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

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  • delegation/dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/nounC1A group sent to represent others, or the handing over of work.
  • deliberation/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsCareful consideration before making a decision.
  • delicacy/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsA rare fine food.
  • delirium/dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/nounC1A wild confused state caused by fever or drink.
  • deliverable/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/nounC1A specific thing a project has promised to produce.
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/dɪˈlɪvɹəns/
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Being rescued from danger or evil.
  • delta/ˈdɛltə/nounB22 meaningsThe fan of land and channels where a river meets the sea.
  • deluge/ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/nounC1A great flood, or an overwhelming rush of things.
  • delusion/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/nounB23 meaningsA false belief held firmly in spite of the evidence.
  • demagogue/ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/nounC1A leader who stirs crowds by playing on their fears.
  • demeanournounC1The way a person carries and presents themselves.
  • demise/dɪˈmaɪz/nounC1The end or death of a person or an institution.
  • demo/ˈdɛm.əʊ/nounC12 meaningsA rough recording made to show what a song could be.
  • demographic/ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsA group defined by age, income or another shared trait.
  • demography/dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/nounC1The study of populations and how they change.
  • demon/ˈdiː.mən/nounB12 meaningsAn evil spirit.
  • denial/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/nounC1A statement that something is not true.
  • density/ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/nounC1How much matter is packed into a given space.
  • departure/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe act or moment of leaving.
  • dependant/dɪˈpɛndənt/nounC1Somebody who relies on another for support.
  • dependence/dɪˈpɛndəns/nounC1The state of needing something or somebody.
  • dependency/dɪˈpɛndənsi/nounC12 meaningsAnother piece of code your program needs to run.
  • depiction/dɪˈpɪkʃən/nounC1A showing of something in a picture or in words.
  • depletion/dɪˈpliːʃən/nounC1The using up of a supply until little is left.
  • deployment/dɪˈplɔɪmənt/nounC1Sending people or equipment where they are needed.
  • deposition/ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsSworn evidence taken down.
  • deprivation/ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/nounC1The lack of what is needed for a decent life.
  • depth of fieldnounC1How much of the scene in front and behind is sharp.
  • derailleur/dɪˈɹeɪl(j)ə/nounC1The mechanism that shifts the chain between gears.
  • derailmentnounC1A train coming off the rails.
  • deregulationnounC1The removal of rules that controlled an industry.
  • derivative/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/adjectiveC13 meaningsCopying too closely from earlier work.
  • descendant/dɪˈsɛndənt/nounB2+2 meaningsA person who comes after you in your family line.
  • descent/dɪˈsɛnt/nounC13 meaningsThe act of going down, or the route that leads down.
  • desecration/dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The violent disrespecting of something sacred.
  • desertion/dɪˈzɜːʃən/nounC1The abandoning of a post, a duty or a person.
  • desk/dɛsk/nounA13 meaningsA table with a flat top for writing, reading or working at.
  • desktop/ˈdɛsktɒp/nounC1A computer meant to sit on a table, or the screen you start from.
  • desolation/ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/nounC1Bleak emptiness, or utter misery.
  • detachment/dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing present without feeling connected.
  • detail/ˈdiː.teɪl/nounB15 meaningsOne small fact or feature of something larger.
  • detection/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/nounC1The finding out of something hidden.
  • detention/dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/nounC12 meaningsThe punishment of being made to stay at school after lessons have ended.
  • detonation/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/nounC1The setting off of an explosion.
  • detriment/ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/nounC1Harm done to something valued.
  • detritus/dɪˈtɹaɪ.təs/nounC1Loose debris left behind after something breaks up.
  • deuce/djuːs/nounC12 meaningsA playing card or die showing the number two.
  • device/dɪˈvaɪs/nounA2+3 meaningsA machine or piece of equipment made for a purpose.
  • devolution/diːvəˈluːʃən/nounC1Handing powers from a central government to a regional one.
  • devotee/ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/nounC1A keen and loyal follower of somebody or something.
  • diagnosis/daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/nounC12 meaningsA doctor's identification of which illness or injury a person has.
  • diagnostic/daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/nounC12 meaningsA test that finds where a fault lies.
  • diaphragm/ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/nounC1The muscle below the lungs that draws breath in.
  • diaspora/daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/nounC1A people scattered far from their homeland.
  • dibs/dɪbz/nounC1A claim staked on something before anybody else.
  • dichotomy/daɪˈkɒtəmi/nounC1A sharp division into two opposed parts.
  • dictator/dɪkˈteɪtə/nounC1A ruler with total power and no check on it.
  • die/daɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo stop living.
  • differentiator/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪ.tə/nounC1The thing that makes you unlike your rivals.
  • diffusion/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/nounC1The spreading of something out through a space.