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- ditchdigger/ˈdɪtʃˌdɪɡə/A person whose occupation is to dig ditches (trenches in the ground for drainage, irrigation, or boundaries).nounLow
- ditcher/ˈdɪtʃə/A person who digs or maintains ditches, especially as a job.nounC1
- ditchwater/ˈdɪtʃˌwɔːtə/The stagnant, murky, and often dirty water that collects in a ditch or drainage channel.nounLow
- dite/daɪt/An archaic or dialectal verb meaning to prepare, make ready, or dress; also an obsolete noun meaning a deed or action.nounArchaic/Very Rare
- ditheism/ˈdaɪθiɪz(ə)m/The belief that there are two independent divine beings or principles, typically a good god and an evil god, who are coeternal and in conflict.nounVery Low
- dither/ˈdɪð.ər/To be indecisive, hesitant, or nervous, often making small, restless movements.nounverbverb-intransitiveB2
- dithionate/daɪˈθaɪəneɪt/A salt or ester of dithionic acid (H₂S₂O₆), containing the anion S₂O₆²⁻.nounVery Low (C2/Expert Level)
- dithionic acid/ˌdaɪθaɪˈɒnɪk ˈæsɪd/A specific inorganic chemical compound with the formula H₂S₂O₆.nounVery Low (C2)
- dithionite/daɪˈθaɪənaɪt/A chemical compound containing the S2O4²⁻ anion, formally derived from dithionous acid (H2S2O4), used primarily as a reducing agent.nounVery Low
- dithionous acid/daɪˈθaɪ.ə.nəs ˈæs.ɪd/An unstable inorganic acid (H₂S₂O₄) or its salts, acting as a reducing agent.nounVery low (C2+ Technical)
- dithyramb/ˈdɪθɪræm(b)/A passionate, choral hymn in ancient Greece, dedicated to Dionysus, characterised by wild, irregular and ecstatic poetry.nounC2/Rare
- ditmars/ˈdɪtmɑːz/A primarily historical term or proper noun, most notably a surname or a placename (as in Astoria, Queens, New York). In a potential, non-standard linguistic analysis, it could be considered a noun referring to a hypothetical state, region, or characteristic associated with a place or person named Ditmars.nounVery Low
- ditransitive/daɪˈtrænzɪtɪv/A verb that takes two objects: a direct object and an indirect object.adjectivenounC2
- ditriglyph/daɪˈtraɪɡlɪf/An architectural element of a Doric frieze, consisting of a space equal to two triglyphs.nounExtremely Rare
- ditrochee/daɪˈtrəʊki/A metrical foot in poetry consisting of two trochees (a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable).nounObscure / Technical
- dittander/dɪˈtændə/A perennial herb of the mint family, historically valued for its pungent, peppery leaves and medicinal properties.nounArchaic/Obsolescent
- dittany/ˈdɪtəni/A perennial herb, Origanum dictamnus, native to Crete, with woolly leaves and small pink or purple flowers, used traditionally in herbal medicine.nounC2 (Very low frequency, specialized vocabulary)
- dittersdorf/ˈdɪtəzˌdɔːf/A proper noun, specifically a surname, most famously that of Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, an 18th-century Austrian composer.nounVery Low (C2+)
- ditto/ˈdɪtəʊ/Used to indicate that something already said applies again in exactly the same way.adverbnounverb+1B2
- ditto mark/ˈdɪtəʊ mɑːk/A symbol (″) used in lists or tables to indicate that the word, figure, or phrase above it is to be repeated.nounC1
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