English Words: D

26,416 words · Page 47 of 529

disusenoun

The state of not being used; neglect.

disusedverb

simple past and past participle of disuse

ditverb

To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).

ditchnoun

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

ditchedadj

Having a ditch

ditchesnoun

plural of ditch

ditchingverb

present participle and gerund of ditch

ditherverb

To tremble, shake, or shiver.

ditheringnoun

The act of one who dithers.

dittonoun

That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

dittynoun

A short, simple verse or song.

ditzyadj

Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.

Diuname

A city in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.

diureticadj

Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

diurnaladj

Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.

divnoun

A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.

divanoun

Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.

divalentadj

Having an atomic valence of 2.

divannoun

A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).

diveverb

To swim under water.

divedverb

simple past and past participle of dive (scuba diving)

divernoun

Someone who dives, especially as a sport.

divergeverb

To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

divergencenoun

The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.

divergentadj

Growing further apart; diverging.

divergingnoun

divergence

diversnoun

plural of diver

diverseadj

Consisting of different elements; various.

diversificationnoun

The act, or the result, of diversifying.

diversifiedadj

Diverse; various.

diversifyverb

To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.

diversionnoun

A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.

diversionaryadj

That serves as a diversion.

diversitynoun

The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.

divertverb

To turn aside from a course.

divertedadj

that has been subject to diversion

diverticulitisnoun

An infection of the diverticulum.

divertingadj

Amusing, distracting.

divesnoun

plural of dive

divestverb

To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).

divestiturenoun

The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business.

divestmentnoun

The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

divinoun

The dividend paid out by the Co-op

divideverb

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

dividedverb

simple past and past participle of divide

dividendnoun

A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).

dividernoun

One who or that which divides or separates.

dividingadj

Serving to divide or separate.

divinationnoun

The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.

divineadj

Of or pertaining to a god.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter D contains 26,416 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 529 pages, and you are currently viewing page 47. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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