| 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 | ||
| douceur | n. | bribe, financial sweetener | ||
| 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 | ||
| dripping toast | n. | dish made by covering toast with beef drippings and a little salt | British | |
| drolatic | adj. | humorous, comically strange | ||
| drongo | n. | fool, dummy | slang | |
| drop a brick | v. | to commit a faux pas, usu. in speech | British | |
| dropsical | adj. | affected by swelling | ||
| dropsy | n. | old-fashioned word for edema, the often painful swelling of interstitial spaces in the body with fluid | ||
| droschky | n. | Russian four-wheeled open carriage | ||
| dross | n. | worthless matter, refuse | ||
| drugget | n. | coarse hair rug; coarse felted or woven woolen fabric |
