Words in english starting with D

• Dewar — Noun – English ～ Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
• dewar — Noun – English ～ vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
• dewberry — Noun – English ～ blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes
• dewberry — Noun – English ～ any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
• dewberry bush — Noun – English ～ any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
• dewdrop — Noun – English ～ a drop of dew
• dewey — Noun – English ～ United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
• Dewey — Noun – English ～ United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
• Dewey decimal classification — Noun – English ～ a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
• Dewey — Noun – English ～ a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
• Deweyan — Adjective – English ～ of or relating to John Dewey or his philosophy
• DeWitt Clinton — Noun – English ～ United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)
• dewlap — Noun – English ～ a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
• dewy — Adjective – English ～ wet with dew
• dexamethasone — Noun – English ～ a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
• Dexedrine — Noun – English ～ an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
• Dexone — Noun – English ～ a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
• dexter — Adjective – English ～ on or starting from the wearer's right
• dexterity — Noun – English ～ adroitness in using the hands
• dexterous — Adjective – English ～ skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"

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