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

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  • denim/ˈdɛnɪm/nounB2The tough blue cotton fabric jeans are made of.
  • dent/dɛnt/nounB22 meaningsA hollow in a hard surface made by a blow.
  • dental/ˈdɛn.təl/adjectiveB2Having to do with the teeth.
  • deny/dɪˈnaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo say that something is not true.
  • depart/dɪˈpɑːt/verbB22 meaningsTo go away from a place.
  • department/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/
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One 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.
  • depressed/dɪˈpɹɛst/adjectiveB22 meaningsFeeling very low in spirits for a long stretch.
  • depressing/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB2Making people feel low in spirits.
  • depression/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/nounB22 meaningsA lasting heaviness that drains meaning from things.
  • depth/dɛpθ/nounB22 meaningsHow far something goes down from the surface.
  • descend/dɪˈsɛnd/verbB25 meaningsTo move down from a higher place.
  • descriptive/dəˈskɹɪptɪv/adjectiveB2Setting out in words what something is like.
  • desert/ˈdɛz.ət/nounA22 meaningsA huge dry area where almost no rain falls.
  • deserve/dɪˈzɜːv/verbA22 meaningsTo have earned something by what you have done.
  • design technologynounB2Lessons in designing and making practical objects.
  • despair/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe state of having lost all hope.
  • desperate/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/adjectiveB13 meaningsReady to do anything because there is almost no hope.
  • desperately/ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/adverbB22 meaningsWith the urgency of somebody running out of 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.
  • detached/dɪˈtæt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2Standing on its own, or showing no emotional involvement.
  • detail/ˈdiː.teɪl/nounB15 meaningsOne small fact or feature of something larger.
  • detect/dɪˈtɛkt/verbB22 meaningsTo discover that something is present, especially something faint or hidden.
  • 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.
  • determine/dɪˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo establish something exactly, after investigation.
  • detonate/ˈdɛtəneɪt/verbB2To set off an explosion deliberately.
  • 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.
  • devastated/ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCompletely crushed by terrible news.
  • devastatingadjectiveB1+2 meaningsCausing terrible sweeping destruction or grief.
  • develop/dɪˈvɛl.əp/verbA2+5 meaningsTo grow or change gradually into something larger, stronger or more advanced.
  • 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.
  • devious/ˈdiː.vi.əs/adjectiveB2Getting what you want by underhand means.
  • devote/dɪˈvəʊt/verbB23 meaningsTo give time, effort or money entirely to one purpose or one person.
  • devotion/dɪˈvəʊʃən/nounB1+2 meaningsDeep loyal love that gives without counting the cost.
  • devour/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/verbB2+2 meaningsTo eat hungrily.
  • diesel/ˈdiːzəl/nounB1+3 meaningsA heavy fuel that burns under pressure rather than from a spark.
  • dietary requirementnounB2What a guest can and cannot eat.
  • differ/ˈdɪfə/verbB22 meaningsNot to be the same as something else.
  • 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.
  • dig/dɪɡ/verbA22 meaningsTo make a hole in the ground.
  • dig sitenounB2The place where ancient remains are being uncovered.
  • dig upphraseB12 meaningsTo remove something from the ground by digging.
  • digest/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/verbB22 meaningsTo break food down inside the body.
  • digestive/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with breaking food down in the body.
  • digital/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsExisting on computers and screens rather than on paper.
  • digital detoxnounB2A deliberate break from screens.
  • digitisationnounB2Turning printed material into computer files.
  • dignified/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/adjectiveB2Calm and serious in a way that commands respect.
  • dignity/ˈdɪɡnɪti/nounB23 meaningsCalm, serious self-respect in the way someone behaves.
  • dilemma/daɪˈlɛmə/nounB22 meaningsA choice between two courses of action, both of them unwelcome.
  • dill/dɪl/nounB2A feathery herb used with fish and pickles.