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“Dire” or “Dyer”

dire / dyer are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

dire d·AY·r

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

dyer d·AY·er

  • nounsomeone whose job is to dye cloth.
Usage

Examples in context

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“dire”

  • …flood-prone zones evidently become a dire
  • Mackenzie returned to Canada in dire financial states.
  • …not criminal if dictated by dire necessity.
  • …disturbed, and was often in dire poverty.
  • …a 1980 rock song by Dire Straits, dealing with a female…
  • "Avant De Nous Dire Adieu" (M. Mallory, J. Renard)…
  • …also floundered, and conditions of dire poverty created situation where it…
  • …woefully congested and was in dire need of reconstruction and other…
  • …the main statue, is in dire condition.
  • 1955 C'est facile à dire for voice and piano (French

“dyer”

  • …1948 and then Mrs Helen Dyer, who remained choir mistress for…
  • …desire from before Stoker's Dracula, Dyer observes that historically earlier representations…
  • Dyer, R., "Kathleen Supove, Piano Figure…
  • …(Technical Officer Telecommunications) Alan Frederick Dyer (502835), Royal Corps of Signals.
  • Catherine Patricia Dyer – Crown Agent and Chief…
  • He married Eunice Churchill Dyer (1842–1922), the daughter of a…
  • Kibwe Dyer – Gyori ETO
  • …with Lesley Manville and Danny Dyer in support.
  • Dyer, Adi Senimili, former Cabinet Minister.
  • …group now consisted of Beau Dyer from Elysium on bass and…

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