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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
date
daughter
day
dead
deceased
deci-
degree
Democrat
depart
departure
derivative
deuterium
diameter
differential
dimensional
distance
dorsal
down
drive
driving
Dutch
penny (Latin denarius)
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COMMON USAGE
Dee
4th
500
five hundred
re (musical note)
below-average
near-failing
poor
defense
Delta (NATO alphabet)
diamonds (card suit)
drive (gear shift)
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
Canadiens’ center
Dee
defenseman
Democrat
five hundred of the Romans
head of department
head of distribution
large number of old Romans
lead in Dallas, Deathtrap, Dragnet
leader in danger, decline, demand, denial, diapers, disarray, disgrace, disguise, distress, drag
leader of Democrats
leader of Denmark, Djibouti
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NOUNS: PLACES
back of beyond
back of cupboard
back/rear of child, kid
capital of Delaware, Denmark, Djibouti
central India, Sudan
end of road
entrance to den, disco
far end of field
fourth row of the theater
Land’s End
terminal in Baghdad, Cleveland, Leningrad, Madrid, Stratford
west of Delaware, Denmark, Djibouti
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NOUNS: THINGS
back of beyond
bad grade
bit from drill
bit of duplicity
closing of cupboard, road, Speed
Daddy’s capital
Dave’s cap
defense
detective’s lead
diameter
dictionary entry
distance
down
edge of disaster
end of aid, world
entry in diary
first place in debate
fourth in a series
Howard’s End
low grade
onset of deafness, degeneration, dementia, depression, diabetes, disease
opening/premiere of Dallas, Deathtrap, Dragnet
piece of data, dialogue, dirt, dust, dynamite
unlimited ado
verge of death, despair
wood’s finish
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
back of head, mind
back/rear of child, kid
dog’s nose
doll’s head
head of deer, dinosaur, dog, dolphin, donkey, duck, duckling
tail of bloodhound, bird, blackbird, bluebird, buzzard, cod, dachshund, foxhound, greyhound, lizard, songbird
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
Dave’s cap
top of camisole
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NOUNS: FOOD
piece of duck
slice of duck
sample of Danish, duck
bite of Danish, dessert
entrée of duck
entrée for dinner
bit/taste of dill, dressing
last piece of bread, cod, food
drink without ice?
sunshine vitamin
vitamin added to milk
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
1st of December
beginning of day, decade
end of world
five centuries in Rome
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VERBS
beginning to deceive, decompose, deepen, deliver, design, develop, disappear, discover, dominate, doubt, drink
could finally
died
down
edges away from Ada, Ida
finally arrived
finally (irreg.:) bled, bound, breastfed, did, fed, found, ground, fled, heard, hid, held, led, read, rid, said, sold, stood, told, trod, understood, wound
had contracted (’d)
had finally
heading for disaster
heading to Delaware, Denmark, Djibouti
just passing
should ultimately
we’d finally
would finally
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
and finally
back from Chad, England, Finland, Greenland, Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Maryland, Poland, Scotland, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand
beginning in/west of Delaware, Denmark, Djibouti
close to field
Denmark’s first
down
five hundred
inside of odd —
poor
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D BEFORE WORD
after Abdul/Bridget’s heart
at end of drive
beginning to decide on —
behind Harold’s back
distance to
drive by
down by —
down on —
down with —
faced by daughter
following dancer’s lead
follows entry in diary
leader in difficulty with —
leader in dispute with —
poor —
put down in front of
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WORD AROUND D
bearing down
Boxing Day
clamps down
collecting dust at first
covering distance
divided by 500
eating date
embraces date
filled with down
gaining entrance to dorm
gobbles down
having died
holds down
importing diamonds
inlaid with diamonds
keeping distance
keeps down
nails down
penning entry in diary
pinching Dee
pins down
pocketing diamonds
pressing down
receiving tip from doctor
skirting defense
smuggling diamonds
stuffed with down
swallows down
taking Delta
takes down
taking Dutch
taking in Howard’s End
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D INSIDE WORD
daughter adopted by
daughter inspired by
Dee wears —
Democrat occupies —
density found in
diamonds packed in
diamonds seized by
diamonds stashed in
died in
died in the embrace of
down-filled
Dutch picked up by
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D AFTER WORD
at end of road
at end of round
by day
day after
down under
drive behind
drive under
to Doug’s face
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DELETE D
after stripping down
but not derivative
daughter gone missing
dead removed from
Democrat is out of
drops down
just passing out
lacking density
lacking depth
less Democratic
minus 500
miss date
no date
no daughter
not having died
paring down
releasing 500
non-defense
overlooking district
shaking down
stolen diamond
taking day off
with no end of salad, squid
without a date
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REVERSED + D
up and died
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