| diesel | (noun) an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil | Synonyms: diesel engine, diesel motor |
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| diesinker | (noun) someone who makes dies | Synonyms: die-sinker, diemaker |
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| diesis | (noun) a character used in printing to indicate a third cross reference or footnote after the asterisk and the dagger have been used | Synonyms: double dagger, double obelisk |
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| diestock | (noun) a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders | - |
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| diestrum | (noun) (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity | Synonyms: diestrus |
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| diestrus | (noun) (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity | Synonyms: diestrum |
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