| BEDSITTERS | • bedsitters n. Plural of bedsitter. • bed-sitters n. Plural of bed-sitter. • BEDSITTER n. a furnished room without a bed, also BEDSIT. |
| BUTTRESSED | • buttressed adj. Having buttresses or supports. • buttressed v. Simple past tense and past participle of buttress. • BUTTRESS v. to prop up. |
| DECRETISTS | • decretists n. Plural of decretist. • DECRETIST n. one who studies, or professes the knowledge of, the decretals, also DECRETALIST. |
| DEFEATISTS | • defeatists n. Plural of defeatist. • DEFEATIST n. one who shows defeatism. |
| DEGUSTATES | • degustates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of degustate. • DEGUSTATE v. to taste, relish, also DEGUST. |
| DESPOTATES | • despotates n. Plural of despotate. • DESPOTATE n. a territory governed by a despot, also DESPOTAT. |
| DESTINATES | • destinates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destinate. • DESTINATE v. (obsolete) to ordain, to destine. |
| DESTITUTES | • destitutes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destitute. • DESTITUTE v. to forsake, to deprive. |
| DETENTISTS | • DETENTIST n. a supporter of detente. |
| DEVASTATES | • devastates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devastate. • DEVASTATE v. to lay waste. |
| DISCRETEST | • discretest adj. Superlative form of discrete: most discrete. • DISCRETE adj. separate, distinct. |
| DISSERTATE | • dissertate v. To make a dissertation; to discourse. • dissertate v. To write one’s dissertation. • DISSERTATE v. to discourse. |
| DUSTSHEETS | • dustsheets n. Plural of dustsheet. • DUSTSHEET n. a sheet to protect against dust. |
| OSTEITIDES | • osteitides n. Plural of osteitis. • OSTEITIS n. inflammation of the bone. |
| PETTEDNESS | • pettedness n. The quality of being petted. • PETTEDNESS n. the state of being petted. |
| POUSSETTED | • poussetted v. Simple past tense and past participle of poussette. • POUSSETTE v. to make such a movement. |
| STREETSIDE | • streetside adj. Alongside or near a street. |
| TESSELATED | • tesselated adj. Covered with pieces that are identically shaped. • tesselated v. Simple past tense and past participle of tesselate. • TESSELATE v. to cover with small tiles, also TESSELLATE. |
| TESTUDINES | • testudines n. Plural of testudo. • testudines n. Plural of testudine. • Testudines prop.n. A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – the turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. |
| WADSETTERS | • wadsetters n. (Obsolete, Scotland) plural of wadsetter. • WADSETTER n. (Scots) one who holds by a wadset. |