All English words - page 1117

Meanings of Dinkies:

noun

A partner in a well-off working couple with no children.

Usage examples:

Even those dinkies with high incomes are priced out of the market

adjective

(of an object or place) attractively small and neat.

Usage examples:

A dinky little restaurant

Meanings of Dinkiest:

adjective

(of an object or place) attractively small and neat.

Usage examples:

A dinky little restaurant

noun

A partner in a well-off working couple with no children.

Usage examples:

Even those dinkies with high incomes are priced out of the market

Meanings of Dinner:

noun

The main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening.

Usage examples:

What's for dinner?

Meanings of Dinner-dance:

noun

A social occasion in the evening, at which there is a meal and dancing

Meanings of Dinner-party:

noun

A social event where a number of people are invited by someone to eat a meal together, usually in the person’s home

Meanings of Dinner-service:

noun

A complete set of plates and dishes with the same design, used when serving a meal to several people

Meanings of Dinnertime:

noun

The time at which dinner is customarily eaten, either around midday or in the evening.

Usage examples:

I'll be back at dinner time

Meanings of Dinnerware:

noun

Dishes, utensils, and glassware used at table; tableware.

Usage examples:

To protect yourself, determine what your cookware, bakeware, dinnerware, and utensils are made of; …

Meanings of Dinning:

verb

Make (someone) learn or remember an idea by constant repetition.

Usage examples:

A runner-up, he dinned into them, was a loser

noun

A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

Usage examples:

The fans made an awful din

Meanings of Dinoflagellatae:

noun

A single-celled organism with two flagella, occurring in large numbers in marine plankton and also found in fresh water. some produce toxins that can accumulate in shellfish, resulting in poisoning when eaten.

Usage examples:

Other unicellular organisms found include bacteria, cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates, and other proti…

Meanings of Dinosaur:

noun

A fossil reptile of the mesozoic era, in many species reaching an enormous size.

Usage examples:

These great birds were the last successors of the mighty theropod dinosaurs of the mesozoic.

Meanings of Dinosaurs:

noun

A fossil reptile of the mesozoic era, in many species reaching an enormous size.

Usage examples:

These great birds were the last successors of the mighty theropod dinosaurs of the mesozoic.

Meanings of Dins:

noun

A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

Usage examples:

The fans made an awful din

verb

Make (someone) learn or remember an idea by constant repetition.

Usage examples:

A runner-up, he dinned into them, was a loser

phrasal verb

To say something forcefully and repeatedly to someone so that they remember it

Usage examples:

It was dinned into me that i could never be late.

Meanings of Dint:

noun

A dent or hollow in a surface.

Usage examples:

The soft dints at the top of a coconut

verb

Mark (a surface) with dents or hollows.

Usage examples:

The metal was dull and dinted

Meanings of Dinted:

verb

Mark (a surface) with dents or hollows.

Usage examples:

The metal was dull and dinted

noun

A dent or hollow in a surface.

Usage examples:

The soft dints at the top of a coconut

Meanings of Dinting:

verb

Mark (a surface) with dents or hollows.

Usage examples:

The metal was dull and dinted

noun

A dent or hollow in a surface.

Usage examples:

The soft dints at the top of a coconut

Meanings of Dints:

noun

A dent or hollow in a surface.

Usage examples:

The soft dints at the top of a coconut

verb

Mark (a surface) with dents or hollows.

Usage examples:

The metal was dull and dinted

Meanings of Dinucleotide:

noun

A molecule consisting of two mononucleotides.

Meanings of Diocletian:

proper noun

(245–313), roman emperor 284–305; full name gaius aurelius valerius diocletianus. faced with mounting military problems, in 286 he divided the empire between himself in the east and maximian in the west. diocletian launched the final persecution of the christians (303).

Meanings of Diode:

noun

A semiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing the flow of current in one direction only.

Usage examples:

Molecular electronics - designing carbon-based molecules to act as wires, diodes, transistors and o…

Meanings of Diodes:

noun

A semiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing the flow of current in one direction only.

Usage examples:

Molecular electronics - designing carbon-based molecules to act as wires, diodes, transistors and o…

Meanings of Dioestrus:

noun

(in most female mammals) a period of sexual inactivity between recurrent periods of oestrus.

Usage examples:

The reproductive cycle has four stages: anestrus, proestrus, estrus, and diestrus.

Meanings of Diogenes:

proper noun

(c.400–c.325 bc), greek philosopher. the most famous of the cynics, he lived ascetically in athens (according to legend, he lived in a tub) and was accordingly nicknamed kuōn (‘the dog’), from which the cynics derived their name. he emphasized self-sufficiency and the need for natural, uninhibited behaviour, regardless of social conventions.

Meanings of Diol:

noun

An alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups in its molecule.

Usage examples:

They are the result of a reaction between a diacid (such as terephthalic acid) and a diol (such as …

Meanings of Diols:

noun

An alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups in its molecule.

Usage examples:

They are the result of a reaction between a diacid (such as terephthalic acid) and a diol (such as …