
duck | duck: v. 1 bob, dodge, dip, dive, stoop, bow, bend, crouch: I ducked to avoid hitting my head on the beam. 2 plunge, submerge, immerse, dunk: In the pool, she ducked me when I least expected it. 3 avoid, sidestep, evade, dodge, elude, shun, steer clear of, shy away from; shirk: He is known for ducking his responsibilities.
dud | dud: n. 1 failure, Colloq flop, lead balloon, lemon, washout, Colloq US and Canadian dog, clinker: Her second novel certainly proved a dud - it sold only ten copies. --adj. 2 worthless, valueless, broken, unusable, useless, inoperative, non-functioning, inoperative, malfunctioning, Colloq kaput, bust(ed), Brit duff: They deliberately supplied us with dud ammunition.
dude | dude: n. 1 dandy, fop, fancy dresser, Beau Brummell, popinjay, boulevardier, man about town, Archaic coxcomb, macaroni; Slang swell, Brit toff: He dressed like a real dude - zoot suit and all. 2 man, fellow, chap, Colloq guy: Hey, man, who''s that dude in the tartan suit?
due | due: adj. 1 payable, owed, owing, unpaid, outstanding, in arrears: The rent is due tomorrow. 2 fitting, right, rightful, correct, proper, appropriate, apropos, apposite, suitable, apt, meet; deserved, (well-)earned, merited, just, justified: Was she treated with due respect? 3 necessary, needed, adequate, sufficient, enough, satisfactory; ample, plenty of: I do not think my case was given due consideration. 4 expected, scheduled, anticipated: He was due on the two o''clock plane. --adv. 5 directly, exactly, precisely, straight: Go due east to the river, then turn north.
dues | dues: n.pl. (membership) fee, charge(s): If you have not paid your dues, you may not use the club''s facilities.
duff | duff: adj. bad, useless, worthless, unworkable, inoperable, inoperative, broken; fake, false, counterfeit, Colloq dud, phoney or US also phony: We couldn''t get that duff radio to work. We were provided with duff papers for crossing the border.
duffer | duffer: n. incompetent, blunderer, bungler, oaf, Colloq ox, lummox: He may be an expert at computers but he''s a duffer at golf.
dull | dull: adj. 1 stupid, slow-witted, dense, stolid, bovine, cloddish, clod-like, backward, obtuse, doltish, crass, dumb, Colloq thick, dim, dim-witted, Brit dim as a Toc H lamp: He might be a dull student but he''s a brilliant artist. 2 insensitive, numb, insensible, imperceptive or impercipient, unresponsive, indifferent, unfeeling, unsympathetic, callous, hardened, hard, inured, obtundent: He knew that he could expect only a dull response to his pleading. 3 lifeless, indifferent, unresponsive, sluggish, slow, listless, inactive, torpid: The market for luxury cars is a little dull now. 4 boring, tiresome, tedious, monotonous, uninspired, uninspiring, unoriginal, uninteresting, humdrum: All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 5 dismal, dreary, depressing, sombre, grey, dark, murky, gloomy, cloudy, clouded, overcast, sunless: If the day is dull, the photographs will show it. 6 blunted, blunt; obtuse: I nicked myself with that dull razor. 7 hazy, blurry, opaque, drab: Rub the dull film off that silver goblet. 8 muffled, numbing, deadened, muted, indistinct: I''ve had a dull pain in my arm all day. --v. 9 allay, assuage, relieve, mitigate, lessen, reduce: Weeping dulls the inner pain. 10 dim, tarnish, obscure, bedim, blur, cloud, becloud: A mist dulled the rich colours of the glen. 11 stupefy, narcotize, numb, benumb, desensitize, deaden, blunt, obtund: His war experiences had dulled his feelings towards others.
duly | duly: adv. 1 properly, fittingly, deservedly, appropriately, suitably, befittingly, rightly, correctly, accordingly: Those elected were duly installed in office. 2 punctually, on time: The train duly arrived.
dumb | dumb: adj. 1 mute, speechless, voiceless; silent, quiet, taciturn, mum, wordless; inarticulate: She was struck dumb with astonishment. 2 dull, stupid, Colloq thick: He''s too dumb to understand what you are saying.
dumbfound | dumbfound: v. dumfound, amaze, shock, surprise, startle, astonish, astound, bewilder, stagger, stun, floor, nonplus, confuse, confound, Colloq flabbergast, bowl over: Their offer for the house dumbfounded us.
dumbfounded | dumbfounded: adj. dumfounded, amazed, shocked, surprised, startled, astonished, astounded, bewildered, staggered, floored, nonplussed, overwhelmed, speechless, stunned, thunderstruck, dazzled, dazed, dumbstruck, taken aback, confused, confounded, bemused, perplexed, baffled, disconcerted, Colloq bowled over, flabbergasted, knocked out, thrown (off), US thrown for a loss, Brit knocked for six, knocked sideways: She is dumbfounded that he proposed marriage.
dummy | dummy: n. 1 mannequin, manikin or mannikin, model, figure: I saw the coat on a dummy in the shop window. 2 sample, copy, reprint, reproduction, likeness, substitution, imitation, sham, mock-up, simulation, Colloq phoney or US also phony: Those aren''t the real crown jewels, they''re just dummies. 3 fool, idiot, dunce, blockhead, ninny, ass, dolt, numskull or numbskull, simpleton, Colloq dim-wit, US thimble-wit: They''re such dummies they don''t know that you''re joking. 4 US pacifier: Give the baby the dummy to suck.
dump | dump: v. 1 unload, offload, empty, drop, deposit, throw or fling down, tip: They dumped the topsoil all over the path. 2 get rid of, throw away, scrap, discard, ditch, jettison, dispose of, reject, tip, toss out or away, Colloq junk, chuck out or away: We dumped all the food when the fridge broke down. --n. 3 junk-yard, rubbish heap or Brit tip, US garbage dump: You''ll have to take this garden refuse to the dump.
dumpy | dumpy: adj. stocky, pudgy, squat, chunky, chubby, tubby, stout, plump, portly, fat: No one with a dumpy figure looks good in shorts.
dun | dun: v. press, importune, solicit, plague, nag, pester, Slang US bug: The gas company has been dunning me to pay the bill.
dung | dung: n. manure, muck, droppings, cow-pats, fertilizer, guano, excrement, faeces or US feces, US cow or buffalo-chips, horse-apples, Taboo shit: The dung is spread on the fields.
dungeon | dungeon: n. donjon, keep, cell, prison, lock-up, oubliette, black hole, stronghold: Throw the infidels into the dungeon and give them twenty lashes!
dupe | dupe: n. 1 fool, gull, victim, fair game, Colloq chump, Chiefly US and Canadian fall guy; Slang sucker, sap, boob, pushover, pigeon, mark, Brit mug, Chiefly US and Canadian patsy: Swindlers often choose tourists as likely dupes. 2 cat''s-paw, pawn, tool, puppet, Slang stooge: I''m not going to be the dupe in your little game! --v. 3 deceive, fool, outwit, cheat, trick, take in, defraud, humbug, hoax, swindle, hoodwink, bilk, gull, cozen, delude, mislead, snooker, victimize, Colloq bamboozle, flimflam, put one over on, pull a fast one on; Slang con, rip off, rook, take, US and Canadian snow, do a snow job on: She was duped into believing she had won the lottery.
duplicate | duplicate: adj. 1 identical; twin, matching: They sent me duplicate tickets by mistake. --n. 2 (exact or carbon) copy, photocopy, machine copy, double, clone, (perfect) match, facsimile, twin, reproduction, replica, replication, look-alike, Trade Mark Xerox (copy), Slang (dead) ringer: This painting looks like a duplicate of the one you bought. --v. 3 copy, photocopy, clone, match, replicate, imitate, reproduce, double, Trade Mark Xerox; repeat, equal: Would you please duplicate this letter for me? Can he duplicate his performance in the Commonwealth Games?
durable | durable: adj. enduring, long-lasting, stable, wear-resistant, heavy-duty, hard-wearing, long-wearing, lasting, persistent, indestructible, substantial, sturdy, tough, stout, strong, firm, sound, fixed, fast, permanent, dependable, reliable: The product is durable, guaranteed to last a lifetime.
duress | duress: n. 1 coercion, threat, pressure, constraint, compulsion; force, power: The boys wash the dishes only under duress. 2 confinement, imprisonment, incarceration, captivity, restraint, Literary durance: There were workhouses, prisons, and other forms of duress.
dusk | dusk: n. twilight, sundown, nightfall, evening, sunset, dark, eventide: The workers came in from the fields at dusk.
dusky | dusky: adj. 1 dark, black, ebony, sable, jet-black; swarthy, swart, dark-complected, dark-complexioned: ''Dusky diamonds'' is another name for coal. A dusky gentleman offered to see her home safely. 2 shadowy, shady, dim, dark, unilluminated, unlit, murky, subfusc, subfuscous, gloomy, obscure: An ominous figure was lurking in the dusky area under the stairs.
dutiful | dutiful: adj. obedient, compliant, willing, obliging, filial, faithful, conscientious, reliable, responsible, diligent, attentive, punctilious, respectful, polite, considerate, deferential, submissive, yielding, acquiescent, malleable, flexible, pliant, accommodating, Formal or archaic duteous: A dutiful son, he visits his parents weekly.
duty | duty: n. 1 responsibility, obligation, burden, onus, devoir, office, work, task, assignment, job, stint, chore, occupation, calling, function, role, part, bit, charge: Every man is expected to do his duty. 2 respect, deference, loyalty, fealty, fidelity, faithfulness, allegiance: I think she did it out of a sense of duty to her family. 3 tax, excise, tariff, impost, levy, customs: You will have to pay duty on that whisky.
