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daily
/ˈdeɪli/
adjective
A2
3 meanings
Happening or done every day.
damage
/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/
verb
A2
3 meanings
To harm something so it works or looks worse.
danger
/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə/
noun
A2
2 meanings
The possibility of being harmed.
dark
/dɑːk/
adjective
A1
4 meanings
With little or no light.
date
/deɪt/
noun
A1
6 meanings
The day, month and year on which something happens.
dawn
/dɔːn/
noun
A2
3 meanings
The first light of day, before sunrise.
day
/deɪ̯/
noun
A1
3 meanings
A period of twenty-four hours.
daylight
/ˈdeɪlaɪt/
noun
A2
The natural light of the day.
dead
/dɛd/
adjective
A1
3 meanings
No longer living.
decision
/dɪˈsɪʒn̩/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A settled judgement about what to do.
deep
/diːp/
adjective
A2
4 meanings
Going a long way down from the surface.
deer
/dɪə/
noun
A2
A hoofed forest animal, the male often antlered.
deliver
/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/
verb
A2
4 meanings
To bring goods or letters to somebody.
delivery
/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/
noun
A2
4 meanings
The bringing of goods, letters or food to a person or place, or the things brought.
department store
noun
A2
A big shop selling many kinds of goods on several floors.
desert
/ˈdɛz.ət/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A huge dry area where almost no rain falls.
deserve
/dɪˈzɜːv/
verb
A2
2 meanings
To have earned something by what you have done.
desk
/dɛsk/
noun
A1
3 meanings
A table with a flat top for writing, reading or working at.
dessert
/dɪˈzɜːt/
noun
A2
The sweet course at the end of a meal.
destroy
/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/
verb
A2
2 meanings
To damage something so completely that nothing is left.
detective
/dɪˈtɛktɪv/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A person whose job is investigating crimes, gathering evidence and working out who is responsible, either as a police officer of that rank or as someone hired privately.
devil
/ˈdɛvəl/
noun
A2
2 meanings
The chief evil spirit.
different
/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt/
adjective
A1
3 meanings
Not the same as something else.
difficult
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
adjective
A1
3 meanings
Needing a lot of effort or skill.
dig
/dɪɡ/
verb
A2
2 meanings
To make a hole in the ground.
digital camera
noun
A2
A camera that stores pictures as data rather than on film.
direction
/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
noun
A2
4 meanings
The way in which somebody or something moves, points or faces.
disappear
/dɪsəˈpɪə/
verb
A2
3 meanings
To go out of sight; to stop being visible.
discover
/dɪˈskʌvə/
verb
A2+
3 meanings
To find something that was not known about before.
disease
/dɪˈziːz/
noun
A2
An illness with a known cause and a name.
dish
/dɪʃ/
noun
A1
3 meanings
One prepared food.
distance
/ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/
noun
A2
3 meanings
The amount of space between two points.
do
/də/
verb
A1
5 meanings
To perform an action, a job or a task.
do your best
phrase
A2
To try as hard as you possibly can.
dot
/dɒt/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A tiny round mark.
double
/ˈdʌb.əl/
adjective
A2
5 meanings
Twice the usual size, amount or strength.
double room
noun
A2
A room with one large bed for two people.
down
/ˈdaʊ̯n/
noun
A1
5 meanings
The soft fine feathers under a bird outer feathers, used to fill jackets and bedding.
download
/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/
verb
A2+
3 meanings
To copy a file from the internet or a network onto your own device.
downstairs
/daʊnˈstɛɹz/
adverb
A2
2 meanings
On or to a lower floor.
dozen
/ˈdʌzən/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A group of twelve.
dragon
/ˈdɹæɡən/
noun
A2
3 meanings
A huge winged reptile of legend that breathes fire.
drain
/dɹeɪn/
verb
A2
5 meanings
To let liquid run out of something, leaving the solid part behind.
draw
/dɹɑ/
verb
A1
4 meanings
To make a picture using a pen, a pencil or chalk.
drawing
/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A picture made with lines rather than paint.
dream
/ˈdɹiːm/
verb
A1
3 meanings
To see pictures and stories in your head while asleep.
drink
/ˈdɹɪŋk/
verb
A1
4 meanings
To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
drive
/dɹaɪv/
verb
A2
9 meanings
To control a car or other vehicle and make it move.
drop
/dɹɒp/
verb
A2
6 meanings
To let something fall, by accident or on purpose.
dry
/ˈdɹaɪ̯/
adjective
A2
5 meanings
With no water or liquid in or on it.
duck
/dʌk/
noun
A2
4 meanings
A water bird with a flat bill and webbed feet.
dummy
/ˈdʌmi/
noun
A2
3 meanings
A rubber teat given to a baby to suck.