6-letter words containing da
- masada — a mountaintop fortress in E Israel on the SW shore of the Dead Sea: site of Zealots' last stand against the Romans during revolt of a.d. 66–73.
- mayday — the international radiotelephone distress signal, used by ships and aircraft.
- medaka — a small Japanese fish, Oryzias latipes, common in rice fields, often kept in aquariums.
- medals — Plural form of medal.
- meidan — Alternative spelling of maidan An urban open space.
- merida — a peninsula in SE Mexico and N Central America comprising parts of SE Mexico, N Guatemala, and Belize.
- midair — any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface: to catch a ball in midair.
- midday — the middle of the day; noon or the time centering around noon.
- mierda — (neologism, vulgar) shit.
- modals — Plural form of modal.
- moldau — a river in the W Czech Republic, flowing N to the Elbe. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- monday — the second day of the week, following Sunday.
- myrdal — Alva (Reimer) [al-vuh rey-mer;; Swedish ahl-vah rey-muh r] /ˈæl və ˈreɪ mər;; Swedish ˈɑl vɑ ˈreɪ mər/ (Show IPA), 1902–86, Swedish sociologist and diplomat: Nobel Peace Prize 1982 (wife of Gunnar Myrdal).
- nasdaq — National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations: a system for quoting over-the-counter securities.
- neruda — Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- nevada — a state in the W United States. 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Capital: Carson City. Abbreviation: NV (for use with zip code), Nev.
- nidana — any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- nidate — (of a new embryo) to undergo nidation, to implant (oneself) in the uterus
- nordau — Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- numdah — (in South Asia and the Middle East) an embroidered rug or carpet made of felt or coarse woolen cloth.
- nyanda — a former name of Masvingo.
- olinda — a city in NE Brazil, N suburb of Recife, on the Atlantic coast: beach resort.
- on day — a day when someone performs well
- oneida — a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- ooidal — Egg-shaped.
- ordain — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- orenda — a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- orinda — a town in W California.
- padang — a seaport in W central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- padauk — any of several trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of the legume family, native to tropical Asia and Africa, having reddish striped or mottled wood used for paneling, furniture, etc.
- pagoda — (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
- panada — a thick sauce or paste made with bread crumbs, milk, and seasonings, often served with roast wild fowl or meat.
- pandal — (in India) a temporary shed, especially one used for public meetings.
- pandar — act as a pimp
- pardah — the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
- payday — the day on which wages are given, payment is made, etc.
- pedalo — pedal boat
- pedant — a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- pedate — having a foot or feet.
- pindan — semiarid country; scrubland.
- pindar — 522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- posada — (in some Spanish-speaking countries) a government-operated or -approved inn offering moderately priced rooms to tourists, especially in a historic area.
- pravda — (formerly) the official newspaper of the Communist Party in the U.S.S.R.
- purdah — the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
- qasida — an Arabic poem, usually in monorhyme, that may be satirical, elegiac, threatening, or laudatory.
- qindar — a money of account of Albania, the 100th part of a lek.
- quidam — an unspecified or inconsequential person
- radars — Plural form of radar.
- ramada — an open shelter, often having a dome-shaped thatched roof, and installed especially on beaches and picnic grounds.
- ramdac — Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter