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D — Disrepute to Dive (Part 10 of 10)

Disuse, n.

    1. Failure to use, non-employment, ceasing to use, abandonment.
    2. Desuetude, discontinuance, neglect, non-observance, disusage.

Ditch, n. Trench.

Ditty, n. Song, lay.

Diurnal, a. Daily, quotidian.

Diuturnal, a. (Rare.) Lasting, of long duration, of long continuance.

Diuturnity, n. (Rare.) Long duration, long time.

Divagation, n. (Rare.) Wandering, rambling, roaming, straying, deviation, digression.

Divan, n.

    1. Turkish council of state, council, court.
    2. State-chamber, audience-chamber, council-chamber, hall of court.
    3. Sofa, long seat.

Divaricate, v. n. Diverge, part, fork, separate into two, open wide, branch off, spread asunder.

Divarication, n. Divergence, forking, separation, spreading.

Dive, v. n.

    1. Plunge, make or take a plunge take a header.
    2. Penetrate, go deep, plunge, explore, sound, fathom.