Dix

[ diks ]

/ dɪks /

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noun

Dorothea Lynde

[lind], /lɪnd/, Dorothy, 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.

Otto, 1891–1969, German painter and printmaker.

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How to use Dix in a sentence

Johnson and Downey acted as security, keeping an eye on cops who they apparently thought would recognize Dix and their group.
The Communist Agitators Trying to Ignite Ferguson|Justin Glawe|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dix, a founding member of the RCP, spoke in a flowing diatribe as we walked amid the crowd that night.
The Communist Agitators Trying to Ignite Ferguson|Justin Glawe|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eric Dix of the Revolutionary Communist Party was among them.
Agitators Have Hijacked Ferguson Protests|Justin Glawe|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First for the Germans, then at Fort Dix I did some camp shows.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Mosaic has a project on its site that offers to fund solar energy for U.S. Military Housing in Fort Dix, NJ.
Solar Mosaic aims to raise crowdsourced funding for solar panels on military base|Sarah Langs|August 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ceux qui portoient le bl au moulin, de quinze boisseaux n'en rendoient que douze de farine au lieu de dix-huict.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Les echantillons, au nombre de soixante-dix, nous offrent, 1.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Ce gage d'amitié plus qu'un autre me touche: Un serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
He guesses again, and recklessly: "Dix dollars par semaine; you know—ten dol-lar ever-y week."
In Madeira Place|Heman White Chaplin
Often and often I reflected that some hitch might occur to prevent my getting money promptly from Mr. Dix.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill