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- da slang spelling and foreign word: «da» = the (slang), dad (dialect); Italian/Portuguese «da» = from; Russian «da» = yes — a fragment
«Da» is a playful spelling of «the», as in «da best»; it copies how some people say «the». - dab verb (dab, dabs, dabbed, dabbing); noun (a dab, dabs); adjective (a dab hand — UK informal)
To touch something lightly and quickly several times, often with a cloth or sponge: «dab your eyes». - dabble verb (dabble, dabbles, dabbled, dabbling); noun dabbler
To try an activity a little, as a hobby, without being very serious about it, as in «dabble in painting». - dabchick noun (a dabchick, dabchicks)
1) A small water bird, also called the little grebe, which dives under water to catch small fish and insects and often swims with only its… - dachshund noun (dachshund, dachshunds)
1) A dachshund is a small dog with a very long body, short legs and long ears, first bred in Germany to hunt badgers. - dad noun (dad, dads; also daddy)
1) Dad is a word for father. It is written with a capital letter when used as a name: «Thanks, Dad!» - daddy noun (a daddy, daddies) (informal)
1) (informal) Daddy is what young children call their father. 2) (slang) «The daddy of them all» means the biggest or best one. - daffodil noun (daffodil, daffodils)
1) A daffodil is a yellow spring flower with a trumpet-shaped centre that grows from a bulb. - daft adjective (daft, dafter, daftest)
1) (informal, UK) Daft means silly or foolish. 2) (informal, UK) Daft about something means very keen on it: "She's daft about horses." 3)… - dagger noun (a dagger, daggers)
A dagger is a short knife with a pointed blade, made as a weapon for stabbing. - dah noun (a dah, dahs); interjection (dah)
Dah is the long sound or long signal in Morse code, written as a dash (−); the short one is «dit». - dahl noun (dahl — uncountable; also dal, dhal); a name (Dahl)
1) Dahl (also dal or dhal) is a South Asian dish of split lentils, peas or beans cooked with spices into a thick stew, or the dried split… - daily adjective (daily); adverb (daily); noun (a daily, dailies — a daily newspaper)
1) Happening or done every day. 2) Of or for one day: «the daily amount». 3) (adverb) Every day: «we feed the fish daily». 4) (noun) A… - daintily adverb (more daintily, most daintily)
In a neat, delicate and careful way, especially when eating or moving. - dainty adjective (daintier, daintiest); noun (dainties)
Small, neat, pretty and delicate: dainty feet, a dainty silver crown. - dairy noun (a dairy, dairies; dairy, uncountable); adjective (dairy)
Food made from milk, such as cheese, butter, yoghurt and cream. - dais noun (daises)
A raised platform at one end of a hall, where a king, a speaker or a top table sits so that everyone can see. - daisy noun (daisy, daisies)
A daisy is a small flower with white petals around a yellow middle. - dakota noun (Dakota, the Dakotas; a Dakota — a person); adjective (Dakota)
North Dakota and South Dakota: two states in the middle north of the USA; together «the Dakotas». - dale noun (dales)
A valley: a low piece of land lying between hills, often with a stream or river running through it. - dalmatian noun (a Dalmatian, Dalmatians); adjective (Dalmatian)
1) A large dog with short white fur covered in black or brown spots. 2) Dalmatian: from Dalmatia, a coastal region of Croatia. - dam noun (a dam, dams); verb (dam, dams, dammed, damming)
A dam is a strong wall built across a river to hold back the water, making a lake behind it called a reservoir. - damage noun (damage, uncountable); verb (damage, damages, damaged, damaging)
Damage is harm done to something so that it is broken, spoiled or weaker. - damask noun (damasks)
1) A rich cloth with patterns woven into it, used for curtains and tablecloths. 2) (old use) A pinkish-red colour, as in «damask roses». - dame noun (dames)
1) (old use) A polite word for an older woman. 2) A title of honour given to a woman; in fairy tales «Dame» is put before a wise old… - damn verb (damn, damns, damned, damning); interjection (damn — rude); adjective and adverb (damn, damned — rude); noun (a damn — in «not give a damn»)
Said when you are angry, annoyed or disappointed: «Damn! I missed the bus.». - damosel noun (damosels)
(old use) An old spelling of «damsel»: a young unmarried woman or girl. - damp adjective (damp, damper, dampest); noun (damp — uncountable); verb (damp, dampen)
1) Damp means a little wet, not fully wet. 2) Damp is wetness in the air or in the walls of a house, which can make mould grow. - dampen verb (dampen, dampens, dampened, dampening)
To dampen something is to make it a little wet. - dampness noun (dampness — uncountable)
Dampness is a slight wetness, being a little wet in a way that is often unpleasant. - damsel noun (damsels)
(old use) A young unmarried woman or girl; in old stories a maiden, often in trouble and needing a hero. - dance verb (dance, dances, danced, dancing); noun (a dance, dances; dance — the art)
1) To dance is to move your body to music. 2) A dance is one set of steps, like a waltz or a tap dance. 3) A dance is also a party where… - dancer noun (dancer, dancers)
A dancer is a person who dances, often as a job or a hobby, such as a ballet dancer. - dandelion noun (a dandelion, dandelions)
1) A dandelion is a common wild plant with a bright yellow flower that turns into a white fluffy ball of seeds, called a clock. - dane noun, a name (a Dane, Danes); a Great Dane (a dog)
1) (a name) A Dane is a person from Denmark. 2) (a name) In history, the Danes were Vikings from Denmark who raided and settled in… - dang interjection, adjective, adverb (dang, danged, dang it)
1) (euphemism, informal, US) a mild stand-in for «damn», showing annoyance or surprise. 2) (adverb, US) very («dang good»). - danger noun (danger, dangers)
The chance of being hurt, harmed or killed: "in danger". - dangerous adjective (dangerous, more dangerous, most dangerous)
1) Able or likely to hurt or harm someone: "a dangerous road". 2) Full of risk: "a dangerous game". - dangerously adverb (dangerously, more dangerously)
Dangerously means in a way that could cause harm or injury. - dangle verb (dangle, dangles, dangled, dangling)
To dangle means to hang down loosely and swing. - dangling verb, the -ing form of «dangle» (dangle, dangles, dangled, dangling); adjective (dangling)
Dangling means hanging loosely and swinging, often from something above. - daniel proper noun (Daniel)
1) (Bible) Daniel is a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon, stayed faithful to God, and was thrown into a den of lions… - danish adjective (Danish); noun (Danish — the language; a danish, danishes — a pastry)
Danish means from Denmark or to do with Denmark and its people. - dank adjective (dank, danker, dankest); (slang) dank = very good
1) Unpleasantly cold, wet and stale-smelling: «a dank cellar». 2) (slang, mostly US, young people) Excellent, cool. - danseur noun (a danseur, danseurs)
A male ballet dancer; «premier danseur» means a leading male dancer in a ballet company. - danseuse noun (a danseuse, danseuses)
A female ballet dancer; «première danseuse» means a leading female dancer. - daoism noun (Daoism; uncountable; also spelled Taoism)
1) A Chinese tradition of thought and religion based on the «Dao» (or «Tao»), «the Way» — the natural flow of the universe; it teaches… - dapper adjective (dapperer, dapperest)
Neat, smart and trim in dress and movement, often small and quick. - dapple noun (dapples); adjective (dapple grey); verb (dapples, dappled, dappling)
A pattern of spots or patches of light and shade, as under trees. - dappled adjective (dappled)
Dappled means marked with spots or patches of different colours or shades. - dare verb (dare, dares, dared, daring); noun (a dare, dares)
To dare means to be brave enough to do something. - daredevil noun (a daredevil, daredevils); adjective (daredevil)
A daredevil is a person who does dangerous, exciting things, often to show off or to entertain people. - darjeeling noun (Darjeeling; also darjeeling, the tea); proper noun (Darjeeling, a place)
Darjeeling, a town in the Himalayan hills of West Bengal in north-east India, famous for its tea gardens and its little «toy train». - dark adjective (dark, darker, darkest); noun (the dark)
Dark means with little or no light, like at night. - darken verb (darken, darkens, darkened, darkening)
1) To become darker or to make something darker. 2) To become sad, angry or less hopeful, as a face or mood can. 3) (idiom) Never darken… - darkened adjective (darkened); verb past form of darken (darken, darkens, darkened, darkening)
1) Made darker or grown darker, with little light. 2) Past form of darken: the sky darkened. - darkening verb form of darken (darken, darkens, darkened, darkening); adjective (darkening); noun (darkening, rare)
Darkening is the -ing form of «darken»: becoming darker, or making something darker. - darkey noun (old, offensive)
An old, insulting word for a Black person. It is offensive and must not be used today. - darkly adverb
Darkly means in a threatening, mysterious or gloomy way. - darkness noun (darkness — uncountable)
1) Darkness is when there is little or no light. 2) Darkness can also mean evil or sadness in stories. - darling noun (a darling, darlings); adjective (darling)
Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.». - darn verb (darn, darns, darned, darning); interjection (darn!); adjective/adverb (darn, darned — mild)
To darn a sock or jumper is to mend a hole by sewing threads across it. - dart noun (dart, darts); verb (dart, darts, darted, darting)
A dart is a small pointed object you throw at a round board in a game called darts. - dartboard noun (a dartboard, dartboards)
1) A dartboard is a round board, divided into numbered sections, at which you throw darts in the game of darts. - dash noun (dash, dashes); verb (dash, dashes, dashed, dashing)
1) To dash means to run or go very quickly. A dash is a short, fast run. 2) A dash is a short race, like the 100-metre dash. 3) A dash is… - dashboard noun (a dashboard, dashboards)
A dashboard is the panel at the front of a car, under the windscreen, with the speedometer, dials, lights and controls. - data noun (data, usually uncountable; formally plural of datum)
Data is facts, numbers or information collected so they can be studied and used. - date noun (date, dates); verb (date, dates, dated, dating)
A date is the day, month and year when something happens or happened. - daub verb (daub, daubs, daubed, daubing); noun (a daub)
To daub is to smear something thick and sticky, such as paint, mud or clay, over a surface, often roughly. - daughter noun (daughter, daughters)
1) A daughter is a girl or woman who is someone's child. - daunted adjective (past form of the verb daunt: daunt, daunts, daunted, daunting)
Daunted means frightened or put off by something big or hard, so that you lose heart. - dauntless adjective
Dauntless means brave, never afraid, not put off by danger or hard work. - daw noun (plural daws)
A daw is a small black bird of the crow family, a jackdaw; the word is old use and mostly found in country speech and old stories. - dawdle verb (dawdle, dawdles, dawdled, dawdling)
1) To dawdle is to walk or do something too slowly, wasting time. - dawn noun (dawn, dawns); verb (dawn, dawns, dawned, dawning)
Dawn is the time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. - day noun (day, days)
A day is the time from one midnight to the next; a day has 24 hours and seven days make a week. - daybreak noun (daybreak)
1) The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky; dawn. - daydream noun (a daydream, daydreams); verb (daydream, daydreams, daydreamed or daydreamt, daydreaming)
Pleasant thoughts you have while awake that take your mind away from what is around you: lost in a daydream. - daydreaming verb (-ing form of daydream: daydream, daydreams, daydreamed/daydreamt, daydreaming); noun (daydreaming — uncountable)
Daydreaming is thinking about happy or imagined things while you are awake, so you stop noticing what is around you. - daylight noun (daylight — uncountable)
Daylight is the natural light of the Sun during the day. - daytime noun (daytime; usually no plural); adjective use (daytime TV, daytime hours)
Daytime is the part of the day when it is light outside, between sunrise and sunset. - daze noun (in a daze); verb (daze, dazes, dazed, dazing)
A daze is a state where you cannot think clearly, after a blow or a shock. - dazed adjective (dazed); verb form (daze, dazes, dazed, dazing); noun (in a daze)
Unable to think clearly for a short time, because of a hit on the head, a shock, tiredness or great surprise. - dazzle verb (dazzle, dazzles, dazzled, dazzling); noun (dazzle); adjective (dazzling)
When a bright light shines in your eyes so that you cannot see for a moment. - dazzled adjective (dazzled); verb form (past of dazzle: dazzled)
Unable to see clearly for a moment because of a very bright light: «I was dazzled by the car's headlights». - dazzlingly adverb
In a way that is so bright or so striking that you cannot look at it easily; very beautiful or brilliant. - dc abbreviation (DC, D.C., dc, d.c.)
DC, d.c.: short for «direct current», electricity that flows in one direction only, as from a battery. - ddt noun, abbreviation (DDT, uncountable)
1) DDT is a strong chemical insecticide (short for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) that was once sprayed widely to kill mosquitoes, lice… - deacon noun (a deacon, deacons; deaconess)
A deacon is a church minister below a priest, or in many Protestant churches a member chosen to help with services, care and practical work. - deactivate verb (deactivate, deactivates, deactivated, deactivating)
To deactivate something is to turn it off or stop it from working. - dead adjective (dead); noun (the dead — dead people); adverb (dead = very or exactly, informal)
1) Dead means no longer alive. 2) Dead can mean not working: a dead battery, a dead phone. 3) Dead can mean very quiet or with nothing… - deadline noun (a deadline, deadlines)
A deadline is the latest time or day by which something must be done or handed in. - deadly adjective (deadly, deadlier, deadliest); adverb (deadly — very, as in deadly serious)
Able to kill or very likely to cause death: a deadly poison, a deadly snake. - deadpan adjective (deadpan); adverb (deadpan); noun (deadpan — uncountable); verb (deadpan, deadpans, deadpanned, deadpanning)
1) Deadpan describes a way of telling a joke or saying something funny with a completely serious, blank face and flat voice, as if you do… - deaf adjective (deaf, deafer, deafest); noun (the deaf — people who are deaf)
Deaf means not able to hear, or not able to hear well. - deafen verb (deafen, deafens, deafened, deafening)
To make so much noise that people cannot hear anything else, or can hardly hear for a while: «The music deafened us». - deafening adjective (deafening, more deafening)
A deafening noise is extremely loud, so loud you can hardly hear anything else. - deafness noun (deafness — uncountable)
Deafness is being unable to hear, or being able to hear only a little. - deal verb (deal, deals, dealt, dealing); noun (a deal, deals)
A deal is an agreement between people, often in buying, selling or swapping. - dealer noun (a dealer, dealers)
A dealer is a person or business that buys and sells a particular kind of thing, such as cars, art or antiques.
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