The Dictionary

I read from dine out to dinitrobenzene.     The movie with the famous "A dingo ate my baby" is from "A Cry in the Dark" which isn't nearly as well-known as the quote. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094924/ But there is also a movie just called "Dingo" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104109/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3     The word of the episode is "ding-a-ling". The song "My Ding-a-Ling" was originally writte...

I read from dimity to dine.     DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIMM     The word of the episode is "dimwitted".     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube   "T...

I read from dime store to diminutive.     Dimethyl Sulfoxide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyl_sulfoxide     Dimethyltryptamine (AKA: DMT) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-Dimethyltryptamine     The word of the episode is "diminished".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTub...

I read from dilative to diligent.     I don't know for sure but I imagine "dime novels" of the 1860s to 1940s being kind of like the summer popcorn movies we have these days.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dime_novel     The word of the episode is "dimension". They break my brain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchand...

I read from dill to dim.     Do you like the dill? Maybe some dill pickles? Dill pickle pizza perhaps?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dill     The dillybag was made from what the Australian Aboriginal people had at hand.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillybag     The word of the episode is "dilly".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.c...

I read from dilative to diligent.     Searah's links Early To Bed Trans Essentials Early To Bed on IG Early To Bed on Twitter Searah on IG     Dilatometer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilatometer     The George Farquhar quote is from "The Constant Couple" https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32419/32419-h/32419-h.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Constant_Couple     The word of the episode is "dil...

I read from dihydroxyacetone to dilation.     As you know, "Dikes can be either magmatic  or  sedimentary in origin." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dike_(geology)     "A dilatant is a non-Newtonian fluid  where the shear viscosity increases with applied  shear stress ." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilatant     The word of the episode is "dilapidated".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://z...

I read from dignitary to dihydroxy-.     2 letters making a new thing is a "digraph". And I still think it's funny that the sound they make is called the "value". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digraph_(orthography)     Gregor Mendel was the dude who thought of making "dihybrids". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihybrid_cross     The word of the episode is "dignity".     Theme music from Jonah Kraut...

I read from digital divide to dignify.     Digitalis/Digitalin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis     Digitigrades include walking birds, dogs, cats, and many other animals that stand or walk with toes on the ground but the rest of the foot lifted.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitigrade     The word of the episode is "digitize". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitization     Theme music f...

I read from digestive to digital computer.     Before or after a meal (usually dinner/supper) some people like to have a digestif/digestive/apertif.  Check out this info if you want to learn more and which drinks are typical. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ap%C3%A9ritif_and_digestif https://www.winemag.com/2021/10/21/best-after-dinner-drink/     Examples of digestive glands are salivary glands, gas...

I read from dig to digestion.     I'm having a hard time finding actual numbers but I think a archeological dig can be funded for around $10,000 USD.  That's less than you would think, right?!      The word of the episode is "digestion". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "...

I read from diffractometer to difunctional.     Yup, diffuse-porous and ring-porous and talking about wood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood     The word of the episode is "diffractometer". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffractometer     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on Yo...

I read from differential equation to diffraction grating.     Differential geometry studies the smoothest of manifolds. They're so smooth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_geometry     The word of the episode is "differently abled". So maybe this term isn't the best, but as I think I said in the episode, everyone is going to have phrases and terms that they prefer so nothing is off the t...

I read from die out to diet.     Differentia differentiates one thing from another.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus%E2%80%93differentia_definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differentia     The "differential drive train" makes the car go in different ways. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_(mechanical_device)     The formulas in "differential calculus" hurt my brain. https://en.wi...

I read from dietary to difference.     Don't know what to eat? Check out these Dietary Guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans     The word of the episode is "dietary supplements". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_supplement     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising!...

I read from die out to diet.     Learn all about diesel fuel, diesel engines, and the man who invented it, Rudolph Diesel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_fuel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Diesel     The first line (in English) of "Dies Irae" is "Day of wrath and doom impending!" Fun!  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_irae The audio was fr...

I read from die to die off.     Die casting is where you force molten metal into a mold cavity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_casting     The word of the episode is "die" (like "dice") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionar...

I read from didactic to die.     The word "dido" may have come from Dido, the Queen of Carthage. https://www.etymonline.com/word/dido#etymonline_v_8547     Dido, Queen of Carthage, is also known as Elissa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido     Smart scientists probably made Didymium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didymium     The word of the episode is "didgeridoo". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...

I read from dictatorship to didact.     Dicynodont reptiles mostly had a toothless beak! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicynodont     The word of the episode is "dictionary" DUH! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary -...

I read from dicotyledon to dictatorial.     The word of the episode is "dicrotic". You can learn all about the pulse! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube   "The Dictionary - Letter C" on You...

I read from dichotomy to dicot with Karen O'Leary.   Karen's links! https://twitter.com/OfficerOLearyNZ https://www.instagram.com/karen_olearynz/ Karen on IMDb Fun and Funner on Spotify Fun and Funner on Bandcamp Fun and Funner on FaceBook Fun and Funner playing with the Wellington Orchestra Promo for Celebrity Treasure Island Look out for Karen's new podcast "Full Disclosure" Karen was previously...

I read from dicentric to dichotomy.     Sequential Hermaphroditism is called "Dichagamy" in botany (that's plants, yo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequential_hermaphroditism https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dichogamy     Make sure to listen to the "Dichotic Audio" in stereo!  The examples I used were from the songs that Aron and Lindsay (hosts of the "Human Values" podcast) made up ON THE SPOT in...

I read from diazo to dice.     Diazo compound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diazo     Dibber (or Dibble) tool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibber     A dibstone is a pebble used in the game dibstones which is like jacks https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dibstones     Dikastes was a legal office in ancient Greece and we get our word "dicast" from it.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikastes     The wo...

I read from diasteriomer to diazinon.     Diastereomer or Diastereoisomer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diastereomer     Diathesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diathesis_(medicine)     Diatom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatom     Diatribe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatribe https://www.ultius.com/glossary/literature/rhetorical-devices/diatribe.html     The word of the episode is "diatonic"...

I read from diapir to diastema.     Do you like rocks and things? Here's info about "diapir" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diapir     Maybe instead you like reptiles and things? Here's info about "diapsids" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diapsid     I know. Teeth are your thing. Here's info about "diastema" https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/what-is-diastema     The word of the episode is "diaspora"...