6-letter words containing d, r
- dendra — a plural of dendron.
- denier — Denier is used when indicating the thickness of stockings and tights.
- denser — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
- dentro — (demoscene, rare) A production that is classified somewhere between a demo and an intro.
- denver — a city in central Colorado: the state capital. Pop: 557 478 (2003 est)
- deodar — a Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, with drooping branches
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- deperm — to demagnetize (a ship or submarine) in order to protect it from magnetic detection
- deport — If a government deports someone, usually someone who is not a citizen of that country, it sends them out of the country because they have committed a crime or because it believes they do not have the right to be there.
- derail — To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned.
- derain — André (ɑ̃dre). 1880–1954, French painter, noted for his Fauvist pictures (1905–08)
- derate — to assess the value of (some types of property, such as agricultural land) at a lower rate than others for local taxation
- derbys — Derbyshire
- derest — hard; grievous.
- deride — If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
- dering — Present participle of dere.
- derive — If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them.
- dermal — of or relating to the skin
- dermas — beef or fowl intestine used as a casing in preparing certain savory dishes, especially kishke.
- dermic — dermal
- dermis — the layer of skin just below the epidermis
- dermo- — dermato-
- derned — darn2 .
- dernly — with secrecy
- derris — any East Indian leguminous woody climbing plant of the genus Derris, esp D. elliptica, whose roots yield the compound rotenone
- derrys — Londonderry (defs 1, 2).
- derust — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- desart — Obsolete spelling of desert.
- descry — to discern or make out; catch sight of
- desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- desier — Eye dialect of desire.
- desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- desorb — to change from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
- deterr — Misspelling of deter.
- deters — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
- detort — to twist, pervert, or distort
- detour — If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do on the way.
- deturn — (obsolete) To turn away; to divert.
- deucer — Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.
- deurne — a town in N Belgium, a suburb of E Antwerp: site of Antwerp airport. Pop: 68 308 (2002 est)
- devers — Gail, born 1966, U.S. track athlete.
- devoir — duty; obligation
- devoré — velvet fabric with a raised pattern
- devour — If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
- dewier — Comparative form of dewy.
- deworm — to rid or free of worms
- dexter — of or located on the right side
- dextr- — dextro-
- dextro — dextrorotatory
- dharma — social custom regarded as a religious and moral duty