| CHILDMINDINGS | • CHILDMINDING n. the activity or profession of looking after other people's children. |
| DICHOTOMISING | • dichotomising v. Present participle of dichotomise. • DICHOTOMISE v. to render dichotomous, also DICHOTOMIZE. |
| DIMINISHINGLY | • diminishingly adv. In a diminishing manner; becoming progressively smaller. • DIMINISHING adv. lessening. |
| DISENCHAINING | • disenchaining v. Present participle of disenchain. • DISENCHAIN v. to free from restraint. |
| DISFURNISHING | • disfurnishing v. Present participle of disfurnish. • DISFURNISH v. to strip, render destitute. |
| DISGARNISHING | • disgarnishing v. Present participle of disgarnish. • DISGARNISH v. to despoil, also DEGARNISH. |
| DISINHERITING | • disinheriting v. Present participle of disinherit. • DISINHERIT v. to deprive of an inheritance, also DISHERIT. |
| DISINHIBITING | • disinhibiting adj. That removes or suppresses inhibitions, that disinhibits. • disinhibiting v. Present participle of disinhibit. • DISINHIBIT v. to remove restraints on (used esp. of drugs affecting behaviour). |
| DISPLENISHING | • displenishing v. Present participle of displenish. • DISPLENISH v. to deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock. |
| DISTHRONISING | • DISTHRONISE v. (Spenser) to dethrone, also DISTHRONIZE. |
| DISTHRONIZING | • disthronizing v. Present participle of disthronize. • DISTHRONIZE v. (Spenser) to dethrone, also DISTHRONISE. |
| DISTINGUISHED | • distinguished adj. Celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious. • distinguished adj. Having a dignified appearance or demeanor. • distinguished adj. (Mathematics) Specified, noted. |
| DISTINGUISHER | • distinguisher n. One who, or that which, distinguishes. • DISTINGUISHER n. one who distinguishes. |
| DISTINGUISHES | • distinguishes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distinguish. • DISTINGUISH v. to perceive a difference in. |
| DISWORSHIPING | • DISWORSHIP v. (Milton) to refuse to worship. |
| SHIPBUILDINGS | • shipbuildings n. Plural of shipbuilding. • ship-buildings n. Plural of ship-building. • SHIPBUILDING n. the occupation of building ships. |
| SPHEROIDISING | • SPHEROIDISE v. to develop spherulitic or granular structure in, also SPHEROIDIZE. |
| SPHEROIDIZING | • spheroidizing v. Present participle of spheroidize. • SPHEROIDIZE v. to develop spherulitic or granular structure in, also SPHEROIDISE. |