D's

Barely passing grades

D's is the plural of the letter D, or a possessive form.

In academic contexts, D's are barely passing grades: He scraped by with D's and C's.

The possessive marks belonging: the D's lowercase form.

In music, D's refers to multiple instances of the note D.

plural

multiples

Quantities divisible evenly

lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
alphabetLanguage's letter system
initialsAbbreviated personal letters

monograms · abbreviations

grades

report card

Student evaluation summary

academicRelating to education or theory
failingFlaw in one's nature
below averageUnder the norm

passing · GPA · transcript · semester · marks · school · performance · evaluation · assessment · average

possessive

apostrophe

Mark showing ownership

genitiveCase expressing ownership
ownershipLegal right of possession
belongingState of fitting in

singular · plural · noun · contraction · grammar · punctuation · syntax · case · English · modification

Opposites

academic grade quality

D'sstraight A's

Highest grades throughout

high marks · honors · top marks · academic excellence · F's

passing vs. failing threshold

D'spassing grades

Scores meeting minimum requirements

good standing · honor roll · academic success · F's

alphabetical position

D'sW's

Plural of twenty-third letter

Phrases

Mickey D'sSlang for burger chain
maitre d'sRestaurant seating managers
maître d'sChief restaurant hosts
Ph. D'sTerminal academic degree holders

Family

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