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Definition: Dy |
DyNoun1. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Dy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Geography | Muddy material formed of plant residues and deposited from nutrient-poor water. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: DySynonyms: atomic number 66 (n), dysprosium (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Dy |
| Non-English Usage: "Dy" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (twain, two, twosome), Frisian (that, that one, thou, ye, yonder, you), Hawaiian (two), Manx (to, to motion, toward; if; of), Portuguese (Dy), Swedish (dirt, mire, mud, ooze, slime, sludge, slush), Welsh (thine, thy, your). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | I hear a tender rap so dy of love now (I Hear A Symphony; performing artist: The Supremes) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Dy endjet (1973) Ne kufi te dy legjendave (1981) Dhimbje midis dy brigjeve (1980) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Pratique pour hâter l'accouchement chez les Kalmouks. / G. Dy. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Dy" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 40.00% of the time. "Dy" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 40% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Unclassified Items | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (proper) | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (singular) | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Dy" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Dy | Last name | 400 | 19,214 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Canada | DY 4 Systems |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "Dy": parrr-dy. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
dy | 93 | dy tod | 3 |
dy na mi tee | 12 | dy cc25 | 3 |
dy dc95 | 10 | brig dy | 2 |
different dy email list sending that | 10 | dy jzdn | 2 |
dx dy | 7 | 100 dy | 2 |
panasonic dy dc95 | 6 | can dy man.com | 2 |
dee diaper dy service | 6 | dy mite no | 2 |
dy 4 system | 5 | box dy | 2 |
dy icon | 5 | dee doll dy | 2 |
dy father | 4 | dy lagman pilar | 2 |
dy o derm | 4 | dy xh.com | 2 |
dee dy | 4 | bryan dy | 2 |
dy promotion | 4 | dy reunion | 2 |
dy 4 | 4 | box dy sound | 2 |
dee diaper dy | 4 | brigã dy | 2 |
dy toy | 3 | dy independence | 2 |
dy saycall.com | 3 | dy xw.com | 2 |
dy patil | 3 | panasonic dy cc25 | 2 |
dy tech | 3 | calculus change differential dx dy small | 2 |
1 dx dy e x y | 3 | ||
calculus change differential dx dy small | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Dy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | dy (muck, muck soil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Dy. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | järvimuta. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dy. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dy vollstaendig zersetzter Torf. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Dy. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yday dy. (various references) "dy". (various references) dy (dirt, mire, mud, ooze, slime, sludge, slush). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Dy": dyable, dyad, dyadic, dyadically, dyadics, dyads, dyarchic, dyarchies, dyarchy, dybbuk, dybbukim, dybbuks, dye, dyeabilities, dyeability, dyeable, dyed, dyeing, dyeings, dyer, dyers, dyes, dyestuff, dyestuffs, dyeweed, dyeweeds, dyewood, dyewoods, dying, dyings, dyke, dyked, dykes, dykey, dyking, dynamic, dynamical, dynamically, dynamics, dynamism, dynamisms, dynamist, dynamistic, dynamists, dynamite, dynamited, dynamiter, dynamiters, dynamites, dynamitic, dynamiting. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Dy": acidy, alloantibody, allopolyploidy, allotetraploidy, already, amphidiploidy, amphiploidy, aneuploidy, antibody, antisubsidy, anybody, autoantibody, autopolyploidy, autotetraploidy, baddy, baldy, bandy, bastardy, bawdy, beady, belady, bendy, biddy, blackbody, blizzardy, bloody, body, brandy, bready, broody, buddy, burgundy, busybody, caddy, candy, charlady, chiropody, cloddy, cloudy, coembody, comedy, corody, corrody, countermelody, crowdy, cruddy, cuddy, curdy, custardy, custody, daddy. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Dy": adynamia, adynamias, adynamic, adyta, adytum, aerodynamic, aerodynamical, aerodynamically, aerodynamicist, aerodynamicists, aerodynamics, aerodyne, aerodynes, aerothermodynamic, aerothermodynamics, amplidyne, amplidynes, anodyne, anodynes, anodynic, athodyd, athodyds, autodyne, autodynes, bandying, bawdyhouse, bawdyhouses, beladying, bendys, biodynamic, bloodying, bodybuilder, bodybuilders, bodybuilding, bodybuildings, bodycheck, bodychecked, bodychecking, bodychecks, bodyguard, bodyguards, bodying, bodysuit, bodysuits, bodysurf, bodysurfed, bodysurfer, bodysurfers, bodysurfing, bodysurfs, bodywork. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "d-y" | |
+1 letter: day, dey, dry, dye, yid, yod. | |
+2 letters: body, davy, days, defy, demy, deny, dewy, dexy, deys, didy, doby, dogy, dopy, dory, doty, doxy, dozy, dray, drys, duly, duty, dyad, dyed, dyer, dyes, dyke, dyne, eddy, edgy, emyd, eyed, idly, idyl, lady, odyl, oldy, rynd, tidy, tody, undy, wady, wynd, yald, yard, yaud, yeld, yids, yird, yodh, yods, yond. | |
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