| DERAILMENT | • derailment n. (Rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs. • derailment n. (Psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely… • derailment n. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic. |
| DIATHERMAL | • diathermal adj. Freely permeable by radiant heat. • DIATHERMAL adj. freely permeable by radiant heat. |
| DISMANTLER | • dismantler n. One who dismantles. • DISMANTLER n. one who dismantles. |
| INTERMODAL | • intermodal adj. Relating to more than one mode of transport. • INTERMODAL adj. between modes. |
| MELIORATED | • meliorated adj. Made better; improved. • meliorated v. Simple past tense and past participle of meliorate. • MELIORATE v. to make better, also AMELIORATE. |
| MISALTERED | • misaltered v. Simple past tense and past participle of misalter. • MISALTER v. to alter wrongly. |
| MISRELATED | • misrelated v. Simple past tense and past participle of misrelate. • MISRELATE v. to relate inaccurately. |
| MORTALISED | • mortalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of mortalise. • MORTALISE v. to make mortal, also MORTALIZE. |
| MORTALIZED | • mortalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of mortalize. • MORTALIZE v. to make mortal, also MORTALISE. |
| MULTIARMED | • multiarmed adj. Having several arms or projections. • multi-armed adj. Alternative form of multiarmed. • MULTIARMED adj. having many arms. |
| MULTIGRADE | • multigrade adj. Having the characteristics of multiple grades of a product (especially of a lubricating oil). • multigrade adj. (Education) Relating to students of differing grade levels. • MULTIGRADE n. a brand of black and white photographic paper coated with a mixture of emulsions which are sensitive to the colour of the printing light used and which produce different contrast grades as a result. |
| RUDIMENTAL | • rudimental adj. (Uncommon) Rudimentary. • RUDIMENTAL adj. rudimentary, also RUDIMENTARY. |
| TAILORMADE | • tailormade adj. Alternative form of tailor-made. • tailormade n. Alternative form of tailor-made. • tailor-made adj. Made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke. |
| TAXIDERMAL | • taxidermal adj. Of, or pertaining to, taxidermy. • TAXIDERMAL adj. relating to taxidermy, also TAXIDERMIC. |
| TIMBERLAND | • timberland n. Forested land thought of in terms of its potential and value as timber. • TIMBERLAND n. (US) land covered with trees used for timber. |
| TREADMILLS | • treadmills n. Plural of treadmill. • treadmills v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of treadmill. • TREADMILL n. a machine with a continuously moving surface of adjustable speed used for exercising on by running or walking. |
| TREMOLANDI | • tremolandi n. Plural of tremolando. • TREMOLANDO n. (Italian) a vibrating, quavering musical effect. |