| ARIDEST | • aridest adj. Superlative form of arid: most arid. • ARID adj. very dry. |
| ASTERID | • asterid adj. (Botany) pertaining to the asterids. • ASTERID n. a starfish, also ASTERIDIAN. |
| ASTRIDE | • astride adv. With one’s legs on either side. • astride prep. With one’s legs on either side of. • astride prep. Extending across (something). |
| ASTROID | • astroid n. (Geometry) A hypocycloid with four cusps. • ASTROID n. a four cusped geometrical figure. |
| DIARIST | • diarist n. One who keeps a diary. • DIARIST n. one who keeps a diary. |
| DIASTER | • diaster n. (Biology) A double star; applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of… • DIASTER n. (Greek) a stage in cellular mitosis. |
| DISPART | • dispart v. (Transitive, now rare) To part, separate. • dispart v. (Intransitive, obsolete) To divide, divide up, distribute. • dispart n. The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. |
| DISRATE | • disrate v. To lower a rate or rating. • disrate v. (Nautical) To demote a sailor to a lower rank. • DISRATE v. to lower in rank. |
| DRASTIC | • drastic adj. Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe. • drastic adj. Acting rapidly or violently. • drastic n. A powerful, fast-acting purgative medicine. |
| INDARTS | • indarts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indart. • INDART v. (Shakespeare) to dart in, also ENDART. |
| RITARDS | • RITARD n. (Italian) a musical passage with a gradual slackening of tempo, also RITARDANDO. |
| SATYRID | • satyrid n. Any butterfly of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, formerly the family Satyridae. • SATYRID n. a brownish butterfly. |
| STAIDER | • staider adj. Comparative form of staid: more staid. • STAID adj. sober and sedate. |
| STAIRED | • staired adj. Having (a specified kind or number of) stairs. • STAIRED adj. having, or arranged like, stairs. |
| TARDIES | • tardies n. Plural of tardy. • TARDY v. (Shakespeare) to retard. |
| TIRADES | • tirades n. Plural of tirade. • tirades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tirade. • TIRADE n. (French) a long vehement or angry harangue. |
| TRADIES | • tradies n. Plural of tradie. • TRADIE n. (Australian slang) a tradesman or tradeswoman. |