| dick |
(slang) a detective. [2 definitions] |
| dickcissel |
a sparrowlike American songbird characterized, in the male, by a yellow breast and a black mark at the throat. |
| dickens |
devil; deuce (usu. prec. by the). |
| dicker |
to argue over price or value; bargain; haggle. [2 definitions] |
| dickey |
a woman's blouse front for wearing under a jacket or for covering the neckline. [5 definitions] |
| diclinous |
of a plant, having the pollen-bearing and seed-bearing organs in separate flowers. [2 definitions] |
| dicot |
see dicotyledon. |
| dicotyledon |
a member of a large group of flowering plants that bear two embryonic seed leaves at sprouting, such as oaks, beans, and cabbages. (Cf. monocotyledon.) |
| dicoumarin |
see Dicumarol. |
| dicta |
a pl. of dictum. |
| Dictaphone |
trademark for a machine that records dictation so it can be played back for writing or typing later. |
| dictate |
to say or read aloud (something) in order that it may be recorded or written down by someone else. [6 definitions] |
| dictation |
the speaking or reading of words for a person to write down or a machine to record. [3 definitions] |
| dictator |
a ruler who has supreme and total authority, esp. one who has seized power or who uses it harshly or selfishly. [3 definitions] |
| dictatorial |
domineering or overbearing in manner; imperious. [2 definitions] |
| dictatorship |
a country or government under dictatorial rule. [2 definitions] |
| diction |
word choice and arrangement in speech or writing, esp. as a reflection of forcefulness or effectiveness. [2 definitions] |
| dictionary |
a reference work that contains a list of words of a particular language, usu. in alphabetical order and supplemented with information about the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of each word. [3 definitions] |
| dictum |
a formal or official pronouncement or declaration. [3 definitions] |
| Dicumarol |
a white crystalline powder, produced synthetically or from sweet clover, used in medicine to prevent blood from clotting; dicoumarin. |
| did |
past tense of do1. |