dwelt |
a past tense and past participle of dwell. |
DWI |
abbreviation of "driving while intoxicated." |
dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; diminish; shrink. |
Dy |
symbol of the chemical element dysprosium. |
Dyak |
variant of Dayak. |
dybbuk |
in Jewish folklore, the soul of a dead person that enters the body of a living person and controls his or her actions. |
dye |
a liquid used to impart color, as to fabrics, or the substance, usu. a powder, from which the liquid is made. [5 definitions] |
dyeable |
combined form of dye. |
dyed-in-the-wool |
complete; utter. [2 definitions] |
dyed in the wool |
confirmed or firmly established. |
dyeing |
the process or art of using dye to color fabric. |
dyer's woad |
a yellow-flowered biennial plant whose leaves yield a blue dye. |
dyestuff |
a substance that can be used as or made into a dye. |
dying |
nearing death; losing life. [4 definitions] |
dyke1 |
variant of dike. |
dyke2 |
(offensive slang) a female homosexual; lesbian. |
dyna- |
power. |
dynamic |
characterized by constant activity, forward movement, or change, often with positive results. [5 definitions] |
dynamics |
(used with a sing. verb) a branch of physics that studies how motion and the action of forces affecting motion interrelate. [3 definitions] |
dynamism |
any of various philosophical theories that hold that natural phenomena are based in force or energy. [2 definitions] |
dynamite |
a strong explosive made of nitroglycerine or ammonium nitrate. [3 definitions] |