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distress worry, pain, or suffering, or anything that causes suffering. [3 definitions]
distribute to divide into parts and give out to each of several people or groups. [2 definitions]
distribution the act of distributing. [2 definitions]
distributive property in mathematics, a characteristic of numbers that allows you to multiply a group of numbers and get the same answer you would get if you multiplied each member of the group and then combined the answers. For example, 4 x (8 + 1 + 5) is equal to (4 x 8) + (4 x 1) + (4 x 5).
district an area of a country, city, or other place used for a particular purpose. [2 definitions]
District of Columbia an area on the Maryland side of the Potomac River that contains only the U.S. capital city of Washington. (abbreviation: DC)
distrust to lack faith or confidence in; to doubt. [2 definitions]
disturb to interrupt, especially by making noise. [3 definitions]
disturbance an act or instance of disturbing. [2 definitions]
ditch a long narrow opening in the ground used to drain away or supply water. [2 definitions]
ditto the same as said or written before.
dive to plunge or move downward rapidly, usually head or front first. [5 definitions]
diver a person who dives into water from a board or platform. [2 definitions]
diverse of different kinds or sorts. [2 definitions]
diversion an act or instance of turning aside. [2 definitions]
diversity the state or condition of being diverse. [2 definitions]
divert to turn aside or away from something. [3 definitions]
divide to separate into parts. [5 definitions]
dividend the number to be divided by another number in math equations. [2 definitions]
divine of, from, or having to do with a god or gods. [2 definitions]
diving the activity or sport of jumping into water with your head and arms going first.