DIE An effect.

DIET Frequently a cause.

DIMPLE A ripple in the gentle whirlpool of a pretty woman's smile.

DIPLOMAT An international liar, with an elastic conscience and a
rubber neck.

DISCOUNT Something often sold in place of goods.

DISCRETION An instinctive perception that enables us to say, "Oh,
shut up!" to the small, weak man, and "I beg your pardon, but I do
not entirely agree with your views," to the large, strong one.

DIVE A gambler's retreat.

DIVIDENDS A gambler's reward.

DIVORCE Nominally, separation of husband and wife from the bonds
of matrimony. In the vicinity of Newport it is frequently a legal
formula that immediately precedes a fashionable wedding.

DOCK A place for laying up.

DOCTOR One who lays you up.

DREAM What a man may call a woman, though a Pill may have
suggested it. Sweethearts are dreams because they seldom come
true; wives, because they're often a night-mare, and both because