| devote |
to give (one's time or attention) to a purpose (usu. fol. by "to"). [3 definitions] |
| devoted |
showing or feeling great attachment; ardent. [2 definitions] |
| devotion |
great attachment; strong affection. [3 definitions] |
| devour |
to eat or swallow greedily. [4 definitions] |
| devout |
earnestly devoted to religion; pious. [3 definitions] |
| dew |
water droplets that collect, usu. at night, on cool surfaces. [3 definitions] |
| dewlap |
a drooping fold of skin below the neck in some animals such as cattle or dogs. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. [2 definitions] |
| diabetes |
any of several metabolic diseases affecting the body's use of blood sugars or the intake and excretion of fluids, such as diabetes mellitus, which requires periodic injections of insulin. |
| diabetic |
of, having, or resulting from diabetes. [2 definitions] |
| diabolic |
of the Devil or a devil. |
| diagnosis |
the act or process of finding out the nature of an illness or injury by examining its signs and symptoms. [4 definitions] |
| diagonal |
lying in a slanting or oblique position. [5 definitions] |
| diagram |
a drawing, plan, or chart that makes clear the parts or workings of something. [4 definitions] |
| dial |
a disk or plate, usu. with numbers and a pointer indicating gradations of a measure such as speed, pressure, or the like. [8 definitions] |
| dialect |
a variety of a language that is peculiar to a region, social class, or occupation and that differs from the standard language in pronunciation, usage, and vocabulary. [2 definitions] |
| dialing code |
(chiefly British) the digits at the beginning of a telephone number that signify one of a country's telephone districts; area code. |
| dialog box |
a window generated by a computer program that appears on the screen to ask for information from the person using the computer. |
| dialogue |
talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, novel, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| dial tone |
the steady hum or buzzing sound in a telephone receiver indicating that the line is open and a number may be dialed. |
| diameter |
in geometry, a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and having its ends on the circumference or surface. [3 definitions] |