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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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342 words · showing 181–240

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  • disc/dɪsk/nounB2A thin flat round object.
  • disc brakenounB2A brake that grips a metal plate at the hub.
  • discharge/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/verbB23 meaningsTo let somebody go officially.
  • disciple/dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/nounB2A close follower who learns from a teacher.
  • discipline/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/nounB15 meaningsTraining that teaches people to obey rules and control themselves.
  • disconnect/dɪskəˈnɛkt/
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To break a connection.
  • discreet/dɪˈskɹiːt/adjectiveB22 meaningsCareful to say and show nothing that ought to stay private.
  • discretion/dɪˈskɹɛʃən/nounB22 meaningsGood judgement about what should be kept private and what should be said.
  • disgrace/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/nounB22 meaningsThe loss of respect that follows shameful behaviour.
  • disgraceful[dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]adjectiveB2So bad that it brings shame.
  • disguise/dɪsˈɡaɪz/nounB22 meaningsA change of appearance meant to hide who you are.
  • disgust/dɪsˈɡʌst/nounB22 meaningsA strong feeling of revulsion.
  • dishonest/dɪˈsɒnɪst/adjectiveB22 meaningsWilling to lie, cheat or steal.
  • dishonesty/dɪsˈɒnɪ.sti/nounB2The habit of lying or cheating.
  • dismiss/dɪsˈmɪs/verbB24 meaningsTo refuse to take an idea seriously.
  • dismount/dɪsˈmaʊnt/verbB22 meaningsTo get down from a horse or bicycle.
  • disobedience/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/nounB2A refusal to do as you are told.
  • disobedient/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/adjectiveB2Refusing to do as a parent, teacher, or owner says, in the way a naughty child or an unruly dog behaves.
  • disorientedadjectiveB2Having lost your sense of direction or of what is happening.
  • dispatch/dɪˈspæt͡ʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo send someone or something off to a place, for a purpose.
  • display/dɪsˈpleɪ/nounB27 meaningsAn arrangement of things put out to be looked at.
  • display casenounB2A glazed cabinet for showing goods.
  • displease/dɪsˈpliːz/verbB2To annoy or dissatisfy someone.
  • displeasure/dɪsˈplɛʒə/nounB2Annoyance and disapproval, expressed with restraint.
  • disposable/dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩/adjectiveB23 meaningsMade to be thrown away after one use.
  • dispute/dɪˈspjuːt/verbB23 meaningsTo say that something stated is not true or not fair.
  • disqualify/dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/verbB2To rule somebody out of a contest or a right.
  • disregard/dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/nounB22 meaningsPaying no attention to something that matters.
  • disruptive/dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/adjectiveB2Breaking up the normal running of things.
  • distance learningnounB2Studying a course without attending in person.
  • distant/ˈdɪstənt/adjectiveB24 meaningsFar away in space.
  • distant relativenounB2A family member connected only through several steps.
  • distinct/dɪˈstɪŋkt/adjectiveB22 meaningsClearly separate from other things and not the same as them.
  • distinction/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/nounC14 meaningsA grade awarded for outstanding work.
  • distinguish/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo recognise the difference between two or more things.
  • distract/dɪˈstɹækt/verbB22 meaningsTo take someone's attention away from what they are doing.
  • distracted/dɪˈstɹæk.tɪd/adjectiveB12 meaningsUnable to give attention to something because something else has taken it.
  • distraction/dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/nounB2Something that pulls attention away.
  • distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/nounB22 meaningsSerious trouble or suffering.
  • distress signalnounB2The call sent when a vessel needs urgent help.
  • distribute/dɪˈstɹɪbjuːt/verbB22 meaningsTo hand shares out to many people or places.
  • distribution/ˌdɪstɹɪˈbjuːʃən/nounB24 meaningsThe way something is spread out or shared among people, places or values.
  • district/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/nounB12 meaningsA named part of a city or region.
  • disturb/dɪˈstɜːb/verbB23 meaningsTo interrupt someone and break their rest, work or concentration.
  • ditch/dɪt͡ʃ/nounB12 meaningsA long narrow channel dug to carry water away.
  • dive/daɪv/verbB26 meaningsTo jump into water head first.
  • dive inphraseB2To start doing something eagerly and without delay.
  • diversion/daɪˈvɜː.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA route round a closed road.
  • divide/dɪˈvaɪd/verbB25 meaningsTo separate something into parts.
  • divine/dɪˈvaɪn/adjectiveB23 meaningsBelonging to or coming from a god.
  • dizzinessnounB2The feeling that everything is spinning.
  • dnanounB2The twisted ladder molecule that carries the recipe for you.
  • do/də/verbA15 meaningsTo perform an action, a job or a task.
  • do harmphraseB2To cause damage or injury.
  • do upphraseB12 meaningsTo fasten a garment or its buttons.
  • do withoutphraseB2To manage even though you lack something.
  • document/ˈdɒkjʊmənt/nounB1+2 meaningsA written or printed record providing information or evidence.
  • dodge/dɒd͡ʒ/verbB13 meaningsTo move quickly aside to avoid something.
  • dodgemsnounB2Small electric cars driven to bump each other.
  • dodgy/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot to be trusted.