The fourth letter of the English alphabet.

To touch lightly or briefly, or a small amount of something.

Past tense and past participle of dab; to touch or apply something with a light, quick motion.

A tool or person that dabs, especially a pad used to apply ink in printing or a small tool used to apply or press on something.

To do something in a casual, superficial, or intermittent way; also, to splash lightly in water.

A person who takes up an activity casually or without serious commitment.

Engaging in an activity in a casual, superficial, or experimental way.

In a dabbling manner; casually or superficially.

A German word meaning “roof” or “top.”

A small short-legged breed of dog with a long body, originally bred for hunting badgers.

A metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.

Relating to or having the metrical pattern of a dactyl, a foot of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.

Inflammation of a whole finger or toe, causing it to swell into a sausage-like shape.

The communication of words or concepts by finger gestures, especially in sign systems.

A father; a familiar term used to address or refer to one’s male parent.

An avant-garde art movement that rejected logic, tradition, and conventional aesthetics.

An informal term for one's father or, more broadly, a male authority figure or affectionate partner term in some contexts.

A master craftsman and inventor in Greek mythology, famed for building the Labyrinth of Crete.

An Old English word meaning 'day', typically referring to daylight or the period of light between sunrise and sunset.

An Old English word meaning 'day' or 'brightness'.