Abbreviation of died.

(symbols) Abbreviation of pence, derived from the Latin denarius. / (sports, informal) Abbreviation of defence/defense.

Contraction of had (marking the pluperfect tense). / (some dialects) Contraction of had, possessed. / Contraction of would, contraction of should. / (colloquial) Contraction of did.

(education, chiefly Canada, US) A grade awarded for a class, better than outright failure (which can be F or E depending on the institution) and worse than a C.

down (direction).

(euphemistic) Damn

(snooker) The semicircle on the baulk line, inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off. / (soccer) The penalty arc on a football pitch.

(computer languages) A programming language inspired from C++.

defense. / (US, politics) Democrat, especially preceding the constituent location. / (automotive) drive, the setting of an automatic transmission.

(with “The”) The City of Detroit.