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dinge

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dinge  (dnj)
n.
Grime or squalor; dinginess.
[Back-formation from dingy.]
dinge1
n
dinginess
[back formation from dingy]
dinge2 US derogatory slang
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a Black person
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Black people
dinge3 Dialect
vb (tr)
to make a dent in (something)
n
a dent
[of unknown origin]
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Noun1.dinge - discoloration due to dirtiness
dinginess
dirtiness, uncleanness - the state of being unsanitary
Verb1.dinge - make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"
batter
change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
2.dinge - make dingy
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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Dinges and his colleagues limit volunteers' time in bed to four hours a night for five nights, then let the volunteers sleep up to 10 hours for two days.
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Kamfer weet ook genoeg hoe om van triviale en banale dinge gedigte te maak.
Noudat slapende honde by Cloete, T.T. / Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
Dinges, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, were surprised to find that watching television seemed to be the most important time cue for the beginning of the sleep period, rather than hours past sunset or other more biological factors.
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