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

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  • drink/ˈdɹɪŋk/verbA14 meaningsTo take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
  • drip/ˈdɹɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo fall in small drops.
  • drive/dɹaɪv/verbA29 meaningsTo control a car or other vehicle and make it move.
  • drivel/dɹɪv.əl/nounC12 meaningsNonsense talked at length.
  • drizzle/ˈdɹɪzəl/nounB13 meaningsVery fine light rain.
  • drone/dɹəʊn/
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nounB1+4 meanings
An aircraft with nobody on board, flown from the ground.
  • drool/dɹuːl/verbB2To let saliva run out of the mouth.
  • droop/ˈdɹuːp/verbB2+To hang down limply through weakness.
  • drop/dɹɒp/verbA26 meaningsTo let something fall, by accident or on purpose.
  • drown/dɹaʊn/verbB12 meaningsTo die under water from being unable to breathe.
  • drum/ˈdɹʌm/nounB15 meaningsA musical instrument you strike, made of a skin stretched over a round frame.
  • dry/ˈdɹaɪ̯/adjectiveA25 meaningsWith no water or liquid in or on it.
  • dry-cleanverbB1To clean a garment with chemicals instead of water.
  • 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.
  • duplicate/ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/verbB2To make an exact second copy.
  • dust/dʌst/nounB14 meaningsFine dry powder made of earth, skin, fibres and other tiny particles, which settles on surfaces.
  • 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.
  • dwindle/ˈdwɪn.dəl/verbB2+To grow steadily smaller until almost nothing is left.
  • dye/daɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo change the colour of hair, cloth or other material by soaking it in coloured liquid.
  • earmark/ˈɪəmɑːk/verbC1To set something aside for a particular purpose.
  • earn/ɜːn/verbA2+3 meaningsTo receive money for the work you do.
  • eat/iːt/verbA13 meaningsTo take food into the mouth, chew it and swallow it.
  • 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.
  • edge/ɛd͡ʒ/nounB15 meaningsThe line where something stops — the outer limit of a surface, a space or a shape.
  • edify/ˈɛdɪfaɪ/verbC2To improve somebody morally or intellectually.
  • edit/ˈɛdɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo change a picture, film or text after it was made.
  • educate/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo teach someone over an extended period.
  • eject/ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/verbB22 meaningsTo push or throw something out with force.
  • elaborate/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsMade of many small parts, each one carefully worked out.
  • elapse/ɪˈlæps/verbC1To pass, as time does.
  • elbow/ˈɛlbəʊ̯/nounA24 meaningsThe joint in the middle of the arm, where the arm bends.
  • elect/ɪˈlɛkt/verbB2To choose somebody for a post by voting.
  • electrify/ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo supply something with electric power, or convert it to run on electricity.
  • elevate/ˈɛləveɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo lift to a higher position.
  • elicit/ɪˈlɪsɪt/verbC1To skilfully draw out a response or information.
  • eliminate/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo remove something completely.
  • 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.
  • embarrass/ɪmˈbæɹəs/verbB1To make someone feel awkward or self-conscious.
  • 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.
  • embrace/ɛmˈbɹes/verbB23 meaningsTo put your arms around someone and hold them.
  • embroider/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/verbB2+To sew a design onto cloth, or to add invented detail.