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

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  • downside/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/nounB2+The drawback of something otherwise good.
  • downtime/ˈdaʊntaɪm/nounB2+2 meaningsTime when a machine or system is not working or not in use.
  • downtown/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/nounB12 meaningsThe busy central part of a city.
  • downturn/ˈdaʊntɜːn/nounB2+A decline in trade or fortunes.
  • dowry/ˈdaʊəɹi/nounB2+Money or goods a bride brings to a marriage.
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nounA22 meanings
A group of twelve.
  • drabnessnounC2Dull colourlessness with nothing to catch the eye.
  • draft/dɹɑːft/nounB25 meaningsAn early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
  • draftingnounC1Riding close behind another to save effort.
  • drag/dɹæɡ/verbB18 meaningsTo pull something heavy along the ground behind you.
  • dragon/ˈdɹæɡən/nounA23 meaningsA huge winged reptile of legend that breathes fire.
  • dragonfly/ˈdɹæɡənˌflaɪ/nounB1+A long-bodied insect with two pairs of glittering wings.
  • drain/dɹeɪn/verbA25 meaningsTo let liquid run out of something, leaving the solid part behind.
  • drain covernounB2The grate over an opening that takes rainwater.
  • drainage/ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/nounB2+The removal of water from land or buildings.
  • drainpipe/ˈdɹeɪnˌpaɪp/nounB12 meaningsA pipe carrying rainwater or waste down and away from a building.
  • drake/ˈdɹeɪ̯k/nounB2+A male duck.
  • drama/ˈdɹɑːmə/nounA2+4 meaningsA serious play or film about strong feelings.
  • draper/ˈdɹeɪ.pə(ɹ)/nounC2A trader who sells cloth.
  • draught/dɹɑːft/nounC22 meaningsHow deep in the water a loaded boat sits.
  • draughts/dɹɑːfts/nounB2+A board game of jumping and capturing discs.
  • draughtsman/ˈdɹɑːftsmən/nounC1The person who draws technical plans.
  • draw/dɹɑ/verbA14 meaningsTo make a picture using a pen, a pencil or chalk.
  • drawbridge/ˈdɹɔːbɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+A bridge that lifts to close a castle off.
  • drawer/dɹɔː(ɹ)/nounA2+A sliding box-shaped compartment in a desk or chest.
  • drawing/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/nounA22 meaningsA picture made with lines rather than paint.
  • drawl/dɹɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo speak slowly with drawn-out vowel sounds.
  • dray/dɹeɪ/nounC2A low heavy cart for carrying barrels.
  • dread/dɹɛd/nounB22 meaningsHeavy fear of something bad you know is coming.
  • dream/ˈdɹiːm/verbA13 meaningsTo see pictures and stories in your head while asleep.
  • dreamer/ˈdɹimɚ/nounB2Somebody whose plans run ahead of what is possible.
  • dregs/dɹɛɡz/nounC1The sediment at the bottom, or the worst of something.
  • dress/dɹes/nounA12 meaningsA one-piece garment hanging like a skirt below.
  • dress codenounB1The standard of clothing an occasion requires.
  • dress rehearsalnounB2The final practice, done exactly as the real thing.
  • dressage/ˈdɹɛs.ɑːʒ/nounC1A test of a horse's precise, trained movements.
  • dressing-downnounC1A severe scolding from someone in authority.
  • dressmaker/ˈdɹɛsˌmeɪkɚ/nounB2Somebody who makes clothes for women.
  • dressmaker's dummynounB2A body-shaped form for fitting garments on.
  • drift/dɹɪft/verbB24 meaningsTo be carried along by a current of water or air.
  • driftwood/ˈdɹɪftwʊd/nounB2+Worn wood washed up on the beach by the sea.
  • drill/dɹɪl/nounA2+3 meaningsA tool that bores holes by spinning a sharp bit.
  • drill bitnounB2The removable cutting piece fitted into a drill.
  • drilling/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsRepeated practice until a skill becomes automatic.
  • drink/ˈdɹɪŋk/verbA14 meaningsTo take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
  • drinker/ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who drinks, especially alcohol.
  • drip/ˈdɹɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo fall in small drops.
  • drive/dɹaɪv/verbA29 meaningsTo control a car or other vehicle and make it move.
  • drive-through/ˈdɹaɪvˌθɹu/nounB1A service where you order and collect without leaving the car.
  • drivel/dɹɪv.əl/nounC12 meaningsNonsense talked at length.
  • driver/ˈdɹaɪ.və/nounA14 meaningsThe person operating a car, bus, lorry, or train.
  • driveway/ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/nounB1The short private road from the street to a house.
  • drizzle/ˈdɹɪzəl/nounB13 meaningsVery fine light rain.
  • drone/dɹəʊn/nounB1+4 meaningsAn aircraft with nobody on board, flown from the ground.
  • drop/dɹɒp/verbA26 meaningsTo let something fall, by accident or on purpose.
  • dropdownnounB1A list that unfolds when you click it.
  • droplet/ˈdɹɒplət/nounB2+A very small drop of liquid.
  • dropoutnounB2+A student who left school before finishing.
  • dropped kerbnounC1A lowered edge that lets wheels cross the pavement.
  • droppingsnounB2+The waste an animal leaves.