6-letter words containing d, r
- dharna — (in India) a method of obtaining justice, as the payment of a debt, by sitting, fasting, at the door of the person from whom reparation is sought
- dharuk — an Australian aboriginal language, now extinct, spoken in the area of the first European settlement at Port Jackson.
- dhurna — (in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- dialer — an electronic device used to dial telephone numbers automatically
- diaper — A diaper is a piece of soft towel or paper, which you fasten round a baby's bottom in order to soak up its urine and faeces.
- diapir — an anticlinal fold in which the brittle overlying rock has been pierced by material, such as salt, from beneath
- diarch — (of a vascular bundle) having two strands of xylem
- dibber — A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc. Also known as a dibble or dib.
- dicier — unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
- dicker — If you say that people are dickering about something, you mean that they are arguing or disagreeing about it, often in a way that you think is foolish or unnecessary.
- didder — to shake or tremble, esp with fear
- dièdre — large shallow groove or corner in a rock face
- dieter — food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: Milk is a wholesome article of diet.
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- digger — a person or an animal that digs.
- digram — a sequence of two adjacent letters or symbols.
- dimers — Plural form of dimer.
- dimmer — a person or thing that dims.
- dinard — a city in W France: seaside resort.
- dinars — Plural form of dinar.
- dinero — a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- diners — Plural form of diner.
- dinger — humdinger.
- dinner — the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- dipper — the group of seven bright stars in Ursa Major resembling a dipper in outline.
- dirdum — blame.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- direly — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- direst — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- dirges — Plural form of dirge.
- dirham — a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
- dirhem — any of various fractional silver coins issued in Islamic countries at different periods.
- dirked — Simple past tense and past participle of dirk.
- dirkes — Plural form of dirke.
- dirndl — a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
- disarm — to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- disbar — to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- disert — (obsolete) eloquent.
- diseur — a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- disord — (obsolete) disorder.
- dispur — a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- distro — A distributor or distributed version, especially of Linux software or of webzines.
- dither — a trembling; vibration.
- diuron — a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- divers — several; various; sundry: divers articles.
- divert — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- djerba — an island off the SE coast of Tunisia: Roman ruins. 197 sq. mi. (510 sq. km).
- djerma — a member of a people living in southwestern Niger, closely related to the Songhai.
- dnestr — Russian name of Dniester.
- do for — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.