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

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  • distance/ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/nounA23 meaningsThe amount of space between two points.
  • distil/dɪˈstɪl/verbC1To purify by boiling and condensing, or to reduce to the essence.
  • distinguish/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo recognise the difference between two or more things.
  • distort/dɪsˈtɔːt/verbC1To twist something out of its true shape or meaning.
  • distract/dɪˈstɹækt/verbB22 meaningsTo take someone's attention away from what they are doing.
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/ˈdɪðə/
verbC1
To hesitate and fail to make up your mind.
  • dive/daɪv/verbB26 meaningsTo jump into water head first.
  • diverge/daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/verbC1To move apart from a common point.
  • diversify/daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/verbC1To spread into a wider range of kinds.
  • divert/daɪˈvɜːt/verbC14 meaningsTo change the course or direction of something.
  • divine/dɪˈvaɪn/adjectiveB23 meaningsBelonging to or coming from a god.
  • divorce/dɪˈvɔːs/nounB13 meaningsThe legal ending of a marriage.
  • divulge/daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/verbC1To reveal information that was private.
  • dock/dɒk/nounB12 meaningsAn enclosed area of water where ships are loaded.
  • dog/dɒɡ/nounA12 meaningsA four-legged animal kept as a pet, which barks.
  • domesticate/dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/verbC1To tame a wild animal for life alongside people.
  • dominate/ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo be the strongest force in a place or contest.
  • dote/dəʊt/verbC1To love somebody so much that you spoil them.
  • douse/daʊs/verbC12 meaningsTo put a fire out with water.
  • dovetail/ˈdʌvteɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo fit together neatly and work well as a pair.
  • download/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/verbA2+3 meaningsTo copy a file from the internet or a network onto your own device.
  • downsize/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/verbC1To cut the number of people a company employs.
  • draft/dɹɑːft/nounB25 meaningsAn early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
  • drain/dɹeɪn/verbA25 meaningsTo let liquid run out of something, leaving the solid part behind.
  • drawl/dɹɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo speak slowly with drawn-out vowel sounds.
  • dredge/dɹɛd͡ʒ/verbC1To scoop material up from the bottom of water.
  • drench/dɹɛnt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make something completely wet.
  • drift/dɹɪft/verbB24 meaningsTo be carried along by a current of water or air.
  • drivel/dɹɪv.əl/nounC12 meaningsNonsense talked at length.
  • drone/dɹəʊn/nounB1+4 meaningsAn aircraft with nobody on board, flown from the ground.
  • dub/dʌb/verbC13 meaningsTo replace the original speech in a film with another language.
  • duck/dʌk/nounA24 meaningsA water bird with a flat bill and webbed feet.
  • dull/dʌl/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot bright; without shine or strong colour.
  • 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.
  • earmark/ˈɪəmɑːk/verbC1To set something aside for a particular purpose.
  • eavesdrop/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/verbB22 meaningsTo listen secretly to other people's conversation.
  • ebb/ɛb/verbC22 meaningsTo flow back out, as the tide does.
  • echo/ˈɛk.əʊ/nounB24 meaningsA sound that comes back to you after bouncing off a surface.
  • eddy/ˈɛd.i/nounC12 meaningsA small whirling movement in water or air.
  • elapse/ɪˈlæps/verbC1To pass, as time does.
  • elevate/ˈɛləveɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo lift to a higher position.
  • elicit/ɪˈlɪsɪt/verbC1To skilfully draw out a response or information.
  • elongate/ɪˈlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/verbC1To make or become longer.
  • elope/ɪˈləʊp/verbC1To run away secretly in order to marry.
  • elucidate/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/verbC1To make something clear by explaining it.
  • elude/ɪˈljuːd/verbC12 meaningsTo escape from somebody by cleverness.
  • emanate/ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/verbC1To flow out from a source.
  • emancipate/ɪˈmæn(t)sɪpeɪt/verbC1To set somebody free from bondage or restraint.
  • embargo/ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/nounC13 meaningsAn official ban on trade with a country.
  • embark/ɪmˈbɑːk/verbC12 meaningsTo board a ship.
  • embed/ɪmˈbɛd/verbC1To fix something firmly inside something else.
  • embellish/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo decorate something.
  • embezzle/ɪmˈbɛz.əl/verbC1To steal money that was placed in your care.
  • emblazon/ɪmˈbleɪzən/verbC1To display a design boldly on something.
  • embody/ɪmˈbɒdi/verbC1To be the living example of an idea.
  • embolden/ɛmˈbəʊld(ə)n/verbC1To give somebody the courage to act.
  • emboss/ɪmˈbɒs/verbC1To raise a design above a flat surface.
  • embroil/ɪmˈbɹɔɪl/verbC1To drag somebody into a quarrel or a mess.
  • empower/ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/verbC1To give somebody the power or confidence to act.