4-Letter Nouns Starting With D
Here's the list of all the 239 4-Letter Nouns Starting With D in the English Language.
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| date | 1. the specified day of the month 2. a participant in a date More Definitions → |
| data | 1. an item of factual information derived from measurement or research 2. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn More Definitions → |
| days | 1. the time during which someone's life continues More Definitions → |
| down | 1. soft fine feathers 2. (American football) a complete play to advance the football More Definitions → |
| drug | 1. a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic More Definitions → |
| deal | 1. a particular instance of buying or selling 2. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each More Definitions → |
| door | 1. a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle 2. 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 → |
| deep | 1. the central and most intense or profound part 2. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor More Definitions → |
| debt | 1. the state of owing something (especially money) 2. money or goods or services owed by one person to another More Definitions → |
| dark | 1. absence of light or illumination 2. absence of moral or spiritual values More Definitions → |
| dead | 1. people who are no longer living 2. a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense More Definitions → |
| diet | 1. a prescribed selection of foods 2. a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) More Definitions → |
| drop | 1. a shape that is spherical and small 2. a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) More Definitions → |
| disc | 1. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove 2. something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate More Definitions → |
| disk | 1. something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate 2. a flat circular plate More Definitions → |
| desk | 1. a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments 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 | More Definitions → |
| dell | 1. a small wooded hollow More Definitions → |
| dean | 1. an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college 2. a man who is the senior member of a group More Definitions → |
| draw | 1. a gully that is shallower than a ravine 2. an entertainer who attracts large audiences More Definitions → |
| dish | 1. a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food 2. a particular item of prepared food More Definitions → |
| demo | 1. a visual presentation showing how something works More Definitions → |
| dear | 1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment 2. a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) More Definitions → |
| dial | 1. the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours 2. the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning More Definitions → |
| deck | 1. any of various platforms built into a vessel 2. street name for a packet of illegal drugs More Definitions → |
| dose | 1. a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time 2. the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time More Definitions → |
| dust | 1. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air 2. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up More Definitions → |
| drum | 1. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end 2. the sound of a drum More Definitions → |
| duke | 1. a British peer of the highest rank 2. a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank More Definitions → |
| dawn | 1. the first light of day 2. the earliest period More Definitions → |
| doll | 1. a small replica of a person; used as a toy 2. informal terms for a (young) woman More Definitions → |
| damn | 1. something of little value More Definitions → |
| deer | 1. distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers More Definitions → |
| dale | 1. an open river valley (in a hilly area) More Definitions → |
| drag | 1. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid 2. something that slows or delays progress 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 → |
| dive | 1. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall 2. a headlong plunge into water More Definitions → |
| dirt | 1. the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock 2. anything regarded as making something unclean More Definitions → |
| dump | 1. a coarse term for defecation 2. a piece of land where waste materials are dumped More Definitions → |
| dare | 1. a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy 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 → |
| dash | 1. distinctive and stylish elegance 2. a quick run More Definitions → |
| doom | 1. an unpleasant or disastrous destiny More Definitions → |
| dice | 1. a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers More Definitions → |
| dock | 1. an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial 2. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine More Definitions → |
| dame | 1. informal terms for a (young) woman 2. a woman of refinement More Definitions → |
| deaf | 1. people who have severe hearing impairments More Definitions → |
| dome | 1. a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward 2. informal terms for a human head More Definitions → |
| duff | 1. a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron More Definitions → |
| deed | 1. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it 2. something that people do or cause to happen More Definitions → |
| deli | 1. a shop selling ready-to-eat food products More Definitions → |
| deco | 1. a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production More Definitions → |
| dove | 1. any of numerous small pigeons 2. someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations More Definitions → |
| dong | 1. the basic unit of money in Vietnam More Definitions → |
| dent | 1. an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) 2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface 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 → |
| diva | 1. a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star More Definitions → |
| dart | 1. a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot 2. a tapered tuck made in dressmaking 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 → |
| dirk | 1. a relatively long dagger with a straight blade More Definitions → |
| dorm | 1. a college or university building containing living quarters for students More Definitions → |
| dune | 1. a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans More Definitions → |
| dime | 1. a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar 2. street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars More Definitions → |
| dusk | 1. the time of day immediately following sunset More Definitions → |
| damp | 1. a slight wetness More Definitions → |
| drip | 1. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid 2. the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop More Definitions → |
| dram | 1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains 2. 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams More Definitions → |
| dyer | 1. someone whose job is to dye cloth More Definitions → |
| dyke | 1. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine 2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea More Definitions → |
| darn | 1. something of little value 2. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) More Definitions → |
| ding | 1. a ringing sound 2. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) More Definitions → |
| dope | 1. street names for marijuana 2. an ignorant or foolish person More Definitions → |
| duet | 1. two items of the same kind 2. two performers or singers who perform together More Definitions → |
| dahl | 1. tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics 2. small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant More Definitions → |
| dole | 1. a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given 2. money received from the state More Definitions → |
| dunk | 1. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket More Definitions → |
| digs | 1. an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology 2. temporary living quarters More Definitions → |
| dill | 1. aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning 2. aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning More Definitions → |
| dung | 1. fecal matter of animals More Definitions → |
| dura | 1. the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges More Definitions → |
| dada | 1. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk 2. a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty More Definitions → |
| daze | 1. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally 2. confusion characterized by lack of clarity More Definitions → |
| dork | 1. a dull stupid fatuous person More Definitions → |
| dike | 1. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine 2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea More Definitions → |
| drab | 1. a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown More Definitions → |
| dupe | 1. a person who is tricked or swindled More Definitions → |
| duce | 1. leader More Definitions → |
| dank | More Definitions → |
| dodo | 1. someone whose style is out of fashion 2. extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons More Definitions → |
| dory | 1. a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled 2. pike-like freshwater perches More Definitions → |
| disa | 1. any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions More Definitions → |
| dita | 1. evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally More Definitions → |
| doss | More Definitions → |
| dado | 1. panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall 2. the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase More Definitions → |
| doer | 1. a person who acts and gets things done More Definitions → |
| dink | 1. a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net More Definitions → |
| duds | 1. informal terms for clothing More Definitions → |
| dyne | 1. a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram More Definitions → |
| dais | 1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it More Definitions → |
| doze | 1. a light fitful sleep More Definitions → |
| dint | 1. interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of' More Definitions → |
| dopa | 1. amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain More Definitions → |
| doge | 1. formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa More Definitions → |
| dace | 1. small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body More Definitions → |
| diol | 1. any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule More Definitions → |
| dibs | 1. a claim of rights More Definitions → |
| dray | 1. a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage More Definitions → |
| dyad | 1. two items of the same kind More Definitions → |