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

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  • dabble/ˈdæb.əl/verbC12 meaningsTo try something casually, without committing.
  • dahlia/ˈdeɪ.li.ə/nounC1A tall garden plant with one large many-petalled bloom on each stem.
  • dale/deu/nounC1A broad open valley.
  • damage/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/verbA23 meaningsTo harm something so it works or looks worse.
  • damnation/dæmˈneɪʃən/nounC1Condemnation to eternal punishment.
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verbC22 meanings
To make slightly wet.
  • damsel/ˈdæm.zəl/nounC12 meaningsA young noblewoman, in old stories.
  • dangle/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo hold or hang something so that it swings loose.
  • dank/ˈdæŋk/adjectiveC1Unpleasantly damp and cold.
  • dappled[ˈdæpəɫd]adjectiveC1Marked with soft spots of light and shade.
  • daresay/ˌdɛəˈseɪ/verbC1To suppose that something is probably so.
  • daring/ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBravely willing to take big risks.
  • darkroomnounC1The room where photographic film is developed.
  • 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.
  • dashing/ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB22 meaningsStylish, spirited and attractive.
  • daughter/ˈdɔːtə/nounA12 meaningsA girl or woman in relation to her parents.
  • daunt/dɔːnt/verbC1To make somebody lose their nerve.
  • daunting/ˈdɔːntɪŋ/adjectiveC1Frightening because it looks so difficult.
  • dawn chorus/dɔːn ˈkɔːɹəs/nounC1All the birds singing together as the sun comes up.
  • dawn onphraseC1To become gradually clear to somebody.
  • deacon/ˈdiːkən/nounC1An assistant to a priest in some churches.
  • deadbeat/ˈdɛdbiːt/nounC1Somebody who never pays what they owe.
  • deaf/dɛf/adjectiveB12 meaningsUnable to hear.
  • dearie/ˈdɪəɹi/nounC1A homely word of address, often used by an older woman to a stranger.
  • dearth/dɜːθ/nounC1A serious shortage of something needed.
  • debase/dɪˈbeɪs/verbC1To lower the quality or worth of something.
  • debauchery/dɪˈbɔː.t͡ʃə.ɹi/nounC1Excessive indulgence in drink and pleasure.
  • debilitate/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/verbC1To weaken somebody badly.
  • debris/ˈdɛbɹi/nounC1Scattered broken pieces left after destruction.
  • debtor/ˈdɛt.ə/nounC1A person or firm that owes money.
  • debunk/diːˈbʌŋk/verbC1To show publicly that a claim is nonsense.
  • debut/ˈdɛbjuː/nounC1A first public appearance.
  • decadence/ˈdɛkədəns/nounC1Luxury and moral slackness taken together.
  • decadent/ˈdɛkədənt/adjectiveC1Luxuriously rich to the point of excess.
  • decant/dəˈkænt/verbC1To pour liquid gently from one vessel to another.
  • decanter/dɪˈkæntə(ɹ)/nounC1A glass bottle wine is poured into to breathe.
  • decency/ˈdiːsənsi/nounC1Honest and considerate behaviour towards others.
  • decimate/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/verbC1To destroy a large part of something.
  • decipher/dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)/verbC1To work out the meaning of a code or unclear writing.
  • decision-makingnounC1The process of considering options and reaching a choice.
  • decisive/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to make choices quickly and firmly.
  • deckhand/ˈdɛkˌhænd/nounC1A junior sailor who does the general work.
  • declaration/ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC13 meaningsA formal statement made publicly or officially.
  • declare/dɪˈklɛə/verbB23 meaningsTo say something openly and officially.
  • declassify/diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/verbC1To release something from official secrecy.
  • declutter/diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/verbC1To get rid of everything you do not need.
  • decomposition/diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/nounB2+3 meaningsThe natural rotting of dead plants and animals.
  • decorate/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo make something more beautiful with added touches.
  • decorum/dɪˈkɔːɹəm/nounC1Behaviour that fits what the occasion demands.
  • decrepit/dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/adjectiveC1Worn out and in poor condition through age or long use.
  • dedication/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsGiving your whole heart and time to one pursuit.
  • deduce/dɪˈdʒuːs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo reach a conclusion by reasoning from what is known.
  • deed/diːd/nounC12 meaningsA legal document proving ownership of property.
  • deem/diːm/verbC1To formally judge or consider something to be so.
  • 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.
  • defector/dɪˈfɛktə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who abandons their country or side.
  • defer/dɪˈfɜː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put off until later.