diatribe, n. philippic, [tirade], invective, [screed].
dice, n. [die], [cube]. Associated word: cleromancy.
dicker, v. [trade], [barter], negotiate, [exchange].--n. [barter], [trade], [exchange], chaffering.
dictate, n. [command], admonition, prescription, [impulse].
dictator, n. [despot], autocrat.
dictatorial, a. [imperious], dogmatical, [overbearing].
diction, n. [language], phraseology.
dictionary, n. lexicon, vocabulary, [wordbook], glossary; gazetteer, gradus, onomasticon, idioticon, thesaurus. Associated words: lexicography, lexicographer, lexicographic.
dido, n. [trick], [antic], [caper], [prank].
die, v. expire, perish, [decease]; wither, [fade], [vanish], recede, [wane], [subside], languish.