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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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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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