| AGGRANDISED | • aggrandised v. Simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise. • AGGRANDISE v. to increase the power or rank of; to make greater, also AGGRANDIZE. |
| AGGRANDIZED | • aggrandized v. Simple past tense and past participle of aggrandize. • AGGRANDIZE v. to increase the power or rank of; to make greater, also AGGRANDISE. |
| BIRDDOGGING | • bird-dogging v. Present participle of bird-dog. • bird␣dogging v. Present participle of bird dog. • BIRDDOGGING n. the act of controlling closely with unceasing vigilance. |
| BOONDOGGLED | • boondoggled v. Simple past tense and past participle of boondoggle. • BOONDOGGLE v. to carry out unnecessary work. |
| DAGGERBOARD | • daggerboard n. (Nautical) A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel. • dagger␣board n. (Nautical) A sliding centreboard used in some Chinese junks and dinghies, allowing for speedy maneuvering. • DAGGERBOARD n. a light, narrow, completely removable centreboard. |
| DEGENDERING | • degendering v. Present participle of degender. • DEGENDER v. (Spenser) to degenerate. |
| DEGRADINGLY | • degradingly adv. In a degrading manner. • DEGRADING adv. DEGRADE, to debase, also DISGRADE. |
| DIGITIGRADE | • digitigrade adj. (Zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the… • digitigrade adj. (Zoology) Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal. • digitigrade adj. (Zoology, specifically) Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora. |
| DINGDONGING | • dingdonging v. Present participle of dingdong. • ding-donging v. Present participle of ding-dong. • DINGDONG v. to have a set-to. |
| DITCHDIGGER | • ditchdigger n. One who digs ditches. • DITCHDIGGER n. one that digs ditches. |
| DOGGONEDEST | • doggonedest adj. Superlative form of doggoned: most doggoned. • DOGGONED adj. damned, cursed. |
| DOGSBODYING | • dogsbodying v. Present participle of dogsbody. • DOGSBODYING n. acting as a dogsbody. |
| DOGSLEDDING | • dogsledding v. Present participle of dogsled. • DOGSLEDDING n. travelling by dogsled. |
| DOWNGRADING | • downgrading v. Present participle of downgrade. • downgrading n. A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating. • DOWNGRADE v. to relegate to an inferior status. |
| GODDAUGHTER | • goddaughter n. A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. • GODDAUGHTER n. a female godchild. |
| HODGEPODGES | • hodgepodges n. Plural of hodgepodge. • hodge-podges n. Plural of hodge-podge. • HODGEPODGE n. a confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot, also HOTCHPOT, HOTCHPOTCH. |
| WATCHDOGGED | • watchdogged v. Simple past tense and past participle of watchdog. • WATCHDOG v. to act as a watchdog for. |