Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Durweston A village and civil parish north-west of Blandford Forum, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8508). Dury A surname from French. Duryea A surname. durylic Of or pertaining to durene. Duryodhana A major character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the eldest of the Kauravas. durzi A tailor, especially a personal one. Dusares A pre-Islamic Arabian god. Dusek A surname from Czech. Dusenberry A surname from Dutch. Dusenbery A surname from Dutch. Dusenbury A surname. Dusetos A city in Utena, Lithuania. Dusgate A surname. dush To strike or push violently; (of an animal) to strike with the horns; butt. Dushan A male given name. Dushanbe The capital city of Tajikistan. Dushane A surname. Dushanzi A district of Karamay, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. dushbara A traditional Azerbaijani dish of dumplings filled with ground meat and condiments. Dushku A surname from Albanian. Dushyant A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Dushyanta A great king of the Lunar dynasty, the husband of Shakuntala, and the father of Emperor Bharata in Mahabharata. dusignathine Any walrus of the genus Dusignathus Dusik A surname from Czech. dusk Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky. duskarma A misdeed, sinful action, vice, or wrong. duskdarter Any of the libellulid dragonflies of the genus Zyxomma, endemic to Asia and Australia. dusken To make dusky or obscure. duskhawk Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. duskhawker A dragonfly of the genus Gynacantha. duskily In a dusky manner. duskiness The quality of being dusky. duskish Somewhat dusky. duskishly In a duskish manner. duskishness Quality of being duskish. duskless Without dusk. dusklight The light of dusk. duskly In a dark or dusky manner. duskness duskiness duskside The side of a planet or other body that is experiencing sunset, a transition from day to night. dusktime The time of dusk. duskus The time of the evening just before it is fully dark; dusk. duskward Toward the dusk. duskwards Toward the dusk. dusky Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening). duskywing A butterfly of the skipper family, genus Erynnis. dusmatovite A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing lithium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, yttrium, zinc, and zirconium. Dusner A Malayo-Polynesian language used in West Papua, Indonesia. duss To leave; to scram. dussack A short cutlass or sabre used in the 16th and 17th centuries. Dusseau A surname. Dussehra Synonym of Vijayadashami (“Hindu festival”). dussertite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, barium, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen. dussumieriid Any fish in the family Dussumieriidae, the round herrings. dust Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc. dustable Of a pesticide or herbicide: suitable for crop-dusting. dustbag The bag inside a vacuum cleaner where collected dust is stored. dustball A ball of dust. dustbathe To take a dust bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites and excess hair oil, by rolling in sand or dust. dustbin A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can. dustboard Any of the thin boards separating the drawers in a chest of drawers. dustborne Carried or spread by dust. dustbowl An area which abounds in dust and which is very dry. dustbox A waste bin or trash can, for ashes, dust, and other rubbish. dustbrush A light brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture. dustbug A dust control device for use with a record player that sweeps dust from in front of the needle onto an absorbent pad. dustcart A vehicle for collecting refuse. dustcloth A cloth used for dusting; a duster. dustcloud A cloud of dust. dustcoat A coat worn as protection from dust. dustcover Synonym of dust jacket. dustee A person who is of 1/32 black ancestry, the child of a fustee and a white. Dusten A male given name. duster An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc. dustfall Fine particles deposited by the atmosphere. dustfree Free of dust. dustful Full of dust; dusty. dusthead A recreational user of the drug phencyclidine. dustheap A pile of rubbish or refuse. dusthole A hole or other receptacle for rubbish; a dustbin. dustification The process of becoming or being turned into dust. dustify To turn to dust. dustily In a dusty way. Dustin A male given name from the Germanic languages (very rarely also given to women). dustiness The quality of being dusty dusting A light snowfall. dustish Somewhat dusty. dustless Free of dust. dustlessness Absence of dust. dustlike Resembling dust. dustling A small grain or particle; mote; speck. dustman A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed. dustmat A mat intended to collect dust and dirt, usually at the entrance to a building. dustnado A type of short-lived, low-level rotating cloud, similar to a gustnado, but characterised by elevated amounts of atmospheric dust. dustoff Synonym of CASEVAC (“emergency evacuation of casualties from a combat zone”). Duston A suburb and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough (OS grid ref SP7261). dustout A cloud of dust or duststorm that creates conditions of inadequate visibility. dustpan A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom. dustpanful Enough to fill a dustpan. dustperson A dustman or dustwoman. dustpile A pile of dust and other material, typically composed household refuse. dustproof Resistant to dust. dustrag A dustcloth dustsheet A large sheet that is draped over furniture to protect it from dust. duststorm A phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow soil particles up into a planet's atmosphere. dustuck A pass or permit. dustup A scuffle or fight. dustwhirl A whirl of dust. dustwrapper dust jacket dusty Covered with dust. dustymaiden A flowering plant of the genus Chaenactis, native to western North America. dustywing Any of the family Coniopterygidae of winged insects. Dusun A member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in Sabah, Malaysia, with some similarities to the Kadazan. Dusunic Relating to the Dusunic language family. Duszynski A surname from Polish. dut A snug woolly hat. Dutan A surname. dutar A two-stringed lute with a long neck, found in Central Asia. dutarist Someone who plays the dutar. dutasteride A synthetic drug C₂₇H₃₀F₆N₂O₂ that inhibits 5-alpha-reductase to convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone and is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. dutch Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language. Dutcher A Dutchman. dutchie A cannabis blunt rolled inside a Dutch Masters cigar. Dutchification The process of making something Dutch. Dutchify To render more Dutch. dutching The use of the Dutch book betting technique. Dutchkin Of a Dutch or German kind or sort; Dutch-like; German-like. Dutchland Pennsylvania Dutchland Dutchlike Like or resembling the Dutch, their language, their culture, or their nation; Netherlandish. Dutchly Characteristic of the Dutch people, language, culture, or nation; Dutchlike; Netherlandish. dutchman A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands. Dutchness The quality or characteristic of being Dutch. Dutchophone Able to speak Dutch; (of a place) in which the majority of the population speaks Dutch. Dutchperson A native or inhabitant of the Netherlands. Dutchphobia The hatred or fear of the Netherlands and anything Dutch. Dutchwoman A Dutch woman; a woman from the Netherlands. dutchy difficult to understand, slurred, imprecisely articulated Duteil A surname from French. duteous dutiful duteously in a duteous manner duteousness The quality of being duteous. duteplase A plasminogen activator. Dutertard A fanatic of Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte A Filipino surname. Dutertegarch An oligarch who is associated with and benefits from the Duterte administration and its economic policies. Dutertenomics The socioeconomic policies of former president Rodrigo Duterte that were significantly focused on the development of infrastructure and industry. Dutertism The authoritarian syncretic political ideology of Rodrigo Duterte, the 16th president of the Philippines, and his political base. Duthie A surname from Scottish Gaelic. dutiability The quality of being dutiable. dutiable On which duty must be paid when imported or sold.