| BRADYSEISM | • bradyseism n. (Volcanology) A gradual uplift or descent of part of the Earth’s surface caused by the filling or emptying… • BRADYSEISM n. a slow up-and-down movement of the earth's crust. |
| DISEMPLOYS | • disemploys v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy. • DISEMPLOY v. to throw out of employment. |
| DISMISSORY | • dismissory adj. Alternative form of dimissory. • DISMISSORY adj. relating to the act of dismissal. |
| DYSPHEMISM | • dysphemism n. (Uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one… • dysphemism n. (Countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. • DYSPHEMISM n. the substitution of a disagreeable or offensive expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one, e.g. The Holocaust (the dysphemism chosen by Jewish historians to replace the Nazis' ghastly euphemism, The Final Solution). |
| DYSPROSIUM | • dysprosium n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre. • DYSPROSIUM n. a rare-earth metal used in nuclear research. |
| DYSTHYMIAS | • dysthymias n. Plural of dysthymia. • DYSTHYMIA n. a mild depression, despondency. |
| DYSTHYMICS | • dysthymics n. Plural of dysthymic. • DYSTHYMIC n. one given to despondency. |
| HOYDENISMS | • hoydenisms n. Plural of hoydenism. • HOYDENISM n. the behaviour of a hoyden. |
| HYBRIDISMS | • hybridisms n. Plural of hybridism. • HYBRIDISM n. the state of being hybrid, also HYBRIDITY. |
| HYMNODISTS | • hymnodists n. Plural of hymnodist. • HYMNODIST n. a person who composes hymns, also HYMNIST. |
| METECDYSIS | • METECDYSIS n. the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming. |
| MINDLESSLY | • mindlessly adv. In a mindless manner. • MINDLESS adv. lacking intelligence. |
| MISASSAYED | • MISASSAY v. to attempt unsuccessfully. |
| MISTRYSTED | • mistrysted v. Simple past tense and past participle of mistryst. • MISTRYST v. (Scots) to fail to keep an appointment with. |
| MOLYBDOSIS | • molybdosis n. Molybdenum poisoning. • MOLYBDOSIS n. lead poisoning. |
| SYMBOLISED | • symbolised v. Simple past tense and past participle of symbolise. • SYMBOLISE v. to be symbolic of, also SYMBOLIZE. |
| SYSTEMISED | • systemised v. Simple past tense and past participle of systemise. • SYSTEMISE v. to reduce to a system, also SYSTEMIZE. |
| SYSTEMIZED | • systemized v. Simple past tense and past participle of systemize. • SYSTEMIZE v. to reduce to a system, also SYSTEMISE. |
| TRENDYISMS | • TRENDYISM n. being trendy. |