📖 D — The English dictionary · page 62

dwarf — Everyday, meaning 1: In fairy tales and fantasy, a dwarf is a small, strong, often bearded creature who lives in mountains and mines.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As an adjective, dwarf means a much smaller kind of something: a dwarf tree, a dwarf planet.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To dwarf something means to make it look very small by being much bigger.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Dwarfism is a medical condition in which a person grows to a short height.↗ Example: Snow White lived with seven dwarfs.↗ · Pluto is now called a dwarf planet.↗ · A white dwarf is the hot core left after a star dies.↗ · We planted a dwarf apple tree in a pot.↗ · The giant ship dwarfed the little boats.↗ · In the story the dwarves mined for gold.↗ · Dwarf rabbits are very small pets.↗ · The mountains dwarfed our tent.↗ · or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath his eye overspread, or is scabbed, or scurvy, or hath his stones crushed; (Torah LEV.21.20, JPS 1917)↗

dwarfism — Everyday, meaning 1: (medicine) A condition in which a person or animal grows much shorter than usual, often because of their genes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) In biology, «island dwarfism» is when animals on islands become small over many generations.↗ Example: Dwarfism is a medical condition that affects how tall a person grows.↗ · People with dwarfism live full lives as actors, doctors, teachers and athletes.↗ · Island dwarfism made some ancient elephants as small as ponies.↗ · Some breeds of dog have a kind of dwarfism.↗ · Our class learned that dwarfism is often caused by genes.↗ · It is unkind to make jokes about someone's height.↗

dwell — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal or old-fashioned) To live somewhere.↗ e.g. Bears dwell in the forest.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: dwell on / upon = keep thinking or talking about something, usually something sad or bad.↗ e.g. Don't dwell on your mistakes.↗ Example: Long ago, people dwelt in caves.↗ · Owls dwell in hollow trees.↗ · Don't dwell on the test you failed; get ready for the next one.↗ · She dwelt on the sad news all day.↗ · Most city dwellers live in flats.↗ · Strange fish dwell deep in the ocean.↗ · Only wives and maidens dwell there.↗ · And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.↗ (Torah EXO.25.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And Abimelech said: 'Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.'↗ (Torah GEN.20.15, JPS 1917)↗ · Now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.'↗ (Torah GEN.47.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Who shall dwell upon Thy holy mountain?↗ (Writings PSA.15.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Yea, the LORD will dwell therein for ever.↗ (Writings PSA.68.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?'↗ (Prophets ISA.33.14, JPS 1917)↗

dweller — Everyday, meaning 1: A dweller is a person or creature who lives in a certain place.↗ Example: The dwellers in the castle woke with a shock.↗ · City dwellers often walk to work.↗ · Cave dwellers made fires for warmth.↗ · The Twenty-second Path is the Faithful Intelligence, and is so called because by it spiritual virtues are increased, and all dwellers on earth are nearly under its shadow.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · The Twenty-second Path is the Faithful Intelligence and is so called because by it spiritual virtues are increased, and all dwellers on earth are nearly under its shadow.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · All ye inhabitants of the world, and ye dwellers on the earth, when an ensign is lifted up on the mountains, see ye; and when the horn is blown, hear ye.↗ (Prophets ISA.18.3, JPS 1917)↗

dwelling — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) A house, flat or other place where people live; a home.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Living in a place (cave-dwelling animals).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Dwelling on»: thinking or talking about something, often something sad, for too long.↗ Example: The village had about 50 dwellings.↗ · Stone Age people built round dwellings.↗ · The tree-dwelling monkey ate fruit.↗ · Stop dwelling on your mistake and try again.↗ · Each dwelling has its own garden.↗ · Cliff dwellings were built into the rock.↗ · (formal) The fire damaged three dwellings.↗ · She rejoices greatly in her beautiful dwelling.↗ · How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!↗ (Torah NUM.24.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, unto the mountain of the east.↗ (Torah GEN.10.30, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Speak unto the congregation, saying: Get you up from about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'↗ (Torah NUM.16.24, JPS 1917)↗ · Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.↗ (Writings PSA.90.1, JPS 1917)↗ · In Salem also is set His tabernacle, and His dwelling-place in Zion.↗ (Writings PSA.76.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Let us go into His dwelling-place; let us worship at His footstool.↗ (Writings PSA.132.7, JPS 1917)↗

dwindle — Everyday, meaning 1: To become smaller, fewer or weaker little by little until there is very little left.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: dwindling (adjective): getting smaller.↗ Example: Our supply of biscuits dwindled during the camping trip.↗ · The number of tigers in the wild has dwindled.↗ · The crowd dwindled as it got dark.↗ · Their hope dwindled as the hours passed.↗ · Our savings dwindled after the holiday.↗ · The river dwindled to a tiny stream in summer.↗ · And thine enemies shall dwindle away before thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.↗ (Torah DEU.33.29, JPS 1917)↗ · Through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies dwindle away before Thee.↗ (Writings PSA.66.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Again, they are minished and dwindle away through oppression of evil and sorrow.↗ (Writings PSA.107.39, JPS 1917)↗ · The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; and their punishment should endure for ever.↗ (Writings PSA.81.16, JPS 1917)↗

dye — Everyday, meaning 1: A dye is a substance used to change the colour of cloth, hair, food or other things.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To dye something means to change its colour by soaking it in, or covering it with, a dye.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (science) Dyes can be made from plants, insects or chemicals.↗ Example: We used blue food dye to show water climbing up the celery.↗ · Mum dyed her hair red.↗ · We tie-dyed T-shirts at summer camp.↗ · Onion skins make a yellow-brown dye.↗ · The dye ran in the wash and turned my socks pink.↗ · Long ago, purple dye was worn only by rulers.↗ · We dyed eggs bright colours for Easter.↗ · But as for his elder brothers they did nothing but exercise their horses, and curl their hair, and dye their mustaches.↗

dyed — Everyday, meaning 1: (past of dye) Changed the colour of something with a dye (a colouring liquid or powder).↗ e.g. She dyed her hair purple.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Having a colour put on with dye: dyed wool.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «dyed-in-the-wool» = fixed and never changing in your opinions: a dyed-in-the-wool football fan.↗ Example: We dyed eggs with onion skins for the spring fair.↗ · My aunt dyed her hair bright red.↗ · We made tie-dyed T-shirts in art class.↗ · The wool was dyed blue with plants.↗ · His dyed-in-the-wool love of rugby never changes.↗ · The red sock dyed all my white shirts pink in the wash.↗ · She dyed her red hair black, and painted her face.↗ · and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.↗ (Torah EXO.36.19, JPS 1917)↗ · and the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of sealskins, and the veil of the screen; (Torah EXO.39.34, JPS 1917)↗ · A damsel, two damsels to every man; to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, two dyed garments of broidery for the neck of every spoiler?'↗ (Prophets JDG.5.30, JPS 1917)↗

dyeing — Everyday, meaning 1: Changing the colour of something, like hair, cloth or wool, by soaking it in a colouring liquid called dye.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The craft or job of colouring cloth and wool.↗ Example: We are dyeing T-shirts with tie-dye in art club.↗ · My sister is dyeing her hair blue.↗ · In the past, dyeing cloth purple was very expensive.↗ · We tried dyeing eggs with onion skins.↗ · Wear gloves when dyeing, or your hands will change colour too.↗ · The factory specialises in dyeing wool.↗

dying — Everyday, meaning 1: Dying means coming to the end of life; about to die.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Dying can mean fading or ending, like a dying fire or dying light.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Dying to» or «dying for» means wanting something very much (informal).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Dying of hunger means feeling extremely hungry (informal).↗ Example: The plant is dying because it has no water.↗ · The dying fire glowed red.↗ · I'm dying to know what's in the box!↗ · The old dog was dying, so we said goodbye.↗ · Many coral reefs are dying because the sea is too warm.↗ · I'm dying for a cold drink.↗ · The light was dying as the sun set.↗ · I am just now dying of hunger.↗ · He that is bent down shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not go down dying into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.↗ (Prophets ISA.51.14, JPS 1917)↗

dyke — Everyday, meaning 1: A dyke is a bank of earth built up to keep water back.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A dyke can also be a ditch that carries water across fields.↗ Example: The old woman lived in a house on the dyke.↗ · Cattle grazed in the fields beside the dykes.↗ · The farmers repaired the dyke after the flood.↗

dynamic — Everyday, meaning 1: (adjective) A dynamic person is full of energy, ideas and enthusiasm.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Something dynamic keeps changing, moving or growing.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (noun) A dynamic is the way people or things act on each other in a group.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) Dynamics is the part of physics about forces and how they make things move.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (music) Dynamics are how loud or soft music is played.↗ Example: Our new head teacher is very dynamic and full of ideas.↗ · The weather is dynamic and can change quickly.↗ · The music teacher asked us to add dynamics to the song.↗ · The dynamic in our group changed when Sam joined.↗ · A dynamic city is always building new things.↗ · In physics we learned about dynamics and forces.↗ · She gave a dynamic performance on stage.↗

dynamite — Everyday, meaning 1: A powerful explosive made in sticks, used to blast rock in mines and building work.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To blow something up with dynamite.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) Something or someone very exciting, powerful or likely to cause big trouble, as in «That news is dynamite».↗ Example: Miners used dynamite to blast the rock.↗ · Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.↗ · The old bridge was dynamited to make way for a new one.↗ · That singer's voice is dynamite!↗ · In the cartoon, the coyote's dynamite blew up in his face.↗ · The secret was political dynamite.↗

dynamo — Everyday, meaning 1: A dynamo is a machine that turns movement into electricity, like the small one on an old bicycle that lights the lamp when the wheel turns.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A person who is a dynamo is full of energy and gets lots done.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Dynamo is part of the name of several football and sports clubs, such as Dynamo Kyiv.↗ Example: My grandad's bike has a dynamo that powers the front light.↗ · When you pedal faster, the dynamo makes the lamp brighter.↗ · A dynamo uses magnets and coils of wire to make electricity.↗ · Our new coach is a real dynamo.↗ · She is a dynamo in the classroom, always helping someone.↗ · We built a tiny dynamo in science club.↗ · Dynamo Kyiv is a famous football club in Ukraine.↗ · A wind-up torch has a little dynamo inside.↗

dynasty — Everyday, meaning 1: A dynasty is a line of rulers from the same family, where power passes from parent to child over many years, like the Tudors in England or the Ming in China.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The time when one family rules is also called a dynasty.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (figurative) A family or team that stays powerful or successful for a long time is called a dynasty: «a football dynasty».↗ Example: The Ming dynasty ruled China for nearly three hundred years.↗ · Ancient Egypt had many dynasties of pharaohs.↗ · The Tudor dynasty included Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.↗ · The Great Wall was rebuilt by several Chinese dynasties.↗ · The emperor wanted his son to carry on the dynasty.↗ · That team built a dynasty, winning the cup again and again.↗ · A family of famous actors can be called an acting dynasty.↗

dyslexia — Everyday, meaning 1: Dyslexia is a common difference in how the brain works with words, which makes reading, spelling and sometimes writing harder, even for clever people.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Someone who has dyslexia is described as dyslexic.↗ Example: My friend has dyslexia, so she uses a coloured overlay to read.↗ · Dyslexia makes spelling hard, but he is brilliant at maths.↗ · Many famous artists and scientists have dyslexia.↗ · The teacher printed the worksheet in a dyslexia-friendly font.↗ · Dyslexic pupils can have extra time in tests.↗ · Audiobooks help my cousin who has dyslexia enjoy stories.↗

dyslexic — Everyday, meaning 1: Having dyslexia: a difference in how the brain handles words, which makes reading, spelling and sometimes writing harder, but has nothing to do with how clever someone is.↗ Example: My brother is dyslexic, so he uses audiobooks.↗ · Dyslexic pupils can get extra time in tests.↗ · The teacher printed the worksheet in a dyslexic-friendly font.↗ · Being dyslexic doesn't mean you're not clever.↗ · Many famous inventors and artists were dyslexic.↗ · Coloured paper helps some dyslexic readers.↗