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

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  • dissatisfaction/dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/nounB2+A feeling that something has fallen short of what was expected.
  • dissatisfied/dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/adjectiveB2+Not content because expectations were not met.
  • distaste/(ˌ)dɪsˈteɪst/nounB2+A mild dislike for something offensive.
  • distinguish/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo recognise the difference between two or more things.
  • distortion/dɪsˈtɔːʃən/nounB2+A twisting of shape, sound or truth out of true.
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distraught
/dɪsˈtɹɔːt/
adjectiveB2+
So upset that you can barely think straight.
  • distributornounB2+2 meaningsThe company that gets copies to the shops.
  • distrust/dɪsˈtɹʌst/nounB2+A lack of confidence in somebody.
  • diverse/daɪˈvɜːs/adjectiveB2+Made of many different kinds mixed together.
  • diversion/daɪˈvɜː.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA route round a closed road.
  • diversity/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/nounB2+The mix of different kinds within one group.
  • diverted/daɪˈvɜːtəd/adjectiveB2+Sent somewhere other than planned.
  • dividend/ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/nounB2+3 meaningsA share of profit paid to shareholders.
  • dockyardnounB2+Where ships are built and repaired.
  • doctorate/ˈdɒk.tə.ɹɪt/nounB2+The highest university qualification, won by research.
  • dodgy/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot to be trusted.
  • dodo/ˈdəʊdəʊ/nounB2+A heavy flightless bird now extinct.
  • dole/dəʊl/nounB2+Money paid by the state to those out of work.
  • dollop/ˈdɒləp/nounB2+A shapeless lump of something soft.
  • domesticatedadjectiveB2+Bred over generations to live with people.
  • dominant/ˈdɒmɪnənt/adjectiveB2+Strongest, and controlling the rest.
  • doping/ˈdoʊpɪŋ/nounB2+Cheating with forbidden performance-enhancing drugs.
  • dormitory/ˈdɔː.mɪ.tɹi/nounB2+A shared sleeping building or room.
  • doting/ˈdəʊtɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Showing excessive fondness.
  • doubly/ˈdʌb.li/adverbB2+Twice as much, or in two ways at once.
  • downfall/ˈdaʊnfɔːl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe ruin of somebody who was riding high.
  • downside/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/nounB2+The drawback of something otherwise good.
  • downstream/ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/adverbB2+2 meaningsWith the flow of a river.
  • downtime/ˈdaʊntaɪm/nounB2+2 meaningsTime when a machine or system is not working or not in use.
  • downturn/ˈdaʊntɜːn/nounB2+A decline in trade or fortunes.
  • dowry/ˈdaʊəɹi/nounB2+Money or goods a bride brings to a marriage.
  • drab/dɹæb/adjectiveB2+Dull and colourless.
  • drafty/ˈdɹɑːfti/adjectiveB2+Letting cold air blow through.
  • drainage/ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/nounB2+The removal of water from land or buildings.
  • drake/ˈdɹeɪ̯k/nounB2+A male duck.
  • dramaticallyadverbB2+In a striking way, or by a very large amount.
  • draughts/dɹɑːfts/nounB2+A board game of jumping and capturing discs.
  • drawbridge/ˈdɹɔːbɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+A bridge that lifts to close a castle off.
  • drench/dɹɛnt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make something completely wet.
  • driftwood/ˈdɹɪftwʊd/nounB2+Worn wood washed up on the beach by the sea.
  • droop/ˈdɹuːp/verbB2+To hang down limply through weakness.
  • droplet/ˈdɹɒplət/nounB2+A very small drop of liquid.
  • dropoutnounB2+A student who left school before finishing.
  • droppingsnounB2+The waste an animal leaves.
  • drumrollnounB2+A rapid continuous sound made on a drum, used to build anticipation.
  • dubbing/ˈdʌbɪŋ/nounB2+Replacing the recorded speech with another recording.
  • dungarees/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/nounB2+Trousers with a bib and straps over the shoulders.
  • duplication/djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The making of an identical copy, or needless repetition.
  • dwindle/ˈdwɪn.dəl/verbB2+To grow steadily smaller until almost nothing is left.
  • dynamic/daɪˈnæm.ɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFull of driving energy and constant change.
  • dyslexia/(ˌ)dɪsˈlɛk.si.ə/nounB2+A difficulty in reading and spelling despite good ability.
  • eagerly/ˈiɡɚli/adverbB2+With enthusiasm and impatience.
  • earthy/ˈɜː.θi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSmelling of soil and damp woodland.
  • earwig/ˈɪə(ɹ)wɪɡ/nounB2+A brown insect with pincers at its rear end.
  • eastward/ˈist.wɚd/adverbB2+Towards where the sun rises.
  • ebony/ˈɛb.ən.i/nounB2+A very hard black wood.
  • ecologist/iːˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/nounB2+A scientist who studies living things and their surroundings.
  • ecology/ɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounB2+The study of how living things relate to their surroundings.
  • economics/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe study of money, markets and trade.
  • economist/ɪˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/nounB2+A person who studies how money and trade behave.