| English words | Meanings |
| dice | a pair of small cubes with different numbers of spots on each side. They are used in games like ludo and snakes and ladders |
| bodice | the part of a dress from the neck to the waist. It is usually close-fitting |
| cowardice | want of courage, timidness |
| daisy | a small field flower with white or pink petals around a yellow centre |
| dash | to rush suddenly. The same word also means a short straight line in writing, like this |
| decay | to become rotten or to fall into ruins |
| decease | death |
| deck | the flooring on a boat of ship |
| desk | a table used for reading or writing |
| detach | to separate, unfasten, disconnect |
| dig | to make a hole in the ground |
| disc | anything which is round and flat, such as a gramophone record |
| discuss | to talk about |
| disease | illness; sickness |
| disguise | to change your appearance by wearing different clothes, a wig of a false moustache, so that people do not recognize you |
| dish | a plate for food |
| ditch | a very long narrow trench which is dug in the ground to drain water away |
| dizzy | feeling that your head is spinning round and round; giddy |
| dock | a place where ships are unloaded or repaired |
| dodge | to jump quickly to one side so as not to bump into something |
| dig | a four-legged animal which is often kept as a pet |
| dose | the exact amount of medicine you should take at onetime |
| dough | a thick floury mixture which is baked into bread or cakes |
| doze | to close your eyes because you are sleepy, but not quite asleep |
| duck | a rather large web-footed bird which swims. The same word also means to dip underwater for a moment; to lower your head; to dodge something |
| duke | a nobleman of high rank |
| dusk | the part of the evening just before the sky gets really dark |
| jaundice | a disease with yellowness in the eye and skin, loss of appetite |
