| DAPPERLINGS | • dapperlings n. Plural of dapperling. • DAPPERLING n. (archaic) a dapper little fellow. |
| DENDROGLYPH | • dendroglyph n. Any of various symbols carved into tree trunks by native peoples. • DENDROGLYPH n. an ancient carving on a tree. |
| DEPLORINGLY | • deploringly adv. In a deploring manner. • DEPLORING adv. DEPLORE, to regret strongly. |
| DEPRAVINGLY | • depravingly adv. In a depraving manner. • DEPRAVING adv. DEPRAVE, to corrupt in morals. |
| EMPOLDERING | • empoldering v. Present participle of empolder. • EMPOLDER v. to reclaim low-lying land, also IMPOLDER. |
| FRANKPLEDGE | • frankpledge n. (Law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing. • frankpledge n. Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment. • frankpledge n. (Law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge. |
| IMPOLDERING | • impoldering v. Present participle of impolder. • IMPOLDER v. (Dutch) to reclaim low-lying land, also EMPOLDER. |
| LIPREADINGS | • LIPREADING n. the interpreting of speech by watching the speaker's lip and facial movements without hearing the voice. |
| PLANTIGRADE | • plantigrade adj. (Zoology) Of an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground. • plantigrade n. (Zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground. • PLANTIGRADE adj. walking on the soles of the feet, as humans do. |
| PLUNDERAGES | • PLUNDERAGE n. the embezzlement of goods on shipboard. |
| PONDERINGLY | • ponderingly adv. In a pondering way; with deep thought. • PONDERING adv. PONDER, to consider deeply. |
| PREBUILDING | • prebuilding v. Present participle of prebuild. • PREBUILD v. to build beforehand. |
| PREDRILLING | • predrilling v. Present participle of predrill. • predrilling adj. Before drilling. • PREDRILL v. to drill beforehand. |
| PREHANDLING | • PREHANDLE v. to handle beforehand. |
| PREMOULDING | • premoulding v. Present participle of premould. • PREMOULD v. to mould in advance, also PREMOLD. |
| PRESIGNALED | • PRESIGNAL v. to signal in advance. |
| PROLONGATED | • prolongated adj. Prolonged. • PROLONGATE v. to prolong. |
| REDEPLOYING | • redeploying v. Present participle of redeploy. • REDEPLOY v. to deploy again. |
| RESPLENDING | • resplending v. Present participle of resplend. • RESPLEND v. to shine brilliantly. |
| SPREADINGLY | • spreadingly adv. In a manner that spreads out. • SPREADING adv. expansive. |