Words That Start With D

Have you ever wondered why your English communication is limited or your English writing is unattractive? Have you ever felt lost in your journey of studying English, having no idea about what you should start with? One of the main reasons explaining your problem is your lack of English vocabulary, which makes it hard for you to communicate fluently in the English language.

In this lesson, we are going to take a look at an ultimate list of words that start with D.

Of course, you cannot acquire all English vocabulary, but it is highly recommended that you should remember basic words. Therefore, Learn English In A Fun Way has made lists of the most common English words from A to Z, and today’s post is about words that start with D. Let’s start!

Words That Start With D

List of 100 words that start with D

NUMBER	WORDS	EXAMPLES
1	Daily	He wrote to her almost daily.
2	Damage	The fire caused considerable damage to the church.
3	Damaged	The scandal has damaged his credibility as a leader.
4	Damages	The plaintiff was awarded damages.
5	Damaging	Smoking can be damaging to your health.
6	Danger	Films like this are a danger to public morals.
7	Dangerous	The situation could get quite dangerous.
8	Dark	She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink.
9	Data	The retention of data in a storage device.
10	Database	We planned to build an online database.
11	Date	The date went sheer out of my head.
12	Daughter	You have a cute daughter.
13	Dead	I hacked the dead branches off.
14	Deadline	The deadline for applications is May 27th.
15	Deadly	The two rapidly became deadly enemies.
16	Deal	He is difficult to deal with.
17	Death	We all felt sad about his death.
18	Debate	In debate he was a formidable opponent.
19	Debit	Switch to paying your mortgage by direct debit.
20	Debris	The debris slowly decomposes into compost.
21	Debt	After he lost his job, he got into debt.
22	Debut	She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.
23	Decade	Women have become more assertive in the past decade.
24	Decent	We want to give him a decent Christian burial.
25	Decide	Think it over carefully before u decide.
26	Decision	A solid bloc of union members support the decision.
27	Decline	They wish that prices would decline.
28	Deep	She had just woken from a deep sleep.
29	Deeper	They dug deeper and deeper but still found nothing.
30	Deeply	Her deeply lined face was creased into a smile.
31	Default	The company is in default on its loan agreement.
32	Defeat	I began by commiserating with her over the defeat.
33	Defence	The land was flat, giving no scope for defence.
34	Defend	The reigning champion will defend her title tonight.
35	Defender	It’s his fourth season as an Arsenal defender.
36	Defense	Our defense should be strengthened.
37	Deficit	Many countries have a big deficit in food supply.
38	Define	How do you define laziness?
39	Definitely	The team will definitely lose if he doesn’t play.
40	Definition	I made a definition for this word.
41	Degree	There is a degree of ambiguity in this statement.
42	Delay	The long delay had made me quite apprehensive.
43	Delete	Highlight the section that you want to delete.
44	Deliver	We deliver the goods in batches.
45	Delivery	Use recorded delivery for large cheques or money orders.
46	Demand	You should not demand such an excessive charge.
47	Demanded	They demanded the restoration of all their lost lands.
48	Demanding	Duff said he would be demanding a rematch.
49	Demo	He listened to one of my demo tapes.
50	Democracy	A strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy.
51	Demonstrate	How do you demonstrate that the earth is round?
52	Deny	The White House was swift to deny the rumours.
53	Department	I’m only a number-cruncher in the accounts department.
54	Departure	Leave your keys at reception before departure.
55	Depend	Animals depend on plant material for food.
56	Deploy	The infantry began to deploy at dawn.
57	Deployment	No senior politician dares to oppose deployment.
58	Depth	Water was found at a depth of 30 metres.
59	Deputy	By convention the deputy leader is always a woman.
60	Describe	Describe how you did it.
61	Description	The catalogue gives a full description of each product.
62	Desert	The state of Nevada is largely desert.
63	Design	The design certainly looks good on paper.
64	Designer	He’ll only wear clothes with a designer label.
65	Desire	The desire to laugh became a compulsion.
66	Desk	I’ll meet you by the main reception desk.
67	Desktop	My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.
68	Desperate	His failure made him desperate.
69	Despite	Despite the bad weather, we enjoyed ourselves.
70	Destination	Spain is still our most popular holiday destination.
71	Destroy	The antibodies glom onto the virus and destroy it.
72	Destruction	The flood caused serious destruction to the village.
73	Detail	I want to know more about it in detail.
74	Detailed	They had a detailed discussion of the issues.
75	Detect	I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking.
76	Detection	Early detection of the disease is vital.
77	Detention	He was kept in detention by the police.
78	Determine	Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.
79	Develop	It is important to develop good study skills.
80	Developer	They made a deal to sell the land to a property developer.
81	Development	Development has affected vast swathes of our countryside.
82	Device	The listening device was concealed in a pen.
83	Dialogue	They were substituting violence for dialogue.
84	Difference	The difference between the two is readily discernible.
85	Different	The room looks different without the furniture.
86	Difficult	It was difficult to tell his exact age.
87	Difficulty	He mustered up enough courage to attack the difficulty.
88	Digital	The signal will be converted into digital code.
89	Dinner	The dinner will be served buffet style.
90	Dinosaur	Plus a little dig at dinosaur bands.
91	Diplomatic	Julia joined the diplomatic service after graduation
92	Direct	There’s a direct link between diet and heart disease.
93	Direction	She cast a welcoming smile in his direction.
94	Directly	He is willing to confront problems directly.
95	Director	She is accountable only to the managing director.
96	Disable	The virus will disable your computer.
97	Disaster	The party was nothing short of a disaster.
98	Disclose	Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
99	Disclosure	I went through all the public disclosure forms.
100	Discount	They are often available at a discount.

The abovementioned are the most common English words that start with D! Memorizing English vocabulary will not be difficult if you have the right way to learn. There are many methods to memorize common English vocabulary such as learning by flashcards, watching international movies, listening to US-UK music, etc. However, before starting your journey, you should clearly define your goals so that you have a big motivation to work towards them. In fact, if you want to speak English fluently, there is no special secret but only perseverance and effort that help you succeed in your journey.