| ADMONISHINGLY | • admonishingly adv. In an admonishing manner. • ADMONISHING adv. ADMONISH, to reprove mildly. |
| BALLADMONGERS | • balladmongers n. Plural of balladmonger. • BALLADMONGER n. a dealer in or composer of ballads. |
| BILDUNGSROMAN | • bildungsroman n. A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character… • Bildungsroman n. Alternative letter-case form of bildungsroman. • BILDUNGSROMAN n. (German) a psychological novel dealing with the early moral development of the protagonist. |
| DEFORMALISING | • DEFORMALISE v. to make less formal, also DEFORMALIZE. |
| DEGLAMORISING | • deglamorising v. Present participle of deglamorise. • DEGLAMORISE v. to remove the glamour from, also DEGLAMORIZE. |
| DEMUTUALISING | • demutualising v. Present participle of demutualise. • DEMUTUALISE v. of a mutual institution, to become a public company, also DEMUTUALIZE. |
| DERMAPLANINGS | • 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. |
| DIPLOMATISING | • diplomatising v. Present participle of diplomatise. • DIPLOMATISE v. to practise, or bring about by, diplomacy, also DIPLOMATIZE. |
| DISASSEMBLING | • disassembling v. Present participle of disassemble. • DISASSEMBLE v. to take apart. |
| DISEMBRANGLED | • disembrangled v. Simple past tense and past participle of disembrangle. • DISEMBRANGLE v. (obsolete) to free from dispute. |
| DISEMBRANGLES | • disembrangles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembrangle. • DISEMBRANGLE v. (obsolete) to free from dispute. |
| DISSIMILATING | • dissimilating v. Present participle of dissimilate. • DISSIMILATE v. to undergo dissimilation. |
| DISSIMULATING | • dissimulating v. Present participle of dissimulate. • DISSIMULATE v. to pretend, feign. |
| MINERALOGISED | • mineralogised v. Simple past tense and past participle of mineralogise. • MINERALOGISE v. to collect or study minerals, also MINERALOGIZE. |
| SCANDALMONGER | • scandalmonger n. A person who trades in gossip; one who collects and disseminates rumors. • SCANDALMONGER n. one who spreads scandal. |
| SEMILEGENDARY | • semilegendary adj. Alternative spelling of semi-legendary. • semi-legendary adj. Almost legendary; approaching the status of a legend. • SEMILEGENDARY adj. having historical foundation but elaborated in legend. |
| SMALLHOLDINGS | • smallholdings n. Plural of smallholding. • small␣holdings n. Plural of small holding. • SMALLHOLDING n. a small-scale farm. |