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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 301–342

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  • dressmaker's dummynounB2A body-shaped form for fitting garments on.
  • dribble/ˈdɹɪ.bəl/verbB22 meaningsTo move a ball forward with small controlled touches.
  • drift/dɹɪft/verbB24 meaningsTo be carried along by a current of water or air.
  • drill bitnounB2The removable cutting piece fitted into a drill.
  • drilling/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsRepeated practice until a skill becomes automatic.
  • drinkable/ˈdɹɪŋk.ə.bəl/
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Safe or pleasant enough to swallow.
  • drip/ˈdɹɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo fall in small drops.
  • drive/dɹaɪv/verbA29 meaningsTo control a car or other vehicle and make it move.
  • driver/ˈdɹaɪ.və/nounA14 meaningsThe person operating a car, bus, lorry, or train.
  • drizzle/ˈdɹɪzəl/nounB13 meaningsVery fine light rain.
  • drone/dɹəʊn/nounB1+4 meaningsAn aircraft with nobody on board, flown from the ground.
  • drool/dɹuːl/verbB2To let saliva run out of the mouth.
  • drop byphraseB2To make a short, casual visit without arranging it.
  • drop outphraseB2To leave a course, race or activity before completing it.
  • drought/dɹaʊt/nounB22 meaningsA long period with no rain.
  • drown/dɹaʊn/verbB12 meaningsTo die under water from being unable to breathe.
  • drowsy/ˈdɹaʊzi/adjectiveB22 meaningsHalf asleep and hard to keep awake.
  • drum/ˈdɹʌm/nounB15 meaningsA musical instrument you strike, made of a skin stretched over a round frame.
  • drunk/dɹʌŋk/adjectiveB12 meaningsUnable to think or move properly after too much alcohol.
  • dry/ˈdɹaɪ̯/adjectiveA25 meaningsWith no water or liquid in or on it.
  • dry cleaning bagnounB2The bag left in a room for clothes needing chemical cleaning.
  • dry upphraseB2To lose all moisture, or to run out of things to say.
  • due/djuː/adjectiveB12 meaningsExpected at a certain time.
  • duel/ˈˈd͡ʒuːəl/nounB2A formal fight between two people with matched weapons.
  • duet/djuˈɛt/nounB2A song or piece performed by two people.
  • dull/dʌl/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot bright; without shine or strong colour.
  • dummy/ˈdʌmi/nounA23 meaningsA rubber teat given to a baby to suck.
  • dung/ˈdʌŋ/nounB2Solid animal waste.
  • duplicate/ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/verbB2To make an exact second copy.
  • duration/dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2How long something lasts from start to finish.
  • dusk/dʌsk/nounB1+2 meaningsThe dim time after the sun has set and before darkness.
  • dust/dʌst/nounB14 meaningsFine dry powder made of earth, skin, fibres and other tiny particles, which settles on surfaces.
  • dust jacketnounB2The removable paper cover on a hardback.
  • dust sheetnounB2A cloth spread over furniture while work goes on.
  • dusty/ˈdʌsti/adjectiveB14 meaningsCovered with a layer of dust.
  • duty/ˈdjuː.ti/nounB13 meaningsA task you have to carry out as part of your job. Mostly used in the plural.
  • duty freenounB2Shops selling goods without the usual tax.
  • dwarf/dwɔɹf/nounB24 meaningsIn legend and fantasy, a short, powerfully built being who lives underground and is famous for mining and metalwork.
  • dwell onphraseB2To think or talk about something for too long.
  • dwelling/ˈdwɛl.ɪŋ/nounB2A house or place where somebody lives.
  • dye/daɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo change the colour of hair, cloth or other material by soaking it in coloured liquid.
  • dynasty/ˈdɪnəsti/nounB2A line of rulers from one family.