Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Divya A female given name from Sanskrit. divyang A disabled person. Divyangana A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Divyanshu A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Divyata A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Divyendu A male given name. Diwakar A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Diwali An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November. diwani A calligraphic style of the Arabic script developed in the Ottoman court. diwaniya In Kuwait, a guest room where men gather to chat, eat and drink. Diwanji A surname. diwata In Filipino folklore, a fairy, spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess, believed to guard natural features such as forests. DiWHY A questionable DIY project. diworsification The process by which something is made something worse by diversifying. diworsify To make something worse by diversifying. Dix A surname originating as a patronymic. dixanthogen An ectoparasiticide. dixel The time-activity curve associated with a single pixel in a medical image. dixenite A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon. dixenon Two xenon atoms in a molecule. dixeny The situation where an autoecious parasite may infest two species, but does not need a change of host to ensure its development. dixer Synonym of Dorothy Dixer (“a planted parliamentary question”). dixey A surname transferred from the given name. Dixfield A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. dixi An utterance signifying the end of a speech. dixiamycin Any of a group of N–N'-linked dimeric indole alkaloids dixid Any midge in the family Dixidae. dixie A large iron pot, used in the army. Dixiecrat A member of the Democratic Party of the United States of America from the southern States, especially one of the former territories of the Confederate States of America, who hold socially conservative viewpoints, and supports racial segregation and white power. Dixiecratic Of or relating to the Dixiecrats. Dixieland A type of jazz that originated in New Orleans. Dixielander A performer of Dixieland jazz music. Dixion A surname. Dixit A surname from India that is common among Hindu Brahmins in India. Dixmont A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Dixon A northern English surname originating as a patronymic. Dixonian Pertaining to a traditional form of local policing, focused on officers walking the beat. Dixson A surname originating as a patronymic. Dixton A hamlet in Alderton parish, Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9830). dixyrazine A particular antipsychotic drug. DIY To perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expert. diya A small bowl-shaped oil lamp, usually made from clay, with a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oil, often used on religious occasions. Diyala A river in Iraq and Iran. Diyari A Karnic language of Australia. DIYer A do-it-yourselfer. diyingehu A Chinese bowed string instrument that serves as the equivalent of a double bass in a modern Chinese orchestra. diyinruan The contrabass member of the ruan family of Chinese lutes. diyl Used in descriptive names to indicate the presence of two identical substituents or functional groups attached to a central atom or structure. diylidene Two ylidene groups in a molecule diyne Any compound having two acetylene groups. diynyl Relating to a diyne diytterbium Two ytterbium atoms in a molecule. diyttrium Two yttrium atoms in a molecule. diyya A financial compensation paid, under sharia law, to the victim or their heirs in cases of homicide, bodily harm, or property damage (in some cases the victim side must accept this payment, while in others it can insist on talion instead). diz A tool, often a flat circle, with one or more holes for passing wool through to form roving of a specified thickness. Diza A female given name from Hebrew. dizain decastich dizamn Damn. Dizangue A village in Sanaga-Maritime department, Cameroon. dizard A talkative fool. dizdar The commander of a castle or fortress in the Ottoman Empire. dize To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen. dizen To dress with flax for spinning. dizi A transverse flute with a buzzing membrane used in Chinese music, usually made of bamboo. dizinc Two zinc atoms in a molecule. dizirconium Two zirconium atoms in a molecule. dizocilpine A particular antagonist of glutamate receptors that may have some medical applications. Dizoid Of or relating to a group of three languages spoken in southwestern Ethiopia: Dizi, Sheko, and Nayi. Dizon A Filipino surname from Kapampangan/Tagalog/Cebuano [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien], common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry. dizygosity The condition of being dizygotic dizygotic Derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized; dizygous. dizygous dizygotic dizz MDMA. dizzard A jester or fool. dizzardly Like a dizzard or blockhead dizzied Dizzy; light-headed. dizzies A dizzy spell; a sensation of dizziness. dizzified Having been rendered dizzy, confused or flummoxed. dizzify To make dizzy; to render someone confused and flummoxed. dizzifying Causing dizziness. dizzily In a dizzy manner. dizziness The state of being dizzy; the sensation of instability. dizzy Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded. dizzying Tending to make one (actually or metaphorically) dizzy or confused, as of great speed or height. dizzyingly To a dizzying degree, or in a dizzying manner dizzyish Somewhat dizzy. DJ To act as a DJ (disc jockey); to play, cut and mix/blend recorded music. Djabugay A group of Australian Aboriginal people in Far North Queensland Djadjawurrung An Aboriginal Australian people who are the traditional owners of lands including the water catchment areas of the Loddon and Avoca rivers in the Bendigo region of central Victoria, Australia. Djadochta A region of the Gobi desert that is rich in fossils djadochtatheriid Any multituberculate mammal in the family Djadochtatheriidae. djadochtatherioid Any of the superfamily †Djadochtatherioidea of extinct mammals, Djahy Southern Retjenu djalmaite Synonym of uranmicrolite. djamba Marijuana. Djambarrpuyngu A dialect of the Dhuwal language. Djamindjung A Djamindjungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in northern Australia. Djamindjungan A family of non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal prefixing languages spoken in northern Australia. Django A male given name Djaru An indigenous Australian people of the southern Kimberley region of Western Australia. djasakid A kind of medicine man among the Chippewa people. djati Synonym of teak. dje The name of the Cyrillic script letter Ђ / ђ. djebelemurid Any extinct African primate of the family Djebelemuridae djed An ancient Egyptian religious symbol, resembling a pillar and representing stability. Djelfa A city in Algeria. djeli A griot (West African poet). djellaba A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa. djembe A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music. djenkol Archidendron pauciflorum, a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Southeast Asia. djenkolic Of or pertaining to a djenkol. djenkolism Djenkol bean poisoning. djent A style of progressive heavy metal music characterized by rhythmic and technical complexity, and typically featuring heavily distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, syncopated, downtuned riffs, and polyrhythms alongside virtuoso soloing. Djeragan A family of non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal prefixing languages of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Djerassi A surname. Djerba An island of Tunisia. Djerejian A surname from Armenian. djerfisherite An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing chlorine, copper, iron, nickel, potassium, sodium, and sulfur. Djerma Synonym of Zarma. djermakoy The ruler of the Djerma/Zarma states in southwest Niger. djevo A chamber used for initiation rituals in voodoo. Djibloho A province of Equatorial Guinea. Djibouti A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Djibouti. Djiboutian A person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent. Djibril A male given name from Arabic. DJing The role of a disk jockey, playing and mixing recorded music. Djingili A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal suffixing language spoken in the Newcastle Waters and Elliott region of northern Australia. Djokovic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Djon A male given name from the Indigenous Australian languages, equivalent to English John. djong An ancient kind of sailing ship originating from Java. Djordjevic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. djoundi An Algerian Muslim soldier fighting for independence during the Algerian War. DJs David Jones, an Australian luxury department store. djurleite A copper sulfide mineral with the chemical formula Cu₃₁S₁₆. Djurtus The Guinea-Bissau national football team Djutongo Synonym of Saramaccan. djvu A file format intended to represent electronic documents, particularly scanned text. DKM A ship prefix used for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. dl Download; Alternative form of DL. DLBCL diffuse large B-cell lymphoma dle A short, daily web-based guessing game or puzzle, especially one of many played one after another. DLF The Development Loan Fund. Dlouhy A surname from Czech. DM adamsite, diphenylaminechlorarsine DMCA To serve a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notification against, so as to have infringing material taken down. DMer A person who sends a direct message (DM). dmisteinbergite A colourless mineral, a hexagonal polymorph of anorthite, with the chemical formula CaAl₂Si₂O₈. Dmitriev A transliteration of the Russian surname Дмитриев (Dmitrijev). Dmitry A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij). Dmoesin A protein of the ERM protein family found in Drosophila melanogaster and serving as a link between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton.