60 words & definitions
| dote | verb |
To be extremely and uncritically fond of something.
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| douse | verb |
To pour a liquid over; drench
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| drool | verb |
To drop saliva uncontrollably from one's mouth.
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| dollop | noun |
A small shapeless mass or blob of something, especially soft food
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| doodad | noun |
A trivial ornament or gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall
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| doozy | noun |
Something outstanding or unique of its kind
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| dork | noun |
A dull, slow-witted, or socially inept person
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| drawl | noun |
A slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with unusually prolonged vowel sounds
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| druthers | noun |
A person's preference in a matter
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| dud | noun |
A thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless
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| dufus | noun |
Someone who is foolish or stupid.
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| drizzle |
nounverb
verb |
Rain lightly
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| doddering | adjective |
Tremble or totter, typically because of old age
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| dowdy | adjective |
(of a person or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance (typically used of a woman)
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| drab | adjective |
Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull
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| dreary | adjective |
Dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing
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| drowsy | adjective |
Sleepy and lethargic; half asleep
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| dribble |
nounverb
verb |
(of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream
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| docile | adjective |
Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive
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| dread |
nounverb
verb |
Anticipate with great apprehension or fear
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| doldrums | noun |
A state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression
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| drudgery | noun |
Hard, menial, or dull work
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| downtrodden | adjective |
Oppressed or treated badly by people in power
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| drench | verb |
To wet something thoroughly; to soak it.
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| drastic | adjective |
Likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme
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| dope | noun |
A stupid person
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| doom |
nounverb
verb |
Condemn to certain destruction or death
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| dubious | adjective |
Hesitating or doubting
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| dredge | verb |
To clean out the bed of (a harbor, river, or other area of water) by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge
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| doodle |
nounverb
verb |
To draw pictures or patterns while thinking about something else or when you are bored.
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| dizzy | adjective |
Having a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.
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| dour | adjective |
A stern, harsh, or gloomy attitude or facial expression
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| downpour | noun |
A lot of rain in a short time.
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| drawback | noun |
A disadvantage or problem that makes something less attractive.
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| drift | verb |
To move slowly without much intention or direction.
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| dreadful | adjective |
Very bad or unpleasant
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| drizzle |
nounverb
noun |
Light rain falling in very fine drops
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| dribble |
nounverb
noun |
A thin stream of liquid; a trickle
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| dread |
nounverb
noun |
Great fear or apprehension
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| doom |
nounverb
noun |
Death, destruction, or some other terrible fate
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| doodle |
nounverb
noun |
A picture or a pattern that one draws to pass the time away
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| divert | verb |
To change the direction or course of something.
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| divisive | adjective |
Causing disagreement or hostility between people, tending to disrupt unity or harmony.
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| divulge | verb |
To reveal something secret or private, to make known information that was previously hidden.
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| dominate | verb |
To have control or power over something or someone; to be much stronger, more successful, or more influential.
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| domineering | adjective |
Assertive in an arrogant or aggressive manner.
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| dovetail | verb |
To fit or work together smoothly and perfectly.
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| downfall | noun |
A sudden loss of power, success, or status.
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| downsize | verb |
To reduce the size, amount, or extent of something.
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| dramatic | adjective |
Exciting or full of action and emotion.
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| drift | verb |
To move slowly and smoothly, especially through air or water.
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| drip | verb |
To release or fall in slow, small drops of liquid, often steadily or at intervals.
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| droop | verb |
To hang or bend downward limply.
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| droves | noun |
Large crowds or groups of people or animals, especially moving together.
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| dull | adjective |
Not bright, vivid, or shiny; lacking sharpness or luster.
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| doomsday | noun |
The end of the world, or a time when something very bad will happen, such as great destruction.
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| downgrade | verb |
To reduce to a lower level of usefulness, status, or importance.
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| diversity | noun |
Having a range of many people or things that are very different from each other
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| downplay | verb |
To make something seem less important than it really is.
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| droplet | noun |
A very small drop of liquid.
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