| CEMETERIES | • cemeteries n. Plural of cemetery. • CEMETERY n. a burial ground. |
| DECELERATE | • decelerate v. (Transitive) To reduce the velocity of something. • decelerate v. (Transitive) To reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease. • decelerate v. (Intransitive) To go slower. |
| DECENTERED | • decentered v. Simple past tense and past participle of decenter. • DECENTER v. to put out of center, also DECENTRE. |
| DETERGENCE | • detergence n. The active property of a detergent. • DETERGENCE n. a cleansing quality, also DETERGENCY. |
| DETERRENCE | • deterrence n. The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred. • deterrence n. Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action. • deterrence n. The art of producing in one’s enemy the fear of attacking. |
| ENTEROCELE | • enterocele n. (Pathology) An intestinal hernia. • ENTEROCELE n. a hernial tumor whose contents are intestine. |
| PERSECUTEE | • persecutee n. One who is subjected to persecution. • PERSECUTEE n. one who is persecuted. |
| PREELECTED | • preelected v. Simple past tense and past participle of preelect. • PREELECT v. to elect beforehand. |
| PREERECTED | • preerected adj. Erected beforehand. • PREERECT v. to erect beforehand. |
| RECEMENTED | • recemented v. Simple past tense and past participle of recement. • re-cemented v. Simple past tense and past participle of re-cement. • RECEMENT v. to redo cement work. |
| REDEFECTED | • redefected v. Simple past tense and past participle of redefect. • re-defected v. Simple past tense and past participle of re-defect. • REDEFECT v. to defect again. |
| REEXECUTED | • REEXECUTE v. to execute again. |
| REEXECUTES | • REEXECUTE v. to execute again. |
| RESELECTED | • reselected v. Simple past tense and past participle of reselect. • reselected adj. Selected again. • RESELECT v. to choose again. |
| RESENTENCE | • resentence v. (Law) To issue a new sentence for certain crimes. • re-sentence v. Alternative spelling of resentence. • RESENTENCE v. to sentence again. |
| TELESCREEN | • telescreen n. (Science fiction) A screen for broadcasting television or similar media. • TELESCREEN n. a television screen. |
| THREEPENCE | • threepence n. (Uncountable) The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new). • threepence n. (Countable, historical) A former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence. • THREEPENCE n. a coin worth three pence, also THREEPENNY, THRUPPENCE, THRUPPENNY. |