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

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  • do/də/verbA15 meaningsTo perform an action, a job or a task.
  • dock/dɒk/nounB12 meaningsAn enclosed area of water where ships are loaded.
  • dodge/dɒd͡ʒ/verbB13 meaningsTo move quickly aside to avoid something.
  • doll's housenounB1A miniature home with tiny furniture inside.
  • dolphin/ˈdɒlf.ɪn/nounB1A clever sea mammal that leaps from the water.
  • doorframe/ˈdɔːˌfɹeɪm/
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The frame surrounding a doorway, to which the door is fixed.
  • doorstep/ˈdɔː(ɹ)stɛp/nounB1The step or area immediately outside a front door.
  • dotted linenounB1A line drawn as a row of separate points.
  • double-deckernounB1A bus with a whole second floor of seats.
  • doubt/daʊt/verbB13 meaningsTo think that something is probably not true, or probably will not happen.
  • dough/dəʊ/nounB12 meaningsThe soft mix of flour and water you knead before baking.
  • down/ˈdaʊ̯n/nounA15 meaningsThe soft fine feathers under a bird outer feathers, used to fill jackets and bedding.
  • downtown/ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/nounB12 meaningsThe busy central part of a city.
  • dozen/ˈdʌzən/nounA22 meaningsA group of twelve.
  • 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.
  • drainpipe/ˈdɹeɪnˌpaɪp/nounB12 meaningsA pipe carrying rainwater or waste down and away from a building.
  • drama/ˈdɹɑːmə/nounA2+4 meaningsA serious play or film about strong feelings.
  • draw/dɹɑ/verbA14 meaningsTo make a picture using a pen, a pencil or chalk.
  • dress codenounB1The standard of clothing an occasion requires.
  • drill/dɹɪl/nounA2+3 meaningsA tool that bores holes by spinning a sharp bit.
  • drip/ˈdɹɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo fall in small drops.
  • drive/dɹaɪv/verbA29 meaningsTo control a car or other vehicle and make it move.
  • drive-through/ˈdɹaɪvˌθɹu/nounB1A service where you order and collect without leaving the car.
  • driveway/ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/nounB1The short private road from the street to a house.
  • drizzle/ˈdɹɪzəl/nounB13 meaningsVery fine light rain.
  • drop/dɹɒp/verbA26 meaningsTo let something fall, by accident or on purpose.
  • dropdownnounB1A list that unfolds when you click it.
  • drowning/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/nounB1Dying through being unable to breathe under water.
  • drum/ˈdɹʌm/nounB15 meaningsA musical instrument you strike, made of a skin stretched over a round frame.
  • drum kitnounB1The full set of drums and cymbals one player uses.
  • drunk/dɹʌŋk/adjectiveB12 meaningsUnable to think or move properly after too much alcohol.
  • dry seasonnounB1The months of the year when almost no rain falls.
  • dry skinnounB1Skin short of moisture, and prone to flaking.
  • duck/dʌk/nounA24 meaningsA water bird with a flat bill and webbed feet.
  • due datenounB1The day something is expected or owed.
  • dummy/ˈdʌmi/nounA23 meaningsA rubber teat given to a baby to suck.
  • dust/dʌst/nounB14 meaningsFine dry powder made of earth, skin, fibres and other tiny particles, which settles on surfaces.
  • dutch/dʌt͡ʃ/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to the Netherlands or its people.
  • duty/ˈdjuː.ti/nounB13 meaningsA task you have to carry out as part of your job. Mostly used in the plural.
  • duvet covernounB1The washable bag the quilt slips inside.
  • eagle/ˈiːɡəl/nounB1A large powerful bird of prey with excellent eyesight.
  • earthquake/ˈɜːθkweɪk/nounB1A sudden shaking of the ground.
  • economy classnounB1The cheapest and most crowded cabin.
  • edge/ɛd͡ʒ/nounB15 meaningsThe line where something stops — the outer limit of a surface, a space or a shape.
  • editor/ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/nounB1+4 meaningsThe person who corrects and improves a piece of writing before it is published.
  • education/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounA2+2 meaningsThe process of teaching and learning.
  • effort/ˈɛf.ət/nounB13 meaningsThe physical or mental energy you put into doing something.
  • egg/ɛɡ/nounA12 meaningsThe oval food laid by a hen.
  • elastic/ɪˈlæstɪk/nounC12 meaningsA band that stretches and springs back.
  • elbow/ˈɛlbəʊ̯/nounA24 meaningsThe joint in the middle of the arm, where the arm bends.
  • elder/ˈeldə/adjectiveB12 meaningsOlder, especially of two family members.
  • electric fencenounB1A wire that gives a small shock to keep animals in.
  • element/ˈɛlɪmənt/nounB1+2 meaningsOne of the pure basic chemical substances.
  • elf/ɛlf/nounB1A slender magical being of woods and northern legend.
  • embarrassment/ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/nounB1An uncomfortable feeling of shame in front of others.
  • emergency exitnounB1The marked door used only when everyone must get out fast.
  • emotion/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/nounB12 meaningsA strong feeling such as love, anger or fear.
  • emperor/ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/nounB1A man who rules an empire.
  • energy/ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/nounA22 meaningsThe capacity to do work, in physics.