ADULTERISED | • adulterised v. Simple past tense and past participle of adulterise. • ADULTERISE v. (archaic) to commit adultery, also ADULTERIZE. |
BALUSTRADED | • balustraded adj. Having balustrades. • BALUSTRADED adj. having a balustrade. |
BLADDERNUTS | • bladdernuts n. Plural of bladdernut. • BLADDERNUT n. a genus of shrubs with inflated capsule. |
DENATURISED | • denaturised v. Simple past tense and past participle of denaturise. • DENATURISE v. to remove the nature from, also DENATURIZE. |
DESATURATED | • desaturated v. Simple past tense and past participle of desaturate. • DESATURATE v. to cause to become unsaturated, to make less saturated. |
DESIDERATUM | • desideratum n. Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. • DESIDERATUM n. (Latin) something considered necessary or desirable. |
DISFEATURED | • disfeatured v. Simple past tense and past participle of disfeature. • DISFEATURE v. to deprive of features; to mar the features of, also DEFEATURE. |
DUNDERPATES | • dunderpates n. Plural of dunderpate. • DUNDERPATE n. a dunce; a numskull; a blockhead. |
PREADJUSTED | • preadjusted v. Simple past tense and past participle of preadjust. • PREADJUST v. to adjust in advance. |
STRIDULATED | • stridulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of stridulate. • STRIDULATE v. to make a chirping or scraping sound, like a grasshopper. |
SUBSTANDARD | • substandard adj. Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements. • substandard adj. (Linguistics, dated) Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard. • sub-standard adj. Alternative spelling of substandard. |
SURADDITION | • suraddition n. (Obsolete) Something added or appended, as to a name. • SURADDITION n. (Shakespeare) an additional title or designation. |
UNDERMASTED | • undermasted adj. (Nautical) Having masts smaller than the usual size. • undermasted adj. (Nautical) Having too few masts. • UNDERMASTED adj. having insufficient masts. |
UNDERSTANDS | • understands v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of understand. • UNDERSTAND v. to grasp the meaning of. |
UNDERSTATED | • understated adj. Restrained and unpretentious. • understated v. Simple past tense and past participle of understate. • UNDERSTATE v. to represent as less than is the case. |