4-letter words starting with d
- deal — If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
- dean — A dean is an important official at a university or college.
- dear — You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.
- deas — (Scotland) Alternative form of dais.
- debe — a tin
- debs — Eugene Victor. 1855–1926, US labour leader; five times Socialist presidential candidate (1900–20)
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- dec. — Dec. is a written abbreviation for December.
- decd — deceased
- dece — great, wonderful.
- deck — A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it.
- deco — of or having to do with art deco
- dect — Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
- deed — A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
- deef — (obsolete, or, dialectal) deaf.
- deek — to look at
- deem — If something is deemed to have a particular quality or to do a particular thing, it is considered to have that quality or do that thing.
- deen — the religion or belief of a Muslim
- deep — If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- deer — A deer is a large wild animal that eats grass and leaves. A male deer usually has large, branching horns.
- dees — great, wonderful.
- deet — diethyl(meta)toluamide; an insect repellent
- deev — (in Persian folklore) a wicked and demonic supernatural creature
- deff — (Internet, slang) Alternative form of definitely.
- defi — a defiant challenge
- defo — definitely: an expression of agreement or consent
- deft — A deft action is skilful and often quick.
- defy — If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
- degu — a small S American rodent
- deil — the devil
- dein — Present participle of de.
- deis — Alternative form of dais.
- deke — (esp in ice hockey) the act or an instance of feinting
- dele — a sign (δ) indicating that typeset matter is to be deleted
- delf — something that has been dug, such as a ditch, pit, mine, or grave
- deli — A deli is a shop or part of a shop that sells food such as cheese and cold meat. Deli is an abbreviation for 'delicatessen'.
- dell — A dell is a small valley which has trees growing in it.
- dels — Plural form of del.
- delt — (slang) Shoulder.
- dem. — Democrat(ic)
- deme — (in preclassical Greece) the territory inhabited by a tribe
- demi — Alternative spelling of demy.
- demo — A demo is a demonstration by a group of people to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
- demy — a size of printing paper, 171⁄2 by 221⁄2 inches (444.5 × 571.5 mm)
- dene — a valley, esp one that is narrow and wooded
- deni — a monetary unit of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, worth one hundredth of a denar
- dens — a tooth or toothlike part.
- dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- deop — (transitive, Internet) To demote (an IRC operator) from operator status.