📖 D — The English dictionary · page 43

distressed — Everyday, meaning 1: Very upset, worried or in pain.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In danger or trouble and needing help: «a distressed ship».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (of furniture, clothes) Made to look old and worn on purpose.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal, business) In money trouble: «a distressed company».↗ Example: The distressed child was looking for her mum.↗ · The cat seemed distressed by the fireworks.↗ · Lifeguards rescued the distressed swimmer.↗ · She painted the table and sanded it to look distressed.↗ · He was distressed to hear his friend was ill.↗ · Distressed jeans are sold with holes already in them.↗ · “Then what can I do?” asked the distressed man.↗ · Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed.↗ (Torah GEN.32.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.↗ (Writings 2CH.28.20, JPS 1917)↗ · I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant hast thou been unto me; wonderful was thy love to me, passing the love of women.↗ (Prophets 2SA.1.26, JPS 1917)↗ · And the children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was sore distressed.↗ (Prophets JDG.10.9, JPS 1917)↗

distressful — Everyday, meaning 1: Causing pain, worry or sadness; upsetting.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Full of trouble and suffering.↗ Example: It was a distressful sight to see the flooded houses.↗ · The ship's crew had a long, distressful voyage through the storm.↗ · The news of the accident was distressful for the whole town.↗ · The lost puppy gave a distressful whine.↗ · Moving away from all her friends was a distressful time for Ella.↗ · The old poem tells of distressful days of war and hunger.↗

distribute — Everyday, meaning 1: To give or share things out among a number of people.↗ e.g. The teacher distributed the books.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To spread something over an area.↗ e.g. Distribute the seeds evenly.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To deliver goods to shops.↗ e.g. The company distributes food to supermarkets.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (maths) To share a total into groups or parts.↗ Example: The teacher distributed 30 pencils equally among 6 tables, so each table got 5.↗ · Volunteers distributed food to families.↗ · Distribute the icing evenly over the cake.↗ · The company distributes milk to shops in the town.↗ · Please distribute these leaflets to every house.↗ · The prize money was distributed among the winners.↗ · Seeds are distributed by wind and birds.↗ · Well, they dug up both the pots, and began to distribute the money among the poor.↗ · And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the freewill-offerings of God, to distribute the offerings of the LORD, and the most holy things.↗ (Writings 2CH.31.14, JPS 1917)↗ · When they had made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders thereof, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them; (Prophets JOS.19.49, JPS 1917)↗

distributed — Everyday, meaning 1: Distributed means given out or shared among people or places.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Distributed also means spread out over an area.↗ Example: The teacher distributed 30 pencils to 10 students.↗ · 48 apples were distributed equally into 6 baskets.↗ · She distributed the cards to her friends.↗ · How many did each get if 40 were distributed among 8?↗ · Seeds are distributed by the wind.↗ · Food was distributed after the flood.↗ · The tests were distributed at 9 o'clock.↗ · How unequally things are distributed in this world!↗ · The "Sepher Yetzirah" consists of six chapters, having 33 paragraphs distributed among them, in this manner, the first has 12, then follow 5, 5, 4, 3, and 4.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The ''Sepher Yetzirah " consists of six chapters, having 33 paragraphs distributed among them, in this manner, the first has 12, then follow 5, 5, 4, 3, and 4.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · God has carried these through waters, He has borne them aloft through fire, and He has stamped them in the storms of the air; He has distributed them among the seven stars, and has assigned them to twelve celestial constellations.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward.↗ (Prophets JOS.13.32, JPS 1917)↗

distribution — Everyday, meaning 1: Distribution is the act of giving or sharing things out among people or places.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Distribution is the way something is spread out or arranged over an area or a group.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths and statistics) A distribution shows how often each value or result happens in a set of data.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In business, distribution is getting goods from factories to shops.↗ Example: The teacher organised the distribution of books to every pupil.↗ · The distribution of penguins is mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.↗ · The bar chart shows the distribution of marks in the test.↗ · The distribution of food after the flood took three days.↗ · An equal distribution of 30 sweets among 6 children gives each 5.↗ · The company handles the distribution of toys to shops.↗ · The map shows the distribution of rain across the country.↗ · "No," said the fence-rail, who had been a witness at the distribution of prizes; "there should be some consideration for industry and perseverance.↗ · Distribution was delayed unril this year (1922) by a supplement aiming at a solution of the Pythagorean philosophy.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

district — Everyday, meaning 1: A district is an area of a town, city or country, often with its own name or purpose.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A district is an area marked out by a government for running schools, voting, courts and other services.↗ Example: We live in a quiet district near the river.↗ · Our school district has twelve schools.↗ · The shopping district is busy on Saturdays.↗ · The Lake District has mountains and lakes.↗ · Each district has its own council.↗ · The old district has narrow streets.↗ · Firefighters from three districts helped.↗ · Indeed, save in the remote country districts, the dialect of the legends has nearly disappeared.↗ · Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district.↗ (Writings NEH.3.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.↗ (Writings NEH.3.9, JPS 1917)↗ · After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.↗ (Writings NEH.3.18, JPS 1917)↗

distrust — Everyday, meaning 1: (noun) A feeling that you cannot trust someone or something; you think they may lie or let you down.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To not trust someone or something.↗ Example: The cat looked at the new dog with distrust.↗ · After he broke his promise, she began to distrust him.↗ · There was distrust between the two teams after the argument.↗ · Distrust strangers online who ask for your address.↗ · The villagers distrusted the travelling salesman.↗ · Years of war left deep distrust between the countries.↗ · No one can be a friend if you know not whether to trust or distrust him.↗

disturb — Everyday, meaning 1: To disturb someone means to interrupt them when they are busy, resting or sleeping.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To disturb something means to move it or change its position or order.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To disturb someone can mean to make them worried or upset.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Disturbing describes something that makes you upset or uneasy.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To disturb yourself means to get up or bother yourself to do something.↗ Example: Sorry to disturb you, but may I ask a question?↗ · Please don't disturb the baby; she's asleep.↗ · The sign on the door said «Do not disturb».↗ · Don't disturb birds when they are nesting.↗ · Put the rock back gently so you don't disturb the crabs.↗ · The noise from the road disturbed my sleep.↗ · The film had some disturbing scenes.↗ · Someone had disturbed the papers on my desk.↗ · Nothing disturbs the peaceful sleep of the dead.↗

disturbance — Everyday, meaning 1: Something that interrupts you or stops you resting or working, like a noise.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Trouble or fighting in a public place.↗ e.g. The police were called to a disturbance.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A change or upset in something that was calm or normal: a disturbance in the weather; a sleep disturbance.↗ Example: Sorry for the disturbance, but can I borrow a pen?↗ · The barking dog caused a disturbance at night.↗ · Police were called to a disturbance outside the shop.↗ · Building work is a big disturbance for the neighbours.↗ · Forecasters watched a tropical disturbance over the sea.↗ · We worked in silence without any disturbance.↗ · From words they came to blows, and the women, frightened at the disturbance, pelted Tephany with insulting names.↗

disturbances — Everyday, meaning 1: things that disturb or interrupt (noise, interruptions).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (euphemism, official, UK) riots, fights or violent protests.↗ Example: Police were called to disturbances in the city centre last night.↗ · Sorry for the disturbance, I just need a pen.↗ · The noise disturbances kept the neighbours awake.↗ · There were disturbances after the football match.↗ · The hotel apologised for the disturbance.↗ · The report described the riots as «disturbances».↗

disused — Everyday, meaning 1: No longer used, especially a building, railway or mine: a disused factory.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Left empty and forgotten.↗ Example: We walked along the disused railway line, now a bike path.↗ · Never play in a disused quarry; the water is very cold and deep.↗ · The disused factory had broken windows.↗ · Bats lived in the disused mine.↗ · They turned the disused church into a library.↗ · The old well was disused and covered with a lid.↗

dit — Everyday, meaning 1: In Morse code, «dit» is the spoken name of a short signal (a dot); «dah» is the long one (a dash).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (French) «Dit» is a French word meaning «said» or «says»: «il dit» means «he says», «c'est dit» means «that's settled»; to an English ear it sounds like «dee».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK navy slang) A dit is a story or yarn, as in «spin a dit».↗ Example: In Morse code, the letter E is just one dit.↗ · SOS is dit-dit-dit, dah-dah-dah, dit-dit-dit.↗ · We tapped dits and dahs on the desk.↗ · In French, «Maman dit non» means «Mum says no».↗ · The old sailor spun a dit about a storm at sea.↗ · A dit is short; a dah is three times as long.↗

ditch — Everyday, meaning 1: A ditch is a long narrow hole dug in the ground, often along a road or field for water.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To ditch something is to get rid of it or leave it (informal).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To ditch a plane is to land it on water in an emergency.↗ Example: They dig a ditch 60 metres long.↗ · Each day they dig 12 metres of the ditch.↗ · How many days to finish the ditch?↗ · 2 workers dig the ditch together.↗ · The car slid off the icy road into a ditch.↗ · Frogs live in the muddy ditch by the field.↗ · He ditched his old bike and bought a new one.↗ · Rainwater runs along the ditch into the stream.↗ · Caw! caw! a crow flew up from the ditch.↗ · Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.↗ (Writings JOB.9.31, JPS 1917)↗ · For a harlot is a deep ditch; and an alien woman is a narrow pit.↗ (Writings PRO.23.27, JPS 1917)↗ · He hath digged a pit, and hollowed it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.↗ (Writings PSA.7.16, JPS 1917)↗

ditty — Everyday, meaning 1: A short, simple song or poem, often cheerful or funny.↗ Example: Ratty sang his ducks' ditty.↗ · She hummed a little ditty while she cooked.↗ · The ducks did not like Ratty's ditty very much.↗ · We learned a ditty about the days of the week.↗ · Toad sang a conceited ditty about how clever he was.↗ · The advert has a catchy ditty.↗

diurnal — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) Active during the day and resting at night, like most birds, butterflies and humans.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) Happening every day, or during the day: «diurnal temperature changes».↗ Example: Squirrels are diurnal, but owls are nocturnal.↗ · Humans are diurnal animals.↗ · Most butterflies are diurnal.↗ · The desert has a large diurnal temperature range.↗ · The kookaburra is diurnal and laughs at dawn.↗ · (science) The diurnal cycle of light and dark controls when flowers open.↗

diva — Everyday, meaning 1: A diva is a famous and very talented female singer, especially in opera.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal, disapproving) A diva is someone who behaves as if they are very important and expects special treatment, making a fuss.↗ Example: The opera diva sang a beautiful song.↗ · She is a pop diva with millions of fans.↗ · Stop being such a diva and help tidy up!↗ · The cat is a diva; she only eats from a clean bowl.↗ · The star refused to go on stage until she had pink roses — real diva behaviour.↗ · He was a bit of a diva about his costume.↗

divan — Everyday, meaning 1: A low couch, usually without a back or arms, often covered with cushions and placed against a wall.↗ Example: The caliph rested on his divan.↗ · Guests sat on a divan around the table.↗

dive — Everyday, meaning 1: To dive is to jump into water head first with your arms in front.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To dive is to swim under water, sometimes with special breathing equipment.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To dive is to move or drop quickly downwards, like a bird diving for fish.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To dive is to jump quickly to one side or to the ground, like a goalkeeper.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A dive is a jump into water, or a fast drop down.↗ Example: Never dive into shallow water.↗ · She dived off the diving board.↗ · We went snorkelling, and Dad went scuba diving.↗ · The eagle dived towards the river.↗ · The goalkeeper dived and saved the ball.↗ · Let's dive into our new topic!↗ · The plane went into a dive.↗ · Whales can dive very deep to find food.↗ · Down through the water the tortoise dived.↗