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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 4,681–4,740

  • dignified/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/adjectiveB2Calm and serious in a way that commands respect.
  • dignify/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo treat something as more worthy or serious than it deserves.
  • dignity/ˈdɪɡnɪti/nounB23 meaningsCalm, serious self-respect in the way someone behaves.
  • digress/daɪˈɡɹɛs/verbC1To wander off the subject while speaking.
  • dike/daɪk/nounC1A bank built to hold back water.
  • dilapidated/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/
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In bad repair, with everything crumbling.
  • dilatory/ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC2Slow to act, and inclined to put things off.
  • dilemma/daɪˈlɛmə/nounB22 meaningsA choice between two courses of action, both of them unwelcome.
  • diligence/ˈdɪlɪd͡ʒəns/nounC1Steady careful effort in your work.
  • diligent/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/adjectiveC1Working with steady careful effort.
  • diligently/ˈdɪlɪd͡ʒ(ə)ntli/adverbC2With steady and careful effort.
  • dill/dɪl/nounB2A feathery herb used with fish and pickles.
  • dilute/daɪˈljuːt/verbB2+To weaken a liquid by adding water.
  • dilutedadjectiveB2+Made weaker by adding water.
  • dilution/daɪˈljuːʃən/nounB2+Weakening a solution by adding more liquid.
  • dim/dɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsGiving or having only weak light.
  • dim-witted/dɪmˈwɪtəd/adjectiveC1Slow to understand things.
  • dimension/daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsOne measurable direction of a thing.
  • dimensional/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveB2+Having to do with measurable extent.
  • diminish/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo shrink steadily in size or importance.
  • diminuendo/dɪˌmɪnjuːˈɛndəʊ/nounC2A passage that fades steadily quieter.
  • diminution/dɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/nounC2A making or becoming smaller.
  • diminutive/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Extremely small.
  • dimple/ˈdɪm.pəl/nounB1+A small hollow that appears in a cheek when you smile.
  • din/dɪn/nounC1A loud unpleasant noise that goes on and on.
  • dine/daɪn/verbB1+To eat dinner, especially formally.
  • diner/ˈdaɪ̯nə/nounB22 meaningsA person eating a meal in a restaurant.
  • dinghy/ˈdɪŋ.(ɡ)i/nounB2+A small open boat, often carried by a bigger one.
  • dingo/ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/nounB2+A wild yellowish dog of Australia.
  • dingy/ˈdɪn.d͡ʒi/adjectiveB2+Dark, dirty and depressing to be in.
  • dining carnounB2The carriage where meals are served.
  • dining room/ˈdaɪnɪŋˌɹum/nounA1The room in a house where meals are eaten.
  • dinner/ˈdɪnə/nounA12 meaningsThe main meal of the day.
  • dinosaur/ˈdaɪnəsɔː(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsOne of the large reptiles that lived millions of years ago.
  • dint/dɪnt/nounC2Force or means, in the phrase by dint of.
  • dip/dɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo put something briefly into a liquid and take it out again.
  • diphtheria/dɪfˈθɪə.ɹi.ə/nounC2A dangerous infection of the throat.
  • diplodocusnounC2A huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and tail.
  • diploma/dɪˈpləʊmə/nounB22 meaningsAn official document showing that a course of study has been completed.
  • diplomacy/dɪˈpləʊməsi/nounB2+2 meaningsManaging relations between countries by talking.
  • diplomat/ˈdɪp.lə.mæt/nounC1An official who represents their country abroad.
  • dipper/ˈdɪpə/nounC1A long-handled scoop, or a small diving bird.
  • dire/ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/adjectiveB22 meaningsExtremely serious and urgent.
  • direct/daɪˈɹɛkt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsGoing straight to a destination with nothing in between.
  • direct debitnounB2An arrangement letting a company take what you owe each month.
  • direct flightnounB1A flight that does not stop on the way.
  • direct reportnounC1Somebody who reports to you.
  • direction/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/nounA24 meaningsThe way in which somebody or something moves, points or faces.
  • directive/daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/nounB2+An official instruction telling people what to do.
  • directly/dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/adverbB12 meaningsIn a straight line, or without anything in between.
  • director/dɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/nounA2+3 meaningsThe person who controls how a film, play or programme is made and performed.
  • directorate/dɪˈɹɛktəɹət/<a:UK>nounC1The board that directs an organisation.
  • directory/dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/nounC1A listed set of names, addresses or files.
  • dirge/dɜːdʒ/nounC2A slow mournful piece of music for the dead.
  • dirk/dɜːk/nounC2A short straight dagger.
  • dirtieradjectiveA2+Less clean than before.
  • dirty/ˈdɜːti/adjectiveA13 meaningsCovered in dirt or stains.
  • disability/dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/nounB2A condition that limits what somebody can do.
  • disable/dɪsˈeɪbəl/verbB1+To stop a device or feature from working.
  • disabled[dɪsˈɛɪ̯bəɫd]adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a physical or mental condition that limits activity.