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dangleberry
dangling participle
Daniel
danio
Danish
Danish blue
Danish pastry
Danite
dank
danse macabre
danseur
danseuse
danshiki
Dantesque
danthonia
Danube
Danube catfish
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dank
dank [ dangk ] (comparative dank·er, superlative dank·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
damp and cold: unpleasantly damp and cold
[14th century. Probably < N Germanic]

dank·ly adverb
dank·ness noun

Word Key: Synonyms

See wet.
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