6-letter words starting with d
- daimen — occasional; odd
- daimio — one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun.
- daimon — daemon
- daimyo — (in Japan) one of the territorial magnates who dominated much of the country from about the 11th to the 19th century
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
- dairen — former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- daises — a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- dakhla — an oasis in S Egypt: source of ocher.
- dakhma — tower of silence.
- dakoit — (in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- dakota — a former territory of the US: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889
- daktyl — Dactyl.
- dalasi — the standard monetary unit of The Gambia, divided into 100 bututs
- daleth — the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ד), transliterated as d or, when final, dh
- dalian — a city in NE China, at the end of the Liaodong Peninsula: with the adjoining city of Lüshun comprises the port complex of Lüda. Pop: 2 709 000 (2005 est)
- dalila — Delilah (def 1).
- dallan — (in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- dallas — a city in NE Texas, on the Trinity River: scene of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1963). Pop: 1 208 318 (2003 est)
- dalles — a stretch of a river between high rock walls, with rapids and dangerous currents
- dallin — Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
- dalton — John. 1766–1844, English chemist and physicist, who formulated the modern form of the atomic theory and the law of partial pressures for gases. He also gave the first accurate description of colour blindness, from which he suffered
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- damara — a member of a Negroid people of South West Africa
- damask — Damask is a type of heavy cloth with a pattern woven into it.
- damien — Joseph (ʒozɛf), known as Father Damien. 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the leper colony at Molokai, Hawaii
- dammar — any of various resins obtained from SE Asian trees, esp of the genera Agathis (conifers) and Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae): used for varnishes, lacquers, bases for oil paints, etc
- dammed — a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- dammer — Also called gum dammar. a copallike resin derived largely from dipterocarpaceous trees of southern Asia, especially Malaya and Sumatra, and used chiefly for making colorless varnish.
- dammit — a contracted form of damn it
- damned — Damned is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry or frustrated.
- damner — a person who damns
- damnit — (especially, southern US) misspelling of dammit.
- damnum — (legal) harm; detriment.
- damped — Simple past tense and past participle of damp.
- dampen — To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
- damper — A damper is a small sheet of metal in a fire, boiler, or furnace that can be moved to increase or reduce the amount of air that enters.
- damply — In a damp manner.
- damsel — A damsel is a young, unmarried woman.
- damson — A damson is a small, sour, purple plum.
- danaan — a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- danang — a seaport in central Vietnam.
- danaus — a king of Argos who told his fifty daughters, the Danaides, to kill their bridegrooms on their wedding night
- danava — one of the Vedic demons.
- danced — Simple past tense and past participle of dance.
- dancer — A dancer is a person who earns money by dancing, or a person who is dancing.
- dances — Plural form of dance.
- dancey — of, relating to, or resembling dance music
- dander — small particles or scales of hair or feathers
- dandle — to move (a young child, etc) up and down (on the knee or in the arms)
- danged — damn (used euphemistically).