ADOLESCENCE | • adolescence n. The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity. • ADOLESCENCE n. the state or process of growing up. |
CHEESEBOARD | • cheeseboard n. A board used for serving cheeses. • CHEESEBOARD n. a board on which cheese is served. |
CODEBREAKER | • codebreaker n. A cryptanalyst, one who decodes messages without the key. • CODEBREAKER n. one who job it is to break codes. |
CONFEDERATE | • confederate n. A member of a confederacy. • confederate n. An accomplice in a plot. • confederate n. (Psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but… |
DEACONESSES | • deaconesses n. Plural of deaconess. • DEACONESS n. a female deacon. |
DECELERATOR | • decelerator n. Someone or something that decelerates. • DECELERATOR n. something that decelerates. |
DECOLLETAGE | • decolletage n. Alternative spelling of décolletage. • décolletage n. A low neckline on a woman’s dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage. • décolletage n. The portion of a woman’s body that is revealed by a low neckline; the upper chest, as well, sometimes… |
FOREREACHED | • forereached v. Simple past tense and past participle of forereach. • FOREREACH v. to glide ahead, esp. when going in stay. |
OREPEARCHED | • OREPEARCH v. (Shakespeare) to fly up and perch on, also OVERPERCH. |
OVERCLEANED | • overcleaned v. Simple past tense and past participle of overclean. • OVERCLEAN v. to clean to excess. |
OVERCLEARED | • overcleared v. Simple past tense and past participle of overclear. • OVERCLEAR v. to clear to excess. |
OVEREDUCATE | • overeducate v. To educate too much. • over-educate v. Alternative form of overeducate. • OVEREDUCATE v. to educate to excess. |
OVERREACHED | • overreached v. Simple past tense and past participle of overreach. • OVERREACH v. to reach beyond, to overtake. |
OVERREACTED | • overreacted v. Simple past tense and past participle of overreact. • OVERREACT v. to react or respond excessively. |
REDECORATED | • redecorated v. Simple past tense and past participle of redecorate. • REDECORATE v. to decorate again. |
REDECORATES | • redecorates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of redecorate. • REDECORATE v. to decorate again. |