English words starting with dil - page 1

Meanings of Dilettanti:

noun

A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

Usage examples:

A wealthy literary dilettante

Plural of dilettante usually disapproving

Meanings of Diligence:

noun

Careful and persistent work or effort.

Usage examples:

Few party members challenge his diligence as an mp

Meanings of Diligences:

noun

A public stagecoach.

Usage examples:

We caught the diligence to boulogne

Meanings of Diligent:

adjective

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.

Usage examples:

After diligent searching, he found a parcel

Meanings of Diligently:

adverb

In a way that shows care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.

Usage examples:

He spends his nights diligently working on his dissertation

Meanings of Dill:

noun

An aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. the leaves or seeds are used for flavouring and for medicinal purposes.

Usage examples:

Cool-season herbs including dill, fennel, parsley, cilantro, oregano, arugula, thyme and savory als…

Meanings of Dillier:

adjective

Odd; foolish.

Usage examples:

She'll get it dirty, get it trodden on, silly, dilly girl.

noun

An excellent example of a particular type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

That's a dilly of a breakfast recipe

Meanings of Dillies:

noun

An excellent example of a particular type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

That's a dilly of a breakfast recipe

adjective

Odd; foolish.

Usage examples:

She'll get it dirty, get it trodden on, silly, dilly girl.

Meanings of Dills:

noun

A naive or foolish person.

Usage examples:

If we cannot stop the dills from throwing away lit cigarettes, we could at least save the occasiona…

Meanings of Dillweed:

noun

An aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. the leaves or seeds are used for flavouring and for medicinal purposes.

Meanings of Dilly:

noun

An excellent example of a particular type of person or thing.

Usage examples:

That's a dilly of a breakfast recipe

adjective

Odd; foolish.

Usage examples:

She'll get it dirty, get it trodden on, silly, dilly girl.

Meanings of Dilly-dally:

verb

To waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision

Usage examples:

Don't dilly-dally - just get your bags and let's go!

Meanings of Dilly-dallying:

verb

To waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision

Usage examples:

Don't dilly-dally - just get your bags and let's go!

Meanings of Dillydallied:

verb

Past simple and past participle of dilly-dally

Usage examples:

Don't dilly-dally - just get your bags and let's go!

Meanings of Dillydally:

verb

To waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision

Usage examples:

Don't dilly-dally - just get your bags and let's go!

Meanings of Dillydallying:

verb

Present participle of dilly-dally

Usage examples:

Don't dilly-dally - just get your bags and let's go!

Meanings of Diluent:

noun

A substance used to dilute something.

Usage examples:

Quantitative information concerning the concentrations of the pigments and diluents comprising the …

adjective

Acting to cause dilution.

Usage examples:

An additional three mice served as diluent control animals, with an equal volume of methanol added …

Meanings of Diluents:

noun

A substance used to dilute something.

Usage examples:

Quantitative information concerning the concentrations of the pigments and diluents comprising the …

adjective

Acting to cause dilution.

Usage examples:

An additional three mice served as diluent control animals, with an equal volume of methanol added …

Meanings of Dilute:

verb

Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Usage examples:

Bleach can be diluted with cold water

adjective

(of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.

Usage examples:

The water turnover rates of hummingbirds feeding on dilute nectar are more similar to those of amph…

Meanings of Diluted:

adjective

(of a liquid) weakened by the addition of water or another solvent.

Usage examples:

Diluted fruit juice

verb

Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Usage examples:

Bleach can be diluted with cold water

Meanings of Dilutes:

verb

Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Usage examples:

Bleach can be diluted with cold water

adjective

(of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.

Usage examples:

The water turnover rates of hummingbirds feeding on dilute nectar are more similar to those of amph…

Meanings of Diluting:

verb

Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Usage examples:

Bleach can be diluted with cold water

adjective

(of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.

Usage examples:

The water turnover rates of hummingbirds feeding on dilute nectar are more similar to those of amph…

Meanings of Dilution:

noun

The action of making a liquid more dilute.

Usage examples:

The milk factor is greatly reduced by dilution

Meanings of Dilutions:

noun

The action of making a liquid more dilute.

Usage examples:

The milk factor is greatly reduced by dilution

Meanings of Dilutive:

adjective

Causing a reduction in the value of a shareholding due to the issue of additional shares in a company without an increase in assets.

Usage examples:

The dilutive effect of common stock issuances