English words starting with D

simple, unpretentious, and reminiscent of a comfortable, ordinary home or rural life

Relating to or designed for people with low incomes; cheap and of low quality.

Suffering a period of misfortune or lack of success, especially financially.

An initial partial payment made when something is bought on credit.

practical, realistic, and not pretentious.

Describing a situation that is not decided or finished until the very last moment.

Turned or bent downwards.

the first beat of a measure in music, often indicated by a downward motion of the conductor's hand.

(of a person's eyes) looking downwards

A downward current or movement of air, especially one that is strong and localized.

Brought or knocked to the ground

A depressant or sedative drug

A sudden loss of power, status, or success; the cause of someone's failure.

The aerodynamic force that pushes a moving vehicle, especially a racing car, downwards onto the road, increasing its grip and stability.

to move someone or something to a lower rank, level, or position

reduced to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance.

(gerund or present participle) the action of reducing someone or something to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance

Feeling sad, discouraged, or without hope.

towards the bottom of a hill or slope

A person who competes in the sport of downhill skiing or downhill mountain biking.

A transmission link for sending data from a satellite, spacecraft, or other high-altitude platform to a ground station or receiver on Earth.

to copy or move data or software from a central computer or server to a smaller computer or device

(of data or software) able to be transferred from a central computer or server to a user's device.

transferred (data, a file, or a program) from a central computer or server to a smaller computer or device.

The process of copying data (such as a file or program) from a central system, server, or the internet to a user's device.

An initial partial payment made when buying something on credit or in installments.

To make something seem less important or significant than it really is.

a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly

A fishing device consisting of a weighted line and a release mechanism, used to lower a lure or bait to a precise depth.

complete and total; used to emphasize something negative

To change to a lower gear in a vehicle.

the negative part or disadvantage of a situation

To reduce the number of people employed by a company in order to reduce costs.

(past tense and past participle of downsize) To make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of people employed.

The process of reducing the number of employees in a company in order to cut costs and increase efficiency.

A downward or declining trend, especially in economic or business contexts.

a downward slope; a descending part of a surface.

A vertical pipe attached to the edge of a roof to carry rainwater down from the gutter to the ground or a drain.

at or towards the front of a theatre stage

to or on a lower floor of a building, especially the ground floor

In the direction in which a stream or river flows; towards the mouth of a river.

A downward stroke, especially one made by a pen, brush, or other writing or drawing implement.

A downward movement or trend, especially a decline in economic or business activity.

a period of time when a machine, especially a computer, is not working or available for use.

to or in the central part or main business area of a city or town

a decline in economic, business, or other activity

moving or pointing towards a lower place or level

Sloping or moving downwards; declining or decreasing.

In a direction or manner moving towards a lower position or level.

towards a lower place or position.

In the direction that the wind is blowing.

A person or thing that travels or is located downwind, especially in the context of being affected by something carried by the wind, such as radioactive fallout from a nuclear test site.

Covered with or resembling soft, fine hair or feathers.

property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.

to search for underground water or minerals by holding a Y-shaped stick or rod that is supposed to dip downwards when over the right spot.

A person who uses a divining rod or similar device to search for underground water, minerals, or other hidden substances.

a short hymn or formula of praise to god, often added to the end of a psalm or other piece of religious writing.

a toxic antibiotic obtained from a bacterium, used in chemotherapy to treat cancer.

A broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline group, used to treat a variety of bacterial infections.

the most respected or prominent person in a particular field or group

the most respected or prominent woman in a particular field.

To sleep lightly for a short time.

A group of twelve things.

A large, powerful machine used to move earth and rubble, fitted with a broad metal blade in front.

(present participle) Sleeping lightly or for a short time; being in a state of semi-consciousness.

A measure of the resolution of a printer, scanner, or monitor, expressed as the number of individual dots that can be placed in a line within the span of one inch.

dull and lacking in color; cheerless and uninteresting

the quality of being dull, uninteresting, or lacking in brightness or colour.

(of laws or rules) extremely harsh and severe.

A preliminary version of a piece of writing

The age at which a person becomes eligible for compulsory military service.

The specific day on which a selection process (especially for professional sports teams) is held to choose new players from a pool of eligible candidates.

Describing a space or condition without drafts of air.

Past tense and past participle of draft. To select someone for a specific purpose or duty, especially compulsory military service.

a person who is drafted into military service.

A person who drafts documents, especially legal or official ones.

The act or process of writing a preliminary version of a text, document, or plan.

A person who is an enthusiastic follower or expert on the player selection process (the draft) in professional sports, especially American football.

A person, especially a man, who makes detailed technical plans or drawings.

Skill in drawing or drafting, especially in technical or architectural plans.

Describing a room or building that has cold air blowing through it.

To pull something along a surface, usually with effort and resistance.

Relating to or being a feature in a graphical user interface that allows a user to move items on the screen by selecting them and moving the mouse while holding down a button.

the present participle or gerund of drag; the act of pulling something along a surface, typically with effort or difficulty.

tediously slow or dull; lacking in liveliness or interest.

A net pulled along the bottom of a river or across the ground to catch fish or other animals.

A large, imaginary animal in stories that has wings and a long tail and can breathe out fire.

a brightly coloured insect with a long thin body and two pairs of large transparent wings, which lives near water.

a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the british army.

A car built or modified for very high acceleration in drag races.

to make liquid flow away from something or to flow away

the process or system by which water or other liquids are drained from a place.

A slightly sloped surface, often part of a kitchen counter or sink, on which washed dishes are placed to dry.

Feeling very tired and without energy.

a device, such as a rack or board, on which washed dishes, glasses, etc. are placed so that water drains off them.

Making you feel very tired and without energy.

a pipe that carries rainwater from the roof of a building to the ground or to a drain.

a male duck.

A small drink of alcoholic liquor, especially whiskey.

A play for the theatre, television, or radio.

Relating to drama or the performance of plays.

In a way that is sudden, very great, or very noticeable

The study or practice of acting in and producing plays.

A person who writes plays.

The process of making a book, event, etc. into a play or film.

to adapt a story or event so that it can be performed as a play or film.

to adapt a story or novel so that it can be performed as a play or shown in a film or on television

a person who writes or adapts plays for the theatre; a playwright.

the theory and practice of dramatic composition.

To arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or around something.

to cover, adorn, or hang something with cloth in loose, graceful folds

A dealer in cloth or dry goods.

cloth or fabric hanging in loose folds, especially as a curtain or decorative hanging.

the way in which a fabric or garment hangs or falls in loose folds.

having a strong or far-reaching effect; severe and extreme.

in a way that has a strong, severe, or far-reaching effect

a current of cool air in a room or other confined space

A person who makes detailed technical plans or drawings.

to make a picture, image, etc. by making marks on a surface with a pen, pencil, etc.

a disadvantage or problem; the negative side of a situation.