| DEFROSTINGS | • defrostings n. Plural of defrosting. • DEFROSTING n. the act of removing frost from. |
| DISAFFOREST | • disafforest v. To deforest. • disafforest v. (UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land. • DISAFFOREST v. to clear of forest, also DISFOREST. |
| DISCOMFORTS | • discomforts n. Plural of discomfort. • discomforts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfort. • DISCOMFORT v. to make uncomfortable or uneasy. |
| DISCONFIRMS | • disconfirms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disconfirm. • DISCONFIRM v. to deny the validity of. |
| DISFORESTED | • disforested v. Simple past tense and past participle of disforest. • DISFOREST v. to clear of forest, also DISAFFOREST. |
| DORSIFEROUS | • dorsiferous adj. (Biology) Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the… • DORSIFEROUS adj. carrying young on the back. |
| DORSIFLEXES | • dorsiflexes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dorsiflex. • DORSIFLEX v. to bend towards the back or dorsal. |
| FLUORIDISES | • fluoridises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridise. • FLUORIDISE v. to add fluoride to drinking water, also FLUORIDIZE. |
| FURANOSIDES | • furanosides n. Plural of furanoside. • FURANOSIDE n. a glycoside containing the ring characteristic of furanose. |
| FUROSEMIDES | • furosemides n. Plural of furosemide. • FUROSEMIDE n. a synthetic diuretic drug used esp. in treating oedema, also FRUSEMIDE. |
| INFRASOUNDS | • infrasounds n. Plural of infrasound. • INFRASOUND n. frequencies below the usual audible limit. |
| RODFISHINGS | • RODFISHING n. fishing with a rod and line. |
| SEMIFREDDOS | • semifreddos n. Plural of semifreddo. • SEMIFREDDO n. (Italian) a partially frozen Italian dessert similar to ice-cream. |
| SHERIFFDOMS | • sheriffdoms n. Plural of sheriffdom. • SHERIFFDOM n. the office of sheriff. |
| SOLIDIFIERS | • solidifiers n. Plural of solidifier. • SOLIDIFIER n. one who solidifies. |
| SPOONDRIFTS | • spoondrifts n. Plural of spoondrift. • spoon-drifts n. Plural of spoon-drift. • SPOONDRIFT n. the ocean spray which is blown by the wind, also SPINDRIFT. |
| SWORDFISHES | • swordfishes n. Plural of swordfish. • swordfishes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swordfish. • SWORDFISH n. a large fish with upper jaw compressed and prolonged as a stabbing weapon. |