| AFTERGUARDS | • afterguards n. Plural of afterguard. • after-guards n. Plural of after-guard. • AFTERGUARD n. a sailor or group of sailors with the task of attending to the aft sails. |
| DEFLAGRATES | • deflagrates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflagrate. • DEFLAGRATE v. to burn suddenly, generally with flame and crackling noise. |
| DEFRAGGINGS | • DEFRAGGING n. in computing, the process of moving files adjacently on a hard disc. |
| DEFRAGMENTS | • defragments v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defragment. • 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. |
| DISFAVORING | • disfavoring v. Present participle of disfavor. • DISFAVOR v. to regard with disapproval, also DISFAVOUR. |
| DISGRACEFUL | • disgraceful adj. Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. • disgraceful adj. Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation. • DISGRACEFUL adj. bringing or involving disgrace. |
| DRAGONFLIES | • dragonflies n. Plural of dragonfly. • DRAGONFLY n. a predaceous long-bodied often brilliantly-coloured insect of the Odonata. |
| FAIRGROUNDS | • fairgrounds n. Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held. • fairgrounds n. Plural of fairground. • FAIRGROUND n. an area where outdoor fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held. |
| FIGUREHEADS | • figureheads n. Plural of figurehead. • figure-heads n. Plural of figure-head. • FIGUREHEAD n. the figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship. |
| FIREDRAGONS | • firedragons n. Plural of firedragon. • FIREDRAGON n. a fire-breathing dragon, also FIREDRAKE. |
| FORWARDINGS | • forwardings n. Plural of forwarding. • FORWARDING n. the act of sending on e.g. mail. |
| FUNDRAISING | • fundraising n. The process of collecting money by requesting donations from individuals and businesses. • fundraising adj. (Attributive) Relating to raising money (funds), particularly for charities. • fund-raising n. Alternative spelling of fundraising. |
| GODFORSAKEN | • godforsaken adj. Abandoned by a deity or god. • godforsaken adj. Particularly awful; very bad. • Godforsaken adj. Alternative form of godforsaken. |
| GRAINFIELDS | • grainfields n. Plural of grainfield. • GRAINFIELD n. a field where grain is grown. |
| LADYFINGERS | • ladyfingers n. Plural of ladyfinger. • LADYFINGER n. a small finger-shaped sponge cake. |
| SAFEGUARDED | • safeguarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of safeguard. • safe-guarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of safe-guard. • SAFEGUARD v. to keep safe. |