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

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  • 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.
  • dowager/ˈdaʊədʒə/nounC2A widow holding a title from her late husband.
  • dowel/ˈdaʊəl/nounC1A short wooden peg that joins two pieces invisibly.
  • down/ˈdaʊ̯n/
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nounA15 meanings
The soft fine feathers under a bird outer feathers, used to fill jackets and bedding.
  • down on your luckphraseB2Going through a bad patch with no money.
  • down paymentnounB2The first sum paid, with the rest to follow.
  • down to earthphraseB2Practical, modest, and easy to talk to.
  • downbeat/ˈdaʊnbiːt/nounC12 meaningsThe first and strongest beat of a bar.
  • downfall/ˈdaʊnfɔːl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe ruin of somebody who was riding high.
  • downheartedadjectiveC1Low in spirits.
  • downhill/ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/adverbB1+2 meaningsGoing down a slope.
  • download/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/verbA2+3 meaningsTo copy a file from the internet or a network onto your own device.
  • downpipenounC1The vertical pipe taking roof water to the ground.
  • downpour/ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/nounB1+A sudden heavy fall of rain.
  • downright/ˈdaʊnɹaɪt/adverbB2Thoroughly, said of something bad.
  • downside/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/nounB2+The drawback of something otherwise good.
  • downsize/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/verbC1To cut the number of people a company employs.
  • downstairs/daʊnˈstɛɹz/adverbA22 meaningsOn or to a lower floor.
  • downstream/ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/adverbB2+2 meaningsWith the flow of a river.
  • 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.
  • downward/ˈdaʊnwɚd/adjectiveB1+Moving or facing towards a lower place.
  • downwards/ˈdaʊnwədz/adverbB1+Towards a lower place or level.
  • downy/ˈdaʊni/adjectiveC1Covered in very soft fine hair.
  • dowry/ˈdaʊəɹi/nounB2+Money or goods a bride brings to a marriage.
  • dozen/ˈdʌzən/nounA22 meaningsA group of twelve.
  • dozyadjectiveB22 meaningsSleepy and only half awake.
  • drab/dɹæb/adjectiveB2+Dull and colourless.
  • 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.
  • drafty/ˈdɹɑːfti/adjectiveB2+Letting cold air blow through.
  • drag/dɹæɡ/verbB18 meaningsTo pull something heavy along the ground behind you.
  • drag and dropphraseB1To move something by holding and releasing it elsewhere.
  • 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.
  • dramatic/dɹəˈmætɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsSudden and striking.
  • dramaticallyadverbB2+In a striking way, or by a very large amount.
  • drape/dɹeɪp/verbB2To hang cloth loosely over something.
  • draper/ˈdɹeɪ.pə(ɹ)/nounC2A trader who sells cloth.
  • drastic/ˈdɹæs.tɪk/adjectiveB2Extreme and sudden, with big effects.
  • 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.
  • draw a blankphraseB2To search your memory and find nothing there.
  • draw a comparisonphraseC1To point out how two things are alike.
  • draw a conclusionphraseB2To work out what the evidence shows.
  • draw attentionphraseB2To make people notice something.
  • draw the linephraseB2To decide how far is far enough, and refuse to go past it.
  • draw the short strawphraseC1To be the one landed with the worst job.