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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Level
A1A2A2+B1B1+B2B2+C1C2
Part of speech
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  • damp/ˈdæmp/adjectiveB13 meaningsSlightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.
  • dare/dɛə/verbB13 meaningsTo be brave enough to do something.
  • darken/ˈdɑɹkən/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make something darker in colour or less bright.
  • dash/ˈdæʃ/nounB26 meaningsA very small amount of a liquid or powder added to food.
  • date/deɪt/nounA16 meaningsThe day, month and year on which something happens.
  • deal
/ˈdiːl/
nounB15 meanings
An agreement, especially one about business or money.
  • decorate/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo make something more beautiful with added touches.
  • defeat/dɪˈfiːt/nounB12 meaningsThe result of losing a contest or battle.
  • defend/dɪˈfɛnd/verbB13 meaningsTo protect somebody or something from attack.
  • delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounB13 meaningsExtra time spent waiting for something that should already have happened.
  • demand/dɪˈmɑːnd/verbB13 meaningsTo ask for something forcefully.
  • depend/dɪˈpɛnd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo need someone or something in order to manage.
  • deposit/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/nounB14 meaningsMoney paid up front and held until you pay the rest or bring the thing back.
  • describe/dɪˈskɹaɪb/verbA2+3 meaningsTo say or write what someone or something is like.
  • design/dɪˈzaɪn/verbB13 meaningsTo plan how something new will look and work.
  • desire/dɪˈzaɪə/nounB12 meaningsA strong wish for something.
  • destroy/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/verbA22 meaningsTo damage something so completely that nothing is left.
  • detail/ˈdiː.teɪl/nounB15 meaningsOne small fact or feature of something larger.
  • determine/dɪˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo establish something exactly, after investigation.
  • develop/dɪˈvɛl.əp/verbA2+5 meaningsTo grow or change gradually into something larger, stronger or more advanced.
  • dice/daɪs/nounA2+2 meaningsA small cube marked with one to six dots, thrown in games.
  • die/daɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo stop living.
  • diet/ˈdaɪət/nounB13 meaningsEverything a person or animal usually eats.
  • dip/dɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo put something briefly into a liquid and take it out again.
  • direct/daɪˈɹɛkt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsGoing straight to a destination with nothing in between.
  • disappear/dɪsəˈpɪə/verbA23 meaningsTo go out of sight; to stop being visible.
  • discipline/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/nounB15 meaningsTraining that teaches people to obey rules and control themselves.
  • discount/dɪˈskaʊnt/nounB1+3 meaningsAn amount taken off the usual price.
  • discover/dɪˈskʌvə/verbA2+3 meaningsTo find something that was not known about before.
  • dislike/dɪsˈlaɪk/verbB12 meaningsTo find someone or something unpleasant.
  • display/dɪsˈpleɪ/nounB27 meaningsAn arrangement of things put out to be looked at.
  • distance/ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/nounA23 meaningsThe amount of space between two points.
  • ditch/dɪt͡ʃ/nounB12 meaningsA long narrow channel dug to carry water away.
  • divide/dɪˈvaɪd/verbB25 meaningsTo separate something into parts.
  • divorce/dɪˈvɔːs/nounB13 meaningsThe legal ending of a marriage.
  • do/də/verbA15 meaningsTo perform an action, a job or a task.
  • dock/dɒk/nounB12 meaningsAn enclosed area of water where ships are loaded.
  • dodge/dɒd͡ʒ/verbB13 meaningsTo move quickly aside to avoid something.
  • doubt/daʊt/verbB13 meaningsTo think that something is probably not true, or probably will not happen.
  • drag/dɹæɡ/verbB18 meaningsTo pull something heavy along the ground behind you.
  • drain/dɹeɪn/verbA25 meaningsTo let liquid run out of something, leaving the solid part behind.
  • draw/dɹɑ/verbA14 meaningsTo make a picture using a pen, a pencil or chalk.
  • drill/dɹɪl/nounA2+3 meaningsA tool that bores holes by spinning a sharp bit.
  • drip/ˈdɹɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo fall in small drops.
  • drive/dɹaɪv/verbA29 meaningsTo control a car or other vehicle and make it move.
  • drizzle/ˈdɹɪzəl/nounB13 meaningsVery fine light rain.
  • drop/dɹɒp/verbA26 meaningsTo let something fall, by accident or on purpose.
  • drown/dɹaʊn/verbB12 meaningsTo die under water from being unable to breathe.
  • drum/ˈdɹʌm/nounB15 meaningsA musical instrument you strike, made of a skin stretched over a round frame.
  • dry-cleanverbB1To clean a garment with chemicals instead of water.
  • duck/dʌk/nounA24 meaningsA water bird with a flat bill and webbed feet.
  • dust/dʌst/nounB14 meaningsFine dry powder made of earth, skin, fibres and other tiny particles, which settles on surfaces.