| 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] |
| desirous |
having desire; desiring. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| desk |
a piece of furniture, usu. having a flat surface and drawers, used for reading and writing. [3 definitions] |
| desktop |
the flat, upper working surface of a desk. [4 definitions] |
| desktop publishing |
the creation and preparation of text and graphics for publishing using small computers. |
| desman |
either of two molelike aquatic mammals found in eastern Europe and western Asia that feed on insects and have webbed feet and a long snout. |
| Des Moines |
the capital of Iowa. |
| Desmond Tutu |
South African cleric and leader in the struggle against apartheid, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 (b.1931). |