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

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342 words · showing 1–60

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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.
  • dainty/ˈdeɪnti/adjectiveB2Small, delicate and pretty.
  • dairy/ˈdɛə.ɹi/nounB2A place where milk is handled and processed.
  • damages/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/nounB2Money paid to make up for harm done.
  • damp/ˈdæmp/adjective
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Slightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.
  • dandelion/ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/nounB2A yellow weed that turns into a clock of seeds.
  • dangle/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo hold or hang something so that it swings loose.
  • dare/dɛə/verbB13 meaningsTo be brave enough to do something.
  • daredevil/ˈdɛədɛvəl/nounB2Somebody who takes wild physical risks for show.
  • daring/ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBravely willing to take big risks.
  • dark/dɑːk/adjectiveA14 meaningsWith little or no light.
  • darken/ˈdɑɹkən/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make something darker in colour or less bright.
  • darkness/ˈdɑːk.nəs/nounB12 meaningsThe absence of light.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • daughter-in-law/ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/nounB2The wife of your son.
  • dawn/dɔːn/nounA23 meaningsThe first light of day, before sunrise.
  • dawn startnounB2Setting off at first light to make the most of the day.
  • day in day outphraseB2Every single day, without change.
  • day-to-dayadjectiveB2Happening as part of ordinary daily life.
  • daybreak/ˈdeɪbɹeɪk/nounB2The first light of the morning.
  • daydream/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/nounB22 meaningsA pleasant series of thoughts you have while awake, which takes your attention away from what is around you.
  • daypacknounB2A small bag for one day's walking.
  • daytime/ˈdeɪtaɪm/nounB2The part of the day when it is light.
  • dazzle/ˈdæzəl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo blind somebody for a moment with very bright light.
  • dead/dɛd/adjectiveA13 meaningsNo longer living.
  • deadline/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/nounB2The time or date by which something must be finished.
  • deadline pressurenounB2The strain of having to finish before a fixed hour.
  • deal/ˈdiːl/nounB15 meaningsAn agreement, especially one about business or money.
  • deal withphraseB12 meaningsTo take action about a problem or situation.
  • dealer/ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/nounB23 meaningsSomebody whose business is buying and selling a particular thing.
  • dean/diːn/nounB2The head of a university faculty or college.
  • death/dɛθ/nounA12 meaningsThe end of a life.
  • debate/dɪˈbeɪt/nounB24 meaningsA formal argument in which two sides take turns to speak.
  • debit/ˈdɛb.ɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsAn amount of money taken out of an account.
  • debit card/ˈdɛbɪt ˌkɑɹd/nounB2A card that deducts payments directly from a bank account.
  • debrief/diːˈbɹiːf/nounB2+2 meaningsA meeting after an event to review how it went.
  • debt/ˈdɛt/nounB22 meaningsMoney borrowed and still owed.
  • decay/dɪˈkeɪ/verbB2To rot slowly, or to fall into a worse state.
  • deceive/dɪˈsiːv/verbB23 meaningsTo make someone believe something that is not true.
  • decent/ˈdiː.sənt/adjectiveB24 meaningsGood enough; of a reasonable standard.
  • deception/dɪˈsɛpʃən/nounB2Making somebody believe what is not true.
  • decision/dɪˈsɪʒn̩/nounA22 meaningsA settled judgement about what to do.
  • deck/ˈdɛk/nounB13 meaningsA floor or level on a ship.
  • declare/dɪˈklɛə/verbB23 meaningsTo say something openly and officially.
  • decline/dɪˈklaɪn/verbB23 meaningsTo politely say no to an offer.
  • decorator/ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/nounB2A person whose job is painting and papering rooms.
  • decoy/ˈdiːkɔɪ/nounB2Something set up to draw attention the wrong way.
  • decrease/dɪˈkɹiːs/verbB22 meaningsTo become smaller in number or amount.
  • dedicate/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo give your time and heart fully to one purpose.
  • deduction/dɪˈdʌkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA conclusion reached by reasoning from a general rule to a particular case, or the process of reasoning that way.
  • deed/diːd/nounC12 meaningsA legal document proving ownership of property.