4-Letter Words Starting With D
Here's the list of all the 322 4-Letter Words 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. drink down entirely 2. eat up completely, as with great appetite More Definitions → |
| done | 1. engage in 2. carry out or perform an action More Definitions → |
| drug | 1. administer a drug to 2. use recreational drugs 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. follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons 2. eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight More Definitions → |
| drop | 1. let fall to the ground 2. to fall vertically 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. draw a harrow over (land) 2. something with a round shape resembling 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 | 1. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs 2. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities 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. cause to move by pulling 2. get or derive More Definitions → |
| dish | 1. provide (usually but not necessarily food) 2. make concave; shape like a dish More Definitions → |
| demo | 1. give an exhibition of to an interested audience 2. 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. operate a dial to select a telephone number 2. choose by means of a dial More Definitions → |
| deck | 1. be beautiful to look at 2. decorate 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. remove the dust from 2. rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape 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. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions 2. appear or develop 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 2. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon More Definitions → |
| drew | 1. cause to move by pulling 2. get or derive 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. pull, as against a resistance 2. draw slowly or heavily 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. drop steeply 2. 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 → |
| deny | 1. declare untrue; contradict 2. refuse to accept or believe More Definitions → |
| dump | 1. throw away as refuse 2. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly More Definitions → |
| dare | 1. take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission 2. to be courageous enough to try or do something 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. run or move very quickly or hastily 2. break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over More Definitions → |
| doom | 1. an unpleasant or disastrous destiny 2. decree or designate beforehand More Definitions → |
| dice | 1. cut into cubes 2. play dice More Definitions → |
| dock | 1. come into dock 2. deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty More Definitions → |
| dame | 1. informal terms for a (young) woman 2. a woman of refinement More Definitions → |
| deaf | 1. make or render deaf 2. 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 → |
| dumb | 1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 2. temporarily incapable of speaking 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 → |
| dull | 1. make dull in appearance 2. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness More Definitions → |
| dong | 1. go `ding dong', like a bell 2. the basic unit of money in Vietnam More Definitions → |
| dent | 1. make a depression into 2. an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) 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 → |
| diva | 1. a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star More Definitions → |
| dart | 1. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart 2. run or move very quickly or hastily More Definitions → |
| dire | 1. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless 2. causing fear or dread or terror 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 → |
| dine | 1. have supper; eat dinner 2. give dinner to; host for dinner 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 2. become dusk More Definitions → |
| damp | 1. a slight wetness 2. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping More Definitions → |
| drip | 1. fall in drops 2. let or cause to fall in drops 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. enclose with a dike 2. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine More Definitions → |
| darn | 1. repair by sewing 2. something of little value More Definitions → |
| ding | 1. go `ding dong', like a bell 2. a ringing sound More Definitions → |
| dope | 1. take drugs to improve one's athletic performance 2. add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties More Definitions → |
| dyed | 1. (used of color) artificially produced; not natural More Definitions → |
| deem | 1. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view 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. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate 2. make a dunk shot, in basketball More Definitions → |
| diss | 1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely More Definitions → |
| digs | 1. an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology 2. temporary living quarters More Definitions → |
| daft | 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular 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. fertilize or dress with dung 2. defecate; used of animals More Definitions → |
| defy | 1. resist or confront with resistance 2. elude, especially in a baffling way 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. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light 2. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief More Definitions → |
| dork | 1. a dull stupid fatuous person More Definitions → |
| dike | 1. enclose with a dike 2. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine More Definitions → |
| drab | 1. a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown 2. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise More Definitions → |
| dupe | 1. fool or hoax 2. a person who is tricked or swindled More Definitions → |
| duce | 1. leader More Definitions → |
| dank | 1. unpleasantly cool and humid 2. of high quality especially of marijuana 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 → |
| deft | 1. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands More Definitions → |
| doss | 1. sleep in a convenient place More Definitions → |
| dado | 1. provide with a dado 2. cut a dado into or fit into a dado 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 → |
| dour | 1. stubbornly unyielding 2. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance 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 2. sleep lightly or for a short period of time 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 → |
| dewy | 1. wet with dew 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 → |