VERB 1 If you do something, you get on and finish it. Have you done your work?
VERB 2 Do can be used with other verbs. Do you want some more?
doctor doctors NOUN
A doctor is a person who treats people when they are ill.
document documents
NOUN 1 A document is a piece of paper which is an official record of something.
NOUN 2 A document is also a piece of text stored as a file in a computer.
dodge dodges, dodging, dodged VERB
If you dodge, you move suddenly out of the way.
does VERB
Does is a present tense form of do.
doesnt VERB
Doesnt is a contraction of does not.
dog dogs NOUN
A dog is an animal. Dogs bark and are often kept as pets, or used to guard things.
doll dolls NOUN
A doll is a childs toy that looks like a baby or a small person.
dollar dollars NOUN
A dollar is a unit of money in countries such as the USA and Australia.
dolphin dolphins NOUN
A dolphin is a mammal which lives in the sea.
dome domes NOUN
A dome is a round roof.
done VERB
Done is the past participle of do.
donkey donkeys NOUN
A donkey is an animal like a small horse, with longer ears.
dont VERB
Dont is a contraction of do not.
door doors NOUN
A door swings or slides to open and close the entrance to something.
dose doses NOUN
A dose is the amount of a medicine that you have to take.
dot dots NOUN
A dot is a small round mark.
double ADJECTIVE
If something is double the size or amount of something else, it is twice as big.
doubt doubts NOUN
If you have a doubt about something, you are not sure about it.
doubtful
ADJECTIVE 1 If you are doubtful about something, you are not sure about it.
ADJECTIVE 2 Something that is doubtful seems unlikely or uncertain.
dough NOUN
Dough is the floury mixture used to make things like pastry or bread.
doughnut doughnuts NOUN
A doughnut is a ring of sweet dough cooked in hot fat.
dove doves NOUN
A dove is a bird like a small pigeon.
down
PREPOSITION 1 If you go down a hill, you go to a lower level.
ADVERB 2 If you put something down, you put it on a surface.
ADVERB 3 If an amount of something goes down, it gets less. My pocket moneys gone down.
NOUN 4 Down is soft feathers.
download downloads, downloading, downloaded VERB
When you download a program from a disk or from the Internet, you move it into a file on your own computer.
downstairs ADVERB
If you go downstairs, you go towards the ground floor.
doze dozes, dozing, dozed VERB
When you doze, you sleep lightly.
dozen dozens NOUN
If you have a dozen things, you have 12 of them.
draft drafts NOUN
A draft is an early rough version of something you are writing.
drag drags, dragging, dragged VERB
If you drag a heavy object, you pull it along the ground.
dragon dragons NOUN
In stories, a dragon is a fierce animal like a big lizard. It has wings and claws and breathes fire.
dragonfly dragonflies NOUN
A dragonfly is a brightly-coloured insect, usually found near water.
See Insects on page 264
drain drains, draining, drained
NOUN 1 A drain is a pipe that carries water away.
VERB 2 If a liquid drains away, it flows slowly to somewhere else.
drake drakes NOUN
A drake is a male duck.
drama dramas
NOUN 1 A drama is a serious play for the theatre, television or radio.
NOUN 2 Drama is exciting and interesting things that happen.
dramatic ADJECTIVE
Something dramatic is very exciting and interesting.
dramatically ADVERB
drank VERB
Drank is the past tense of drink.
draught draughts
NOUN 1 A draught is a current of cold air coming into a room or vehicle.
PLURAL NOUN 2 Draughts is a game played with round pieces on a board.
draw draws, drawing, drew, drawn
VERB 1 When you draw, you use something like a pencil or crayon to make a picture or a pattern.
VERB 2 When you draw the curtains, you pull them across a window.
NOUN 3 A draw is the result in a game or competition in which nobody wins.
drawer drawers NOUN
A drawer is a box that slides in and out of a piece of furniture.
drawing drawings NOUN
A drawing is a picture made with a pencil, pen or crayon.
dread dreads, dreading, dreaded VERB
If you dread something, you feel worried and frightened about it.
dreadful ADJECTIVE
Something that is dreadful is very bad or unpleasant.
dream dreams, dreaming, dreamed or dreamt
VERB 1 When you dream, you see events in your mind while you are asleep.
VERB 2 If you dream while you are awake, you think about things you would like to happen.
dream NOUN
dress dresses, dressing, dressed
VERB 1 When you dress, you put on your clothes.
NOUN 2 A dress is a piece of clothing for women or girls made up of a skirt and top joined together.
drew VERB
Drew is the past tense of draw.
dribble dribbles, dribbling, dribbled
VERB 1 When babies dribble, water trickles from their mouth.
VERB 2 When players dribble the ball in a game like football, they kick it several times quickly to keep it moving.
drift drifts, drifting, drifted
VERB 1 When something drifts, it is carried along slowly by wind or water.
NOUN 2 A drift is a pile of snow heaped up by the wind.
drill drills NOUN
A drill is a tool for making holes.
drink drinks, drinking, drank, drunk
VERB 1 When you drink, you take liquid into your mouth and swallow it.
NOUN 2 A drink is a liquid which you swallow to stop you being thirsty.
drip drips, dripping, dripped VERB
When something drips, drops of liquid fall from it one after the other.
drive drives, driving, drove, driven VERB
If someone drives a vehicle, they make it move and control it.
driver drivers NOUN
The driver of a vehicle is the person who is driving it.
drop drops, dropping, dropped
VERB 1 If you drop something, you let it fall.
NOUN 2 A drop is a tiny amount of liquid.
drought droughts NOUN
A drought is a long period of time when no rain falls.
drove VERB
Drove is the past tense of drive.
drown drowns, drowning, drowned VERB
If someone drowns, they die because they have gone under water and cannot breathe.
drug drugs NOUN
A drug is a substance that is used to treat or prevent disease, or stop pain. Some drugs can be dangerous.
drum drums NOUN
A drum is a musical instrument which you hit to make a noise. It has skin stretched tightly over the end.
drunk VERB
Drunk is the past participle of drink.
dry drier or dryer, driest ADJECTIVE
Something that is dry has no water in it at all.
dry VERB
duck ducks NOUN
A duck is a common water bird with short legs and webbed feet.
due ADJECTIVE
If something is due at a particular time, it should happen then.
dug VERB
Dug is the past tense of dig.
dull duller, dullest
ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is dull is not interesting.
ADJECTIVE 2 Dull means not bright.
ADJECTIVE 3 A dull pain is not sharp.
dumb ADJECTIVE
Someone who is dumb is unable to speak.
during PREPOSITION
Something that happens during a period of time happens in that period. I worked during the holidays.
dusk NOUN
Dusk is the part of the day when it is beginning to get dark.
dust NOUN
Dust is dry fine powdery material such as particles of earth, dirt or pollen.
dusty ADJECTIVE
dustbin dustbins NOUN
A dustbin is a large container with a lid, for rubbish.
duty duties NOUN
A duty is something you feel you should do. He only went to see his aunt because he felt it was his duty.
duvet duvets NOUN
A duvet is a bed cover filled with feathers or other light material.
DVD DVDs NOUN
DVD is an abbreviation for digital video disc. It is a disc on which a film or music is recorded.
dye dyes, dyeing, dyed VERB
If you dye something such as hair or cloth, you change its colour by soaking it in a special liquid.
dying VERB
Dying is the present participle of die.
Ee
each ADJECTIVE
Each means every one taken separately.
She gave each child a pencil.
eager ADJECTIVE
If you are eager, you very much want to do or have something.
eagle eagles NOUN
An eagle is a large strong bird with a sharp curved beak and claws.
ear ears NOUN
Your ears are the parts of your body that you use for hearing.
early earlier, earliest
ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB 1 Early means near the beginning of a period of time. We took the early train to school.
ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB 2 You also use early to mean sooner than expected. I arrived at the party early.
earn earns, earning, earned VERB
If you earn something, such as money, you get it by working for it.
earphones PLURAL NOUN
Earphones are a small piece of equipment which you wear over or inside your ears so that you can listen to music or talking without anyone else hearing.