| ADUMBRATE | • adumbrate v. To foreshadow vaguely. • adumbrate v. To give a vague outline. • adumbrate v. To obscure or overshadow. |
| AFTERDAMP | • afterdamp n. (Mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting… • AFTERDAMP n. poisonous gas formed after the explosion of firedamp in a mine. |
| ARMATURED | • armatured adj. Fitted with an armature. • armatured v. Simple past tense and past participle of armature. • ARMATURE v. to furnish with armor. |
| CAMERATED | • camerated v. Simple past tense and past participle of camerate. • CAMERATED adj. chambered, vaulted, also CAMERAL. |
| DAYDREAMT | • daydreamt v. Simple past tense and past participle of daydream. • DAYDREAM v. to fantasize. |
| DEMARCATE | • demarcate v. To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit. • demarcate v. To mark the difference between two causes of action; to distinguish. • DEMARCATE v. to mark the boundary of. |
| DIAMETRAL | • diametral adj. Of, relating to, or measured across a diameter. • diametral adj. Contrary; diametrically opposed. • diametral n. (Obsolete) A diameter. |
| DRAMATISE | • dramatise v. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of dramatize. • DRAMATISE v. to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, also DRAMATIZE. |
| DRAMATIZE | • dramatize v. To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television. • dramatize v. To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner. • DRAMATIZE v. to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, also DRAMATISE. |
| DREAMBOAT | • dreamboat n. (Informal, dated or humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man. • dreamboat n. (Slang, archaic) Anything considered highly desirable for its kind, especially a car. • DREAMBOAT n. someone wonderful and desirable, usually of the opposite sex. |
| FARMSTEAD | • farmstead n. The main building of a farm. • farmstead n. A farm, including its buildings. • FARMSTEAD n. a farmhouse with buildings belonging to it. |
| MACERATED | • macerated v. Simple past tense and past participle of macerate. • MACERATE v. to soften by soaking. |
| MARINATED | • marinated v. Simple past tense and past participle of marinate. • MARINATE v. to soak in seasoned liquid before cooking, also MARINADE. |
| MATADORES | • matadores n. Plural of matador. • MATADORE n. (Spanish) the man who kills the bull in bullfights, also MATADOR. |
| MATURATED | • maturated v. Simple past tense and past participle of maturate. • MATURATE v. to develop fully, also MATURE. |
| RAMPARTED | • ramparted adj. Provided with a rampart. • RAMPART v. to furnish with a fortifying embankment. |
| TARMACKED | • tarmacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of tarmac. • TARMAC v. to surface with tarmacadam. |
| TRADEMARK | • trademark n. A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company’s product and differentiate it from… • trademark n. Any proprietary business, product or service name. • trademark n. The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic. |
| TRADENAME | • tradename n. Alternative spelling of trade name. • trade␣name n. A name used to identify a commercial product or service; may or may not be registered as a trademark. • trade␣name n. The name under which a business or firm operates. |
| TRADESMAN | • tradesman n. A skilled manual worker (implied male). • tradesman n. (Archaic) One who trades; a shopkeeper. • TRADESMAN n. one who makes a living from trade. |