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Dips
- noun - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- a brief immersion
- a brief swim in water
- a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
- a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
- a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
- dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
- dip into a liquid; "He dipped i
Dire
- adjective - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
Dirk
- noun - a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
Dirl
- - To thrill; to vibrate; to penetrate.
Dirt
- adjective - (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
- disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
- obscene terms for feces
- the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
- the state of being covered with unclean things
Dis
- noun - god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
Dis-
- - A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d, or sometimes d, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Di-, Dia-. Dis- denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute, disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever.
DISA
- noun - a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions
Disc
- noun - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
- a flat circular plate
- something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky"
- sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
Dish
- noun - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
- a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
- a very attractive or seductive looking woman
- an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"
- directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
- make concave; shape like a dish
- provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"
- the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"