AGGRANDISE | • aggrandise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of aggrandize. • AGGRANDISE v. to increase the power or rank of; to make greater, also AGGRANDIZE. |
BANDAGINGS | • bandagings n. Plural of bandaging. • BANDAGING n. the act of putting a bandage on. |
DEBAGGINGS | • debaggings n. Plural of debagging. • DEBAGGING n. the act of removing the trousers from. |
DEGAUSSING | • degaussing v. Present participle of degauss. • degaussing n. The process of something being degaussed. • DEGAUSSING n. the act of neutralizing the magnetic field of (a ship esp as a protection against magnetic mines). |
DEGEARINGS | • DEGEARING n. a process in which a company replaces some or all of its fixed interest loan stock with ordinary shares. |
DEGREASING | • degreasing v. Present participle of degrease. • degreasing n. The removal of grease from something. • DEGREASING n. the act of removing the grease from. |
DESUGARING | • desugaring v. Present participle of desugar. • DESUGAR v. to remove the sugar from. |
DIAGNOSING | • diagnosing v. Present participle of diagnose. • DIAGNOSE v. to identify a disease by symptoms. |
DISENGAGED | • disengaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of disengage. • disengaged adj. Not engaged; at leisure; free from occupation or attachment; unconnected; detached. • disengaged adj. (Dated) Not (socially) engaged; available, free. |
DISENGAGES | • disengages n. Plural of disengage. • DISENGAGE v. to separate or free from being engaged. |
DISGRACING | • disgracing v. Present participle of disgrace. • DISGRACE v. to bring shame upon. |
DISGRADING | • disgrading v. Present participle of disgrade. • DISGRADE v. to strip of rank. |
DOGNAPINGS | • DOGNAPING n. the abduction of a dog. |
GARDENINGS | • gardenings n. Plural of gardening. • GARDENING n. the activity of tending a garden. |
GINGERADES | • gingerades n. Plural of gingerade. • GINGERADE n. a carbonated soft drink flavoured with ginger. |
GLISSADING | • glissading v. Present participle of glissade. • GLISSADE v. (French) to perform a gliding dance step. |
LANGRIDGES | • Langridges prop.n. Plural of Langridge. • LANGRIDGE n. a shot consisting of canister containing irregular pieces of iron, formerly used to damage sails and rigging, also LANGRAGE, LANGREL. |
MISGRADING | • misgrading v. Present participle of misgrade. • MISGRADE v. to grade incorrectly. |
NIGGARDISE | • niggardise n. (Obsolete) Niggardliness. • NIGGARDISE n. (archaic) niggardliness, meanness, also NIGGARDIZE. |