5 Letter Words Starting With D
All 457 5-letter words that start with D, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- doing/ˈduɪŋ/
- death/ˈdɛθ/the act of killing
- drink/ˈdɹɪŋk/the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
- drive/ˈdɹaɪv/the act of applying force to propel something
- daddy/ˈdædi/an informal term for a father
- dance/ˈdæns/taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
- dream/ˈdɹim/a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
- dress/ˈdɹɛs/clothing in general
- drunk/ˈdɹəŋk/someone who is intoxicated
- doubt/ˈdaʊt/uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
- dying/ˈdaɪɪŋ/the time when something ends
- dirty/ˈdɝti/make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- drugs/ˈdɹəɡz/
- devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/a word used in exclamations of confusion
- doors/ˈdɔɹz/
- drove/ˈdɹoʊv/a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
- demon/ˈdimən/an evil supernatural being
- dozen/ˈdəzən/the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
- daily/ˈdeɪɫi/a newspaper that is published every day
- drama/ˈdɹɑmə/the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
- donna/ˈdɑnə/an Italian woman of rank
- drank/ˈdɹæŋk/
- dates/ˈdeɪts/
- drill/ˈdɹɪɫ/(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
- drawn/ˈdɹɔn/having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut
- delay/dɪˈɫeɪ/the act of delaying
- drops/ˈdɹɑps/
- daisy/ˈdeɪzi/any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
- diary/ˈdaɪɝi/a personal journal (as a physical object)
- dutch/ˈdətʃ/the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
- drown/ˈdɹaʊn/die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
- dough/ˈdoʊ/a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
- dated/ˈdeɪtɪd/marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
- dings/ˈdɪŋz/
- deals/ˈdiɫz/
- dummy/ˈdəmi/a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
- dudes/ˈdjudz/
- drake/ˈdɹeɪk/adult male of a wild or domestic duck
- drain/ˈdɹeɪn/emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- debts/ˈdɛts/
- dealt/ˈdɛɫt/
- dizzy/ˈdɪzi/make dizzy or giddy
- ditch/ˈdɪtʃ/a long narrow excavation in the earth
- drums/ˈdɹəmz/
- draft/ˈdɹæft/the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
- depth/ˈdɛpθ/degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
- dolls/ˈdɑɫz/
- diner/ˈdaɪnɝ/a restaurant that resembles a dining car
- deeds/ˈdidz/performance of moral or religious acts
- dried/ˈdɹaɪd/preserved by removing natural moisture
- delta/ˈdɛɫtə/the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
- disco/ˈdɪskoʊ/a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
- dolly/ˈdɑɫi/a small replica of a person
- donor/ˈdoʊnɝ/person who makes a gift of property
- devon/ˈdɛvən/red dual-purpose cattle of English origin
- ducks/ˈdəks/
- dared/ˈdɛɹd/
- drift/ˈdɹɪft/a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- dodge/ˈdɑdʒ/a quick evasive movement
- dusty/ˈdəsti/lacking originality or spontaneity
- drone/ˈdɹoʊn/stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
- dwarf/ˈdwɔɹf/a plant or animal that is atypically small
- draws/ˈdɹɔz/
- dares/ˈdɛɹz/
- docks/ˈdɑks/
- dicks/ˈdɪks/
- dense/ˈdɛns/slow to learn or understand
- dowry/ˈdaʊɹi/money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- doggy/ˈdɔɡi/informal terms for dogs
- depot/ˈdipoʊ/a depository for goods
- dryer/ˈdɹaɪɝ/an appliance that removes moisture
- dwell/ˈdwɛɫ/think moodily or anxiously about something
- debut/ˈdeɪbju/the act of beginning something new
- dairy/ˈdɛɹi/a farm where dairy products are produced
- downs/ˈdaʊnz/
- derby/ˈdɝbi/a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
- dandy/ˈdændi/a sailing vessel with two masts
- ducky/ˈdəˌki/a special loved one
- dread/ˈdɹɛd/fearful expectation or anticipation
- decoy/dəˈkɔɪ/something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
- darts/ˈdɑɹts/a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard
- decay/dɪˈkeɪ/the organic phenomenon of rotting
- diver/ˈdaɪvɝ/large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back
- dumps/ˈdəmps/an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
- decks/ˈdɛks/
- donut/ˈdoʊˌnət/a small ring-shaped friedcake
- dodgymarked by skill in deception
- doses/ˈdoʊsəz/
- deuce/ˈdus/one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
- drool/ˈdɹuɫ/saliva spilling from the mouth
- doves/ˈdəvz/
- dames/ˈdeɪmz/
- desks/ˈdɛsks/
- decaf/ˈdikæf/coffee with the caffeine removed
- dries/ˈdɹaɪz/
- deity/ˈdiəti/any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
- daffy/ˈdæfi/
- drags/ˈdɹæɡz/
- dicky/ˈdɪki/a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
- ditto/ˈdɪtoʊ/a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
5-letter words starting with D
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There are 457 5-letter words starting with D in our dictionary.