4 Letter Words Starting With D
All 233 4-letter words that start with D, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- down/ˈdaʊn/(American football) a complete play to advance the football
- does/ˈdəz/
- done/ˈdən/cooked until ready to serve
- dead/ˈdɛd/people who are no longer living
- door/ˈdɔɹ/a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
- days/ˈdeɪz/the time during which someone's life continues
- damn/ˈdæm/something of little value
- deal/ˈdiɫ/the act of apportioning or distributing something
- dear/ˈdɪɹ/a beloved person
- died/ˈdaɪd/
- date/ˈdeɪt/sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
- drop/ˈdɹɑp/the act of dropping something
- dude/ˈdud/a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
- dark/ˈdɑɹk/an unenlightened state
- deep/ˈdip/literary term for an ocean
- dare/ˈdɛɹ/a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
- duty/ˈdjuti/work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
- dogs/ˈdɑɡz/
- drug/ˈdɹəɡ/a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
- dick/ˈdɪk/obscene terms for penis
- dumb/ˈdəm/unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
- draw/ˈdɹɔ/the act of drawing or hauling something
- desk/ˈdɛsk/a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
- data/ˈdætə/a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- dawn/ˈdɔn/the earliest period
- dies/ˈdaɪz/
- dean/ˈdin/an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
- dust/ˈdəst/fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
- drag/ˈdɹæɡ/the act of dragging (pulling with force)
- dump/ˈdəmp/a place where supplies can be stored
- debt/ˈdɛt/an obligation to pay or do something
- duck/ˈdək/small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
- doll/ˈdɑɫ/a small replica of a person
- drew/ˈdɹu/United States actor (born in Ireland)
- dirt/ˈdɝt/disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
- deny/dɪˈnaɪ/declare untrue
- duke/ˈduk/a British peer of the highest rank
- dish/ˈdɪʃ/an activity that you like or at which you are superior
- deck/ˈdɛk/any of various platforms built into a vessel
- deaf/ˈdɛf/people who have severe hearing impairments
- diet/ˈdaɪət/the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
- dive/ˈdaɪv/a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
- dope/ˈdoʊp/street names for marijuana
- dale/ˈdeɪɫ/an open river valley (in a hilly area)
- darn/ˈdɑɹn/sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- drum/ˈdɹəm/small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
- dull/ˈdəɫ/make less lively or vigorous
- dial/ˈdaɪəɫ/the face of a timepiece
- deer/ˈdɪɹ/distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
- dong/ˈdɔŋ/the basic unit of money in Vietnam
- deed/ˈdid/something that people do or cause to happen
- ding/ˈdɪŋ/an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- dime/ˈdaɪm/street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
- dock/ˈdɑk/a short or shortened tail of certain animals
- dice/ˈdaɪs/a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces
- dash/ˈdæʃ/a quick run
- dame/ˈdeɪm/informal terms for a (young) woman
- dose/ˈdoʊs/street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- dang/ˈdæŋ/
- duel/ˈduəɫ/any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
- doom/ˈdum/an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
- dove/ˈdəv/any of numerous small pigeons
- dome/ˈdoʊm/a hemispherical roof
- dorm/ˈdɔɹm/a college or university building containing living quarters for students
- dine/ˈdaɪn/give dinner to
- disk/ˈdɪsk/a flat circular plate
- dads/ˈdædz/
- disc/ˈdɪsk/a flat circular plate
- drip/ˈdɹɪp/(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
- dots/ˈdɑts/
- demo/ˈdɛmoʊ/a visual presentation showing how something works
- defy/dɪˈfaɪ/challenge
- damp/ˈdæmp/a slight wetness
- daft/ˈdæft/informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- dent/ˈdɛnt/an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- duct/ˈdəkt/an enclosed conduit for a fluid
- dorka dull stupid fatuous person
- dart/ˈdɑɹt/a sudden quick movement
- doth/ˈdɔθ/
- digs/ˈdɪɡz/temporary living quarters
- dire/ˈdaɪɝ/causing fear or dread or terror
- dung/ˈdəŋ/fecal matter of animals
- dirk/ˈdɝk/a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
- davy/ˈdeɪvi/English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and…
- dusk/ˈdəsk/the time of day immediately following sunset
- dunk/ˈdəŋk/a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
- dyke/ˈdaɪk/a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
- diva/ˈdivə/a distinguished female operatic singer
- dell/ˈdɛɫ/a small wooded hollow
- dona/ˈdoʊnə/a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
- deli/ˈdɛɫi/a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
- dibs/ˈdɪbz/a claim of rights
- dues/ˈduz/
- dojo
- duet/djuˈɛt/(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
- dada/ˈdɑˌdɑ/a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century
- dost/ˈdɑst/
- duly/ˈduɫi/in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
- dyed/ˈdaɪd/(used of color) artificially produced
- dual/ˈduəɫ/a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
4-letter words starting with D
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There are 233 4-letter words starting with D in our dictionary.