"diz" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪz/ Forms: dizzes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪz Etymology: Probably from dizen, dize (“to dress with flax for spinning”), equivalent to the first element of distaff. Etymology templates: {{m|en|dizen}} dizen, {{m|en|dize|t=to dress with flax for spinning}} dize (“to dress with flax for spinning”), {{m|en|distaff}} distaff Head templates: {{en-noun|dizzes}} diz (plural dizzes)
  1. A tool, often a flat circle, with one or more holes for passing wool through to form roving of a specified thickness. Categories (topical): Spinning, Tools
    Sense id: en-diz-en-noun-Dc1SX-zZ Disambiguation of Spinning: 31 7 31 31 Disambiguation of Tools: 37 16 24 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 2 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /dɪz/ Forms: dizzes [present, singular, third-person], dizzing [participle, present], dizzed [participle, past], dizzed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪz Etymology: Probably from dizen, dize (“to dress with flax for spinning”), equivalent to the first element of distaff. Etymology templates: {{m|en|dizen}} dizen, {{m|en|dize|t=to dress with flax for spinning}} dize (“to dress with flax for spinning”), {{m|en|distaff}} distaff Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} diz (third-person singular simple present dizzes, present participle dizzing, simple past and past participle dizzed)
  1. To pass wool through a diz.
    Sense id: en-diz-en-verb-aBBJviLv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /dɪz/
Rhymes: -ɪz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} diz
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of de Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: de Categories (topical): Spinning
    Sense id: en-diz-en-verb-BNrYff5B Disambiguation of Spinning: 31 7 31 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 2 35 35
  2. third-person singular simple present indicative of dee Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: dee Categories (topical): Spinning
    Sense id: en-diz-en-verb-e9WOSH5V Disambiguation of Spinning: 31 7 31 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 2 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for diz meaning in English (4.5kB)

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