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- driftedverb
Past tense of drift; was carried slowly by a current.
- driftingverb
Present participle of drift; being carried slowly by a current.
- drillnoun, verb
A tool or machine with a rotating cutting tip used for making holes in hard materials.
- drillingnoun, verb
The action or process of making holes in something using a drill.
- drinkverb
To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
- drinkernoun
A person who drinks a particular type of beverage regularly.
- drinkingnoun, verb, adjective
The action of consuming liquids, especially alcohol.
- drinksnoun, verb
Beverages of any kind.
- dripnoun, verb
A small drop of liquid falling or about to fall.
- drippingnoun, adjective, verb
Fat that has dripped from roasting meat, used in cooking.
- driveverb
To operate and control a motor vehicle.
- drivenadjective, verb
Highly motivated and determined to succeed.
- drivernoun
A person who drives a vehicle.
- driversnoun
Plural of driver; people who drive vehicles.
- drivesnoun, verb
Journeys in a vehicle.
- drivewaynoun
A private road or path leading from a street to a house, garage, or other building.
- drivingnoun, adjective, verb
The activity or skill of operating a motor vehicle.
- dronenoun, verb
An unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote control or onboard computers.
- dronesnoun, verb
Multiple unmanned aircraft or ships guided by remote control.
- dropverb
To let something fall or to fall.
- droppedverb
Let or caused to fall vertically (past tense of drop).
- droppingverb, noun
Letting fall or falling.
- dropsnoun, verb
Small quantities of liquid that fall or are produced.
- droughtnoun
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
- droveverb
Past tense of "drive"; operated a vehicle.
- drownverb
To die through submersion in and inhalation of water.
- drownedverb, adjective
Died or killed by submersion in water (past tense of drown).
- drowningverb, noun
Dying or in the process of dying from submersion in water.
- drugnoun
A substance used as a medicine or in making medicines.
- druggedverb, adjective
Administered a drug to someone, often without their knowledge.
- drugsnoun, verb
Substances used as medicines or in the making of medicines.
- drugstorenoun
(North American) A store where medicines and various other items are sold; a pharmacy.
- drumnoun, verb
A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across one or both ends, played by striking with sticks or hands.
- drummernoun
A person who plays a drum or drums, especially in a band.
- drummingnoun, verb
The action or practice of playing drums.
- drumsnoun, verb
Multiple percussion instruments; a drum kit.
- drunkadjective, noun
Affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behavior.
- drunkardnoun
A person who habitually drinks excessive amounts of alcohol; an alcoholic.
- drunkenadjective
Drunk; affected by alcohol.
- drunksnoun
Plural of drunk; people who are intoxicated or who habitually drink excessively.
- dryadjective
Free from moisture or liquid; not wet.
- dryernoun
A machine or device for drying something, especially clothes or hair.
- dryingverb
Present participle of dry.
- dsnoun
(Music) An abbreviation for "dal segno," a musical notation directing the performer to repeat from the sign.
- dunoun
(Computing) A Unix/Linux command that displays disk usage of files and directories.
- duaneproper_noun
A masculine given name of Irish origin.
- dubaiproper_noun
A city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates, located on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf; known as a major global business hub and tourist destination.
- dublinproper_noun
The capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located on the east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey.
- duboisproper_noun
A surname of French origin, notably associated with W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963), the American sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist.
- duchessnoun
The wife or widow of a duke.