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      damage damages, damaging, damaged

      VERB If you damage something, you harm or spoil it.

      damp damper, dampest

      ADJECTIVE slightly wet

      dampness NOUN

      damson damsons

      NOUN 1 a small, blue-black plum

      2 the tree that damsons grow on

      dance dances, dancing, danced

      VERB 1 When you dance, you move around in time to music.

      NOUN 2 a series of rhythmic movements that you do in time to music

      3 a social event where people dance with each other

      dandelion dandelions

      NOUN a wild plant with yellow flowers that form a ball of fluffy seeds

      [from Old French dent de lion meaning lion’s tooth, referring to the shape of the leaves]

      dandruff

      NOUN small, loose scales of dead skin in someone’s hair

      danger dangers

      NOUN the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed

      SYNONYMS: peril, risk

      dangerous

      ADJECTIVE If something is dangerous, it is likely to cause hurt or harm. • It is dangerous to walk close to the edge of the cliff.

      SYNONYMS: unsafe, hazardous

      dangerously ADVERB

      dangle dangles, dangling, dangled

      VERB When something dangles, or when you dangle it, it swings or hangs loosely. • We sat by the pool and dangled our legs in the water.

      dappled

      ADJECTIVE marked with patches of a different or darker shade • The lawn was dappled with the shadows of the leafy trees.

      dare dares, daring, dared

      VERB 1 If you dare to do something, you have the courage to do it.

      2 If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to do it. • I dare you to ask him his name.

      [from Old English durran meaning to venture or to be bold]

      daredevil daredevils

      NOUN a person who enjoys doing dangerous things

      daring

      ADJECTIVE 1 bold and willing to take risks

      NOUN 2 the courage required to do things that are dangerous

      daringly ADVERB

      dark darker, darkest

      ADJECTIVE 1 If it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly.

      2 Dark colours have a lot of black, grey or brown tones in them.

      dark NOUN

      darken darkens, darkening, darkened

      VERB If something darkens, it becomes darker than it was before. • The sky darkened as the storm approached.

      darkness

      NOUN being dark

      darling darlings

      NOUN You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much.

      darn darns, darning, darned

      VERB 1 When you darn a hole in a garment, you mend it with crossing stitches.

      NOUN 2 A darn is the part of a garment that has been darned.

      dart darts, darting, darted

      NOUN 1 a small, pointed arrow

      2 Darts is a game in which the players throw darts at a round board divided into numbered sections.

      VERB 3 If you dart somewhere, you move there quickly and suddenly.

      dash dashes, dashing, dashed

      VERB 1 If you dash somewhere, you rush there.

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