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

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  • deportation/diːˌpɔːˈteɪʃən/nounB2+Forcing a foreign national to leave the country.
  • derive/dɪˈɹaɪv/verbB2+3 meaningsTo get something from a particular source.
  • dermatologist/ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒɪst/nounB2+A doctor who specialises in skin.
  • descendant/dɪˈsɛndənt/nounB2+2 meaningsA person who comes after you in your family line.
  • deserter/dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)/nounB2+A soldier who runs away from duty.
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/dɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
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An official name or title given to something.
  • despicable/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/adjectiveB2+Deserving nothing but contempt.
  • detach/dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/verbB2+To unfasten one part from another.
  • detachment/dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing present without feeling connected.
  • detainee/ˌdɪteɪˈniː/nounB2+Somebody being held in custody.
  • deter/dɪˈtɜː/verbB2+To make somebody decide not to do something.
  • deterioration/dɪˌtɪəɹɪəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+A steady worsening in condition.
  • devastation/ˌdɛ.vəˈsteɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The ruin left across a wide area.
  • deviation/ˌdiː.viˈeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe distance a value sits from the expected one.
  • devour/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/verbB2+2 meaningsTo eat hungrily.
  • dexterity/dɛksˈtɛɹɪti/nounB2+Skill in using the hands, or quickness of mind.
  • dialect/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/nounB2+The particular form of a language spoken in one region.
  • dialysis/daɪˈælɪsɪs/nounB2+A treatment that cleans the blood when the kidneys fail.
  • diameter/daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/nounB2+The straight line across a circle through its centre.
  • dictation/dɪkˈteɪʃən/nounB2+Writing down words exactly as they are spoken.
  • dictatorship/ˈdɪktæɪtəʃɪp/nounB2+Rule by one person with total power and no elections.
  • digestive/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with breaking food down in the body.
  • dignify/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo treat something as more worthy or serious than it deserves.
  • 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.
  • dimensional/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveB2+Having to do with measurable extent.
  • 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.
  • diplomacy/dɪˈpləʊməsi/nounB2+2 meaningsManaging relations between countries by talking.
  • directive/daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/nounB2+An official instruction telling people what to do.
  • disadvantage/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/nounB2+Something that holds you back compared with others.
  • disapproval/dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/nounB2+The feeling that something is wrong or unacceptable.
  • disassemble/dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/verbB2+To take a machine to bits in order.
  • disbelief/dɪsbɪˈliːf/nounB2+Inability or refusal to accept that something is true.
  • discontinue/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/verbB2+To stop making or doing something for good.
  • discredit/dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt/verbB2+To damage belief in somebody or something.
  • discrepancy/dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/nounB2+A difference between things that ought to match.
  • discretion/dɪˈskɹɛʃən/nounB22 meaningsGood judgement about what should be kept private and what should be said.
  • discriminate/dɪˈskɹɪm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo treat people unfairly because of their group.
  • discus/ˈdɪs.kəs/nounB2+A heavy disc spun and thrown for distance.
  • disembark/ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/verbB2+To get off a ship or an aircraft.
  • dishearten/dɪsˈhɑː.tən/verbB2+To take away somebody's hope and courage.
  • dishonour/dɪsˈɒnə(ɹ)/nounB2+Loss of honour and good name.
  • disillusioned/dɪs.ɪˈluːʒənd/adjectiveB2+Disappointed at finding something was not as believed.
  • disinfect/dɪs.ɪnˈfɛkt/verbB2+To kill the germs on a surface or a wound.
  • disintegrate/dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt/verbB2+To fall apart into pieces.
  • disintegration/dɪs.ɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The process of falling apart completely until nothing holds together, as rock crumbles to dust or an empire collapses.
  • disjointed/dɪsˈdʒɔɪn.tɪd/adjectiveB2+Not hanging together properly.
  • dislocate/dɪsləʊˈkeɪt/verbB2+To knock a bone out of its proper joint.
  • dislocatedadjectiveB2+Pushed out of its proper joint.
  • disloyal[dɪsˈlɔɪ(j)əɫ]adjectiveB2+Failing to stand by those you owe faith to.
  • disloyalty/dɪsˈlɔɪ.(j)əɫ.ti/nounB2+A failure to stay faithful to somebody or something.
  • dismantle/dɪsˈmæntəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo take a machine or structure apart piece by piece.
  • dismissive/dɪsˈmɪsɪv/adjectiveB2+Treating something as unworthy of serious attention.
  • disparity/dɪˈspæɹɪti/nounB2+A great and often unfair difference.
  • dispatcher/ˈdɪs.pætʃ.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+The person who takes the call and sends the help.
  • disposition/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe mood or temper a person naturally has.
  • disprove/dɪsˈpɹuːv/verbB2+To show that something is not true.