NOUN a machine or tool that is used for a particular purpose
devil devils
NOUN an evil spirit
devious
ADJECTIVE Devious people behave in an underhand, nasty and secretive way.
devise devises, devising, devised
VERB If you devise something, you invent it or design it.
devoted
ADJECTIVE very loving and loyal
devour devours, devouring, devoured
VERB 1 If you devour food, you eat it quickly and greedily.
2 If one creature devours another, it eats it.
3 If you devour a book, you read it very quickly.
devout
ADJECTIVE very deeply religious
dew
NOUN drops of moisture that form on the ground and other cool surfaces at night
diabetes
NOUN a condition in which a person has too much sugar in their blood
diabetic NOUN OR ADJECTIVE
diagnose diagnoses, diagnosing, diagnosed
VERB If someone diagnoses an illness or problem, they identify what is wrong.
diagonal diagonals
NOUN 1 a straight line that slopes from one corner of a shape to another
ADJECTIVE 2 in a slanting direction • a diagonal line
[from Greek diagonios meaning from angle to angle]
diagram diagrams
NOUN a drawing that shows or explains something • Carroll or Venn diagram
dial dials, dialling, dialled
NOUN 1 the part of a clock or meter where the time or a measurement is shown
VERB 2 If you dial a telephone number, you press the buttons to select the number you want.
dialect dialects
NOUN the form of a language spoken in a particular area
dialogue dialogues
NOUN In a novel, play or film, dialogue is conversation.
diameter diameters
NOUN the length of a straight line drawn across a circle through its centre
diamond diamonds
NOUN 1 a precious stone made of pure carbon
2 a shape with four straight sides of equal length that are not at right angles to each other
See rhombus (#litres_trial_promo)
diarrhoea
NOUN an illness that attacks your bowels so that you can’t stop going to the lavatory
diary diaries
NOUN a notebook with a separate space or page for each day of the year
dice dices, dicing, diced
NOUN 1 a small cube with dots on each of its six faces
VERB 2 If you dice food, you cut it into small cubes.
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