Collins Dictionaries - Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary

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.

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