| DELUSTRANT | • delustrant n. A chemical agent which removes the sheen from something, especially one that removes the sheen from yarn or fabric. • DELUSTRANT n. a dense inorganic material added to manmade fibres that allows a range of fibres with different lustres to be obtained. |
| DELUSTRING | • delustring v. Present participle of delustre. • DELUSTRE v. to remove the lustre from. |
| DISGRUNTLE | • disgruntle v. (Transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper. • DISGRUNTLE v. to make ill-humoured or discontented. |
| DIURNALIST | • diurnalist n. (Obsolete) A journalist. • DIURNALIST n. (archaic) a journalist. |
| INDUSTRIAL | • industrial adj. Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing. • industrial adj. Produced by such industry. • industrial adj. Used by such industry. |
| INTERLUDES | • interludes n. Plural of interlude. • INTERLUDE v. to write or perform a dramatic interlude. |
| OUTLANDERS | • outlanders n. Plural of outlander. • OUTLANDER n. a foreigner, also UITLANDER. |
| STRIDULANT | • stridulant adj. Making a stridulating sound. • STRIDULANT adj. stridulating. |
| TENDRILOUS | • tendrilous adj. Tendril-like. • tendrilous adj. Having many tendrils. • TENDRILOUS adj. of or like a tendril, also TENDRILLAR, TENDRILLOUS, TENDRILLY. |
| TRANSLUCID | • translucid adj. Translucent. • TRANSLUCID adj. translucent, also TRANSLUCENT. |
| UITLANDERS | • uitlanders n. Plural of uitlander. • UITLANDER n. (South African) in South Africa, a foreigner, esp. a Briton in the Transvaal, also OUTLANDER. |
| ULTRADENSE | • ultradense adj. Extremely dense; of utmost density. • ULTRADENSE adj. very very dense. |
| ULTRASOUND | • ultrasound n. (Physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz. • ultrasound n. (Medicine) The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. • ultrasound v. (Transitive, intransitive) To treat with ultrasound. |
| UNDERFELTS | • underfelts n. Plural of underfelt. • UNDERFELT n. an underlayer of felt used in carpeting. |
| UNDERPLOTS | • underplots n. Plural of underplot. • UNDERPLOT n. a series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. |
| UNDULATORS | • undulators n. Plural of undulator. • UNDULATOR n. one that undulates. |
| WANDERLUST | • wanderlust n. A strong impulse or longing to travel. • wanderlust n. An impulse to cheat or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart. • wanderlust v. (Intransitive) To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel. |