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D is for Dine

To dine simply means to eat your main meal of the day, usually dinner.
It is most often used when you are talking about eating out at a restaurant.

D is for Dined

Dined is the past tense of dine, for example "we dined on lobster last night".

D is for Dip

A dip can be one of many things. As a verb, you dip something by lowering it briefly into a liquid, for example the person in the picture is dipping some bread. The semi-liquid food he is dipping the bread into is also called a dip. Dips are very tasty, can be made from virtually anything, and are usually served with some kind of bread. Many dips are made with a yoghurt base.
A dip is also a shallow dent or depression in the ground, often seen where a drain crosses a road.

D is for Dipped

Dipped is the past tense of dip.

D is for Dirty

Something is dirty if it needs to be washed. Things that are dirty often smell bad, and look bad because they have dirt, grease or other stains on them that shouldn't be there.
The person in the picture has very dirty feet.

D is for Disappear

Something disappears when it suddenly changes from you being able to see it to not being able to see it. The man in the picture has disappeared and only left his clothes behind.
A similar word to disappear is vanish.
The opposite of disappear is appear.

D is for Disappoint

You are disappointed when something you expected or wanted doesn't happen. People might get disappointed that the last slice of cake was taken before they got a chance to have some.
When you become a little sad because something doesn't work out the way you thought it would, you are disappointed.

D is for Discuss

A discussion is a way for two or more people to talk to each other about something specific. People often discuss a problem as part of the process for finding a solution.

D is for Discussed

Discussed is the past tense of discuss.
Something disintegrates when it breaks down into the components it was made from, or just breaks into small pieces. The building in the picture is slowly disintegrating.

D is for Dismiss

You dismiss someone when you let them go away from you.

D is for Dismount

You dismount something when you get off of it. The man in the picture is dismounting from his bicycle.
The opposite of dismount is mount.

D is for Disobey

You disobey when you deliberately don't do what you are told.
The photo is of someone parking in front of a no parking sign, and some rubbish dumped in front of a no dumping sign.
The opposite of disobey is obey.

D is for Disperse

A group of things disperse when they all go in different directions, away from each other, and spread out. Many plants disperse their seeds on the wind.
A similar word to disperse is scatter.

D is for Displace

Displace means to move something out of its usual place. It can also mean to replace one person or thing with another.

The kitten in the picture has been displaced from the row of kittens.

See also - displacement.

D is for Displease

Displease means to make someone unhappy or not pleased. If you displease someone, you have caused annoyance or disappointment.

The dog in the picture has displeased its owner by destroying a book.

D is for Dispose

To dispose of something means to get rid of it or to throw it away. You dispose of trash when you put it in the bin.

Dispose is most often used as a formal word in rules about garbage, recycling or waste handling.

D is for Distant

Something is distant if it is a long way away from you. Something can be distant in terms of physical distance or time, for example "her childhood was a distant memory".

D is for Distort

Distort means to change the shape, look, or meaning of something so it is not correct. For example, a funhouse mirror can distort your face.

The glass blocks in the picture are distorting the things on the other side.