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

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19,295 words · showing 4,621–4,680

  • dexterity/dɛksˈtɛɹɪti/nounB2+Skill in using the hands, or quickness of mind.
  • dexterous/ˈdɛkstɹəs/adjectiveC1Neat and skilful in handling things.
  • diabetes/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/nounB1+An illness in which the body cannot control its blood sugar.
  • diabetic/daɪəˈbɛtɪk/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody whose body cannot control its sugar levels.
  • diabolical[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ]adjectiveC1Worthy of the Devil himself: fiendishly wicked, or cruelly cunning.
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/ˈdaɪ.əˌdɛm/
nounC2
A jewelled band worn as a mark of royalty.
  • diagnose/ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/verbC1To work out what illness or fault is present.
  • diagnosis/daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/nounC12 meaningsA doctor's identification of which illness or injury a person has.
  • diagnostic/daɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/nounC12 meaningsA test that finds where a fault lies.
  • diagonal/daɪ̯ˈæɡ(ə)nəl/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsRunning slantwise from corner to corner.
  • diagram/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/nounB1+A simplified drawing showing how something works or is arranged.
  • dialect/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/nounB2+The particular form of a language spoken in one region.
  • dialectic/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/nounC2Reasoning that tests an idea against its opposite.
  • dialogue/ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/nounB1+A conversation, especially one written down.
  • dialysis/daɪˈælɪsɪs/nounB2+A treatment that cleans the blood when the kidneys fail.
  • diameter/daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/nounB2+The straight line across a circle through its centre.
  • diametrically/ˌdaɪ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk.li/adverbC1In a way that is completely opposite.
  • diamond/ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/nounB13 meaningsA very hard, clear precious stone.
  • diaper/ˈdaɪ(ə).pə/nounB1An absorbent pad worn by a baby.
  • diaphanous/daɪˈæf.ən.əs/adjectiveC2So fine and light that you can see through it.
  • diaphragm/ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/nounC1The muscle below the lungs that draws breath in.
  • diary/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/nounA2+A book you write the day's events in.
  • diaspora/daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/nounC1A people scattered far from their homeland.
  • diatribe/ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹaɪb/nounC2A long bitter attack in speech or writing.
  • dibs/dɪbz/nounC1A claim staked on something before anybody else.
  • dice/daɪs/nounA2+2 meaningsA small cube marked with one to six dots, thrown in games.
  • dichotomy/daɪˈkɒtəmi/nounC1A sharp division into two opposed parts.
  • dictate/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo command with no room for argument.
  • dictation/dɪkˈteɪʃən/nounB2+Writing down words exactly as they are spoken.
  • dictator/dɪkˈteɪtə/nounC1A ruler with total power and no check on it.
  • dictatorship/ˈdɪktæɪtəʃɪp/nounB2+Rule by one person with total power and no elections.
  • dictionary/ˈdɪk.ʃə.nə.ɹi/nounA2+A book explaining what words mean.
  • dictum/ˈdɪk.təm/nounC2A short formal statement laid down as true.
  • didactic/daɪˈdæk.tɪk/adjectiveC2Meant to teach, often too obviously so.
  • die/daɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo stop living.
  • diesel/ˈdiːzəl/nounB1+3 meaningsA heavy fuel that burns under pressure rather than from a spark.
  • diet/ˈdaɪət/nounB13 meaningsEverything a person or animal usually eats.
  • dietary requirementnounB2What a guest can and cannot eat.
  • differ/ˈdɪfə/verbB22 meaningsNot to be the same as something else.
  • difference/ˈdɪf.(ə.)ɹəns/nounA13 meaningsThe way in which two or more things are not the same.
  • different/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt/adjectiveA13 meaningsNot the same as something else.
  • differentiate/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo recognise or state what makes things different.
  • differentiator/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪ.tə/nounC1The thing that makes you unlike your rivals.
  • difficult/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/adjectiveA13 meaningsNeeding a lot of effort or skill.
  • difficulty/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/nounB13 meaningsThe quality of being hard to do or understand.
  • diffident/ˈdɪfɪdənt/adjectiveC2Shy and lacking confidence in yourself.
  • diffuse/dɪˈfjuːz/verbC23 meaningsTo spread out in all directions and become less concentrated.
  • diffusion/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/nounC1The spreading of something out through a space.
  • dig/dɪɡ/verbA22 meaningsTo make a hole in the ground.
  • dig sitenounB2The place where ancient remains are being uncovered.
  • dig upphraseB12 meaningsTo remove something from the ground by digging.
  • digest/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/verbB22 meaningsTo break food down inside the body.
  • digestion/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/nounB1+The process of the body breaking food down.
  • digestive/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with breaking food down in the body.
  • digger/ˈdɪɡɚ/nounB1A machine that scoops earth out of the ground.
  • digit/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsA single numeral from zero to nine.
  • digital/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsExisting on computers and screens rather than on paper.
  • digital cameranounA2A camera that stores pictures as data rather than on film.
  • digital detoxnounB2A deliberate break from screens.
  • digitisationnounB2Turning printed material into computer files.