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

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19,295 words · showing 4,981–5,040

  • documentary/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/nounB1+2 meaningsA film or programme about real people and events, made with real footage and interviews.
  • documentation/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/nounC1The papers that record or prove something.
  • dodderingadjectiveC2Shaky and feeble from old age.
  • dodge/dɒd͡ʒ/verbB13 meaningsTo move quickly aside to avoid something.
  • dodgemsnounB2Small electric cars driven to bump each other.
  • dodgy/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/
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Not to be trusted.
  • dodo/ˈdəʊdəʊ/nounB2+A heavy flightless bird now extinct.
  • doe/dəʊ/nounB2A female deer or rabbit.
  • doff/dɒf/verbC2To take off a hat or a garment.
  • dog/dɒɡ/nounA12 meaningsA four-legged animal kept as a pet, which barks.
  • dogged/dɒɡd/adjectiveB2Persistent and refusing to give up.
  • doggy bagnounB2A container for taking leftovers home.
  • dogma/ˈdɒɡ.mə/nounC1A belief laid down as true and not to be questioned.
  • dogmatic/dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Insisting on beliefs without allowing question.
  • doldrums/ˈdɒldɹəmz/nounC2A spell of low spirits or of no progress.
  • dole/dəʊl/nounB2+Money paid by the state to those out of work.
  • dole outphraseC2To hand something out in small measured amounts.
  • doll/dɒl/nounA1A toy that looks like a small person.
  • doll's housenounB1A miniature home with tiny furniture inside.
  • dollar/ˈdɒl.ə/nounA12 meaningsThe currency of the United States and several other countries.
  • dollop/ˈdɒləp/nounB2+A shapeless lump of something soft.
  • dolorous/ˈdɒləɹəs/adjectiveC2Full of sorrow.
  • dolphin/ˈdɒlf.ɪn/nounB1A clever sea mammal that leaps from the water.
  • dolt/dɒlt/<a:UK>nounC2A stupid person.
  • domain/ˌdəʊˈmeɪ̯n/nounC12 meaningsThe name a website is found at.
  • dome/dəʊm/nounB1+A rounded roof shaped like half a ball.
  • domestic/dəˈmɛs.tɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsTo do with the home.
  • domestic flightnounB2A flight that stays inside one country.
  • domesticate/dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/verbC1To tame a wild animal for life alongside people.
  • domesticatedadjectiveB2+Bred over generations to live with people.
  • domesticationnounC1The taming of wild animals over generations.
  • domesticitynounC2Home life and the running of a household.
  • domestique/ˌdə(ʊ)mɛˈstiːk/nounC2A rider whose job is to help the team leader.
  • domicile/ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/nounC1The place somebody legally has their home.
  • dominance/ˈdɒmɪnəns/nounC1Power and control over others.
  • dominant/ˈdɒmɪnənt/adjectiveB2+Strongest, and controlling the rest.
  • dominate/ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo be the strongest force in a place or contest.
  • domination/ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/nounC1Complete control over others.
  • dominican republicnounB2Caribbean country of merengue, sharing the island of Hispaniola.
  • dominion/dəˈmɪnjən/nounC1Power to rule, or the lands ruled.
  • domino/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/nounB1+A flat tile with two halves marked with dots.
  • dominoes/ˈdɒmɪnəʊz/nounB1+A game of matching numbered tiles end to end.
  • don't judge a book by its coverphraseB2The saying: appearances tell you little about what is inside.
  • don't mention it/dəʊnt ˈmɛn.ʃən ɪt/phraseB1A modest reply to being thanked.
  • donanounC2A Spanish courtesy title placed before a lady's given name, the female counterpart of Don.
  • donate/də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/verbB1+To hand over money or goods freely to help a cause.
  • donation/dəʊˈneɪʃən/nounB2Money or goods given freely to help a cause.
  • donkey/ˈdɒŋ.ki/nounB2A grey animal like a small horse with long ears.
  • donor/ˈdəʊnə/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who gives blood or an organ.
  • donor cardnounB2A card saying your organs may be used after death.
  • donut/ˈdəʊnʌt/nounA2+A sweet fried ring of dough.
  • doodle/ˈduːdl̩/nounB22 meaningsAn absent-minded drawing made while thinking of something else.
  • doom/duːm/nounB2A terrible fate that cannot be avoided.
  • doomscrolling/ˈdumˌskɹolɪŋ/nounC1Reading bad news online long after it helps.
  • door/do(ː)ɹ/nounA12 meaningsA movable barrier you open to enter a room or building.
  • doorbell/ˈdɔː.bɛl/nounA2+A button outside a door that sounds a bell inside.
  • doorframe/ˈdɔːˌfɹeɪm/nounB1The frame surrounding a doorway, to which the door is fixed.
  • doorknob/ˈdɔː.nɒb/nounA2+The round handle used to open a door.
  • doormat/ˈdɔːˌmæt/nounB1+2 meaningsA mat placed at a door for wiping shoes.
  • doorstep/ˈdɔː(ɹ)stɛp/nounB1The step or area immediately outside a front door.