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

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  • dissonance/ˈdɪsənəns/nounC1A clash of sounds or of ideas that will not fit.
  • dissuade/dɪˈsweɪd/verbC1To persuade someone not to do something.
  • distance/ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/nounA23 meaningsThe amount of space between two points.
  • distant/ˈdɪstənt/adjectiveB24 meaningsFar away in space.
  • distasteful/dɪsˈteɪstfəɫ/adjectiveC1Unpleasant and offensive.
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To purify by boiling and condensing, or to reduce to the essence.
  • distinction/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/nounC14 meaningsA grade awarded for outstanding work.
  • distinctive/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/adjectiveC1Easy to recognise as different from anything else.
  • distinguish/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo recognise the difference between two or more things.
  • distort/dɪsˈtɔːt/verbC1To twist something out of its true shape or meaning.
  • distract/dɪˈstɹækt/verbB22 meaningsTo take someone's attention away from what they are doing.
  • distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/nounB22 meaningsSerious trouble or suffering.
  • distribution/ˌdɪstɹɪˈbjuːʃən/nounB24 meaningsThe way something is spread out or shared among people, places or values.
  • distributornounB2+2 meaningsThe company that gets copies to the shops.
  • disturbing/dɪsˈtɜː.bɪŋ/adjectiveC1Upsetting and hard to put out of your mind.
  • dither/ˈdɪðə/verbC1To hesitate and fail to make up your mind.
  • dive/daɪv/verbB26 meaningsTo jump into water head first.
  • diverge/daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/verbC1To move apart from a common point.
  • divergence/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/nounC1A moving apart of things that were once together.
  • divergent/daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/adjectiveC1Growing apart, or differing from what is usual.
  • diversify/daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/verbC1To spread into a wider range of kinds.
  • divert/daɪˈvɜːt/verbC14 meaningsTo change the course or direction of something.
  • divertingadjectiveC1Entertaining and taking your mind off things.
  • dividend/ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/nounB2+3 meaningsA share of profit paid to shareholders.
  • divine/dɪˈvaɪn/adjectiveB23 meaningsBelonging to or coming from a god.
  • divinity/dɪˈvɪnɪti/nounC1The quality of being a god, or the study of religion.
  • divorce/dɪˈvɔːs/nounB13 meaningsThe legal ending of a marriage.
  • divulge/daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/verbC1To reveal information that was private.
  • djiboutinounC1Tiny Horn-of-Africa country guarding the Red Sea's gate.
  • do away withphraseC1To abolish or get rid of something entirely.
  • do inphraseC12 meaningsTo exhaust somebody completely.
  • docile/ˈdəʊ.saɪl/adjectiveC12 meaningsQuiet and easy to control or handle.
  • dock/dɒk/nounB12 meaningsAn enclosed area of water where ships are loaded.
  • doctrine/ˈdɒk.tɹɪn/nounC13 meaningsA set of beliefs taught by a church, party or other body as authoritative.
  • documentary/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/nounB1+2 meaningsA film or programme about real people and events, made with real footage and interviews.
  • documentation/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/nounC1The papers that record or prove something.
  • dog/dɒɡ/nounA12 meaningsA four-legged animal kept as a pet, which barks.
  • dogma/ˈdɒɡ.mə/nounC1A belief laid down as true and not to be questioned.
  • dogmatic/dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Insisting on beliefs without allowing question.
  • domain/ˌdəʊˈmeɪ̯n/nounC12 meaningsThe name a website is found at.
  • domesticate/dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/verbC1To tame a wild animal for life alongside people.
  • domesticationnounC1The taming of wild animals over generations.
  • domicile/ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/nounC1The place somebody legally has their home.
  • dominance/ˈdɒmɪnəns/nounC1Power and control over others.
  • dominate/ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo be the strongest force in a place or contest.
  • domination/ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/nounC1Complete control over others.
  • dominion/dəˈmɪnjən/nounC1Power to rule, or the lands ruled.
  • doomscrolling/ˈdumˌskɹolɪŋ/nounC1Reading bad news online long after it helps.
  • doormat/ˈdɔːˌmæt/nounB1+2 meaningsA mat placed at a door for wiping shoes.
  • dormant/ˈdɔːmənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsAlive but inactive.
  • dormer/ˈdɔɹmɚ/nounC1A small window that sticks out from a sloping roof.
  • dossier/ˈdɔs.jeɪ/nounC1A file of collected information about somebody.
  • dote/dəʊt/verbC1To love somebody so much that you spoil them.
  • double takenounC1A second look because the first did not register.
  • doubtless/ˈdaʊ̯tləs/adjectiveC1Almost certainly.
  • dough/dəʊ/nounB12 meaningsThe soft mix of flour and water you knead before baking.
  • dour/ˈdʊə/adjectiveC1Stern, unsmiling and gloomy in manner.
  • douse/daʊs/verbC12 meaningsTo put a fire out with water.
  • dove/dʌv/nounB22 meaningsA pale bird of the pigeon family, used as a symbol of peace.
  • dovetail/ˈdʌvteɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo fit together neatly and work well as a pair.