| BRIDESMAIDS | • bridesmaids n. Plural of bridesmaid. • bridesmaids v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridesmaid. • bride's␣maids n. Plural of bride’s maid. |
| DEDRAMATISE | • DEDRAMATISE v. to play down the importance of, lessen or keep low the tension or friction caused by, also DEDRAMATIZE. |
| 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. |
| DISAFFIRMED | • disaffirmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of disaffirm. • DISAFFIRM v. to assert the contrary of; to contradict. |
| DISCARDMENT | • discardment n. The act of discarding or throwing away. • DISCARDMENT n. the act of discarding. |
| 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. |
| GORMANDISED | • gormandised v. Simple past tense and past participle of gormandise. • GORMANDISE v. to indulge a taste for good food to excess, also GORMANDIZE, GOURMANDISE, GOURMANDIZE. |
| IMPARADISED | • imparadised v. Simple past tense and past participle of imparadise. • IMPARADISE v. to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| 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. |
| MISDREADING | • misdreading v. Present participle of misdread. • MISDREAD v. (Shakespeare) to fear. |
| MISREGARDED | • misregarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of misregard. • MISREGARD v. (Spenser) to have no regard for. |
| MODULARISED | • modularised v. Simple past tense and past participle of modularise. • modularised adj. (British spelling) Alternative form of modularized. • MODULARISED adj. containing or consisting of modules, also MODULARIZED. |
| NURSEMAIDED | • nursemaided v. Simple past tense and past participle of nursemaid. • NURSEMAID v. to look after as a nursemaid. |
| SKIMBOARDED | • skimboarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of skimboard. • SKIMBOARD v. to use a skimboard. |