As a noun dutchman

is (carpentry|masonry) a piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.

As a proper noun german is

a german, teuton.

As adjectives the difference between dutiful and pleasant

is that dutiful is accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint while pleasant is giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

As a noun pleasant is

a wit; a humorist; a buffoon.

As nouns the difference between duty and position

is that duty is that which one is morally or legally obligated to do while position is a place or location.

As a verb position is

to put into place.

In intransitive terms the difference between dwell and shelter

is that dwell is to abide; to remain; to continue while shelter is to take cover.

As nouns the difference between dwell and shelter

is that dwell is a period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state while shelter is a refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.

As verbs the difference between dwell and shelter

is that dwell is to live; to reside while shelter is to provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.

As nouns the difference between dweller and local

is that dweller is an inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen while local is a person who lives nearby.

As an adjective local is

from or in a nearby location.

As nouns the difference between dwelling and hause

is that dwelling is a habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile while hause is (de-form-noun).

As a verb dwelling

is .

In lang=en terms the difference between dwindle and mitigate

is that dwindle is to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size while mitigate is to downplay.

As verbs the difference between dwindle and mitigate

is that dwindle is to decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size while mitigate is to reduce, lessen, or decrease.

Couple is a synonym of dyad.

As nouns the difference between dyad and couple

is that dyad is a set of two elements treated as one; a pair while couple is two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

As a determiner couple is

a small number of.

As a verb couple is

to join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).

As nouns the difference between dykes and embankments

is that dykes is while embankments is .

In lang=en terms the difference between dynamic and drive

is that dynamic is a symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume while drive is a stroke made with a driver.

In computing terms the difference between dynamic and drive

is that dynamic is happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time while drive is a mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.

As nouns the difference between dynamic and drive

is that dynamic is a characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior while drive is (self-motivation)Self-motivation; ability coupled with ambition.

As an adjective dynamic

is changing; active; in motion.

As a verb drive is

to impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.