| ALDERMANSHIP | • aldermanship n. The condition, position, or office of an alderman. • ALDERMANSHIP n. the office of alderman. |
| DEEPWATERMAN | • DEEPWATERMAN n. a seagoing ship. |
| DEPARTMENTAL | • departmental adj. Of or pertaining to a department. • DEPARTMENTAL adj. relating to a department. |
| DERMAPLANING | • dermaplaning n. The exfoliation of the skin by means of a scalpel. • DERMAPLANING n. a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance. |
| DERMAPTERANS | • dermapterans n. Plural of dermapteran. • DERMAPTERAN n. any insect of the order Dermaptera, the earwigs. |
| DIAPHRAGMING | • diaphragming v. Present participle of diaphragm. • DIAPHRAGM v. to fit with a diaphragm. |
| DYNAMOGRAPHS | • dynamographs n. Plural of dynamograph. • DYNAMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording mechanical forces. |
| EMPARADISING | • emparadising v. Present participle of emparadise. • EMPARADISE v. (Milton) to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| IMPARADISING | • imparadising v. Present participle of imparadise. • IMPARADISE v. to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| MADREPORIANS | • madreporians n. Plural of madreporian. • MADREPORIAN n. a coral, a madrepore. |
| MANSPREADERS | • manspreaders n. Plural of manspreader. |
| MANSPREADING | • manspreading n. (Informal, derogatory) The practice of men splaying their legs open wide when sitting on public transport… • manspreading v. Present participle of manspread. • MANSPREADING n. the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him. |
| PANJANDARUMS | • panjandarums n. Plural of panjandarum. • PANJANDARUM n. a powerful personage or pretentious official, also PANJANDRUM. |
| PROPAGANDISM | • propagandism n. The use of propaganda. • PROPAGANDISM n. the practice of propagating tenets or principles. |
| PTERIDOMANIA | • pteridomania n. A craze, in 19th-century England, for collecting ferns and for using images of ferns in the decorative arts. • PTERIDOMANIA n. a passion for ferns. |
| SUPRAMUNDANE | • supramundane adj. Above or beyond the mundane. • SUPRAMUNDANE adj. above or beyond this world. |