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A word, what it means in plain English, and the same word in Hindi and Marathi. 1,132 words, all of them on this device — it works with no connection at all.

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D — 66 words

dangerThe chance of being harmed.darkWith little or no light.dataFacts and figures, especially as a computer holds them.databaseAn organised store of information a computer can search.dayThe twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next.debugFind and remove mistakes from a program.decideMake up your mind.declineGo down or get worse — or politely refuse.decreaseA fall in amount.deduceReach an answer by reasoning from what you have been given.deepGoing a long way down.defeatBeat someone in a contest or a war.defineGive the exact meaning of a term, in one or two sentences.deliberateDone on purpose.demandA firm request — or how much of something people want to buy.democracyA system where the people choose their government by voting.demonstrateShow clearly that something is true, by working or by example.denominatorThe bottom number of a fraction: how many equal parts the whole is cut int…densityHow much mass is packed into a given volume.denySay that something is not true.dependRely on, or be decided by.deriveObtain a result or formula by reasoning step by step from known ones.describeSay what something is like.deserveHave earned something, good or bad.designA plan for how something is to be made.destroyDamage something so completely it cannot be used.detailA small part or fact.determineFind out exactly, usually by calculation or reasoning.developGrow or make something grow, in stages.diagramA simple drawing that explains something.dialogueThe words characters speak to one another.diameterA straight line across a circle through its centre.dieStop living.differentNot the same.differentiateShow the difference between two things — or, in maths, find a derivative.difficultHard to do or understand.diffusionParticles spreading from where they are crowded to where they are not.digestionBreaking food into pieces small enough for the body to absorb.digitalStored or sent as numbers, rather than as a continuous signal.diligentWorking carefully and steadily.dimensionA measurement such as length, width or height.directionThe way something points or moves.disasterSomething very bad that happens suddenly.discoverFind something out for the first time.discussGive the arguments on more than one side and then take a position.diseaseAn illness with a known cause and set of signs.dissolveMix into a liquid until it can no longer be seen.distinctClearly separate or easy to tell apart.distinguishShow clearly what makes two things different from each other.divideSeparate into parts, or share out.doPerform an action.doctorA person trained to treat illness.doorThe movable barrier that closes a way in.doubtA feeling of not being sure.downTo a lower place.downloadCopy something from the internet onto your own device.draftAn early version of a piece of writing.dramaA story written to be acted.drawMake a picture with lines — or pull.dreamPictures in the mind while asleep — or a hope.drinkTake liquid into the mouth and swallow.driveMake a vehicle go, or push something along.droughtA long period with far too little rain.dryWith no water in or on it.duringThrough the whole time of something.dutySomething you are obliged to do.

What is in here

The vocabulary a student actually meets: subject terms from Science, Maths and Social Science, the command words that exam questions are built from — explain, justify, derive — and the everyday words that carry marks in a written answer.

It is not a complete English dictionary, and it does not hold names, places or slang. If a word you need is missing, that is worth telling us through the contact page — the list grows from what people actually look up.

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