A man asked for a meal in a restaurant. The waiter brought the food and put it on the table. After a moment, the man called the waiter and said:
"Waiter! Waiter! There"s a fly in my soup!"
"Please don"t speak so loudly, sir," said the waiter, "or everyone will want one."
n. Process or product of casting from metal moulds.
DIELECTRIC
—adj. Not conducting electricity. —n. Dielectric substance.
DIFFERENCE
n. - being different or unlike.
- degree of this.
- way in which things differ.
- a quantity by which amounts differ. B remainder left after subtraction.
- disagreement, dispute. make a (or all the, no, etc.) Difference have a significant (or a very significant, or no etc.) Effect. With a difference having a new or unusual feature.
DIFFICULTY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 being difficult.
- a difficult thing; problem, hindrance. B (often in pl.) Distress, esp. Financial (in difficulties). [latin difficultas: related to *faculty]
DILATATION
n. - dilating of the cervix, e.g. For surgical curettage.
- dilation. [from *dilate]
DILETTANTE
n. (pl. Dilettanti or -s) dabbler in a subject. dilettantism n. [italian dilettare *delight]
DILLYDALLY
v. (-ies, -ied) colloq. - dawdle.
- vacillate. [reduplication of *dally]
DIMINUENDO
mus. —n. (pl -s) gradual decrease in loudness. —adv. & adj. Decreasing in loudness. [italian: related to *diminish]
DIMINUTION
n. - diminishing or being diminished.
- decrease. [latin: related to *diminish]
DIMINUTIVE
—adj. - tiny.
- (of a word or suffix) implying smallness or affection. —n. Diminutive word or suffix.
Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile; so if you ever find yourself chased by one, run in a zigzag line. You"ll lose him or her every time.
