6-letter words containing d
- archd. — archdeacon
- arched — An arched roof, window, or doorway is curved at the top.
- arcked — a simple past tense and past participle of arc.
- ardeid — belonging or pertaining to the family Ardeidae, comprising the herons and bitterns.
- ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
- ardors — Plural form of ardor.
- ardour — Ardour is a strong, intense feeling of love or enthusiasm for someone or something.
- arendt — Hannah. 1906–75, US political philosopher, born in Germany. Her publications include The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) and Eichmann in Jerusalem (1961)
- argand — a lamp with a hollow circular wick
- argued — Simple past tense and past participle of argue.
- aridly — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- ariled — (of seeds) having an aril
- arised — (nonstandard) Simple past tense and past participle of arise.
- armada — An armada is a large group of warships.
- armado — Obsolete form of armada.
- armand — a male given name, French form of Herman.
- armpad — a small cushion forming part of the arm of a chair, sofa, or the like.
- arnaud — Yvonne. 1892–1958, French actress, who was well-known on the London stage and in British films. A theatre in Guildford is named after her
- arnold — a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 37 402 (2001)
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- arride — to gladden or give pleasure or satisfaction to (a person)
- artaud — Antonin (ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃). 1896–1948, French stage director and dramatist, whose concept of the theatre of cruelty is expounded in Manifeste du théâtre de la cruauté (1932) and Le Théâtre et son double (1938)
- arvada — city in NC Colo.: suburb of Denver: pop. 102,000
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- asgard — the dwelling place of the principal gods, the Aesir
- ashdod — a town in central Israel, on the Mediterranean coast: an important city in the Philistine Empire, with its artificial harbour (1961) it is now a major port. Pop: 192 000 (2003 est)
- asides — Plural form of aside.
- astrid — a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- atoned — to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually followed by for): to atone for one's sins.
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- atwood — Margaret (Eleanor) born 1939, Canadian poet and novelist. Her novels include Lady Oracle (1976), The Handmaid's Tale (1986), Alias Grace (1996), the Booker Prize-winning The Blind Assassin (2000), and Oryx and Crake (2003)
- aubade — a song or poem appropriate to or greeting the dawn
- audial — of or relating to sound and the sense of hearing
- audile — a person who possesses a faculty for auditory imagery that is more distinct than his visual or other imagery
- auding — the practice of listening to and processing spoken language in order to understand
- audio- — indicating hearing or sound
- audion — an early type of triode.
- audism — The notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears.
- audits — Plural form of audit.
- audrey — a feminine name
- augend — a number to which another number, the addend, is added
- aulard — François Victor Alphonse [frahn-swa veek-tawr al-fawns] /frɑ̃ˈswa vikˈtɔr alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1849–1928, French historian.
- aulder — old.
- auride — (inorganic chemistry) Any anion of gold; any salt containing such an anion.
- avedon — Richard, 1923–2004, U.S. photographer.
- avered — Simple past tense and past participle of aver.
- avidin — a protein, found in egg-white, that combines with biotin to form a stable compound that cannot be absorbed, leading to a biotin deficiency in the consumer
- avidly — showing great enthusiasm for or interest in: an avid moviegoer. Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic. Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- avidya — ignorance of the identity of oneself with Brahman, resulting in imprisonment within the cycle of birth and death.
- avoids — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avoid.