English to English Dictionary

Dispensing optician

A licensed healthcare professional who designs, fits, and dispenses prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision correction devices based on specifications provided by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.

Disreputable

Not respectable; having a bad reputation or lacking in good character and standards.

Disseminate

To spread or scatter widely, especially information, knowledge, or opinions so that they reach many people.

Dissenting group

A collection of individuals who hold opinions, beliefs, or goals that differ significantly from those of a larger organization, political party, or society.

Dissenting opinion

A separate written legal opinion by one or more judges of a court which disagrees with the decision reached by the majority of the court.

Disservice

A harmful or ill-advised action done to someone, especially when intended as helpful or resulting from poor judgment.

Dissipation

The disappearance or scattering of something by degrees; the gradual loss or waste of energy, heat, or resources.

Dissolution

The formal closing or termination of a parliament, official assembly, or organization.

Distribution Management

The oversight and coordination of the flow of goods and services from the manufacturer or producer to the final consumer or end-user.

Dit

A short sound or pulse, especially the dot in Morse code corresponding to a short signal.

Ditty

A short, simple, and cheerful song.

Ditz

A silly, scatterbrained, or typically absent-minded person.