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- dory noun (a dory, dories; Dory)
A dory is a flat, thin sea fish; the John Dory is one eaten as food. - dose noun (a dose, doses); verb (dose, doses, dosed, dosing)
A dose is the amount of medicine you take at one time. - dot noun (dot, dots); verb (dot, dots, dotted — to mark with dots or to spread here and there)
1) A dot is a very small round mark. 2) A dot is the point in a web or email address, said «dot». 3) Dotted means with many small marks… - dotted adjective (dotted); verb (dot, dots, dotted, dotting)
Dotted means marked with small dots or made of dots, like a dotted line. - double verb (double, doubles, doubled, doubling); adjective; noun (a double, doubles)
To double is to make or become two times as many or as much. - doubler noun (a doubler, doublers)
Something or someone that doubles an amount or size. - doublet noun (doublet, doublets) (old use)
1) A doublet is a close-fitting jacket with a short skirt, worn by men in the past (old use, from the 1500s–1600s). - doubly adverb (doubly)
1) Twice as much; in two ways. 2) Even more, or especially. - doubt noun (a doubt, doubts); verb (doubt, doubts, doubted, doubting)
A feeling of not being sure if something is true or will happen. - doubtful adjective (doubtful, more doubtful, most doubtful)
If you are doubtful about something, you are not sure it is true or that it will happen. - doubtfully adverb (doubtfully)
1) In a way that shows you are not sure about something, or do not quite believe it. 2) In a way that is uncertain or unlikely. - doubtless adverb (doubtless)
1) Doubtless means certainly, or very probably, as far as one can tell: they will doubtless arrive soon. - dough noun (dough — usually no plural)
A thick soft mixture of flour, water and other things, for making bread, pizza, pastry or biscuits before baking. - doughnut noun (a doughnut, doughnuts); also spelled donut, especially in the USA
A 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. - dove noun (a dove, doves); verb (dove — US past of dive)
A dove is a pale grey or white bird of the pigeon family that coos. - dovecote noun (dovecote, dovecotes; also dovecot)
1) A dovecote is a small house or box built high up, where pigeons or doves live and lay their eggs. - dowager noun (a dowager, dowagers)
A widow who has a title or property from her dead husband, such as a «dowager duchess» or «dowager queen». - dower noun (dower, dowers) (old use)
1) A 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… - dowerless adjective (dowerless) (old use, rare)
1) Dowerless means having no dower, that is, with no money or property brought to a marriage; poor, with nothing given to the husband (old… - down adverb, preposition (down); adjective (down — sad, not working); noun (down — soft feathers; downs — hills); verb (down, downed — to drink fast or to knock over)
1) Down means toward a lower place. You walk down the stairs. 2) Down means less or lower in amount, like prices going down. 3) Down can… - downcast adjective (downcast, more downcast, most downcast)
Downcast means sad and gloomy, looking down: she was downcast after losing the match. - downhearted adjective (downhearted, more downhearted, most downhearted)
1) Downhearted means sad and without hope, feeling low after something has gone wrong: don't be downhearted if you lose. - downhill adverb (downhill); adjective (downhill: a downhill path); noun (downhill, a skiing race)
Downhill means going down a slope towards the bottom of a hill. - download verb (download, downloads, downloaded, downloading); noun (a download, downloads)
1) To copy a file, game, music or app from the internet onto a computer, tablet or phone. 2) As a noun, something you download. - downplay verb (downplay, downplays, downplayed, downplaying)
To downplay something means to make it seem smaller, less important or less serious than it really is. - downpour noun (a downpour, downpours)
1) A downpour is a very heavy fall of rain that comes down suddenly. 2) (figurative) A downpour of something is a lot of it coming at once. - downright adjective and adverb (downright; downright, downrightly)
Downright means complete or total, used to strengthen a word, often a bad one: a downright lie. - downside noun (a downside, downsides)
A downside is the bad part or disadvantage of something that is mostly good. - downsize verb (downsize, downsizes, downsized, downsizing)
To make a company smaller by cutting the number of workers. - downsizing noun (downsizing — uncountable); verb form of downsize (downsize, downsizes, downsized, downsizing)
Downsizing is when a company makes itself smaller by cutting jobs; workers lose their jobs. - downstair adverb, adjective (downstair, downstairs); noun (the downstairs)
Downstairs means on a lower floor of a house or building, usually the ground floor. - downstream adverb (downstream); adjective (downstream)
Downstream means in the direction a river or stream flows, towards the sea. - downtown noun (downtown); adjective (downtown); adverb (downtown) — mostly US and Canada
The main business and shopping area in the centre of a city or town. - downward adjective (downward); adverb (downward, downwards — UK prefers downwards)
1) Downward means moving or pointing towards a lower place. 2) Downward means going down in amount, as in a downward trend. - downwards adverb (downwards; also downward); adjective (downward)
1) Downwards means towards a lower place or position. 2) Downwards means going to a smaller number or amount. - downy adjective (downy, downier, downiest)
soft and fluffy, like the fine, light feathers of a young bird - dowry noun (dowry, dowries)
(old use) money, goods or land that a bride's family gave to her when she married - doze verb (doze, dozes, dozed, dozing); noun (a doze)
To doze is to sleep lightly for a short time, often during the day. - dozen noun (dozen, dozens)
1) A dozen is twelve: a dozen eggs is 12 eggs. 2) Dozens means a lot, many: «dozens of people». 3) A dozen can also mean twelve strokes of… - drab adjective (drab, drabber, drabbest); noun (drab, uncountable — a dull brownish colour, rare)
1) Dull and boring, with no bright colours or interest. 2) Grey or brownish in colour. 3) (of life or a place) Without fun or excitement. - drachma noun (drachma, drachmas)
an old silver coin of ancient Greece, also a unit of money - draft noun (a draft, drafts); verb (draft, drafts, drafted, drafting); adjective (draft — not final)
A draft is an early version of a piece of writing, drawing or plan that is not finished and will be improved: a first draft. - drafting noun (drafting — uncountable); verb form of draft (draft, drafts, drafted, drafting)
Drafting is writing a first, rough version of a story, letter or plan that you will improve later. - drag verb (drag, drags, dragged, dragging); noun (a drag; drag, uncountable in science)
To drag something means to pull it along the ground, often because it is heavy. - dragging verb form (-ing form of «drag»: drag, drags, dragged, dragging); adjective (dragging)
Pulling something heavy along the ground with effort. - draggled adjective; verb form (draggle, draggles, draggled, draggling — old-fashioned)
Wet, muddy and untidy, especially after being dragged through mud or rain. - dragon noun (a dragon, dragons)
A dragon is a made-up creature in stories, usually a huge lizard-like monster with wings and claws that can breathe fire. - dragonfly noun (a dragonfly, dragonflies)
1) A dragonfly is a large flying insect with a long thin body and two pairs of clear wings, often seen near water. - dragoon noun (dragoon, dragoons)
(old use) a soldier who rode a horse and sometimes fought on foot - drain verb (drain, drains, drained, draining); noun (a drain, drains)
To drain is to let water or another liquid flow out of something. - drainage noun (drainage; usually no plural)
Drainage is the way water or other liquid flows away from a place, through pipes, ditches or the soil. - drainpipe noun (drainpipe, drainpipes)
1) A drainpipe is a pipe on the outside of a building that carries rainwater from the roof down to the ground or a drain. - drake noun (a drake, drakes)
1) A drake is a male duck. 2) (a name) Drake is a family name; Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain and explorer of the 1500s.… - dram noun (dram, drams)
(old use) 1) a small drink of strong spirit 2) a tiny measure of weight - drama noun (drama; a drama, dramas)
A play for the theatre, TV or radio; a story acted out by people. - dramatic adjective (dramatic; more dramatic, most dramatic); adverb: dramatically
Dramatic means sudden and large, making a big change: «a dramatic rise». - dramatically adverb
1) Very much and often suddenly: a big change. 2) In a way that is like acting in a play, showing feelings in a big, showy way. 3)… - draped verb (drape, drapes, draped, draping)
covered loosely with cloth that hangs down in folds - drapery noun (drapery, draperies)
cloth that hangs down in soft folds, such as curtains or long robes - drat interjection (drat, drat it, drat that dog)
1) (old-fashioned, euphemism) a mild exclamation of annoyance; a soft stand-in for «damn». - draught noun (a draught, draughts); draughts (UK game, plural noun); adjective (draught beer) — UK spelling; US: draft
A current of cold air coming into a room: There's a draught from the window. - draughts noun (draughts, used with a singular verb, the game); plural of draught (a draught, draughts)
1) Draughts 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… - draughty adjective (draughty, draughtier, draughtiest); US spelling drafty
1) Of a room or building: having cold air blowing through it from gaps round windows and doors. - draw verb (draw, draws, drew, drawn, drawing); noun (a draw, draws)
To draw means to make a picture or shape with a pencil, pen or crayon. - drawbridge noun (a drawbridge, drawbridges)
A bridge that can be pulled up or lifted, especially over a castle moat, to stop enemies getting in. - drawer noun (drawer, drawers)
A drawer is a box in a table, desk or cupboard that slides in and out, for keeping things. - drawing noun (a drawing, drawings; drawing as an activity); verb form (drawing, from draw)
A drawing is a picture made with a pencil, pen or crayon, mostly with lines. - drawl verb (drawl, drawls, drawled, drawling); noun (a drawl)
To speak slowly, stretching out the vowel sounds. - drawn verb (draw, draws, drew, drawn, drawing); adjective (drawn = looking tired or worried)
Drawn is a form of draw: to make a picture with a pencil or pen. - drawstring noun (a drawstring, drawstrings)
1) A 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. - dray noun (a dray, drays)
A low, strong cart without sides, pulled by horses, used to carry heavy loads like barrels of beer. - dread verb (dread, dreads, dreaded, dreading); noun (dread; uncountable); adjective (old/literary: dread)
To feel very worried or afraid about something that is going to happen. - dreaded adjective (dreaded); also the past form of dread
Feared very much; something people do not want to happen or face. - dreadful adjective
1) Very bad or unpleasant. 2) Causing fear or great shock; terrible. 3) (informal) Used to make something stronger: a dreadful mess. - dreadfully adverb (dreadfully)
1) Very; extremely: «I'm dreadfully sorry.» 2) Very badly: «The team played dreadfully.» - dream noun (a dream, dreams); verb (dream, dreams, dreamed or dreamt, dreaming)
A dream is a set of pictures, thoughts and feelings that happen in your mind while you sleep. - dreamily adverb (dreamily; more dreamily, most dreamily)
1) In a dreamy way, as if half asleep or thinking about something far away. 2) In a soft, gentle, pleasant way. - dreamless adjective
1) Without dreams. 2) (of sleep) Very deep and peaceful. - dreamlike adjective
1) Strange, soft or unreal, as if it were happening in a dream. 2) Very beautiful and peaceful, like something you might dream of. - dreamy adjective (dreamy, dreamier, dreamiest)
Looking or seeming as if you are thinking about other things and not paying attention. - dreary adjective (dreary, drearier, dreariest)
Dreary means dull, grey and making you feel sad or bored, like a wet, cloudy day. - dregs noun (dregs, plural only)
1) the last thick bits left at the bottom of a drink 2) the lowest or worst part of something - drenched adjective (drench, drenches, drenched, drenching)
soaked all through with water or another liquid - drenching noun or adjective (drench, drenches, drenched, drenching)
a heavy soaking with water; very wet - dress noun (a dress, dresses; dress — uncountable for "clothes"); verb (dress, dresses, dressed, dressing)
A piece of clothing that covers the body from the shoulders down to the legs, in one piece, often worn by girls and women. - dressing noun (dressing; a dressing, dressings); also the -ing form of dress (dress, dresses, dressed, dressing)
A sauce, usually of oil, vinegar or cream, poured over salad: «salad dressing». - dressmaker noun (dressmaker, dressmakers)
a person whose job is to make dresses and other clothes for people - drey noun (a drey, dreys)
A drey is the nest of a squirrel, built high in a tree from twigs, leaves and moss. - dribble verb (dribble, dribbles, dribbled, dribbling); noun (a dribble, dribbles)
To let liquid, especially spit, run slowly out of your mouth: babies dribble. - dried verb, past and past participle of «dry» (dry, dries, dried, drying); adjective (dried)
1) Made dry by taking away water or wetness. 2) (of food) With the water taken out so it keeps a long time, like dried fruit or dried… - drier adjective (dry, drier, driest); noun (a drier, driers — also dryer)
Drier is the comparative of dry: having less water or wetness than something else. - drift verb (drift, drifts, drifted, drifting); noun (a drift, drifts)
To drift means to be carried slowly along by water or air, without control. - driftwood noun (driftwood, no plural)
pieces of wood that the sea or a river has carried and left on the shore - drill noun (a drill, drills); verb (drill, drills, drilled, drilling)
A tool or machine for making holes in wood, metal, stone or teeth. - drily adverb
1) In a funny way that seems serious, with a straight face (dry humour). 2) In a dry way, without water or wetness (rare). - drink verb (drink, drinks, drank, drunk, drinking); noun (a drink, drinks)
To drink is to take water, milk, juice or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it. - drinkable adjective (drinkable)
1) Drinkable water or drink is safe to drink. 2) Drinkable can also mean pleasant enough to drink, not too hot, sour or strong. - drip verb (drip, drips, dripped, dripping); noun (a drip, drips)
To drip means to fall in small drops, or to let drops fall. - dripping verb form (drip, drips, dripped, dripping); adjective (dripping); noun (dripping — fat from meat, UK)
Dripping means falling in small drops, or letting drops fall: a dripping tap. - drive verb (drive, drives, drove, driven, driving); noun (a drive, drives)
To drive is to make a car, bus or truck go and steer it.
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