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

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  • debit card/ˈdɛbɪt ˌkɑɹd/nounB2A card that deducts payments directly from a bank account.
  • debrief/diːˈbɹiːf/nounB2+2 meaningsA meeting after an event to review how it went.
  • debt/ˈdɛt/nounB22 meaningsMoney borrowed and still owed.
  • deception/dɪˈsɛpʃən/nounB2Making somebody believe what is not true.
  • decision/dɪˈsɪʒn̩/nounA22 meaningsA settled judgement about what to do.
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nounB13 meanings
A floor or level on a ship.
  • decline/dɪˈklaɪn/verbB23 meaningsTo politely say no to an offer.
  • decorator/ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/nounB2A person whose job is painting and papering rooms.
  • decoy/ˈdiːkɔɪ/nounB2Something set up to draw attention the wrong way.
  • decrease/dɪˈkɹiːs/verbB22 meaningsTo become smaller in number or amount.
  • deduction/dɪˈdʌkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA conclusion reached by reasoning from a general rule to a particular case, or the process of reasoning that way.
  • deed/diːd/nounC12 meaningsA legal document proving ownership of property.
  • deep cleannounB2A thorough clean that reaches what is usually missed.
  • default/dɪˈfɒlt/verbC12 meaningsTo fail to make the repayments you agreed to.
  • defect/ˈdiːfɛkt/nounB22 meaningsA fault in something, present from the time it was made.
  • defence/dɪˈfɛns/nounB2Protection against attack, or the case argued for the accused.
  • defendant/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/nounB2The person against whom a legal case is brought.
  • defender/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA player whose job is stopping the other side scoring.
  • definition/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/nounB1+2 meaningsA statement of exactly what a word means.
  • deja vunounB2The odd feeling that this has all happened before.
  • delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounB13 meaningsExtra time spent waiting for something that should already have happened.
  • delegate/ˈdɛlɪɡət/verbC13 meaningsTo give a task, and the authority to carry it out, to someone who works under you.
  • delivery/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/nounA24 meaningsThe bringing of goods, letters or food to a person or place, or the things brought.
  • delivery attemptnounB2A visit made to hand something over.
  • delivery slotnounB2The period during which your order will arrive.
  • delta/ˈdɛltə/nounB22 meaningsThe fan of land and channels where a river meets the sea.
  • delusion/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/nounB23 meaningsA false belief held firmly in spite of the evidence.
  • demand/dɪˈmɑːnd/verbB13 meaningsTo ask for something forcefully.
  • demo/ˈdɛm.əʊ/nounC12 meaningsA rough recording made to show what a song could be.
  • democracy/dɪˈmɒk.ɹə.si/nounB23 meaningsA system of government in which people elect their leaders by voting.
  • demolition/ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounB2The deliberate destruction of a building or structure.
  • demonstration/dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsA public march or gathering to make a point.
  • den/ˈdɛn/nounB14 meaningsThe home of a wild animal, where it shelters and raises its young.
  • denim/ˈdɛnɪm/nounB2The tough blue cotton fabric jeans are made of.
  • dent/dɛnt/nounB22 meaningsA hollow in a hard surface made by a blow.
  • department/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/nounA2+3 meaningsOne division of an organisation.
  • deposit/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/nounB14 meaningsMoney paid up front and held until you pay the rest or bring the thing back.
  • depot/ˈdɛpəʊ/nounB23 meaningsThe yard or building where buses, trains or lorries are kept, cleaned and repaired.
  • depression/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/nounB22 meaningsA lasting heaviness that drains meaning from things.
  • depth/dɛpθ/nounB22 meaningsHow far something goes down from the surface.
  • desert/ˈdɛz.ət/nounA22 meaningsA huge dry area where almost no rain falls.
  • design technologynounB2Lessons in designing and making practical objects.
  • despair/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe state of having lost all hope.
  • desperation/ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2A state of hopelessness leading to reckless action.
  • destiny/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/nounB2The events already fixed for someone in the future.
  • destruction/dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/nounB2The complete ruining of something.
  • detail/ˈdiː.teɪl/nounB15 meaningsOne small fact or feature of something larger.
  • detective/dɪˈtɛktɪv/nounA22 meaningsA person whose job is investigating crimes, gathering evidence and working out who is responsible, either as a police officer of that rank or as someone hired privately.
  • detonator/ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB2The device that sets off an explosive.
  • detour/ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA longer route taken because the direct one is blocked or because you want to pass something.
  • deuce/djuːs/nounC12 meaningsA playing card or die showing the number two.
  • developing storynounB2An event still unfolding as it is reported.
  • development/dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/nounB14 meaningsThe process of growing or changing into a fuller, more advanced form.
  • deviation/ˌdiː.viˈeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe distance a value sits from the expected one.
  • devil/ˈdɛvəl/nounA22 meaningsThe chief evil spirit.
  • devotion/dɪˈvəʊʃən/nounB1+2 meaningsDeep loyal love that gives without counting the cost.
  • diesel/ˈdiːzəl/nounB1+3 meaningsA heavy fuel that burns under pressure rather than from a spark.
  • dietary requirementnounB2What a guest can and cannot eat.
  • difference/ˈdɪf.(ə.)ɹəns/nounA13 meaningsThe way in which two or more things are not the same.
  • difficulty/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/nounB13 meaningsThe quality of being hard to do or understand.