7-Letter Words Starting With D
Here's the list of all the 1773 7-Letter Words Starting With D in the English Language.
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| details | 1. true confidential information More Definitions → |
| digital | 1. displaying numbers rather than scale positions 2. relating to or performed with the fingers More Definitions → |
| display | 1. something intended to communicate a particular impression 2. something shown to the public More Definitions → |
| disease | 1. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning More Definitions → |
| develop | 1. make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation 2. work out More Definitions → |
| default | 1. loss due to not showing up 2. act of failing to meet a financial obligation More Definitions → |
| defined | 1. showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary 2. clearly characterized or delimited More Definitions → |
| desktop | 1. the top of a desk 2. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear More Definitions → |
| devices | 1. an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices' More Definitions → |
| discuss | 1. to consider or examine in speech or writing 2. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion More Definitions → |
| driving | 1. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver 2. the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal More Definitions → |
| diamond | 1. a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem 2. very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem More Definitions → |
| defense | 1. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 2. protection from harm More Definitions → |
| decided | 1. recognizable; marked More Definitions → |
| dynamic | 1. characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality 2. of or relating to dynamics More Definitions → |
| despite | 1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike 2. contemptuous disregard More Definitions → |
| deliver | 1. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) 2. bring to a destination, make a delivery More Definitions → |
| drawing | 1. an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper 2. a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines More Definitions → |
| deposit | 1. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating 2. matter that has been deposited by some natural process More Definitions → |
| density | 1. the amount per unit size 2. the spatial property of being crowded together More Definitions → |
| dealing | 1. method or manner of conduct in relation to others 2. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) More Definitions → |
| derived | 1. formed or developed from something else; not original More Definitions → |
| desired | 1. wanted intensely More Definitions → |
| dancing | 1. taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music More Definitions → |
| divorce | 1. the legal dissolution of a marriage 2. part; cease or break association with More Definitions → |
| damages | 1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury More Definitions → |
| diverse | 1. many and different 2. distinctly dissimilar or unlike More Definitions → |
| defence | 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring More Definitions → |
| divided | 1. having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions 2. distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose More Definitions → |
| dropped | 1. let fall to the ground 2. to fall vertically More Definitions → |
| decline | 1. grow worse 2. not accept as true More Definitions → |
| dispute | 1. a disagreement or argument about something important 2. coming into conflict with More Definitions → |
| deviant | 1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior 2. markedly different from an accepted norm More Definitions → |
| damaged | 1. being unjustly brought into disrepute 2. harmed or injured or spoiled More Definitions → |
| destroy | 1. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of 2. destroy completely; damage irreparably More Definitions → |
| delayed | 1. not as far along as normal in development More Definitions → |
| diagram | 1. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed 2. a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts More Definitions → |
| devoted | 1. zealous in devotion or affection 2. (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use More Definitions → |
| diploma | 1. a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study More Definitions → |
| disable | 1. make unable to perform a certain action 2. injure permanently More Definitions → |
| durable | 1. existing for a long time 2. capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay More Definitions → |
| dietary | 1. a regulated daily food allowance 2. of or relating to the diet More Definitions → |
| deserve | 1. be worthy or deserving More Definitions → |
| deficit | 1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required 2. a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning More Definitions → |
| dressed | 1. dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination 2. treated with medications and protective covering More Definitions → |
| distant | 1. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance 2. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship More Definitions → |
| decimal | 1. a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 2. a number in the decimal system More Definitions → |
| destiny | 1. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future 2. the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events More Definitions → |
| delight | 1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to 2. take delight in More Definitions → |
| declare | 1. state emphatically and authoritatively 2. announce publicly or officially More Definitions → |
| dentist | 1. a person qualified to practice dentistry More Definitions → |
| dolphin | 1. large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) 2. any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises More Definitions → |
| dessert | 1. a dish served as the last course of a meal More Definitions → |
| dioxide | 1. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule More Definitions → |
| dignity | 1. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect 2. formality in bearing and appearance More Definitions → |
| drought | 1. a shortage of rainfall 2. a prolonged shortage More Definitions → |
| doubles | 1. badminton played with two players on each side 2. tennis played with two players on each side More Definitions → |
| darling | 1. a special loved one 2. dearly loved More Definitions → |
| dynasty | 1. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family More Definitions → |
| daytime | 1. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside More Definitions → |
| descent | 1. a movement downward 2. properties attributable to your ancestry More Definitions → |
| dilemma | 1. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options More Definitions → |
| doubled | 1. twice as great or many More Definitions → |
| decoder | 1. the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text 2. a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language More Definitions → |
| drummer | 1. someone who plays a drum More Definitions → |
| dungeon | 1. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress 2. a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined More Definitions → |
| digging | 1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth 2. create by digging More Definitions → |
| dismiss | 1. bar from attention or consideration 2. cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration More Definitions → |
| docking | 1. the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes More Definitions → |
| diluted | 1. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity More Definitions → |
| despair | 1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent 2. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well More Definitions → |
| dumping | 1. selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market More Definitions → |
| diocese | 1. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop More Definitions → |
| dispose | 1. give, sell, or transfer to another 2. throw or cast away More Definitions → |
| drained | 1. emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid) 2. extremely exhausted More Definitions → |
| dissent | 1. (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority 2. a difference of opinion More Definitions → |
| drawers | 1. underpants worn by men 2. (used in the plural) underpants worn by women More Definitions → |
| drunken | 1. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol More Definitions → |
| dislike | 1. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group 2. a feeling of aversion or antipathy More Definitions → |
| discard | 1. anything that is cast aside or discarded 2. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit More Definitions → |
| drilled | 1. trained in a skill by repetitious practice More Definitions → |
| dickens | 1. a word used in exclamations of confusion More Definitions → |
| dragged | 1. pull, as against a resistance 2. draw slowly or heavily More Definitions → |
| dreamed | 1. conceived of or imagined or hoped for More Definitions → |
| diffuse | 1. move outward 2. spread or diffuse through More Definitions → |
| dresser | 1. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes 2. a person who dresses in a particular way More Definitions → |
| daycare | 1. childcare during the day while parents work More Definitions → |
| derrick | 1. a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered 2. a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom More Definitions → |
| doorway | 1. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close More Definitions → |
| dictate | 1. issue commands or orders for 2. say out loud for the purpose of recording More Definitions → |
| dieting | 1. the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) More Definitions → |
| devious | 1. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading 2. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive More Definitions → |
| dreamer | 1. someone who is dreaming 2. someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations More Definitions → |
| disrupt | 1. make a break in 2. throw into disorder More Definitions → |
| drastic | 1. forceful and extreme and rigorous More Definitions → |
| dubious | 1. fraught with uncertainty or doubt 2. open to doubt or suspicion More Definitions → |
| dialect | 1. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people More Definitions → |
| disturb | 1. move deeply 2. change the arrangement or position of More Definitions → |
| duality | 1. being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses 2. (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory More Definitions → |
| dipping | 1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate 2. dip into a liquid while eating More Definitions → |
| drywall | 1. a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses More Definitions → |
| descend | 1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example More Definitions → |
| dossier | 1. a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record) More Definitions → |
| dropout | 1. someone who quits school before graduation 2. someone who withdraws from a social group or environment More Definitions → |
| dormant | 1. (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct 2. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation More Definitions → |
| divider | 1. a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics 2. a person who separates something into parts or groups More Definitions → |
| discern | 1. detect with the senses More Definitions → |
| dreaded | 1. causing fear or dread or terror More Definitions → |
| duchess | 1. the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right More Definitions → |
| disgust | 1. fill with distaste 2. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of More Definitions → |
| degrade | 1. reduce the level of land, as by erosion 2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally More Definitions → |
| dearest | 1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment More Definitions → |
| deceive | 1. be false to; be dishonest with 2. cause someone to believe an untruth More Definitions → |
| defiant | 1. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force More Definitions → |
| decency | 1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality 2. the quality of being polite and respectable More Definitions → |
| densely | 1. stupidly or insensitively 2. in a concentrated manner More Definitions → |
| despise | 1. look down on with disdain More Definitions → |
| defunct | 1. no longer in force or use; inactive 2. having ceased to exist or live More Definitions → |
| deprive | 1. take away possessions from someone 2. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining More Definitions → |
| dauphin | 1. formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne More Definitions → |
| drinker | 1. a person who drinks liquids 2. a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) More Definitions → |
| distort | 1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story 2. form into a spiral shape More Definitions → |
| demonic | 1. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell More Definitions → |
| drapery | 1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) 2. cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds More Definitions → |
| dogwood | 1. a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers 2. hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood More Definitions → |
| decrypt | 1. convert code into ordinary language More Definitions → |
| drizzle | 1. rain lightly 2. moisten with fine drops More Definitions → |
| deviate | 1. turn aside; turn away from 2. be at variance with; be out of line with More Definitions → |
| draught | 1. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg 2. a large and hurried swallow More Definitions → |
| debacle | 1. a sudden and violent collapse 2. flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer More Definitions → |
| dryness | 1. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) 2. moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs More Definitions → |
| disdain | 1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike 2. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient More Definitions → |
| dwarves | 1. a person who is markedly small 2. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure More Definitions → |
| detract | 1. take away a part from; diminish More Definitions → |
| drifter | 1. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support More Definitions → |
| dashing | 1. lively and spirited 2. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners More Definitions → |
| decreed | 1. fixed or established especially by order or command More Definitions → |
| diurnal | 1. having a daily cycle or occurring every day 2. of or belonging to or active during the day More Definitions → |
| droplet | 1. a tiny drop More Definitions → |
| discord | 1. lack of agreement or harmony 2. disagreement among those expected to cooperate More Definitions → |
| divulge | 1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret More Definitions → |
| dodging | 1. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do 2. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery More Definitions → |
| digress | 1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking 2. wander from a direct or straight course More Definitions → |
| defrost | 1. make or become free of frost or ice More Definitions → |
| diction | 1. the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience 2. the manner in which something is expressed in words More Definitions → |
| dunning | 1. treat cruelly 2. persistently ask for overdue payment More Definitions → |
| deflect | 1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off 2. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest More Definitions → |
| dubbing | 1. give a nickname to 2. provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language More Definitions → |
| dragoon | 1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means 2. subjugate by imposing troops More Definitions → |
| denture | 1. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth More Definitions → |
| dinning | 1. make a resonant sound, like artillery 2. instill (into a person) by constant repetition More Definitions → |
| divisor | 1. one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer 2. the number by which a dividend is divided More Definitions → |
| drugged | 1. administer a drug to 2. use recreational drugs More Definitions → |
| dogging | 1. go after with the intent to catch 2. relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit More Definitions → |
| dweller | 1. a person who inhabits a particular place More Definitions → |
| depress | 1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted 2. lower (prices or markets) More Definitions → |
| dimming | 1. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam 2. become dim or lusterless More Definitions → |
| devotee | 1. an ardent follower and admirer More Definitions → |
| ductile | 1. easily influenced 2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out More Definitions → |
| dropper | 1. pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time More Definitions → |
| defraud | 1. deprive of by deceit More Definitions → |
| damning | 1. threatening with damnation More Definitions → |
| dribble | 1. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream 2. let or cause to fall in drops More Definitions → |
| digoxin | 1. digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully More Definitions → |
| diorama | 1. a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene More Definitions → |
| diverge | 1. move or draw apart 2. have no limits as a mathematical series More Definitions → |
| drafter | 1. a writer of a draft More Definitions → |
| dawning | 1. the first light of day More Definitions → |
| decayed | 1. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless More Definitions → |
| dinette | 1. a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining More Definitions → |
| decorum | 1. propriety in manners and conduct More Definitions → |
| doublet | 1. a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance More Definitions → |
| diploid | 1. (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number 2. of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number More Definitions → |
| defamer | 1. one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel More Definitions → |
| daylily | 1. any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day More Definitions → |
| diehard | 1. one who adheres to traditional views More Definitions → |
| doorman | 1. someone who guards an entrance More Definitions → |
| dissect | 1. cut open or cut apart 2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features More Definitions → |
| dominos | 1. any of several games played with small rectangular blocks More Definitions → |
| decibel | 1. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity More Definitions → |
| dualism | 1. the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil More Definitions → |
| deflate | 1. collapse by releasing contained air or gas 2. release contained air or gas from More Definitions → |
| disobey | 1. refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient More Definitions → |
| deplete | 1. use up (resources or materials) More Definitions → |
| deanery | 1. the official residence of a dean 2. the position or office of a dean More Definitions → |
| ducking | 1. hunting ducks 2. the act of wetting something by submerging it More Definitions → |
| dyspnea | 1. difficult or labored respiration More Definitions → |
| daybook | 1. a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred 2. an accounting journal as a physical object More Definitions → |
| dazzled | 1. having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light 2. stupefied or dizzied by something overpowering More Definitions → |
| defiled | 1. morally blemished; stained or impure More Definitions → |
| doormat | 1. a person who is physically weak and ineffectual 2. a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering More Definitions → |
| dowsing | 1. searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod More Definitions → |
| donning | 1. put clothing on one's body More Definitions → |
| disused | 1. no longer in use More Definitions → |
| dragnet | 1. a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals) 2. a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths More Definitions → |
| diluent | 1. a diluting agent More Definitions → |
| disband | 1. cause to break up or cease to function 2. stop functioning or cohering as a unit More Definitions → |
| dogfish | 1. primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America 2. any of several small sharks More Definitions → |
| duelist | 1. a person who fights duels More Definitions → |
| doubler | 1. an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal More Definitions → |
| daphnia | 1. minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae More Definitions → |
| dustbin | 1. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected More Definitions → |
| dutiful | 1. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect More Definitions → |
| distill | 1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation 2. undergo the process of distillation More Definitions → |
| dappled | 1. having spots or patches of color More Definitions → |
| dripped | 1. fall in drops 2. let or cause to fall in drops More Definitions → |
| dervish | 1. an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements More Definitions → |
| debrief | 1. put someone through a debriefing and make him report More Definitions → |
| diddley | 1. a small worthless amount More Definitions → |
| daystar | 1. a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky More Definitions → |
| deadpan | 1. deliberately impassive in manner 2. without betraying any feeling More Definitions → |
| diopter | 1. a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists More Definitions → |
| devolve | 1. pass on or delegate to another 2. be inherited by More Definitions → |
| deathly | 1. having the physical appearance of death 2. causing or capable of causing death More Definitions → |
| decried | 1. express strong disapproval of More Definitions → |
| dwindle | 1. become smaller or lose substance More Definitions → |
| dipolar | 1. having equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles having opposite signs and separated by a small distance More Definitions → |
| debater | 1. someone who engages in debate More Definitions → |
| deplore | 1. express strong condemnation of 2. regret strongly More Definitions → |
| digraph | 1. two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe') More Definitions → |
| dentate | 1. having toothlike projections in the margin More Definitions → |
| delimit | 1. determine the essential quality of 2. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry More Definitions → |
| devalue | 1. remove the value from; deprive of its value 2. lower the value or quality of More Definitions → |
| dabbled | 1. covered with bright patches (often used in combination) More Definitions → |
| decease | 1. the event of dying or departure from life 2. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life More Definitions → |
| deltoid | 1. a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm 2. triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex More Definitions → |
| droning | 1. an unchanging intonation More Definitions → |
| diarist | 1. someone who keeps a diary or journal More Definitions → |
| dowager | 1. a widow holding property received from her deceased husband More Definitions → |