2-Letter Words Starting with D

Lying down; prostrate; recumbent.

Extending downward; said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem.

If date set (anagram)

Feed poorly, at first being hopeless

He's always expecting to be beaten

One on trial

One is not to a c.c. 17 across

Plea bargaining party

Stay and calm down (wordplay)

Delay of French Revolution's effect

Stay in midst of students' agitation

Fed up and lacking 11 cent

Lacking in it, I fenced poorly

In depression ironclad company becomes inadequate

Leaves-dropper (wordplay)

Type of chemical sprayed on plants

I don't mess with leaf stripper

The man's tucked in - fit to burst!

Bursting: bot.

Emerging forcefully from hot Irish capital in fall

One who demands; the plaintiff in a real action; any plaintiff.

""Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent. as, oil is demulcent.""

DENTURE a set of teeth

Sure thing (wordplay)

Underarm spray, perhaps

Secret stuff (wordplay)

Dented pan? (anagram)

One's kept earring of Parisian seen first

One needs support ot kill the insect at last

Relying/contingent (on)

One kind of asset at income tax time

April 15th asset.

Extra capsule in a pill bottle

Do not eat substance

Dryer found in freak accidents

Discourage a nice bloke (wordplay)

Put man off soap (wordplay)

Get tender (anagram)

Hindrance.

Long sentence, for one

It puts off cleaner? Right for good!

That which restrains.

State of being harmed or damaged

Damage part of watch around edge

Harm or loss

Frolicsome or mischievous conduct

Reckless mischief

Was up and reportedly intended to cause mischief

Most reverent.

What Kipling's Kangaroo wanted to be.

Part 3 of the phrase

Unlike Clemo's percussionist

Shy old copper, if well outside sanctum

Shy, unlike papers ousting Queen

Reluctant to come forward

Dimply

Direct

Decaff? It's designed to put you off

Resolution to face duke (fist), or turn away (wordplay)

Make discontented having detective inspector's influence

Shame! Say it's wrong

Loss of reputation

Refuse to believe

It's lying by the plate, one's tea, say

Deceitful - hedonists (anagram)

Hedonists turned out to be deceptive

Clean scent if I'd showered (wordplay)

Doctor finds Ice-T free of germs

Use Lysol on

INFEST to invade and swarm over

Dispose of shares

Sell shares small boy put up, not wearing a shirt (wordplay)

Vice in its place - good guy is to withdraw backing

Dismal

Puzzle Editor's in muddle!

Confuse the team at Leyton (wordplay)

Confuse at Brisbane Road!

Insets did for one who opposes authority

Opposer of official line

One casting a "no" vote

Guy in scuba gear (wordplay)

Not the same frogman (wordplay)

Separating from masked man (wordplay)

Doggone

Doughy

Draffy

Most in need of insulation

Breeziest.

Draggy

Drawly

Most marvelous

Most delightful

Handsomest Slang.

Most gloomy stare - dire it could be

Retired, as working is most depressing

Least pleasant, weatherwise

Dreggy

Most formal, fashion-wise

Most elegant

Drifty

Drippy

Most forlorn

Least spirited

Drossy

Most likely to nod

Most soporific

Druggy

Drumly

Durned

Isn't livestock sold by it (wordplay)

Total load on ship

Total cargo a ship can carry

Brooklyn storage area (wordplay)

Playroom locale (wordplay)

Playroom locale?

Controversy; deliberation; debate.

A marching off.

Sudden departure

Mixing damp cement in Split, out of the blue

Waning, as the moon

Graffiti fade off building material

Cafe Ted and men wrecked in act of vandalism

Damage makes building material fade badly on top

Pollution from pass encountered around North

The act of defining; definition; description.

One with no class (wordplay)

Offender, maybe juvenile

Failing to do one's duty.

English word

Sign; indication.

final part (of play, etc)

Final resolution (of play, film, etc)

Final part (of film, play)

Noun (-ment)

Tempt nerd with a fizzy Moselle, perhaps

Office would leave me in depression

Sports or payroll

Extensive use of troops (wordplay)

Positioning of troops

Distribution of resources

Schools used to grade pupils in this.

Expel people starting to trash carriage

From outside port, men took bearing

Alcohol, for one

Downer of French worker packing iron

Drug reducing nervous activity

Mishap on the IRT

Result of a bad jump

#NotAllMen, for instance

Grandchild, for one

Great-grandson, for one

Issue notes for treble tackling finale

Moving downwards

Delineation; sketch; design; ideal; invention.

Lacking hope - ten odd pens (anagram)

Down in the dumps

Almost without hope

Indifference for detail

Indifference to detail

Strange men chatted with aloofness

Period in custody

Enforced delay

Badly tainted fellows being put inside in custody

TOXICANT a poisonous substance

""The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow.""

Procedure for an unethical lawyer

Burundi's barmen trying to comprehend legal ban

BENEFIT to obtain an advantage

Rattle record playing? Sure thing

Put out of underworld union

Prior to musical event duke is upset

Break off an engagement (wordplay)

Divorce adjusted in second court

Detectives and screw pull the plug

Now is the winter of our - (Richard III)

Now is the winter of our - (Rich.III)

Lack of satisfaction

Record agent and worker not agreeing

Contrary, disagreeing

Inconsistent

Free from illusion

Take illusions away

Make someone feel let down

Deprive of will power (wordplay)

Refuse to leave the house (wordplay)

Solve insider 4 or do 7 down (wordplay)

Act of disowning.

""PERSANT piercing, also PERCEANT, PERSAUNT""

Contempt in crushing spiders, etc.

In action, press cited for contempt

Press cited for spreading contempt

""Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach. as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach.""

The act of stripping or ridding

I mend TV set that's broken for selling off

Doughty

Fictional band on the TV show "Lost"

Car's torque transmitter

*Torque-providing component

Drizzly

Drouthy

Valley outlet

""The surgical excision of dead, contaminated, or damaged tissue, and foreign matter, especially from a wound.""

Dismantle (something)

Break down

Churchmen wanting a heavy vehicle reduced time to break down

""A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.""

Depravity. [Obs.] Milton. [Obs.] Milton.

Disorder; madness

Madness; disorder

Disorder; insanity

A despising.

Despoliation.

Serving to determine or limit; determinative.

Put off skimpy attire, good person who has a resigned outlook (wordplay)

""(Transport / Railways) to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc. detrainment   n""

""TUMESCENT Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules.""

Process of growth

Cluster of apartment houses

New product/idea; state of growth

Deprivation of ability; incapacity.

Topic for the summit.

Reduction in military forces and weapons

Reduction in military forces

The breaking up of a group

Perceptiveness - good taste

One's discriminating power

Keen perception or judgement

Discreet

Detachment resident? It's off!

State of impartiality

State of being impartial

The forcing from a fixed position

Going against instructions

Insubordinate, spreading sedition around base

Naughty daughter isn't accepting order to stop working

Act of disporting; diversion; play.

Not concurring

Detest sin in awkward believer with different views

A separating tissue; a partition; a septum.

Distinct

Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce; separation.

Doggoned

Doleful

""Draughtier , draughtiest US , draftier draftiest characterized by or exposed to draughts of air draughtily   US , draftily adv""

Red and tough (anagram); battleship

Aden drought affected battleship

Famous British battleship.

Superlative adjective

The act of deciphering.

Medicine to unblock the nose

Medicine clearing airways

Catarrh reliever

Becoming liquid

Demolition.

""One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology.""

Good tendrils could excite this type of plant expert

Conclusion is to include North Carolina in the criticism

Conclusion is to include North Carolina for criticism

One versed in deontology.

Toppling of a king

Removal from power

Removal of bishop from the highest seat in the land (wordplay)

""DEVIATION The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.""

Diminution.

Demagnetiser smashed in quarrel

Row of detectives with squad in a salute

Quarrel leading to underworld contract

Payment of money from a fund

Partner having left, really in debt, sums wasted, money spent!

The taking away of funds and property (from an established church)

Disguise.

Fast incident involved medical agent

Liquid that kills bacteria

Liquid destroying bacteria

INFESTANT

Digging up (of a body)

The digging up of a body

Exhumation

Removal from a fixed position

Shift hell's location (wordplay)

Amount of movement

Measure of ship's size

Disseverance.

""DIVERSION The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business. as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.""

One razing buildings

Skin disease expert

Skin disorder expert

Doctor specialising in skin disorders

The character second in importance to the protagonist in classical Greek drama.

One wanting local powers

Person associated with (-ist)

To remove a load from (a person or animal)

War of insults (wordplay)

Retreat gets demeaning somehow

A separating, releasing

The spoiling of an appearance

Defacement

Withdrawal from stocks, shares, etc

Reduction of assets

Withdrawal of, failure to replace, capital

Demolition

Being cut to pieces

The cutting off of limbs

Separation of limbs

Slight - dig at spearmen (anagram)

Slight to reputation - garden pastime (anagram)

Condemnation, scorn

DOCUMENTAL Of or pertaining to instruction.

DOCUMENTARISE

""Relating to, composed in, or consisting of twelve-tone music.""

One who delights in destroying that which is valuable; one whose principles and influence tend to destroy existing institutions; a destructive.

The study of dialects.

CID officer's job leads to frustration

Day one's date is a letdown

Letdown (skin)

I rang tradesmen after confusion and disorder

Noun (-ment)

Sadness is something inside people stopping extremes of delight

Persuasion (against an action)

That which disheartens

Come in, Ted: 3 will destroy inhibition

""The act of disemboweling, or state of being disemboweled; evisceration.""

Process of becoming disillusioned

Lack of faith

End tennis match broken showing loss of enthusiasm

""The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.""

Dissatisfied anger

Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits.

Fun and games

Minor entertainment

One who takes daguerreotypes.

Removal of twists and knots

Unravelling; process of setting free

Extrication

Learning that there's no Santa Claus

State of disenchantment

Result of shattered ideals

The removal of official status from, eg, a church

The removal of a person's vote

Removal of the right to vote