| dress |
A dress is a type of clothing that girls and women sometimes wear. It covers the top part of a person's body like a blouse or shirt but also covers all or some part of the legs. Some dresses are short and don't cover the knees. Others are long and go down to the feet. [3 definitions] |
| dressing |
A dressing is a sauce that we put on certain foods. The most common type of dressing is for salads. Most salad dressings contain oil, a little vinegar, and other things for flavor. |
| drift |
When something drifts, it is carried along by wind or water. Boats drift when they are not tied to something. Snow drifts when it is carried by the wind. [2 definitions] |
| drill1 |
A drill is a tool that you use to make holes in wood, metal, and other materials. |
| drink |
When you drink something, like water or juice, you take it into your body through your mouth. Most animals drink only water, but humans drink many kinds of things, such as milk, soda, coffee, and tea. [2 definitions] |
| drip |
When something drips, it flows down in drops. When you hang up a wet swimsuit, water usually drips from it. |
| drive |
When you drive something like a car or truck, you make it go, and you make it go where you want. [5 definitions] |
| driver |
A driver is someone who drives, especially a person who drives for their job, like a bus driver or a truck driver. |
| driveway |
A driveway is a short road that someone owns. It usually goes from a street to that person's house. |
| drop |
A drop is a very small amount of liquid that has a round shape. [3 definitions] |
| drowsy |
When you are drowsy, you are very close to being asleep. You feel as if you cannot keep your eyes open. It's bad for a person to feel drowsy when they need to be awake. |
| drug |
A drug is a medicine. It is something that people take when they are sick or have pain, or when they have some kind of problem with their health. [2 definitions] |
| drugstore |
A drugstore is a store that sells medicine and other things for your body. Drugstores often sell candy, magazines, and many other things too. |
| drum |
A drum is an instrument for playing music. It has a round shape and is hollow inside. It is covered at one or both ends by a tight material. You play a drum by beating it with sticks or your hands. [2 definitions] |
| drummer |
A drummer is a person who plays the drums. A drummer usually plays with a band or orchestra. |
| dry |
When something is dry, it doesn't have water in it or on it. [3 definitions] |
| dryer |
A dryer is a machine that uses warm air to get something dry. A large dryer is used for drying clothes. A small dryer that you hold in your hand can be used to dry your hair. |
| duck1 |
A duck is a bird that lives in or near water. It has a short neck and large feet. Ducks can swim very well. Wild ducks can fly, but other kinds of ducks cannot. |
| duckling |
A duckling is a baby duck. |
| dull |
If a knife is dull, it cannot cut well. It does not have a good edge for cutting. When something like a scissors or knife is dull, it is not sharp. [3 definitions] |
| during |
During means all through some period of time. If you don't go to school during the summer, it means that you don't go to school all through the summer. [2 definitions] |