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curtains NOUN

      A curtain is a large piece of material that you pull across a window to cover it.

      curve curves NOUN

      A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line.

      curved ADJECTIVE

      cushion cushions NOUN

      A cushion is a soft object put on a seat to make it more comfortable.

      custom customs NOUN

      A custom is something that people usually do. It’s his custom to take the dog for a walk after supper.

      customer customers NOUN

      A customer is a person who buys something, especially from a shop.

      cut cuts, cutting, cut

      VERB 1 If you cut yourself, you hurt yourself by accident on something sharp.

      VERB 2 If you cut something, you use a knife or scissors to remove parts of it.

      cutlery NOUN

      Cutlery is the knives, forks and spoons that you eat your food with.

      cycle cycles, cycling, cycled

      NOUN 1 A cycle is a bicycle.

      VERB 2 If you cycle, you ride a bicycle.

      cyclist NOUN

      cylinder cylinders NOUN

      A cylinder is a three-dimensional shape like a tube with flat circular ends.

      cylindrical ADJECTIVE

      See Solid shapes on page 266

      dad dads NOUN

      Your dad is your father.

      daddy daddies NOUN

      INFORMAL Your daddy is your father.

      daffodil daffodils NOUN

      A daffodil is a yellow trumpet-shaped flower that blooms in the spring.

      dagger daggers NOUN

      A dagger is a weapon like a knife.

      daily ADJECTIVE

      Something that is daily happens every day.

      dairy dairies NOUN

      A dairy is a shop or company that sells milk and food made from milk, such as butter and cheese.

      daisy daisies NOUN

      A daisy is a small wild flower with white petals and a yellow centre.

      dam dams NOUN

      A dam is a wall built across a river or stream to hold back water.

      damage damages, damaging, damaged VERB

      To damage something means to harm or spoil it.

      damp damper, dampest ADJECTIVE

      Something that is damp is slightly wet.

      dance dances, dancing, danced VERB

      When you dance, you move your body in time to music.

      dandelion dandelions NOUN

      A dandelion is a wild plant with bright yellow flowers.

      danger dangers NOUN

      A danger is something that could harm you.

      dangerous ADJECTIVE

      If something is dangerous, it is likely to harm you.

      dare dares, daring, dared VERB

      If you dare to do something, you are brave enough to do it.

      dark darker, darkest ADJECTIVE

      When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly.

      darkness NOUN

      dart darts, darting, darted

      VERB 1 If a person or animal darts, they move suddenly and quickly.

      NOUN 2 A dart is a short arrow that you throw in the game of darts.

      dash dashes, dashing, dashed

      VERB 1 If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly.

      NOUN 2 A dash is the punctuation mark (–) which shows a change of subject, or which may be used instead of brackets.

      See Punctuation on page 270

      data NOUN

      Data is information, usually in the form of facts or figures.

      database databases NOUN

      A database is a collection of information, often stored in a computer.

      date dates

      NOUN 1 If someone asks you the date, you tell them the day and the month.

      NOUN 2 A date is a small brown sticky fruit which grows on palm trees.

      daughter daughters NOUN

      A girl is the daughter of her parents.

      dawn NOUN

      Dawn is the time of day when it first begins to get light.

      day days NOUN

      A day is the 24 hours between one midnight and the next.

      daylight NOUN

      Daylight is the light that there is during the day before it gets dark.

      dazzle dazzles, dazzling, dazzled VERB

      If a light dazzles you, it is so bright that you cannot really see for a while.

      dead ADJECTIVE

      A person, animal or plant that is dead is no longer living.

      deaf deafer, deafest ADJECTIVE

      Someone who is deaf cannot hear very well, or cannot hear at all.

      deal deals, dealing, dealt

      VERB 1 When you deal in a card game, you give cards to the players.

      VERB 2 If you deal with something, you do what needs to be done with it.

      dear dearer, dearest

      ADJECTIVE 1 You use Dear at the beginning of a letter or message before the name of the person you are writing to.

      ADJECTIVE 2 If something is dear, it costs a lot of money.

      death NOUN

      Death is the end of life, when an animal or person dies.

      decade decades NOUN

      A decade is a period of ten years.

      decay decays, decaying, decayed VERB

      When something like a plant or piece of meat decays, it becomes rotten.

      deceive deceives, deceiving, deceived VERB

      If someone deceives you, they make you believe something