.dim-
witted adj.
(informal) stupid # W : a
dim-witted child A ► dim-wit noun din /din/ noun [sing.] a loud, unpleasant
noise that lasts for a long time ; ufj&P; HUl racket:
The children were making an awful din. W. A i\) 0 % JH So
dinar /‘di:na:(r)/
noun a unit of money in
k ()
din-dins /'dmdinz/
(BrE) (NAmEdin-din /'dindin/) noun [U] {humorous) (used when talking to a baby or a pet JL
dine /darn/
verb [V] {formal) to eat dinner jftH;
jE'Qx: We dined with my parents at a restaurant in town. HcO
ItHttfcl&o idllilM 'dine on sth to have a particular type of food for
dinner IE H ; IA--AIEH ,dine 'out to eat dinner in a
restaurant or sb else’s home A it A; H' tB H .dine 'out on sth {informal) to tell other people about sth that has
happened to you, in order to make them interested in you ( ^S« )
ITiTOil see wine v.
diner /'daina(r)/
noun 1 a person eating a
meal, especially in a restaurant ( A H if'W •) tfc H # : a restaurant
capable of seating 100 diners of fftyi 100 ASfc H W H tt 2 {especially NAmE) a small, usually cheap, restaurant ( ) AHit, /frtfe/S: a road
side diner
din-ero /di'nearau;
NAmE di'nerou/ noun [U] {informal, especially NAmE, from Spanish) money $$ din ette /dai'net/ noun
{especially NAmE) a small room or part
of a room for eating meals /MSUT; /EHS ding /dir)/ noun, verb
■
noun 1 (NAmE) a blow, especially one that causes slight
damage to a car, etc. ( Ajf
W ) — ^: I got a ding in
my rear fender. ffi W
2
used to represent the sound made by a bell oj^; T#: The
lift came to a halt with a loud‘ding’. “T”
~^fT7o
■
verb [VN] 1 to make a sound
like a bell ( AT# )
ff P|r) :
The computer just dings when I press a key. A — ©H, feltffiAdJTW —Fo 2 {NAmE)
to cause slight damage to a car, etc. 1$, ( I
dinged
my passenger door. T7—jk0 3 {NAmE) to
hit sb Ef: (figurative)
My department got dinged by the budget cuts.
ding-bat /'dirjbaet/
noun (NAmE, slang) a stupid person
M
ding-dong /'drrj
dm]; NAmE da:rj; do:q/ noun 1 [U] used to represent the sound made by
a bell ( $*, ) pT
^ : I rang the
doorbell. Ding-dong! No answer. A 1$
78?n#o PT^
! H'&WAEHo 2 (BrE, informal) an argument or fight AA: They
were having a real ding-dong on the doorstep. IMlfEHi)
AA&Ao dinghy /'dirji; 'dirjgi/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 a small open boat that
you sail or row/EH; /Mill®: a sailing
dinghy — picture o page R3
— compare yacht
2
= RUBBER DINGHY
dingo /'dirjgau;
NAmE -gou/ noun (pi -oes) a wild Australian dog
gbHSfA
dingy /'dind3i/ adj. (din-gier, din-gi-est) dark and dirty 35 ©BfW; IjlMW: a dingy room/hotel xbx fl£WHl0] / ifeft 0 dingy
curtains/clothes /
AM ► din-gi-ness noun [U]
'dining
car (BrE also 'restaurant car) noun a coach/car on a train in which meals are served
( A AW ) HA 'dining*room
noun a room that is used mainly for eating
meals in H/f; ffcff
'dining table noun a table for having meals on H# — compare dinner table
dink /dirjk/ noun (in tennis
|w]$t) a soft hit that makes the ball land on the ground without bouncing much ►dink verb [VN]
dinkie (also
dinky) /'dirjki/ noun {pi -ies) (informal, humorous) one of a couple who have a lot of money
because both partners work
and they have no children
3£itftAA;AAA#3;£ —A; T% GEME1 Formed from the first
letters of ‘double income, no kids’. & double income, no kids
din-kum /'dirjkem/
adj. (AustralE, NZE, informal) (of an article or a
person) real or genuine ( % dm A A ) X A W, % IE W: If you’re dinkum, I’ll
help you. H
W # o — see also fair dinkum(I) dinky /'dirjki/ adj.
(informal) 1 (BrE, approving) small and neat in an attractive way /JM3
W; 3&W: W7iat a
dinky little hat! ^ WAIf A W! 2 (NAmE, disap
proving) too small itT&ilW; T^MW; A>E.^SW:
I grew up in a dinky little town that didn’t even have
a movie theater. $&-[££—AM,
dinner 0-w /'dina(r)/ noun 1
[U, C] the main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or
in the evening (
W ) IE H , ± H : It’s
time for dinner. ok fk T 0 0 When do you have
dinner? {ft ff 2* Rf it] A H ? 0 What time do you
serve dinner? #|*]o Let’s invite them to dinner tomorrow. EcA Bfj AifiMl ffe {&n E0 O What shall we have for
dinner tonight? fAll A B&p£ft‘£?: .0 It’s your turn to cook dinner, i 0 She
didn’t eat much dinner. AHA 0
I never
eat a big dinner. A T A» ❖ Christmas dinner
AMAH
0 a three-course
dinner HiiHWlEH 0 I’d like to take you out to dinner tonight.
A
ffel&o O (BrE) school dinners (= meals provided at school
in the middle of the day) ^t^H o note at meal
2 [C] a large formal social gathering at which dinner is eaten % £: The club’s
annual dinner will be held on 3 June. W
^ A# A 6^30
—see
also dinner party IT»TOI .done like a 'dinner (AustralE, NZE, informal) completely defeated —Wtifeifa — more at dog n.
'dinner dance noun a social event in the evening that
includes a formal meal and dancing HMAUz^WlE^
'dinner jacket (BrE) (also tux-edo NAmE, BrE) noun a black or white jacket worn with a bow tie at formal occasions in the
evening (HA,
M,
AMILM — compare tail n. (6)
'dinner lady (BrE) (
m
'dinner party noun a social event at which a small group of
people eat dinner at sb’s house ( ATt
W ) M.%
'dinner
service noun a set of matching
plates, dishes, etc. for serving a meal Mfl:
'dinner
suit (BrE) (also tux-edo NAmE, BrE) noun a dinner jacket and trousers/pants, worn with a bow tie at formal occasions in the
evening (HA, IE® A
'dinner
table noun (often the dinner table) [usually sing.] the table at which
people are eating dinner; an occasion when people are eating together H ^ ; 1^1 -^iH: conversation at the dinner table ^ |h] M — compare dining table
'dinner theater noun (NAmE) a restaurant where you see a play after
your meal Htt^'Jl^ ( H/5 AAS'J )
'dinner time noun the time at which dinner is normally eaten
iEHN'Ib]
din ner ware /'din0wea(r); NAmE 'dinarwer/ noun [U] (NAmE) plates, dishes, etc. used for serving a meal
H^ dino
saur /'damaso:(r)/
noun 1 an animal that lived
millions of years ago but is now extinct
(= it no longer exists). There were many types of dinosaur, some of which were
very large. & 2 (disapproving) a
person or thing that is old-fashioned
and cannot change in the changing conditions of modern life 3s 10
dint /dint/
noun ITS1TC1 by dint of sth/of doing sth
(formal) by means of sth ft gfr ; % ft ; if: He