dipstick
— Noun
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～ a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
diptera
— Noun
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～ a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
dipteran
— Noun
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～ insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
dipterocarp
— Noun
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～ tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae
— Noun
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～ chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins
dipteron
— Noun
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～ insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Dipteronia
— Noun
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～ small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China
dipterous
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or belonging to the Diptera
Dipteryx
— Noun
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～ tropical American trees: tonka beans
diptych
— Noun
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～ a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
Dipus
— Noun
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～ type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot
Dipylon
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to a gateway on the west of ancient Athens
Dipylon
— Noun
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～ a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
Dirac
— Noun
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～ English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)
Dirca
— Noun
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～ deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood
dire
— Adjective
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～ fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
dire
— Adjective
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～ causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
direct
— Verb
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～ plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
direct
— Verb
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～ command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
direct
— Verb
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～ guide the actors in (plays and films)