| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| descry | verb t. | To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover., To discover; to disclose; to reveal., Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance. |
| desert | noun | That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit., A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are destitute and vegetation., A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place., Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island., To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; — implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one’s country., To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one’s colors., To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one’s term; to abscond. |
| design | noun | To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw., To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint., To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral., To intend or purpose; — usually with for before the remote object, but sometimes with to., To form a design or designs; to plan., A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan., A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action; intention; purpose; — often used in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot., Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design., The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design., The invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole. |
| desire | verb t. | To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet., To express a wish for; to entreat; to request., To require; to demand; to claim., To miss; to regret., The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy., An expressed wish; a request; petition., Anything which is desired; an object of longing., Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite., Grief; regret. |
| desist | verb i. | To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; — often with from. |
| desked | imp. & past participle | of Desk |
| desman | noun | An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia (Myogale moschata). It is allied to the moles, but is called muskrat by some English writers. |
| desmid | noun | Alt. of Desmidian |
| despot | noun | A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign., One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant. |
| destin | noun | Destiny. |
| desume | verb t. | To select; to borrow. |