Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dds

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: dds
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of Doctor of Dental Surgery, a terminal higher education degree.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of direct digital synthesis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of data distribution service.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Dewey Decimal System.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Davao Death Squad.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Diehard Duterte Supporters.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of dopamine dysregulation syndrome.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of dialysis disequilibrium syndrome.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

DDSs (plural) DDSes (plural) D.D.S. (alternative)

Synonyms

doctor of dental surgery

Questions

What does dds mean?: Initialism of Doctor of Dental Surgery, a terminal higher education degree.

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