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a tool or piece of equipment that you use for doing a special job

a device for opening cans

dev • il / ' devl / noun the Devil

[ singular ]

( religion ) the most powerful evil spirit, according to some religions

de • vi • ous / divias / adjective

intelligent in a way that is not honest a devious plan

de • vote aw / divout/

( de • votes , de • vot • ing , de vot • ed )

to give a lot of time or energy to something

She devoted her life to helping the poor.

Schools should devote more time to science subjects.

de • vot • ed AWB / di 'voutad / adjective

If you are devoted to someone or something, you love them very much

John is devoted to his wife and children.

de • vo • tion AWB / di 'voujn / noun [noncount]

great love for someone or something a mother's devotion to her children

the act of giving a lot of time and energy to someone or something

devotion to duty

de • vour / di ' vauar / verb ( de vours , de • vour • ing , de voured )

to eat something quickly because you are very hungry He devoured everything on his plate and asked for more.

de • vout / di ' vaut / adjective

( religion ) very religious a devout Catholic family

dew / du / noun [ noncount ]

small drops of water that form on plants and grass in the night

In the morning, the grass was wet with dew.

di • a •be • tes / |daia'bitiz / noun [ noncount ]

( health ) a disease that makes it difficult for your body to control the level of sugar in your blood

di • a • bet • ic / |daia 'betik / noun [ count ] a person who has diabetes

di • ag • nose / |daiag' nous / verb ( di • ag • nos • es , di • ag • nos • ing , di • ag • nosed )

( health ) to find out and say what illness a person has She was diagnosed with diabetes.

di • ag • no • sis / |daiag 'nousas / noun

[ count, noncount ]

( plural di • ag • no • ses / |daiag' nousiz / ) ( health ) the act of finding out or saying what illness a person has to make a diagnosis

di • ag • o • nal / dai reganl / adjective

( math ) going from one corner of a square to another Draw a diagonal line.

—Look at the picture at line .

di • ag • o • nal • ly / dai reganali / adverb

Walk diagonally across the field to the far corner, and then turn left.

di • a .gram Ф / 'daisgraem/ noun [ count ]

a picture that explains something

This diagram shows all the parts of an engine.

di • al1 / ' daial / noun [ count ]

a round part of a clock or other piece of equipment with numbers or letters on it, which shows the time, speed, temperature, etc.

Check the tire pressure on the dial.

di • al 2 / daial / verb ( di • als, di al ing, di • aled )

to use a telephone by pushing buttons or turning the dial to call a number

You must have dialed the wrong number.

di•a • lect / ' daialekt / noun [ count, noncount ]

( english language arts ) the form of a language that people speak in one part of a country a local dialectdi • a • logue ( also di . a . log ) / ' daralog ; ' daralag / noun [ count, noncount ]

words that people say to each other in a book, play, or movie

di • am • e • ter / dai ' жшэгэг / noun

[ count, noncount ]

( math ) a straight line across a circle, through the center —Look at the picture at circle .

di • a • mond / ' daImэnd /

[ count, noncount ] a hard stone that looks like clear glass and is very expensive

The ring has a large diamond in it. a diamond necklace

[ count]the shape♦

[ count ] ( sports ) a field where baseball is played

diamonds [ plural ] the group of playing cards (called a suit ) that have red ♦ shapes on them