| DEBARRASSED | • debarrassed v. Simple past tense and past participle of debarrass. • DEBARRASS v. (archaic) to disembarrass, disentangle. |
| DEODORISERS | • deodorisers n. Plural of deodoriser. • DEODORISER n. a substance that destroys or conceals unpleasant smells, also DEODORIZER. |
| DEREPRESSED | • derepressed v. Simple past tense and past participle of derepress. • derepressed adj. (Genetics, of a gene) activated by the removal of a repressor. • DEREPRESS v. to activate (a gene or enzyme) by releasing it from a blocked state. |
| DRESSGUARDS | • DRESSGUARD n. (archaic) an arrangement of strings used to protect a rider's dress from contact with a bicycle wheel. |
| OVERDRESSED | • overdressed adj. Wearing too many clothes for the weather or the occasion. • overdressed adj. Wearing clothes too formal or too elaborate for the occasion. • overdressed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overdress. |
| READDRESSED | • readdressed v. Simple past tense and past participle of readdress. • READDRESS v. to address again, esp. reflexively. |
| READDRESSES | • readdresses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of readdress. • READDRESS v. to address again, esp. reflexively. |
| REDIGRESSED | • redigressed v. Simple past tense and past participle of redigress. • REDIGRESS v. to digress again. |
| REDISBURSED | • redisbursed v. Simple past tense and past participle of redisburse. • REDISBURSE v. (Spenser) to refund. |
| RUDDERPOSTS | • rudderposts n. Plural of rudderpost. • RUDDERPOST n. the shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other. |
| SHERARDISED | • sherardised v. Simple past tense and past participle of sherardise. • SHERARDISE v. to coat with zinc by heating with zinc-dust in a vacuum, also SHERARDIZE. |
| UNREDRESSED | • unredressed adj. Not redressed. • UNREDRESSED adj. not redressed. |