Pronunciations (2)
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/diː/
Pronunciation notes
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- name
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/d/
Character
The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
Usage- letter
- uppercase
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Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]
Numeral
The fourth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
Usage- uppercase
- number
Noun
Canonical decomposition
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
Proper noun
The City of Detroit.
Usage- with “The”
Interjection
Damn.
Usage- euphemistic
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CAPTAIN. I never use a big, big D— ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. No, never! ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. Hardly ever! ALL. Hardly ever swears a big, big D—
Noun
The semicircle on the baulk line, inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off.
The penalty arc on a football pitch.
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More examples (1)
Johnson, a late substitute, applied the finishing touch but it was move kickstarted by the again-impressive Neco Williams, who skedaddled forward from halfway with the ball in tow before feeding Aaron Ramsey on the edge of the D.
23 min: Fee gets overly intricate near his own D, and gifts the ball to Eze, who attempts a curler towards the top-left corner but gets it all wrong.
The penalty arc on a hockey field.
Noun
A grade awarded for a class, better than outright failure (which can be F or E depending on the institution) and worse than a C.
Usage- Canada
- US usage
Proper noun
A programming language inspired from C++.
Noun
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
- Broader terms
the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
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the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
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