| GLADDEST | • gladdest adj. Superlative form of glad: most glad. • GLAD adj. feeling pleasure. |
| DEADLIGHTS | • deadlights n. Plural of deadlight. • dead-lights n. Plural of dead-light. • DEADLIGHT n. a strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water in a storm. |
| STRADDLING | • straddling v. Present participle of straddle. • STRADDLE v. to bestride; to set (the legs) far apart, also STRIDDLE, STRODDLE, STRODLE. |
| TWADDLINGS | • twaddlings n. Plural of twaddling. • TWADDLING n. the act of twaddling. |
| DIGITALISED | • digitalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of digitalise. • DIGITALISE v. to make digital, also DIGITALIZE. |
| DIGLADIATES | • digladiates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of digladiate. • DIGLADIATE v. (obsolete) to fight with swords; to fence. |
| GIRDLESTEAD | • girdlestead n. (Obsolete) That part of the body where the girdle is worn. • girdlestead n. (Obsolete) The lap. • GIRDLESTEAD n. (obsolete) the waist. |
| GOLDTHREADS | • goldthreads n. Plural of goldthread. • GOLDTHREAD n. a North American woodland ranunculaceous plant, with slender yellow roots that yield a medicinal tonic and a dye. |
| BESTRADDLING | • bestraddling v. Present participle of bestraddle. • BESTRADDLE v. to bestride. |
| DIGLADIATORS | • DIGLADIATOR n. one who fights with swords. |
| DISENTANGLED | • disentangled v. Simple past tense and past participle of disentangle. • DISENTANGLE v. to free from entanglement. |
| GIRDLESTEADS | • girdlesteads n. Plural of girdlestead. • GIRDLESTEAD n. (obsolete) the waist. |
| STUDDINGSAIL | • studdingsail n. (Nautical) A sail attached to the side of another in a square-rigged ship to increase the speed of the vessel. • studding␣sail n. Alternative spelling of studdingsail. • 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. |
| DIGLADIATIONS | • digladiations n. Plural of digladiation. • DIGLADIATION n. a fight, a dispute. |
| 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. |
| GASTRODUODENAL | • gastroduodenal adj. (Anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the stomach and the duodenum. • GASTRODUODENAL adj. of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the duodenum. |
| DEGRADABILITIES | • degradabilities n. Plural of degradability. • DEGRADABILITY n. the quality of being degradable. |
| GLUTARALDEHYDES | • glutaraldehydes n. Plural of glutaraldehyde. • GLUTARALDEHYDE n. a compound that contains two aldehyde groups and is used esp. in tanning leather and in the fixation of biological tissues. |
| UNDERSTANDINGLY | • understandingly adv. In an understanding manner; with empathy. • understandingly adv. (Obsolete) In a way that can be understood; intelligibly. • UNDERSTANDINGLY adv. UNDERSTANDING. |