d — English Dictionary

Character

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

   Usage

   • letter
   • lowercase

   Examples

   Rupert. I am told so, sir. But then so does the other Cadell. A devastating creature who spells it with two d’s.

Numeral

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

   Usage

   • lowercase
   • number

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

   Examples

   £sd — “pounds, shillings and pence”

2. Die or dice.

   Examples

   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.

Adjective

1. denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units

   Synonyms

   five hundred

Noun

1. the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet

   Synonyms

   D

   Broader terms

   letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character