D
- driven verb (drive, drives, drove, driven, driving); adjective (driven = very keen to succeed)
Driven is a form of drive: to make a car, bus or train move and steer it. - driver noun (driver, drivers)
A person who drives a car, bus, truck or train. - driveway noun (a driveway, driveways)
1) A short private road or paved area that leads from the street to a house or garage, where cars are parked. - drizzle noun (drizzle; a drizzle); verb (drizzle, drizzles, drizzled, drizzling)
Drizzle is light rain falling in very small, fine drops. - drizzly adjective (drizzly, drizzlier, drizzliest)
1) Drizzly describes weather with light, fine rain falling steadily. - droll adjective (droll, droller, drollest)
(old use) funny in a quiet, odd or amusing way - dromaeosaur noun (a dromaeosaur, dromaeosaurs)
A kind of small to medium meat-eating dinosaur with feathers and a big curved claw on each foot, like Velociraptor. - dromedary noun (a dromedary, dromedaries)
A camel with one hump, found in North Africa, the Middle East and India, and also living wild in central Australia. - drone noun (drone, drones); verb (drone, drones, droned, droning)
A drone is a small aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground or by a computer. - drool verb (drool, drools, drooled, drooling); noun (drool, uncountable)
To drool means to let spit (saliva) run out of your mouth, like a baby or a hungry dog. - droop verb (droop, droops, drooped, drooping); noun (a droop)
To hang or bend down because of being weak, tired or without water, as in «The flowers drooped in the heat». - drooping verb form (present participle of droop: droop, droops, drooped, drooping); adjective (drooping)
Hanging or bending down, especially because of weakness, tiredness or lack of water, as in «drooping flowers». - droopy adjective (droopy, droopier, droopiest)
1) Hanging down loosely or tiredly, like wilting flowers, floppy ears or a sagging tent. 2) (informal) Tired, sad or without energy. - drop verb (drop, drops, dropped, dropping); noun (a drop, drops)
To drop is to let something fall from your hand; what you drop is lost to you. - droplet noun (droplet, droplets)
1) A droplet is a very small drop of liquid. - dropper noun (a dropper, droppers)
A small tube, usually glass or plastic, with a rubber bulb at the top, used to take up a liquid and let it out drop by drop. - dropping verb (present participle of drop: drop, drops, dropped, dropping); noun (droppings — usually plural)
Dropping means letting something fall, or falling. - droppings noun (droppings — plural)
1) The solid waste (poo) of animals and birds. 2) Dirt or rubbish that falls down from above, such as from a gutter. - drought noun (a drought, droughts; uncountable when general)
A long period of time with little or no rain, so the land becomes very dry and water is scarce. - drove verb (drive, drives, drove, driven, driving); noun (a drove, droves)
Drove is the past of drive: yesterday he drove the car. - drover noun (drover, drovers)
A drover is a person who moves cattle or sheep from one place to another on foot, often over long distances. - drown verb (drown, drowns, drowned, drowning)
To drown means to die because you are under water and cannot breathe. - drowse verb (drowse, drowses, drowsed, drowsing)
1) To drowse is to be sleepy and half asleep. 2) (old use) To drowse can mean to slip gently into a quiet, dreamy state. - drowsily adverb (drowsily; the adjective is drowsy)
1) Drowsily means in a sleepy way, slow and half awake. - drowsiness noun (drowsiness; uncountable)
1) Drowsiness is the feeling of being sleepy and only half awake, with heavy eyelids. - drowsy adjective (drowsy, drowsier, drowsiest); adverb drowsily; noun drowsiness
Drowsy means sleepy, when your eyes feel heavy and you could easily fall asleep. - drubbing noun (drubbing, drubbings)
1) A drubbing is a hard beating, given as a punishment or in a fight. 2) (old use) A drubbing can mean a crushing defeat in a contest. - drudgery noun (no plural)
1) Drudgery is hard, dull work that goes on and on, work that nobody enjoys. - drug noun (a drug, drugs); verb (drug, drugs, drugged, drugging)
A medicine used to treat or prevent an illness. - drugged verb (past and past participle of drug: drug, drugs, drugged, drugging); adjective
Given a drug, often secretly or against your will, to make you sleepy or unable to act. - druid noun (druid, druids)
A druid was a priest or wise person among the ancient Celtic peoples, who knew about nature, magic and religion. - drum noun (drum, drums); verb (drum, drums, drummed, drumming)
A drum is a musical instrument made of a hollow body with skin or plastic stretched over it, played by hitting it with sticks or hands. - drumbeat noun (a drumbeat, drumbeats)
The sound of a drum being hit, or a steady rhythm of such sounds. - drumhead noun (drumhead, drumheads)
1) The drumhead is the tight skin or plastic sheet stretched across a drum, which is hit to make the sound. - drummer noun (a drummer, drummers)
A drummer is a person who plays the drums, for example in a band, orchestra or marching band. - drumming verb (-ing form of drum: drum, drums, drummed, drumming); noun (drumming, uncountable)
1) Drumming is playing a drum or drums. 2) Drumming is a repeated beating or tapping sound, like rain on a roof or fingers on a table. 3)… - drumstick noun (a drumstick, drumsticks)
1) A drumstick is a stick used to hit a drum. 2) A drumstick is the lower part of the leg of a chicken or turkey, cooked and eaten. 3) In… - drunk verb (past participle of drink: drunk); adjective (drunk)
Drunk is the past participle of «drink»: «I have drunk my milk». - drunkard noun (drunkard, drunkards)
1) A drunkard is a person who drinks too much alcohol again and again, so that they are often drunk. - drunken adjective
Drunk, or often drunk: affected by too much alcohol. - drunkenness noun (no plural)
1) Drunkenness is the state of being drunk, when a person has had too much alcohol and cannot think or walk properly. - dry adjective (dry, drier/dryer, driest); verb (dry, dries, dried, drying)
1) Not wet; with no water: "dry clothes". 2) With little or no rain: "a dry summer". 3) Thirsty: "My mouth is dry." 4) Boring: "a dry… - dryad noun (dryad, dryads)
1) A dryad is a spirit that lives inside a tree and is said to die when its tree is cut down. - dryer noun (a dryer, dryers; also drier)
A dryer is a machine that dries things, especially a tumble dryer that dries clothes. - dryly adverb (dryly; also written drily)
1) Dryly means in a plain, calm way that hides a joke or a little scorn, showing little feeling. - dryness noun (dryness — uncountable)
Dryness is being dry, having little or no water or wetness. - dual adjective
1) Having two parts, uses or sides; double. 2) dual nationality / dual citizenship: being a citizen of two countries at the same time. 3)… - dub verb (dub, dubs, dubbed, dubbing); noun (dub, uncountable — music)
To dub a film or TV show means to replace the voices with voices in another language, or to add sounds to it. - dubbing verb (-ing form of dub: dub, dubs, dubbed, dubbing); noun (dubbing, uncountable)
Dubbing is replacing the spoken words of a film or show with words in another language, said by new voice actors. - dubiously adverb
1) In a doubtful way, showing you are not sure something is true, good or safe. 2) In a way that is not quite honest or that people suspect. - dubliner noun (a Dubliner, Dubliners)
A person who is from Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, or who lives there. - ducat noun (ducat, ducats)
1) A ducat is an old gold or silver coin used in parts of Europe long ago. - duchess noun (a duchess, duchesses; the Duchess of …)
A duchess is a woman who is married to a duke, or a woman who holds the rank of duke herself. - duchy noun (a duchy, duchies)
A duchy is an area of land ruled by a duke or a duchess. - duck noun (duck, ducks); verb (duck, ducks, ducked, ducking)
A duck is a bird with a flat beak and webbed feet that swims and says «quack». - duckling noun (a duckling, ducklings)
1) A duckling is a baby duck. 2) In stories, an «ugly duckling» is someone who seems plain or awkward at first but grows up to be… - ducky noun (ducky, duckies)
1) A ducky is a little duck, a word children use. 2) (casual) A grown-up may call a dear child «ducky» as a fond name. - duct noun (a duct, ducts); verb (duct, ducts, ducted — rare)
A pipe or tube that carries air, water, cables or other things inside a building. - dud noun (a dud, duds); adjective (a dud battery)
Something that does not work properly or is useless, like a firework that does not go off or a dead battery. - dude noun (a dude, dudes) (informal, slang, mainly US; also Canada, Australia, NZ); interjection (dude!)
1) (slang) A man or boy; a guy: «He's a cool dude.» 2) (slang) A friendly way to speak to someone, especially a friend: «Hey, dude!» 3)… - due adjective (due); adverb (due, as in due north); noun (dues)
Due means expected or needing to happen at a certain time, like a library book that is due back on Friday or a baby due next month. - duel noun (duel, duels); verb (duel, duels, duelled, duelling)
A duel is a fight between two people, or two animals, to settle a quarrel, usually fought one-to-one with swords or other weapons. - duet noun (a duet, duets); verb (duet, duets, duetted, duetting — rare)
A duet is a piece of music for two singers or two players. - duff adjective (duff — informal, UK); noun (the duff — slang); verb («duff up» — slang, UK)
Duff means bad, useless or not working: a duff battery, a duff idea. - dug verb form (past and past participle of dig: dig, digs, dug, digging)
Dug is the past form of dig: to make a hole in the ground or move earth with a spade, hands or paws. - dugong noun (a dugong, dugongs)
1) A dugong is a large, gentle sea mammal with a whale-like tail that grazes on seagrass in warm shallow seas, like a sea cow. - dugout noun (dugout, dugouts)
A dugout is a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk. - duke noun (a duke, dukes; the Duke of …)
1) A duke is a man of the highest rank of the nobility below a prince, in Britain and some other countries; he has a title such as "the… - dull adjective (dull, duller, dullest); verb (dull, dulls, dulled, dulling)
Dull means boring, not interesting or exciting. - dullard noun (dullard, dullards)
1) A dullard is a slow or stupid person, one who seems not clever. - dullness noun (dullness, no plural)
1) Dullness is the state of being dull: not bright, not lively, not interesting. - duly adverb (no forms)
1) Duly means in the proper way, as expected or required, and at the right time. - dumb adjective (dumb, dumber, dumbest)
In everyday talk, especially in the USA, dumb means stupid or silly, and it is a rude word for a person. - dumbfounded adjective (no forms)
1) Dumbfounded means so surprised that you cannot speak or know what to say. - dummy noun (a dummy, dummies); adjective (dummy); verb (dummy, dummies, dummied — in sport)
A dummy is a model of a person, used in shops to show clothes or in tests, like a crash-test dummy. - dump verb (dump, dumps, dumped, dumping); noun (a dump, dumps)
To dump something is to put it down or drop it carelessly or roughly. - dumpling noun (a dumpling, dumplings)
A dumpling is a small ball of dough that is boiled, steamed or fried, sometimes filled with meat or vegetables. - dumplings noun (a dumpling, dumplings; the input form is the plural)
Dumplings are small balls of dough cooked in boiling water, soup or stew. - dumpy adjective (dumpier, dumpiest)
1) Dumpy means short and thick, round and squat in shape. - dun adjective (dun); noun (dun — a colour, a horse); verb (dun, duns, dunned, dunning — old)
1) Dun is a dull greyish-brown colour. 2) A dun is a horse of this colour, usually with a darker mane and tail. 3) (old) To dun someone is… - dunce noun (a dunce, dunces)
A person who is slow to learn or thought to be stupid, especially a pupil. - dune noun (dune, dunes)
1) A dune is a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind, in a desert or near the sea. - dung noun (dung — uncountable)
Dung is the solid waste, or poo, of animals, especially large animals like cows, horses and elephants. - dungeon noun (a dungeon, dungeons)
1) A dark prison room, often underground, in a castle. 2) (games) In video and board games, a set of dangerous rooms or tunnels to explore. - dunghill noun (dunghills)
1) A dunghill is a heap of animal dung and rotting waste kept outside a farm. - dunk verb (dunk, dunks, dunked, dunking); noun (a dunk, dunks)
To dunk food is to dip it quickly into a drink or liquid, like a biscuit into tea or milk. - duplicate noun (a duplicate, duplicates); verb (duplicate, duplicates, duplicated, duplicating); adjective (duplicate)
An exact copy of something, such as a key or a document. - duplication noun (a duplication, duplications; also uncountable)
Making an exact copy of something, or the copy itself. - durability noun (durability — uncountable); adjective durable
Durability is how long something lasts and how well it stands up to use, wear and damage. - durable adjective (durable, more durable, most durable); noun (durables, in money talk)
Durable means strong and lasting a long time without breaking or wearing out. - duration noun (a duration, durations; also uncountable)
1) The length of time something lasts, from its start to its end. 2) for the duration: for the whole time something lasts. - durham proper noun (Durham)
A city in north-east England, famous for its very old cathedral and castle on a hill above the river Wear, and for its university. - durian noun (a durian, durians)
A durian is a big, spiky tropical fruit from Southeast Asia with soft, creamy flesh inside. - during preposition
1) During means all through a time: «during the night». 2) During means at some point in a time: «He called during dinner». - dusk noun (dusk — uncountable)
1) The time of evening just after the sun has set, when it is getting dark but is not fully dark yet. 2) The dim light at that time. - dusky adjective (dusky, duskier, duskiest)
Rather dark, as at dusk, the time when evening turns into night. - dust noun (dust — uncountable); verb (dust, dusts, dusted, dusting)
Dust is very tiny bits of dirt, skin, hair and fibres that float in the air and settle on things. - duster noun (a duster, dusters)
A cloth for wiping dust off furniture and shelves. - dustman noun (dustmen)
1) A dustman is a worker who collects rubbish from bins and carries it away in a cart. - dustpan noun (dustpan, dustpans)
1) A dustpan is a flat pan with a handle into which you sweep dust and dirt with a small brush.
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