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

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  • drinkable/ˈdɹɪŋk.ə.bəl/adjectiveB2Safe or pleasant enough to swallow.
  • droll/dɹəʊl/adjectiveC1Amusing in a dry and unusual way.
  • drowsy/ˈdɹaʊzi/adjectiveB22 meaningsHalf asleep and hard to keep awake.
  • drunk/dɹʌŋk/adjectiveB12 meaningsUnable to think or move properly after too much alcohol.
  • dry/ˈdɹaɪ̯/adjectiveA25 meaningsWith no water or liquid in or on it.
  • dual/ˈd͡ʒuː.əl/
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Having two parts or two purposes.
  • dubious/ˈd͡ʒuː.bi.əs/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot convinced; full of doubt about something.
  • ductile/ˈdʌk.taɪl/adjectiveC1Able to be pulled into a wire without breaking.
  • due/djuː/adjectiveB12 meaningsExpected at a certain time.
  • dull/dʌl/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot bright; without shine or strong colour.
  • dun/dʌn/adjectiveC2Greyish brown, said of a horse.
  • durable/ˈdʊɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Lasting a long time under use.
  • dusty/ˈdʌsti/adjectiveB14 meaningsCovered with a layer of dust.
  • dutch/dʌt͡ʃ/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to the Netherlands or its people.
  • dutifuladjectiveC1Doing what is required of you, out of obligation.
  • duty-freeadjectiveB1Sold without tax in the airport shops between passport control and the gates.
  • dwarf/dwɔɹf/nounB24 meaningsIn legend and fantasy, a short, powerfully built being who lives underground and is famous for mining and metalwork.
  • dyed/daɪd/adjectiveB1+Coloured by being soaked in a colouring liquid.
  • dynamic/daɪˈnæm.ɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFull of driving energy and constant change.
  • dysfunctionaladjectiveC1Not working together as it should.
  • eager/ˈiɡɚ/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of impatient excitement about doing or getting something.
  • early/ˈɜːli/adjectiveA13 meaningsHappening before the usual or expected time.
  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • earsplittingadjectiveB2Extremely loud, to the point of pain.
  • earthy/ˈɜː.θi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSmelling of soil and damp woodland.
  • easier/ˈiː.zi.ə/adjectiveA2Less difficult than something else.
  • eastbound/ˈistbaʊnd/adjectiveB1+Travelling towards the east.
  • eastern/ˈiː.stən/adjectiveB1Belonging to the east.
  • easy/ˈiːzi/adjectiveA14 meaningsNeeding little effort or skill.
  • easygoingadjectiveB1+Relaxed and not easily bothered.
  • ebon/ˈɛbən/adjectiveC2Deep black, in poetic use.
  • ebullient/ɪˈbʊliənt/adjectiveC2Overflowing with cheerful energy.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsOdd in a harmless, likeable way; living by your own rules.
  • eclectic/ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk/adjectiveC1Drawing on many different sources and styles.
  • ecological/ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/adjectiveC1To do with living things and their surroundings.
  • economic/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/adjectiveB1+To do with money, trade and national wealth.
  • ecstatic/ɛkˈstætɪk/adjectiveB2+So wildly happy that you can barely stand still.
  • edgy/ˈɛd͡ʒi/adjectiveB22 meaningsTense and on the point of snapping.
  • edible/ˈɛdɪbəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsSafe or fit to eat.
  • editorial/ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe article where a newspaper gives its own opinion.
  • educated/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/adjectiveB1Having had a good deal of schooling.
  • educational/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveB1+To do with teaching, or teaching you something.
  • eerie/ˈɪəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsStrange and frightening in a quiet, ghostly way.
  • effective/ɪˈfɛktɪv/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsProducing the result it was meant to produce.
  • effectual/iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/adjectiveC2Producing the result that was intended.
  • effervescent/ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsGiving off bubbles of gas.
  • efficacious/ˌɛf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Producing the result it is meant to produce.
  • efficient/ɪˈfɪʃənt/adjectiveB2Getting the result without wasting time or energy.
  • effortless/ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/adjectiveC1Done so well it looks easy.
  • effusive/ɪˈfjuːsɪv/adjectiveC2Expressing feeling in an unrestrained way.
  • egalitarian/ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/adjectiveC2Holding that everybody should be equal.
  • egotistical/ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/adjectiveC1Excessively concerned with yourself and your own importance.
  • egregious/ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/adjectiveC1Outstandingly bad.
  • elaborate/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsMade of many small parts, each one carefully worked out.
  • elastic/ɪˈlæstɪk/nounC12 meaningsA band that stretches and springs back.
  • elated/ɪˈleɪtɪd/adjectiveC2Lifted up with sudden joy.
  • elder/ˈeldə/adjectiveB12 meaningsOlder, especially of two family members.
  • elderly/ˈɛldɚli/adjectiveB22 meaningsOld, said of a person, in a polite and slightly distant way.
  • elective/ɪˈlɛktɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA course a student chooses rather than has to take.
  • electoral/ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with elections and voting.