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DICKY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
Synonyms:
dickey; dickie; dicky; shirtfront
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dicky" is a kind of...):
insert; inset (an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted)
Holonyms ("dicky" is a part of...):
shirt (a garment worn on the upper half of the body)
Derivation:
dicky ((British informal) faulty)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
Synonyms:
dickey; dickey-seat; dickie; dickie-seat; dicky; dicky-seat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dicky" is a kind of...):
backseat (a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile))
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(British informal) faulty
Example:
I've got this dicky heart
Synonyms:
dickey; dicky
Classified under:
Similar:
impaired (diminished in strength, quality, or utility)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Derivation:
dicky (a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt)
