| DEFLAGRATED | • deflagrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of deflagrate. • DEFLAGRATE v. to burn suddenly, generally with flame and crackling noise. |
| DEGENERATED | • degenerated v. Simple past tense and past participle of degenerate. • DEGENERATE v. to pass from a higher to a lower type or condition. |
| DEGRADATION | • degradation n. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one’s standing… • degradation n. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual… • degradation n. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. |
| DEGRADATIVE | • degradative adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing degradation. • DEGRADATIVE adj. of the nature of degradation. |
| DEHYDRATING | • dehydrating v. Present participle of dehydrate. • DEHYDRATE v. to dry out, remove the water from. |
| DEPREDATING | • depredating v. Present participle of depredate. • DEPREDATE v. to plunder or prey upon. |
| DEREGULATED | • deregulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of deregulate. • DEREGULATE v. to free from regulations or controls. |
| DIGITIGRADE | • digitigrade adj. (Zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the… • digitigrade adj. (Zoology) Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal. • digitigrade adj. (Zoology, specifically) Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora. |
| DREADNAUGHT | • dreadnaught n. Alternative spelling of dreadnought. • DREADNAUGHT n. a large battleship; a garment of heavy woollen cloth, also DREADNOUGHT. |
| DREADNOUGHT | • dreadnought n. (Military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the… • dreadnought n. (Informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship. • dreadnought n. (Music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on… |
| GIRDLESTEAD | • girdlestead n. (Obsolete) That part of the body where the girdle is worn. • girdlestead n. (Obsolete) The lap. • GIRDLESTEAD n. (obsolete) the waist. |
| GODDAUGHTER | • goddaughter n. A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. • GODDAUGHTER n. a female godchild. |
| GODFATHERED | • godfathered v. Simple past tense and past participle of godfather. • GODFATHER v. to be a godfather to. |
| GOLDTHREADS | • goldthreads n. Plural of goldthread. • GOLDTHREAD n. a North American woodland ranunculaceous plant, with slender yellow roots that yield a medicinal tonic and a dye. |
| GRADATIONED | • gradationed v. Simple past tense and past participle of gradation. • GRADATIONED adj. formed by gradations or stages. |
| INTERGRADED | • intergraded v. Simple past tense and past participle of intergrade. • INTERGRADE v. to merge or shade by means of intermediate steps. |
| READDICTING | • readdicting adj. With the potential to addict anew. • re-addicting adj. With the potential to addict anew. • READDICT v. to become addicted again. |
| RETROGRADED | • retrograded v. Simple past tense and past participle of retrograde. • RETROGRADE v. to cause to go back. |
| TARDIGRADES | • tardigrades n. Plural of tardigrade. • TARDIGRADE n. an arthropod with eight legs living in water or damp moss. |