2-Letter Words Starting with D

In a determined manner; with determination.

Abstract noun (-ity)

Detractive

DETRIBALIZE to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their cultural identity and adopt other customs.

Detribalize

Detrimental

Devaluation

MTD envelopes (anagram)

Move Len's dept (anagram)

Advances in a process

DEVILISH {fiendish=adj}

VITALIZING vitalize

VOCALIZING vocalize

In a devotional manner; toward devotion.

In devilish manner

In a devilish manner

DIAGNOSE to identify a disease by symptoms

""DIAGNOSTIC Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.""

DIAGONALIZE to transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix.

Diagonalize

""A plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to demonstrate or explain how something works or to clarify the relationship between the parts of a whole.""

One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.

That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.

In the manner or nature of a dialogue.

Translucently.

In a diatonic manner.

Containing two carboxyl groups per molecule.

Dichlorvos

DICHOTIC affecting the two ears differently

Dicotyledon

Dictyostele

In a didactic manner.

""The posterior part of the forebrain that connects the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres, encloses the third ventricle, and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. Also called betweenbrain , interbrain , thalamencephalon .""

The interbrain or thalamencephalon; sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon. dien. See Thalamencephalon.

In a dietetical manner.

Sort of gear - sort of equation

Distinguishing; type of gear, calculus

Gear found on the rear axle of cars

Part 2 of quip

Part 4 of quip

Troubles

(Chemistry) a compound having two sites in the molecule that are highly reactive

""DIGITALIZE to record digitally, e. g. on digital tape or compact disks.e. g. on digital tape or compact disks.""

Diglyceride

""Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.""

By way of digression.

""DILAPIDATE To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; said of a building.""

In expansion getting badly paid leads to ruin

""The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; opposed to contractibility. contractibility.""

DILATATION Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

Dilatometer

An instrument used to measure thermal expansion and dilation in solids and liquids.

Procrastinator's fault

Sort ladies in ground being slow

Oldster is in a muddle, not knowing which course to take (wordplay)

Pretty girl, embracing one Latvian worker, is like an amateur

Superficial approach

Dragged one's feet

Wastes time by being indecisive

Woman politely sent back whoppers after herb trifles

Dawdles

Diluteness

Dimercaprol

Capable of being diminished or lessened.

In a diminutive manner.

A molecule that consists of a combination of two nucleotides.

Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal layers.

Diplodocus

Diplomatist

Physical limitations

Disablement

End an attachment to an organisation

With beagles, a ride turned out nasty

Like some weather.

End of the quote

In a disagreeable manner; unsuitably; offensively.

The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.

Disannul

Disapproval

ASSEMBLED assemble

Disassemble

Disastrous

Disbeliever

BELIEVING believe

Disbowel

In a discerning manner; with judgment; judiciously; acutely.

The state of being a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts.

Relating to rules of conduct

Revulsive love photos in journal about correction

Discipliner

""DISCIPLINE The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, mental, or moral.""

A disavowing or disowning.

Record terribly neat solo, getting down!

Merges into a big company

Sad; beyond comfort

Discordant

""Capable of being, or suitable to be, discounted; as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank. as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank.""

""Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry. as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry.""

Discrepant

Discursive

Disdainful

Disembowel

Disentail

Completed taking in broken nets, with fish extricated

Disentangle

Disenthrall

ENTITLING entitle

Rescind imprimatur from southern Balti dishes

Deprive of official status as one's turned tables in ruin

GRUNTLING gruntle

Disgustful

Disgusting

Dishevel

Base (for an American)

Shameful way to leave the service

Disillusion

INCLINING incline

A reduction in the rate of price increases; a lessening of inflationary pressure.

Disjointed

Dislocation

Removal from a fixed position

Dislodgment

Disloyalty

Dismalness

Dismissive

Disordered

Dispersive

Dispirited

Capable of being displaced.

Shift hell's location (wordplay)

Amount of movement

Measure of ship's size

Displeasure

Removed from competition

Ruled inadmissible

Not allowed to race? It's why some people are driven!

Disqualify

Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.

Disrelation

Disrelish

Lacking public estimation

Not of decent character

Superb detail (anagram) -shady

In a disreputable manner.

Disruptive

Disseminule

In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style.

DISSIMILATE To render dissimilar.

Dissimilate

SIMULATED simulate

Dissimulate

One who dissimulates; a dissembler.

Dissipated

Dissolution

Dissuasive

Dissyllable

Process producing spirits

Process for producing spirits

Whisky-making process

Laphroaig, Glenfiddich and Macallan

Places with plenty of alcohol

They raise the spirits

""DISTORTION The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body. as, the distortions of the face or body.""

""TRACTABLE Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner. as, tractable children; a tractable learner.""

Disjointedly; madly.

Capable of being drawn aside or distracted.

""Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained.""

Distraught

Disturbing

Disutility

DIURETIC a drug which increases urinary discharge

Pertaining to a diverticulum.

A blind tube branching out of a longer one.

DIVIDEND a quantity to be divided

The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation.

DOCUMENT to support by conclusive information

""Pertaining to, or like, a dodecahedion; consisting of twelve equal sides.""

In an arrogant way.

DOLOMITIZE

DOLOROUS {mournful=adj}

In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic affairs.

DOMICILIATE To establish in a permanent residence; to domicile.

Domiciliate

Ghostly double of a live person

Living person's double

Ghostly lookalike of a human

""Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral. dorsiventral.""

Of or involving both the back and the side.

""From the dorsal to the ventral side of an animal; as, the dorsoventral axis. as, the dorsoventral axis.""

Back-to-back baseball games

July 4th tradition.

Marathon at Camden Yards

Doubleness

Doublespeak

Doublethink

Lose funds but shift suspicion

Suspicion this is open to debate on four points, one of them repeated

Adjective meaning resembling

Douroucouli

Is not up to getting delivery from talented type that's accessible from the net

Doxycycline

Excitingly, it's a play with jerk close to friend

Scene from Rising? It is caught by friend theatrically!

Silly Tracy, maid hugging everyone in exaggerated fashion

Capable of being dramatized.

Abstract noun (-ity)

The quality of being dreadful.

DREAMFUL {dreamy=adj}

Abstract noun (-ity)

Dentists (wordplay)

Dentists?

Suitable or fit for drinking; potable: drinkable water.

The act of driving.

Drysaltery

The cardinal number equal to 10 39 .

Duplication

Durability

Dyeability

Dynastical

Dactylology

""Harm or injury to property or a person, resulting in loss of value or the impairment of usefulness.""

Daredevilry

Darlingness

Wickedness, cruelness

Dauntless

Deathless

Debilitation

Decalcomania

CARBOXYLASE

CARBOXYLATE to treat a chemical compound with carboxyl or carboxylic acid.

Decasyllabic

Decasyllable

Dishonesty

Deceleration

Dispersed authority