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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.
  • damage/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/verbA23 meaningsTo harm something so it works or looks worse.
  • dampen/ˈdæmpən/verbC22 meaningsTo make slightly wet.
  • dangle/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo hold or hang something so that it swings loose.
  • daresay/ˌdɛəˈseɪ/verbC1To suppose that something is probably so.
  • darn/dɑɹn/
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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.
  • daunt/dɔːnt/verbC1To make somebody lose their nerve.
  • debase/dɪˈbeɪs/verbC1To lower the quality or worth of something.
  • debilitate/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/verbC1To weaken somebody badly.
  • debunk/diːˈbʌŋk/verbC1To show publicly that a claim is nonsense.
  • decant/dəˈkænt/verbC1To pour liquid gently from one vessel to another.
  • decimate/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/verbC1To destroy a large part of something.
  • decipher/dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)/verbC1To work out the meaning of a code or unclear writing.
  • 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.
  • decorate/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo make something more beautiful with added touches.
  • deduce/dɪˈdʒuːs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo reach a conclusion by reasoning from what is known.
  • 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.
  • defer/dɪˈfɜː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put off until later.
  • defile/dɪˈfaɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo make something sacred or clean unfit.
  • defy/dɪˈfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo openly refuse to obey a greater power.
  • degrade/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/verbC1To lower in quality, or to treat with contempt.
  • degreaseverbC1To remove thick fat from a surface.
  • delegate/ˈdɛlɪɡət/verbC13 meaningsTo give a task, and the authority to carry it out, to someone who works under you.
  • deliberate/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsDone on purpose, with full intention.
  • demean/dɪˈmiːn/verbC1To lower somebody's dignity.
  • denigrate/ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To run somebody's reputation down unfairly.
  • denounce/diˈnaʊns/verbC12 meaningsTo publicly declare something to be wrong or evil.
  • 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.
  • depict/dɪˈpɪkt/verbC1To show or describe something in a picture or words.
  • deplore/dɪˈploɹ/verbC1To feel and express strong disapproval.
  • deploy/dɪˈplɔɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo put new code where real users will meet it.
  • depose/dɪˈpəʊz/verbC12 meaningsTo remove a ruler or leader from power.
  • deprave/dɪˈpɹeɪv/verbC1To corrupt somebody morally.
  • deprive/dɪˈpɹaɪv/verbC1To take away from somebody what they need.
  • deride/dɪˈɹaɪd/verbC1To laugh at somebody with contempt.
  • derive/dɪˈɹaɪv/verbB2+3 meaningsTo get something from a particular source.
  • descend/dɪˈsɛnd/verbB25 meaningsTo move down from a higher place.
  • 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.
  • designate/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/verbC12 meaningsTo officially mark out for a particular role or use.
  • desist/dɪˈsɪst/verbC1To stop doing something.
  • 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.
  • deteriorate/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/verbC1To grow steadily worse over time.
  • detest/dɪˈtɛst/verbC1To dislike somebody or something intensely.
  • devise/dɪˈvaɪz/verbC12 meaningsTo invent a clever plan or method.
  • devolve/dɪˈvɒɫv/verbC1To pass power or duty down to a lower level.
  • diagnose/ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/verbC1To work out what illness or fault is present.
  • dictate/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo command with no room for argument.
  • die/daɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo stop living.
  • differentiate/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo recognise or state what makes things different.