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

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2,943 words · showing 781–840

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  • 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 cleanphraseB1To clean a garment with chemicals instead of water.
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The months of the year when almost no rain falls.
  • dry skinnounB1Skin short of moisture, and prone to flaking.
  • dry-cleanverbB1To clean a garment with chemicals instead of water.
  • duck/dʌk/nounA24 meaningsA water bird with a flat bill and webbed feet.
  • due/djuː/adjectiveB12 meaningsExpected at a certain time.
  • 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.
  • dusty/ˈdʌsti/adjectiveB14 meaningsCovered with a layer of dust.
  • 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.
  • duty-freeadjectiveB1Sold without tax in the airport shops between passport control and the gates.
  • duvet covernounB1The washable bag the quilt slips inside.
  • eagle/ˈiːɡəl/nounB1A large powerful bird of prey with excellent eyesight.
  • earn/ɜːn/verbA2+3 meaningsTo receive money for the work you do.
  • earthquake/ˈɜːθkweɪk/nounB1A sudden shaking of the ground.
  • eastern/ˈiː.stən/adjectiveB1Belonging to the east.
  • easy/ˈiːzi/adjectiveA14 meaningsNeeding little effort or skill.
  • 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.
  • educated/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/adjectiveB1Having had a good deal of schooling.
  • 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.
  • else/ɛls/adverbA12 meaningsOther than the one already mentioned.
  • embarrass/ɪmˈbæɹəs/verbB1To make someone feel awkward or self-conscious.
  • embarrassed/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/adjectiveB1Feeling awkward and self-conscious in front of others.
  • embarrassing/ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/adjectiveB1Making somebody feel awkward and self-conscious.
  • 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.
  • emotional/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/adjectiveB1Full of feeling, or easily moved by it.
  • emperor/ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/nounB1A man who rules an empire.
  • enable/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/verbB22 meaningsTo make something possible that was not before.
  • encourage/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB12 meaningsTo give somebody the confidence or support to do something.
  • end upphraseB1To reach a final situation or place, often unintentionally.
  • energy/ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/nounA22 meaningsThe capacity to do work, in physics.
  • engagement/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/nounB14 meaningsThe agreement to marry somebody, and the time between it and the wedding.
  • engine/ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/nounA24 meaningsThe machine that burns fuel to make a vehicle move.
  • engineer/ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/nounA2+3 meaningsSomebody who designs or builds machines, structures or systems.
  • enter/ˈɛntə(ɹ)/verbA24 meaningsTo go into a place.
  • entertain/ˌɛntəˈteɪn/verbB12 meaningsTo amuse people.
  • entertainment/ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/nounB1Performance provided to give people pleasure.
  • entire/ɪnˈtaɪə/adjectiveB1Whole and complete, with no part missing or left out.
  • entirely/ɪnˈtaɪəli/adverbB1Completely, with nothing left out.
  • entrance/ˈɛn.tɹəns/nounB12 meaningsThe way into a building.
  • entry/ˈɛntɹi/nounB13 meaningsThe moment a diver meets the water.
  • environment/ɪnˈvaɪ.ɹə.mənt/nounB13 meaningsThe natural world, especially as something affected by human activity.