| DIGITIGRADE | • digitigrade adj. (Zoology) Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the weight of the body mainly on the ball of the… • digitigrade adj. (Zoology) Of feet or a manner of walking: of, resembling, or pertaining to that of a digitigrade animal. • digitigrade adj. (Zoology, specifically) Belonging to the Digitigrada of the taxonomic order Carnivora. |
| DIGITORIUMS | • digitoriums n. Plural of digitorium. • DIGITORIUM n. (Latin) a silent piano for practicing. |
| DIGNITARIES | • dignitaries n. Plural of dignitary. • DIGNITARY n. someone in a high position or rank, esp. in the church. |
| DISATTIRING | • disattiring v. Present participle of disattire. • DISATTIRE v. (Spenser) to unrobe; to undress. |
| DISHERITING | • disheriting v. Present participle of disherit. • DISHERIT v. (Spenser) to deprive of an inheritance, also DISINHERIT. |
| DISPIRITING | • dispiriting adj. Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening. • dispiriting v. Present participle of dispirit. • DISPIRIT v. to lower in spirits. |
| DISTRAINING | • distraining v. Present participle of distrain. • distraining n. The act or process by which something is distrained. • DISTRAIN v. to seize and hold property as security. |
| DISTRICTING | • districting v. Present participle of district. • DISTRICT v. to divide into districts. |
| FRIGIDITIES | • frigidities n. Plural of frigidity. • FRIGIDITY n. the state of being frigid. |
| GRAVIDITIES | • gravidities n. Plural of gravidity. • GRAVIDITY n. the state of being gravid; pregnancy. |
| INTERDINING | • interdining v. Present participle of interdine. • INTERDINE v. to eat together. |
| IRIDOLOGIST | • iridologist n. A practitioner of iridology; the practice of inspecting the iris in order to ascertain a persons health… • IRIDOLOGIST n. one who practises iridology. |
| IRRADIATING | • irradiating v. Present participle of irradiate. • IRRADIATE v. to shed light or other rays upon or into. |
| NIGHTRIDING | • night-riding adj. (Chiefly US) That rides out at night, especially to carry out acts of violence. • NIGHTRIDING n. the activity of a nightrider, a member of a secret band of white men who carried out lynchings in the southern USA. |
| REINDICTING | • reindicting v. Present participle of reindict. • REINDICT v. to indict again. |
| TURGIDITIES | • turgidities n. Plural of turgidity. • TURGIDITY n. the state of being turgid. |