| ANDESYTES | • andesytes n. Plural of andesyte. • ANDESYTE n. a volcanic rock, also ANDESITE. |
| CURTSEYED | • curtseyed v. Simple past tense and past participle of curtsey. • CURTSEY v. to bow politely, also CURTSY. |
| DASYMETER | • dasymeter n. (Dated) An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed… • DASYMETER n. a device for measuring the density of gases. |
| DECASTYLE | • decastyle n. A portico with ten columns. • DECASTYLE n. a portico with ten columns in front. |
| DESERTIFY | • desertify v. (Intransitive, of a geographical region) To become desert. • desertify v. (Transitive) To cause (a geographical region) to become desert. • DESERTIFY v. to make into a desert. |
| 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. |
| DESTROYER | • destroyer n. That which destroys something. • destroyer n. (Military, historical) A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger… • destroyer n. (Military) A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship… |
| DUVETYNES | • duvetynes n. Plural of duvetyne. • DUVETYNE n. (tradename) a smooth lustrous velvety fabric, also DUVETINE, DUVETYN. |
| DYSENTERY | • dysentery n. (Pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine)… • dysentery n. Diarrhea. • DYSENTERY n. inflammation of the mucous membranes of the large intestine. |
| ENDOSTYLE | • endostyle n. (Zoology) A longitudinal ciliated groove on the ventral wall of the pharynx which produces mucus to… • ENDOSTYLE n. a fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. |
| KEYSTONED | • keystoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of keystone. • keystoned adj. Having a keystone. • KEYSTONE v. to produce a distortion of a television picture in which a rectangular pattern is transformed into a trapezoidal pattern. |
| METEYARDS | • meteyards n. Plural of meteyard. • METEYARD n. a measuring rod, also METESTICK, METEWAND. |
| PEDERASTY | • pederasty n. Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy. • pederasty n. (Archaic) Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy. • PEDERASTY n. anal intercourse between a man and a boy, also PAEDERASTY. |
| ROYSTERED | • roystered v. Simple past tense and past participle of royster. • ROYSTER v. to revel noisily, carouse, also ROIST, ROISTER, ROYST. |
| SEDENTARY | • sedentary adj. Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity. • sedentary adj. (Anthropology, of a human population) Living in a fixed geographical location; the opposite of nomadic. • sedentary adj. (Medicine, of a job, lifestyle, etc.) Not moving much; sitting around. |
| SEROTYPED | • serotyped v. Simple past tense and past participle of serotype. • serotyped adj. Characterised by serotype. • SEROTYPE v. to classify according to the composition of antigens. |
| STEEDYING | • STEEDY v. (archaic) to steady, also STEDDY. |
| STEELYARD | • steelyard n. A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths. • steelyard n. A place where steel (and possibly other metals as well) is stored and sold. • STEELYARD n. a weighing-machine consisting of a lever with a short arm for the thing weighed and a long graduated arm on which a single weight moves. |
| YESTERDAY | • yesterday n. The day immediately before today; one day ago. • yesterday n. (Figuratively) The past, often in terms of being outdated. • yesterday adv. On the day before today. |
| YULETIDES | • yuletides n. Plural of yuletide. • Yuletides n. Plural of Yuletide. • YULETIDE n. Christmas or Christmastide, also YULE. |