7-letter words containing d, u, a
- desugar — to rewrite (computer code) in a more refined and concise form; to remove all unnecessary syntactical elements from (computer code)
- deutzia — any saxifragaceous shrub of the genus Deutzia: cultivated for their clusters of white or pink spring-blooming flowers
- devalue — To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect.
- dial-up — A dial-up connection to the Internet is a connection that uses a modem and a conventional telephone line.
- diluvia — a coarse surficial deposit formerly attributed to a general deluge but now regarded as glacial drift.
- diquark — a low-energy configuration of two quarks attracted to one another by virtue of having antisymmetric colours and spins
- diurnal — of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
- dobruja — a region in SE Romania and NE Bulgaria, between the Danube River and the Black Sea. 2970 sq. mi. (7690 sq. km).
- donatus — early-4th-century bishop of Casae Nigrae in northern Africa: leader of a heretical Christian group. Compare Donatist.
- douglas — Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Capital: Douglas.
- dracula — (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
- drag up — old subject: raise again
- drapeau — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1916–1999, Canadian lawyer and politician: mayor of Montreal 1954–57 and 1960–86.
- draught — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- draw up — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- drugola — a bribe or secret payment made with illegal drugs.
- du gard — Roger [raw-zhey] /rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1958, French novelist: Nobel prize 1937.
- dualise — Alternative spelling of dualize.
- dualism — the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
- dualist — Of or supporting dualism.
- duality — a dual state or quality.
- dualize — to make dual.
- duarchy — a government or form of government in which power is vested equally in two rulers.
- dubawnt — a river in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada, flowing NE to Baker Lake. 580 miles (933 km) long.
- ducally — in the manner of or pertaining to a duke.
- ducasse — Jean Jules Amable Roger- [zhahn zhyl a-ma-bluh raw-zhey] /ʒɑ̃ ʒül aˈma blə rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), Roger-Ducasse, Jean Jules Amable.
- ducdame — a nonsensical refrain used in Shakespeare's As You Like It
- duchamp — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1887–1968, French painter, in U.S. after 1915 (brother of Raymond Duchamp-Villon and Jacques Villon).
- duennas — Plural form of duenna.
- duhamel — Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), (Denis Thévenin) 1884–1966, French novelist, physician, poet, and essayist.
- dukakis — Michael, born 1933, U.S. politician: governor of Massachusetts 1983–90.
- dulcian — an organ-stop consisting of pipes made of reeds
- dullard — a stupid, insensitive person.
- dumaist — a person who belongs to a duma or Russian council
- dumbass — a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead.
- dunarea — Romanian name of the Dvina.
- dunciad — a poem (1728–42) by Pope, satirizing various contemporary writers.
- dundalk — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- dunnage — baggage or personal effects.
- dunnart — Any species of the genus Sminthopsis of small carnivorous marsupials that resemble mice or shrews.
- dunsany — Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett [mawr-tn draks pluhng-ket,, -kit,, mohr-] /ˈmɔr tn dræks ˈplʌŋ kɛt,, -kɪt,, ˈmoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 18th Baron ("Lord Dunsany") 1878–1957, Irish dramatist, poet, and essayist.
- dunstan — Saint, a.d. c925–988, English statesman: archbishop of Canterbury 961–978.
- duodena — Plural form of duodenum.
- dupable — a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- dupatta — A length of material worn as a scarf or head covering, typically with a salwar, by women from South Asia.
- durable — able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.
- durably — In a durable manner.
- duramen — heartwood.
- durance — incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- durango — a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).