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

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  • drift/dɹɪft/verbB24 meaningsTo be carried along by a current of water or air.
  • drilyadverbC1In a flat, deadpan way that hides the humour.
  • drinker/ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who drinks, especially alcohol.
  • drivel/dɹɪv.əl/nounC12 meaningsNonsense talked at length.
  • droll/dɹəʊl/adjectiveC1Amusing in a dry and unusual way.
  • drone/dɹəʊn/
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An aircraft with nobody on board, flown from the ground.
  • drop in the oceanphraseC1An amount far too small to matter against the need.
  • dropped kerbnounC1A lowered edge that lets wheels cross the pavement.
  • drought/dɹaʊt/nounB22 meaningsA long period with no rain.
  • drowsy/ˈdɹaʊzi/adjectiveB22 meaningsHalf asleep and hard to keep awake.
  • drum upphraseC1To gather support or custom through effort.
  • drum your fingersphraseC1To tap the fingers in sequence, impatiently.
  • dry docknounC1A basin drained of water so a hull can be worked on.
  • dual/ˈd͡ʒuː.əl/adjectiveC1Having two parts or two purposes.
  • dub/dʌb/verbC13 meaningsTo replace the original speech in a film with another language.
  • dubious/ˈd͡ʒuː.bi.əs/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot convinced; full of doubt about something.
  • duck/dʌk/nounA24 meaningsA water bird with a flat bill and webbed feet.
  • ductile/ˈdʌk.taɪl/adjectiveC1Able to be pulled into a wire without breaking.
  • due diligence/ˈdjuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/nounC1The careful checking done before a deal is signed.
  • dull/dʌl/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot bright; without shine or strong colour.
  • duly/ˈdʒuːli/adverbC12 meaningsAs was proper and expected.
  • duo/ˈdjuː.əʊ/nounC1A pair who perform or work together.
  • durable/ˈdʊɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Lasting a long time under use.
  • duress/djʊˈɹɛs/nounC1Force or threats used to make somebody act.
  • dutifuladjectiveC1Doing what is required of you, out of obligation.
  • dwarf/dwɔɹf/nounB24 meaningsIn legend and fantasy, a short, powerfully built being who lives underground and is famous for mining and metalwork.
  • dwell/dwɛl/verbC12 meaningsTo live somewhere, in poetic use.
  • dynamic/daɪˈnæm.ɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFull of driving energy and constant change.
  • dysfunctionaladjectiveC1Not working together as it should.
  • eagerness/ˈiɡɚnəs/nounC1Keen and impatient willingness to do something.
  • earful/ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/nounC1An informal blast of angry complaint aimed at somebody who has to stand and take it, named from the receiving side rather than the speaker's.
  • earmark/ˈɪəmɑːk/verbC1To set something aside for a particular purpose.
  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • earpiece/ˈɪəpiːs/nounC1A small speaker worn in the ear to receive sound.
  • earthenware/ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/nounC1Thick pottery fired at a low heat.
  • earthy/ˈɜː.θi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSmelling of soil and damp woodland.
  • ease offphraseC1To become less strong or less intense.
  • eat your wordsphraseC1To have to admit that what you said was wrong.
  • eau de toilette/ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/nounC1A light scent, weaker than perfume.
  • eaves/iːvz/nounC1The part of a roof that overhangs the wall.
  • eavesdrop/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/verbB22 meaningsTo listen secretly to other people's conversation.
  • ebb/ɛb/verbC22 meaningsTo flow back out, as the tide does.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsOdd in a harmless, likeable way; living by your own rules.
  • echo/ˈɛk.əʊ/nounB24 meaningsA sound that comes back to you after bouncing off a surface.
  • echo chambernounC1A space where you hear only your own opinions back.
  • eclectic/ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk/adjectiveC1Drawing on many different sources and styles.
  • ecological/ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/adjectiveC1To do with living things and their surroundings.
  • economics/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/nounB2+2 meaningsThe study of money, markets and trade.
  • ecosystem/ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/nounB2+2 meaningsA community of living things and their surroundings as one system.
  • ecstasy/ˈɛkstəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsAn overwhelming feeling of joy.
  • ecstaticallyadverbC1With overwhelming joy.
  • eddy/ˈɛd.i/nounC12 meaningsA small whirling movement in water or air.
  • edgy/ˈɛd͡ʒi/adjectiveB22 meaningsTense and on the point of snapping.
  • edible/ˈɛdɪbəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsSafe or fit to eat.
  • edict/ˈiː.dɪkt/nounC1A command issued by somebody in authority.
  • educator/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/nounC1Somebody whose work is teaching.
  • eerie/ˈɪəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsStrange and frightening in a quiet, ghostly way.
  • effect/ɪˈfɛkt/nounA2+2 meaningsThe change something causes.
  • effective/ɪˈfɛktɪv/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsProducing the result it was meant to produce.
  • effectiveness/ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/nounC1How well something achieves its purpose.