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Dam /dam/ Damn /dam/

a barrier constructed to hold back water (in Christian belief) be condemned by
and raise its level, forming a reservoir God to suffer eternal punishment in
used to generate electricity or as a water hell.
supply. "be forever damned with Lucifer"
"the dam burst after torrential rain"
be doomed to misfortune or failure.

verb: damn; 3rd person present: damns;

past tense: damned; gerund or present
participle: damning

"the enterprise was damned"

curse (someone or something).

"she cleared her throat, damning it for its
huskiness"

Days /dā/ Daze /dāz/

a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of
time, reckoned from one midnight to the
next, corresponding to a rotation of the
earth on its axis.
the part of a day when it is light; the time
between sunrise and sunset.
"the animals hunt by day"
make (someone) unable to think or react
properly; stupefy; bewilder.
"she was dazed by his revelations"
a state of stunned confusion or
bewilderment.
"he was walking around in a daze"

dear deer
regarded with deep affection; cherished by a hoofed grazing or browsing animal, with
someone. branched bony antlers that are shed
"a dear friend" annually and typically borne only by the
male.

descent dissent
an action of moving downward, dropping, the expression or holding of opinions at
or falling. variance with those previously,
"the plane had gone into a steep descent" commonly, or officially held.
"there was no dissent from this view"
a downward slope, especially a path or
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track. refusal to accept the doctrines of an
"a steep, badly eroded descent" established or orthodox Church;
nonconformity.
noun: Dissent

desert dessert
abandon (a person, cause, or organization) the sweet course eaten at the end of a
in a way considered disloyal or meal.
treacherous. "a dessert of chocolate mousse"
"we feel our public representatives have
deserted us"

deviser divisor
a number by which another number is to
be divided.

a number that divides into another without a

remainder.

"the greatest common divisor"

dew due
tiny drops of water that form on cool expected at or planned for at a certain
surfaces at night, when atmospheric vapor time.
condenses. "the baby's due in August"
"the grass was wet with dew"

die dye
(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living. a natural or synthetic substance used to
"the king died a violent death" add a color to or change the color of
something.

discreet discrete
careful and circumspect in one's speech or individually separate and distinct.
actions, especially in order to avoid "speech sounds are produced as a
causing offense or to gain an advantage. continuous sound signal rather than
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"we made some discreet inquiries" discrete units"

doe doh dough

a female deer. used to comment on a a thick, malleable mixture
foolish or stupid action, of flour and liquid, used for
a female of certain other especially one's own. baking into bread or pastry.
animal species, such as hare, "I keep crashing cars. Doh!
rabbit, rat, ferret, or What a dummy!"
kangaroo.

"doe rabbits"

done dun
nonstandard past tense of do1. of a dull grayish-brown color.
"I done a lot of rodeoin'" "a dun cow"

dark or dusky.
"when the dun evening comes"

douse
pour a liquid over; drench.
"he doused the car with gasoline and set it
on fire"
extinguish (a fire or light).
"stewards appeared and the fire was
doused"
dowse
practice dowsing.
"water is easy to dowse for"
search for or discover by dowsing.
"he dowsed a spiral of energy on the stone"

draft draught
a preliminary version of a piece of British spelling of draft (sense 3 of the
writing. noun, sense 4 of the noun, sense 6 of the
"the first draft of the party's manifesto" noun, sense 7 of the noun).

a mode of operation of a printer in which

text is produced rapidly but with relatively
low definition.
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noun: draft mode; plural noun: draft
modes

dual duel
consisting of two parts, elements, or a contest with deadly weapons arranged
aspects. between two people in order to settle a
"their dual role at work and home" point of honor.