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

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  • diatribe/ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹaɪb/nounC2A long bitter attack in speech or writing.
  • dictum/ˈdɪk.təm/nounC2A short formal statement laid down as true.
  • didactic/daɪˈdæk.tɪk/adjectiveC2Meant to teach, often too obviously so.
  • diffident/ˈdɪfɪdənt/adjectiveC2Shy and lacking confidence in yourself.
  • diffuse/dɪˈfjuːz/verbC23 meaningsTo spread out in all directions and become less concentrated.
  • dilatory/ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/
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adjectiveC2
Slow to act, and inclined to put things off.
  • diligently/ˈdɪlɪd͡ʒ(ə)ntli/adverbC2With steady and careful effort.
  • diminuendo/dɪˌmɪnjuːˈɛndəʊ/nounC2A passage that fades steadily quieter.
  • diminution/dɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/nounC2A making or becoming smaller.
  • dint/dɪnt/nounC2Force or means, in the phrase by dint of.
  • diphtheria/dɪfˈθɪə.ɹi.ə/nounC2A dangerous infection of the throat.
  • diplodocusnounC2A huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and tail.
  • dirge/dɜːdʒ/nounC2A slow mournful piece of music for the dead.
  • dirk/dɜːk/nounC2A short straight dagger.
  • disabuse/dɪsəˈbjuːz/verbC2To rid somebody of a mistaken belief.
  • disaffection/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/nounC2Loss of loyalty towards those in charge.
  • discomfit/dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/verbC2To make somebody uneasy and put out.
  • disdainful/dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/adjectiveC2Showing that you think someone or something is beneath you.
  • dismember/ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo cut a body into pieces.
  • disparage/dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/verbC2To speak of somebody as if they were worth little.
  • disparagementnounC2The belittling of somebody or their work.
  • dispensation/dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/nounC2Special permission to be released from a rule.
  • dispersalnounC2The scattering of things over a wide area.
  • disproofnounC2Reasoning that shows something is false.
  • dissemble/dɪˈsɛmbəl/verbC2To hide your true feelings behind a false show.
  • disseminate/dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/verbC2To spread information widely.
  • dissemination/dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2The spreading of information widely.
  • dissension/dɪˈsɛnʃən/nounC2Angry disagreement within a group.
  • dissimulate/dɪˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt/verbC2To hide your real feelings by pretence.
  • dissolve/dɪˈzɒlv/verbC14 meaningsTo mix into a liquid until it becomes part of it and can no longer be seen.
  • dissonant/ˈdɪsənənt/adjectiveC2Clashing in sound or in feeling.
  • distend/dɪˈstɛnd/verbC2To swell out from inside pressure.
  • distillation/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2Separating liquids by boiling and cooling the vapour.
  • divert/daɪˈvɜːt/verbC14 meaningsTo change the course or direction of something.
  • divination/ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2Trying to foretell what is hidden or to come.
  • doctrine/ˈdɒk.tɹɪn/nounC13 meaningsA set of beliefs taught by a church, party or other body as authoritative.
  • dodderingadjectiveC2Shaky and feeble from old age.
  • doff/dɒf/verbC2To take off a hat or a garment.
  • doldrums/ˈdɒldɹəmz/nounC2A spell of low spirits or of no progress.
  • dole outphraseC2To hand something out in small measured amounts.
  • dolorous/ˈdɒləɹəs/adjectiveC2Full of sorrow.
  • dolt/dɒlt/<a:UK>nounC2A stupid person.
  • domesticitynounC2Home life and the running of a household.
  • domestique/ˌdə(ʊ)mɛˈstiːk/nounC2A rider whose job is to help the team leader.
  • donanounC2A Spanish courtesy title placed before a lady's given name, the female counterpart of Don.
  • dotage/ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/nounC2The weak-minded state of very great age.
  • doublet/ˈdʌblət/nounC2A close-fitting jacket worn by men in past centuries.
  • doughty/ˈdaʊti/adjectiveC2Brave and persistent.
  • dowager/ˈdaʊədʒə/nounC2A widow holding a title from her late husband.
  • drabnessnounC2Dull colourlessness with nothing to catch the eye.
  • draper/ˈdɹeɪ.pə(ɹ)/nounC2A trader who sells cloth.
  • draught/dɹɑːft/nounC22 meaningsHow deep in the water a loaded boat sits.
  • dray/dɹeɪ/nounC2A low heavy cart for carrying barrels.
  • drear/dɹɪə/adjectiveC2Dismal and gloomy.
  • dross/dɹɒs/nounC2Worthless matter left when something is refined.
  • drudgery/ˈdɹʌd͡ʒəɹi/nounC2Dull heavy work that never ends.
  • drumheadnounC2The tight skin stretched over a drum.
  • dub/dʌb/verbC13 meaningsTo replace the original speech in a film with another language.
  • dullard/ˈdʌlɚd/nounC2Somebody slow-witted and boring.
  • dun/dʌn/adjectiveC2Greyish brown, said of a horse.