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

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  • dais/ˈdeɪ.ɪs/nounC2A low platform for a throne or a high table.
  • dalliance/ˈdælɪəns/nounC2A brief light-hearted romance, or idle delay.
  • damask/ˈdæm.əsk/nounC2A rich patterned cloth woven in one colour.
  • damp coursenounC2The barrier that stops wet rising up a wall.
  • damsel/ˈdæm.zəl/nounC12 meaningsA young noblewoman, in old stories.
  • dead dropnounC2
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A hiding place where two people leave things for each other.
  • decease/dɪˈsiːs/nounC2A person's death, in legal use.
  • defile/dɪˈfaɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo make something sacred or clean unfit.
  • delicatessen/ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/nounC2A shop selling fine cheeses, cold meats and prepared foods.
  • delineation/diːlɪniˈeɪʃən/nounC2A precise mapping out of something.
  • dell/dɛl/nounC2A small wooded hollow in the ground.
  • demarcation/ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC2The marking out of a boundary or a division of responsibility.
  • demurragenounC2A charge for keeping a container or ship too long.
  • denizen/ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/nounC2An inhabitant of a particular place.
  • denotation/ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC2The plain literal meaning of a word.
  • denouementnounC2The final part where everything is explained.
  • denunciation/dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/nounC2A public condemnation of somebody or something.
  • depilatory/dəˈpɪləˌtɔɹi/nounC2A cream that dissolves hair at the surface.
  • deposition/ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsSworn evidence taken down.
  • depravity/dəˈpɹævɪti/nounC2Deep moral corruption.
  • depredation/ˌdɛpɹəˈdeɪʃən/nounC2Damage done by plundering or by nature.
  • derision/dɪˈɹɪʒən/nounC2Contemptuous mockery.
  • despondency/dɪˈspɒndənsi/nounC2Low spirits from a loss of hope.
  • determinism/dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/nounC2The view that everything is fixed by what came before.
  • deterrent/dɪˈtɛɹənt/nounC2Something kept in order to stop an enemy attacking.
  • diadem/ˈdaɪ.əˌdɛm/nounC2A jewelled band worn as a mark of royalty.
  • dialectic/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/nounC2Reasoning that tests an idea against its opposite.
  • diatribe/ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹaɪb/nounC2A long bitter attack in speech or writing.
  • dictum/ˈdɪk.təm/nounC2A short formal statement laid down as true.
  • 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.
  • disaffection/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/nounC2Loss of loyalty towards those in charge.
  • 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.
  • dissemination/dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2The spreading of information widely.
  • dissension/dɪˈsɛnʃən/nounC2Angry disagreement within a group.
  • distillation/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2Separating liquids by boiling and cooling the vapour.
  • 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.
  • doldrums/ˈdɒldɹəmz/nounC2A spell of low spirits or of no progress.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • dross/dɹɒs/nounC2Worthless matter left when something is refined.
  • drudgery/ˈdɹʌd͡ʒəɹi/nounC2Dull heavy work that never ends.