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

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  • dirk/dɜːk/nounC2A short straight dagger.
  • disaffection/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/nounC2Loss of loyalty towards those in charge.
  • disparagementnounC2The belittling of somebody or their work.
  • dispensation/dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/nounC2Special permission to be released from a rule.
  • dispersalnounC2The scattering of things over a wide area.
  • disproofnounC2Reasoning that shows something is false.
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  • dissemination/dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2The spreading of information widely.
  • dissension/dɪˈsɛnʃən/nounC2Angry disagreement within a group.
  • distillation/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2Separating liquids by boiling and cooling the vapour.
  • divination/ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2Trying to foretell what is hidden or to come.
  • doctrine/ˈdɒk.tɹɪn/nounC13 meaningsA set of beliefs taught by a church, party or other body as authoritative.
  • doldrums/ˈdɒldɹəmz/nounC2A spell of low spirits or of no progress.
  • dolt/dɒlt/<a:UK>nounC2A stupid person.
  • domesticitynounC2Home life and the running of a household.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • dross/dɹɒs/nounC2Worthless matter left when something is refined.
  • drudgery/ˈdɹʌd͡ʒəɹi/nounC2Dull heavy work that never ends.
  • drumheadnounC2The tight skin stretched over a drum.
  • dullard/ˈdʌlɚd/nounC2Somebody slow-witted and boring.
  • 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.
  • ebullience/ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/nounC2Bubbling high spirits.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • egress/ˈiːɡɹɛs/nounC2A way out, or the act of going out.
  • elasticity/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/nounC2How well something springs back into shape.
  • elation/ɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2A great rush of joy and pride.
  • electrode/əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/nounC2A conductor through which current enters or leaves.
  • embroidery/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe craft of decorating cloth with designs sewn in thread.
  • eminence/ˈɛmɪnəns/nounC2High standing and reputation in a field.
  • emulation/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/nounC2The copying of somebody admired in order to match them.
  • enchantress/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/nounC12 meaningsA woman who works magic, in stories.
  • encumbrance/ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/nounC2Something that weighs you down and gets in the way.
  • enmity/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/nounC2Deep and lasting hostility.
  • ennui/ɒnˈwiː/nounC2Weariness caused by having nothing that interests you.
  • entail/ɛnˈteɪl/verbC14 meaningsTo have something as a necessary part or a necessary result.
  • entrenchmentnounC2Being dug in so firmly that change is very hard.
  • ephemera/ɪˈfɛməɹə/nounC2Printed odds and ends never meant to be kept.
  • epicure/ˈɛpɪkjʊə/nounC2Somebody with refined taste in food and drink.
  • epigram/ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/nounC2A short clever saying with a sting in it.
  • epitome/əˈpɪt.ə.mi/nounC12 meaningsThe perfect example of a quality.
  • epoch/ˈiːpɒk/nounC12 meaningsA long period marked off by a great event.