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

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  • designate/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/verbC12 meaningsTo officially mark out for a particular role or use.
  • desirable/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Worth wanting or having.
  • desist/dɪˈsɪst/verbC1To stop doing something.
  • 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.
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adjectiveC12 meanings
Empty, bare and abandoned.
  • desolation/ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/nounC1Bleak emptiness, or utter misery.
  • despairing/dɪˈspɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Showing complete loss of hope.
  • despondent/dɪˈspɒndənt/adjectiveC1In low spirits from a loss of hope.
  • destined/ˈdɛstɪnd/adjectiveC1Certain to happen or to end up in a particular way.
  • destitute/ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/adjectiveC1Without money, home or any means at all.
  • destructive/dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/adjectiveC1Causing great damage.
  • detachment/dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing present without feeling connected.
  • detail/ˈdiː.teɪl/nounB15 meaningsOne small fact or feature of something larger.
  • detain/dɪˈteɪn/verbC12 meaningsTo keep someone in official custody.
  • detangleverbC1To work knots out of hair.
  • 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.
  • deteriorate/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/verbC1To grow steadily worse over time.
  • detest/dɪˈtɛst/verbC1To dislike somebody or something intensely.
  • detestable/dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/adjectiveC1Deserving to be hated.
  • detonation/dɛtəˈneɪʃən/nounC1The setting off of an explosion.
  • detriment/ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/nounC1Harm done to something valued.
  • detrimental/ˌdɛtɹɪˈmɛntəl/adjectiveC1Causing damage or loss.
  • detritus/dɪˈtɹaɪ.təs/nounC1Loose debris left behind after something breaks up.
  • deuce/djuːs/nounC12 meaningsA playing card or die showing the number two.
  • devastated/ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCompletely crushed by terrible news.
  • device/dɪˈvaɪs/nounA2+3 meaningsA machine or piece of equipment made for a purpose.
  • devil's advocatephraseC1Someone who argues the opposite side just to test the idea.
  • devilish/ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/adjectiveC12 meaningsMischievously wicked in a teasing way.
  • devise/dɪˈvaɪz/verbC12 meaningsTo invent a clever plan or method.
  • devoid/dɪˈvɔɪd/adjectiveC1Completely lacking a particular quality, used with of.
  • devolution/diːvəˈluːʃən/nounC1Handing powers from a central government to a regional one.
  • devolve/dɪˈvɒɫv/verbC1To pass power or duty down to a lower level.
  • devotee/ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/nounC1A keen and loyal follower of somebody or something.
  • devout/dɪˈvaʊt/adjectiveC1Deeply and sincerely religious.
  • dewy/ˈdjuː.i/adjectiveC1Looking softly moist and fresh.
  • dexterous/ˈdɛkstɹəs/adjectiveC1Neat and skilful in handling things.
  • diabolical[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ]adjectiveC1Worthy of the Devil himself: fiendishly wicked, or cruelly cunning.
  • diagnose/ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/verbC1To work out what illness or fault is present.
  • 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.
  • diametrically/ˌdaɪ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk.li/adverbC1In a way that is completely opposite.
  • 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.
  • dictate/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo command with no room for argument.
  • dictator/dɪkˈteɪtə/nounC1A ruler with total power and no check on it.
  • die/daɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo stop living.
  • differentiate/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo recognise or state what makes things different.
  • differentiator/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪ.tə/nounC1The thing that makes you unlike your rivals.
  • diffuse/dɪˈfjuːz/verbC23 meaningsTo spread out in all directions and become less concentrated.
  • diffusion/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/nounC1The spreading of something out through a space.
  • digit/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsA single numeral from zero to nine.
  • dignify/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo treat something as more worthy or serious than it deserves.
  • dignity/ˈdɪɡnɪti/nounB23 meaningsCalm, serious self-respect in the way someone behaves.
  • digress/daɪˈɡɹɛs/verbC1To wander off the subject while speaking.
  • dike/daɪk/nounC1A bank built to hold back water.
  • dilapidated/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/adjectiveC1In bad repair, with everything crumbling.