diligence
— Noun
– English
～ persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"
diligence
— Noun
– English
～ conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
diligence
— Noun
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～ a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"
diligent
— Adjective
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～ characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"
diligent
— Adjective
– English
～ quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"
diligently
— Adverb
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～ with diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
dill
— Noun
– English
～ aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
dill
— Noun
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～ aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
dillenia
— Noun
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～ any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves
Dilleniaceae
— Noun
– English
～ chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia and Hibbertia
Dilleniidae
— Noun
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～ a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder
dilly-dally
— Verb
– English
～ postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
dilly-dallier
— Noun
– English
～ someone who wastes time
dillydallier
— Noun
– English
～ someone who wastes time
dillydally
— Verb
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～ postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
diltiazem
— Noun
– English
～ a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
dilute
— Verb
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～ corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
dilute
— Verb
– English
～ lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"