| DEDRAMATISING | • DEDRAMATISE v. to play down the importance of, lessen or keep low the tension or friction caused by, also DEDRAMATIZE. |
| DESTIGMATIZED | • destigmatized v. Simple past tense and past participle of destigmatize. |
| DIGLADIATIONS | • digladiations n. Plural of digladiation. • DIGLADIATION n. a fight, a dispute. |
| DISADVANTAGED | • disadvantaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of disadvantage. • disadvantaged adj. Lacking an advantage relative to another. • disadvantaged adj. (Euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties. |
| DISADVANTAGES | • disadvantages n. Plural of disadvantage. • disadvantages v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disadvantage. • DISADVANTAGE v. to place at a disadvantage. |
| DISAGGREGATED | • disaggregated v. Simple past tense and past participle of disaggregate. • DISAGGREGATE v. to separate into component parts. |
| DISAMBIGUATED | • disambiguated v. Simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate. • DISAMBIGUATE v. to establish a single grammatical interpretation. |
| DISGRADATIONS | • DISGRADATION n. the act of disgrading, depriving of rank. |
| DISINTEGRATED | • disintegrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate. • disintegrated adj. That has undergone disintegration. • DISINTEGRATE v. to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles. |
| GRANDSTANDING | • grandstanding n. Dramatic or showy behaviour intended to impress an audience or observers. • grandstanding v. Present participle of grandstand. • GRANDSTANDING n. the act of putting on a show, playing to the crowd. |
| HARDSTANDINGS | • hardstandings n. Plural of hardstanding. • HARDSTANDING n. a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand, also HARDSTAND. |
| PREDESIGNATED | • predesignated v. Simple past tense and past participle of predesignate. • PREDESIGNATE v. to specify beforehand. |
| STANDARDISING | • standardising v. Present participle of standardise. • STANDARDISE v. to make standard, also STANDARDIZE. |
| STANDARDIZING | • standardizing v. Present participle of standardize. • STANDARDIZE v. to make standard, also STANDARDISE. |
| STRAIGHTEDGED | • STRAIGHTEDGED adj. having a straight edge. |
| STUDDINGSAILS | • studdingsails n. Plural of studdingsail. • studding␣sails n. Plural of studding sail. • STUDDINGSAIL n. an additional sail set at the outer edges of a square sail when the wind is light and abaft the beam, also STUNSAIL. |
| UNDERSTANDING | • understanding n. (Gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. • understanding n. (Countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. • understanding n. (Countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook. |