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  • 61dial-up — adj. Dial up is used with these nouns: ↑access, ↑connection, ↑modem, ↑service, ↑user …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 62dial — [15] The original application of the word dial in English is ‘sundial’. The evidence for its prehistory is patchy, but it is generally presumed to have come from medieval Latin diālis ‘daily’, a derivative of Latin diēs ‘day’, the underlying… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 63dial — I Australian Slang face II Cumbrian Dictionary ( n diyal) face, e.g. Do you want a smack in the dial = Would you like me to hit you in the general area of your face ? …

    English dialects glossary

  • 64dial — According to Isa. 38:8 the dial of King Ahaz was approached by steps; or it is possible that the sundial may have been the staircase itself. As the day went on, the shadow would naturally fall, but in the legend it rises miraculously at the… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 65dial — To send out either tones or pulses that the phone company needs to understand what number you are calling. Most modems will dial automatically …

    Dictionary of telecommunications

  • 66dial — di·al || daɪəl n. rotatable disk on a telephone; face upon which measurements are registered through the use of a pointer (as on a watch, meter, etc.) v. place a telephone call by pressing buttons or turning a dial …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 67dial — n. Sun dial …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 68dial — 1 noun (C) 1 the part of a machine or piece of equipment such as a watch, that is usually covered in glass and shows the time or a measurement: She looked at the dial to check her speed. 2 the wheel on a telephone with numbered holes for your… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 69Dial — Sp Djãlis Ap Dial L ež. C Čilėje …

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  • 70dial-up — UK / US adjective computing a dial up service or system can be used from your computer by means of a telephone line …

    English dictionary