectiveharshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Dovishadjectiveopposed to warcandidateMay 18, 2026
Dowdyadjectivelacking in smartness or tastecandidateMay 18, 2026
Doweredadjectivesupplied with a dower or dowrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Dowerlessadjectivelacking a dowrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Downadjectivebeing or moving lower in position or less in some valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Down in the MouthadjectiveMWEfilled with melancholy and despondencycandidateMay 18, 2026
Down PatadjectiveMWEunderstood perfectlycandidateMay 18, 2026
Down-And-Outadjectivelacking resources (or any prospect of resources)candidateMay 18, 2026
Down-To-Earthadjectivesensible and practicalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Downboundadjectiveheading in any direction that is conventionally downcandidateMay 18, 2026