DESPAIRER | • despairer n. One who despairs. • DESPAIRER n. one who despairs. |
DISREPAIR | • disrepair n. The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair. • disrepair v. (Intransitive, rare) To get into a state of disrepair. • DISREPAIR n. a worn-out or dilapidated condition. |
DRAGSTRIP | • dragstrip n. A paved straight racetrack used for automotive drag racing. • dragstrip n. (Figuratively, by extension) Any place for high-speed competitive activity. • drag␣strip n. Alternative form of dragstrip. |
DRAPERIED | • draperied adj. Covered or supplied with drapery. • DRAPERY v. to drape. |
DRAPERIES | • draperies n. Plural of drapery. • DRAPERY v. to drape. |
HYPERARID | • hyperarid adj. (Climatology) Very arid, with an aridity index of less than 0.05. • HYPERARID adj. excessively arid. |
LIPREADER | • lipreader n. Someone who is able to tell what a person is saying by looking at the motion of the lips (a technique… • LIPREADER n. one who lipreads. |
PARRICIDE | • parricide n. Someone who kills a relative, especially a parent. • parricide n. Someone who commits treason. • parricide n. The killing of a relative, especially a parent. |
PARRIDGES | • PARRIDGE n. (Scots) a soft meal of oatmeal, also PORRIDGE, PARRITCH. |
PARTRIDGE | • partridge n. (Ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris. • partridge n. (Obsolete, military) A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar… • Partridge prop.n. A surname. |
PERRADIAL | • perradial adj. (Zoology) Situated around the radii, or radial tubes, of a radiate. • PERRADIAL adj. situated around the radii, or radial tubes, of a radiate. |
PERRADIUS | • perradius n. Any of the primary rays of a medusa. • PERRADIUS n. the primary radius of a coelenterate. |
PREORDAIN | • preordain v. (Transitive) To determine the fate of something in advance. • PREORDAIN v. to ordain in advance. |
PRIMORDIA | • primordia n. Plural of primordium. • PRIMORDIUM n. (Latin) the first discernible rudiment. |
RAINDROPS | • raindrops n. Plural of raindrop. • RAINDROP n. a drop of rain. |
REPRIMAND | • reprimand n. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public. • reprimand v. To reprove in a formal or official way. • REPRIMAND v. to scold, censure. |
RIPRAPPED | • riprapped v. Simple past tense and past participle of riprap. • RIPRAP v. to strengthen with a foundation of broken stones. |
UPBRAIDER | • upbraider n. One who upbraids. • UPBRAIDER n. one who upbraids. |