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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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108 words · showing 1–60

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  • dab/dæb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo touch lightly and repeatedly with something soft.
  • damp/ˈdæmp/adjectiveB13 meaningsSlightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.
  • dangle/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo hold or hang something so that it swings loose.
  • dare/dɛə/verbB13 meaningsTo be brave enough to do something.
  • darken/ˈdɑɹkən/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make something darker in colour or less bright.
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/dɑɹn/
verbB24 meanings
To 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.
  • date/deɪt/nounA16 meaningsThe day, month and year on which something happens.
  • dawn/dɔːn/nounA23 meaningsThe first light of day, before sunrise.
  • daydream/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/nounB22 meaningsA pleasant series of thoughts you have while awake, which takes your attention away from what is around you.
  • dazzle/ˈdæzəl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo blind somebody for a moment with very bright light.
  • deal/ˈdiːl/nounB15 meaningsAn agreement, especially one about business or money.
  • 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.
  • debrief/diːˈbɹiːf/nounB2+2 meaningsA meeting after an event to review how it went.
  • decay/dɪˈkeɪ/verbB2To rot slowly, or to fall into a worse state.
  • deceive/dɪˈsiːv/verbB23 meaningsTo make someone believe something that is not true.
  • declare/dɪˈklɛə/verbB23 meaningsTo say something openly and officially.
  • decline/dɪˈklaɪn/verbB23 meaningsTo politely say no to an offer.
  • decrease/dɪˈkɹiːs/verbB22 meaningsTo become smaller in number or amount.
  • dedicate/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo give your time and heart fully to one purpose.
  • 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.
  • defend/dɪˈfɛnd/verbB13 meaningsTo protect somebody or something from attack.
  • deflect/dɪˈflɛkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn a blow or an object aside.
  • 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.
  • delete/dɪˈliːt/verbB2To remove something written or stored.
  • deliberate/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsDone on purpose, with full intention.
  • deliver/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/verbA24 meaningsTo bring goods or letters to somebody.
  • demand/dɪˈmɑːnd/verbB13 meaningsTo ask for something forcefully.
  • demolish/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/verbB2+4 meaningsTo knock a building down completely.
  • demonstrate/ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt/verbB24 meaningsTo show clearly how something works or how it is done.
  • dent/dɛnt/nounB22 meaningsA hollow in a hard surface made by a blow.
  • deny/dɪˈnaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo say that something is not true.
  • depart/dɪˈpɑːt/verbB22 meaningsTo go away from a place.
  • deposit/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/nounB14 meaningsMoney paid up front and held until you pay the rest or bring the thing back.
  • descend/dɪˈsɛnd/verbB25 meaningsTo move down from a higher place.
  • 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.
  • despair/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe state of having lost all hope.
  • detail/ˈdiː.teɪl/nounB15 meaningsOne small fact or feature of something larger.
  • detect/dɪˈtɛkt/verbB22 meaningsTo discover that something is present, especially something faint or hidden.
  • determine/dɪˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo establish something exactly, after investigation.
  • detonate/ˈdɛtəneɪt/verbB2To set off an explosion deliberately.
  • detour/ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA longer route taken because the direct one is blocked or because you want to pass something.
  • develop/dɪˈvɛl.əp/verbA2+5 meaningsTo grow or change gradually into something larger, stronger or more advanced.
  • devote/dɪˈvəʊt/verbB23 meaningsTo give time, effort or money entirely to one purpose or one person.
  • devour/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/verbB2+2 meaningsTo eat hungrily.
  • differ/ˈdɪfə/verbB22 meaningsNot to be the same as something else.
  • dig/dɪɡ/verbA22 meaningsTo make a hole in the ground.
  • digest/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/verbB22 meaningsTo break food down inside the body.
  • dim/dɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsGiving or having only weak light.
  • dip/dɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo put something briefly into a liquid and take it out again.
  • disappoint/dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/verbB2To fail to meet someone's hopes or expectations.
  • disapprove/dɪsəˈpɹuːv/verbB2To judge that something is wrong.
  • disarm/dɪsˈɑː(ɹ)m/verbB22 meaningsTo take weapons away, or to make a device safe.
  • discharge/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/verbB23 meaningsTo let somebody go officially.
  • discipline/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/nounB15 meaningsTraining that teaches people to obey rules and control themselves.