desertify |
to cause to change from land capable of sustaining plant life and agriculture to desert land that is essentially barren. |
desertion |
willful abandonment of one's spouse or children, as well as all related legal responsibilities. [2 definitions] |
deserve |
to be qualified for or worthy of; merit. [2 definitions] |
deserved |
rightly earned; merited. |
deservedly |
with justification; rightly. |
deserving |
worthy of praise, regard, assistance, or the like. |
desex |
to remove the sex organs of; castrate or spay. [2 definitions] |
desiccant |
causing dryness. [2 definitions] |
desiccate |
to eliminate the moisture in; dry up. [3 definitions] |
desiderate |
to want, need, or long for. |
desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
design |
to make or draw plans for, esp. the structure or form of. [11 definitions] |
designate |
to distinguish by means of description, marks, name, or the like; specify. [5 definitions] |
designated hitter |
in the American League in baseball, a team member chosen at the beginning of a game to bat in place of the pitcher. |
designation |
an act or instance of indicating or pointing out. [3 definitions] |
designedly |
intentionally, on purpose, or by design. |
designee |
one who is designated. |
designer |
a person who plans and creates designs for any of various artistic or commercial works. [2 definitions] |
designing |
intriguing or scheming. [2 definitions] |
desirable |
of a thing or person, having characteristics that are attractive, prized, or valuable and thus causing a wish to have possession or the opportunity for use. [3 definitions] |
desire |
to want or crave; yearn for. [6 definitions] |