| diving bell |
a large metal chamber used for underwater work and supplied with air under pressure equal to that of the surrounding water. |
| diving board |
a rigidly supported springboard that projects over water, used for diving. |
| diving suit |
any of various outfits worn by underwater divers, esp. a heavy, sealed garment with a detachable helmet that supplies pumped air. |
| divining rod |
a forked stick used by dowsers to search for underground water; dowsing rod. |
| divinity |
the quality of being godlike. [4 definitions] |
| divisible |
capable of being divided, or of being divided equally with no remainder. |
| division |
the act of dividing or separating into parts or factions. [7 definitions] |
| division sign |
a mathematical sign consisting of a small horizontal line with a dot above and below it, indicating that the numeral preceding it is to be divided by the numeral following it. |
| divisive |
causing division or discord. [2 definitions] |
| divisor |
in mathematical division, the number by which another number is to be divided. |
| divorcé |
a man whose marriage has been legally ended. |
| divorce |
the legal termination of a marriage contract, or the formal separation of spouses in societies without written laws. [5 definitions] |
| divorced |
no longer married because of divorce. |
| divorcee |
a woman whose marriage has been legally ended. |
| divot |
a piece of turf torn up by a golf club in making a stroke. |
| divulge |
to disclose (usu. something confidential or secret). |
| divvy |
(informal) to share (often fol. by "up"). |
| Dixie |
the southern states of the United States, esp. those forming the Confederacy during the Civil War. [2 definitions] |
| Dixieland |
an early style of small-group jazz, characterized by a strict two-beat rhythm and by improvised ensemble and solo playing. [2 definitions] |
| diya |
a small, open-dish oil lamp made of baked clay, used in India and Nepal. |
| dizzy |
having a sensation of spinning and loss of balance; giddy. [7 definitions] |