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— duel verb

— du·el·ist noun

Synonyms

battle, combat, conflict, confrontation, contest, face-off, rivalry, struggle, tug-of-war, warfare—more at CONTEST

du·en·de noun [ORIGIN: Sp dial., charm, fr. Sp, ghost, goblin, fr. duen de casa, prob. fr. dueño de casa owner of a house]

: the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm

du·en·na noun 1 : an elderly woman in charge of the younger ladies in a Spanish or Portuguese family

2 : CHAPERONE

du·et noun : a musical composition for two performers

due to preposition : as a result of : BECAUSE OF

Synonyms

because of, owing to, through, with—more at BECAUSE OF

duf·fel bag noun : a large cylindrical bag for personal belongings

duf·fer noun : an incompetent or clumsy person

dug past and past participle of DIG

dug·out noun 1 : a boat made by hollowing out a log

2 : a shelter dug in the ground

3 : a low shelter facing a baseball diamond that contains the players' bench

DUI noun : the act or crime of driving while under the influence of alcohol

duke noun 1 : a sovereign ruler of a continental European duchy

2 : a nobleman of the highest rank; especially : a member of the highest grade of the British peerage

3 slang : FIST 1

— duke·dom noun

dul·cet adjective 1 : pleasing to the ear

2 : AGREEABLE, SOOTHING

dul·ci·mer noun 1 : a stringed instrument of trapezoidal shape played with light hammers held in the hands

2 or dul·ci·more : an American folk instrument with three or four strings that is held on the lap and played by plucking or strumming

1dull adjective 1 : mentally slow : STUPID

2 : slow in perception or sensibility

3 : LISTLESS

4 : slow in action : SLUGGISH

5 : lacking in force or intensity; also : not resonant or ringing

6 : lacking sharpness of edge or point : BLUNT

7 : lacking brilliance or luster

8 : low in saturation and lightness <~ color>

9 : overcast with clouds : CLOUDY

10 : causing weariness or lack of interest : UNINTERESTING

— dul·ly adverb

Synonyms

[6] blunt, obtuse; also rounded

Antonyms

keen, pointed, sharp, whetted

[7] dim, flat, lusterless

[8] light, pale, pastel, washed-out—more at PALE

[10] dry, flat, monotonous, uninteresting, weary

2dull verb : to make or become dull

Synonyms

blunt, dampen, deaden, numb; also muffle, mute, tone (down); decrease, diminish, lessen, let up (on), reduce, subdue; debilitate, enfeeble, weaken; dwindle, recede, subside, taper (off), wane; alleviate, ease, lighten; abate, moderate

Antonyms

sharpen, whet

dull·ard noun : a stupid person

dull·ness also dul·ness noun : the quality or state of being dull

du·ly adverb : in a due manner or time

dumb adjective 1 often offensive : lacking the power of speech

2 : making no utterance : SILENT

3 : not having or showing intelligence : STUPID

— dumb·ly adverb

Synonyms

[2] mum, mute, silent, speechless, uncommunicative—more at SILENT

[3] mindless, senseless, simple, stupid, unintelligent—more at STUPID

dumb·bell noun 1 : a bar with weights at the end used for exercise

2 : one who is stupid : DUMMY

dumb down verb : to lower the level of difficulty or intellectual content of

dumb·found also dum·found verb : to confound briefly and usu. with astonishment : ASTONISH

Synonyms

amaze, astonish, astound, bowl, flabbergast, floor, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise—more at SURPRISE

dumb·wait·er noun : a small elevator for conveying food and dishes from one floor to another

dum·my noun, plural dummies 1 a : a person who cannot speak

b : a stupid person

2 : the exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to that player's own hand; also : a bridge player whose hand is a dummy

3 a : an imitative substitute for something

b : a form representing the human figure used esp. for displaying clothes : MANNEQUIN

4 : one seeming to act alone but really acting for another

5 : a mock-up of matter to be reproduced esp. by printing

Synonyms

[1b] blockhead, cretin, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope,