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

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342 words · showing 61–120

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  • deep cleannounB2A thorough clean that reaches what is usually missed.
  • default/dɪˈfɒlt/verbC12 meaningsTo fail to make the repayments you agreed to.
  • defect/ˈdiːfɛkt/nounB22 meaningsA fault in something, present from the time it was made.
  • defective/dɪˈfɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a fault from the way it was made, so that it does not work properly.
  • defence/dɪˈfɛns/nounB2Protection against attack, or the case argued for the accused.
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/dɪˈfɛnd/
verbB13 meanings
To protect somebody or something from attack.
  • defendant/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/nounB2The person against whom a legal case is brought.
  • defender/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA player whose job is stopping the other side scoring.
  • defensive/dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsIntended to protect against attack.
  • definition/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/nounB1+2 meaningsA statement of exactly what a word means.
  • definitive/dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/adjectiveB2Settling the matter for good.
  • deflect/dɪˈflɛkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn a blow or an object aside.
  • dehydrated/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsShort of water, of a body.
  • deja vunounB2The odd feeling that this has all happened before.
  • delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounB13 meaningsExtra time spent waiting for something that should already have happened.
  • delayed/dəˈleɪd/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsRunning later than the scheduled time.
  • delegate/ˈdɛlɪɡət/verbC13 meaningsTo give a task, and the authority to carry it out, to someone who works under you.
  • delete/dɪˈliːt/verbB2To remove something written or stored.
  • deliberate/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsDone on purpose, with full intention.
  • deliberately/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/adverbB22 meaningsFully on purpose, after thinking it through.
  • delicate/ˈdɛl.ɪ.kət/adjectiveB25 meaningsEasily broken or harmed, and needing careful handling.
  • delighted/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Very pleased.
  • deliver/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/verbA24 meaningsTo bring goods or letters to somebody.
  • delivery/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/nounA24 meaningsThe bringing of goods, letters or food to a person or place, or the things brought.
  • delivery attemptnounB2A visit made to hand something over.
  • delivery slotnounB2The period during which your order will arrive.
  • delta/ˈdɛltə/nounB22 meaningsThe fan of land and channels where a river meets the sea.
  • delusion/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/nounB23 meaningsA false belief held firmly in spite of the evidence.
  • demand/dɪˈmɑːnd/verbB13 meaningsTo ask for something forcefully.
  • demo/ˈdɛm.əʊ/nounC12 meaningsA rough recording made to show what a song could be.
  • democracy/dɪˈmɒk.ɹə.si/nounB23 meaningsA system of government in which people elect their leaders by voting.
  • democratic/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/adjectiveB2Run by the people through the votes they cast.
  • demolish/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/verbB2+4 meaningsTo knock a building down completely.
  • demolition/ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounB2The deliberate destruction of a building or structure.
  • demonic/dɪˈmɒnɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsBelonging to or resembling a devil.
  • demonstrate/ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt/verbB24 meaningsTo show clearly how something works or how it is done.
  • demonstration/dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsA public march or gathering to make a point.
  • den/ˈdɛn/nounB14 meaningsThe home of a wild animal, where it shelters and raises its young.
  • denim/ˈdɛnɪm/nounB2The tough blue cotton fabric jeans are made of.
  • dent/dɛnt/nounB22 meaningsA hollow in a hard surface made by a blow.
  • dental/ˈdɛn.təl/adjectiveB2Having to do with the teeth.
  • deny/dɪˈnaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo say that something is not true.
  • depart/dɪˈpɑːt/verbB22 meaningsTo go away from a place.
  • department/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/nounA2+3 meaningsOne division of an organisation.
  • deposit/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/nounB14 meaningsMoney paid up front and held until you pay the rest or bring the thing back.
  • depot/ˈdɛpəʊ/nounB23 meaningsThe yard or building where buses, trains or lorries are kept, cleaned and repaired.
  • depressed/dɪˈpɹɛst/adjectiveB22 meaningsFeeling very low in spirits for a long stretch.
  • depressing/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB2Making people feel low in spirits.
  • depression/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/nounB22 meaningsA lasting heaviness that drains meaning from things.
  • depth/dɛpθ/nounB22 meaningsHow far something goes down from the surface.
  • descend/dɪˈsɛnd/verbB25 meaningsTo move down from a higher place.
  • descriptive/dəˈskɹɪptɪv/adjectiveB2Setting out in words what something is like.
  • desert/ˈdɛz.ət/nounA22 meaningsA huge dry area where almost no rain falls.
  • deserve/dɪˈzɜːv/verbA22 meaningsTo have earned something by what you have done.
  • design technologynounB2Lessons in designing and making practical objects.
  • despair/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe state of having lost all hope.
  • desperate/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/adjectiveB13 meaningsReady to do anything because there is almost no hope.
  • desperately/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/adverbB22 meaningsWith the urgency of somebody running out of hope.
  • desperation/ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2A state of hopelessness leading to reckless action.
  • destiny/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/nounB2The events already fixed for someone in the future.