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

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290 words · showing 1–60

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  • dab/dæb/verbB2+2 meaningsTo touch lightly and repeatedly with something soft.
  • dabble/ˈdæb.əl/verbC12 meaningsTo try something casually, without committing.
  • damage/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/verbA23 meaningsTo harm something so it works or looks worse.
  • damp/ˈdæmp/adjectiveB13 meaningsSlightly wet, in a way that feels unpleasant.
  • dampen/ˈdæmpən/verbC22 meaningsTo make slightly wet.
  • dance/dɑːns/
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verbA12 meanings
To move your body in rhythm with music.
  • dandle/ˈdændəl/verbC2To bounce a small child gently on your knee.
  • dangle/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo hold or hang something so that it swings loose.
  • dare/dɛə/verbB13 meaningsTo be brave enough to do something.
  • daresay/ˌdɛəˈseɪ/verbC1To suppose that something is probably so.
  • darken/ˈdɑɹkən/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make something darker in colour or less bright.
  • darn/dɑɹn/verbB24 meaningsTo mend a hole in cloth or knitting by weaving thread back and forth across the gap.
  • dart/dɑːt/verbB25 meaningsTo move suddenly and quickly in one direction.
  • dash/ˈdæʃ/nounB26 meaningsA very small amount of a liquid or powder added to food.
  • date/deɪt/nounA16 meaningsThe day, month and year on which something happens.
  • daunt/dɔːnt/verbC1To make somebody lose their nerve.
  • dawdle/ˈdɔːdl̩/verbB2+To move so slowly that time is wasted.
  • dawn/dɔːn/nounA23 meaningsThe first light of day, before sunrise.
  • daydream/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/nounB22 meaningsA pleasant series of thoughts you have while awake, which takes your attention away from what is around you.
  • dazzle/ˈdæzəl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo blind somebody for a moment with very bright light.
  • deactivate/ˌdiːˈæktɪveɪt/verbB1+To switch a device, alarm or account out of operation, usually in a way that can be reversed later.
  • deaden/ˈdɛdən/verbC2To take the life out of a sound or a feeling so that it is barely heard or felt.
  • deafen/ˈdɛfən/verbB2+To make somebody unable to hear.
  • deal/ˈdiːl/nounB15 meaningsAn agreement, especially one about business or money.
  • debase/dɪˈbeɪs/verbC1To lower the quality or worth of something.
  • debate/dɪˈbeɪt/nounB24 meaningsA formal argument in which two sides take turns to speak.
  • debilitate/dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/verbC1To weaken somebody badly.
  • debit/ˈdɛb.ɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsAn amount of money taken out of an account.
  • debrief/diːˈbɹiːf/nounB2+2 meaningsA meeting after an event to review how it went.
  • debug/diːˈbʌɡ/verbB2+To find and remove the faults in a program.
  • debunk/diːˈbʌŋk/verbC1To show publicly that a claim is nonsense.
  • decant/dəˈkænt/verbC1To pour liquid gently from one vessel to another.
  • decay/dɪˈkeɪ/verbB2To rot slowly, or to fall into a worse state.
  • deceive/dɪˈsiːv/verbB23 meaningsTo make someone believe something that is not true.
  • decide/dɪˈsaɪd/verbA1To finally choose what you will do after thinking about it.
  • decimate/ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/verbC1To destroy a large part of something.
  • decipher/dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)/verbC1To work out the meaning of a code or unclear writing.
  • declare/dɪˈklɛə/verbB23 meaningsTo say something openly and officially.
  • declassify/diːˈklæsɪfaɪ/verbC1To release something from official secrecy.
  • decline/dɪˈklaɪn/verbB23 meaningsTo politely say no to an offer.
  • declutter/diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/verbC1To get rid of everything you do not need.
  • decorate/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo make something more beautiful with added touches.
  • decrease/dɪˈkɹiːs/verbB22 meaningsTo become smaller in number or amount.
  • decry/dɪˈkɹaɪ/verbC2To condemn something openly.
  • decrypt/dɪˈkɹɪpt/verbB2+To turn encrypted data back into readable form.
  • dedicate/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo give your time and heart fully to one purpose.
  • deduce/dɪˈdʒuːs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo reach a conclusion by reasoning from what is known.
  • deduct/dɪˈdʌkt/verbB2+To subtract an amount from a total.
  • deem/diːm/verbC1To formally judge or consider something to be so.
  • deepen/ˈdiːpən/verbB2+To make or become deeper.
  • deface/dɪˈfeɪs/verbB2+To spoil the surface or appearance of something.
  • default/dɪˈfɒlt/verbC12 meaningsTo fail to make the repayments you agreed to.
  • defeat/dɪˈfiːt/nounB12 meaningsThe result of losing a contest or battle.
  • defect/ˈdiːfɛkt/nounB22 meaningsA fault in something, present from the time it was made.
  • defend/dɪˈfɛnd/verbB13 meaningsTo protect somebody or something from attack.
  • defer/dɪˈfɜː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put off until later.
  • defile/dɪˈfaɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo make something sacred or clean unfit.
  • define/dɪˈfaɪn/verbB1+To say exactly what a word or idea means.
  • deflate/diːˈfleɪt/verbB2+To let the air out, or to take somebody's confidence away.
  • deflect/dɪˈflɛkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn a blow or an object aside.