7-letter words starting with d
- day man — a seaman who is a member of a deck gang.
- day off — A day off is a day when you do not go to work, even though it is usually a working day.
- day one — If something happens from day one of a process, it happens right from the beginning. If it happens on day one, it happens right at the beginning.
- day-glo — Day-Glo colours are shades of orange, pink, green, and yellow which are so bright that they seem to glow.
- day-old — having been in existence or alive for one day
- dayboat — a small sailing boat with no sleeping accommodation
- daybook — a book in which the transactions of each day are recorded as they occur
- daycare — occupation, treatment, or supervision during the working day for people who might be at risk if left on their own, or whose usual carers need daytime relief
- daygirl — a girl who attends a boarding school daily, but returns home each evening
- dayglow — the light given off by the atmosphere of the Earth as seen during daytime
- daylily — any lily of the genus Hemerocallis, having yellow, orange, or red flowers that commonly last only for a day.
- daylong — Daylong is used to describe an event or activity that lasts for the whole of one day.
- daymare — an unpleasant experience one has when not asleep
- daymark — a marker or construction that is only visible by day and that is used by sailors to navigate
- daypack — a small rucksack
- dayroom — A dayroom is a room in a hospital where patients can sit and relax during the day.
- daysack — a small bag carried on the back for items that will be required in the course of a day out
- daysail — to go boating in a day sailer.
- dayside — the area of a planet that is nearest the sun
- daysman — an adjudicator, judge, or intermediary
- daystar — morning star
- daytale — the calculation of work or earnings on a daily basis
- daytime — The daytime is the part of a day between the time when it gets light and the time when it gets dark.
- daywear — clothes for everyday or informal wear
- daywork — a form of work that is calculated and paid for on a daily basis
- dazedly — to stun or stupefy with a blow, shock, etc.: He was dazed by a blow on the head.
- dazibao — (in China) a wallposter.
- dazzled — to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.
- dazzler — to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.
- dazzles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dazzle.
- dcalgol — Data Communications ALGOL. A superset of Burroughs Extended ALGOL used for writing Message Control Systems.
- ddr-ram — Double Data Rate Random Access Memory
- de bèze — Théodore (teodɔr).1519–1605, French Calvinist theologian and scholar, who lived in Switzerland. He succeeded Calvin as leader of the Swiss Protestants
- de duve — Christian. 1917–2013, Belgian biochemist, who discovered lysosomes: shared the Nobel prize (1974) for his work in cell biology
- de fide — (of a doctrine) belonging to the essentials of the faith, esp by virtue of a papal ruling
- de haas — Jacob, 1872–1937, English Zionist leader, in U.S. after 1902.
- de indy — Vincent [van-sahn] /vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1851–1931, French composer.
- de jure — De jure is used to indicate that something legally exists or is a particular thing.
- de kalb — ˈJo‧hann (ˈjoʊhɑn ) ; yōˈhän) (born Johann Kalb) 1721-80; Fr. general, born in Germany, who served in the Am. Revolutionary army
- de land — a city in E Florida.
- de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
- de niro — Robert. born 1943, US film actor. His films include Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), GoodFellas (1990), Casino (1995), and Meet the Parents (2000)
- de novo — from the beginning; anew
- de pere — a city in E Wisconsin.
- de sica — Vittorio (vitˈtɔːrjo). 1902–74, Italian film actor and director. His films, in the neorealist tradition, include Shoeshine (1946) and Bicycle Thieves (1948)
- de soto — Hernando (ɛrˈnando). ?1500–42, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Mississippi River (1541)
- de trop — not wanted; in the way; superfluous
- de vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
- de vere — Edward, 17th Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604, English poet and dramatist, held by some to be the true author of Shakespeare's plays.
- de voto — Bernard (Augustine) 1897–1955, U.S. novelist and critic.