D — The school dictionary · page 91 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12diversifyTo make something more varied or to start doing more different kinds of things.9 sentencesdiversionA different route that traffic must take when a road is closed.11 sentencesdivertTo make something or someone change direction or go a different way: «divert traffic», «divert a river».11 sentencesdivideTo divide is to split a number or amount into equal parts or groups; it is the operation ÷.12 sentencesdividendThe number being divided in a division sum: in 12 ÷ 3 = 4, the dividend is 12.9 sentencesdividerA divider is something that separates a space or things into parts: a room divider.9 sentencesdivinationTrying to find out about the future or hidden things by special or magical means, such as reading cards, stars or tea leaves.8 sentencesdivineDivine means of God or a god, or coming from God, as in "divine love" or "divine help".12 sentencesdivinerA person who claims to find hidden things or to foretell the future.3 sentencesdivinityThe quality of being God or a god; being divine.11 sentencesdivisibleIn maths, a number is divisible by another number if it can be divided by it exactly, with no remainder.10 sentencesdivisionDivision is sharing or grouping into equal parts. 12 divided by 3 is 4.13 sentencesdivisorA divisor is the number you divide by. In 12 ÷ 3, the divisor is 3.13 sentencesdivorceThe legal ending of a marriage, so the husband and wife are no longer married.11 sentencesdivulgeTo reveal a secret or private information.3 sentencesdivvyTo divvy up something is to share it out between people.9 sentencesdizzinessDizziness is the feeling that you or the things around you are spinning, or that you might fall.11 sentencesdizzyDizzy means feeling as if everything is spinning and you might fall over.12 sentencesdjA DJ, short for disc jockey, is a person who plays recorded music for people at a party, club or on the radio.9 sentencesdjinnIn Arab and Muslim stories and beliefs, a spirit made of smokeless fire that can be good or bad and can sometimes take the shape of people…10 sentencesdmdm is the short way to write decimeter. A decimeter is 10 centimeters, and a meter is 10 dm.8 sentencesdmdDuchenne muscular dystrophy: a rare illness, passed on in families and found mostly in boys, in which the muscles slowly get weaker.8 sentencesdnaDNA is the chemical inside the cells of every living thing that carries the instructions for how it grows, works and what it looks like.11 sentencesdoTo do is to carry out an action: do your homework.24 sentencesdocDoc is a short word for a doctor, often used when talking to them.11 sentencesdocileQuiet, calm and easy to control or teach.8 sentencesdockA dock is a place in a harbour where ships stop to load or unload.15 sentencesdoctorA person trained to look after people who are ill or hurt and to help them get better.13 sentencesdoctoredneutered, had an operation so it cannot have babies (old-fashioned, US).10 sentencesdoctrineA belief or set of beliefs taught by a church or religion, such as the Christian doctrine of the Trinity.10 sentencesdocumentnoun.13 sentencesdocumentaryA documentary is a film or TV programme about real people, places and events, giving facts and information.8 sentencesdocumentationOfficial papers or records that prove something, such as passports, certificates or receipts.9 sentencesdodgeTo dodge is to move quickly to one side to avoid being hit or caught.11 sentencesdodgyDishonest or likely to be illegal; not to be trusted: «a dodgy deal».11 sentencesdodoThe dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and lived only on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean; it became extinct after…10 sentencesdoeA doe is a female deer.11 sentencesdoerA person who does something; often used in compounds such as evil-doer.3 sentencesdogA dog is an animal kept as a pet or for work that barks and wags its tail. A dog has 4 legs.23 sentencesdogeThe Doge was the elected ruler of the old city states of Venice and Genoa in Italy, for about a thousand years until 1797.10 sentencesdogfishA kind of small shark found in seas around Britain, Europe, North America and elsewhere, often with a spotted skin.10 sentencesdoggedlyIn a stubborn, determined way; going on and not giving up, even when it is hard.9 sentencesdoggieA child's word for a dog, especially a small or cute one.11 sentencesdoggoA dog, said in a cute, playful way: «What a good doggo!».7 sentencesdoggyA dog.11 sentencesdoghouseA small shelter built for a dog to sleep in; in everyday talk, «in the doghouse» means being in trouble.3 sentencesdoingsDoings are the things a person does or has done, their actions, often ones that get judged as good or bad: the doings of a naughty goblin.5 sentencesdoldrumsA feeling of being sad, bored or stuck, with no energy, as in «in the doldrums».9 sentencesdoleMoney that the government pays to people who have no job: «on the dole».9 sentencesdolefulVery sad and gloomy, looking or sounding miserable.9 sentencesdolefullyDolefully means in a sad, mournful way, as if very unhappy: he sighed dolefully.4 sentencesdollA doll is a toy shaped like a baby, child or person.11 sentencesdollarA dollar is a unit of money used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and some other countries. A dollar is 100 cents.11 sentencesdollyA dolly is a child's word for a doll.10 sentencesdolorousDolorous means full of sorrow or pain; sad and mournful, often said of a sound or cry (old use, formal).4 sentencesdolphinA dolphin is a clever sea mammal with a long snout and a curved fin, that lives in groups and breathes air through a blowhole.11 sentencesdoltA dolt is a stupid person who is slow to understand things; a fool (old use or rude).4 sentencesdomainA domain is an area of land that a king, lord or person owns or rules.13 sentencesdomeA dome is a round roof shaped like half of a ball.10 sentencesdomesticTo do with the home or family (domestic jobs like cooking and cleaning).12 sentencesdomesticatedA domesticated animal or plant has been tamed and bred by people over many generations to live with them or be useful, like dogs, cows, sh…10 sentencesdomesticationDomestication is the long process by which people tamed wild animals and plants over many generations, so they live with or are farmed by…6 sentencesdomesticityDomesticity is home life, the everyday work and comfort of looking after a house and family: he enjoyed domesticity after years of travel.4 sentencesdominanceDominance is having more power, control or importance than others.9 sentencesdominantDominant means the strongest, most important or most powerful in a group.11 sentencesdominateTo have power or control over someone or something.11 sentencesdominatedControlled or ruled by someone more powerful, as in «The country was dominated by its neighbour».11 sentencesdomineeringDomineering describes someone who tries to control other people all the time and tells them what to do without listening.8 sentencesdominicanFrom or connected with the Dominican Republic, a country in the Caribbean sharing an island with Haiti; also a person from there.9 sentencesdominionPower or control over people, land or things: «have dominion over».10 sentencesdominoA small flat rectangular tile with spots (0 to 6) on each half, used in a game.12 sentencesdominoesDominoes are small flat rectangular tiles, each with two halves marked with spots from 0 to 6.10 sentencesdonIn this dictionary «don» usually comes from «don't» split at the apostrophe: «don't» = «do not».10 sentencesdonateTo donate is to give money, things or time to help people, a charity or a school, without being paid back.9 sentencesdonationA donation is something you give to help others, like money, food, clothes or toys, without being paid.8 sentencesdongA dong is the deep ringing sound of a large bell.9 sentencesdonkeyAn animal like a small horse with long ears and a loud bray, used to carry loads or give rides.12 sentencesdonnaDonna is a woman's first name.10 sentencesdonorA person or group that gives money, goods or help to a charity or a cause.10 sentencesdonutA donut is a small, sweet, fried cake, often shaped like a ring with a hole in the middle or a ball filled with jam or cream.10 sentencesdoodleverb To draw little pictures or patterns without thinking much, often while doing something else.12 sentencesdoomDeath, ruin or a terrible fate that cannot be avoided.12 sentencesdoomsdayDoomsday is the end of the world, or a day of terrible disaster.11 sentencesdoorA door is a part of a wall that opens and closes so people can go in and out of a room, house or car.13 sentencesdoorbellA bell or button by a front door that you press so the people inside know you are there.9 sentencesdoorkeeperA doorkeeper is a person whose job is to guard a door, check who comes in and go out, and open the door for people.4 sentencesdoormatA thick mat by a door where people wipe the mud off their shoes before they go in.8 sentencesdoorpostA doorpost is one of the upright posts on either side of a door, which hold up the top part of the frame.4 sentencesdoorstepA doorstep is the step or flat spot just outside the front door of a house.10 sentencesdoorwayA doorway is the opening in a wall where a door is.11 sentencesdopeA dope is a silly or foolish person.12 sentencesdoricThe oldest and plainest style of ancient Greek columns, thick and strong with a simple round top, as on the Parthenon in Athens.10 sentencesdorkA person who seems silly, awkward or uncool, often because they are very keen on something.8 sentencesdormShort for dormitory: a big bedroom with many beds, for example at a boarding school, camp or hostel.8 sentencesdormancyA time when a living thing is alive but not active or growing, as in seeds waiting to sprout or animals hibernating.8 sentencesdormantNot active or growing for a time, but able to become active again, like a sleeping volcano.8 sentencesdormitoryA large bedroom with many beds, such as in a boarding school, camp or hostel.9 sentencesdormouseA dormouse is a small furry animal like a mouse with a long fluffy tail, which lives in woods and sleeps through the winter (hibernates).8 sentencesdorsalDorsal means on or to do with the back of an animal or the upper side of something.8 sentencesdorsumThe back or upper surface of a body part, like the back of the hand or the top of the foot or tongue.8 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/page/9/