3 N‑SING A divorce of one thing from another, or a divorce between two things is a separation between them which is permanent or is likely to be permanent. □ [+ from ] …this divorce of Christian culture from the roots of faith.
4 VERB If you say that one thing cannot be divorced from another, you mean that the two things cannot be considered as different and separate things. □ [be V -ed + from ] Good management in the police cannot be divorced from accountability. □ [V n + from ] We have been able to divorce sex from reproduction. COLLOCATIONS divorce NOUN 1
adjective + divorce : acrimonious, bitter, messy, painful; amicable
verb + divorce : finalize, obtain, seek, want; grant
di|vorced /d I vɔː r st/
1 ADJ Someone who is divorced from their former husband or wife has separated from them and is no longer legally married to them. □ He is divorced, with a young son.
2 ADJ If you say that one thing is divorced from another, you mean that the two things are very different and separate from each other. □ [+ from ] …speculative theories divorced from political reality.
3 ADJ If you say that someone is divorced from a situation, you mean that they act as if they are not affected by it in any way. □ [+ from ] This just shows how divorced from reality she's become.
di|vor|cee /d I vɔː r siː / (divorcees ) N‑COUNT A divorcee is a person, especially a woman, who is divorced.
di|vor|cée /d I vɔː r si/ (divorcées ) N‑COUNT A divorcée is a woman who is divorced. [mainly AM ]
div|ot /d I vət/ (divots ) N‑COUNT A divot is a small piece of grass and earth which is dug out accidentally, for example by a golf club.
di|vulge /da I vʌ ldʒ, [AM ] d I -/ (divulges , divulging , divulged ) VERB If you divulge a piece of secret or private information, you tell it to someone. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Officials refuse to divulge details of the negotiations. □ [V wh] I do not want to divulge where the village is. [Also V n + to , V that]
div|vy /d I vi/ (divvies , divvying , divvied ) N‑COUNT If you call someone a divvy , you are saying in a humorous way that you think they are rather foolish. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]
▸ divvy up PHRASAL VERB If you divvy up something such as money or food, you share it out. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P n] Johnson was free to divvy up his share of the money as he chose. [Also V n P ]
Di|wa|li /d I wɑː li/ also Divali N‑UNCOUNT Diwali is a Hindu festival held in honour of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. It is celebrated in October or November with the lighting of lamps in homes and temples, and with prayers to Lakshmi.
DIY /diː a I wa I / N‑UNCOUNT DIY is the activity of making or repairing things yourself, especially in your home. DIY is an abbreviation for 'do-it-yourself'. [BRIT ] □ He's useless at DIY. He won't even put up a shelf.
diz|zy /d I zi/ (dizzier , dizziest , dizzies , dizzying , dizzied )
1 ADJ If you feel dizzy , you feel that you are losing your balance and are about to fall. □ Her head still hurt, and she felt slightly dizzy and disoriented. ● diz|zi|ly /d I z I li/ ADV [usu ADV with v] □ Her head spins dizzily as soon as she sits up. ● diz|zi|ness N‑UNCOUNT □ His complaint causes dizziness and nausea.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can use dizzy to describe a woman who is careless and forgets things, but is easy to like. □ She is famed for playing dizzy blondes.
3 PHRASE If you say that someone has reached the dizzy heights of something, you are emphasizing that they have reached a very high level by achieving it. [HUMOROUS , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] I escalated to the dizzy heights of director's secretary.
DJ /diː dʒe I / (DJs ) also D.J. , dj
1 N‑COUNT A DJ is the same as a disc jockey .
2 N‑COUNT A DJ is the same as a dinner jacket . [BRIT ]
DNA ◆◇◇ /diː en e I / N‑UNCOUNT DNA is an acid in the chromosomes in the centre of the cells of living things. DNA determines the particular structure and functions of every cell and is responsible for characteristics being passed on from parents to their children. DNA is an abbreviation for 'deoxyribonucleic acid'.
D NA fi nger|print|ing N‑UNCOUNT DNA fingerprinting is the same as genetic fingerprinting .
D NA te st (DNA tests ) N‑COUNT A DNA test is a test in which someone's DNA is analysed, for example to see if they have committed a particular crime or are the parent of a particular child. ● DNA test|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ They took samples from his hair for DNA testing.
do
➊ AUXILIARY VERB USES
➋ OTHER VERB USES
➌ NOUN USES
➊ do ◆◆◆ /də, STRONG duː/ (does , doing , did , done ) Do is used as an auxiliary with the simple present tense. Did is used as an auxiliary with the simple past tense. In spoken English, negative forms of do are often shortened, for example do not is shortened to don't and did not is shortened to didn't . 1 AUX Do is used to form the negative of main verbs, by putting 'not' after 'do' and before the main verb in its infinitive form, that is the form without 'to'. □ They don't want to work. □ I did not know Jamie had a knife. □ It doesn't matter if you win or lose.