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dabbaba(chess) A fairy chess piece that jumps two squares orthogonally (i.e. not diagonally), leaping over any intermediate piece.daedalaplural of daedalumdahsala(historical) Synonym of zabt (“land revenue system”).dainchaAlternative form of dhaincha.dajrejaAlternative spelling of dayereh.daktylaA rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.dalgonaA Korean sweet made of sugar and baking soda, usually pressed flat and stamped with a shape.damianaTurnera diffusa, an American passifloraceous shrub used in making a traditional Mexican liqueur, and as an aphrodisiac.dammaraAlternative form of damar.dandiyaA stick, representing a sword, used in the dandiya raas dance.daphniaA water flea of the genus Daphnia.darbuka(music) A type of goblet drum, originating in the Middle East and North Africa.daroghaAlternative form of daroga.darsana(India philosophy) A philosophy, worldview.dataria(Roman Catholicism, historical) Part of the Roman Catholic Curia, abolished in 1967, from which were sent graces or favours such as appointments to benefices.davidia(botany) Any of the genus Davidia of flowering trees.decidua(anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy.decuriaAlternative form of decury.deekshaAlternative form of diksha.deepseaAlternative form of deep-sea.defassaA variety of waterbuck.dejecta(medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.delendaThings to be deleted or removed.deletia(computing) In an email reply, material omitted from the quoted original.deliriaplural of deliriumdemibraA revealing brassiere with demicups rather than full coverage of the breasts.deodaraAlternative form of deodar.dependa(US, military, slang, derogatory) Clipping of dependapotamus.desnuda(US) A topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York City's Times Square.deutziaAny of a group of cultivated shrubs, of the genus Deutzia, having white or pink flowersdewarracowrie shells formerly used as currency in parts of Papua New GuineadghaisaA small boat resembling a gondola, common in Malta.dghajsaAlternative form of dghaisa.dhabihaAlternative form of dhabihah.dhaniyaAlternative form of dhania.dharanaSingle-minded focus or concentration as part of practising yoga.dhimayaAlternative form of dhimay.dhoorraAlternative form of durra.dhourraAlternative form of durra.dianoia(philosophy) Discursive thought on mathematical or scientific subjects.diazoma(theater, Ancient Greece) A corridor that divided sections of an Ancient Greek theatre.dicamba(organic chemistry) The herbicide 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid used to control weeds in many crops including corn (maize), cotton, soybeans, and cereals.digammaAn Ancient Greek letter representing /w/: Ϝ, ϝdilemmaA circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.dilemnaMisspelling of dilemma.dilrubaA bowed string instrument of Indian origin, with a goatskin soundboard, sympathetic strings and twenty fretsdiluviaplural of diluviumdionaea(botany, now rare) Venus flytrapdioptraAlternative form of diopter.dioramaA three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.diplomaA document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.diporpa(zoology) A juvenile diplozoid that has not yet coupled with another individual.discina(zoology) Any member of the brachiopod genus Discina.djinniaAlternative form of jinnia.dogmataplural of dogmadokhonaA traditional dress worn by women among the Bodo people of northeastern India.dolabraAn ancient axe or hatchet.dombeya(botany) Any of the flowering plants of the genus Dombeya.dontchaPronunciation spelling of don't you.dopattaAlternative form of dupatta.dopiazaA style of curry, usually of medium heat, prepared with onions.douleiaIn Roman Catholicism, the inferior veneration accorded to saints and angels.douradagilt-head bream (Sparus aurata)drachmaThe currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.dracina(chemistry, obsolete) draconindrakhmaAlternative form of drachma.droseraAny of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera.drugola(US) A bribe, in the form of recreational drugs, given to a disk jockey to play a record.duhungaA hall used for ceremonies in central Sulawesiduodenaplural of duodenumdupatta(South Asia) A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.dupiazaAlternative spelling of dopiaza.dvandva(linguistics, lexicography) A copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction and. Common in languages such as Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese, but less so in English.dysania(uncommon) A state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning.dysopiaAlternative form of dysopsia.dysoxiaThe condition of being dysoxicdyspnea(pathology) Difficult or laboured breathing.dysuria(pathology) The experience or condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine, or (rarely) of having difficulty doing so.