| BEDRAGGLED | • bedraggled adj. Wet and limp; unkempt. • bedraggled adj. Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated. • bedraggled v. Simple past tense and past participle of bedraggle. |
| BIODEGRADE | • biodegrade v. To decompose as a result of biological action, especially by microorganisms. • BIODEGRADE v. to break down by biological action. |
| BIRDDOGGED | • bird-dogged v. Simple past tense and past participle of bird-dog. • bird␣dogged v. Simple past tense and past participle of bird dog. • BIRDDOG v. to follow closely. |
| BODYGUARDS | • bodyguards n. Plural of bodyguard. • BODYGUARD v. to act as a bodyguard. |
| BRIDGEHEAD | • bridgehead n. An area around the end of a bridge. • bridgehead n. (Military) A fortification around the end of a bridge. • bridgehead n. (Military) An area of ground on the enemy’s side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs… |
| DEBEARDING | • debearding v. Present participle of debeard. • DEBEARD v. to remove the beard from. |
| DEGRADABLE | • degradable adj. Able to be chemically or biologically degraded. • degradable n. Any material that can be degraded or decomposed. • DEGRADABLE adj. capable of being chemically degraded. |
| DRAWBRIDGE | • drawbridge n. A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft… • draw-bridge n. Alternative spelling of drawbridge. • draw␣bridge n. (Rare) Alternative spelling of drawbridge. |
| FORBIDDING | • forbidding adj. Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant. • forbidding v. Present participle of forbid. • forbidding n. The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition. |
| PREBIDDING | • PREBIDDING n. the act of bidding in advance. |
| SURBEDDING | • surbedding v. Present participle of surbed. • SURBED v. (obsolete) to set on edge (applied to a stone with reference to the grain). |
| UNABRIDGED | • unabridged adj. (Of a book or document) Not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete. • unabridged n. An unabridged publication, especially a reference work. • UNABRIDGED adj. not abridged. |