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1. [**driven**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/driven.md) 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.
2. [**driver**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/driver.md) noun (driver, drivers) A person who drives a car, bus, truck or train.
3. [**driveway**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/driveway.md) 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.
4. [**drizzle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drizzle.md) noun (drizzle; a drizzle); verb (drizzle, drizzles, drizzled, drizzling) Drizzle is light rain falling in very small, fine drops.
5. [**drizzly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drizzly.md) adjective (drizzly, drizzlier, drizzliest) 1) Drizzly describes weather with light, fine rain falling steadily.
6. [**droll**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/droll.md) adjective (droll, droller, drollest) (old use) funny in a quiet, odd or amusing way
7. [**dromaeosaur**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dromaeosaur.md) 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.
8. [**dromedary**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dromedary.md) 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.
9. [**drone**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drone.md) 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.
10. [**drool**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drool.md) 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.
11. [**droop**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/droop.md) 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».
12. [**drooping**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drooping.md) 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».
13. [**droopy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/droopy.md) 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.
14. [**drop**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drop.md) 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.
15. [**droplet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/droplet.md) noun (droplet, droplets) 1) A droplet is a very small drop of liquid.
16. [**dropper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dropper.md) 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.
17. [**dropping**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dropping.md) verb (present participle of drop: drop, drops, dropped, dropping); noun (droppings — usually plural) Dropping means letting something fall, or falling.
18. [**droppings**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/droppings.md) 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.
19. [**drought**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drought.md) 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.
20. [**drove**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drove.md) verb (drive, drives, drove, driven, driving); noun (a drove, droves) Drove is the past of drive: yesterday he drove the car.
21. [**drover**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drover.md) noun (drover, drovers) A drover is a person who moves cattle or sheep from one place to another on foot, often over long distances.
22. [**drown**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drown.md) verb (drown, drowns, drowned, drowning) To drown means to die because you are under water and cannot breathe.
23. [**drowse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drowse.md) 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.
24. [**drowsily**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drowsily.md) adverb (drowsily; the adjective is drowsy) 1) Drowsily means in a sleepy way, slow and half awake.
25. [**drowsiness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drowsiness.md) noun (drowsiness; uncountable) 1) Drowsiness is the feeling of being sleepy and only half awake, with heavy eyelids.
26. [**drowsy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drowsy.md) adjective (drowsy, drowsier, drowsiest); adverb drowsily; noun drowsiness Drowsy means sleepy, when your eyes feel heavy and you could easily fall asleep.
27. [**drubbing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drubbing.md) 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.
28. [**drudgery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drudgery.md) noun (no plural) 1) Drudgery is hard, dull work that goes on and on, work that nobody enjoys.
29. [**drug**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drug.md) noun (a drug, drugs); verb (drug, drugs, drugged, drugging) A medicine used to treat or prevent an illness.
30. [**drugged**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drugged.md) 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.
31. [**druid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/druid.md) noun (druid, druids) A druid was a priest or wise person among the ancient Celtic peoples, who knew about nature, magic and religion.
32. [**drum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drum.md) 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.
33. [**drumbeat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drumbeat.md) noun (a drumbeat, drumbeats) The sound of a drum being hit, or a steady rhythm of such sounds.
34. [**drumhead**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drumhead.md) noun (drumhead, drumheads) 1) The drumhead is the tight skin or plastic sheet stretched across a drum, which is hit to make the sound.
35. [**drummer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drummer.md) noun (a drummer, drummers) A drummer is a person who plays the drums, for example in a band, orchestra or marching band.
36. [**drumming**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drumming.md) 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)…
37. [**drumstick**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drumstick.md) 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…
38. [**drunk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drunk.md) verb (past participle of drink: drunk); adjective (drunk) Drunk is the past participle of «drink»: «I have drunk my milk».
39. [**drunkard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drunkard.md) noun (drunkard, drunkards) 1) A drunkard is a person who drinks too much alcohol again and again, so that they are often drunk.
40. [**drunken**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drunken.md) adjective Drunk, or often drunk: affected by too much alcohol.
41. [**drunkenness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drunkenness.md) 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.
42. [**dry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dry.md) 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…
43. [**dryad**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dryad.md) 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.
44. [**dryer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dryer.md) noun (a dryer, dryers; also drier) A dryer is a machine that dries things, especially a tumble dryer that dries clothes.
45. [**dryly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dryly.md) adverb (dryly; also written drily) 1) Dryly means in a plain, calm way that hides a joke or a little scorn, showing little feeling.
46. [**dryness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dryness.md) noun (dryness — uncountable) Dryness is being dry, having little or no water or wetness.
47. [**dual**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dual.md) 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)…
48. [**dub**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dub.md) 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.
49. [**dubbing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dubbing.md) 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.
50. [**dubiously**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dubiously.md) 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.
51. [**dubliner**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dubliner.md) noun (a Dubliner, Dubliners) A person who is from Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, or who lives there.
52. [**ducat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ducat.md) noun (ducat, ducats) 1) A ducat is an old gold or silver coin used in parts of Europe long ago.
53. [**duchess**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duchess.md) 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.
54. [**duchy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duchy.md) noun (a duchy, duchies) A duchy is an area of land ruled by a duke or a duchess.
55. [**duck**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duck.md) 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».
56. [**duckling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duckling.md) 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…
57. [**ducky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ducky.md) 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.
58. [**duct**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duct.md) noun (a duct, ducts); verb (duct, ducts, ducted — rare) A pipe or tube that carries air, water, cables or other things inside a building.
59. [**dud**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dud.md) 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.
60. [**dude**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dude.md) 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)…
61. [**due**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/due.md) 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.
62. [**duel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duel.md) 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.
63. [**duet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duet.md) noun (a duet, duets); verb (duet, duets, duetted, duetting — rare) A duet is a piece of music for two singers or two players.
64. [**duff**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duff.md) 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.
65. [**dug**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dug.md) 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.
66. [**dugong**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dugong.md) 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.
67. [**dugout**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dugout.md) noun (dugout, dugouts) A dugout is a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.
68. [**duke**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duke.md) 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…
69. [**dull**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dull.md) adjective (dull, duller, dullest); verb (dull, dulls, dulled, dulling) Dull means boring, not interesting or exciting.
70. [**dullard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dullard.md) noun (dullard, dullards) 1) A dullard is a slow or stupid person, one who seems not clever.
71. [**dullness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dullness.md) noun (dullness, no plural) 1) Dullness is the state of being dull: not bright, not lively, not interesting.
72. [**duly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duly.md) adverb (no forms) 1) Duly means in the proper way, as expected or required, and at the right time.
73. [**dumb**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dumb.md) 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.
74. [**dumbfounded**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dumbfounded.md) adjective (no forms) 1) Dumbfounded means so surprised that you cannot speak or know what to say.
75. [**dummy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dummy.md) 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.
76. [**dump**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dump.md) verb (dump, dumps, dumped, dumping); noun (a dump, dumps) To dump something is to put it down or drop it carelessly or roughly.
77. [**dumpling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dumpling.md) noun (a dumpling, dumplings) A dumpling is a small ball of dough that is boiled, steamed or fried, sometimes filled with meat or vegetables.
78. [**dumplings**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dumplings.md) noun (a dumpling, dumplings; the input form is the plural) Dumplings are small balls of dough cooked in boiling water, soup or stew.
79. [**dumpy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dumpy.md) adjective (dumpier, dumpiest) 1) Dumpy means short and thick, round and squat in shape.
80. [**dun**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dun.md) 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…
81. [**dunce**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dunce.md) noun (a dunce, dunces) A person who is slow to learn or thought to be stupid, especially a pupil.
82. [**dune**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dune.md) 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.
83. [**dung**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dung.md) noun (dung — uncountable) Dung is the solid waste, or poo, of animals, especially large animals like cows, horses and elephants.
84. [**dungeon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dungeon.md) 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.
85. [**dunghill**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dunghill.md) noun (dunghills) 1) A dunghill is a heap of animal dung and rotting waste kept outside a farm.
86. [**dunk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dunk.md) 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.
87. [**duplicate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duplicate.md) noun (a duplicate, duplicates); verb (duplicate, duplicates, duplicated, duplicating); adjective (duplicate) An exact copy of something, such as a key or a document.
88. [**duplication**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duplication.md) noun (a duplication, duplications; also uncountable) Making an exact copy of something, or the copy itself.
89. [**durability**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/durability.md) noun (durability — uncountable); adjective durable Durability is how long something lasts and how well it stands up to use, wear and damage.
90. [**durable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/durable.md) adjective (durable, more durable, most durable); noun (durables, in money talk) Durable means strong and lasting a long time without breaking or wearing out.
91. [**duration**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duration.md) 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.
92. [**durham**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/durham.md) 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.
93. [**durian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/durian.md) noun (a durian, durians) A durian is a big, spiky tropical fruit from Southeast Asia with soft, creamy flesh inside.
94. [**during**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/during.md) preposition 1) During means all through a time: «during the night». 2) During means at some point in a time: «He called during dinner».
95. [**dusk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dusk.md) 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.
96. [**dusky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dusky.md) adjective (dusky, duskier, duskiest) Rather dark, as at dusk, the time when evening turns into night.
97. [**dust**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dust.md) 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.
98. [**duster**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duster.md) noun (a duster, dusters) A cloth for wiping dust off furniture and shelves.
99. [**dustman**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dustman.md) noun (dustmen) 1) A dustman is a worker who collects rubbish from bins and carries it away in a cart.
100. [**dustpan**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dustpan.md) 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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