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

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19,295 words · showing 4,381–4,440

  • defuse/diːˈfjuːz/verbB2+To make a bomb safe, or to calm a tense situation.
  • defy/dɪˈfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo openly refuse to obey a greater power.
  • degradation/ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/nounC1A wearing down in quality, or a loss of dignity.
  • degrade/dɪˈɡɹeɪd/verbC1To lower in quality, or to treat with contempt.
  • degrading/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/adjectiveC1Robbing somebody of their self-respect.
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To remove thick fat from a surface.
  • degree/dɪˈɡɹiː/nounB14 meaningsThe qualification a university gives you at the end of a course of study.
  • dehydrated/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsShort of water, of a body.
  • deign/deɪn/verbC2To do something you consider beneath you.
  • deity/ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/nounC1A god or goddess.
  • deja vunounB2The odd feeling that this has all happened before.
  • deject/dɪˈdʒɛkt/verbC2To lower somebody's spirits.
  • dejected/dɪˈdʒɛktəd/adjectiveC1Sad and dispirited after a disappointment.
  • delay/dɪˈleɪ/nounB13 meaningsExtra time spent waiting for something that should already have happened.
  • delayed/dəˈleɪd/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsRunning later than the scheduled time.
  • delectable/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/adjectiveC1Absolutely delicious.
  • delegate/ˈdɛlɪɡət/verbC13 meaningsTo give a task, and the authority to carry it out, to someone who works under you.
  • delegation/dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/nounC1A group sent to represent others, or the handing over of work.
  • delete/dɪˈliːt/verbB2To remove something written or stored.
  • deleterious/ˌdɛl.ɪˈtɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Doing harm, often quietly and over time.
  • deli/ˈdɛli/nounB1+A shop selling fine cheeses, cold meats and ready food.
  • deliberate/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsDone on purpose, with full intention.
  • deliberately/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət.li/adverbB22 meaningsFully on purpose, after thinking it through.
  • deliberation/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsCareful consideration before making a decision.
  • delicacy/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsA rare fine food.
  • delicate/ˈdɛl.ɪ.kət/adjectiveB25 meaningsEasily broken or harmed, and needing careful handling.
  • delicatessen/ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/nounC2A shop selling fine cheeses, cold meats and prepared foods.
  • delicious/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveA12 meaningsTasting or smelling very good.
  • delighted/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Very pleased.
  • delineate/dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/verbC2To describe or mark out the shape of something exactly.
  • delineation/diːlɪniˈeɪʃən/nounC2A precise mapping out of something.
  • delinquent/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/nounB2+A young person who keeps breaking the law.
  • delirious/dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC1Wildly confused from fever, or wildly excited.
  • delirium/dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/nounC1A wild confused state caused by fever or drink.
  • deliver/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/verbA24 meaningsTo bring goods or letters to somebody.
  • deliverable/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/nounC1A specific thing a project has promised to produce.
  • deliverance/dɪˈlɪvɹəns/nounC1Being rescued from danger or evil.
  • delivery/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/nounA24 meaningsThe bringing of goods, letters or food to a person or place, or the things brought.
  • delivery attemptnounB2A visit made to hand something over.
  • delivery slotnounB2The period during which your order will arrive.
  • dell/dɛl/nounC2A small wooded hollow in the ground.
  • delta/ˈdɛltə/nounB22 meaningsThe fan of land and channels where a river meets the sea.
  • deluge/ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/nounC1A great flood, or an overwhelming rush of things.
  • delusion/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/nounB23 meaningsA false belief held firmly in spite of the evidence.
  • demagogue/ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/nounC1A leader who stirs crowds by playing on their fears.
  • demand/dɪˈmɑːnd/verbB13 meaningsTo ask for something forcefully.
  • demarcation/ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC2The marking out of a boundary or a division of responsibility.
  • demean/dɪˈmiːn/verbC1To lower somebody's dignity.
  • demeanournounC1The way a person carries and presents themselves.
  • demented/dɪˈmɛntɪd/adjectiveC1Out of one's wits with rage or grief, or robbed of memory and reason by an ageing brain.
  • demise/dɪˈmaɪz/nounC1The end or death of a person or an institution.
  • demo/ˈdɛm.əʊ/nounC12 meaningsA rough recording made to show what a song could be.
  • demobiliseverbC2To release troops from service after a war.
  • democracy/dɪˈmɒk.ɹə.si/nounB23 meaningsA system of government in which people elect their leaders by voting.
  • democratic/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/adjectiveB2Run by the people through the votes they cast.
  • demographic/ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsA group defined by age, income or another shared trait.
  • demographics/ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪks/nounB2+The make-up of a population by age, income and so on.
  • demography/dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/nounC1The study of populations and how they change.
  • demolish/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/verbB2+4 meaningsTo knock a building down completely.
  • demolition/ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/nounB2The deliberate destruction of a building or structure.