| DASTARDLY | • dastardly adj. In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous. • dastardly adj. Treacherous; given to backstabbing. • dastardly adv. In a cowardly or treacherous fashion. |
| DAYDREAMS | • daydreams n. Plural of daydream. • DAYDREAM v. to fantasize. |
| DEERYARDS | • DEERYARD n. an area where deer herd in winter. |
| DESTROYED | • destroyed v. Simple past tense and past participle of destroy. • destroyed adj. (Ireland, informal) (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill. • DESTROY v. to damage beyond repair or renewal, also STROY. |
| DIHYBRIDS | • dihybrids n. Plural of dihybrid. • DIHYBRID n. the child of parents with differing genes. |
| DOCKYARDS | • dockyards n. Plural of dockyard. • DOCKYARD n. a shipyard. |
| DOORYARDS | • dooryards n. Plural of dooryard. • DOORYARD n. a yard in front of a house. |
| DRYASDUST | • dryasdust n. A dull, boring or pedantic speaker or writer. • dryasdust adj. Boring and pedantic in speech or writing. • dry␣as␣dust adj. (Simile) Very dull or boring. |
| FEEDYARDS | • feedyards n. Plural of feedyard. • FEEDYARD n. a place where cattle are kept and fed. |
| HYDRACIDS | • hydracids n. Plural of hydracid. • HYDRACID n. an oxygenless acid. |
| LADYBIRDS | • ladybirds n. Plural of ladybird. • lady-birds n. Plural of lady-bird. • LADYBIRD n. a small brightly coloured beetle, also LADYBUG, LADYCOW, LADYFLY. |
| REDDISHLY | • reddishly adv. With a colour resembling red. • REDDISH adv. somewhat red. |
| ROWDYDOWS | • rowdydows n. Plural of rowdydow. • ROWDYDOW n. hubbub; uproar, also ROWDEDOW. |
| WOODYARDS | • woodyards n. Plural of woodyard. • Woodyards prop.n. Plural of Woodyard. • WOODYARD n. a yard in which wood is cut and stored. |
| YARDBIRDS | • yardbirds n. Plural of yardbird. • yard␣birds n. Plural of yard bird. • YARDBIRD n. an army recruit. |
| YARDLANDS | • yardlands n. Plural of yardland. • YARDLAND n. an English unit of land measure equal to 30 acres. |
| YARDWANDS | • yardwands n. Plural of yardwand. • YARDWAND n. a stick three feet long; any standard of measurement, also YARDSTICK. |