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.
doesn’t VERB
Doesn’t 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 child’s 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.
don’t VERB
Don’t 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 money’s 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
