Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary - Collins Dictionaries

Скачать книгу

      December NOUN

      December is the 12th month of the year. It has 31 days.

      decide decides, deciding, decided VERB

      If you decide to do something, you make up your mind to do it.

      decimal decimals

      ADJECTIVE 1 A decimal system involves counting in units of ten.

      NOUN 2 A decimal or decimal fraction is written with a dot followed by numbers, such as 0·2, 8·35. The numbers after the dot represent tenths, hundredths and so on.

      NOUN 3 A decimal point is the dot that comes between whole numbers and fractions.

      NOUN 4 A decimal place is the position of a number after a decimal point.

      decision decisions NOUN

      A decision is a choice you make about what you think should be done.

      deck decks NOUN

      A deck is a floor on a ship or bus.

      decorate decorates, decorating, decorated

      VERB 1 If you decorate something, you add things to make it more attractive.

      VERB 2 If someone decorates a room, they paper it or paint it.

      decorations PLURAL NOUN

      decrease decreases, decreasing, decreased VERB

      If something decreases, or if you decrease it, it becomes less.

      deep deeper, deepest ADJECTIVE

      If something is deep, it goes a long way down. The river is very deep.

      deer NOUN

      A deer is a large hoofed animal. Male deer have horns called antlers.

      defeat defeats, defeating, defeated VERB

      If you defeat someone, you beat them in a game or battle.

      defend defends, defending, defended VERB

      If you defend someone or something, you do something to protect them against danger.

      defence NOUN

      define defines, defining, defined VERB

      If you define something, you say what it is or what it means.

      definite

      ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is definite is unlikely to be changed. We have a definite date for the outing.

      ADJECTIVE 2 Definite can also mean certain or true. Lots of stories were going round, but they heard nothing definite.

      definitely ADVERB

      definition definitions NOUN

      A definition explains the meaning of a word.

      degree degrees

      NOUN 1 A degree is a unit of measurement of temperature, for example, 20°C.

      NOUN 2 In maths, a degree is a unit of measurement of angles. For example, a right angle is 90°.

      delay delays, delaying, delayed VERB

      If something delays you, it causes you to slow down or be late.

      delete deletes, deleting, deleted VERB

      If you delete some writing, you cross it out or remove it.

      deliberate ADJECTIVE

      If you do something that is deliberate, you do it on purpose.

      deliberately ADVERB

      delicate

      ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is delicate is small and graceful.

      ADJECTIVE 2 Someone who is delicate becomes ill easily.

      delicious ADJECTIVE

      Food that is delicious tastes or smells very nice.

      delight delights, delighting, delighted VERB

      If something delights you, it gives you a lot of pleasure.

      delighted ADJECTIVE

      deliver delivers, delivering, delivered VERB

      If you deliver something, you take it to someone and hand it to them.

      demand demands, demanding, demanded VERB

      If you demand something, you say strongly that is what you want.

      demonstrate demonstrates, demonstrating, demonstrated

      VERB 1 If someone demonstrates something, they show you how to do it.

      VERB 2 If people demonstrate, they hold a public meeting or march to show they are strongly for or against something.

      demonstration NOUN

      den dens NOUN

      A den is the home of some wild animals such as lions or foxes.

      dense denser, densest ADJECTIVE

      Something dense is hard to see through. They were in a dense forest.

      dent dents, denting, dented VERB

      If somebody dents something, they make a dip in it by hitting it.

      dentist dentists NOUN

      A dentist is someone who looks after people’s teeth.

      deny denies, denying, denied VERB

      If you deny something, you say that it is untrue.

      depart departs, departing, departed VERB

      When someone or something departs from a place, they leave it.

      departure NOUN

      depend depends, depending, depended

      VERB 1 If you depend on someone, you need them.

      VERB 2 If you can depend on someone, you know you can trust them.

      depth NOUN

      The depth of something is how deep it is.

      descend descends, descending, descended VERB

      To descend means to go down.

      descending ADJECTIVE

      When things are in descending order, each thing is lower than the one before it. The numbers 10, 9, 8 and 7 are in descending order.

      describe describes, describing, described VERB

      If you describe a person or thing, you say what they are like.

      description NOUN

      desert deserts NOUN

      A desert is very dry land with very little plant life.

      deserted ADJECTIVE

      If a place is deserted, there are no people there.

      deserve deserves, deserving, deserved VERB

      If you deserve something, you have earned it by what you have done.

      design designs, designing, designed

      NOUN 1 A design is a pattern that is used to decorate something.

      VERB 2 If you design something, you plan it and make a drawing of it.

      desk desks NOUN

      A desk is a special table that you use for writing or reading.

      desktop

Скачать книгу