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

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  • didactic/daɪˈdæk.tɪk/adjectiveC2Meant to teach, often too obviously so.
  • die/daɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo stop living.
  • diesel/ˈdiːzəl/nounB1+3 meaningsA heavy fuel that burns under pressure rather than from a spark.
  • diet/ˈdaɪət/nounB13 meaningsEverything a person or animal usually eats.
  • dietary requirementnounB2What a guest can and cannot eat.
  • differ/ˈdɪfə/
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Not to be the same as something else.
  • difference/ˈdɪf.(ə.)ɹəns/nounA13 meaningsThe way in which two or more things are not the same.
  • different/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt/adjectiveA13 meaningsNot the same as something else.
  • differentiate/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo recognise or state what makes things different.
  • differentiator/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪ.tə/nounC1The thing that makes you unlike your rivals.
  • difficult/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/adjectiveA13 meaningsNeeding a lot of effort or skill.
  • difficulty/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/nounB13 meaningsThe quality of being hard to do or understand.
  • diffident/ˈdɪfɪdənt/adjectiveC2Shy and lacking confidence in yourself.
  • diffuse/dɪˈfjuːz/verbC23 meaningsTo spread out in all directions and become less concentrated.
  • diffusion/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/nounC1The spreading of something out through a space.
  • dig/dɪɡ/verbA22 meaningsTo make a hole in the ground.
  • dig sitenounB2The place where ancient remains are being uncovered.
  • dig upphraseB12 meaningsTo remove something from the ground by digging.
  • digest/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/verbB22 meaningsTo break food down inside the body.
  • digestion/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/nounB1+The process of the body breaking food down.
  • digestive/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with breaking food down in the body.
  • digger/ˈdɪɡɚ/nounB1A machine that scoops earth out of the ground.
  • digit/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsA single numeral from zero to nine.
  • digital/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsExisting on computers and screens rather than on paper.
  • digital cameranounA2A camera that stores pictures as data rather than on film.
  • digital detoxnounB2A deliberate break from screens.
  • digitisationnounB2Turning printed material into computer files.
  • dignified/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/adjectiveB2Calm and serious in a way that commands respect.
  • dignify/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo treat something as more worthy or serious than it deserves.
  • dignity/ˈdɪɡnɪti/nounB23 meaningsCalm, serious self-respect in the way someone behaves.
  • digress/daɪˈɡɹɛs/verbC1To wander off the subject while speaking.
  • dike/daɪk/nounC1A bank built to hold back water.
  • dilapidated/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/adjectiveC1In bad repair, with everything crumbling.
  • dilatory/ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC2Slow to act, and inclined to put things off.
  • dilemma/daɪˈlɛmə/nounB22 meaningsA choice between two courses of action, both of them unwelcome.
  • diligence/ˈdɪlɪd͡ʒəns/nounC1Steady careful effort in your work.
  • diligent/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/adjectiveC1Working with steady careful effort.
  • diligently/ˈdɪlɪd͡ʒ(ə)ntli/adverbC2With steady and careful effort.
  • dill/dɪl/nounB2A feathery herb used with fish and pickles.
  • dilute/daɪˈljuːt/verbB2+To weaken a liquid by adding water.
  • dilutedadjectiveB2+Made weaker by adding water.
  • dilution/daɪˈljuːʃən/nounB2+Weakening a solution by adding more liquid.
  • dim/dɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsGiving or having only weak light.
  • dim-witted/dɪmˈwɪtəd/adjectiveC1Slow to understand things.
  • dimension/daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsOne measurable direction of a thing.
  • dimensional/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveB2+Having to do with measurable extent.
  • diminish/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo shrink steadily in size or importance.
  • diminuendo/dɪˌmɪnjuːˈɛndəʊ/nounC2A passage that fades steadily quieter.
  • diminution/dɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/nounC2A making or becoming smaller.
  • diminutive/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Extremely small.
  • dimple/ˈdɪm.pəl/nounB1+A small hollow that appears in a cheek when you smile.
  • din/dɪn/nounC1A loud unpleasant noise that goes on and on.
  • dine/daɪn/verbB1+To eat dinner, especially formally.
  • diner/ˈdaɪ̯nə/nounB22 meaningsA person eating a meal in a restaurant.
  • dinghy/ˈdɪŋ.(ɡ)i/nounB2+A small open boat, often carried by a bigger one.
  • dingo/ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/nounB2+A wild yellowish dog of Australia.
  • dingy/ˈdɪn.d͡ʒi/adjectiveB2+Dark, dirty and depressing to be in.
  • dining carnounB2The carriage where meals are served.
  • dining room/ˈdaɪnɪŋˌɹum/nounA1The room in a house where meals are eaten.
  • dinner/ˈdɪnə/nounA12 meaningsThe main meal of the day.