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dioxin
  • n  any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
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dip
  • n  a depression in an otherwise level surface
    there was a dip in the road
  • n  (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
  • n  a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
  • n  tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
  • n  a brief immersion
  • n  a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
    a dip in prices
  • n  a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
  • n  a brief swim in water
  • n  a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
  • v  immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
    dip the garment into the cleaning solution
    dip the brush into the paint
  • v  dip into a liquid while eating
  • v  go down momentarily
    Prices dipped
  • v  stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
  • v  take a small amount from
    I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present
  • v  switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
  • v  lower briefly
    She dipped her knee
  • v  appear to move downward
    The sun dipped below the horizon
  • v  slope downwards
    Our property dips towards the river
  • v  dip into a liquid
    He dipped into the pool
  • v  place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
  • v  immerse in a disinfectant solution
    dip the sheep
  • v  plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
    He dipped into his pocket
  • v  scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
    dip water out of a container
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dip circle
  • n  a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
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dip switch
  • n  (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user
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