BANDSTANDS | • bandstands n. Plural of bandstand. • BANDSTAND n. a structure for accommodating a band of musicians. |
DEFENDANTS | • defendants n. Plural of defendant. • DEFENDANT n. a person accused or sued. |
DEMANDANTS | • demandants n. Plural of demandant. • DEMANDANT n. one who demands; a plaintiff. |
DEPENDANTS | • dependants n. Plural of dependant. • DEPENDANT n. a person who depends on another for support, also DEPENDENT. |
DEPENDENTS | • dependents n. Plural of dependent. • DEPENDENT n. a person who depends on another for support. |
DESCENDANT | • descendant adj. Descending; going down. • descendant adj. Descending from a biological ancestor. • descendant adj. Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source. |
DESCENDENT | • descendent adj. Alternative spelling of descendant. • descendent n. Misspelling of descendant. • DESCENDENT adj. descending; proceeding from an ancestor or source. |
DESPONDENT | • despondent adj. In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. • DESPONDENT adj. feeling or showing extreme discouragement. |
DISTENDING | • distending v. Present participle of distend. • DISTEND v. to swell. |
DOWNTRENDS | • downtrends n. Plural of downtrend. • DOWNTREND n. a tendency in a downward direction. |
GRANDSTAND | • grandstand n. The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers. • grandstand n. The audience at a public event. • grandstand v. (Intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd. |
HANDSTANDS | • handstands n. Plural of handstand. • HANDSTAND n. an act of balancing one's body on the palms of one's hands with one's trunk and legs in the air. |
NONADDICTS | • nonaddicts n. Plural of nonaddict. • NONADDICT n. one who is not an addict. |
STANDDOWNS | • standdowns n. Plural of standdown. • stand-downs n. Plural of stand-down. • STANDDOWN n. a return to normal after alert. |
UNDERSTAND | • understand v. (Transitive) To grasp a concept fully in one’s mind, especially (Of words, statements, art, etc.) to… • understand v. To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge. • understand v. (Humorous, rare, obsolete outside circus, acrobatics) To stand underneath, to support. |