General

536 words in this category

Drizzle

/หˆdrษชzl/
Noun
British (and international) term for light rain.
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Driving licence

/หˆdraษชvษชล‹ หŒlaษชsns/
Verb
British term for driver's license.
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Dressed up to the nines

/หŒdrest สŒp tษ™ รฐษ™ หˆnaษชnz/
Phrase
British (and American) expression meaning very formally/elaborately dressed.
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Dreich

/driหx/
Noun
Scottish meaning dreary, bleak (weather).
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Downs

/daสŠnz/
Noun
British term for rolling chalk hills, particularly in South England.
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Done up like a kipper

/หŒdสŒn สŒp laษชk ษ™ หˆkษชpษ™/
Phrase
British expression meaning deceived or dressed up elaborately.
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Dole queue

/หˆdษ™สŠl kjuห/
Noun
British term for unemployment line/office.
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Doing bird

/หŒduหษชล‹ หˆbษœหd/
Noun
British slang for serving prison sentence.
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Dodgem

/หˆdษ’dส’ษ™m/
Noun
British term for bumper car.
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Dock

/dษ’k/
Noun
British (and nautical) term for accused's enclosure in court.
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