| DEFACEMENT | • defacement n. An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something. • defacement n. An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value. • defacement n. (Heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another. |
| DEFEATISMS | • defeatisms n. Plural of defeatism. • DEFEATISM n. readiness or inclination to accept defeat. |
| DEFENCEMAN | • defenceman n. In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing… • DEFENCEMAN n. in ice-hockey, a player other than the goalkeeper who defends the goal, also DEFENSEMAN. |
| DEFENSEMAN | • defenseman n. (Chiefly US) Alternative spelling of defenceman. • DEFENSEMAN n. in ice-hockey, a player other than the goalkeeper who defends the goal, also DEFENCEMAN. |
| DEFORMABLE | • deformable adj. Capable of being reshaped. • DEFORMABLE adj. able to be deformed. |
| DEFRAGMENT | • defragment v. (Computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections… • DEFRAGMENT v. to run a program which reduces or eliminates the fragmentation of (a file or disk) by bringing together parts of files stored in separate locations to a single location on the disk. |
| DEFRAYMENT | • defrayment n. The payment of charges. • DEFRAYMENT n. the payment of charges, also DEFRAYAL. |
| FACEPALMED | • facepalmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of facepalm. • FACEPALM v. to bring the palm of one's hand to one's face as an expression of dismay. |
| FADOMETERS | • fadometers n. Plural of fadometer. • FADOMETER n. an instrument used to determine the resistance to fading of a pigment or dye. |
| FEDERALISM | • federalism n. A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of… • federalism n. The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government. • federalism n. (Theology) Covenantalism. |
| FOREDAMNED | • foredamned adj. Damned beforehand. • foredamned v. Simple past tense and past participle of foredamn. • fore-damned adj. Alternative form of foredamned. |
| FRAGMENTED | • fragmented v. Simple past tense and past participle of fragment. • fragmented adj. Broken into fragments. • fragmented adj. Composed of fragments. |
| FREEDWOMAN | • freedwoman n. A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery. • FREEDWOMAN n. a woman freed from slavery. |
| HEADFRAMES | • headframes n. Plural of headframe. • HEADFRAME n. the structure over a mine shaft supporting the machinery. |
| MANIFESTED | • manifested v. Simple past tense and past participle of manifest. • MANIFEST v. to show clearly. |
| REAFFIRMED | • reaffirmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of reaffirm. • REAFFIRM v. to affirm again. |
| REFORMADES | • reformades n. Plural of reformade. • REFORMADE n. (Spanish) a monk of a reformed order, also REFORMADO. |
| REINFLAMED | • reinflamed v. Simple past tense and past participle of reinflame. • REINFLAME v. to inflame again. |
| SEMIFEUDAL | • semifeudal adj. Having certain aspects of feudalism. • SEMIFEUDAL adj. half feudal. |
| SHAMEFACED | • shamefaced adj. Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment. • shamefaced adj. Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face. • SHAMEFACED adj. showing modesty, also SHAMEFAST. |