dizzy

dean (diːn)

—n
1.	the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty
2.	(at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a college fellow with responsibility for undergraduate discipline
3.	chiefly Church of England the head of a chapter of canons and administrator of a cathedral or collegiate church
4.	RC Church See also rural dean the cardinal bishop senior by consecration and head of the college of cardinalsRelated: decanal

Related: decanal

[C14: from Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus one set over ten persons, from Latin decem ten]

'deanship

—n

Dean¹ (diːn)

—n
	Forest of Dean a forest in W England, in Gloucestershire, between the Rivers Severn and Wye: formerly a royal hunting ground

Dean² (diːn)

—n
1.	Christopher. See Torvill and Dean
2.	James (Byron). 1931--55, US film actor, who became a cult figure; his films include East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause (both 1955). He died in a car crash

dene or dean¹ (diːn)

—n
	(Brit) a valley, esp one that is narrow and wooded

[Old English denu valley; see den]

dean or dean¹

—n

[Old English denu valley; see den]

dene or dean² (diːn)

—n
	dialect chiefly (Southern English) a sandy stretch of land or dune near the sea

[C13: probably related to Old English dūn hill; see down³]

dean or dean²

—n

[C13: probably related to Old English dūn hill; see down³]

Disraeli (dɪzˈreɪlɪ)

—n
	Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. 1804--81, British Tory statesman and novelist; prime minister (1868; 1874--80). He gave coherence to the Tory principles of protectionism and imperialism, was responsible for the Reform Bill (1867) and, as prime minister, bought a controlling interest in the Suez Canal. His novels include Coningsby (1844) and Sybil (1845)

dizzy (ˈdɪzɪ)

—*adj* , -zier, -ziest
1.	affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy
2.	mentally confused or bewildered
3.	causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment
4.	informal foolish or flighty

—vb , -zier, -ziest, -zies, -zying, -zied
5.	(tr) to make dizzy

[Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quiet]

'dizzily

—*adv*

'dizziness

—n

Gillespie (ɡɪˈlɛspɪ)

—n
	Dizzy, nickname of John Birks Gillespie. 1917--93, US jazz trumpeter

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Word Origin & History

dean

early 14c., from O.Fr. deien, from L.L. decanus "head of a group of 10 monks in a monastery," from earlier secular meaning "commander of 10 soldiers" (which was extended to civil administrators in the late empire), from Gk. dekanos, from deka "ten." Replaced O.E. teoðingealdor. College sense is from

1570s (in L. from 1271).

dizzy

O.E. dysig "foolish, stupid," from P.Gmc. *dusijaz. Meaning "having a whirling sensation" is from mid-14c.; that of "giddy" is from c.1500 and seems to merge the two earlier meanings. Used of the "foolish virgins" in early translations of Matthew xxv; used especially of blondes since 1870s.

Slang Dictionary

dizzy definition

mod.
stupid; scatterbrained. : Who is that dizzy dame?

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Example sentences

Dizzy said he fixed the wiring and helped install a new light fixture.

If blood sugar levels dip too low, a driver may feel dizzy or shaky and become

confused or even lose consciousness.

He dangles, the blood rushes to his head, he gets dizzy.

Of course, you can only do it four times in a row before he gets dizzy, so

leave some time in between your slashes.

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giddy Gillespie head lightheaded nothingness pass

Matching Quote

"Dizzy: Say, don't you think about anything but flying? When did the bug first bite you?
Tommy: You remember the day Lindy came back from Paris?... I was only a kid, but I'll never forget it. They wrote "Welcome Home" with smoke across the sky and signed it QB.... I didn't even know what QB meant. Then someone told me about the quiet burglar. Old pilots joining together to help the flying game. I loved that. They seemed apart from ordinary people.
Dizzy: Oh they were. That, that first QB hanger was a great place. Each pilot had his own drinking mug, and whenever one got bumped off, they put the mug on the shelf over the bar, bottom up, and your first drink was always a silent toast to the shelf."

-Frank W. Wead

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