3 VERB If you document something, you make a detailed record of it in writing or on film or tape. □ [V n] He wrote a book documenting his prison experiences. COLLOCATIONS document NOUN
1
noun + document : court, identity, policy, travel
adjective + document : historical, legal; classified, confidential, important; fake, false, genuine, original
verb + document : file, obtain, release; forge, leak; prepare, sign
2
verb + document : edit, open, save, send
docu|men|tary ◆◇◇ /dɒ kjəme ntri/ (documentaries )
1 N‑COUNT A documentary is a television or radio programme, or a film, which shows real events or provides information about a particular subject. □ …a TV documentary on homelessness.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] Documentary evidence consists of things that are written down. □ We have documentary evidence that they were planning military action.
docu|men|ta|tion /dɒ kjəmente I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Documentation consists of documents which provide proof or evidence of something, or are a record of something. □ Passengers must carry proper documentation.
docu|soap /dɒ kjəsoʊp/ (docusoaps ) N‑COUNT A docusoap is a television programme that shows the daily lives of people who work in a place such as a hospital or an airport, and is broadcast at a regular time each week or day.
dod|der|ing /dɒ dər I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you refer to someone as a doddering old man or woman, you are saying in a disrespectful way that they are old and not strong. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …a doddering old man making his will before he's too senile.
dod|dery /dɒ dəri/ ADJ Someone who is doddery walks in an unsteady way, especially because of old age.
dod|dle /dɒ d ə l/ N‑SING If you say that something is a doddle , you mean that it is very easy to do. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]
dodge /dɒ dʒ/ (dodges , dodging , dodged )
1 VERB If you dodge , you move suddenly, often to avoid being hit, caught, or seen. □ [V prep/adv] He dodged amongst the seething crowds of men.
2 VERB If you dodge something, you avoid it by quickly moving aside or out of reach so that it cannot hit or reach you. □ [V n] He desperately dodged a speeding car trying to run him down.
3 VERB If you dodge something, you deliberately avoid thinking about it or dealing with it, often by being deceitful. □ [V n] He boasts of dodging military service by feigning illness. ● N‑COUNT Dodge is also a noun. □ This was not just a tax dodge.
dodg|em /dɒ dʒəm/ (dodgems ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] A dodgem or dodgem car is a small electric car with a wide rubber strip all round. People drive dodgems around a special area at an amusement park and sometimes crash into each other for fun. [mainly BRIT , TRADEMARK ] in AM, use bumper car
dodg|er /dɒ dʒə r / (dodgers )
1 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] A dodger is someone who avoids doing a duty or paying a charge, for example paying taxes or for train travel. □ …tax dodgers who hide their interest earnings.
2 → see also draft dodger
dodgy /dɒ dʒi/ (dodgier , dodgiest )
1 ADJ If you describe someone or something as dodgy , you disapprove of them because they seem rather dishonest and unreliable. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ He was a bit of a dodgy character.
2 ADJ If you say that something is dodgy , you mean that it seems rather risky, dangerous, or unreliable. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a dodgy business.
3 ADJ If you say that someone has a dodgy heart or knee, for example, you mean that that part of their body is not very strong or healthy. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ My heart's a bit dodgy.
dodo /doʊ doʊ/ (dodos or dodoes )
1 N‑COUNT A dodo was a very large bird that was unable to fly. Dodos are now extinct.
2 N‑COUNT If you refer to someone as a dodo , you think they are foolish or silly. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]
doe /doʊ / (does ) N‑COUNT A doe is an adult female rabbit, hare, or deer.
doer /duː ə r / (doers ) N‑COUNT If you refer to someone as a doer , you mean that they do jobs promptly and efficiently, without spending a lot of time thinking about them. □ Robertson was a doer, not a thinker.
does /dəz, STRONG dʌz/ Does is the third person singular in the present tense of do .
doesn't ◆◆◆ /dʌ z ə nt/ Doesn't is the usual spoken form of 'does not'.
doff /dɒ f, [AM ] dɔː f/ (doffs , doffing , doffed ) VERB If you doff your hat or coat, you take it off. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □ [V n] The peasants doff their hats.
dog ◆◆◇ /dɒ g, [AM ] dɔː g/ (dogs , dogging , dogged )
1 N‑COUNT A dog is a very common four-legged animal that is often kept by people as a pet or to guard or hunt. There are many different breeds of dog. □ The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers.
2 N‑COUNT You use dog to refer to a male dog, or to the male of some related species such as wolves or foxes. □ Is this a dog or a bitch?
3 N‑COUNT If someone calls a man a dog , they strongly disapprove of him. [DISAPPROVAL ]
4 N‑COUNT People use dog to refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality. [AM , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]