| DECIDUOUS | • deciduous adj. (Biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development. • deciduous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season. • deciduous adj. Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting. |
| DEDUCTION | • deduction n. That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed. • deduction n. A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off. • deduction n. (Logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows… |
| DESMODIUM | • desmodium n. Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous… • Desmodium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – ticktrefoil or beggarticks. • DESMODIUM n. a plant of the telegraph-plant genus. |
| DIALOGUED | • dialogued v. Simple past tense and past participle of dialogue. • DIALOGUE v. to hold a conversation between two people, also DIALOG. |
| DISCOURED | • discoured v. Simple past tense and past participle of discoure. • DISCOURE v. (Spenser) to find out, also DISCOVER, DISCURE. |
| DISHOUSED | • dishoused v. Simple past tense and past participle of dishouse. • DISHOUSE v. to deprive of housing. |
| DUODECIMO | • duodecimo n. (Paper, printing) A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a… • duodecimo n. A sheet or page of that size. • duodecimo n. (Printing) A book having pages of that size. |
| GUIDEWORD | • guideword n. A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one’s guide. • guideword n. (Publishing) A word that is printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to… • guideword n. (Chiefly business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such… |
| HIDEBOUND | • hidebound adj. Bound with the hide of an animal. • hidebound adj. (Of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily… • hidebound adj. (Of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth. |
| IMPOUNDED | • impounded v. Simple past tense and past participle of impound. • IMPOUND v. to seize and retain in legal custody. |
| INBOUNDED | • inbounded v. Simple past tense and past participle of inbound. • INBOUND v. to return a basketball to play from out of bounds. |
| MEDUSOIDS | • medusoids n. Plural of medusoid. • MEDUSOID n. a jellyfish, also MEDUSA, MEDUSAN. |
| OUTBIDDEN | • outbidden v. Past participle of outbid. • OUTBID v. to bid higher than. |
| OUTBIDDER | • outbidder n. One who outbids. • OUTBIDDER n. one who outbids. |
| OUTCHIDED | • OUTCHIDE v. to surpass in chiding. |
| OUTGUIDED | • OUTGUIDE v. to surpass in guiding. |
| OUTRIDDEN | • outridden v. Past participle of outride. • OUTRIDE v. to ride faster than. |
| OUTWINDED | • outwinded v. Simple past tense and past participle of outwind. • OUTWIND v. to unwind. |
| TOLUIDIDE | • toluidide n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic amides in which one of the hydrogen atoms of the amino… • TOLUIDIDE n. a chemical deriving from toluene. |
| UNAVOIDED | • unavoided adj. Not avoided. • unavoided adj. (Obsolete) Unavoidable. • UNAVOIDED adj. unavoidable. |