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case — case; case·less; case·mate; case·mat·ed; case·ment; case·ment·ed; dis·case; en·case; en·case·ment; hip·pu·ri·case; lac·case; re·case; smear·case; un·case; uri·case; rep·li·case; in·case·ment; … English syllables
dis|trib|ute — «dihs TRIHB yut», transitive verb, ut|ed, ut|ing. 1. to give some of to each; divide and give out in shares; deal out: »Mother distributed candy among the children. The teacher distributed paper to each member of the class. 2. to spread; … Useful english dictionary
dis|miss — «dihs MIHS», transitive verb. 1. to send away; allow to go: »At noon the teacher dismissed the class for lunch. 2. to remove from office or service; not allow to keep a job: »We dismissed the painter because his work was so poor. 3. to put out of … Useful english dictionary
dis|po|si|tion — «DIHS puh ZIHSH uhn», noun. 1. one s natural way of acting toward others or of thinking about things; nature: »a cheerful disposition, a selfish disposition, a changeable disposition. 2. tendency; inclination; natural bent: »a disposition to… … Useful english dictionary
dis·in·ter·est — /dısˈıntrəst/ noun [noncount] 1 : lack of interest His proposal was met with complete disinterest. often + in Their disinterest in politics is obvious. 2 : the quality or state of not being influenced by personal feelings, opinions, or concerns… … Useful english dictionary
Dís — For a Dwarf of J. R. R. Tolkien s legendarium, see Dís (Middle earth). For the Roman epithet of Pluto and the Gallic deity, see Dis Pater. The Dises (1909) by Dorothy Hardy … Wikipedia
dis·pen·sa·tion — /ˌdıspənˈseıʃən/ noun, pl tions formal 1 : permission to break a law or an official promise you have made : release from a rule, vow, or oath [noncount] The priest asked for dispensation from his vows. [count] The state gave the town a special… … Useful english dictionary
display case — dis play ,case noun count a box with a glass lid, or a cabinet with glass doors that contains objects for people to look at, for example in a store or a museum … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Nancy Kissel murder case — The Nancy Kissel murder case was a highly publicised criminal trial in Hong Kong, in which Nancy Kissel, former wife of investment banker Robert Kissel, was brought to trial for the murder of her husband in their apartment on November 2, 2003.… … Wikipedia
Ablative case — In linguistics, ablative case (abbreviated ABL) is a name given to cases in various languages whose common characteristic is that they mark motion away from something, though the details in each language may differ. The name ablative is derived… … Wikipedia
