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

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  • domesticate/dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/verbC1To tame a wild animal for life alongside people.
  • dominate/ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo be the strongest force in a place or contest.
  • donate/də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/verbB1+To hand over money or goods freely to help a cause.
  • doodle/ˈduːdl̩/nounB22 meaningsAn absent-minded drawing made while thinking of something else.
  • dot/dɒt/nounA22 meaningsA tiny round mark.
  • dote/dəʊt/
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verbC1
To love somebody so much that you spoil them.
  • double/ˈdʌb.əl/adjectiveA25 meaningsTwice the usual size, amount or strength.
  • double-bookverbB2To promise the same time slot to two people.
  • double-crossverbB22 meaningsTo betray someone you had agreed to act with.
  • doubt/daʊt/verbB13 meaningsTo think that something is probably not true, or probably will not happen.
  • douse/daʊs/verbC12 meaningsTo put a fire out with water.
  • dovetail/ˈdʌvteɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo fit together neatly and work well as a pair.
  • download/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/verbA2+3 meaningsTo copy a file from the internet or a network onto your own device.
  • downsize/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/verbC1To cut the number of people a company employs.
  • draft/dɹɑːft/nounB25 meaningsAn early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
  • drag/dɹæɡ/verbB18 meaningsTo pull something heavy along the ground behind you.
  • drain/dɹeɪn/verbA25 meaningsTo let liquid run out of something, leaving the solid part behind.
  • drape/dɹeɪp/verbB2To hang cloth loosely over something.
  • draw/dɹɑ/verbA14 meaningsTo make a picture using a pen, a pencil or chalk.
  • drawl/dɹɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo speak slowly with drawn-out vowel sounds.
  • 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.
  • dredge/dɹɛd͡ʒ/verbC1To scoop material up from the bottom of water.
  • drench/dɹɛnt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make something completely wet.
  • dress/dɹes/nounA12 meaningsA one-piece garment hanging like a skirt below.
  • dribble/ˈdɹɪ.bəl/verbB22 meaningsTo move a ball forward with small controlled touches.
  • drift/dɹɪft/verbB24 meaningsTo be carried along by a current of water or air.
  • drill/dɹɪl/nounA2+3 meaningsA tool that bores holes by spinning a sharp bit.
  • drink/ˈdɹɪŋk/verbA14 meaningsTo take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
  • drip/ˈdɹɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo fall in small drops.
  • drive/dɹaɪv/verbA29 meaningsTo control a car or other vehicle and make it move.
  • drivel/dɹɪv.əl/nounC12 meaningsNonsense talked at length.
  • drizzle/ˈdɹɪzəl/nounB13 meaningsVery fine light rain.
  • drone/dɹəʊn/nounB1+4 meaningsAn aircraft with nobody on board, flown from the ground.
  • drool/dɹuːl/verbB2To let saliva run out of the mouth.
  • droop/ˈdɹuːp/verbB2+To hang down limply through weakness.
  • drop/dɹɒp/verbA26 meaningsTo let something fall, by accident or on purpose.
  • drown/dɹaʊn/verbB12 meaningsTo die under water from being unable to breathe.
  • drum/ˈdɹʌm/nounB15 meaningsA musical instrument you strike, made of a skin stretched over a round frame.
  • dry/ˈdɹaɪ̯/adjectiveA25 meaningsWith no water or liquid in or on it.
  • dry-cleanverbB1To clean a garment with chemicals instead of water.
  • dub/dʌb/verbC13 meaningsTo replace the original speech in a film with another language.
  • duck/dʌk/nounA24 meaningsA water bird with a flat bill and webbed feet.
  • dull/dʌl/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot bright; without shine or strong colour.
  • duplicate/ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/verbB2To make an exact second copy.
  • dust/dʌst/nounB14 meaningsFine dry powder made of earth, skin, fibres and other tiny particles, which settles on surfaces.
  • dwarf/dwɔɹf/nounB24 meaningsIn legend and fantasy, a short, powerfully built being who lives underground and is famous for mining and metalwork.
  • dwell/dwɛl/verbC12 meaningsTo live somewhere, in poetic use.
  • dwindle/ˈdwɪn.dəl/verbB2+To grow steadily smaller until almost nothing is left.
  • dye/daɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo change the colour of hair, cloth or other material by soaking it in coloured liquid.