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diagonal.adjective
Mathematics:.joining
two nonadjacent.vertices
of a polygon; having
a slanted or oblique.direction
diagonal.noun,.plural.diagonals
a diagonal line or plane;
something,
such as a row, course or part,
that is arranged obliquely (a fabric.woven
with diagonal lines)
diagonally.adverb
Diocletian.noun.(originally
Gaius
Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus. 245?-313?
A.D.,
cruel.emperor
of Rome (284-305) who divided the empire into east and west (286) in an
attempt to rule the territory more effectively. His desire to revive the
old religion of Rome to displace Christianity led to the last major
persecution of Christians by the ancient Romans in 303 A.D. The horrendous.Inquisition
that was yet to come, began in 1478 A.D. This bust
of him is in the Capitoline Museum, Rome. Alinari/Art Resource, New York
divalent.adjective
having
a valence of 2
desktop.noun,.plural.desktops
the main area on a computer
where you can find the icons that represent programs and where you can
do things to manage the information on the computer
ductile.adjective
easily.drawn
into wire or hammered thin (ductile
metals such as lead); easily
molded or shaped; malleable
ductility.or.ductilibility.noun
dodge, dodged,
dodging,
dodges.verbs
transitive
verb use.to deliberately.avoid
something that indicates harm
in some way; evade (dodged responsibilities
and went for a bike ride, leaving the garage unkempt)
intransitive
verb use.to
move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly (the
child dodged through the crowd to get to his mom; the batter dodged the
ball that was heading at him and not over the batter's plate)
dodge.noun,.plural.dodges
the act
of dodging
dichotomy.noun,.plural.dichotomies
division
into two usually.contradictory.parts.or.opinions
Astronomy:.in
astronomy,
the phase of the moon,
Mercury
or Venus when half of the disk is illuminated
Botany: in botany,
the branching.characterized
by successive.forking
into two approximately.equal
divisions; from Greek dikhotomia, from dikhotomos, meaning divided in two
dichotomize, dichotomized,
dichotomizing,
dichotomizes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
separate
into two parts or classifications
intransitive verb use.to
be or become divided into parts or branches; fork
dichotomist.noun,.plural.dichotomists
dichotomization.noun,.plural.dichotomizations
dichotomous.adjective
divided or dividing into
two parts or classifications; characterized
by dichotomy
dichotomously.adverb
dichotomousness.noun
dust.noun
fine, dry
particles
of matter; a cloud of fine, dry
particles (the sunshine coming through the window showed up particles of
dust dancing in the room)
dust, dusted,
dusting,
dusts.verbs
transitive verb use.to
remove dust from by wiping, brushing or beating (dusted the furniture and
the small carpet); to sprinkle
with a powdery.substance
(dusted the cookies with cane sugar);
to apply or strew in fine
particles (dusted talcum powder on my feet; in baseball, to deliver a pitch
so close to the batter as to make the batter back away
intransitive verb use.to
clean by removing dust; to cover itself with such particulate.matter
dust off.phrasal
verb
to restore
to use (dusted off last year's winter
coat)
deck, decked,
decking,
decks.transitive
verbs
to clothe
with finery; adorn
(we were all decked out for the party); to decorate (decked the halls and
walls for the holidays); from Dutch 'dekken', meaning to cover, Middle
Dutch spelling is 'decken'
decked out.adjective
clothed or adorned with finery
deck.noun,.plural.decks
a platform.extending.horizontally
from one side to the other; a patio deck,
being a roofless, floored area, typically with low sides, that adjoins
a house; the roadway of a bridge or an elevated freeway; a pack of playing
cards
deck, decked,
decking,
decks.transitive
verbs
to furnish
with or as if with a deck
on deck idiom
on hand;
present; waiting to take one's turn, especially as a batter in baseball;
from Middle
English 'dekke', from Middle
Dutch 'dec', meaning roof or covering
dioxide.noun,.plural.dioxides
a compound
with two oxygen.atoms.per.molecule
(carbon dioxide; chlorine
dioxide)
dossier.noun,.plural.dossiers
a collection of papers giving detailed information
about a particular person or subject, usually labeled on the back; from
Old
French 'dos', meaning 'back'
donkey.noun,.plural.donkeys
the domesticated.ass
(scientific name Equus asinus);
an obstinate person; if it's
a donkey, how do you get a mule?
duffle bag.also
spelt.duffel
bag.noun,.plural.duffle
bags
a large cylindrical.cloth
bag of canvas or duck for carrying
personal
belongings
duffle.noun,.plural.duffles
a coarse
heavy woolen.fabric
diabetic.adjective
a disease
in which there is too much sugar in one's blood; of,
relating.to.or.resulting
from diabetes (diabetic patients); intended
for use by a person with diabetes (diabetic
cure)
diabetic.noun,.plural.diabetics
a person who has diabetes
diabetes.noun
a metabolic.disorder.marked
by excessive.discharge
of urine and persistent
thirst; from Middle
English 'diabete' which is from Medieval
Latin 'diabetes' and Greek 'siphon', 'diabetes' from 'diabainein' maning
'to cross over', 'straddle',
from 'dia-' and dia- + 'bainein' meaning 'to go'; diabetes is first recorded
in English, in the form 'diabete' in a medical text written around 1425
A.D.
disfavor.noun,.plural.disfavors
unfavorable.opinion.or.regard;
disapproval;
the condition of being
regarded with disapproval
disfavor,
disfavored,
disfavoring,
disfavors.transitive
verbs
to view or treat
with dislike or disapproval
disingenuous.adjective
not genuine;
not straightforward or
candid;
crafty;
shifty
disingenuously.adverb
disingenuousness.noun,.plural.disingenuousnesses
dislodge,
dislodged,
dislodging,
dislodges.verbs
transitive verb use.to
remove or force out from a position or dwelling
previously occupied (she got some food stuck in her windpipe, but she knew
what
to do)
intransitive verb use.to
move or go from a dwelling or a former position
dislodgement.noun,.plural.dislodgements
also spelled dislodgment
dizzy,
dizzier,
dizziest.adjectives
having
a whirling.sensation
and a tendency to fall. See Synonyms
at giddy; characterized by impulsive
haste; very rapid
dizzy,
dizzied,
dizzying,
dizzies.transitive
verbs
to make dizzy (at the county
fair and exhibition we road the rides just for fun that made us a little
dizzy); from Middle English
'dusie' and 'disi' and from Old
English 'dysig' meaning 'foolish'
dizzily.adverb
dizzyingly.adverb
dizziness.noun,.plural.dizziness
decease, deceased,
deceasing,
deceases.intransitive
verbs
to die
decease.noun,.plural.deceases
the act of dying;
death
deceased.adjective
no longer living; dead
deceased.noun,.plural.is
also.deceased
a dead individual
from 14th century A.D..Middle
English and Anglo-French
'deces' and Latin
'decessus' meaning 'departure', 'death', 'die' and 'cedere' meaning 'to
go'
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