| BOATYARDS | • boatyards n. Plural of boatyard. • BOATYARD n. a marina, a place for boats. |
| 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… |
| DESULTORY | • desultory adj. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection;… • desultory adj. Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject. • desultory adj. Disappointing in performance or progress. |
| DOSIMETRY | • dosimetry n. The measurement of doses, especially of ionizing radiation. • DOSIMETRY n. the measurement of doses of drugs. |
| DRYMOUTHS | • DRYMOUTH n. excessive dryness of the mouth. |
| DRYPOINTS | • drypoints n. Plural of drypoint. • dry␣points n. Plural of dry point. • DRYPOINT n. a sharp needle by which fine lines are drawn in copper engraving. |
| DYNATRONS | • dynatrons n. Plural of dynatron. • DYNATRON n. an electrode thermionic valve used to generate continuous oscillation. |
| DYSTROPHY | • dystrophy n. A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition. • DYSTROPHY n. impaired or imperfect nutrition; any of several disorders in which there is wasting of muscle tissue, also DYSTROPHIA. |
| HYDRATORS | • hydrators n. Plural of hydrator. • HYDRATOR n. something that hydrates. |
| HYDROCAST | • hydrocast n. A form of scientific water measurement in which several connected bottles are lowered into the water… • HYDROCAST n. a gathering of water samples for analysis. |
| HYDROSTAT | • hydrostat n. A mechanism that regulates the amount of water in a boiler. • hydrostat n. (Biology) A muscle tissue, composed mostly of water, that maintains a constant volume during contraction. • HYDROSTAT n. a contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam boilers. |
| HYSTEROID | • hysteroid adj. (Psychiatry) Similar to hysteria. • hysteroid adj. (Mycology) Having a uterine shape. • hysteroid n. (Psychiatry) A person with a condition similar to hysteria. |
| IODYRITES | • iodyrites n. Plural of iodyrite. • IODYRITE n. native silver iodide, a yellow or greenish mineral crystallizing in the hexagonal system. |
| OUTDOORSY | • outdoorsy adj. (Informal) Associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life. • outdoorsy adj. (Informal) Fond of the outdoors. • OUTDOORSY adj. (colloq.) of an outdoors inclination. |
| OVERSTUDY | • overstudy v. To study excessively. • OVERSTUDY v. to study to excess. |
| ROYSTERED | • roystered v. Simple past tense and past participle of royster. • ROYSTER v. to revel noisily, carouse, also ROIST, ROISTER, ROYST. |
| 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. |
| STOCKYARD | • stockyard n. (US) An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before… • STOCKYARD n. a large yard with pens where cattle are kept for slaughter, market etc. |
| THYREOIDS | • THYREOID n. a shield-shaped bone. |