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

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  • defender/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA player whose job is stopping the other side scoring.
  • defensive/dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsIntended to protect against attack.
  • defer/dɪˈfɜː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put off until later.
  • deference/ˈdɛfəɹəns/nounC1Polite yielding to somebody's rank or judgement.
  • deferential[ˌdɛfəˈɹɛnʃəɫ]adjectiveC1Showing respect for somebody's rank or judgement.
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/dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/
nounC1
Open refusal to obey an authority or a rule.
  • defiant/dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/adjectiveB2+Openly refusing to obey or to give in.
  • defibrillator/diːˈfɪbɹɪˌleɪtə(ɹ)/nounC1A device that shocks a stopped heart back into rhythm.
  • deficiency/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/nounC12 meaningsA shortage of something essential.
  • deficient/dɪˈfɪʃənt/adjectiveC2Lacking something that is needed.
  • deficit/ˈdɛfɪsɪt/nounC1The amount by which something falls short.
  • defile/dɪˈfaɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo make something sacred or clean unfit.
  • define/dɪˈfaɪn/verbB1+To say exactly what a word or idea means.
  • definite/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/adjectiveB1Settled and not open to doubt.
  • definite articlenounB1The little word "the".
  • definition/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/nounB1+2 meaningsA statement of exactly what a word means.
  • definitive/dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/adjectiveB2Settling the matter for good.
  • deflate/diːˈfleɪt/verbB2+To let the air out, or to take somebody's confidence away.
  • deflation/dɪˈfleɪʃən/nounC1A general fall in prices across an economy.
  • deflect/dɪˈflɛkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn a blow or an object aside.
  • deflower/diˈflaʊ.ɚ/verbC2To take a woman's virginity, in old use.
  • deforestation/dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/nounB2+The cutting down of whole forests until bare land remains.
  • deform/dɪˈfɔːm/verbB2+To spoil the natural shape of something.
  • deformity/dɪˈfɔːmɪti/nounB2+A part of the body twisted out of its proper shape.
  • defray/dɪˈfɹeɪ/verbC2To pay part or all of a cost.
  • deft/dɛft/adjectiveC1Quick and neatly skilful, especially with the hands.
  • defunct/dɪˈfʌŋkt/adjectiveC1No longer existing or working.
  • defuse/diːˈfjuːz/verbB2+To make a bomb safe, or to calm a tense situation.
  • defy/dɪˈfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo openly refuse to obey a greater power.
  • degradation/ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/nounC1A wearing down in quality, or a loss of dignity.
  • degrade/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/verbC1To lower in quality, or to treat with contempt.
  • degrading/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveC1Robbing somebody of their self-respect.
  • degreaseverbC1To remove thick fat from a surface.
  • degree/dɪˈɡɹiː/nounB14 meaningsThe qualification a university gives you at the end of a course of study.
  • dehydrated/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsShort of water, of a body.
  • deign/deɪn/verbC2To do something you consider beneath you.
  • deity/ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/nounC1A god or goddess.
  • deja vunounB2The odd feeling that this has all happened before.
  • deject/dɪˈdʒɛkt/verbC2To lower somebody's spirits.
  • dejected/dɪˈdʒɛktəd/adjectiveC1Sad and dispirited after a disappointment.
  • delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounB13 meaningsExtra time spent waiting for something that should already have happened.
  • delayed/dəˈleɪd/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsRunning later than the scheduled time.
  • delectable/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/adjectiveC1Absolutely delicious.
  • 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.
  • delete/dɪˈliːt/verbB2To remove something written or stored.
  • deleterious/ˌdɛl.ɪˈtɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Doing harm, often quietly and over time.
  • deli/ˈdɛli/nounB1+A shop selling fine cheeses, cold meats and ready food.
  • deliberate/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsDone on purpose, with full intention.
  • deliberately/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/adverbB22 meaningsFully on purpose, after thinking it through.
  • deliberation/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsCareful consideration before making a decision.
  • delicacy/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsA rare fine food.
  • delicate/ˈdɛl.ɪ.kət/adjectiveB25 meaningsEasily broken or harmed, and needing careful handling.
  • delicatessen/ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/nounC2A shop selling fine cheeses, cold meats and prepared foods.
  • delicious/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveA12 meaningsTasting or smelling very good.
  • delighted/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Very pleased.
  • delineate/dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/verbC2To describe or mark out the shape of something exactly.
  • delineation/diːlɪniˈeɪʃən/nounC2A precise mapping out of something.
  • delinquent/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/nounB2+A young person who keeps breaking the law.
  • delirious/dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC1Wildly confused from fever, or wildly excited.