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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • d-locknounB2A rigid metal lock shaped like a letter.
  • dab/dæb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo touch lightly and repeatedly with something soft.
  • dabble/ˈdæb.əl/verbC12 meaningsTo try something casually, without committing.
  • daffodil/ˈdæfəˌdɪl/nounA2+A yellow spring flower with a trumpet in the middle.
  • daft/dɑːft/adjectiveB2+Silly in a harmless way.
  • dagger/ˈdæɡə/
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A short pointed knife used as a weapon.
  • dahlia/ˈdeɪ.li.ə/nounC1A tall garden plant with one large many-petalled bloom on each stem.
  • daily/ˈdeɪli/adjectiveA23 meaningsHappening or done every day.
  • dainty/ˈdeɪnti/adjectiveB2Small, delicate and pretty.
  • dairy/ˈdɛə.ɹi/nounB2A place where milk is handled and processed.
  • dairy-freeadjectiveB1Made without milk or anything from it.
  • dais/ˈdeɪ.ɪs/nounC2A low platform for a throne or a high table.
  • daisy/ˈdeɪ.zi/nounB1A small white flower with a yellow middle.
  • dale/deu/nounC1A broad open valley.
  • dalliance/ˈdælɪəns/nounC2A brief light-hearted romance, or idle delay.
  • dam/ˈdæm/nounB1+A wall built across a river to hold the water back.
  • damage/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/verbA23 meaningsTo harm something so it works or looks worse.
  • damages/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/nounB2Money paid to make up for harm done.
  • damask/ˈdæm.əsk/nounC2A rich patterned cloth woven in one colour.
  • damnation/dæmˈneɪʃən/nounC1Condemnation to eternal punishment.
  • damp/ˈdæmp/adjectiveB13 meaningsSlightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.
  • damp coursenounC2The barrier that stops wet rising up a wall.
  • dampen/ˈdæmpən/verbC22 meaningsTo make slightly wet.
  • damsel/ˈdæm.zəl/nounC12 meaningsA young noblewoman, in old stories.
  • dance/dɑːns/verbA12 meaningsTo move your body in rhythm with music.
  • dance floornounB1The area set aside for dancing.
  • dancer/ˈdɑːnsə(ɹ)/nounA2+A person who performs by moving their body to music.
  • dandelion/ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/nounB2A yellow weed that turns into a clock of seeds.
  • dandle/ˈdændəl/verbC2To bounce a small child gently on your knee.
  • dandruff/ˈdændɹʌf/nounB1+Small flakes of dry skin shed from the scalp.
  • danger/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə/nounA22 meaningsThe possibility of being harmed.
  • dangerous/ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/adjectiveA12 meaningsAble to cause harm or injury.
  • dangle/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo hold or hang something so that it swings loose.
  • dank/ˈdæŋk/adjectiveC1Unpleasantly damp and cold.
  • dappled[ˈdæpəɫd]adjectiveC1Marked with soft spots of light and shade.
  • dare/dɛə/verbB13 meaningsTo be brave enough to do something.
  • daredevil/ˈdɛədɛvəl/nounB2Somebody who takes wild physical risks for show.
  • daresay/ˌdɛəˈseɪ/verbC1To suppose that something is probably so.
  • daring/ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBravely willing to take big risks.
  • dark/dɑːk/adjectiveA14 meaningsWith little or no light.
  • dark modenounB1A display setting that shows light text on a dark ground.
  • darken/ˈdɑɹkən/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make something darker in colour or less bright.
  • darkness/ˈdɑːk.nəs/nounB12 meaningsThe absence of light.
  • darkroomnounC1The room where photographic film is developed.
  • darn/dɑɹn/verbB24 meaningsTo mend a hole in cloth or knitting by weaving thread back and forth across the gap.
  • dart/dɑːt/verbB25 meaningsTo move suddenly and quickly in one direction.
  • darts/ˈdɑːts/nounB1+The game of throwing small arrows at a round numbered board.
  • dash/ˈdæʃ/nounB26 meaningsA very small amount of a liquid or powder added to food.
  • dashboard/ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/nounB1+2 meaningsThe panel of instruments and controls in front of a driver.
  • dashed linenounB2A line drawn as a row of short strokes.
  • dashing/ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB22 meaningsStylish, spirited and attractive.
  • data/ˈdɑːtə/nounB13 meaningsFacts and figures collected for study or reference.
  • data protectionnounB2The rules governing how personal information is handled.
  • database/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/nounB2An organised electronic store of information.
  • date/deɪt/nounA16 meaningsThe day, month and year on which something happens.
  • dating/ˈdeɪt.ɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsWorking out how old something is.
  • daughter/ˈdɔːtə/nounA12 meaningsA girl or woman in relation to her parents.
  • daughter-in-law/ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/nounB2The wife of your son.
  • daunt/dɔːnt/verbC1To make somebody lose their nerve.
  • daunting/ˈdɔːntɪŋ/adjectiveC1Frightening because it looks so difficult.