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- Dictionarydingbat/ˈdɪŋbat/
noun
- 1. a stupid or eccentric person. North American, Australian, New Zealand
- 2. delusions or feelings of unease, particularly those induced by delirium tremens. Australian, New Zealand
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1 day ago · A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula.
2 days ago · A diacritic (also diacritical mark, diacritical point, diacritical sign, or accent) is a glyph added to a letter or to a basic glyph. The term derives from the Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, "distinguishing"), from διακρίνω (diakrínō, "to distinguish").
2 days ago · Bracket. A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. [3] They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British and American English. [1] ".
3 days ago · Clear and simple definitions in American English from Britannica's language experts. More usage examples than any other dictionary.
4 days ago · The woman covered herself with a housecoat to answer the door is an example of how to use this noun in a sentence. The term heartbeat also ends with the letters A and T. It is a noun that can be defined as a pulsation of the heart, a vital unifying force, or a single pulsation of the heart.
5 days ago · It is defined as the act of making someone or oneself appear more beautiful, handsome or young looking than normal - commodities that were very high stakes in the marriage market of the times.
1 day ago · An avatar is an electronic image (as in a video game) that represents, and can be manipulated by, a computer user. Avatar can also refer to the embodiment of something (such as a concept or philosophy) often in a person, or to an incarnation of a deity—especially a Hindu deity, such as Vishnu.
