| DEDRAMATISING | • DEDRAMATISE v. to play down the importance of, lessen or keep low the tension or friction caused by, also DEDRAMATIZE. |
| DEDRAMATIZING | • dedramatizing v. Present participle of dedramatize. • DEDRAMATIZE v. to play down the importance of, lessen or keep low the tension or friction caused by also DEDRAMATISE. |
| DEGRADABILITY | • degradability n. (Uncountable) The condition of being degradable. • degradability n. (Countable) A measure of the extent to which something is degradable. • DEGRADABILITY n. the quality of being degradable. |
| DENDROLOGISTS | • dendrologists n. Plural of dendrologist. • DENDROLOGIST n. a student of dendrology. |
| DISAGGREGATED | • disaggregated v. Simple past tense and past participle of disaggregate. • DISAGGREGATE v. to separate into component parts. |
| DISINTEGRATED | • disintegrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate. • disintegrated adj. That has undergone disintegration. • DISINTEGRATE v. to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles. |
| DRAGGLETAILED | • draggletailed adj. Alternative spelling of draggle-tailed. • draggle-tailed adj. (Of a person or other animal, or of clothing) Slatternly, untidy, unkempt. • DRAGGLETAILED adj. (archaic) (esp. of a woman) bedraggled; besmirched. |
| HUNDREDWEIGHT | • hundredweight n. A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as. • HUNDREDWEIGHT n. 1/20 of a ton, or 112lb. avoirdupois. |
| INTERBEDDINGS | • interbeddings n. Plural of interbedding. • INTERBEDDING n. the act of inserting between layers. |
| INTERMEDDLING | • intermeddling v. Present participle of intermeddle. • intermeddling n. Interference. • INTERMEDDLE v. to meddle, to interfere. |
| PREDESIGNATED | • predesignated v. Simple past tense and past participle of predesignate. • PREDESIGNATE v. to specify beforehand. |
| REDINTEGRATED | • redintegrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of redintegrate. • REDINTEGRATE v. to make whole again; to restore. |
| STRAIGHTEDGED | • STRAIGHTEDGED adj. having a straight edge. |
| UNDERSTANDING | • understanding n. (Gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. • understanding n. (Countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. • understanding n. (Countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook. |
| UNDERSTUDYING | • understudying v. Present participle of understudy. • UNDERSTUDY v. to act another's part or take over another's duties. |