7-Letter Nouns Starting With D
Here's the list of all the 957 7-Letter Nouns Starting With D in the English Language.
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| details | 1. true confidential information More Definitions → |
| digital | 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 → |
| default | 1. loss due to not showing up 2. act of failing to meet a financial obligation 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 → |
| 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 → |
| dynamic | 1. an efficient incentive More Definitions → |
| despite | 1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike 2. contemptuous disregard 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 → |
| dancing | 1. taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music More Definitions → |
| divorce | 1. the legal dissolution of a marriage More Definitions → |
| damages | 1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury 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 → |
| decline | 1. change toward something smaller or lower 2. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline 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 More Definitions → |
| diagram | 1. a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts More Definitions → |
| diploma | 1. a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study More Definitions → |
| dietary | 1. a regulated daily food allowance 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 → |
| 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. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction 2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness 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 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 | 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. the act of digging More Definitions → |
| docking | 1. the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes 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 | 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 → |
| 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 → |
| dickens | 1. a word used in exclamations of confusion 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. an authoritative rule 2. a guiding principle More Definitions → |
| dieting | 1. the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) More Definitions → |
| dreamer | 1. someone who is dreaming 2. someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations More Definitions → |
| drastic | More Definitions → |
| dialect | 1. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people 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 | 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 → |
| 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 | 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 → |
| duchess | 1. the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right More Definitions → |
| disgust | 1. strong feelings of dislike More Definitions → |
| dearest | 1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment More Definitions → |
| decency | 1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality 2. the quality of being polite and respectable More Definitions → |
| defunct | 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 → |
| 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 → |
| drizzle | 1. very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower More Definitions → |
| deviate | 1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior 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 → |
| drifter | 1. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support More Definitions → |
| diurnal | 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 → |
| 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 → |
| 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 | More Definitions → |
| dubbing | 1. a new soundtrack that is added to a film More Definitions → |
| dragoon | 1. a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen More Definitions → |
| denture | 1. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth 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 → |
| dogging | More Definitions → |
| dweller | 1. a person who inhabits a particular place More Definitions → |
| dimming | More Definitions → |
| devotee | 1. an ardent follower and admirer 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 → |
| dribble | 1. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid 2. saliva spilling from the mouth 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 → |
| drafter | 1. a writer of a draft More Definitions → |
| dawning | 1. the first light of day 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 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 → |
| 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 → |
| 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 → |
| 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 → |
| 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 → |
| 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 → |
| dervish | 1. an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements 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 → |
| 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 → |
| debater | 1. someone who engages in debate More Definitions → |
| digraph | 1. two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe') More Definitions → |
| decease | 1. the event of dying or departure from 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 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 → |