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

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654 words · showing 121–180

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  • deficiency/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/nounC12 meaningsA shortage of something essential.
  • deficit/ˈdɛfɪsɪt/nounC1The amount by which something falls short.
  • defile/dɪˈfaɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo make something sacred or clean unfit.
  • definite articlenounB1The little word "the".
  • definition/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/nounB1+2 meaningsA statement of exactly what a word means.
  • deflation/dɪˈfleɪʃən/
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nounC1
A general fall in prices across an economy.
  • deforestation/dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/nounB2+The cutting down of whole forests until bare land remains.
  • deformity/dɪˈfɔːmɪti/nounB2+A part of the body twisted out of its proper shape.
  • degradation/ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/nounC1A wearing down in quality, or a loss of dignity.
  • degree/dɪˈɡɹiː/nounB14 meaningsThe qualification a university gives you at the end of a course of study.
  • deity/ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/nounC1A god or goddess.
  • deja vunounB2The odd feeling that this has all happened before.
  • delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounB13 meaningsExtra time spent waiting for something that should already have happened.
  • delegate/ˈdɛlɪɡət/verbC13 meaningsTo give a task, and the authority to carry it out, to someone who works under you.
  • delegation/dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/nounC1A group sent to represent others, or the handing over of work.
  • deli/ˈdɛli/nounB1+A shop selling fine cheeses, cold meats and ready food.
  • deliberation/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsCareful consideration before making a decision.
  • delicacy/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsA rare fine food.
  • delicatessen/ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/nounC2A shop selling fine cheeses, cold meats and prepared foods.
  • delineation/diːlɪniˈeɪʃən/nounC2A precise mapping out of something.
  • delinquent/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/nounB2+A young person who keeps breaking the law.
  • delirium/dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/nounC1A wild confused state caused by fever or drink.
  • deliverable/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/nounC1A specific thing a project has promised to produce.
  • deliverance/dɪˈlɪvɹəns/nounC1Being rescued from danger or evil.
  • delivery/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/nounA24 meaningsThe bringing of goods, letters or food to a person or place, or the things brought.
  • delivery attemptnounB2A visit made to hand something over.
  • delivery slotnounB2The period during which your order will arrive.
  • dell/dɛl/nounC2A small wooded hollow in the ground.
  • delta/ˈdɛltə/nounB22 meaningsThe fan of land and channels where a river meets the sea.
  • deluge/ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/nounC1A great flood, or an overwhelming rush of things.
  • delusion/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/nounB23 meaningsA false belief held firmly in spite of the evidence.
  • demagogue/ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/nounC1A leader who stirs crowds by playing on their fears.
  • demand/dɪˈmɑːnd/verbB13 meaningsTo ask for something forcefully.
  • demarcation/ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC2The marking out of a boundary or a division of responsibility.
  • demeanournounC1The way a person carries and presents themselves.
  • demise/dɪˈmaɪz/nounC1The end or death of a person or an institution.
  • demo/ˈdɛm.əʊ/nounC12 meaningsA rough recording made to show what a song could be.
  • democracy/dɪˈmɒk.ɹə.si/nounB23 meaningsA system of government in which people elect their leaders by voting.
  • demographic/ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsA group defined by age, income or another shared trait.
  • demographics/ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪks/nounB2+The make-up of a population by age, income and so on.
  • demography/dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/nounC1The study of populations and how they change.
  • demolition/ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounB2The deliberate destruction of a building or structure.
  • demon/ˈdiː.mən/nounB12 meaningsAn evil spirit.
  • demonstration/dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsA public march or gathering to make a point.
  • demotionnounB2+Being moved down to a less important position.
  • demurragenounC2A charge for keeping a container or ship too long.
  • den/ˈdɛn/nounB14 meaningsThe home of a wild animal, where it shelters and raises its young.
  • denial/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/nounC1A statement that something is not true.
  • denim/ˈdɛnɪm/nounB2The tough blue cotton fabric jeans are made of.
  • denizen/ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/nounC2An inhabitant of a particular place.
  • denmarknounA2+The small Nordic country of Copenhagen.
  • denotation/ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC2The plain literal meaning of a word.
  • denouementnounC2The final part where everything is explained.
  • density/ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/nounC1How much matter is packed into a given space.
  • dent/dɛnt/nounB22 meaningsA hollow in a hard surface made by a blow.
  • dentist/ˈdɛntɪst/nounA2+A person qualified to examine, treat and repair people's teeth.
  • denunciation/dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/nounC2A public condemnation of somebody or something.
  • deodorant/diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/nounA2+A product that stops body odour.
  • department/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/nounA2+3 meaningsOne division of an organisation.
  • department storenounA2A big shop selling many kinds of goods on several floors.