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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

dime novel
penny dreadful noun a melodramatic paperback novel

dimenhydrinate
Dramamine noun antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness

dimension
noun the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

dimensional
adjective having dimension--the quality or character or stature proper to a person; `never matures as a dimensional character; he is pasty, bland, faceless`- Norman Cousins

dimensionality
noun the spatial property of having dimensions; `all matter has dimensionality`

dimensioning
adjective indicating or determining size and position in space; `the ultrasonic dimensioning measurement`; `an ultrasonic dimensioning arrangement of the heart`

dimer
noun a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers

Dimetapp
noun trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis

dimethylglyoxime
noun a compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel

dimetrodon
noun carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail

diminish
verb lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; `don`t belittle your colleagues`

diminished
lessened adjective impaired by diminution

diminishing
adjective becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; `diminishing returns`; `his diminishing respect for her`

diminution
noun the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

diminution
noun change toward something smaller or lower

diminutive
noun a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

diminutiveness
minuteness noun the property of being very small in size; `hence the minuteness of detail in the painting`

dimity
noun a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains

dimly
indistinctly adverb in a dim indistinct manner; `we perceived the change only dimly`

dimly
adverb with a dim light; `a dimly lit room`

dimmed
adjective made dim or less bright; `the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation`; `dimmed headlights`; `we like dimmed lights when we have dinner`

dimmer
noun a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination

dimness
duskiness noun the state of being poorly illuminated

dimness
noun the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

Dimocarpus
genus Dimocarpus noun longan

dimorphic
dimorphous adjective occurring or existing in two different forms; `dimorphic crystals`; `dimorphous organisms`

dimorphism
noun (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)

Dimorphotheca
genus Dimorphotheca noun South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers

dimple
noun a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; `His dimple appeared whenever he smiled`

dimpled
adjective having a small indentation; `they counted the dimpled ballots`

dimpled chad
pregnant chad noun a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached

dimwit
nitwit noun a stupid incompetent person

din
verb instill (into a person) by constant repetition; `he dinned the lessons into his students`

diner
noun a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)

Dinesen
Isak Dinesen noun Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)

dinette
noun a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining

ding
noun a ringing sound

ding-dong
noun the noise made by a bell

dingbat
noun a silly empty-headed person; `you would be a dingbat even to try it`; `yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister`

dingdong
adverb heartily or earnestly; `They fell to work dingdong`

dinge
verb make dingy

dinge
verb make a dent or impression in; `dinge a soft hat`

dinghy
dory noun a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled

dingily
grubbily adverb in a dingy manner

dinginess
dinge noun discoloration due to dirtiness

dingo
warrigal 1 warragal 1 Canis dingo noun wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia

dining
noun the act of eating dinner

dining area
noun an area arranged for dining; `they put up tents for the dining area`

dining car
diner noun a passenger car where food is served in transit

dining room
dining-room noun a room used for dining

dining table
noun a table at which meals are served; `he helped her clear the dining table`; `a feast was spread upon the board`

dining-hall
noun a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining

dining-room attendant
restaurant attendant noun someone employed to provide service in a dining room

diningroom furniture
noun furniture intended for use in a dining room

diningroom suite
diningroom set noun a suite of furniture for the dining room

DINK
noun a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)

Dinka
noun a Nilotic language

dinky
adjective small and insignificant; `we stayed in a dinky old hotel`

dinner
dinner party noun a party of people assembled to have dinner together; `guests should never be late to a dinner party`

dinner bell
noun a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served

dinner dress
dinner gown noun a gown for evening wear

dinner jacket
tux noun semiformal evening dress for men

dinner napkin
noun a large napkin used when dinner is served

dinner pail
dinner bucket noun a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner

dinner plate
noun a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal

dinner service
dinner set noun a service for serving dinner

dinner table
noun the dining table where dinner is served and eaten

dinner theater
dinner theatre noun a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission

dinnertime
suppertime noun the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal

dinnerware
noun the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal

dinoceras
uintathere noun a variety of dinocerate

Dinocerata
order Dinocerata noun small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene

dinocerate
noun an extinct ungulate

Dinoflagellata
order Dinoflagellata noun in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta

dinoflagellate
noun chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton

Dinornis
genus Dinornis noun type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas

Dinornithidae
family Dinornithidae noun moas

Dinornithiformes
order Dinornithiformes noun a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand

dinosaur
noun any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era

dinosaur-like
adjective resembling a dinosaur

dint
noun interchangeable with `means` in the expression `by means of`

diocesan
adjective belonging to or governing a diocese

diocese
bishopric noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

Diocletian
Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian noun Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313)

diode
semiconductor diode noun a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction

diode
rectifying valve noun a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier

Diodon
genus Diodon noun type genus of the Diodontidae

Diodontidae
family Diodontidae noun spiny puffers

dioecious
dioecian adjective having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals

Diogenes
noun an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)

diol
glycol 1 dihydric alcohol noun any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule

Diomedeidae
family Diomedeidae noun albatrosses

Dionaea
genus Dionaea noun a genus of the family Droseraceae

Dionysia
Bacchanalia noun an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)

Dionysian
adjective of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus

Dionysius
Dionysius the Elder noun the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)

Dionysus
noun (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus

dioon
noun any cycad of the genus Dioon; handsome palmlike cycads with robust crowns of leaves and rugged trunks

Diophantus
noun Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)

diopter
dioptre noun a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists