| DECIMALISED | • decimalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of decimalise. • DECIMALISE v. to convert to a decimal system, also DECIMALIZE. |
| DEDRAMATISE | • DEDRAMATISE v. to play down the importance of, lessen or keep low the tension or friction caused by, also DEDRAMATIZE. |
| DEHUMANISED | • dehumanised v. Simple past tense and past participle of dehumanise. • DEHUMANISE v. to remove the humanity from, also DEHUMANIZE. |
| DEMORALISED | • demoralised v. Simple past tense and past participle of demoralise. • DEMORALISE v. to corrupt the morals of, also DEMORALIZE. |
| DESIDERATUM | • desideratum n. Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. • DESIDERATUM n. (Latin) something considered necessary or desirable. |
| DISEMBARKED | • disembarked v. Simple past tense and past participle of disembark. • DISEMBARK v. to leave a ship, to land. |
| DROMEDARIES | • dromedaries n. Plural of dromedary. • dromedaries n. Plural of dromedarie (“obsolete spelling of dromedary”). • DROMEDARY n. the Arabian camel, having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps, also DROMEDARE. |
| EMPARADISED | • emparadised v. Simple past tense and past participle of emparadise. • EMPARADISE v. (Milton) to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| MAIDENHEADS | • maidenheads n. Plural of maidenhead. • MAIDENHEAD n. virginity; hymen. |
| MAIDENWEEDS | • MAIDENWEED n. another name for mayweed. |
| MEDICALISED | • medicalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of medicalise. • MEDICALISE v. to consider or treat in medical terms, also MEDICALIZE. |
| MIDDENSTEAD | • middenstead n. A place where dung is heaped up. • MIDDENSTEAD n. the site of a midden. |
| MIDDLEGAMES | • middlegames n. Plural of middlegame. • middle␣games n. Plural of middle game. |
| MIDDLEWARES | • middlewares n. Plural of middleware. • MIDDLEWARE n. computer software that has an intermediary function between the various applications of a computer and its operating system. |
| MISDEMEANED | • misdemeaned v. Simple past tense and past participle of misdemean. • MISDEMEAN v. to behave ill, with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self. |
| MISEDUCATED | • miseducated v. Simple past tense and past participle of miseducate. • MISEDUCATE v. to educate in a wrong manner. |
| MISREGARDED | • misregarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of misregard. • MISREGARD v. (Spenser) to have no regard for. |
| NURSEMAIDED | • nursemaided v. Simple past tense and past participle of nursemaid. • NURSEMAID v. to look after as a nursemaid. |