| dividual | adj. | separate; divisible | ||
| dixie | n. | large cooking pot | British | |
| djellabah | n. | loose hooded cloak worn by both sexes in the Maghreb (also djellaba, gallabiah, galabia) | ||
| doab | n. | tongue of low-lying land between two rivers which join, esp. that between the Ganges and the Yamuna | ||
| dob | v. | to inform on someone, to tell authorities of another’s wrongdoing; to be selected for an unwanted job | slang | |
| dobbin | n. | ordinary farm horse | ||
| docetism | n. | doctrine which holds that Jesus had no material existence, rendering his bodily suffering only apparent | ||
| doctress | n. | female doctor, female healer | ||
| dodder | v. | to shake, to tremble | ||
| doddered | adj. | infirm; having lost most branches due to decay or age | ||
| doddle | v. | to shake or nod (the head) | obsolete | |
| doggo | adv. | in hiding | British | |
| dogsbody | n. | drudge, person given menial work | ||
| dole | n. | distribution, portion or goods or money (esp. for charity) | ||
| dolichocephalic | adj. | long-headed; of skulls having a breadth less than 3/4 the height | ||
| dollymop | n. | part-time prostitute | ||
| dolman | n. | long, open Turkish robe; woman’s mantle with cape-like sleeves | ||
| dolven | v. | past participle of delve | obsolete | |
| dominie | n. | pastor; [Scots] schoolmaster | ||
| donniker | n. | outhouse, privy | slang | |
| doolally | adj. | out of one’s head, temporarily non compos mentis | informal | |
| dooly | n. | rude litter used in India | ||
| dorp | n. | small village, thorp | ||
| dorsum | n. | back of an animal; outer or convex part of organ | ||
| dorter | n. | dormitory, esp. in a monastery | ||
| doryphore | n. | persistent pest, obstinately pedantic critic | ||
| dosh | n. | money, cash | ||
| dosser | n. | homeless person | British | |
| dotard | n. | old senescent person | archaic | |
| dote | v. | to be foolish, especially due to old age | ||
| doublet | n. | close-fitting padded jacket worn by men, with or without sleeves | ||
| doughty | adj. | brave and resolute, valiant | ||
| doula | n. | trained woman assisting mother during and after childbirth | ||
| dour | adj. | sullen; stern | ||
| dower | n. | natural gift | ||
| dowp | n. | buttocks; butt end of a cigarette | Scots | |
| doxastic | adj. | of or related to belief or mere opinion | ||
| doxology | n. | short formula of words in praise of God | ||
| draegerman | n. | specially trained miner who is expert in underground rescue | ||
| drag hunt | n. | equestrian hunting in which hounds follow an artificial scent lain along a predetermined trail | ||
| draggle | v. | to soil by dragging through mire or wet grass; to make wet and dirty | ||
| dragonnade | n. | abandoning civilians to the pillaging of soldiers | ||
| dramaturge | n. | adviser to theater company about repertoire and public relations | ||
| draper | n. | maker of woolen cloth, cloth merchant; seller of dry goods | ||
| draughts | n. | checkers | British | |
| draw | n. | marijuana; bag of cannabis | slang | |
| dray | n. | low cart for heavy loads, esp. a beer cart; sledge, sled | ||
| dreck | n. | useless stuff; garbage | ||
| dree | v. | to endure | ||
| dressing bell | n. | bell rung as signal to begin dressing for dinner |
