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

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19,295 words · showing 5,101–5,160

  • dowry/ˈdaʊəɹi/nounB2+Money or goods a bride brings to a marriage.
  • dozen/ˈdʌzən/nounA22 meaningsA group of twelve.
  • dozyadjectiveB22 meaningsSleepy and only half awake.
  • drab/dɹæb/adjectiveB2+Dull and colourless.
  • drabnessnounC2Dull colourlessness with nothing to catch the eye.
  • draft/dɹɑːft/nounB25 meaningsAn early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
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  • draftingnounC1Riding close behind another to save effort.
  • drafty/ˈdɹɑːfti/adjectiveB2+Letting cold air blow through.
  • drag/dɹæɡ/verbB18 meaningsTo pull something heavy along the ground behind you.
  • drag and dropphraseB1To move something by holding and releasing it elsewhere.
  • dragon/ˈdɹæɡən/nounA23 meaningsA huge winged reptile of legend that breathes fire.
  • dragonfly/ˈdɹæɡənˌflaɪ/nounB1+A long-bodied insect with two pairs of glittering wings.
  • drain/dɹeɪn/verbA25 meaningsTo let liquid run out of something, leaving the solid part behind.
  • drain covernounB2The grate over an opening that takes rainwater.
  • drainage/ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/nounB2+The removal of water from land or buildings.
  • drainpipe/ˈdɹeɪnˌpaɪp/nounB12 meaningsA pipe carrying rainwater or waste down and away from a building.
  • drake/ˈdɹeɪ̯k/nounB2+A male duck.
  • drama/ˈdɹɑːmə/nounA2+4 meaningsA serious play or film about strong feelings.
  • dramatic/dɹəˈmætɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsSudden and striking.
  • dramaticallyadverbB2+In a striking way, or by a very large amount.
  • drape/dɹeɪp/verbB2To hang cloth loosely over something.
  • draper/ˈdɹeɪ.pə(ɹ)/nounC2A trader who sells cloth.
  • drastic/ˈdɹæs.tɪk/adjectiveB2Extreme and sudden, with big effects.
  • draught/dɹɑːft/nounC22 meaningsHow deep in the water a loaded boat sits.
  • draughts/dɹɑːfts/nounB2+A board game of jumping and capturing discs.
  • draughtsman/ˈdɹɑːftsmən/nounC1The person who draws technical plans.
  • draw/dɹɑ/verbA14 meaningsTo make a picture using a pen, a pencil or chalk.
  • draw a blankphraseB2To search your memory and find nothing there.
  • draw a comparisonphraseC1To point out how two things are alike.
  • draw a conclusionphraseB2To work out what the evidence shows.
  • draw attentionphraseB2To make people notice something.
  • draw the linephraseB2To decide how far is far enough, and refuse to go past it.
  • draw the short strawphraseC1To be the one landed with the worst job.
  • draw upphraseC12 meaningsTo prepare a document or plan carefully.
  • drawbridge/ˈdɹɔːbɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+A bridge that lifts to close a castle off.
  • drawer/dɹɔː(ɹ)/nounA2+A sliding box-shaped compartment in a desk or chest.
  • drawing/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/nounA22 meaningsA picture made with lines rather than paint.
  • drawl/dɹɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo speak slowly with drawn-out vowel sounds.
  • drawn/dɹɔːn/adjectiveC12 meaningsLooking tense and tired in the face.
  • dray/dɹeɪ/nounC2A low heavy cart for carrying barrels.
  • dread/dɹɛd/nounB22 meaningsHeavy fear of something bad you know is coming.
  • dreadful/ˈdɹɛd.fl̩/adjectiveB2Extremely bad or unpleasant.
  • dream/ˈdɹiːm/verbA13 meaningsTo see pictures and stories in your head while asleep.
  • dreamer/ˈdɹimɚ/nounB2Somebody whose plans run ahead of what is possible.
  • dreamy/ˈdɹiː.mi/adjectiveB2Lost in thought, or lovely in a hazy way.
  • drear/dɹɪə/adjectiveC2Dismal and gloomy.
  • dreary/ˈdɹɪəɹi/adjectiveC1Dull, grey and joyless.
  • dredge/dɹɛd͡ʒ/verbC1To scoop material up from the bottom of water.
  • dregs/dɹɛɡz/nounC1The sediment at the bottom, or the worst of something.
  • drench/dɹɛnt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make something completely wet.
  • drenched/dɹɛnt͡ʃt/adjectiveB1+Completely soaked by water.
  • dress/dɹes/nounA12 meaningsA one-piece garment hanging like a skirt below.
  • dress codenounB1The standard of clothing an occasion requires.
  • dress rehearsalnounB2The final practice, done exactly as the real thing.
  • dress upphraseB13 meaningsTo put on smart or formal clothes.
  • dressage/ˈdɹɛs.ɑːʒ/nounC1A test of a horse's precise, trained movements.
  • dressing-downnounC1A severe scolding from someone in authority.
  • dressmaker/ˈdɹɛsˌmeɪkɚ/nounB2Somebody who makes clothes for women.
  • dressmaker's dummynounB2A body-shaped form for fitting garments on.
  • dribble/ˈdɹɪ.bəl/verbB22 meaningsTo move a ball forward with small controlled touches.