dynamite
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cause great shock, surprise, admiration etc: That news story/
That new singer is really dynamite!
dynamite² v [T] to blow up with dynamite
dy·na·mo /'daɪnəməʊ/ n pl. -mos 1 a machine which turns
some other kind of power into electricity: bicycle lights
powered by a dynamo → compare GENERATOR, MAG-
NETO 2 infml an extremely energetic person
dyn·a·sty /'dɪnəsti||'daɪ-/ n a line of kings or other rulers,
following one another in time and all belonging to the same
family: a dynasty of Welsh kings | the Ming dynasty in China
between 1368 and 1644 —stic /dɪ'næstɪk||'daɪ-/ adj: dynastic
rule
d'you /dʒu, dʒə/ infml abbrev. for do you: D'you see what I mean?
dys·en·te·ry /'dɪsəntəril-teri/ n [U] a painful disease of the
bowels that causes them to be emptied more often than usual
and to produce blood and MUCUS
dys·func·tion·al /dɪs'fʌŋkʃənəl/ adj tech 1 not following
the normal patterns of social behaviour, especially with the
result that someone cannot behave in a normal way or have
a satisfactory life: dysfunctional family relationships 2 not
working properly or normally
dys·lex·i·a /dɪs'leksiə/ also word blindness n [U] tech a
problem in reading caused by difficulty in seeing the differ-
ence between letter shapes —ic adj
Dy·son /'daɪsən/ trademark a make of VACUUM CLEANERS which
was invented and designed by James Dyson. He set up a
successful company to make them. They are very powerful
and do not need a bag to collect the dust, and they are made
in bright colours.
dys·pep·si·a /dɪs'pepsiə, -'pepʃə/ n [U] difficulty in the
breaking down of food in the body after it has been eaten;
INDIGESTION
dys·pep·tic /dɪs'peptɪk/ adj 1 suffering from, or caused by,
dyspepsia 2 bad-tempered
dys·to·pi·a /dɪs'təʊpiə/ n [C] an imaginary place where life
is extremely difficult and a lot of unfair or immoral things
happen → opposite UTOPIA