| DEFROSTINGS | • defrostings n. Plural of defrosting. • DEFROSTING n. the act of removing frost from. |
| DESERTIFIES | • desertifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desertify. • DESERTIFY v. to make into a desert. |
| 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. |
| DISFEATURES | • disfeatures v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfeature. • DISFEATURE v. to deprive of features; to mar the features of, also DEFEATURE. |
| DISFORESTED | • disforested v. Simple past tense and past participle of disforest. • DISFOREST v. to clear of forest, also DISAFFOREST. |
| DISTRESSFUL | • distressful adj. Causing or feeling distress, anxiety, or strain; distressing. • DISTRESSFUL adj. causing distress. |
| DISTRUSTFUL | • distrustful adj. (Active sense) Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful. • distrustful adj. (Passive sense) Causing or giving rise to distrust. • DISTRUSTFUL adj. having or showing distrust. |
| DRIVESHAFTS | • driveshafts n. Plural of driveshaft. • drive␣shafts n. Plural of drive shaft. • DRIVESHAFT n. a shaft from a driving wheel communicating motion to machinery. |
| FEDERALISTS | • federalists n. Plural of federalist. • FEDERALIST n. a supporter of a federal constitution or union. |
| FIELDSTRIPS | • fieldstrips v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fieldstrip. • field␣strips v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of field strip. • FIELDSTRIP v. to take apart a weapon for routine cleaning etc. |
| 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. |
| STAFFRIDERS | • STAFFRIDER n. (South African) a person who illegally rides on the outside of a suburban train. |
| STANDFIRSTS | • standfirsts n. Plural of standfirst. • STANDFIRST n. an introductory paragraph in an article, printed in larger or bolder type or in capitals, which summarizes the article. |
| TRISULFIDES | • trisulfides n. Plural of trisulfide. • TRISULFIDE n. a sulphide with three atoms of sulphur to the molecule, also TRISULPHIDE. |