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dim·mer noun : a device for controlling the amount of light from an electric lighting unit

di·mor·phic adjective : occurring in two distinct forms

— di·mor·phism noun

1dimple noun : a small depression esp. in the cheek or chin

2dimple verb dim·pled; dim·pling : to form dimples (as in smiling)

din noun : a loud confused mixture of noises

Synonyms

bluster, cacophony, clamor, noise, racket, roar—more at NOISE

dine verb dined; din·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF disner, diner to eat, have a meal, fr. VL *disjejunare to break one's fast, ultim. fr. L jejunus fasting]

1 : to eat dinner

2 : to give a dinner to

Synonyms

[1] eat, fare, feed; also banquet, feast, fete; board, mess; breakfast, lunch, sup; picnic

[2] banquet, feast, junket, regale—more at FEAST

din·er noun 1 : one that dines

2 : a railroad dining car

3 : a restaurant usu. resembling a dining car

Synonyms

café, grill, restaurant—more at RESTAURANT

di·nette noun : an alcove or small room used for dining

ding verb : to cause minor damage to a surface

— ding noun

din·ghy noun, plural dinghies 1 : a small boat

2 : LIFE RAFT

din·gi·ness noun : the quality or state of being dingy

Synonyms

dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grubbiness, nastiness, uncleanliness—more at DIRTINESS

din·gle noun : a small wooded valley

din·go noun, plural dingoes : a reddish brown wild dog of Australia

din·gus noun : DOODAD

din·gy adjective din·gi·er; -est 1 : not clean or pure : DIRTY

2 : SHABBY

dink noun, often all cap [ORIGIN: double income, no kids]

: a couple with two incomes and no children; also : a member of such a couple

din·ky adjective din·ki·er; -est : overly or unattractively small

din·ner noun 1 : the main meal of the day

2 : a formal banquet

Synonyms

banquet, feast, feed, spread—more at FEAST

din·ner·ware noun : tableware other than flatware

di·no noun, plural dinos : DINOSAUR

di·no·fla·gel·late noun : any of an order of planktonic plantlike unicellular flagellates of which some cause red tide

di·no·saur noun [ORIGIN: ultim. fr. Gk deinos terrifying + sauros lizard]

: any of a group of extinct long-tailed Mesozoic reptiles often of huge size

dint noun 1 : FORCE

2 : a depression or hollow made by a blow or by pressure : DENT

di·o·cese noun, plural -ces·es : the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

— di·oc·e·san adjective or noun

di·ode noun : an electronic device with two electrodes or terminals used esp. as a rectifier

di·ox·in noun : a persistent toxic hydrocarbon that occurs esp. as a by-product of industrial processes and waste incineration

1dip verb dipped; dip·ping 1 : to plunge temporarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid)

2 : to thrust in a way to suggest immersion

3 : to scoop up or out : LADLE

4 : to lower and then raise quickly <~ a flag in salute>

5 : to drop or slope down esp. suddenly

6 : to decrease moderately and usu. temporarily

7 : to reach inside or as if inside or below a surface

8 : to examine or read something casually or superficially <~ into a book>

Synonyms

[1] douse, duck, dunk, immerse, souse, submerge; also drench, flood, soak, wet; plunge, thrust

[3] ladle, scoop, spoon; also bail; deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust; bleed, draw (off); dish; draw, siphon

[5, 6] decline, descend, drop, fall, lower, plummet, plunge, sink, tumble—more at DROP

[8] browse, glance, glimpse, peek, skim—more at GLANCE

2dip noun 1 : an act of dipping; especially : a short swim

2 : inclination downward : DROP

3 : something obtained by or used in dipping

4 : a sauce or soft mixture into which food may be dipped

5 : a liquid into which something may be dipped (as for cleansing or coloring)

Synonyms

descent, dive, down, drop, fall, plunge—more at DESCENT

diph·the·ria noun : an acute contagious bacterial disease marked by fever and by coating of