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D — Dickens to Direct (Part 3 of 11)

    3. Stamp.

Die away.

    1. Subside, grow less and less, decrease gradually. See die, 5.
    2. Languish (with delight or tenderness), fall into an ecstasy, swoon.

Diet, n.

    1. Food, provision, victuals, aliment, nutriment, nourishment, subsistence, provision, fare, viands, regimen, cheer, rations, commons.
    2. Assembly, convention, council, convocation, congress, parliament.

Diet, v. n.

    1. Eat sparingly, eat by rule regulate the diet.
    2. Feed, eat, take nourishment, nourish one’s self.

Differ, v. n.

    1. Vary, deviate, diverge, be unlike.
    2. Disagree, be of a different opinion, think differently.
    3. Wrangle, quarrel, contend, bicker, be at variance.

Difference, n.

    1. Dissimilarity, variation, diversity, disparity, dissimilitude, divergence, deviation, contrariety, contrast, disagreement.
    2. Disagreement, variance, alienation, misunderstanding, dissension, jarring, breach, rupture, schism, contest, contention, quarrel, dispute, debate, controversy, altercation, bickering, wrangle, strife, falling out.
    3. Distinction, discrimination.
    4. Remainder (after subtraction), amount of inequality.