Dwaul, Dwaule Dwaul, Dwaule intransitive verb [ See Dull , Dwell .] To be delirious. [ Obsolete] Junius.

Dwell Dwell intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dwelled , usually contracted into Dwelt ; present participle & verbal noun Dwelling .] [ Middle English dwellen , dwelien , to err, linger, Anglo-Saxon dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icelandic dvelja to delay, tarry, Swedish dväljas to dwell, Danish dvæle to linger, and to English dull . See Dull , and confer Dwale .] 1. To delay; to linger. [ Obsolete]

2. To abide; to remain; to continue.

I 'll rather dwell in my necessity.

Shak.

Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.

Wordsworth.

3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.

The parish in which I was born, dwell , and have possessions.

Peacham.

The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.

C. J. Smith.

To dwell in , to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on. "My hopes in heaven to dwell ." Shak. -- To dwell on or upon , to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.

They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement.

Buckminster.

Syn. -- To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue; stay; rest.

Dwell Dwell transitive verb To inhabit. [ R.] Milton.

Dweller Dwell"er noun An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller . " Dwellers at Jerusalem." Acts i. 19.

Dwelling Dwell"ing noun Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.

Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons.

Jer. xlix. 33.

God will deign
To visit oft the dwellings of just men.

Milton.

Philip's dwelling fronted on the street.

Tennyson.

Dwelling house , a house intended to be occupied as a residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other building. -- Dwelling place , place of residence.

Dwelt Dwelt imperfect & past participle of Dwell .

Dwindle Dwin"dle intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dwindled ; present participle & verbal noun Dwindling .] [ From Middle English dwinen to languish, waste away, Anglo-Saxon dwīnan ; akin to LG. dwinen , Dutch dwijnen to vanish, Icelandic dvīna to cease, dwindle, Swedish tvina ; of uncertain origin. The suffix -le , preceded by d excrescent after n , is added to the root with a diminutive force.] To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.

Weary sennights nine times nine
Shall he dwindle , peak and pine.

Shak.

Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions,
are said to have dwindled into factious clubs.

Swift.

Dwindle Dwin"dle transitive verb 1. To make less; to bring low.

Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.

Thomson.

2. To break; to disperse. [ R.] Clarendon.

Dwindle Dwin"dle noun The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy. [ R.] Johnson.

Dwindlement Dwin"dle·ment noun The act or process of dwindling; a dwindling. [ R.] Mrs. Oliphant.

Dwine Dwine intransitive verb [ See Dwindle .] To waste away; to pine; to languish. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.] Gower.

Dyad Dy"ad noun [ Latin dyas , dyadis , the number two. Greek ...: confer French dyade . See two, and confer Duad .] 1. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.

2. (Chemistry) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.

Dyad Dy"ad adjective (Chemistry) Having a valence or combining power of two; capable of being substituted for, combined with, or replaced by, two atoms of hydrogen; as, oxygen and calcium are dyad elements. See Valence .

Dyadic Dy·ad"ic adjective [ Greek ..., from ... two.] Pertaining to the number two; of two parts or elements.

Dyadic arithmetic , the same as binary arithmetic .

Dyaks Dy"aks noun plural ; sing. Dyak . (Ethnol.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices.

Dyas Dy"as noun [ Latin dyas the number two.] (Geol.) A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation, there consisting of two principal groups.

Dye Dye transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dyed ; present participle & verbal noun Dyeing .] [ Middle English deyan , dyen , Anglo-Saxon deágian .] To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.

Cloth to be dyed of divers colors.

Trench.

The soul is dyed by its thoughts.

Lubbock.

To dye in the grain , To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly.

He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool .

Hawthorne.

Syn. -- See Stain .

Dye Dye noun 1. Color produced by dyeing.

2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.

Dye Dye noun Same as Die , a lot. Spenser.

Dyehouse Dye"house` noun A building in which dyeing is carried on.

Dyeing Dye"ing noun The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc.

Dyer Dy"er noun One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.

Dyer's broom , Dyer's rocket , Dyer's weed . See Dyer's broom , under Broom .

Dyestuff Dye"stuff` noun A material used for dyeing.

Dyewood Dye"wood` noun Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing.

Dying Dy"ing adjective 1. In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.

2. Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.

Dying Dy"ing noun The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life.

Dyingly Dy"ing·ly adverb In a dying manner; as if at the point of death. Beau. & Fl.

Dyingness Dy"ing·ness noun The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor; languishment. [ R.]

Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness ; you see that picture, Foible, -- a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I'll look so.

Congreve.

Dyke Dyke noun See Dike . The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.

Dynactinometer Dy·nac`ti·nom"e·ter noun [ Greek ... power + English actinometer .] An instrument for measuring the intensity of the photogenic (light-producing) rays, and computing the power of object glasses.

Dynam Dy"nam noun [ Confer French dyname . See Dynamic .] A unit of measure for dynamical effect or work; a foot pound. See Foot pound . Whewell.

Dynameter Dy·nam"e·ter noun [ Greek ... power + -meter : confer French dynamètre . Confer Dynamometer .] 1. A dynamometer.

2. (Opt.) An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes, consisting usually of a doubleimage micrometer applied to the eye end of a telescope for measuring accurately the diameter of the image of the object glass there formed; which measurement, compared with the actual diameter of the glass, gives the magnifying power.

Dynametrical Dy`na·met"ric·al adjective Pertaining to a dynameter.

Dynamic, Dynamical Dy·nam"ic, Dy·nam"ic·al adjective [ Greek ... powerful, from ... power, from ... to be able; confer Latin durus hard, English dure : confer French dynamique .] 1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or power; characterized by energy or production of force.

Science, as well as history, has its past to show, -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is dynamic , not divine.

J. Martineau.

The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic , causes.

J. Peile.

2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as, dynamical geology.

As natural science has become more dynamic , so has history.

Prof. Shedd.

Dynamical electricity . See under Electricity .

Dynamically Dy·nam"ic·al·ly adverb In accordance with the principles of dynamics or moving forces. J. Peile.

Dynamics Dy·nam"ics noun 1. That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of bodies (kinematics) and the action of forces in producing or changing their motion (kinetics) . Dynamics is held by some recent writers to include statics and not kinematics .

2. The moving moral, as well as physical, forces of any kind, or the laws which relate to them.

3. (Mus.) That department of musical science which relates to, or treats of, the power of tones.

Dynamism Dy"na·mism noun [ Confer French dynamisme . See Dynamics .] The doctrine of Leibnitz, that all substance involves force.

Dynamist Dy"na·mist noun One who accounts for material phenomena by a theory of dynamics.

Those who would resolve matter into centers of force may be said to constitute the school of dynamists .

Ward (Dyn. Sociol. ).

Dynamitard Dy"na·mi`tard noun A political dynamiter. [ A form found in some newspapers.]

Dynamite Dy"na·mite noun [ Greek ... power. See Dynamic .] (Chemistry) An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous decomposition.

Dynamiter Dy"na·mi`ter noun One who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for the destruction of life and property.

Dynamiting Dy"na·mi`ting noun Destroying by dynamite, for political ends.

Dynamiting is not the American way.

The Century.

Dynamitism Dy"na·mi`tism noun The work of dynamiters.

Dynamization Dy"na·mi·za`tion [ Greek ... power. See Dynamic .] (Homeop.) The act of setting free the dynamic powers of a medicine, as by shaking the bottle containing it.

Dynamo Dy"na·mo noun A dynamo-electric machine.

Dynamo-electric Dy`na·mo-e·lec"tric adjective [ Greek ... power + English electric . See Dynamic .] Pertaining to the development of electricity, especially electrical currents, by power; producing electricity or electrical currents by mechanical power.

Dynamograph Dy·nam"o·graph noun [ Greek ... power + -graph . See Dynamic .] (Physiol.) A dynamometer to which is attached a device for automatically registering muscular power.

Dynamometer Dy`na·mom"e·ter noun [ Confer French dynamomètre . See Dynameter .] An apparatus for measuring force or power; especially, muscular effort of men or animals, or the power developed by a motor, or that required to operate machinery.

» It usually embodies a spring to be compressed or weight to be sustained by the force applied, combined with an index, or automatic recorder, to show the work performed.

Dynamometric, Dynamometrical Dy`na·mo·met"ric, Dy`na·mo·met"ric·al adjective Relating to a dynamometer, or to the measurement of force doing work; as, dynamometrical instruments.

Dynamometry Dy`na·mom"e·try noun The art or process of measuring forces doing work.

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