Found 141 phrases starting with DI:

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dial backTo reduce; to restrain.Rate it:
dial downTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.Rate it:
dial injoin or participate in a conference call.Rate it:
dial inconfigure, set up, particularly a complex machine with many configuration options.Rate it:
dial intoTo join a computer network.Rate it:
dial it inTo set up in a perfect or complete way.Rate it:
dial it inTo give a lackluster, uninspired, or timid performance; to phone it in.Rate it:
dial it up/dial it downdial it up is to increase or escalate tensions or volume (sound); dial it down is to decrease or de-escalate tensions or volume (sound)Rate it:
dial it up/downdial it up is to increase or escalate tensions or volume (sound); dial it down is to decrease or de-escalate tensions or volume (sound)Rate it:
dial upto telephone, to call on the telephoneRate it:
dial upto connect a computer to a modemRate it:
DiamondIn Railroad Parlance, the especially designed, critically installed rail-section in place at 'Cross-Over' point. Special Switch-Tower With Special Switch-Point Equipment operated 24/7 by Experts:Rate it:
diamond in the roughA person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.Rate it:
diamond in the roughAn uncut diamond.Rate it:
Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:
diamonds are a girl's best friendA statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.Rate it:
diarrhea of the mouthfoolish talkativeness, logorrheaRate it:
dick allNothing at all, or very little.Rate it:
dick aroundTo waste time on an unproductive activity.Rate it:
dick milksemenRate it:
dick munchidiot, foolish person.Rate it:
dicksize warA pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial matter.Rate it:
dickyA louse.Rate it:
dickyDicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.Rate it:
dickyA detachable shirt front, collar or bib.Rate it:
dickyA hat, especially a stiff hat or derby, and a straw hat.Rate it:
dickyA seat behind a carriage, for a servant.Rate it:
dickyA seat in a carriage, for the driver.Rate it:
dickyThe luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.Rate it:
dickyA small bird; a dicky-bird.Rate it:
dickyAn insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.Rate it:
dickyA pilot.Rate it:
dickyA hedge sparrow.Rate it:
dickyA donkey.Rate it:
dickyA haddock.Rate it:
dicky-birdEndearing term for a small bird, often used when talking with young children.Rate it:
dicky-birdwordRate it:
dicky-birdAn insignificant sound or thing.Rate it:
dicky-birdA insignificant sound or thing.Rate it:
dicky-birdA small bird.Rate it:
dictated but not readDictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated the text so annotated.Rate it:
did i stutter?Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.Rate it:
diddle for middleAlternative form of middle for diddleRate it:
dieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.Rate it:
dieFollowed by with. Now rare as indicating direct cause.Rate it:
dieFollowed by from. General use, though somewhat more common in medical or scientific contexts.Rate it:
dieFollowed by for. Often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes.Rate it:
dieFollowed by of. General use.Rate it:
die a thousand deathsTo die many times over.Rate it:
die a thousand deathsTo suffer repeatedly; to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.Rate it:

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D end