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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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19,295 words · showing 4,321–4,380

  • decorative/ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+Intended to look attractive rather than to serve a purpose.
  • decorator/ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/nounB2A person whose job is painting and papering rooms.
  • decorous/ˈdɛkəɹəs/adjectiveC2Correct and dignified in behaviour.
  • decorum/dɪˈkɔːɹəm/nounC1Behaviour that fits what the occasion demands.
  • decoy/ˈdiːkɔɪ/nounB2Something set up to draw attention the wrong way.
  • decrease/dɪˈkɹiːs/
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verbB22 meanings
To become smaller in number or amount.
  • decree/dɪˈkɹiː/nounB2+An official order with the force of law.
  • decrepit/dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/adjectiveC1Worn out and in poor condition through age or long use.
  • decry/dɪˈkɹaɪ/verbC2To condemn something openly.
  • decrypt/dɪˈkɹɪpt/verbB2+To turn encrypted data back into readable form.
  • dedicate/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo give your time and heart fully to one purpose.
  • dedication/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsGiving your whole heart and time to one pursuit.
  • deduce/dɪˈdʒuːs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo reach a conclusion by reasoning from what is known.
  • deduct/dɪˈdʌkt/verbB2+To subtract an amount from a total.
  • deduction/dɪˈdʌkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA conclusion reached by reasoning from a general rule to a particular case, or the process of reasoning that way.
  • deductive/dɪˈdʌktɪv/adjectiveC2Reasoning from general principles to a particular conclusion.
  • deed/diːd/nounC12 meaningsA legal document proving ownership of property.
  • deem/diːm/verbC1To formally judge or consider something to be so.
  • deep/diːp/adjectiveA24 meaningsGoing a long way down from the surface.
  • deep cleannounB2A thorough clean that reaches what is usually missed.
  • deep endnounB1The part of the pool where you cannot touch the bottom.
  • deepen/ˈdiːpən/verbB2+To make or become deeper.
  • deer/dɪə/nounA2A hoofed forest animal, the male often antlered.
  • deface/dɪˈfeɪs/verbB2+To spoil the surface or appearance of something.
  • default/dɪˈfɒlt/verbC12 meaningsTo fail to make the repayments you agreed to.
  • defeat/dɪˈfiːt/nounB12 meaningsThe result of losing a contest or battle.
  • defect/ˈdiːfɛkt/nounB22 meaningsA fault in something, present from the time it was made.
  • defective/dɪˈfɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a fault from the way it was made, so that it does not work properly.
  • defector/dɪˈfɛktə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who abandons their country or side.
  • defence/dɪˈfɛns/nounB2Protection against attack, or the case argued for the accused.
  • defenceless/dɪˈfɛnsləs/adjectiveB2+Having no way to protect yourself.
  • defend/dɪˈfɛnd/verbB13 meaningsTo protect somebody or something from attack.
  • defendant/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/nounB2The person against whom a legal case is brought.
  • defender/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA player whose job is stopping the other side scoring.
  • defensive/dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsIntended to protect against attack.
  • defer/dɪˈfɜː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put off until later.
  • deference/ˈdɛfəɹəns/nounC1Polite yielding to somebody's rank or judgement.
  • deferential[ˌdɛfəˈɹɛnʃəɫ]adjectiveC1Showing respect for somebody's rank or judgement.
  • defiance/dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/nounC1Open refusal to obey an authority or a rule.
  • defiant/dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/adjectiveB2+Openly refusing to obey or to give in.
  • defibrillator/diːˈfɪbɹɪˌleɪtə(ɹ)/nounC1A device that shocks a stopped heart back into rhythm.
  • deficiency/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/nounC12 meaningsA shortage of something essential.
  • deficient/dɪˈfɪʃənt/adjectiveC2Lacking something that is needed.
  • deficit/ˈdɛfɪsɪt/nounC1The amount by which something falls short.
  • defile/dɪˈfaɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo make something sacred or clean unfit.
  • define/dɪˈfaɪn/verbB1+To say exactly what a word or idea means.
  • definite/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/adjectiveB1Settled and not open to doubt.
  • definite articlenounB1The little word "the".
  • definition/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/nounB1+2 meaningsA statement of exactly what a word means.
  • definitive/dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/adjectiveB2Settling the matter for good.
  • deflate/diːˈfleɪt/verbB2+To let the air out, or to take somebody's confidence away.
  • deflation/dɪˈfleɪʃən/nounC1A general fall in prices across an economy.
  • deflect/dɪˈflɛkt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn a blow or an object aside.
  • deflower/diˈflaʊ.ɚ/verbC2To take a woman's virginity, in old use.
  • deforestation/dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/nounB2+The cutting down of whole forests until bare land remains.
  • deform/dɪˈfɔːm/verbB2+To spoil the natural shape of something.
  • deformity/dɪˈfɔːmɪti/nounB2+A part of the body twisted out of its proper shape.
  • defray/dɪˈfɹeɪ/verbC2To pay part or all of a cost.
  • deft/dɛft/adjectiveC1Quick and neatly skilful, especially with the hands.
  • defunct/dɪˈfʌŋkt/adjectiveC1No longer existing or working.