dine |
to eat dinner. |
dine out |
to eat dinner away from one's home. |
diner |
one who eats a meal. [2 definitions] |
dinette |
a small room or section of a room used for eating meals. |
dinghy |
a small boat used as a lifeboat or for short trips to shore and back. |
dingo |
a kind of wild dog found only in Australia. Dingoes have long legs, pointed ears, and yellowish brown or reddish brown fur. They hunt small mammals, but have learned to hunt sheep and cattle brought to Australia by European settlers. |
dingy |
dirty or not cared for well. [2 definitions] |
dining |
the activity of eating a fancy meal or the evening meal. |
dining room |
a room in a home or hotel where meals are eaten. |
dinner |
the main meal of the day. [2 definitions] |
dinnertime |
the time at which people begin to eat dinner, or the period in which people are eating dinner. |
dinosaur |
one of a group of extinct animals. Some kinds of dinosaurs were the largest animals that ever lived on land. Other dinosaurs were as small as chickens. The first kinds of dinosaurs developed over two hundred million years ago. The last kinds became extinct about sixty-five million years ago. |
diocese |
a group of churches or a district under the authority of a bishop. |
diorama |
a scene represented by objects in the form of people, animals, or things, placed in front of a painted background. |
dioxide |
a compound containing two atoms of oxygen bound to a single atom of another element. |
dip |
to put into a liquid briefly. [8 definitions] |
diploma |
an official piece of paper stating that a student has earned a degree or finished a course of study. High schools, colleges, and universities give out diplomas. |
diplomat |
a person whose job is to handle relations with the governments of other countries. [2 definitions] |
diplomatic |
of or relating to diplomats. [2 definitions] |
dipper |
a cup with a long handle used to lift liquids. [2 definitions] |
dire |
causing, likely to cause, or involving terror or suffering. [2 definitions] |