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dipole.noun,.plural.dipoles
Physics:.a
pair of electric charges
or magnetic poles (*),
of equal
magnitude but of opposite
sign or polarity, separated by
a small distance; the strength of a dipole field's
source is called its magnetic moment or the tendency
to cause rotation about a point or axis.
It is proportional
to the amount of current
circulating in the source and the area encircled by the current
Electronics:.an
antenna, usually fed from the center, consisting of two equal rods extending
outward in a straight line
dipolar-adjective
dire, direr,
direst.adjectives
dire is used
to emphasize
how serious
or terrible
a situation
or event
is (dire hunger; dire straits);
dismal, oppressive
(dire days); warning of disaster
(a dire forecast);
desperately.urgent
(dire need); extreme
(dire poverty)
direly.adverb
direness.noun.(words
ending in 'ess'
are usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
is clumsy)
dire straits.plural
noun
in severe.difficulty
disavow,
disavowed,
disavowing,
disavows.transitive
verbs
to disclaim
the knowledge of, responsibility
of or association
with
disavowable-adjective
disavowal-noun,.plural.disavowals
discernment.noun,.plural.discernments
the act
or process
of exhibiting.keen.insight
and good judgment;
thinking about what you come across in life where there are such choices
as
these; keenness of insight and judgment
(ability to see both sides confronting
you and to chose what's best,
to choose what's good);
discernment is an attribute
of wisdom.and.intuition
(Proverbs 10:23)
discern,
discerned,
discerning,
discerns.verbs
transitive verb use.to
perceive
with the eyes, ears or intellect; detect;
to examine;
investigate;
to have an
inkling about regarding
what is good or bad; to dissect
so as to gain knowing of; to recognize
or comprehend mentally;
to perceive or recognize as being different or distinct;
distinguish
intransitive
verb use.to perceive differences
discerner.noun,.plural.discerners
discernible.adjective
perceptible,
as by intuition, the faculty
of vision or the intellect
discernibly.adverb
disciple.noun,.plural.disciples
a learner; a pupil;
a follower (we follow someone or something so that we can find out, so
that we can learn; back then there were 120
disciples of Emmanuel, but
what
about today?)
disclose, disclosed,
disclosing,
discloses.transitive
verbs
to expose.to
view, as by removing a cover; to uncover; to reveal; make known
disclosable.adjective
discloser.noun.plural.disclosers
disclosure.noun.plural.disclosures
the act or process of revealing or uncovering;
a revelation; something uncovered
disconcert, disconcerted,
disconcerting,
disconcerts.transitive
verbs
to upset the self possession or direction of one's
thinking; ruffle; to feel frustrated
after being thrown into disorder; disarranged; feeling somewhat dispossessed
of one's confidence and faith (I was disconcerted, never expecting that
and it threw me out
of sorts for awhile)
disconcertingly.adverb
disconcerting.adjective
to throw into confusion; to disturb
the composure of
disconcertment.noun,.plural.disconcertments
discord.noun,.plural.discords
discord is a result of incompatibiliy,
that is, one is out of sync
with the love way the multiverse has been set up; lack
of agreement
among individuals, groups or things; tension
or strife.resulting
from a lack of agreement;
dissension;
brawling;
a confused
or harsh
sound or mingling
of sounds; inharmonious.combination
of simultaneously sounded
tones in music; dissonance
discord,
discorded,
discording,
discords.intransitive
verbs
to fail to agree or harmonize; clash
discordance.noun,.plural.discordances
the state
or an instance of disagreement
discordant.adjective
not being in accord;
conflicting;
annoying:
inconsistent;
disagreeable
in sound; harsh
or dissonant
discordantly.adverb
discordancy.noun,.plural.discordancies
discouragement.noun,.plural.discouragements
the act of discouraging; the condition of being
discouraged; despair;
something that discourages; a deterrent
discourage, discouraged,
discouraging.transitive
verbs
to deprive
of courage or confidence; dishearten;
to attempt to dissuade
discouragingly.adverb
discourageable.adjective
discourager.noun,.plural.discouragers
discreet.adjective
having or showing discernment
or good judgment
in conduct
and especially
in speech; prudent,.especially
capable
of preserving
prudent silence; unpretentious;
modest
{the warmth and discreet elegance
of a civilized
home}); unobtrusive; unnoticeable
(followed at a discreet distance); wise
in overstanding
discreetly.adverb
discreetnessnoun
discretion.noun,.plural.discretions
discretion is taking time
to think about any circumstance
or situation before saying anything
about it or taking any action; the
quality
of being
discreet; having wisdom
about what's going on around you; freeness
to act or judge on one's own (all the decisions were left to our discretion);
ability or power to decide
responsibly;
prudence;
circumspection;
individual choice or judgment (left the decision to his discretion); the
quality of being discreet; being circumspect
in your life; cautious.reserve
in speech and action (because she uses discretion she never speaks or acts
on the spur-of-the
moment); good taste;
poise;
judgment
and action; having the ability
to make responsible decisions
discretionally.adverb
discretional.adjective
discrete.adjective
individually distinct;
consisting of distinct or unconnected elements;
non continuous; constituting
a separate entity; distinct
discretely.adverb
discreteness.noun
discrepancy.noun,.plural.discrepancies
divergence
or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference; an instance of
divergence or disagreement
discrepant.adjective
marked by discrepancy; disagreeing;
inconsistent
discrepantly.adverb
digress, digressed,
digressing,
digresses.intransitive
verbs
to turn aside, especially from the main subject
in writing or speaking; stray; diverge;
swerve
digression.noun,.plural.digressions
the act of digressing; an instance of digressing,
especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main
subject
digressional.adjective
digressive.adjective
characterized
by digressions; rambling
digressively.adverb
digressiveness.noun,.plural.digressivenesses
demand deposit.noun,.plural.demand
deposits
a bank deposit that can be withdrawn without advance
notice
defile, defiled,
defiling,
defiles.transitive
verbs
if something is defiled it is not up to the standard
that is capable of it (corrupt manufacturers making items with built in
obsolescence);
to cut off from pureness; to debase
the pureness or excellence of; corrupt (a country landscape that was defiled
by urban sprawl); to profane or sully.(a
good name, for example); to make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use;
desecrate.(defile
a temple); to violate the chastity
of; to make filthy or dirty; corrupt;
pollute (defile a river with sewage)
defilingly.adverb
defilement.noun,.plural.defilements
defiler.noun,.plural.defilers
disinterest.noun,.plural.disinterests
freedom from selfish bias
or self-interest; impartiality;
lack
of interest;
indifference
disinterest.transitive
verb
to divest
of interest
disinterested.adjective
free of bias
and self interest; impartial;
not interested; indifferent; having lost interest
disinterestedly.adverb
disinterestedness.noun
deplete, depleted,
depleting,
depletes.transitive
verbs
to decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out
(sometimes we just feel despondent
and this depletes our energy)
depletable.adjective
depletion.noun,.plural.depletions
the act
or process
of depleting; the condition
or state
of being depleted; exhaustion;
the gradual
use or consumption
of a resource, especially a natural resource (after all that exercise my
resources need renewing)
decompose, decomposed,
decomposing,
decomposes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
separate into components or basic elements;
to cause to rot
intransitive verb use.to
become broken down into components; disintegrate;
to decay; putrefy
decomposable.adjective
decomposable.noun,.plural.decomposables
decomposability.noun,.plural.decomposabilities
decomposition.noun,.plural.decompositions
the act or result of decomposing;
disintegration
decompositional.adjective
demolish, demolished,
demolishing,
demolishes.transitive
verbs
to tear down completely; raze;
to do away with completely; put an end to; ruin
demolition.noun,.plural.demolitions
the act or process of wrecking or destroying,
especially destruction by explosives
demolitionist.noun,.plural.demolitionists
dispatch, dispatched,
dispatching,
dispatches.transitive
verbs
also spelt.despatch;
to relegate to a specific
destination or send on specific business; to complete, transact
or dispose
of promptly;
the act of sending off, as to a specific destination; a written message,
particularly
an official communication, sent with speed
dispatch.noun
an organization or a conveyance
for delivering goods
deleterious.adjective
having a harmful effect; injurious
deleteriously.adverb
deleteriousness.noun
die, died,
dying,
dies.intransitive
verbs
to cease
living; become dead; expire;
to cease existing;
subside
(the winds died down); become extinct
(tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago)
die hard.idiom
to continue.resistance
against hopeless odds; to change very slowly (habits
die hard, so one must be careful,
ensuring
only positive
ones are adopted);
to resist against overwhelming,
hopeless odds; to take a long time in passing out of existence (prejudices
that die hard)
die.noun,.plural.dies
a device used for cutting out, forming or stamping
material, such as an engraved metal piece used for impressing a design
onto a softer metal, as in coining money; one of several component pieces
that are fitted into a diestock to cut threads on screws or bolts; a part
on a machine that punches shaped holes in, cuts or forms sheet metal, cardboard
or other stock; a metal block containing small conicalholes
through which plastic, metal or other ductile
material is extruded or
drawn
die, died,
dieing,
dies.transitive
verbs
to cut, form or stamp with or as if with a die
the die is cast.idiom
the decision has been made and is seemingly.irrevocable
die.noun,.plural.dice
in games, a small cube marked on each side with
from one to six dots, usually used in pairs in various games (a game of
chance using dice)
dice.noun,.plural.dices
a small cube, as of food
dice, diced,
dicing,
dices.transitive
verbs
to cut food into small cubes
dicer.noun,.plural.dicers
dye.noun,.plural.dyes
a substance
used to color materials called dyestuff; a color imparted
by dyeing
dye, dyed,
dyeing,
dyes
transitive verb use.to
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution
intransitive verb use.to
take on or impart color
dyer.noun,.plural.dyers
dyed-in-the-wool.adjective
thoroughgoing;
out-and-out (a dyed-in-the-wool opinion that is unlikely to be altered,
because the mind has become seared:.1Timothy
4:2);
dyed before being woven
into cloth
dell.noun,.plural.dells
a small, secluded,
wooded valley
dilute, diluted,
diluting,
dilutes.transitive
verbs
to make thinner or less.concentrated
by adding a liquid such as water; to lessen the force, strength, purity
or brilliance of, especially by admixture
dilute.adjective
weakened; diluted
diluter.noun,.plural.diluters
dilutive.adjective
dilution.noun,.plural.dilutions
the process of making weaker or less concentrated;
a dilute or weakened condition; a diluted substance
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