| ABSTERGED | • absterged v. Simple past tense and past participle of absterge. • ABSTERGE v. to cleanse by wiping. |
| DANEGELTS | • DANEGELT n. a tax imposed in the 10th century to buy off the Danes or to defend the country against them, also DANEGELD. |
| DEGUSTATE | • degustate v. (Transitive, rare, obsolete) To taste or eat. • DEGUSTATE v. to taste, relish, also DEGUST. |
| DELEGATES | • delegates n. Plural of delegate. • delegates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delegate. • DELEGATE v. to appoint as one's representative. |
| DEROGATES | • derogates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derogate. • DEROGATE v. to lessen by taking away; to detract. |
| DESIGNATE | • designate adj. Designated; appointed; chosen. • designate adj. (UK) Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role. • designate v. To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description. |
| DETANGLES | • detangles v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detangle. • DETANGLE v. to remove knots or tangles from. |
| ESTRANGED | • estranged v. Simple past tense and past participle of estrange. • estranged adj. Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse. • ESTRANGE v. to alienate. |
| GOATWEEDS | • goatweeds n. Plural of goatweed. • GOATWEED n. an umbelliferous weed, long supposed to be good for gout, also GOUTWEED, GOUTWORT. |
| HEADGATES | • headgates n. Plural of headgate. • HEADGATE n. a gate to control the flow of water. |
| JAGGEDEST | • jaggedest adj. Superlative form of jagged: most jagged. • JAGGED adj. rough-edged. |
| RAGGEDEST | • raggedest adj. Superlative form of ragged: most ragged. • RAGGED adj. tattered. |
| STAGEHEAD | • stagehead n. The end of the stage (floating platform like a wharf) where fishermen unload their catch. • STAGEHEAD n. (Canadian) the part of a fishing stage which extends over the water. |
| STAGGERED | • staggered v. Simple past tense and past participle of stagger. • staggered adj. Astonished, taken aback. • staggered adj. Arranged in a way that is not uniform. |
| TRAGEDIES | • tragedies n. Plural of tragedy. • TRAGEDY n. a disastrous event. |