| ASSERTING | • asserting v. Present participle of assert. • asserting n. The act of making assertions. • ASSERT v. to state positively. | 
| ASSERTION | • assertion n. The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment. • assertion n. Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted. • assertion n. A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence. | 
| ASSERTIVE | • assertive adj. Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive. • ASSERTIVE adj. given to assertion. | 
| DESERTIFY | • desertify v. (Intransitive, of a geographical region) To become desert. • desertify v. (Transitive) To cause (a geographical region) to become desert. • DESERTIFY v. to make into a desert. | 
| DESERTING | • deserting v. Present participle of desert. • DESERT v. to abandon. | 
| DESERTION | • desertion n. The act of deserting. • DESERTION n. the act of deserting. | 
| EXSERTILE | • exsertile adj. (Biology) Capable of being thrust out or protruded. • EXSERTILE adj. capable of being thrust out or protruded. | 
| EXSERTING | • exserting v. Present participle of exsert. • EXSERT v. to protrude. | 
| EXSERTION | • exsertion n. Protrusion; thrusting outward. • EXSERTION n. a protrusion. | 
| INSERTING | • inserting v. Present participle of insert. • inserting n. Something inserted or set in, such as lace in garments. • INSERT v. to put in. | 
| INSERTION | • insertion n. The act of inserting, or something inserted. • insertion n. (Anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle. • insertion n. (Genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation. |