Diaper vs. Dipper

Diapernoun

A textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern formed by alternating directions of thread.

Diapernoun

A towel or napkin made from such fabric.

Diapernoun

(North America) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an older person who is incontinent; a nappy.

Diapernoun

The diamond pattern associated with diaper textiles.

Diapernoun

Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.

Diaperverb

To put diapers on someone.

Diaperverb

To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth.

Diapernoun

Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.

Diapernoun

Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.

Diapernoun

A towel or napkin for wiping the hands, etc.

Diapernoun

An infant's breechcloth.

Diaperverb

To ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern called diaper, as cloth in weaving.

Diaperverb

To put a diaper on (a child).

Diaperverb

To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth.

Diapernoun

garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement

Diapernoun

a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures

Diaper

A diaper /ˈdaɪpə(r)/ (American and Canadian English) or a nappy (Australian English, British English, and Hiberno-English) is a type of underwear that allows the wearer to urinate or defecate without using a toilet, by absorbing or containing waste products to prevent soiling of outer clothing or the external environment. When diapers become wet or soiled, they require changing, generally by a second person such as a parent or caregiver.

Dippernoun

One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).

Dippernoun

Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.

Dippernoun

A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.

Dippernoun

The control in a vehicle that switches between high-beam and low-beam (i.e. dips the lights), especially when used to signal other vehicles.

Dippernoun

Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.

Dippernoun

(slang) A pickpocket.

Dippernoun

(historical) A person employed in a tin plate works to coat steel plates in molten tin by dipping them.

Dippernoun

(historical) A person employed to assist a bather in and out of the sea.

Dippernoun

A Baptist or Dunker.

Dippernoun

One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle.

Dippernoun

A small grebe; the dabchick.

Dippernoun

a ladle that has a cup with a long handle

Dippernoun

a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris

Dippernoun

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

Dippernoun

small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

Dippernoun

small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom

Dipper

Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae, so-called because of their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.