| DAUGHTERHOODS | • DAUGHTERHOOD n. the state of being a daughter. |
| DEDRAMATISING | • DEDRAMATISE v. to play down the importance of, lessen or keep low the tension or friction caused by, also DEDRAMATIZE. |
| DENDROLOGISTS | • dendrologists n. Plural of dendrologist. • DENDROLOGIST n. a student of dendrology. |
| DISAGGREGATED | • disaggregated v. Simple past tense and past participle of disaggregate. • DISAGGREGATE v. to separate into component parts. |
| DISGRADATIONS | • DISGRADATION n. the act of disgrading, depriving of rank. |
| DISINTEGRATED | • disintegrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate. • disintegrated adj. That has undergone disintegration. • DISINTEGRATE v. to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles. |
| DRAUGHTBOARDS | • draughtboards n. Plural of draughtboard. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| GRANDSTANDERS | • grandstanders n. Plural of grandstander. • GRANDSTANDER n. one who grandstands. |
| GRANDSTANDING | • grandstanding n. Dramatic or showy behaviour intended to impress an audience or observers. • grandstanding v. Present participle of grandstand. • GRANDSTANDING n. the act of putting on a show, playing to the crowd. |
| HARDSTANDINGS | • hardstandings n. Plural of hardstanding. • HARDSTANDING n. a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand, also HARDSTAND. |
| INTERBEDDINGS | • interbeddings n. Plural of interbedding. • INTERBEDDING n. the act of inserting between layers. |
| PREDESIGNATED | • predesignated v. Simple past tense and past participle of predesignate. • PREDESIGNATE v. to specify beforehand. |
| STANDARDISING | • standardising v. Present participle of standardise. • STANDARDISE v. to make standard, also STANDARDIZE. |
| STANDARDIZING | • standardizing v. Present participle of standardize. • STANDARDIZE v. to make standard, also STANDARDISE. |
| STRAIGHTEDGED | • STRAIGHTEDGED adj. having a straight edge. |
| TRANSGENDERED | • transgendered adj. (Now uncommon and often offensive and proscribed) Transgender; denoting or relating to a person whose… • transgendered n. (Nonstandard, rare, now usually offensive) A transgender person. • transgendered v. Simple past tense and past participle of transgender. |
| UNDERSTANDING | • understanding n. (Gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. • understanding n. (Countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. • understanding n. (Countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook. |
| UNDERSTUDYING | • understudying v. Present participle of understudy. • UNDERSTUDY v. to act another's part or take over another's duties. |