dabble

work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid

dainty

delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress

dais

raised platform for speakers or other important people

dally

trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time

damn

condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation

dank

damp; unpleasantly wet

dapper

neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry

dappled

spotted

dart

move or throw suddenly and quickly

daub

smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one’s clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint

daunt

intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten

dauntless

bold; fearless

dawdle

loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing

daze

stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.

dazzle

make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder

deadlock

standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate

deadpan

wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face

dearth

scarcity

debacle

sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster

debar

bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services