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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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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.
  • dairy/ˈdɛə.ɹi/nounB2A place where milk is handled and processed.
  • damages/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/nounB2Money paid to make up for harm done.
  • damp/ˈdæmp/adjectiveB13 meaningsSlightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.
  • dandelion/ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/
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A yellow weed that turns into a clock of seeds.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • defence/dɪˈfɛns/nounB2Protection against attack, or the case argued for the accused.
  • 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.
  • definition/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/nounB1+2 meaningsA statement of exactly what a word means.
  • deja vunounB2The odd feeling that this has all happened before.
  • delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounB13 meaningsExtra time spent waiting for something that should already have happened.
  • delegate/ˈdɛlɪɡət/verbC13 meaningsTo give a task, and the authority to carry it out, to someone who works under you.
  • 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.