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

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  • dealer/ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/nounB23 meaningsSomebody whose business is buying and selling a particular thing.
  • dean/diːn/nounB2The head of a university faculty or college.
  • death/dɛθ/nounA12 meaningsThe end of a life.
  • debate/dɪˈbeɪt/nounB24 meaningsA formal argument in which two sides take turns to speak.
  • debit/ˈdɛb.ɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsAn amount of money taken out of an account.
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/ˈdɛbɪt ˌkɑɹd/
nounB2
A 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.
  • decay/dɪˈkeɪ/verbB2To rot slowly, or to fall into a worse state.
  • deceive/dɪˈsiːv/verbB23 meaningsTo make someone believe something that is not true.
  • decent/ˈdiː.sənt/adjectiveB24 meaningsGood enough; of a reasonable standard.
  • deception/dɪˈsɛpʃən/nounB2Making somebody believe what is not true.
  • decision/dɪˈsɪʒn̩/nounA22 meaningsA settled judgement about what to do.
  • deck/ˈdɛk/nounB13 meaningsA floor or level on a ship.
  • declare/dɪˈklɛə/verbB23 meaningsTo say something openly and officially.
  • 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.
  • dedicate/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo give your time and heart fully to one purpose.
  • 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.
  • defective/dɪˈfɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a fault from the way it was made, so that it does not work properly.
  • defence/dɪˈfɛns/nounB2Protection against attack, or the case argued for the accused.
  • defend/dɪˈfɛnd/verbB13 meaningsTo protect somebody or something from attack.
  • 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.
  • defensive/dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsIntended to protect against attack.
  • definition/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/nounB1+2 meaningsA statement of exactly what a word means.
  • definitive/dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/adjectiveB2Settling the matter for good.
  • deflect/dɪˈflɛkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn a blow or an object aside.
  • dehydrated/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsShort of water, of a body.
  • deja vunounB2The odd feeling that this has all happened before.
  • delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounB13 meaningsExtra time spent waiting for something that should already have happened.
  • delayed/dəˈleɪd/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsRunning later than the scheduled time.
  • delegate/ˈdɛlɪɡət/verbC13 meaningsTo give a task, and the authority to carry it out, to someone who works under you.
  • delete/dɪˈliːt/verbB2To remove something written or stored.
  • deliberate/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsDone on purpose, with full intention.
  • deliberately/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/adverbB22 meaningsFully on purpose, after thinking it through.
  • delicate/ˈdɛl.ɪ.kət/adjectiveB25 meaningsEasily broken or harmed, and needing careful handling.
  • delighted/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Very pleased.
  • deliver/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/verbA24 meaningsTo bring goods or letters to somebody.
  • 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.
  • democratic/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/adjectiveB2Run by the people through the votes they cast.
  • demolish/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/verbB2+4 meaningsTo knock a building down completely.
  • demolition/ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounB2The deliberate destruction of a building or structure.
  • demonic/dɪˈmɒnɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsBelonging to or resembling a devil.
  • demonstrate/ˈdɛm.ənˌstɹeɪt/verbB24 meaningsTo show clearly how something works or how it is done.
  • 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.