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

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  • deplorable/dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/adjectiveC1So bad that it deserves open condemnation.
  • deplore/dɪˈploɹ/verbC1To feel and express strong disapproval.
  • deploy/dɪˈplɔɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo put new code where real users will meet it.
  • deployment/dɪˈplɔɪmənt/nounC1Sending people or equipment where they are needed.
  • depose/dɪˈpəʊz/verbC12 meaningsTo remove a ruler or leader from power.
  • deposition/ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
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nounC12 meanings
Sworn evidence taken down.
  • deprave/dɪˈpɹeɪv/verbC1To corrupt somebody morally.
  • depressed/dɪˈpɹɛst/adjectiveB22 meaningsFeeling very low in spirits for a long stretch.
  • deprivation/ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/nounC1The lack of what is needed for a decent life.
  • deprive/dɪˈpɹaɪv/verbC1To take away from somebody what they need.
  • depth of fieldnounC1How much of the scene in front and behind is sharp.
  • derailleur/dɪˈɹeɪl(j)ə/nounC1The mechanism that shifts the chain between gears.
  • derailmentnounC1A train coming off the rails.
  • deregulationnounC1The removal of rules that controlled an industry.
  • deride/dɪˈɹaɪd/verbC1To laugh at somebody with contempt.
  • derivative/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/adjectiveC13 meaningsCopying too closely from earlier work.
  • derive/dɪˈɹaɪv/verbB2+3 meaningsTo get something from a particular source.
  • derogatory/dɪˈɹɒɡətɹi/adjectiveC1Meant to belittle somebody.
  • descend/dɪˈsɛnd/verbB25 meaningsTo move down from a higher place.
  • descend onphraseC1To arrive somewhere suddenly and in numbers.
  • descendant/dɪˈsɛndənt/nounB2+2 meaningsA person who comes after you in your family line.
  • descent/dɪˈsɛnt/nounC13 meaningsThe act of going down, or the route that leads down.
  • describe/dɪˈskɹaɪb/verbA2+3 meaningsTo say or write what someone or something is like.
  • desecrate/ˈdɛs.ɪ.kɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To treat a sacred place with violent disrespect.
  • desecration/dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The violent disrespecting of something sacred.
  • desertion/dɪˈzɜːʃən/nounC1The abandoning of a post, a duty or a person.
  • desiccated/ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/adjectiveC1Completely dried out.
  • designate/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/verbC12 meaningsTo officially mark out for a particular role or use.
  • desirable/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Worth wanting or having.
  • desist/dɪˈsɪst/verbC1To stop doing something.
  • desk/dɛsk/nounA13 meaningsA table with a flat top for writing, reading or working at.
  • desktop/ˈdɛsktɒp/nounC1A computer meant to sit on a table, or the screen you start from.
  • desolate/ˈdɛs.ə.lət/adjectiveC12 meaningsEmpty, bare and abandoned.
  • desolation/ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/nounC1Bleak emptiness, or utter misery.
  • despairing/dɪˈspɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Showing complete loss of hope.
  • despondent/dɪˈspɒndənt/adjectiveC1In low spirits from a loss of hope.
  • destined/ˈdɛstɪnd/adjectiveC1Certain to happen or to end up in a particular way.
  • destitute/ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/adjectiveC1Without money, home or any means at all.
  • destructive/dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/adjectiveC1Causing great damage.
  • detachment/dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing present without feeling connected.
  • detail/ˈdiː.teɪl/nounB15 meaningsOne small fact or feature of something larger.
  • detain/dɪˈteɪn/verbC12 meaningsTo keep someone in official custody.
  • detangleverbC1To work knots out of hair.
  • detection/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/nounC1The finding out of something hidden.
  • detention/dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/nounC12 meaningsThe punishment of being made to stay at school after lessons have ended.
  • deteriorate/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/verbC1To grow steadily worse over time.
  • detest/dɪˈtɛst/verbC1To dislike somebody or something intensely.
  • detestable/dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/adjectiveC1Deserving to be hated.
  • detonation/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/nounC1The setting off of an explosion.
  • detriment/ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/nounC1Harm done to something valued.
  • detrimental/ˌdɛtɹɪˈmɛntəl/adjectiveC1Causing damage or loss.
  • detritus/dɪˈtɹaɪ.təs/nounC1Loose debris left behind after something breaks up.
  • deuce/djuːs/nounC12 meaningsA playing card or die showing the number two.
  • devastated/ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCompletely crushed by terrible news.
  • device/dɪˈvaɪs/nounA2+3 meaningsA machine or piece of equipment made for a purpose.
  • devil's advocatephraseC1Someone who argues the opposite side just to test the idea.
  • devilish/ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/adjectiveC12 meaningsMischievously wicked in a teasing way.
  • devise/dɪˈvaɪz/verbC12 meaningsTo invent a clever plan or method.
  • devoid/dɪˈvɔɪd/adjectiveC1Completely lacking a particular quality, used with of.
  • devolution/diːvəˈluːʃən/nounC1Handing powers from a central government to a regional one.