be|lit´tle|ment — be|lit|tle «bih LIHT uhl», transitive verb, tled, tling. 1. to make seem little or unimportant; make less important; make little of; speak slightingly of: »Jealous people belittled the explorer s great discoveries. SYNONYM(S): depreciate;… … Useful english dictionary
dis|grun|tle|ment — «dihs GRUHN tuhl muhnt», noun. moody discontent: »These will create disgruntlement and opposition in every school district in the country (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
dis|man|tle|ment — «dihs MAN tuhl muhnt», noun. the act or process of dismantling … Useful english dictionary
em|bat|tle|ment — «ehm BAT uhl muhnt», noun. = battlement. (Cf. ↑battlement) … Useful english dictionary
em|brit|tle|ment — «ehm BRIHT uhl muhnt», noun. the process of making or being made brittle: »Phosphorus in coking coals causes embrittlement of iron … Useful english dictionary
en|ti|tle|ment — «ehn TY tuhl muhnt», noun. something to which one is entitled; a privilege: »A careful campaign…must be developed to enable older people fully to understand their entitlements under the new law (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
re|set|tle|ment — «ree SEHT uhl muhnt», noun. the act of settling again … Useful english dictionary
un|set|tle|ment — «uhn SEHT uhl muhnt», noun. 1. the act of unsettling. 2. the state of being unsettled; unsettled or disturbed condition of affairs: »The continuing unsettlement was a call to him that…he had still a portion of the Lord s work to do (John Morley) … Useful english dictionary
bat|tle|ment|ed — «BAT uhl MEHN tihd», adjective. furnished with or surmounted by battlements: »the battlemented ramparts of a city … Useful english dictionary
bat|tle|ment — «BAT uhl muhnt», noun. 1. a low wall for defense at the top of a tower or wall, having solid parts alternating with lower parts or openings. Soldiers stood on a platform behind the wall and shot through the openings. 2. a wall built like this for … Useful english dictionary
jos|tle|ment — «JOS uhl muhnt», noun. the act of jostling … Useful english dictionary