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

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  • deference/ˈdɛfəɹəns/nounC1Polite yielding to somebody's rank or judgement.
  • deferential[ˌdɛfəˈɹɛnʃəɫ]adjectiveC1Showing respect for somebody's rank or judgement.
  • defiance/dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/nounC1Open refusal to obey an authority or a rule.
  • defibrillator/diːˈfɪbɹɪˌleɪtə(ɹ)/nounC1A device that shocks a stopped heart back into rhythm.
  • deficiency/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/nounC12 meaningsA shortage of something essential.
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/ˈdɛfɪsɪt/
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The amount by which something falls short.
  • defile/dɪˈfaɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo make something sacred or clean unfit.
  • deflation/dɪˈfleɪʃən/nounC1A general fall in prices across an economy.
  • deft/dɛft/adjectiveC1Quick and neatly skilful, especially with the hands.
  • defunct/dɪˈfʌŋkt/adjectiveC1No longer existing or working.
  • defy/dɪˈfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo openly refuse to obey a greater power.
  • degradation/ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/nounC1A wearing down in quality, or a loss of dignity.
  • degrade/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/verbC1To lower in quality, or to treat with contempt.
  • degrading/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveC1Robbing somebody of their self-respect.
  • degreaseverbC1To remove thick fat from a surface.
  • deity/ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/nounC1A god or goddess.
  • dejected/dɪˈdʒɛktəd/adjectiveC1Sad and dispirited after a disappointment.
  • delectable/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/adjectiveC1Absolutely delicious.
  • delegate/ˈdɛlɪɡət/verbC13 meaningsTo give a task, and the authority to carry it out, to someone who works under you.
  • delegation/dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/nounC1A group sent to represent others, or the handing over of work.
  • deliberate/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsDone on purpose, with full intention.
  • deliberately/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/adverbB22 meaningsFully on purpose, after thinking it through.
  • deliberation/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsCareful consideration before making a decision.
  • delicacy/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsA rare fine food.
  • delicate/ˈdɛl.ɪ.kət/adjectiveB25 meaningsEasily broken or harmed, and needing careful handling.
  • delicious/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveA12 meaningsTasting or smelling very good.
  • delirious/dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC1Wildly confused from fever, or wildly excited.
  • delirium/dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/nounC1A wild confused state caused by fever or drink.
  • deliverable/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/nounC1A specific thing a project has promised to produce.
  • deliverance/dɪˈlɪvɹəns/nounC1Being rescued from danger or evil.
  • delta/ˈdɛltə/nounB22 meaningsThe fan of land and channels where a river meets the sea.
  • deluge/ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/nounC1A great flood, or an overwhelming rush of things.
  • delusion/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/nounB23 meaningsA false belief held firmly in spite of the evidence.
  • demagogue/ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/nounC1A leader who stirs crowds by playing on their fears.
  • demean/dɪˈmiːn/verbC1To lower somebody's dignity.
  • demeanournounC1The way a person carries and presents themselves.
  • demented/dɪˈmɛntɪd/adjectiveC1Out of one's wits with rage or grief, or robbed of memory and reason by an ageing brain.
  • demise/dɪˈmaɪz/nounC1The end or death of a person or an institution.
  • demo/ˈdɛm.əʊ/nounC12 meaningsA rough recording made to show what a song could be.
  • demographic/ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsA group defined by age, income or another shared trait.
  • demography/dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/nounC1The study of populations and how they change.
  • demon/ˈdiː.mən/nounB12 meaningsAn evil spirit.
  • demonic/dɪˈmɒnɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsBelonging to or resembling a devil.
  • demoralisedadjectiveC1Stripped of confidence and spirit.
  • demure/dɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Quiet, modest and reserved.
  • denial/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/nounC1A statement that something is not true.
  • denigrate/ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To run somebody's reputation down unfairly.
  • denounce/diˈnaʊns/verbC12 meaningsTo publicly declare something to be wrong or evil.
  • dense/ˈdɛns/adjectiveC14 meaningsPacked closely together, with little space between the parts.
  • density/ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/nounC1How much matter is packed into a given space.
  • deny/dɪˈnaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo say that something is not true.
  • deodoriseverbC1To take a bad smell away.
  • depart/dɪˈpɑːt/verbB22 meaningsTo go away from a place.
  • departure/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe act or moment of leaving.
  • dependant/dɪˈpɛndənt/nounC1Somebody who relies on another for support.
  • dependence/dɪˈpɛndəns/nounC1The state of needing something or somebody.
  • dependency/dɪˈpɛndənsi/nounC12 meaningsAnother piece of code your program needs to run.
  • depict/dɪˈpɪkt/verbC1To show or describe something in a picture or words.
  • depiction/dɪˈpɪkʃən/nounC1A showing of something in a picture or in words.
  • depletion/dɪˈpliːʃən/nounC1The using up of a supply until little is left.