denote, denoted, denoting, denotes.transitive verbs
to signify directly; refer to specifically; to mark; show; indicate (a frown that denoted increasing impatience); to serve as a symbol or name for the meaning of; signify (a flashing yellow light denotes caution)
denotable, denotive.adjectives

denotation.noun
the act of denoting; indication; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes; something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol; the most specific or direct meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings

dote, doted, doting, dotes.intransitive verbs
to show excessive love or fondness (adults who dote on a special vehicle)
doter.noun

dormant.adjective
marked by a suspension of activity (a dormant volcano); temporarily in abeyance yet capable of being activated; asleep, inactive
synonym.latent

douse.transitive verb
to plunge suddenly into liquid; to drench; pour liquid over

drastic.adjective
a marked.contrast; extreme in effect or action; acting rapidly or violently (a drastic purgative); severe.(drastic measures) 
drastically.adverb

dread.transitive verb
intense fear; terror; to anticipate with fear, misgiving, or distaste caused by bewildering fears; apprehension

drivel.intransitive verb
silly, stupid, nonsensical talk and manner; nonsense; twaddle

dropsy.noun
water; edema

dross.noun
waste matter; worthless stuff; rubbish, trash; a scum formed on the surface of molten metal
drossiness.noun
the state of being drossy 
drossy.adjective
of like or containing dross

dubious.adjective
causing doubt; vague; feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical

dullard.noun
a stupid or unimaginative person; a nitwit; a dimwit
dull, duller, dullest.adjectives
intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid; lacking responsiveness or alertness; insensitive; dispirited; depressed; not brisk or rapid; sluggish; not having a sharp edge or point; blunt: a dull knife; not intensely or keenly felt; arousing no interest or curiosity; boring (a dull play); not bright or vivid; cloudy or overcast (a dull sky); not clear or resonant (a dull thud); colorless, drab, humdrum, lackluster
dull, dulled, dulling, dulls.transitive and intransitive verbs
to make or become dull
dullish.adjective
dullness or dulness.noun
dully.adverb

dung.noun
excrement; human or animal waste

dupe.noun
an easily deceived person; a person who functions as the tool of another person or power; one who is gullible
dupe, duped, duping, dupes.transitive verbs-
to deceive an unwary person
dupability, duper.nouns
dupable.adjective
synonyms-hoodwink, trick, lie, falsify, mislead, misrepresent, beguile, betray, con, delude, fool, mislead

duplicate.adjective
to double; corresponding exactly; an exact copy or reproduction

duplicity.noun
inflected form(s).plural.duplicities
contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action; especially; the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action; the quality or state of being double or twofold
duplicitous.adjective
given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech
duplicitously.adverb
duplicitousness.noun

dynamic.adjective
relating to energy or physical force in motion, as opposed to static; active

dyne.noun-(from Greek 'dynamic')
a centimeter gram second unit of force, equal to the force required to impart an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second to a mass of one gram

dyslexia.noun
any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information

double cross, double crossed, double crossing, double crosses.transitive verbs
to betray by acting in contradiction to; deceive
double cross.or.double cross.noun
an act of betraying an ally, a friend, or an associate
double crosser.noun

discursive.adjective
covering a wide field of subjects; rambling; proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition
discursively.adverb
discursiveness.noun

default.noun
failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation (in default on a loan)
Computer Science.-.a particular value for a variable that is assigned automatically by an operating system and remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator
default, defaulted, defaulting, defaults.verbs
intransitive verb use.to fail to do what is required; to fail to pay money when it is due; to lose a case by not appearing
transitive verb use.to fail to perform or pay
in default of.idiom
through the failure, absence, or lack of
defaulter.noun

degree.noun
one of a series of steps in a process, course, or progression; a stage (rose by degrees from clerk to manager of the store); a step in a direct hereditary line of descent or ascent (first cousins are two degrees from their common ancestor); a unit division of a temperature scale; relative intensity or amount, as of a quality or an attribute.(a high degree of accuracy); relative social or official rank, dignity, or position; a unit of latitude or longitude, equal to 1/360 of a great circle; an academic title given by a college or university to a student who has completed a course of study (received the Bachelor of Arts degree at commencement); a classification of the severity of an injury, especially a burn (a third-degree burn)
by degrees.idiom
little by little; gradually
to a degree.idiom
to a small extent; in a limited way
Grammar.-.one of the forms used in the comparison of adjectives and adverbs, for example, sweet is the positive degree, sweeter the comparative degree and sweetest the superlative degree of the adjective sweet
Law.-.a division or classification of a specific crime according to its seriousness (murder in the second degree)
Mathematics.-.a planar unit of angular measure equal in magnitude to 1/360 of a complete revolution; the greatest sum of the exponents of the variables in a term of a polynomial or polynomial equation; the exponent of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation in standard form
Music.-.one of the seven notes of a diatonic scale. b. A space or line of the staff