| ABRIDGEMENTS | • abridgements n. Plural of abridgement. • ABRIDGEMENT n. the act of abridging, also ABRIDGMENT. |
| BACKGAMMONED | • backgammoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of backgammon. • BACKGAMMON v. to defeat at the game of backgammon. |
| BALLADMONGER | • balladmonger n. A seller or composer of ballads. • BALLADMONGER n. a dealer in or composer of ballads. |
| DEMOBILISING | • demobilising v. Present participle of demobilise. • DEMOBILISE v. to disband e.g. soldiers, also DEMOBILIZE. |
| DEMOBILIZING | • demobilizing v. Present participle of demobilize. • DEMOBILIZE v. to disband e.g. soldiers, also DEMOBILISE. |
| DESCRAMBLING | • descrambling v. Present participle of descramble. • DESCRAMBLE v. to unscramble. |
| DISCUMBERING | • discumbering v. Present participle of discumber. • DISCUMBER v. (archaic) to free of encumbrance, also DISENCUMBER. |
| DISEMBARKING | • disembarking v. Present participle of disembark. • disembarking n. A disembarkation. • DISEMBARK v. to leave a ship, to land. |
| DISEMBODYING | • disembodying v. Present participle of disembody. • DISEMBODY v. to remove or free (a spirit) from the body. |
| DISEMBOGUING | • disemboguing v. Present participle of disembogue. • DISEMBOGUE v. (Spanish) to discharge or pour forth from the mouth (as from a river). |
| DISEMBRANGLE | • disembrangle v. (Obsolete, transitive) To free from wrangling or litigation. • DISEMBRANGLE v. (obsolete) to free from dispute. |
| DISENTOMBING | • disentombing v. Present participle of disentomb. • DISENTOMB v. to take out from a tomb; to disinter. |
| DISMEMBERING | • dismembering v. Present participle of dismember. • dismembering n. The act or process whereby something is dismembered. • DISMEMBER v. to cut or tear a body limb from limb. |
| DISSEMBLINGS | • dissemblings n. Plural of dissembling. • DISSEMBLING n. to hide true feelings, motives, or the facts. |
| DRUMBEATINGS | • drumbeatings n. Plural of drumbeating. • DRUMBEATING n. the beating of a drum. |
| EMBROIDERING | • embroidering v. Present participle of embroider. • embroidering n. An embroidered decoration. • EMBROIDER v. to ornament with designs in needlework, also BROIDER. |