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dit
/dɪt/
noun 7verb 2adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
dedicated
DIT + NOUN
birds, braunches, trees
PREP.
with
ADV.
louely
Definitions
verb
1
To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
2
To close up.
that I would haue thought my sincere plainnesse in that first part vpon that subiect, should haue ditted the mouth of the most enuious Momus
noun
1
A ditty, a little melody.
No bird, but did her shrill notes sweetly sing; / No song but did containe a louely dit: / Trees, braunches, birds, and songs were framed fit [...].
2
A word; a decree.
noun
1
The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse cod
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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that I would haue thought my sincere plainnesse in that first part vpon that subiect, should haue ditted the mouth of the most enuious Momus
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No bird, but did her shrill notes sweetly sing; / No song but did containe a louely dit: / Trees, braunches, birds, and songs were framed fit [...].
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In 2022, nearly every movie and TV show has a dedicated DIT who works with the cinematographer and the director to figure out what an image might look like after it’s been run through a series of digi
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