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

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  • dole/dəʊl/nounB2+Money paid by the state to those out of work.
  • dollop/ˈdɒləp/nounB2+A shapeless lump of something soft.
  • doping/ˈdoʊpɪŋ/nounB2+Cheating with forbidden performance-enhancing drugs.
  • dormitory/ˈdɔː.mɪ.tɹi/nounB2+A shared sleeping building or room.
  • downfall/ˈdaʊnfɔːl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe ruin of somebody who was riding high.
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The drawback of something otherwise good.
  • 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.
  • drainage/ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/nounB2+The removal of water from land or buildings.
  • drake/ˈdɹeɪ̯k/nounB2+A male duck.
  • draughts/dɹɑːfts/nounB2+A board game of jumping and capturing discs.
  • drawbridge/ˈdɹɔːbɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+A bridge that lifts to close a castle off.
  • driftwood/ˈdɹɪftwʊd/nounB2+Worn wood washed up on the beach by the sea.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • earwig/ˈɪə(ɹ)wɪɡ/nounB2+A brown insect with pincers at its rear end.
  • 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.
  • ecosystem/ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/nounB2+2 meaningsA community of living things and their surroundings as one system.
  • ecstasy/ˈɛkstəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsAn overwhelming feeling of joy.
  • editorial/ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe article where a newspaper gives its own opinion.
  • ejection/əˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/nounB2+The forcing out of a person or object by sudden physical action.
  • elective/ɪˈlɛktɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA course a student chooses rather than has to take.
  • electorate/ɪˈlɛktəɹət/nounB2+Everyone entitled to vote in an election.
  • electron/ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/nounB2+The tiny negative particle circling the centre of an atom.
  • eligibility/ˌɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB2+Meeting the conditions for something.
  • elimination/ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+The removing of somebody or something completely.
  • eloquence/ˈɛl.ə.kwəns/nounB2+The power of speaking fluently and movingly.
  • emancipation/ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The freeing of people from slavery or control.
  • embankment/ɪmˈbæŋkmənt/nounC12 meaningsA raised bank of earth carrying a road or railway.
  • ember/ˈɛm.bə/nounB2+A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire.
  • embersnounB2+The glowing remains of a dying fire.
  • emblem/ˈɛmbləm/nounB2+A design that stands for a country or a group.
  • embroidery/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe craft of decorating cloth with designs sewn in thread.
  • embryo/ˈɛmbɹi.əʊ/nounB2+A living thing at its very first stage, before birth.
  • emigrationnounB2+The leaving of your own country to settle elsewhere.
  • emission/ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsGases sent into the air by vehicles, factories or power stations.
  • empathy/ˈɛmpəθi/nounB2+The ability to feel and understand what another person is feeling, as if from inside their experience.
  • emphasis/ˈɛmfəsɪs/nounB2+2 meaningsSpecial importance or attention given to something.
  • enamel/ɪˈnæməl/nounB2+2 meaningsA hard glassy coating melted onto metal.
  • enchanter/ɪnˈtʃɑːntə/nounB2+Somebody who works magic spells.
  • enchantment/ɪnˈt͡ʃænt.mənt/nounB2+2 meaningsA spell that changes or charms.
  • enclosure/ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/nounB2+Any fenced-off piece of land.
  • encore/ˈɒŋkɔː/nounB2+An extra performance given after the audience calls for it.
  • encryption/ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/nounB2+Scrambling data into a code only the right key can unlock.
  • endgame/ˈɛnd.ɡeɪm/nounB2+2 meaningsThe final stage of a chess game, with few pieces left.
  • endorsement/ɪnˈdɔːɹs.mənt/nounC14 meaningsA public statement of support for a person, product or idea.
  • engravingnounB2+A design cut into a hard surface.
  • enhancement/ɪnˈhɑːns.mənt/nounB2+Something that makes a thing better.