COUNTERSHADING | • countershading n. A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation… • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
DAUGHTERBOARDS | • daughterboards n. Plural of daughterboard. • DAUGHTERBOARD n. a small circuit board that can be attached to the motherboard of a computer. |
DAUGHTERLINESS | • daughterliness n. The quality of being daughterly. • DAUGHTERLINESS n. the state of being daughterly. |
DELIGHTFULNESS | • delightfulness n. The state or quality of being delightful. • DELIGHTFUL n. full of delight. |
DESULPHURATING | • desulphurating v. Present participle of desulphurate. • DESULPHURATE v. to remove sulphur from. |
DISAUTHORISING | • disauthorising v. Present participle of disauthorise. • DISAUTHORISE v. to deprive of authority, also DISAUTHORIZE. |
DISAUTHORIZING | • disauthorizing v. Present participle of disauthorize. • DISAUTHORIZE v. to deprive of authority, also DISAUTHORISE. |
DISTINGUISHERS | • distinguishers n. Plural of distinguisher. • DISTINGUISHER n. one who distinguishes. |
DISTINGUISHING | • distinguishing v. Present participle of distinguish. • distinguishing adj. That serves to distinguish. • distinguishing n. The act by which something is distinguished or told apart. |
DRAUGHTINESSES | • DRAUGHTINESS n. the state of being draughty. |
DRAUGHTSPERSON | • draughtsperson n. Alternative spelling of draftsperson. • DRAUGHTSPERSON n. a gender-neutral term for draughtsman or draughtswoman. |
DROUGHTINESSES | • DROUGHTINESS n. the state of being droughty. |
GRANDDAUGHTERS | • granddaughters n. Plural of granddaughter. • GRANDDAUGHTER n. the daughter of one's son or daughter. |
HUNDREDWEIGHTS | • hundredweights n. Plural of hundredweight. • HUNDREDWEIGHT n. 1/20 of a ton, or 112lb. avoirdupois. |
UNDERCLOTHINGS | • underclothings n. Plural of underclothing. • UNDERCLOTHING n. clothes worn under others, esp. those next to the skin. |
UNDERTHRUSTING | • underthrusting v. Present participle of underthrust. • UNDERTHRUST v. to insert (a faulted rock mass) into position under a passive rock mass. |
UNEXTINGUISHED | • unextinguished adj. Not extinguished. • UNEXTINGUISHED adj. not extinguished. |
UNSTRENGTHENED | • unstrengthened adj. Not strengthened. • UNSTRENGTHENED adj. not strengthened. |