4-letter words starting with d
- dick — A man's dick is his penis.
- dict — to dictate (something)
- dicy — Alternative spelling of dicey.
- didi — A respectful address for any familiar older women by a speaker.
- dido — an antic; prank; trick
- didy — a diaper
- dieb — a North African species of jackal
- died — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- diel — of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- diem — a daily allowance, usually for living expenses while traveling in connection with one's work or being employed at a distance from one's home: a per diem for lawmakers while the legislature is in session.
- dier — One who dies.
- dies — Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diet — the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
- dif- — dis-
- diff — Compare (files) in order to determine how or whether they differ.
- digs — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- dika — A West African food made from the almond-like seeds of Irvingia barteri.
- dike — a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- dil. — dilute; dissolve
- dili — a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dill — a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- dime — a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dimm — Dual In-line Memory Module
- dimp — (UK, colloquial) (primarily Manchester) A small or short cigarette; by extension, the butt end of a cigarette, before it has been completely smoked; a half-smoked cigarette.
- dims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dim.
- dine — to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
- ding — to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
- dink — Informal. either partner of a married couple having two incomes and no children.
- dino — (informal) dinosaur.
- dins — Plural form of din.
- dint — force; power: By dint of hard work she became head of the company.
- dioc — diocesan
- diol — glycol (def 2).
- dion — Céline. born 1968, Canadian singer. Her worldwide hit singles include 'My Heart Will Go On' (1998)
- dior — Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dipl — diplomatic
- dips — Plural form of dip.
- dipt — a simple past tense of dip1 .
- dir. — director
- dire — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- dirk — a male given name, form of Derek.
- dirl — to vibrate; shake.
- dirt — Design In Real Time
- dis- — Dis- is added to some words that describe processes, qualities, or states, in order to form words describing the opposite processes, qualities, or states. For example, if you do not agree with someone, you disagree with them; if one thing is not similar to something else, it is dissimilar to it.
- disa — 1. (body) Defense Information Systems Agency. 2. (standard) Data Interchange Standards Association.
- disc — any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- dish — Slang. to gossip about: They talked all night, dishing their former friends.
- disk — a phonograph record.
- diss — (US, British, slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
- dist — distance