| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| dignity |
one's sense of worth; pride or self-respect, esp. as manifested in one's bearing or behavior. [3 definitions] |
| dig out |
to find by searching. |
| digraph |
a pair of letters representing a single sound, such as "sh" in "shine". |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| digressive |
tending to digress or depart from the main subject. |
| dihedral |
formed by or having two intersecting planes. [2 definitions] |
| dihydrotestosterone |
an androgenic hormone derived from testosterone. |
| dik-dik |
any of several extremely small African antelopes. |
| dike |
an embankment built to prevent flooding; levee. [6 definitions] |
| diktat |
a burdensome, punishing settlement imposed on a defeated party by the victors. [2 definitions] |
| dilapidate |
to become ruined or decayed, as from neglect. [2 definitions] |
| dilapidated |
fallen into disrepair or decay, esp. from neglect or overuse. |
| dilatation |
in medicine, the state or condition of abnormal enlargement of an organ, cavity, or canal of the body. |
| dilate |
to make wider or larger; enlarge; expand. [3 definitions] |
| dilation |
the process of enlarging an organ such as the cervix or the pupil of the eye. [2 definitions] |
| dilator |
a muscle that dilates a body part, such as the pupil of the eye. [2 definitions] |
| dilatory |
tending to delay; slow. [2 definitions] |
| dildo |
an object made of rubber, plastic, or the like to simulate an erect penis. |
| dilemma |
a problem situation that requires a choice between equally undesirable solutions or that resists satisfactory solution. [2 definitions] |