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Meanings of Digitorium:

noun

A small portable keyboard which produces no sound when played, and which players of keyboard instruments use for practice and especially to exercise the fingers and wrists.

Meanings of Digitoxin:

noun

A compound with similar properties to digoxin and found with it in the foxglove and similar plants.

Usage examples:

Some are used as pure compounds from the traditional medicinal plants, such as atropine, morphine, …

Meanings of Digitron:

noun

A cold-cathode tube shaped like a number, letter, or symbol, emitting light when a voltage is applied across it and used for the purposes of display.

Meanings of Digits:

noun

Any of the numerals from 0 to 9, especially when forming part of a number.

Usage examples:

This invention was the decimal system of numerals - nine digits and a zero.

Meanings of Digitus:

noun

A whole number less than ten; = "digit".

Meanings of Diglossia:

noun

A situation in which two languages (or two varieties of the same language) are used under different conditions within a community, often by the same speakers. the term is usually applied to languages with distinct ‘high’ and ‘low’ (colloquial) varieties, such as arabic.

Usage examples:

In cases such as these of bilingualism without diglossia, the two languages compete for use in the …

Meanings of Dignified:

adjective

Having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.

Usage examples:

She maintained a dignified silence

verb

Make (something) seem worthy and impressive.

Usage examples:

The americans had dignified their departure with a ceremony

Meanings of Dignifies:

verb

Make (something) seem worthy and impressive.

Usage examples:

The americans had dignified their departure with a ceremony

Meanings of Dignify:

verb

Make (something) seem worthy and impressive.

Usage examples:

The americans had dignified their departure with a ceremony

Meanings of Dignifying:

verb

Make (something) seem worthy and impressive.

Usage examples:

The americans had dignified their departure with a ceremony

Meanings of Dignitaries:

noun

A person considered to be important because of high rank or office.

Usage examples:

The guests included former shareholders, local dignitaries, and many of the people directly involve…

Meanings of Dignitary:

noun

A person considered to be important because of high rank or office.

Usage examples:

The guests included former shareholders, local dignitaries, and many of the people directly involve…

Meanings of Dignities:

noun

The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.

Usage examples:

The dignity of labour

Meanings of Dignity:

noun

The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.

Usage examples:

The dignity of labour

Meanings of Digoxin:

noun

A poisonous compound present in the foxglove and other plants. it is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.

Usage examples:

One doctor reaches for a ‘decent dose of warfarin and digoxin no hesitation at all’ to treat patien…

Meanings of Digraph:

noun

A combination of two letters representing one sound, as in ph and ey.

Usage examples:

J does not normally feature in words of old english origin, the digraph dg representing the sound m…

Meanings of Digraphs:

noun

A combination of two letters representing one sound, as in ph and ey.

Usage examples:

J does not normally feature in words of old english origin, the digraph dg representing the sound m…

Meanings of Digress:

verb

Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

I have digressed a little from my original plan

Meanings of Digressed:

verb

Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

I have digressed a little from my original plan

Meanings of Digresses:

verb

Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

I have digressed a little from my original plan

Meanings of Digressing:

verb

Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

I have digressed a little from my original plan

Meanings of Digression:

noun

A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

Let's return to the main topic after that brief digression

Meanings of Digressions:

noun

A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

Let's return to the main topic after that brief digression

Meanings of Digressive:

adjective

Characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject.

Usage examples:

A digressive account

Meanings of Digs:

noun

Break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.

Usage examples:

The boar had been digging for roots

plural noun

Lodgings.

Usage examples:

They are looking for new digs

phrase

Informal for lodgings

Usage examples:

In digs many students in london have to live in digs., i spent three years in student digs., it was…