| ANDRADITES | • andradites n. Plural of andradite. • ANDRADITE n. a green-to-black garnet. |
| BASTINADED | • bastinaded v. Simple past tense and past participle of bastinade. • BASTINADE v. (French) to beat with a stick or baton, esp. on the feet, also BASTINADO. |
| CANDIDATES | • candidates n. Plural of candidate. • CANDIDATE n. a person who seeks or is nominated for any office or honour. |
| DASTARDIES | • dastardies n. Plural of dastardy. • DASTARDY n. despicable behaviour. |
| DEADWATERS | • deadwaters n. Plural of deadwater. • dead␣waters n. Plural of dead water. • DEADWATER n. still water without any current. |
| DEATHWARDS | • deathwards adv. Towards death. • DEATHWARDS adv. towards death, also DEATHWARD. |
| DECAUDATES | • decaudates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decaudate. • DECAUDATE v. to cut off the tail of. |
| DEMANDANTS | • demandants n. Plural of demandant. • DEMANDANT n. one who demands; a plaintiff. |
| DESIDERATA | • desiderata n. Plural of desideratum. • DESIDERATUM n. (Latin) something considered necessary or desirable. |
| DEVASTATED | • devastated adj. Ruined, ravaged. • devastated adj. Extremely upset and shocked. • devastated v. Simple past tense and past participle of devastate. |
| DRAMATISED | • dramatised v. Simple past tense and past participle of dramatise. • DRAMATISE v. to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, also DRAMATIZE. |
| HANDFASTED | • handfasted v. Simple past tense and past participle of handfast. • HANDFAST v. to betroth. |
| HEADSTANDS | • headstands n. Plural of headstand. • HEADSTAND n. a gymnastic standing on one's head. |
| MASTHEADED | • mastheaded v. Simple past tense and past participle of masthead. • MASTHEAD v. to raise to the masthead; to punish by sending to the masthead. |
| MISADAPTED | • misadapted v. Simple past tense and past participle of misadapt. • MISADAPT v. to adapt wrongly. |
| ROADSTEADS | • roadsteads n. Plural of roadstead. • ROADSTEAD n. an anchorage off shore. |