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). |
desolate |
without those things necessary or desirable for life; bleak; barren. [6 definitions] |
desolation |
the condition of a place or person that is desolate. [4 definitions] |
despair |
the state of being completely without hope. [3 definitions] |
despairing |
suffering from or showing despair. |
despatch |
variant of dispatch. |
desperado |
a daring or dangerous outlaw. |