Vocabulary : Dilatometer to Dilettante

Dilatometer : An instrument for measuring the dilatation or expansion of a substance, especially of a fluid.
Dilator : One who, or that which, widens or expands. ;; A muscle that dilates any part. ;; An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
Dilatorily : With delay; tardily.
Dilatoriness : The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.
Dilatory : Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant. ;; Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures.

Dildo : A burden in popular songs. ;; A columnar cactaceous plant of the West Indies (Cereus Swartzii).
Dilection : Love; choice.
Dilemma : An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. ;; A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or predicament; a difficult choice or position.
Dilettant : Of or pertaining to dilettanteism; amateur; as, dilettant speculation. ;; A dilettante.
Dilettante : An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge, desultorily, or for amusement only.

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