Word Collection

descript

Having distinctive features or qualities.

desistance

The act of ceasing a behavior, particularly one considered harmful or unwanted.

devi

A goddess.

devil’s tattoo

A rhythmic tapping of fingers, knuckles, or feet.

Devonshire

To clear land by burning turf, stubble, etc.

diablerie

diachronic

Relating to changes occurring over time.

diachrony

Change occurring over a period of time.

diaeresis or dieresis

dialectic

A discussion employed in investigating the truth of a thesis.

dickey, dicky, or dickie

1. A detachable shirtfront, collar, bib, etc.

diegetic

Happening inside a story.

diffidence

Timidity or shyness.

dingbat

1. An eccentric or crazy person.

dingthrift

One who is wasteful and reckless with money or resources.

dinky

diplomatics

The study of documents, especially historical documents, in an effort to authenticate, date, interpr...

discerp

To tear off or to rip into pieces.

disinterested

disject

To scatter or disperse.

Disneyfy

disquisition

A formal discussion on a subject: discourse or dissertation.

dithyramb

diversivolent

Desiring strife.

divest

divvy

Dividend; share.

do-all

A person who does all kinds of work in a job.

dobber

dogfood

To test a company’s product by having its employees use it in their regular workday.

dogged

Stubbornly determined or persistent.

dogwatch

Domdaniel

A place of wickedness.

Don Quixote

Someone who is unrealistic, naive, chivalrous, idealistic, etc. to an absurd degree.

dot-connect

To make connections between different pieces of information in order to reach a conclusion.

double-barreled

double-talk

1. Speech that’s a mix of actual words and gibberish.

dovecote or dovecot

downbeat

1. The downward stroke of a conductor indicating the first or an accented beat of a measure.

draggletailed

Dirty or untidy.

dragoon

To force someone to do something; coerce.

droid

dromomania

noun

dunce

A person regarded as dim-witted or foolish.

eager beaver

One who is enthusiastic and hard-working, sometimes to the point of being overzealous.

earwitness

One who testifies or can testify to something heard.

earworm

echoism

The formation of words by imitating sounds; also a word created in this manner.

eclat or éclat

efface

To erase or to make inconspicuous.

effervescent