dicky vs dilute

dicky

noun
  • A donkey. 

  • A leather apron for a gig, etc. 

  • The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car. 

  • A louse. 

  • Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. 

  • A haddock. 

  • A small bird; a dicky-bird. 

  • An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird. 

  • A detachable shirt front, collar or bib. 

  • A pilot. 

  • A hedge sparrow. 

adj
  • like a dick, foolish or obnoxious 

  • doubtful, troublesome; in poor condition 

dilute

noun
  • An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. 

adj
  • Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. 

  • Having a low concentration. 

  • Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted. 

verb
  • To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares. 

  • To become attenuated, thin, or weak. 

  • To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance. 

  • To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water. 

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