Words Starting With DU
Here's the list of all the 833 Words Starting With DU in the English Language.
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| due | 1. that which is deserved or owed 2. a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership) More Definitions → |
| duty | 1. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force 2. work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons More Definitions → |
| dual | 1. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs 2. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities More Definitions → |
| duration | 1. the period of time during which something continues 2. the property of enduring or continuing in time More Definitions → |
| dust | 1. remove the dust from 2. rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape More Definitions → |
| duke | 1. a British peer of the highest rank 2. a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank More Definitions → |
| duck | 1. small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs 2. (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman More Definitions → |
| durable | 1. existing for a long time 2. capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay More Definitions → |
| dump | 1. throw away as refuse 2. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly More Definitions → |
| duo | 1. two items of the same kind 2. two performers or singers who perform together More Definitions → |
| dude | 1. an informal form of address for a man 2. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance More Definitions → |
| duplicate | 1. make or do or perform again 2. duplicate or match More Definitions → |
| dui | 1. two items of the same kind 2. two performers or singers who perform together More Definitions → |
| dumb | 1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 2. temporarily incapable of speaking More Definitions → |
| duplication | 1. a copy that corresponds to an original exactly 2. the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something More Definitions → |
| duff | 1. a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron More Definitions → |
| durability | 1. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force More Definitions → |
| dub | 1. give a nickname to 2. provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language More Definitions → |
| duplex | 1. (used technically of a device or process) having two parts 2. allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously More Definitions → |
| dummy | 1. a person who does not talk 2. an ignorant or foolish person More Definitions → |
| dull | 1. make dull in appearance 2. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness More Definitions → |
| duct | 1. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance 2. a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls More Definitions → |
| duly | 1. in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances 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 → |
| dumping | 1. selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market More Definitions → |
| dusty | 1. covered with a layer of dust 2. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new More Definitions → |
| duel | 1. a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor 2. any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) More Definitions → |
| dune | 1. a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans More Definitions → |
| dug | 1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth 2. create by digging More Definitions → |
| dusk | 1. the time of day immediately following sunset 2. become dusk More Definitions → |
| dubbed | 1. give a nickname to 2. provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language More Definitions → |
| dun | 1. horse of a dull brownish grey color 2. a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color More Definitions → |
| duvet | 1. a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider More Definitions → |
| duet | 1. two items of the same kind 2. two performers or singers who perform together More Definitions → |
| dubious | 1. fraught with uncertainty or doubt 2. open to doubt or suspicion 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 → |
| dumps | 1. an informal expression for a mildly depressed state More Definitions → |
| dunk | 1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate 2. make a dunk shot, in basketball More Definitions → |
| dung | 1. fertilize or dress with dung 2. defecate; used of animals More Definitions → |
| duchess | 1. the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right More Definitions → |
| duffel | 1. a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings 2. a coarse heavy woolen fabric More Definitions → |
| dura | 1. the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges More Definitions → |
| duplicator | 1. apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material More Definitions → |
| dugout | 1. either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game 2. a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log More Definitions → |
| duffle | 1. a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings 2. a coarse heavy woolen fabric More Definitions → |
| duster | 1. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand 2. a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles More Definitions → |
| dulcimer | 1. a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings 2. a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers More Definitions → |
| ducky | 1. a special loved one More Definitions → |
| dumplings | 1. small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough More Definitions → |
| dumbbell | 1. an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle 2. an ignorant or foolish person More Definitions → |
| dunning | 1. treat cruelly 2. persistently ask for overdue payment More Definitions → |
| dubbing | 1. give a nickname to 2. provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language More Definitions → |
| dusky | 1. lighted by or as if by twilight 2. naturally having skin of a dark color More Definitions → |
| dupe | 1. fool or hoax 2. a person who is tricked or swindled More Definitions → |
| dumper | 1. truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity More Definitions → |
| duce | 1. leader More Definitions → |
| duodenal | 1. in or relating to the duodenum More Definitions → |
| duchy | 1. the domain controlled by a duke or duchess More Definitions → |
| ductile | 1. easily influenced 2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out More Definitions → |
| duress | 1. compulsory force or threat More Definitions → |
| duomo | 1. the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese More Definitions → |
| dud | 1. someone who is unsuccessful 2. an explosion that fails to occur More Definitions → |
| durables | 1. consumer goods that are not destroyed by use More Definitions → |
| duckling | 1. flesh of a young domestic duck 2. young duck 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 → |
| duodenum | 1. the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum More Definitions → |
| duds | 1. informal terms for clothing More Definitions → |
| ducking | 1. hunting ducks 2. the act of wetting something by submerging it More Definitions → |
| dutifully | 1. out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner More Definitions → |
| durum | 1. wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America More Definitions → |
| duplicity | 1. a fraudulent or duplicitous representation 2. acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another More Definitions → |
| dumbfounded | 1. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise More Definitions → |
| dumpling | 1. small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough 2. dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry More Definitions → |
| duelist | 1. a person who fights duels More Definitions → |
| dural | 1. of or relating to the dura mater 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 → |
| ducal | 1. of or belonging to or suitable for a duke More Definitions → |
| durian | 1. tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind 2. huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts More Definitions → |
| dunce | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence More Definitions → |
| dulled | 1. having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure 2. made dull or blunt More Definitions → |
| dualistic | 1. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism More Definitions → |
| dugong | 1. sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate More Definitions → |
| dullness | 1. the quality of being slow to understand 2. the quality of lacking interestingness More Definitions → |
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