6-Letter Nouns Starting With D
Here's the list of all the 647 6-Letter Nouns Starting With D in the English Language.
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| design | 1. the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan) 2. an arrangement scheme More Definitions → |
| domain | 1. a particular environment or walk of life 2. territory over which rule or control is exercised More Definitions → |
| double | 1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base 2. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts More Definitions → |
| degree | 1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality 2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process More Definitions → |
| dating | 1. use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens More Definitions → |
| device | 1. an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose 2. something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect More Definitions → |
| driver | 1. the operator of a motor vehicle 2. someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle More Definitions → |
| detail | 1. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole 2. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole More Definitions → |
| demand | 1. an urgent or peremptory request 2. the ability and desire to purchase goods and services More Definitions → |
| doctor | 1. a licensed medical practitioner 2. children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office More Definitions → |
| damage | 1. the occurrence of a change for the worse 2. loss of military equipment More Definitions → |
| dollar | 1. the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents 2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar More Definitions → |
| dining | 1. the act of eating dinner More Definitions → |
| dealer | 1. someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold 2. a firm engaged in trading More Definitions → |
| dinner | 1. the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday 2. a party of people assembled to have dinner together More Definitions → |
| dental | 1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge More Definitions → |
| debate | 1. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal 2. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) More Definitions → |
| desire | 1. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state 2. an inclination to want things More Definitions → |
| dragon | 1. a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings 2. a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman More Definitions → |
| desert | 1. (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment 2. arid land with little or no vegetation More Definitions → |
| digest | 1. a periodical that summarizes the news 2. something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) More Definitions → |
| deputy | 1. someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies 2. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent More Definitions → |
| danger | 1. the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury 2. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury More Definitions → |
| diesel | 1. an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil More Definitions → |
| diving | 1. an athletic competition that involves diving into water 2. a headlong plunge into water More Definitions → |
| decade | 1. a period of 10 years 2. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system More Definitions → |
| danish | 1. light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese More Definitions → |
| divine | 1. a clergyman or other person in religious orders More Definitions → |
| dialog | 1. a conversation between two persons 2. the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction More Definitions → |
| defeat | 1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest 2. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals More Definitions → |
| divide | 1. a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) 2. a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems More Definitions → |
| denial | 1. the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) 2. the act of asserting that something alleged is not true More Definitions → |
| dozens | 1. a large number or amount More Definitions → |
| dosage | 1. the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time 2. a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time More Definitions → |
| drawer | 1. a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out 2. the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else More Definitions → |
| defect | 1. an imperfection in a bodily system 2. a failing or deficiency More Definitions → |
| domino | 1. a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume 2. a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes More Definitions → |
| daemon | 1. an evil supernatural being 2. a person who is part mortal and part god More Definitions → |
| dancer | 1. a performer who dances professionally 2. a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) More Definitions → |
| diaper | 1. garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement 2. a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures More Definitions → |
| duplex | 1. a house with two units sharing a common wall 2. an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase More Definitions → |
| debris | 1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up More Definitions → |
| docket | 1. (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities 2. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to More Definitions → |
| decree | 1. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) More Definitions → |
| decker | 1. (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels More Definitions → |
| divers | More Definitions → |
| debtor | 1. a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt More Definitions → |
| depths | 1. (plural) the deepest and most remote part More Definitions → |
| donkey | 1. the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 2. domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn More Definitions → |
| damned | 1. people who are condemned to eternal punishment More Definitions → |
| dexter | More Definitions → |
| draper | 1. a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) More Definitions → |
| daring | 1. a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy 2. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger More Definitions → |
| doomed | 1. people who are destined to die soon More Definitions → |
| demise | 1. the time when something ends More Definitions → |
| dobson | 1. large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait 2. large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait More Definitions → |
| dagger | 1. a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing 2. a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used More Definitions → |
| devise | 1. a will disposing of real property 2. (law) a gift of real property by will More Definitions → |
| daphne | 1. any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers More Definitions → |
| deacon | 1. a Protestant layman who assists the minister 2. a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders More Definitions → |
| dorsal | More Definitions → |
| digger | 1. a laborer who digs 2. a machine for excavating More Definitions → |
| drudge | 1. one who works hard at boring tasks 2. a laborer who is obliged to do menial work More Definitions → |
| dieter | 1. a person who diets More Definitions → |
| dipole | 1. a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance 2. an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center More Definitions → |
| dongle | 1. (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software More Definitions → |
| dazzle | 1. brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily More Definitions → |
| dangle | More Definitions → |
| doggie | 1. informal terms for dogs More Definitions → |
| discus | 1. an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible 2. a disk used in throwing competitions More Definitions → |
| dismal | More Definitions → |
| dinghy | 1. a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled More Definitions → |
| dirham | 1. 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar 2. the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 100 fils More Definitions → |
| duffel | 1. a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings 2. a coarse heavy woolen fabric More Definitions → |
| doodle | 1. an aimless drawing More Definitions → |
| dynamo | 1. generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature More Definitions → |
| deceit | 1. the quality of being fraudulent 2. a misleading falsehood More Definitions → |
| damper | 1. a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace 2. a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations 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 → |
| dickey | 1. a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater 2. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt More Definitions → |
| detour | 1. a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) More Definitions → |
| dioxin | 1. any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides More Definitions → |
| dodger | 1. a shifty deceptive person 2. small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern) More Definitions → |
| dieses | 1. a character used in printing to indicate a third cross reference or footnote after the asterisk and the dagger have been used More Definitions → |
| dismay | 1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles 2. fear resulting from the awareness of danger More Definitions → |
| dengue | 1. an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints More Definitions → |
| dyeing | 1. the use of dye to change the color of something permanently More Definitions → |
| dimmer | 1. a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination More Definitions → |
| dredge | 1. a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed More Definitions → |
| dreary | More Definitions → |
| duffle | 1. a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings 2. a coarse heavy woolen fabric More Definitions → |
| dahlia | 1. any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia More Definitions → |
| downer | 1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person More Definitions → |
| douche | 1. a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas 2. irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents More Definitions → |
| denier | 1. a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon 2. any of various former European coins of different denominations 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 → |
| dainty | 1. something considered choice to eat More Definitions → |
| deluge | 1. an overwhelming number or amount 2. a heavy rain More Definitions → |
| drivel | 1. a worthless message 2. saliva spilling from the mouth More Definitions → |
| dickie | 1. a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater 2. a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt More Definitions → |
| daybed | 1. an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night 2. a long chair; for reclining More Definitions → |
| dearth | 1. an acute insufficiency 2. an insufficient quantity or number More Definitions → |
| doings | 1. manner of acting or controlling yourself 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 → |
| dingle | 1. a small wooded hollow More Definitions → |
| dinero | 1. informal terms for money More Definitions → |
| damask | 1. a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern 2. a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it More Definitions → |
| dipper | 1. a ladle that has a cup with a long handle 2. small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage More Definitions → |
| derail | More Definitions → |
| duress | 1. compulsory force or threat More Definitions → |
| diatom | 1. microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica More Definitions → |
| damsel | 1. a young unmarried woman More Definitions → |
| dalasi | 1. the basic unit of money in Gambia More Definitions → |
| dapper | More Definitions → |
| dictum | 1. an authoritative declaration 2. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding More Definitions → |
| dormer | 1. a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window More Definitions → |
| docent | 1. a teacher at some universities More Definitions → |
| decile | 1. (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores More Definitions → |
| dimple | 1. a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached 2. any slight depression in a surface More Definitions → |
| drench | More Definitions → |
| dermis | 1. the deep vascular inner layer of the skin More Definitions → |
| domine | 1. a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson More Definitions → |
| dither | 1. an excited state of agitation More Definitions → |
| dibble | 1. a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs More Definitions → |
| despot | 1. a cruel and oppressive dictator More Definitions → |
| dicker | More Definitions → |
| defile | 1. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) More Definitions → |
| disuse | 1. the state of something that has been unused and neglected More Definitions → |
| dentin | 1. a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth 2. bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth More Definitions → |
| dobbin | 1. a quiet plodding workhorse More Definitions → |
| dander | 1. small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people 2. a feeling of anger and animosity More Definitions → |
| dyadic | More Definitions → |
| diadem | 1. an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty More Definitions → |
| dative | 1. the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb More Definitions → |
| dolmen | 1. a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone More Definitions → |
| darter | 1. fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill 2. a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly More Definitions → |
| dollop | 1. a small measure (usually of food) 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 → |
| dugong | 1. sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate More Definitions → |
| docker | 1. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port More Definitions → |
| dauber | 1. an unskilled painter More Definitions → |