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d

character, num, symbol and 3 more — 23 senses

d

characteralso spelled D

/d/ · letter, name /diː/

Etymology From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

1

Letter, Lowercase The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

  • Rupert. I am told so, sir. But then so does the other Cadell. A devastating creature who spells it with two d’s.1929, Patrick Hamilton, Rope, New York City: Samuel French, Act I, page 30:
Derived terms
abecedism, alpha-d-galactosidase, d-amphetamine, d-beat, d-block, d flat, d-flat, d-hole, d-man, d-note, d-pad, d-sharp, d sharp, d-word, k-d tree, small-d democrat, small d democrat

d

num

Etymology From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

1

Lowercase, Number The fourth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

d

symbol

Etymology Abbreviations. * (British penny; old penny): abbreviation of Latin denarii, the name of the corresponding Roman coin. * (dice): abbreviation of dice d # Abbreviation of died or death. #: William Shakespeare, d 1616

1

A British penny; an old penny (the modern decimal penny being abbreviated p).

Until February 1971

  • £sd — “pounds, shillings and pence”
2

Dice, Games Die or dice.

  • d20 — a specialized die with twenty sides
  • 2d6 — the sum of the roll of two six-sided dice
3

A penny, a measure of the size of nails.

d

article
1

Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of the

  • that cavalier expression i see/on people's mugs don't keep/d pie from hitting dey faces1988 February 14, Catherine Joseph, “First Life Jitters”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 7:

D

noun

Etymology Abbreviations.

10 senses
  1. 1Abbreviation of defense.
  2. 2Abbreviation of Democrat, especially preceding the…
  3. 3Abbreviation of drive, the setting of an automatic transmission.
  4. 4Abbreviation of duodecimo, as adopted by the American…
  5. 5Clipping of dick (“penis”)
  6. 6Abbreviation of data.
  7. 7Canonical decomposition
  8. 8Abbreviation of Deutsch number in the Schubert Thematic…
  9. 9Alternative form of dee (“a police detective”).
  10. 10Initialism of difficulty.
1

Abbreviation Abbreviation of defense.

2

Government, Politics US, Abbreviation Abbreviation of Democrat, especially preceding the constituent location.

  • D-New York
  • “I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday.2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN:
3

Automotive, Transport, Vehicles Abbreviation Abbreviation of drive, the setting of an automatic transmission.

4

Media, Printing, Publishing Abbreviation Abbreviation of duodecimo, as adopted by the American Library Association.

5

Abbreviation, Clipping, Euphemistic, Slang Clipping of dick (“penis”)

  • She wants the D!
  • I give her the D, I give her the D, she callin' me zaddy2016, “Zaddy”, in Campaign, performed by Ty Dolla $ign:
6

Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Abbreviation Abbreviation of data.

7

Canonical decomposition

8

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Abbreviation Abbreviation of Deutsch number in the Schubert Thematic Catalogue.

  • Symphony No. 4 Tragic D 417
9

Alternative, Slang Alternative form of dee (“a police detective”).

  • Dotty my holster, totin on this knocker (Grrah, grrah) If we see the Ds, bitch, move proper2022 October 31, “Doomsday” (track 7, 1:53 from the start), in Kay Flock (lyrics), F L O C K A:
10

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of difficulty.

Rhythmic gymnastics

Derived terms
2,4-D, D layer, D-list, D-Mart, double D, D region, D-value, NFD, Pro-D
Related terms
C, KC, KD, NF

D

intj

Etymology Abbreviations.

1

Euphemistic Damn.

  • CAPTAIN. I never use a big, big D— ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. No, never! ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. Hardly ever! ALL. Hardly ever swears a big, big D—1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “I am the Captain of the Pinafore”, in H.M.S. Pinafore; […], San Francisco: Bacon & Company, […], →OCLC:

D

character

Etymology From Old English D, a 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter D of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ (d, “daeg”).

1

Letter, Uppercase The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

  • Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:

D

num

Etymology From Old English D, a 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter D of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ (d, “daeg”).

1

Uppercase, Number The fourth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

D

noun

Etymology From the shape of the upper case letter "D".

1

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Snooker, Sports The semicircle on the baulk line, inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off.

2

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports The penalty arc on a football pitch.

  • Johnson, a late substitute, applied the finishing touch but it was move kickstarted by the again-impressive Neco Williams, who skedaddled forward from halfway with the ball in tow before feeding Aaron Ramsey on the edge of the D.2022 June 11, Ben Fisher, “Brennan Johnson’s late goal denies Belgium and extends the Wales party”, in The Guardian:
  • 23 min: Fee gets overly intricate near his own D, and gifts the ball to Eze, who attempts a curler towards the top-left corner but gets it all wrong.2025 November 8, Scott Murray, “Sunderland v Arsenal: Premier League – live”, in The Guardian:
3

The penalty arc on a hockey field.

D

noun

Etymology From the position (4) of the letter D in the English alphabet.

1

Education Canada, US A grade awarded for a class, better than outright failure (which can be F or E depending on the institution) and worse than a C.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for d and D.