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to move quickly to avoid something or someone He ran across the busy road, dodging the cars.

to avoid doing something that you should do

He was accused of dodging (= not paying ) his taxes.

does

form of do

does • n't / ' dAznt /

short for does not

dog Ф / dog / noun [ count ]

an animal that many people keep as a pet or to guard buildings

dogs

dog Р^иРРУ

doll / dal / noun [ count ]

a toy like a very small person —Look at the picture at toy .

dol . lar Ф / 'dabr / noun [ count ] ( symbol $ )

a unit of money that people use in the U.S., Canada, and some other countries. There are 100 cents in a dollar This table cost four hundred dollars. a five-dollar bill

dol • phin / ' dafbn / noun [ count ]

an intelligent animal that lives in the ocean

dolphin

area of knowledge or activity

The information is now in the public domain (= the public knows about it ) .

( computers ) a set of Internet addresses that end with the same group of letters, for example ".com" or ".org"

dome / doum / noun [ count ]

the round roof of a building the dome of the cathedral

do • mes • tic aw / ds ' mestik / e

connected with the home or family Cooking and cleaning are domestic jobs.

Many cats and dogs are domestic animals (= animals that live in your home with you ) .

not international; only inside one country

a domestic flight (= to a place in the same country )

dom • i • nant aw / ' damsnsnt / e

more powerful or important than others

His mother was the dominant influence in his life.

( biology ) A dominant physical characteristic, for example brown eyes, appears in a child even if he or she has only one gene (= a thing that controls what a living thing will be like ) for this characteristic.

dom • i • nate aw / ' damsneit /

( dom • i • nates , dom • i • nat • ing , dom • i • nat ed )

to control someone or something because you are stronger or more important

She always dominates the conversation at dinner parties. ►dom • i • na • tion QWL / |dams 'neijn / noun [noncount]

dom • i • no

/ damsnou / noun [count ]

( plural dom • i • noes or dom • i • nos )

one of a set of small flat pieces of wood or plastic, used to play a game (called

dominoes )

do • nate / douneit / verb ( do • nates , do • nat • ing , do • nat ed )

to give something, especially money, to people who need it They donated $10,000 to the hospital. ► do • na • tion / dou 'neijn / noun [ count ] He made a donation to the charity.

done 1

form of do

done 2 / dAn / adjective

finished

Are you almost done? We need to leave soon.

cooked enough

The meat is ready, but the vegetables are still not done.

don . key

/ ' dagki ; 'dogki / noun [ count ]

do • nor / ' dounsr / noun [ count ]

1 ( health ) someone who gives blood or a part of his or her body to help a sick person a blood donor

an animal like a small horse with long ears

2 someone who gives something, for example money, to help an organization

don't / dount / short for do not

donut / ' dounAt / noun [ count ] = doughnut

doo • dle / ' dudl / verb ( doo • dles , doo dling , doo • dled )

to make small drawings, especially when you are bored or thinking about something else I often doodle when I'm on the phone.

doom / dum / noun [ noncount ]

death or a terrible event in the future that you cannot avoid a terrible sense of doom (= a feeling that something bad is going to happen )

door Ф / dor / noun [ count ]

the way into a building or room; a piece of wood, glass, or

metal that you use to open and close the way into a

building, room, car, etc.

Can you close the door, please?

I knocked on the door.

There is someone at the door .