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

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19,295 words · showing 4,201–4,260

  • dandelion/ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/nounB2A yellow weed that turns into a clock of seeds.
  • dandle/ˈdændəl/verbC2To bounce a small child gently on your knee.
  • dandruff/ˈdændɹʌf/nounB1+Small flakes of dry skin shed from the scalp.
  • danger/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə/nounA22 meaningsThe possibility of being harmed.
  • dangerous/ˈdeɪn.ʒ(ə.)ɹəs/adjectiveA12 meaningsAble to cause harm or injury.
  • dangle/ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/
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verbB22 meanings
To hold or hang something so that it swings loose.
  • dank/ˈdæŋk/adjectiveC1Unpleasantly damp and cold.
  • dappled[ˈdæpəɫd]adjectiveC1Marked with soft spots of light and shade.
  • dare/dɛə/verbB13 meaningsTo be brave enough to do something.
  • daredevil/ˈdɛədɛvəl/nounB2Somebody who takes wild physical risks for show.
  • daresay/ˌdɛəˈseɪ/verbC1To suppose that something is probably so.
  • daring/ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBravely willing to take big risks.
  • dark/dɑːk/adjectiveA14 meaningsWith little or no light.
  • dark modenounB1A display setting that shows light text on a dark ground.
  • darken/ˈdɑɹkən/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make something darker in colour or less bright.
  • darkness/ˈdɑːk.nəs/nounB12 meaningsThe absence of light.
  • darkroomnounC1The room where photographic film is developed.
  • darn/dɑɹn/verbB24 meaningsTo mend a hole in cloth or knitting by weaving thread back and forth across the gap.
  • dart/dɑːt/verbB25 meaningsTo move suddenly and quickly in one direction.
  • darts/ˈdɑːts/nounB1+The game of throwing small arrows at a round numbered board.
  • dash/ˈdæʃ/nounB26 meaningsA very small amount of a liquid or powder added to food.
  • dashboard/ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/nounB1+2 meaningsThe panel of instruments and controls in front of a driver.
  • dashed linenounB2A line drawn as a row of short strokes.
  • dashing/ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB22 meaningsStylish, spirited and attractive.
  • data/ˈdɑːtə/nounB13 meaningsFacts and figures collected for study or reference.
  • data protectionnounB2The rules governing how personal information is handled.
  • database/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/nounB2An organised electronic store of information.
  • date/deɪt/nounA16 meaningsThe day, month and year on which something happens.
  • dating/ˈdeɪt.ɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsWorking out how old something is.
  • daughter/ˈdɔːtə/nounA12 meaningsA girl or woman in relation to her parents.
  • daughter-in-law/ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/nounB2The wife of your son.
  • daunt/dɔːnt/verbC1To make somebody lose their nerve.
  • daunting/ˈdɔːntɪŋ/adjectiveC1Frightening because it looks so difficult.
  • dawdle/ˈdɔːdl̩/verbB2+To move so slowly that time is wasted.
  • dawn/dɔːn/nounA23 meaningsThe first light of day, before sunrise.
  • dawn chorus/dɔːn ˈkɔːɹəs/nounC1All the birds singing together as the sun comes up.
  • dawn onphraseC1To become gradually clear to somebody.
  • dawn startnounB2Setting off at first light to make the most of the day.
  • day/deɪ̯/nounA13 meaningsA period of twenty-four hours.
  • day in day outphraseB2Every single day, without change.
  • day-to-dayadjectiveB2Happening as part of ordinary daily life.
  • daybreak/ˈdeɪbɹeɪk/nounB2The first light of the morning.
  • daydream/ˈdeɪdɹiːm/nounB22 meaningsA pleasant series of thoughts you have while awake, which takes your attention away from what is around you.
  • daylight/ˈdeɪlaɪt/nounA2The natural light of the day.
  • daypacknounB2A small bag for one day's walking.
  • daytime/ˈdeɪtaɪm/nounB2The part of the day when it is light.
  • dazed/deɪzd/adjectiveB2+Stunned and unable to think clearly.
  • dazzle/ˈdæzəl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo blind somebody for a moment with very bright light.
  • deacon/ˈdiːkən/nounC1An assistant to a priest in some churches.
  • deactivate/ˌdiːˈæktɪveɪt/verbB1+To switch a device, alarm or account out of operation, usually in a way that can be reversed later.
  • dead/dɛd/adjectiveA13 meaningsNo longer living.
  • dead dropnounC2A hiding place where two people leave things for each other.
  • dead endnounB1A road with no way out at the far end.
  • deadbeat/ˈdɛdbiːt/nounC1Somebody who never pays what they owe.
  • deaden/ˈdɛdən/verbC2To take the life out of a sound or a feeling so that it is barely heard or felt.
  • deadline/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/nounB2The time or date by which something must be finished.
  • deadline pressurenounB2The strain of having to finish before a fixed hour.
  • deaf/dɛf/adjectiveB12 meaningsUnable to hear.
  • deafen/ˈdɛfən/verbB2+To make somebody unable to hear.
  • deafening/ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveB2+Extremely loud.