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dairy products produced from milk N/a Show shifts
daisy (Bellis) N/a Show shifts
dance (n.) sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction Abstract entities Show shifts
dandelion plant common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Plants Show shifts
dandruff scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis Natural objects Show shifts
danger Abstract entities Show shifts
dangerous Evaluation Show shifts
dark (adj.) Light and Colour Show shifts
dark blue deep, dim blue colour N/a Show shifts
dark-skinned Light and Colour Show shifts
date day and month of an event Animals Show shifts
date (Phoenix dactylifera) fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. Plants Show shifts
daughter one’s female offspring Human being Show shifts
daughter's husband N/a Show shifts
daughter-in-law Human being Show shifts
dawn N/a Show shifts
day period between sunrise and sunset where one enjoys daylight; daytime Natural objects Show shifts
daydream (n.) fanciful series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality Abstract entities Show shifts
dead (adj.) no longer living Non-physical Show shifts
deadlock standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse N/a Show shifts
deaf unable to hear Other physical Show shifts
dear, darling None Evaluation Show shifts
death cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state N/a Show shifts
debt N/a Show shifts
deceased N/a Show shifts
December twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year N/a Show shifts
deception Abstract entities Show shifts
deck (of a ship) floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks N/a Show shifts
deep Size Show shifts
deer ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla N/a Show shifts
defect Abstract entities Show shifts
defender N/a Show shifts
definite, certain N/a Show shifts
definition N/a Show shifts
degree (unit of measurement) unit of measurement of angle or temperature N/a Show shifts
delicate, subtle (person, question etc.) Evaluation Show shifts
den (of thieves etc.) place where people meet in secret, typically to engage in an illicit activity N/a Show shifts
dense (forest) N/a Show shifts
dense, thick (liquid) Other physical Show shifts
dependant a person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support N/a Show shifts
deprived of, lacking Non-physical Show shifts
descendant one of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations Human being Show shifts
desert (n.) Natural objects Show shifts
desire, wish what one wants N/a Show shifts
despot, tyrant ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly N/a Show shifts
destiny Abstract entities Show shifts
detailed, thorough Non-physical Show shifts
detective Human being Show shifts
devil, satan Abstract entities Show shifts
dew moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces Natural objects Show shifts
dew Natural objects Show shifts
diabetes any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin N/a Show shifts
dialect variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon Abstract entities Show shifts
dialect variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area Human being Show shifts
diamond glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron; a gemstone made from this mineral N/a Show shifts
diamonds (in cards) one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦ Abstract entities Show shifts
diaphragm in mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs N/a Show shifts
dictionary N/a Show shifts
different not the same, exhibiting a difference N/a Show shifts
difficult not easy, requiring much effort Evaluation Show shifts
digit (mathematics) whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers N/a Show shifts
dimple N/a Show shifts
dinner fork Artifacts Show shifts
dinner, evening meal evening meal N/a Show shifts
direction Abstract entities Show shifts
directly N/a Show shifts
dirty Other physical Show shifts
disc thin, flat, circular plate or similar object N/a Show shifts
disease Abstract entities Show shifts
disgrace Abstract entities Show shifts
disgusting N/a Show shifts
dishonest N/a Show shifts
disorder, mess Abstract entities Show shifts
dispute, discussion N/a Show shifts
dissimilar, distinct not the same, exhibiting a difference N/a Show shifts
dissolute unrestrained by morality N/a Show shifts
distance Space Show shifts
distilled alcohol alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar, that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation Artifacts Show shifts
distressing event N/a Show shifts
diver a person who stays underwater for long periods by having air supplied from the surface or by carrying a supply of compressed air (Merriam-Webster) N/a Show shifts
do not see N/a Show shifts
dock-tailed, tailless Other physical Show shifts
doctor, physician medical doctor trained in human medicine Human being Show shifts
document (n.) Artifacts Show shifts
dog mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding Animals Show shifts
dog-rose European wild rose, Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines Plants Show shifts
doll toy in the form of a human Artifacts Show shifts
dolphin aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans N/a Show shifts
domestic (animal) Non-physical Show shifts
donkey domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse Animals Show shifts
donut N/a Show shifts
doomsday day when God is expected to judge the world; end times Time Show shifts
door portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge Artifacts Show shifts
door bolt bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open Evaluation Show shifts
doorpost either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel Artifacts Show shifts
dormouse any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists N/a Show shifts
dough thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked Artifacts Show shifts
downriver N/a Show shifts
downstream N/a Show shifts
downy birch Betula pubescens, also moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch, a species of deciduous tree, native and abundant throughout northern Europe and northern Asia, growing farther north than any other broadleaf tree. It is closely related to, and often confused with, the silver birch (B. pendula), but grows in wetter places with heavier soils and poorer drainage N/a Show shifts
dowry payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage N/a Show shifts
dragon Animals Show shifts
dragonfly Animals Show shifts
drama (theatre) N/a Show shifts
draught animal strong working animal used to draw a load like a cart, a plough etc., as opposed to a mount Animals Show shifts
dream (during sleep) imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping Abstract entities Show shifts
dress (feminine) an item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist N/a Show shifts
drinking vessel N/a Show shifts
driver (of a motorized vehicle) person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus N/a Show shifts
driver's seat N/a Show shifts
drone male bee, which does not work but can fertilize the queen Animals Show shifts
drop (n.) Natural objects Show shifts
drug, medicine substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose Artifacts Show shifts
drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a percussion mallet, to produce sound. There is usually a resonant head on the underside of the drum. (Wiki) N/a Show shifts
drunk intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages Other physical Show shifts
drunkard Human being Show shifts
dry Other physical Show shifts
dry Tactile quality Show shifts
dry (wine) (wine and other alcoholic beverages) low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened N/a Show shifts
dry sandy soil N/a Show shifts
dry season yearly period of low rainfall in the tropics Non-physical Show shifts
duck N/a Show shifts
duckweed reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae N/a Show shifts
duffer incompetent or clumsy person. N/a Show shifts
dump place where waste or garbage N/a Show shifts
dumpling food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling N/a Show shifts
dung Physiology Show shifts
dung-beetle Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers N/a Show shifts
dust Natural objects Show shifts
dust Natural objects Show shifts
duty, responsibility N/a Show shifts
dwarf N/a Show shifts
dyed coloured or tinted with dye N/a Show shifts
dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria) leguminous plant Genista tinctoria, native to Europe N/a Show shifts
dysentery type of gastroenteritis that results in bloody diarrhea N/a Show shifts