Nouns starting with D that are validated

• Dioscorea elephantipes — Noun – English ～ South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
• Duke Ellington — Noun – English ～ United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
• Derris elliptica — Noun – English ～ woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
• Dutch-elm beetle — Noun – English ～ a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
• Dutch elm disease — Noun – English ～ disease of elms caused by a fungus
• dwarf elm — Noun – English ～ fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament
• Dutch elm — Noun – English ～ any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall
• deltoid eminence — Noun – English ～ a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
• Dawson's encephalitis — Noun – English ～ a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
• data encryption — Noun – English ～ (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes
• dead end — Noun – English ～ a passage with access only at one end
• dead end — Noun – English ～ a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
• Drug Enforcement Agency — Noun – English ～ federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
• Drug Enforcement Administration — Noun – English ～ federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
• diesel engine — Noun – English ～ an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
• donkey engine — Noun – English ～ (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)
• donkey engine — Noun – English ～ a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
• Dicamptodon ensatus — Noun – English ～ large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
• double entendre — Noun – English ～ an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate
• dictionary entry — Noun – English ～ the entry in a dictionary of information about a word

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