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

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  • doff/dɒf/verbC2To take off a hat or a garment.
  • doldrums/ˈdɒldɹəmz/nounC2A spell of low spirits or of no progress.
  • dole outphraseC2To hand something out in small measured amounts.
  • dolorous/ˈdɒləɹəs/adjectiveC2Full of sorrow.
  • dolt/dɒlt/<a:UK>nounC2A stupid person.
  • domesticitynounC2Home life and the running of a household.
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  • domestique/ˌdə(ʊ)mɛˈstiːk/nounC2A rider whose job is to help the team leader.
  • donanounC2A Spanish courtesy title placed before a lady's given name, the female counterpart of Don.
  • dotage/ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/nounC2The weak-minded state of very great age.
  • doublet/ˈdʌblət/nounC2A close-fitting jacket worn by men in past centuries.
  • doughty/ˈdaʊti/adjectiveC2Brave and persistent.
  • dowager/ˈdaʊədʒə/nounC2A widow holding a title from her late husband.
  • drabnessnounC2Dull colourlessness with nothing to catch the eye.
  • draper/ˈdɹeɪ.pə(ɹ)/nounC2A trader who sells cloth.
  • draught/dɹɑːft/nounC22 meaningsHow deep in the water a loaded boat sits.
  • dray/dɹeɪ/nounC2A low heavy cart for carrying barrels.
  • drear/dɹɪə/adjectiveC2Dismal and gloomy.
  • dross/dɹɒs/nounC2Worthless matter left when something is refined.
  • drudgery/ˈdɹʌd͡ʒəɹi/nounC2Dull heavy work that never ends.
  • drumheadnounC2The tight skin stretched over a drum.
  • dub/dʌb/verbC13 meaningsTo replace the original speech in a film with another language.
  • dullard/ˈdʌlɚd/nounC2Somebody slow-witted and boring.
  • dun/dʌn/adjectiveC2Greyish brown, said of a horse.
  • dunce/dʌns/nounC2A person regarded as slow to learn.
  • duplicity/duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/nounC2Saying one thing while meaning another.
  • dysfunction/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/nounC2Failure to operate normally.
  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • ebb/ɛb/verbC22 meaningsTo flow back out, as the tide does.
  • ebon/ˈɛbən/adjectiveC2Deep black, in poetic use.
  • ebullience/ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/nounC2Bubbling high spirits.
  • ebullient/ɪˈbʊliənt/adjectiveC2Overflowing with cheerful energy.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsOdd in a harmless, likeable way; living by your own rules.
  • eccentricity/ˌɛk.sɛnˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/nounC2Odd behaviour that harms nobody.
  • echelon/ˈɛʃ.ə.lɒn/<a:RP>nounC2One level in a ranked organisation.
  • echolocation/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Finding objects by listening to the echo of your own sound.
  • ecotourism/ˌiːkəʊˈtʊəɹɪz(ə)m/nounC2Travel that aims to protect the places it visits.
  • edification/ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Instruction that improves the mind or morals.
  • edifice/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/nounC2A large imposing building, or a great system of ideas.
  • edify/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/verbC2To improve somebody morally or intellectually.
  • effectual/iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/adjectiveC2Producing the result that was intended.
  • efficacious/ˌɛf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Producing the result it is meant to produce.
  • efficiency/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/nounB23 meaningsThe quality of getting a result with little waste of time, money, effort or material.
  • effrontery/ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/nounC2Shameless boldness that offends.
  • effusionnounC2An outpouring, of liquid or of feeling.
  • effusive/ɪˈfjuːsɪv/adjectiveC2Expressing feeling in an unrestrained way.
  • egalitarian/ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/adjectiveC2Holding that everybody should be equal.
  • egress/ˈiːɡɹɛs/nounC2A way out, or the act of going out.
  • eke outphraseC2To make a small supply last, or to scrape a living.
  • elasticity/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/nounC2How well something springs back into shape.
  • elated/ɪˈleɪtɪd/adjectiveC2Lifted up with sudden joy.
  • elation/ɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2A great rush of joy and pride.
  • electrode/əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/nounC2A conductor through which current enters or leaves.
  • elephantine/ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/adjectiveC2Enormous and heavy in the way of the largest land animal.
  • eligible/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsMeeting the conditions that allow you to do or receive something.
  • embroidery/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe craft of decorating cloth with designs sewn in thread.
  • eminence/ˈɛmɪnəns/nounC2High standing and reputation in a field.
  • eminent/ˈɛmɪnənt/adjectiveC2Highly respected at the top of a profession.
  • emulate/ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo copy somebody because you admire them.
  • emulation/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/nounC2The copying of somebody admired in order to match them.
  • emulsify/ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/verbC2To mix two liquids that do not naturally combine.