D — The school dictionary · page 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12doryA dory is a flat, thin sea fish; the John Dory is one eaten as food.9 sentencesdoseA dose is the amount of medicine you take at one time.11 sentencesdotA dot is a very small round mark.12 sentencesdottedDotted means marked with small dots or made of dots, like a dotted line.12 sentencesdoubleTo double is to make or become two times as many or as much.14 sentencesdoublerSomething or someone that doubles an amount or size.9 sentencesdoubletA doublet is a close-fitting jacket with a short skirt, worn by men in the past (old use, from the 1500s–1600s).4 sentencesdoublyTwice as much; in two ways.9 sentencesdoubtA feeling of not being sure if something is true or will happen.13 sentencesdoubtfulIf you are doubtful about something, you are not sure it is true or that it will happen.11 sentencesdoubtfullyIn a way that shows you are not sure about something, or do not quite believe it.9 sentencesdoubtlessDoubtless means certainly, or very probably, as far as one can tell: they will doubtless arrive soon.4 sentencesdoughA thick soft mixture of flour, water and other things, for making bread, pizza, pastry or biscuits before baking.11 sentencesdoughnutA doughnut is a small sweet cake of fried dough, often shaped like a ring with a hole, or a round ball filled with jam or cream.9 sentencesdoveA dove is a pale grey or white bird of the pigeon family that coos.14 sentencesdovecoteA dovecote is a small house or box built high up, where pigeons or doves live and lay their eggs.4 sentencesdowagerA widow who has a title or property from her dead husband, such as a «dowager duchess» or «dowager queen».9 sentencesdowerA dower is the money, land or goods a bride brings to her husband when they marry, or property a widow keeps after her husband dies (old u…4 sentencesdowerlessDowerless means having no dower, that is, with no money or property brought to a marriage; poor, with nothing given to the husband (old us…4 sentencesdownDown means toward a lower place. You walk down the stairs.27 sentencesdowncastDowncast means sad and gloomy, looking down: she was downcast after losing the match.5 sentencesdownheartedDownhearted means sad and without hope, feeling low after something has gone wrong: don't be downhearted if you lose.4 sentencesdownhillDownhill means going down a slope towards the bottom of a hill.13 sentencesdownloadTo copy a file, game, music or app from the internet onto a computer, tablet or phone.8 sentencesdownplayTo downplay something means to make it seem smaller, less important or less serious than it really is.9 sentencesdownpourA downpour is a very heavy fall of rain that comes down suddenly.8 sentencesdownrightDownright means complete or total, used to strengthen a word, often a bad one: a downright lie.5 sentencesdownsideA downside is the bad part or disadvantage of something that is mostly good.8 sentencesdownsizeTo make a company smaller by cutting the number of workers.9 sentencesdownsizingDownsizing is when a company makes itself smaller by cutting jobs; workers lose their jobs.9 sentencesdownstairDownstairs means on a lower floor of a house or building, usually the ground floor.14 sentencesdownstreamDownstream means in the direction a river or stream flows, towards the sea.10 sentencesdowntownThe main business and shopping area in the centre of a city or town.9 sentencesdownwardDownward means moving or pointing towards a lower place.9 sentencesdownwardsDownwards means towards a lower place or position.10 sentencesdownysoft and fluffy, like the fine, light feathers of a young bird.4 sentencesdowrymoney, goods or land that a bride's family gave to her when she married.4 sentencesdozeTo doze is to sleep lightly for a short time, often during the day.11 sentencesdozenA dozen is twelve: a dozen eggs is 12 eggs.12 sentencesdrabDull and boring, with no bright colours or interest.11 sentencesdrachmaan old silver coin of ancient Greece, also a unit of money.4 sentencesdraftA draft is an early version of a piece of writing, drawing or plan that is not finished and will be improved: a first draft.14 sentencesdraftingDrafting is writing a first, rough version of a story, letter or plan that you will improve later.10 sentencesdragTo drag something means to pull it along the ground, often because it is heavy.15 sentencesdraggingPulling something heavy along the ground with effort.13 sentencesdraggledWet, muddy and untidy, especially after being dragged through mud or rain.9 sentencesdragonA dragon is a made-up creature in stories, usually a huge lizard-like monster with wings and claws that can breathe fire.12 sentencesdragonflyA dragonfly is a large flying insect with a long thin body and two pairs of clear wings, often seen near water.9 sentencesdragoona soldier who rode a horse and sometimes fought on foot.4 sentencesdrainTo drain is to let water or another liquid flow out of something.15 sentencesdrainageDrainage is the way water or other liquid flows away from a place, through pipes, ditches or the soil.9 sentencesdrainpipeA drainpipe is a pipe on the outside of a building that carries rainwater from the roof down to the ground or a drain.7 sentencesdrakeA drake is a male duck.11 sentencesdram5 sentencesdramaA play for the theatre, TV or radio; a story acted out by people.13 sentencesdramaticDramatic means sudden and large, making a big change: «a dramatic rise».11 sentencesdramaticallyVery much and often suddenly: a big change.10 sentencesdrapedcovered loosely with cloth that hangs down in folds.4 sentencesdraperycloth that hangs down in soft folds, such as curtains or long robes.4 sentencesdrata mild exclamation of annoyance; a soft stand-in for «damn».10 sentencesdraughtA current of cold air coming into a room.13 sentencesdraughtsDraughts is a board game for two players who move round flat pieces diagonally and jump over each other's pieces to take them; in the USA…12 sentencesdraughtyOf a room or building: having cold air blowing through it from gaps round windows and doors.8 sentencesdrawTo draw means to make a picture or shape with a pencil, pen or crayon.15 sentencesdrawbridgeA bridge that can be pulled up or lifted, especially over a castle moat, to stop enemies getting in.9 sentencesdrawerA drawer is a box in a table, desk or cupboard that slides in and out, for keeping things.11 sentencesdrawingA drawing is a picture made with a pencil, pen or crayon, mostly with lines.11 sentencesdrawlTo speak slowly, stretching out the vowel sounds.10 sentencesdrawnDrawn is a form of draw: to make a picture with a pencil or pen.15 sentencesdrawstringA drawstring is a cord threaded through the top of a bag or the waist or hood of clothes, which you pull to make it tighter.9 sentencesdrayA low, strong cart without sides, pulled by horses, used to carry heavy loads like barrels of beer.8 sentencesdreadTo feel very worried or afraid about something that is going to happen.12 sentencesdreadedFeared very much; something people do not want to happen or face.9 sentencesdreadfulVery bad or unpleasant.11 sentencesdreadfullyVery; extremely: «I'm dreadfully sorry.».9 sentencesdreamA dream is a set of pictures, thoughts and feelings that happen in your mind while you sleep.15 sentencesdreamilyIn a dreamy way, as if half asleep or thinking about something far away.9 sentencesdreamlessWithout dreams.9 sentencesdreamlikeStrange, soft or unreal, as if it were happening in a dream.9 sentencesdreamyLooking or seeming as if you are thinking about other things and not paying attention.11 sentencesdrearyDreary means dull, grey and making you feel sad or bored, like a wet, cloudy day.9 sentencesdregsthe last thick bits left at the bottom of a drink.5 sentencesdrenchedsoaked all through with water or another liquid.4 sentencesdrenchinga heavy soaking with water; very wet.4 sentencesdressA piece of clothing that covers the body from the shoulders down to the legs, in one piece, often worn by girls and women.16 sentencesdressingA sauce, usually of oil, vinegar or cream, poured over salad: «salad dressing».14 sentencesdressmakera person whose job is to make dresses and other clothes for people.4 sentencesdreyA drey is the nest of a squirrel, built high in a tree from twigs, leaves and moss.10 sentencesdribbleTo let liquid, especially spit, run slowly out of your mouth: babies dribble.11 sentencesdriedMade dry by taking away water or wetness.13 sentencesdrierDrier is the comparative of dry: having less water or wetness than something else.8 sentencesdriftTo drift means to be carried slowly along by water or air, without control.12 sentencesdriftwoodpieces of wood that the sea or a river has carried and left on the shore.4 sentencesdrillA tool or machine for making holes in wood, metal, stone or teeth.13 sentencesdrilyIn a funny way that seems serious, with a straight face (dry humour).9 sentencesdrinkTo drink is to take water, milk, juice or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it.12 sentencesdrinkableDrinkable water or drink is safe to drink.9 sentencesdripTo drip means to fall in small drops, or to let drops fall. A dripping tap lets out water drop by drop.13 sentencesdrippingDripping means falling in small drops, or letting drops fall: a dripping tap.12 sentencesdriveTo drive is to make a car, bus or truck go and steer it.16 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/10/