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

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  • drown/dɹaʊn/verbB12 meaningsTo die under water from being unable to breathe.
  • drowning/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/nounB1Dying through being unable to breathe under water.
  • drowsy/ˈdɹaʊzi/adjectiveB22 meaningsHalf asleep and hard to keep awake.
  • drudgery/ˈdɹʌd͡ʒəɹi/nounC2Dull heavy work that never ends.
  • drug/ˈdɹʌɡ/nounA2+A medicine, or a substance taken for its effect on the mind.
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nounB15 meanings
A musical instrument you strike, made of a skin stretched over a round frame.
  • drum kitnounB1The full set of drums and cymbals one player uses.
  • drum upphraseC1To gather support or custom through effort.
  • drum your fingersphraseC1To tap the fingers in sequence, impatiently.
  • drumheadnounC2The tight skin stretched over a drum.
  • drumrollnounB2+A rapid continuous sound made on a drum, used to build anticipation.
  • drums/dɹʌmz/nounA2+The percussion instrument played with sticks.
  • drunk/dɹʌŋk/adjectiveB12 meaningsUnable to think or move properly after too much alcohol.
  • dry/ˈdɹaɪ̯/adjectiveA25 meaningsWith no water or liquid in or on it.
  • dry cleanphraseB1To clean a garment with chemicals instead of water.
  • dry cleaning bagnounB2The bag left in a room for clothes needing chemical cleaning.
  • dry docknounC1A basin drained of water so a hull can be worked on.
  • dry seasonnounB1The months of the year when almost no rain falls.
  • dry skinnounB1Skin short of moisture, and prone to flaking.
  • dry upphraseB2To lose all moisture, or to run out of things to say.
  • dry-cleanverbB1To clean a garment with chemicals instead of water.
  • dual/ˈd͡ʒuː.əl/adjectiveC1Having two parts or two purposes.
  • dub/dʌb/verbC13 meaningsTo replace the original speech in a film with another language.
  • dubbing/ˈdʌbɪŋ/nounB2+Replacing the recorded speech with another recording.
  • dubious/ˈd͡ʒuː.bi.əs/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot convinced; full of doubt about something.
  • duck/dʌk/nounA24 meaningsA water bird with a flat bill and webbed feet.
  • duckling/ˈdʌklɪŋ/nounA2+A baby duck.
  • ductile/ˈdʌk.taɪl/adjectiveC1Able to be pulled into a wire without breaking.
  • due/djuː/adjectiveB12 meaningsExpected at a certain time.
  • due datenounB1The day something is expected or owed.
  • due diligence/ˈdjuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/nounC1The careful checking done before a deal is signed.
  • duel/ˈˈd͡ʒuːəl/nounB2A formal fight between two people with matched weapons.
  • duet/djuˈɛt/nounB2A song or piece performed by two people.
  • dull/dʌl/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot bright; without shine or strong colour.
  • dullard/ˈdʌlɚd/nounC2Somebody slow-witted and boring.
  • duly/ˈdʒuːli/adverbC12 meaningsAs was proper and expected.
  • dummy/ˈdʌmi/nounA23 meaningsA rubber teat given to a baby to suck.
  • dumpling/ˈdʌmp.lɪŋ/nounB1+A small pocket of dough, often with a filling.
  • dun/dʌn/adjectiveC2Greyish brown, said of a horse.
  • dunce/dʌns/nounC2A person regarded as slow to learn.
  • dune/djuːn/nounB1+A hill of sand shaped by the wind.
  • dung/ˈdʌŋ/nounB2Solid animal waste.
  • dungarees/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/nounB2+Trousers with a bib and straps over the shoulders.
  • duo/ˈdjuː.əʊ/nounC1A pair who perform or work together.
  • duplicate/ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/verbB2To make an exact second copy.
  • duplication/djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The making of an identical copy, or needless repetition.
  • duplicity/duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/nounC2Saying one thing while meaning another.
  • durable/ˈdʊɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Lasting a long time under use.
  • duration/dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2How long something lasts from start to finish.
  • duress/djʊˈɹɛs/nounC1Force or threats used to make somebody act.
  • dusk/dʌsk/nounB1+2 meaningsThe dim time after the sun has set and before darkness.
  • dust/dʌst/nounB14 meaningsFine dry powder made of earth, skin, fibres and other tiny particles, which settles on surfaces.
  • dust jacketnounB2The removable paper cover on a hardback.
  • dust sheetnounB2A cloth spread over furniture while work goes on.
  • dustbin/ˈdʌstbɪn/nounB1+The container household rubbish is put in.
  • duster/ˈdʌstɚ/nounB1+A cloth or brush for removing fine powder.
  • dustpan/ˈdʌstpæn/nounB1+The flat little shovel you sweep dirt into.
  • dusty/ˈdʌsti/adjectiveB14 meaningsCovered with a layer of dust.
  • dutch/dʌt͡ʃ/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to the Netherlands or its people.
  • dutifuladjectiveC1Doing what is required of you, out of obligation.