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Linguatic German Turkish Dictionary |
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desClick to Search des |
des der tanımlığının tamlayan biçimi, -ın, -in |
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desgleichenClick to Search desgleichen |
des`glayhın böylesi, bunun gibisi, keza |
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deshalbClick to Search deshalb |
`deshalp bu nedenle |
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DesinfektionClick to Search Desinfektion |
en. dezinfekts`yo:n dezenfeksiyon |
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DesinfektionsmittelClick to Search Desinfektionsmittel |
s. dezinfektsio:n`mitıl dezenfektan |
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desinfizierenClick to Search desinfizieren |
v. dezinfi`tsi:rın dezenfekte etmek |
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DesodorantClick to Search Desodorant |
s. s. `deso:dorant deodran |
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DespotClick to Search Despot |
i. despot, zorba, acımasız |
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dessenClick to Search dessen |
`desın ki onun |
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dessenungeachtetClick to Search dessenungeachtet |
`desın`ungı-ahtıt buna karşın, bununla birlikte |
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DessertClick to Search Dessert |
i. tatlı, meyve |
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DestillationClick to Search Destillation |
en. e. destilats`yo:n damıtma |
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destiltierenClick to Search destiltieren |
e. desti`li:rın damıtmak |
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destoClick to Search desto |
desto daha, o derece o kadar |
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destruktivClick to Search destruktiv |
destruk`ti:f yıkıcı |
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deswegenClick to Search deswegen |
desve:gın bu nedenle. bu yüzden, bundan dolayı |
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Linguatic English German Dictionary |
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DESClick to Search DES |
DES (Data Encryption Standard) (Computer) DES, amerikanischer Standard zur Datenkodierung der einen eigenen Algorhytmus benutzt (verschlüsselt Daten in einer Weise die extrem schwer zu entschlüsseln ist) |
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Des MoinesClick to Search Des Moines |
Dea Monies (Hauptstadt des US-Staates Iowa) |
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desalinateClick to Search desalinate |
v. Entsalzung (hauptsächlich von Meerwasser) |
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desalinated waterClick to Search desalinated water |
entsalzenes Wasser |
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desalinationClick to Search desalination |
n. Entsalzung |
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desalinizationClick to Search desalinization |
n. Entsalzung |
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desalinizeClick to Search desalinize |
desalinize (Amer.) v. entsalzen (hauptsächlich Meerwasser) |
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desaltClick to Search desalt |
v. entsalzen (hauptsächlich Meerwasser) |
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desalterClick to Search desalter |
n. (Meerwasser-) Entsalzungsanlage |
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descantClick to Search descant |
v. diskantieren, singen; sich auslassen n. Diskant; Melodie |
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DescartesClick to Search Descartes |
n. Descartes, Nachname; Rene Descartes, (1596-1650) französischer Philosoph Mathematiker und gründer des Modernen Rationalismus |
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DescemetClick to Search Descemet |
n. Descemet, Nachname; Jean Descemet (1732-1810).ranzösischer Arzt und Anatom |
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descend fromClick to Search descend from |
abstammen von |
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descend uponClick to Search descend upon |
hereinbrechen über, sinken über |
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descendantClick to Search descendant |
n. Nachkomme |
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descendants of AbrahamClick to Search descendants of Abraham |
die Nachkommen Abrahams (das Volk Israel) |
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descendentClick to Search descendent |
adj. hinuntersteigend; abweichend; abstammend |
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descenderClick to Search descender |
n. Nachkomme, Nachfoleger; Buchstabe der einen Teil aufweist der unter die Grundlinie geht (wie z.B. g,p,q) |
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descendibleClick to Search descendible |
adj. erbbar, erblich |
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descending sort orderClick to Search descending sort order |
herabsteigende Sortierordnung, eine Anordnung von groß zu klein oder vom letzten Buchstaben zum ersten |
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descendinglyClick to Search descendingly |
adv. abwärts, nach unten |
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descentClick to Search descent |
n. Abstieg, Hinunterrollen; Herkunft, Dynastie; Überfall; Erbe |
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descrambleClick to Search descramble |
v. Eine Radio- oder Fernsehausstrahlung die wahllos über mehrere Frequenzen gesendet wurde entziffern |
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descramblerClick to Search descrambler |
n. Entschlüssler, Person oder Sachedie entschlüsselt, elektronisches Gerät das verschlüsselte Signale entschlüsselt |
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describableClick to Search describable |
adj. beschreibbar |
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describeClick to Search describe |
v. beschreiben |
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described in detailClick to Search described in detail |
im Detail beschrieben |
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describerClick to Search describer |
n. Beschreiber |
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descriptive analysisClick to Search descriptive analysis |
deskriptive Analyse |
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descriptive geometryClick to Search descriptive geometry |
deskriptive Geometrie, beschreibende Geometrie (Zweig der Technik zur Darstellung von Körpern) |
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descriptive grammarClick to Search descriptive grammar |
deskriptive Grammatik (beschreibende Grammatik, Untersuchung der mündlichen und schriftlichen Umgangssprache) |
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descriptivelyClick to Search descriptively |
adv. beschreibend, anschaulich |
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descriptivenessClick to Search descriptiveness |
n. Beschreiblichkeit, Beschaulichkeit |
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descriptorClick to Search descriptor |
n. (für das Management von Datenbanken) Deskriptor, Schlüsselwort das benutzt wird um Datensätze zu sortieren und verbinden |
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descryClick to Search descry |
v. blicken, erspähen |
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desecrate a graveClick to Search desecrate a grave |
ein Grab plündern |
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desecrated graveClick to Search desecrated grave |
ein geplündertes Grab |
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desecrated the SabbathClick to Search desecrated the Sabbath |
Sabbath entheiligt, gegen den Sabbath verstoßen |
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desecraterClick to Search desecrater |
n. Entweiher, Schänder |
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desecration of a graveyardClick to Search desecration of a graveyard |
Friedhofsschändung |
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desecration of gravesClick to Search desecration of graves |
geplünderte Gräber |
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desecration of the SabbathClick to Search desecration of the Sabbath |
Entheiligung des Sabbath |
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desecratorClick to Search desecrator |
n. Entheiliger, Schänder |
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desegregateClick to Search desegregate |
v. die Rassentrennung aufheben |
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desegregationClick to Search desegregation |
n. Aufhebung der Rassentrennung |
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deselectClick to Search deselect |
v. eine Wahl annullieren |
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desensitizationClick to Search desensitization |
n. Desensibilisierung |
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desensitizeClick to Search desensitize |
desensitize (Amer.) v. desensibilisieren, unempfindlich machen |
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desensitizerClick to Search desensitizer |
desensitizer (Amer.) n. Desensibilisierer, Unempfindlichmacher |
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desertClick to Search desert |
v. verlassen, im Stich lassen; desertieren n. Wüste |
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Desert FoxClick to Search Desert Fox |
n. Operation Desert Fox, Militärischer Name des Irakkrieges den die USA und Großbrittanien gegen den Irak führten |
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desert landscapeClick to Search desert landscape |
Wüstenlandschaft |
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Desert StormClick to Search Desert Storm |
Wüstensturm (auch Name der Militäroperation zur Befreiung Kuwaits 1991) |
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deserted himClick to Search deserted him |
hat ihn zurück gelassen; hinterlassen |
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deserted wifeClick to Search deserted wife |
eine verlassene Frau |
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desertificationClick to Search desertification |
n. Desertifikation, fruchtbares Land in eine Wüste verwandeln (Ökologie) |
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desertionClick to Search desertion |
n. Aufgeben; Fahnenflucht |
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desert-likeClick to Search desert-like |
wüstenartig, wie eine Wüste |
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deserve a second chanceClick to Search deserve a second chance |
es gebührt ihm noch eine Chance |
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deservedlyClick to Search deservedly |
adv. verdientermassen, mit Recht |
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deserves itClick to Search deserves it |
er hat es verdient |
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deserves to dieClick to Search deserves to die |
er verdient es zu sterben |
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deservinglyClick to Search deservingly |
adv. entsprechendermaßen |
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deservingnessClick to Search deservingness |
n. Qualifiziertheit, zu etwas geeignet sein; Verdientheit |
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desexClick to Search desex |
v. kastrieren, sterilisieren |
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desexualizationClick to Search desexualization |
n. Desexualisierung, Kastrierung |
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desexualizeClick to Search desexualize |
desexualize (Amer.) v. kastrieren, sterilisieren |
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Desi ArnazClick to Search Desi Arnaz |
n. Desi Arnaz (1917-1986 als Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III geboren), amerikanischer Komödiant und Fernsehproduzent, Ehemann der Lucille Ball (mit der er zusammen die Kinder Desi Arnaz Jr. und Lucie Arnaz bekam) |
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desiccantClick to Search desiccant |
adj. trocknen, Feuchtigkeit aufnehmend n. trocknendes Mittel, Feuchtigkeitsabsorbierer |
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desiccateClick to Search desiccate |
v. dörren, trocknen |
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desiccated fruitClick to Search desiccated fruit |
n. Dörrobst, ausgetrocknetes Obst |
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desiccationClick to Search desiccation |
n. Dörrung; Aufsaugen (von Flüssigkeiten) |
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desiccativeClick to Search desiccative |
adj. trocknend (bezgl. Nahrung) |
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desiccatorClick to Search desiccator |
n. Trockenapparat (Nahrung) |
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desiccatoryClick to Search desiccatory |
adj. trocknend (Nahrung) |
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desideratumClick to Search desideratum |
n. Desideratum |
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DesideriusClick to Search Desiderius |
n. Desiderius, männlicher Vorname |
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designClick to Search design |
v. entwerfen, skizzieren; planen n. Programm; Entwurf, Skizze; Beispiel, Absicht, Thema |
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Design of ExperimentClick to Search Design of Experiment |
Versuchsaufbau, Aufbau eines wissenschaftlichen Versuchs Design of Experiments n. Versuchsaufbau, Plan oder Modell das vorbereitet und dem gefolgt wird wenn Daten eines Experiments gesammelt werden |
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Design of ExperimentsClick to Search Design of Experiments |
n. Versuchsaufbau, Plan oder Modell das vorbereitet und dem gefolgt wird wenn Daten eines Experiments gesammelt werden Design of Experiment Versuchsaufbau, Aufbau eines wissenschaftlichen Versuchs |
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Design TimesClick to Search Design Times |
"Design Times", amerikanisches Magazin das zweimal im Monat erscheint und sich Innenarchitektur und Dekoration widmet (an Fachleute sowie Amateure adressiert) |
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designateClick to Search designate |
v. bezeichnen adj. bezeichnend, ernennend |
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designatedClick to Search designated |
adj. bestimmt für, beabsichtigt, gedacht für, festgelegt designate v. bezeichnen |
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designativeClick to Search designative |
adj. bestimmend, kennzeichnend |
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designatorClick to Search designator |
n. Kennzeichner, Bezeichner |
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designedClick to Search designed |
adj. bestimmt, entwickelt für; entworfen design v. entwerfen, skizzieren; planen |
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designedlyClick to Search designedly |
adv. vorsätzlich, absichtlich |
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designerClick to Search designer |
n. Designer, Zeichner; Konstrukteur; Planer, Intrigant adj. einen Designer Label tragend; auf das Einrichten von Häuser bezogen |
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designer exclusivityClick to Search designer exclusivity |
Exklusivdesign |
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designer labelClick to Search designer label |
Modeschöpferkennzeichen |
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designingClick to Search designing |
n. Zeichnung, Entwurf; Intrige design v. entwerfen, skizzieren; planen |
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designmentClick to Search designment |
n. Entwurf, Planung |
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designsClick to Search designs |
n. unehrliche Pläne geschmiedet um eine Sache oder Person für sich zu gewinnen design v. entwerfen, skizzieren; planen n. Programm; Entwurf, Skizze; Beispiel, Absicht, Thema |
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desilverClick to Search desilver |
v. entsilbern, Silber von etwas entfernen |
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desipramineClick to Search desipramine |
n. Desipramin, Medikament zur Behandlung von Depression (Medizin) |
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desirabilityClick to Search desirability |
n. Erwünschtheit, Wünschbarkeit |
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desirable neighborhoodClick to Search desirable neighborhood |
eine begehrte Nachbarschaft |
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desirablyClick to Search desirably |
adv. wünschenswert |
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desireClick to Search desire |
v. wünschen, bitten n. Leidenschaft; Wille; Bitte |
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desirerClick to Search desirer |
n. Sehnsüchtiger |
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desirousClick to Search desirous |
adj. begierig, verlangend |
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desirouslyClick to Search desirously |
adv. sehnend, sich etwas sehr stark wünschen |
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desirousnessClick to Search desirousness |
n. Sehnsucht, sich nach etwas sehnen |
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desistanceClick to Search desistance |
n. Ablassen |
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desistenceClick to Search desistence |
n. Ablassen |
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desk workClick to Search desk work |
Büroarbeit |
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deskboundClick to Search deskbound |
adj. an einem Schreibtisch arbeitend |
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deskillClick to Search deskill |
v. eine Arbeitsstelle von professionell auf teils professionell herabsetzen; Wissen oder Fähigkeit entfernen |
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deskjetClick to Search deskjet |
n. Deskjet, Tintenstrahldrucker für den Computer |
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desk-topClick to Search desk-top |
Tischcomputer |
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desktop computerClick to Search desktop computer |
Tischcomputer |
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desk-top computerClick to Search desk-top computer |
Tischcomputer |
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Desktop Management InterfaceClick to Search Desktop Management Interface |
Einheitlicher Standard der die Eingliederung verschiedener Hardware und Software an einem Heimcomputer ermöglicht (beinhaltet auch Netzwerkverbindungen) |
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Desktop Power Management SystemClick to Search Desktop Power Management System |
Tischverwaltungssystem für den Stromverbrauch, ein System zur Verwaltung des Stromverbrauches des Computers |
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desktop presentationClick to Search desktop presentation |
Dias erstellen und sie auf dem Computer zeigen |
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desktop publishingClick to Search desktop publishing |
Desktop publishing (Textverarbeitung und Drucken von einer Personalcomputer- und Druckereinheit aus) |
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DeskvoiceClick to Search Deskvoice |
Deskvoice (DeskVoice) n. Deskvoice, Voice-Modem oder Faxmodem für IBM-kompatible Computer (von Action tech Inc. hergestellt) |
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desmitisClick to Search desmitis |
n. Desmitis, Entzündung eines Bandes (Medizin) |
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desmoidClick to Search desmoid |
adj. streifenförmig, desmoidisch n. Desmoid (Anatomie) |
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desmolaseClick to Search desmolase |
n. Desmolase (Enzym) |
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DesmondClick to Search Desmond |
n. Desmond, männlicher Vorname |
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desolateClick to Search desolate |
adj. verwüstet, verlassen; unglücklich v. verwüsten; elend machen |
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desolatelyClick to Search desolately |
adv. desolat, trostlos |
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desolatenessClick to Search desolateness |
n. Verwüstung; Elend |
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desolationClick to Search desolation |
n. Verwüstung |
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desorbClick to Search desorb |
v. desorbieren, absorbierte Substanz von einem Absorptionsmittel entfernen |
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desorbtionClick to Search desorbtion |
n. Desorption, Entfernung einer absorbierten Substanz von einem Absorptionsmittel |
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Desoto patrolClick to Search Desoto patrol |
Desoto Streife, Marinestreife des amerikanischen Militärs zur Sammlung von Information während des Vietnamkriegs |
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desoxyribonucleic acidClick to Search desoxyribonucleic acid |
Desoxyribonuklein Säure, DNS, Erbsubstanz aller organismen und Träger der primären genetischen Information (Chemie) |
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despairClick to Search despair |
v. verzweifeln n. Verzweiflung |
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despairinglyClick to Search despairingly |
adv. verzweifelt |
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despatchClick to Search despatch |
v. absenden, schicken, entsenden; erledigen; töten n. Bericht; Depesche; Sendung |
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despatcherClick to Search despatcher |
n. Absender, Verschicker; Verkehrsregler |
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desperadoClick to Search desperado |
n. Bandit, Desperado |
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desperate conditionClick to Search desperate condition |
verzweifelte Situation |
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desperate criminalClick to Search desperate criminal |
verzweifelter Krimineller |
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desperatenessClick to Search desperateness |
n. Hoffnungslosigkeit, Verzweiflung |
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despicable crimeClick to Search despicable crime |
ekelhaftes Verbrechen |
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despicable murderClick to Search despicable murder |
ekelhafter Mord |
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despicablenessClick to Search despicableness |
n. Abscheulichkeit, Verworfenheit |
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despicablyClick to Search despicably |
adv. verabscheuungswürdig, schändlich, gemein; auf Abscheu erregende Art und Weise, abscheulich; verächtlich, verachtenswert |
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despiseClick to Search despise |
v. verabscheuen, verachten |
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despiserClick to Search despiser |
n. Jemand der etwas verabscheut oder verachtet, jemand der haßt |
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despisinglyClick to Search despisingly |
adv. haßerfüllt, mit Abscheu, angewidert |
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despite ofClick to Search despite of |
obwohl; trotz allem |
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despite the fact thatClick to Search despite the fact that |
trotz der Tatsache; trotzdem |
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despite thisClick to Search despite this |
trotz diesem, trotz dieser, ungeachtet dieser |
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despitefulClick to Search despiteful |
adj. wütend; trotzig; gemein |
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despitefullyClick to Search despitefully |
adv. zum Trotz |
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despoilClick to Search despoil |
v. plündern, rauben |
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despoilerClick to Search despoiler |
n. Plünderer, Ausräuber |
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despoilmentClick to Search despoilment |
n. Plünderung, Raub |
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despoliationClick to Search despoliation |
n. Plünderung, Raub |
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despondClick to Search despond |
n. Verzweiflung, Verzagtheit v. verzagen, verzweifeln |
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despondenceClick to Search despondence |
n. Verzweiflung, Verzagung |
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despondencyClick to Search despondency |
n. Niedergeschlagenheit, Verzweiflung, Verzagung |
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despondentClick to Search despondent |
adj. niedergeschlagen, bedrückt, verzweifelt |
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despondentlyClick to Search despondently |
adv. niedergeschlagen, verzweifelnd |
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despondinglyClick to Search despondingly |
adv. verzweifelt, betrübt |
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despotClick to Search despot |
n. Despot, Tyrann, Diktator; (Geschichte) byzantinischer oder römischer Kaiser oder Prinz |
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despoticClick to Search despotic |
adj. despotisch, tyrannisch |
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despoticalClick to Search despotical |
adj. despotisch, tyrannisch |
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despoticallyClick to Search despotically |
adv. despotisch, tyrannisch |
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despotismClick to Search despotism |
n. Despotismus, Tyrannei |
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desquamateClick to Search desquamate |
v. sich entschuppen, sich schälen |
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desquamationClick to Search desquamation |
n. (Entfernen der) Schuppen, Schälen |
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desquamativeClick to Search desquamative |
adj. abschälend, abschuppend |
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desquamatoryClick to Search desquamatory |
adj. schälend, schuppend |
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dessertClick to Search dessert |
n. Nachspeise, Nachtisch |
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destabilisationClick to Search destabilisation |
destabilisation (Brit.) n. Destabilisierung, Vorgang bei dem etwas instabil gemacht wird; (Politik) Vorgang bei dem eine Regierung untergraben wird indem populäre politische Unterstützung entzogen wird |
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destabiliseClick to Search destabilise |
v. destabilisieren, instabil machen |
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destabilizationClick to Search destabilization |
destabilization (Amer.) n. Destabilisierung; Hintergehung einer Regierung durch den Entzug politischer Unterstützung (Politik) |
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destabilizeClick to Search destabilize |
destabilize (Amer.) v. destabilisieren, unsicher machen |
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destabilizedClick to Search destabilized |
destabilized (Amer.) adj. destabilisiert, instabil, lose, wackelig destabilize (Amer.) v. destabilisieren, unsicher machen |
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destination fileClick to Search destination file |
Zieldatei, die Datei an der gearbeitet wird |
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destineClick to Search destine |
v. bestimmen, ausersehen |
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destined forClick to Search destined for |
bestimmt zu; dazu bestimmt sein |
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destined toClick to Search destined to |
bestimmt für, gedacht für |
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destinyClick to Search destiny |
n. Schicksal, Vorsehung, Geschick, Los |
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destituteClick to Search destitute |
adj. mittellos, arm |
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destitutelyClick to Search destitutely |
adv. mittellos, arm |
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destitutenessClick to Search destituteness |
n. Mittellosigkeit, Armut |
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destitutionClick to Search destitution |
n. Armut, Not |
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destroyableClick to Search destroyable |
adj. zerstörbar, vernichtbar |
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destroyerClick to Search destroyer |
n. Zerstörer |
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destroyinglyClick to Search destroyingly |
adv. zerstörend |
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destructClick to Search destruct |
v. zerstören n. Destruktion, Zerstörung; absichtliche Zerstörung eines Raumschiffs oder einer Rakete nach der Entsendung wegen missfunktion adj. zerstörend |
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destructibilityClick to Search destructibility |
n. Zerstörbarkeit |
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destructibleClick to Search destructible |
adj. zerstörbar, vernichtbar |
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destruction by fireClick to Search destruction by fire |
Zerstörung durch Feuer |
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destruction of evidenceClick to Search destruction of evidence |
Vernichtung der Beweise |
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Destruction of the First TempleClick to Search Destruction of the First Temple |
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Destruction of the Second TempleClick to Search Destruction of the Second Temple |
Zerstörung des Zweiten Tempels (70 n.Ch. durch die Römer) |
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destruction of the Third TempleClick to Search destruction of the Third Temple |
die Zerstörung des dritten Tempels (Drohung, Warnung vor großer Gefahr) |
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destructive distillationClick to Search destructive distillation |
destruktive Destillation (Destillation bei hoher Temperatur ohne Luftkontakt) |
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destructive fireClick to Search destructive fire |
destruktives Feuer (schweres Feuer zur Zerstörung des Feindes) |
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destructivelyClick to Search destructively |
adv. destruktiv, zerstörerisch |
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destructivenessClick to Search destructiveness |
n. Zerstörung, Verheerung |
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destructivityClick to Search destructivity |
n. Destruktivität, Zerstörbarkeit |
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destructorClick to Search destructor |
n. Müllverbrennungsanlage (in Großbritannien) |
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desuetudeClick to Search desuetude |
n. Vergessenheit, Ungebräuchlichkeit |
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desulphurisationClick to Search desulphurisation |
desulphurisation (Brit.) n. Entschwefelung, Entzug von Schwefel, Vorganz bei dem Schwefelgehalt entfernt wird |
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desulphuriseClick to Search desulphurise |
desulphurise (Brit.) v. Schwefel entziehen aus, von Schwefel befreien |
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desulphurizationClick to Search desulphurization |
desulphurization (Amer.) n. Entschwefelung, Entzug von Schwefel, Vorganz bei dem Schwefelgehalt entfernt wird |
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desulphurizeClick to Search desulphurize |
desulphurize (Amer.) v. entschwefeln, Schwefel entfernen |
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desultoryClick to Search desultory |
adj. unzusammenhängend; zusammenhangslos; flüchtig, oberflächlich; abschweifend; träge |
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Ecole des Beaux-ArtsClick to Search Ecole des Beaux-Arts |
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, französische Nationalschule der Schönen Künste |
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WordNet 3.0 Dictionary |
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Bouvier des FlandresClick to Search Bouvier des Flandres |
noun rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle • Syn: Bouviers des Flandres • Hypernyms: shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog
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Bouviers des FlandresClick to Search Bouviers des Flandres |
noun rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle • Syn: Bouvier des Flandres • Hypernyms: shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog
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DESClick to Search DES |
noun 1. a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry (Freq. 1) • Syn: diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol • Hypernyms: estrogen, oestrogen 2. synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy • Syn: diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol • Hypernyms: nonsteroid, nonsteroidal
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Des MoinesClick to Search Des Moines |
noun the capital and largest city in Iowa • Syn: capital of Iowa • Instance Hypernyms: state capital • Part Holonyms: Iowa, Hawkeye State, IA
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desacralizeClick to Search desacralize |
verb transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control • Syn: secularize • Derivationally related forms: secularization (for: secularize) • Hypernyms: transfer • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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desalinateClick to Search desalinate |
verb remove salt from - example : desalinate water • Syn: desalt, desalinize, desalinise • Ant: salinate • Derivationally related forms: desalinisation (for: desalinise), desalinization (for: desalinize), desalination • Hypernyms: change • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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desalinationClick to Search desalination |
noun the removal of salt (especially from sea water) • Syn: desalinization, desalinisation • Derivationally related forms: desalinise (for: desalinisation), desalinize (for: desalinization), desalinate • Hypernyms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
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desalinisationClick to Search desalinisation |
noun the removal of salt (especially from sea water) • Syn: desalination, desalinization • Derivationally related forms: desalinise, desalinize (for: desalinization), desalinate (for: desalination) • Hypernyms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
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desaliniseClick to Search desalinise |
verb remove salt from - example : desalinate water • Syn: desalinate, desalt, desalinize • Ant: salinate (for: desalinate) • Derivationally related forms: desalinisation, desalinization (for: desalinize), desalination (for: desalinate) • Hypernyms: change • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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desalinizationClick to Search desalinization |
noun the removal of salt (especially from sea water) • Syn: desalination, desalinisation • Derivationally related forms: desalinise (for: desalinisation), desalinize, desalinate (for: desalination) • Hypernyms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
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desalinizeClick to Search desalinize |
verb remove salt from - example : desalinate water • Syn: desalinate, desalt, desalinise • Ant: salinate (for: desalinate) • Derivationally related forms: desalinisation (for: desalinise), desalinization, desalination (for: desalinate) • Hypernyms: change • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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desaltClick to Search desalt |
verb remove salt from - example : desalinate water • Syn: desalinate, desalinize, desalinise • Ant: salinate (for: desalinate) • Derivationally related forms: desalinisation (for: desalinise), desalinization (for: desalinize), desalination (for: desalinate) • Hypernyms: change • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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descaleClick to Search descale |
verb remove the scales from - example : scale fish • Syn: scale • Derivationally related forms: scale (for: scale) • Hypernyms: remove, take, take away, withdraw • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something
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descantClick to Search descant |
I noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody • Syn: discant • Hypernyms: accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support II verb 1. sing in descant • Hypernyms: sing • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s 2. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling - example : The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains • Syn: yodel, warble • Derivationally related forms: yodeller (for: yodel), yodeling (for: yodel), yodel (for: yodel) • Hypernyms: sing • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s - example : Sam and Sue descant 3. talk at great length about something of one's interest • Hypernyms: discourse, talk about, discuss • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s - example : Sam and Sue descant
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descant onClick to Search descant on |
verb sing a descant on a main tune or melody • Hypernyms: sing • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : They will descant on the duet
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DescartesClick to Search Descartes |
noun French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650) • Syn: Rene Descartes • Derivationally related forms: Cartesian • Instance Hypernyms: mathematician, philosopher
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descendClick to Search descend |
verb 1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (Freq. 12) - example : The temperature is going down - example : The barometer is falling - example : The curtain fell on the diva - example : Her hand went up and then fell again • Syn: fall, go down, come down • Ant: rise (for: fall), ascend • See Also: fall in (for: fall) • Derivationally related forms: fall (for: fall), descendant, descendent, descent • Hypernyms: travel, go, move, locomote • Hyponyms: prolapse, rappel, abseil, rope down, unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down, avalanche, roll down, dive, plunge, plunk, set, go down, go under, decline, slump, correct, precipitate, sink, subside, crash, flop, tumble, topple, drop, plop, pitch, alight, climb down, settle, pounce, swoop, drip, cascade, cascade down • Verb Frames: - example : Something ----s - example : Somebody ----s - example : The airplane is sure to descend 2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (Freq. 3) - example : She was descended from an old Italian noble family - example : he comes from humble origins • Syn: derive, come • Derivationally related forms: descent, descendent, descendant, derivative (for: derive), derivation (for: derive) • Verb Group: hail, come, derive • Verb Frames: - example : Something is ----ing PP - example : Somebody ----s PP 3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity (Freq. 1) • Syn: condescend, deign • Hypernyms: act, move • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE 4. come as if by falling - example : Night fell - example : Silence fell • Syn: fall, settle • Hypernyms: come • Verb Group: fall • Verb Frames: - example : Something ----s
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descendantClick to Search descendant |
I noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (Freq. 1) • Syn: descendent • Ant: ancestor • Derivationally related forms: descend (for: descendent), descend • Hypernyms: relative, relation • Hyponyms: child, scion II adjective 1. going or coming down • Syn: descendent • Similar to: descending • Derivationally related forms: descend (for: descendent), descend 2. proceeding by descent from an ancestor - example : descendent gene • Syn: descendent • Similar to: related
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descendantsClick to Search descendants |
noun all of the offspring of a given progenitor (Freq. 1) - example : we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity • Syn: posterity • Hypernyms: biological group
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descendentClick to Search descendent |
I noun a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (Freq. 1) • Syn: descendant • Ant: ancestor (for: descendant) • Derivationally related forms: descend, descendant (for: descendant), descend (for: descendant) • Hypernyms: relative, relation • Hyponyms: child, scion II adjective 1. going or coming down • Syn: descendant • Similar to: descending • Derivationally related forms: descend, descend (for: descendant) 2. proceeding by descent from an ancestor - example : descendent gene • Syn: descendant • Similar to: related • Derivationally related forms: descendant (for: descendant)
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descenderClick to Search descender |
noun 1. someone who descends • Hypernyms: mover • Hyponyms: abseiler, rappeller 2. a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters • Hypernyms: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character 3. (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters • Topics: printing, printing process • Hypernyms: line
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descendingClick to Search descending |
adjective coming down or downward (Freq. 1) • Ant: ascending • Similar to: declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping, degressive, descendant, descendent, down, downward, downward-arching, drizzling, dropping, falling, raining • See Also: down
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descending aortaClick to Search descending aorta |
noun the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae • Hypernyms: aorta
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descending colonClick to Search descending colon |
noun the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon • Hypernyms: colon • Part Holonyms: large intestine
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descending nodeClick to Search descending node |
noun the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south • Ant: ascending node • Hypernyms: node
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descensusClick to Search descensus |
noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) • Syn: prolapse, prolapsus • Derivationally related forms: prolapse (for: prolapse) • Hypernyms: disability, disablement, handicap, impairment • Hyponyms: enteroptosis, glossoptosis, metroptosis, descensus uteri, nephroptosis, nephroptosia, ptosis, ureterocele, urethrocele
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descensus uteriClick to Search descensus uteri |
noun prolapse of the uterus • Syn: metroptosis • Hypernyms: prolapse, prolapsus, descensus
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descentClick to Search descent |
noun 1. a movement downward (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: descend • Hypernyms: change of location, travel • Hyponyms: drop, fall, lightening, set, shower, cascade, sinking, slide 2. properties attributable to your ancestry (Freq. 2) - example : he comes from good origins • Syn: origin, extraction • Hypernyms: ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation • Hyponyms: full blood 3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: motion, movement, move • Hyponyms: jump, parachuting, dive, nose dive, nosedive, rappel, abseil, swoop, crash dive, drop, flop, collapse 4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • Syn: line of descent, lineage, filiation • Derivationally related forms: filiate (for: filiation), descend • Hypernyms: kinship, family relationship, relationship • Hyponyms: bilateral descent, unilateral descent 5. a downward slope or bend • Syn: declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope • Ant: ascent • Derivationally related forms: decline (for: declension), decline (for: declination), decline (for: decline), fall (for: fall), declivitous (for: declivity) • Hypernyms: slope, incline, side • Hyponyms: downhill, steep 6. the descendants of one individual - example : his entire lineage has been warriors • Syn: lineage, line, line of descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock • Derivationally related forms: parent (for: parentage), descend, lineal (for: line) • Hypernyms: genealogy, family tree • Hyponyms: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry, side
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describableClick to Search describable |
adjective capable of being described • Similar to: expressible
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describeClick to Search describe |
verb 1. give a description of (Freq. 77) - example : He drew an elaborate plan of attack • Syn: depict, draw • Derivationally related forms: depiction (for: depict), picture (for: depict), description • Hypernyms: set forth, expound, exposit • Hyponyms: represent, delineate, sketch, outline, adumbrate • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s somebody - example : Something ----s something 2. to give an account or representation of in words (Freq. 52) - example : Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental • Syn: report, account • Derivationally related forms: account (for: account), descriptive, description, report (for: report) • Hypernyms: inform • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s something - example : Somebody ----s something to somebody - example : Somebody ----s PP - example : Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 3. make a mark or lines on a surface (Freq. 1) - example : draw a line - example : trace the outline of a figure in the sand • Syn: trace, draw, line, delineate • Derivationally related forms: delineation (for: delineate), line (for: line), lineation (for: line), drawing (for: draw), trace (for: trace), tracer (for: trace), tracing (for: trace) • Hypernyms: mark • Hyponyms: construct, inscribe, circumscribe, write • Verb Group: draw • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something - example : Somebody ----s something PP 4. identify as in botany or biology, for example (Freq. 1) • Syn: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, name • Derivationally related forms: name (for: name), naming (for: name), identifiable (for: identify), identification (for: identify), identity (for: identify) • Entailment: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s something
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describedClick to Search described |
adjective represented in words especially with sharpness and detail - example : the vividly described wars • Similar to: delineated, represented, delineate
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descriptionClick to Search description |
noun 1. a statement that represents something in words (Freq. 27) • Syn: verbal description • Hypernyms: statement • Hyponyms: job description, specification, spec, word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation 2. the act of describing something • Derivationally related forms: describe • Hypernyms: speech act • Hyponyms: characterization, characterisation, label, particularization, particularisation, detailing, sketch, vignette 3. sort or variety - example : every description of book was there • Hypernyms: kind, sort, form, variety
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descriptiveClick to Search descriptive |
adjective 1. serving to describe or inform or characterized by description (Freq. 2) - example : the descriptive variable - example : a descriptive passage • Ant: undescriptive • Derivationally related forms: describe 2. describing the structure of a language - example : descriptive grammar • Ant: prescriptive • Topics: grammar
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descriptive adjectiveClick to Search descriptive adjective |
noun an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice') • Syn: qualifying adjective • Hypernyms: adjective
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descriptive anthropologyClick to Search descriptive anthropology |
noun the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies • Syn: ethnography • Derivationally related forms: ethnographical (for: ethnography), ethnographer (for: ethnography) • Hypernyms: anthropology
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descriptive clauseClick to Search descriptive clause |
noun a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies • Syn: nonrestrictive clause • Hypernyms: subordinate clause, dependent clause
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descriptive geometryClick to Search descriptive geometry |
noun the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection • Syn: projective geometry • Topics: mathematics, math, maths • Hypernyms: geometry
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descriptive grammarClick to Search descriptive grammar |
noun a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics • Topics: linguistics • Hypernyms: grammar
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descriptive linguisticsClick to Search descriptive linguistics |
noun a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments • Ant: prescriptive linguistics • Members of this Topic: derivation • Hypernyms: linguistics • Hyponyms: grammar, phonology, phonemics, morphophonemics
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descriptivelyClick to Search descriptively |
adverb by giving a description - example : these topics need to be treated not just descriptively • Derived from adjective: descriptive
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descriptivismClick to Search descriptivism |
noun 1. (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value • Topics: ethics, moral philosophy • Hypernyms: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism 2. (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics • Topics: linguistics • Hypernyms: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
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descriptorClick to Search descriptor |
noun 1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something - example : the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached • Syn: form, word form, signifier • Derivationally related forms: signify (for: signifier) • Topics: linguistics • Hypernyms: word • Hyponyms: plural, plural form, singular, singular form, ghost word, root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical, etymon, citation form, main entry word, entry word, abbreviation, acronym 2. a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system • Topics: computer science, computing • Hypernyms: information
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descryClick to Search descry |
verb catch sight of • Syn: spot, espy, spy • Derivationally related forms: spying (for: spy), espial (for: espy), spotter (for: spot), spotting (for: spot) • Hypernyms: spy, sight • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody
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DescurainiaClick to Search Descurainia |
noun includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems • Syn: genus Descurainia • Hypernyms: dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family • Member Meronyms: tansy mustard, Descurainia pinnata
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Descurainia pinnataClick to Search Descurainia pinnata |
noun North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy • Syn: tansy mustard • Hypernyms: herb, herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: Descurainia, genus Descurainia
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desecrateClick to Search desecrate |
verb 1. violate the sacred character of a place or language (Freq. 1) - example : desecrate a cemetery - example : violate the sanctity of the church - example : profane the name of God • Syn: profane, outrage, violate • Derivationally related forms: violative (for: violate), violation (for: violate), profanation (for: profane), desecration • Hypernyms: assail, assault, set on, attack • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something 2. remove the consecration from a person or an object • Syn: unhallow, deconsecrate • Ant: consecrate • Hypernyms: change by reversal, turn, reverse • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody
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desecratedClick to Search desecrated |
adjective treated with contempt - example : many desecrated shrines and cemeteries • Ant: consecrated • Similar to: deconsecrated, profaned, violated
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desecrationClick to Search desecration |
noun blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character (Freq. 1) - example : desecration of the Holy Sabbath • Syn: profanation, blasphemy, sacrilege • Derivationally related forms: sacrilegious (for: sacrilege), blasphemous (for: blasphemy), desecrate, profane (for: profanation) • Hypernyms: irreverence, violation
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desegratedClick to Search desegrated |
adjective rid of segregation; having had segregation ended • Syn: nonsegregated, unsegregated • Similar to: integrated
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desegregateClick to Search desegregate |
verb open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups - example : This school is completely desegregated • Syn: integrate, mix • Ant: segregate • Derivationally related forms: integration (for: integrate), integrating (for: integrate), desegregation • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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desegregationClick to Search desegregation |
noun the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community • Syn: integration, integrating • Ant: segregation (for: integration) • Derivationally related forms: desegregate, integrate (for: integrating), integrate (for: integration) • Hypernyms: group action
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desensitisationClick to Search desensitisation |
noun the process of reducing sensitivity - example : the patient was desensitized to the allergen • Syn: desensitization • Derivationally related forms: desensitise, desensitize (for: desensitization) • Hypernyms: decrease, decrement
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desensitisation procedureClick to Search desensitisation procedure |
noun a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished • Syn: desensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation • Hypernyms: behavior therapy, behavior modification • Hyponyms: exposure therapy
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desensitisation techniqueClick to Search desensitisation technique |
noun a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished • Syn: desensitization technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation • Hypernyms: behavior therapy, behavior modification • Hyponyms: exposure therapy
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desensitiseClick to Search desensitise |
verb 1. cause not to be sensitive - example : The war desensitized many soldiers - example : The photographic plate was desensitized • Syn: desensitize • Ant: sensitise, sensitize (for: desensitize) • Derivationally related forms: desensitisation, desensitization (for: desensitize) • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Hyponyms: numb, benumb, blunt, dull, stun, bedaze, daze, besot, stupefy, deafen, deaf • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s somebody 2. make insensitive - example : His military training desensitized him • Syn: desensitize • Ant: sensitize (for: desensitize) • Derivationally related forms: desensitisation, desensitization (for: desensitize) • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s somebody - example : Something ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody PP
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desensitisingClick to Search desensitising |
adjective making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli • Syn: desensitizing • Ant: sensitizing (for: desensitizing) • Similar to: numbing • Attrubites: sensitivity, predisposition
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desensitizationClick to Search desensitization |
noun the process of reducing sensitivity - example : the patient was desensitized to the allergen • Syn: desensitisation • Derivationally related forms: desensitise (for: desensitisation), desensitize • Hypernyms: decrease, decrement
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desensitization procedureClick to Search desensitization procedure |
noun a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished • Syn: desensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation • Hypernyms: behavior therapy, behavior modification • Hyponyms: exposure therapy
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desensitization techniqueClick to Search desensitization technique |
noun a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished • Syn: desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation • Hypernyms: behavior therapy, behavior modification • Hyponyms: exposure therapy
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desensitizeClick to Search desensitize |
verb 1. cause not to be sensitive - example : The war desensitized many soldiers - example : The photographic plate was desensitized • Syn: desensitise • Ant: sensitise (for: desensitise), sensitize • Derivationally related forms: desensitisation (for: desensitise), desensitization • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Hyponyms: numb, benumb, blunt, dull, stun, bedaze, daze, besot, stupefy, deafen, deaf • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s somebody 2. make insensitive - example : His military training desensitized him • Syn: desensitise • Ant: sensitize • Derivationally related forms: desensitisation (for: desensitise), desensitization • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s somebody - example : Something ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody PP
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desensitizingClick to Search desensitizing |
adjective making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli • Syn: desensitising • Ant: sensitizing • Similar to: numbing • Attrubites: sensitivity, predisposition
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desertClick to Search desert |
I noun arid land with little or no vegetation (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel, biome • Instance Hyponyms: Arabian Desert, Great Arabian Desert, Eastern Desert, Atacama Desert, Australian Desert, Great Australian Desert, Black Rock Desert, Chihuahuan Desert, Colorado Desert, Dasht-e-Kavir, Kavir Desert, Great Salt Desert, Dasht-e-Lut, Lut Desert, Death Valley, Gibson Desert, Gila Desert, Gobi, Gobi Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Kalahari, Kalahari Desert, Kara Kum, Qara Qum, Turkestan Desert, Kyzyl Kum, Kizil Kum, Qizil Qum, Libyan Desert, Mojave, Mojave Desert, Mohave, Mohave Desert, Namib Desert, Nefud, An Nefud, Nafud, An Nafud, Negev, Negev Desert, Nubian Desert, Painted Desert, Patagonian Desert, Rub al-Khali, Ar Rimsal, Dahna, Sahara, Sahara Desert, Simpson Desert, Sinai, Sinai Desert, Sonoran Desert, Syrian Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Taklamakan Desert, Thar Desert, Great Indian Desert • Part Meronyms: oasis II verb 1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (Freq. 7) - example : The mother deserted her children • Syn: abandon, forsake, desolate • Derivationally related forms: desertion, deserter, desolation (for: desolate), forsaking (for: forsake), abandonment (for: abandon) • Hypernyms: leave • Hyponyms: expose, walk out, ditch, maroon, strand • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s somebody - example : Sam cannot desert Sue 2. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (Freq. 2) - example : If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot • Syn: defect • Derivationally related forms: desertion, deserter, defection (for: defect), defector (for: defect) • Hypernyms: flee, fly, take flight • Hyponyms: rat • Entailment: protest, resist, dissent • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s - example : Somebody ----s PP 3. leave behind - example : the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period • Hypernyms: leave, go forth, go away • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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desert bootClick to Search desert boot |
noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee • Syn: buskin, combat boot, half boot, top boot • Hypernyms: boot
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desert four o'clockClick to Search desert four o'clock |
noun wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico • Syn: Colorado four o'clock, maravilla, Mirabilis multiflora • Hypernyms: four o'clock
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Desert FoxClick to Search Desert Fox |
noun German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944) • Syn: Rommel, Erwin Rommel • Instance Hypernyms: field marshal
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desert hollyClick to Search desert holly |
noun handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration • Syn: Atriplex hymenelytra • Hypernyms: saltbush
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desert iguanaClick to Search desert iguana |
noun small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico • Syn: Dipsosaurus dorsalis • Hypernyms: iguanid, iguanid lizard • Member Holonyms: Dipsosaurus, genus Dipsosaurus
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desert lynxClick to Search desert lynx |
noun of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia • Syn: caracal, Lynx caracal • Hypernyms: lynx, catamount
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desert mariposa tulipClick to Search desert mariposa tulip |
noun mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico • Syn: Calochortus kennedyi • Hypernyms: mariposa, mariposa tulip, mariposa lily • Member Holonyms: Calochortus, genus Calochortus
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desert oliveClick to Search desert olive |
noun spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits • Syn: tanglebush, Forestiera neomexicana • Hypernyms: forestiera
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desert paintbrushClick to Search desert paintbrush |
noun most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers • Syn: Castilleja chromosa • Hypernyms: Indian paintbrush, painted cup
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desert peaClick to Search desert pea |
noun sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia • Syn: Sturt pea, Sturt's desert pea, Clianthus formosus, Clianthus speciosus • Hypernyms: glory pea, clianthus
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desert plantClick to Search desert plant |
noun plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte • Syn: xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant • Derivationally related forms: xerophytic (for: xerophyte) • Hypernyms: vascular plant, tracheophyte • Hyponyms: agave, century plant, American aloe
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desert plumeClick to Search desert plume |
noun perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome • Syn: prince's-plume, Stanleya pinnata, Cleome pinnata • Hypernyms: subshrub, suffrutex • Member Holonyms: Stanleya, genus Stanleya
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desert ratClick to Search desert rat |
noun any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae • Syn: kangaroo rat, Dipodomys phillipsii • Hypernyms: pocket rat • Hyponyms: Ord kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordi • Member Holonyms: Dipodomys, genus Dipodomys
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desert rheumatismClick to Search desert rheumatism |
noun an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules • Syn: coccidioidomycosis, coccidiomycosis, valley fever • Hypernyms: fungal infection, mycosis
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desert roseClick to Search desert rose |
noun South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics • Syn: impala lily, mock azalia, kudu lily, Adenium obesum, Adenium multiflorum • Hypernyms: shrub, bush • Member Holonyms: Adenium, genus Adenium
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desert sand verbenaClick to Search desert sand verbena |
noun soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico • Syn: Abronia villosa • Hypernyms: sand verbena
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desert selaginellaClick to Search desert selaginella |
noun prostrate spikemoss; California • Syn: Selaginella eremophila • Hypernyms: spikemoss, spike moss, little club moss
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desert soilClick to Search desert soil |
noun a type of soil that develops in arid climates • Syn: desertic soil • Hypernyms: soil, dirt
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desert sunflowerClick to Search desert sunflower |
noun slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico • Syn: Gerea canescens • Hypernyms: wildflower, wild flower • Member Holonyms: Gerea, genus Gerea
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desert tortoiseClick to Search desert tortoise |
noun burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates • Syn: Gopherus agassizii • Hypernyms: tortoise • Member Holonyms: Gopherus, genus Gopherus
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desert willowClick to Search desert willow |
noun evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods • Syn: Chilopsis linearis • Hypernyms: shrub, bush • Member Holonyms: Chilopsis, genus Chilopsis
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desertedClick to Search deserted |
adjective forsaken by owner or inhabitants - example : weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse • Syn: abandoned, derelict • Similar to: uninhabited • Derivationally related forms: derelict (for: derelict)
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deserterClick to Search deserter |
noun 1. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. • Syn: apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter • Derivationally related forms: rat (for: ratter), recreant (for: recreant), renegade (for: renegade), apostate (for: apostate), apostatize (for: apostate), apostatise (for: apostate), desert • Hypernyms: quitter 2. a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) • Syn: defector • Derivationally related forms: defect (for: defector), desert • Topics: military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine • Hypernyms: wrongdoer, offender • Hyponyms: deviationist, draft dodger, draft evader, renegade, walk-in
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desertic soilClick to Search desertic soil |
noun a type of soil that develops in arid climates • Syn: desert soil • Hypernyms: soil, dirt
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desertificationClick to Search desertification |
noun the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land - example : the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China • Hypernyms: geological process, geologic process
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desertionClick to Search desertion |
noun 1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility (Freq. 2) - example : his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless • Syn: abandonment, defection • Derivationally related forms: defect (for: defection), abandon (for: abandonment), desert • Hypernyms: withdrawal • Hyponyms: abscondment, decampment, absence without leave, unauthorized absence, deviationism 2. the act of giving something up • Syn: abandonment, forsaking • Derivationally related forms: desert, abandon (for: abandonment) • Hypernyms: rejection • Hyponyms: exposure, apostasy, tergiversation, bolt
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desertsClick to Search deserts |
noun an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved • Syn: comeuppance, comeupance • Hypernyms: consequence, aftermath
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deserveClick to Search deserve |
verb be worthy or deserving (Freq. 29) - example : You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done • Syn: merit • Derivationally related forms: meritable (for: merit), merit (for: merit) • Hypernyms: be • Hyponyms: have it coming • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something
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deservedClick to Search deserved |
adjective properly deserved - example : a merited success • Syn: merited • Ant: unmerited (for: merited) • Similar to: condign
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deservedlyClick to Search deservedly |
adverb as deserved - example : he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season • Ant: undeservedly
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deservingClick to Search deserving |
adjective worthy of being treated in a particular way (Freq. 2) - example : an idea worth considering - example : "the deserving poor" (often used ironically) • Syn: worth • Similar to: worthy • Derivationally related forms: worth (for: worth), deservingness • Usage Domain: irony
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deservingnessClick to Search deservingness |
noun the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) - example : there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded • Syn: merit, meritoriousness • Derivationally related forms: meritorious (for: meritoriousness), meritorious (for: merit), merit (for: merit), deserving • Hypernyms: worthiness
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desexClick to Search desex |
verb make infertile - example : in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized • Syn: sterilize, sterilise, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix • Derivationally related forms: fixing (for: fix), sterilisation (for: sterilise), sterilization (for: sterilize) • Hypernyms: operate on, operate • Hyponyms: alter, neuter, spay, castrate, emasculate, demasculinize, demasculinise, vasectomize, vasectomise • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s somebody
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desexualiseClick to Search desexualise |
verb 1. direct one's libidinous urges into another direction • Syn: desexualize • Hypernyms: sublimate • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something 2. make infertile - example : in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized • Syn: sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, fix • Derivationally related forms: fixing (for: fix), sterilisation (for: sterilise), sterilization (for: sterilize) • Hypernyms: operate on, operate • Hyponyms: alter, neuter, spay, castrate, emasculate, demasculinize, demasculinise, vasectomize, vasectomise • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s somebody
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desexualizeClick to Search desexualize |
verb 1. direct one's libidinous urges into another direction • Syn: desexualise • Hypernyms: sublimate • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something 2. make infertile - example : in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized • Syn: sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualise, fix • Derivationally related forms: fixing (for: fix), sterilisation (for: sterilise), sterilization (for: sterilize) • Hypernyms: operate on, operate • Hyponyms: alter, neuter, spay, castrate, emasculate, demasculinize, demasculinise, vasectomize, vasectomise • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s somebody
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deshabilleClick to Search deshabille |
noun the state of being carelessly or partially dressed • Syn: dishabille • Hypernyms: condition, status • Hyponyms: shirtsleeves
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desiccantClick to Search desiccant |
noun a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) • Syn: drying agent, drier, siccative • Derivationally related forms: dry (for: drier), desiccate • Hypernyms: chemical agent
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desiccateClick to Search desiccate |
I verb 1. preserve by removing all water and liquids from - example : carry dehydrated food on your camping trip • Syn: dehydrate • Derivationally related forms: desiccation, dehydration (for: dehydrate) • Hypernyms: preserve, keep • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something 2. remove water from - example : All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me • Syn: dehydrate • Derivationally related forms: desiccation, dehydration (for: dehydrate) • Hypernyms: dry, dry out • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something 3. lose water or moisture - example : In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly • Syn: exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up • Ant: hydrate (for: dehydrate) • Derivationally related forms: desiccation, desiccant, dehydration (for: dehydrate) • Hypernyms: dry, dry out • Verb Frames: - example : Something ----s - example : Somebody ----s II adjective lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless - example : a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata - example : a desiccate romance - example : "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo • Syn: arid, desiccated • Similar to: dull
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desiccatedClick to Search desiccated |
adjective 1. thoroughly dried out - example : old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars - example : dried-out boards beginning to split • Syn: dried-out • Similar to: dry 2. preserved by removing natural moisture - example : dried beef - example : dried fruit - example : dehydrated eggs - example : shredded and desiccated coconut meat • Syn: dried, dehydrated • Similar to: preserved 3. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless - example : a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata - example : a desiccate romance - example : "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo • Syn: arid, desiccate • Similar to: dull
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desiccationClick to Search desiccation |
noun 1. dryness resulting from the removal of water • Syn: dehydration • Derivationally related forms: desiccate, dehydrate (for: dehydration) • Hypernyms: dryness, waterlessness, xerotes 2. the process of extracting moisture • Syn: dehydration, drying up, evaporation • Derivationally related forms: evaporate (for: evaporation), desiccate, dehydrate (for: dehydration) • Hypernyms: extraction • Hyponyms: freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation, inspissation • Part Holonyms: plastination
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desideratumClick to Search desideratum |
noun something desired as a necessity - example : the desiderata for a vacation are time and money • Hypernyms: necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
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Desiderius ErasmusClick to Search Desiderius Erasmus |
noun Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536) • Syn: Erasmus, Gerhard Gerhards, Geert Geerts • Derivationally related forms: Erasmian (for: Erasmus) • Instance Hypernyms: theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser, humanist
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designClick to Search design |
I noun 1. the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan) (Freq. 13) - example : he contributed to the design of a new instrument • Syn: designing • Derivationally related forms: design (for: designing) • Hypernyms: creating by mental acts • Hyponyms: planning 2. an arrangement scheme (Freq. 12) - example : the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult - example : it was an excellent design for living - example : a plan for seating guests • Syn: plan • Derivationally related forms: plan (for: plan) • Hypernyms: arrangement, organization, organisation, system • Hyponyms: configuration, constellation, layout, trap, snare, hotel plan, meal plan 3. something intended as a guide for making something else (Freq. 3) - example : a blueprint for a house - example : a pattern for a skirt • Syn: blueprint, pattern • Derivationally related forms: pattern (for: pattern), blueprint (for: blueprint) • Hypernyms: plan, program, programme 4. a decorative or artistic work (Freq. 2) - example : the coach had a design on the doors • Syn: pattern, figure • Hypernyms: decoration, ornament, ornamentation • Hyponyms: argyle, argyll, bear claw, damascene, decal, decalcomania, device, emblem, herringbone, herringbone pattern, linocut, mandala, mihrab, motif, motive, polka dot, pyrograph, screen saver, sunburst, tattoo, tetraskelion, tetraskele, triskelion, triskele, weave, marking 5. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions (Freq. 1) - example : his intent was to provide a new translation - example : good intentions are not enough - example : it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs - example : he made no secret of his designs • Syn: purpose, intent, intention, aim • Derivationally related forms: aim (for: aim), intend (for: intent), purpose (for: purpose) • Hypernyms: goal, end • Hyponyms: mind, idea, cross-purpose, final cause, sake, view, will 6. a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something (Freq. 1) - example : the design of a building • Hypernyms: sketch, study 7. the creation of something in the mind • Syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception • Derivationally related forms: conceive (for: conception), excogitate (for: excogitation), innovational (for: innovation), invent (for: invention) • Hypernyms: creativity, creativeness, creative thinking • Hyponyms: concoction, contrivance II verb 1. make or work out a plan for; devise (Freq. 31) - example : They contrived to murder their boss - example : design a new sales strategy - example : plan an attack • Syn: plan, project, contrive • Derivationally related forms: contriver (for: contrive), project (for: project), plan (for: plan), planner (for: plan), planning (for: plan) • Hypernyms: create by mental act, create mentally • Hyponyms: plot, concert, map, map out • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE - example : Did he design his major works over a short period of time? - example : They design the cape 2. plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect (Freq. 28) - example : This room is not designed for work • Hypernyms: intend, destine, designate, specify • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s something PP 3. create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner (Freq. 19) - example : Chanel designed the famous suit • Derivationally related forms: designer, designing • Hypernyms: create, make • Hyponyms: cut, tailor, make up • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Did he design his major works over a short period of time? 4. make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form (Freq. 8) - example : design a better mousetrap - example : plan the new wing of the museum • Syn: plan • Derivationally related forms: plan (for: plan), planner (for: plan), planning (for: plan), designer, designing • Hypernyms: create by mental act, create mentally • Hyponyms: engineer, redesign, blueprint, draft, draught • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something 5. create designs - example : Dupont designs for the house of Chanel • Derivationally related forms: designer • Hypernyms: create, make • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s - example : Did he design his major works over a short period of time? 6. conceive or fashion in the mind; invent - example : She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day • Hypernyms: gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something 7. intend or have as a purpose - example : She designed to go far in the world of business • Hypernyms: intend, mean, think • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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design criteriaClick to Search design criteria |
noun criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device - example : the job specifications summarized the design criteria • Hypernyms: criterion, standard
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designateClick to Search designate |
I verb 1. assign a name or title to (Freq. 12) • Syn: denominate • Derivationally related forms: denomination (for: denominate), designative, designation • Hyponyms: denote, number, label • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s something 2. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (Freq. 1) • Syn: delegate, depute, assign • Derivationally related forms: assignment (for: assign), deputation (for: depute), designation, delegate (for: delegate), delegation (for: delegate), delegacy (for: delegate) • Hypernyms: appoint, charge • Hyponyms: mandate, cast, post, devolve, task, place, regiment, transfer, reassign, delegate, depute, promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate, demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s somebody something - example : Somebody ----s something to somebody - example : Somebody ----s somebody PP - example : They designate him to write the letter 3. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively - example : I showed the customer the glove section - example : He pointed to the empty parking space - example : he indicated his opponents • Syn: indicate, point, show • Derivationally related forms: pointer (for: point), indication (for: indicate) • Hypernyms: inform • Hyponyms: point, finger, signalize, signalise, point out, call attention, reflect • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody something - example : Somebody ----s something to somebody - example : Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 4. decree or designate beforehand - example : She was destined to become a great pianist • Syn: destine, fate, doom • Derivationally related forms: fate (for: fate), destination (for: destine) • Hypernyms: ordain • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE 5. design or destine - example : She was intended to become the director • Syn: intend, destine, specify • Derivationally related forms: destination (for: destine) • Hypernyms: plan • Hyponyms: mean, design, slate, calculate, aim, direct • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE II adjective appointed but not yet installed in office • Similar to: incoming
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designated driverClick to Search designated driver |
noun the member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home • Hypernyms: driver
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designated hitterClick to Search designated hitter |
noun a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher • Hypernyms: batter, hitter, slugger, batsman
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designationClick to Search designation |
noun 1. identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others (Freq. 2) • Syn: appellation, denomination, appellative • Derivationally related forms: appellative (for: appellative), designate, denominate (for: denomination) • Hypernyms: name • Hyponyms: street name, nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname, title, title of respect, form of address 2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position - example : the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee • Syn: appointment, assignment, naming • Derivationally related forms: name (for: naming), designate, assign (for: assignment) • Hypernyms: decision, determination, conclusion • Hyponyms: nomination, co-option, co-optation, delegacy, ordination, ordinance, recognition 3. the act of designating or identifying something • Syn: identification • Derivationally related forms: identify (for: identification), designate • Hypernyms: determination, finding • Hyponyms: diagnosis, diagnosing
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designativeClick to Search designative |
adjective serving to designate • Similar to: denotative, denotive • Derivationally related forms: designate
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designatumClick to Search designatum |
noun something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression • Hypernyms: referent
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designedClick to Search designed |
adjective done or made or performed with purpose and intent - example : "style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation"- Havelock Ellis - example : games designed for all ages - example : well-designed houses • Syn: intentional • Ant: undesigned • Similar to: fashioned • Derivationally related forms: intentionality (for: intentional)
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designedlyClick to Search designedly |
adverb with intention; in an intentional manner - example : he used that word intentionally - example : I did this by choice • Syn: intentionally, deliberately, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design • Ant: accidentally (for: deliberately), unintentionally (for: intentionally) • Derived from adjective: deliberate (for: deliberately), intentional (for: intentionally)
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designerClick to Search designer |
noun 1. a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings (Freq. 2) • Syn: interior designer, interior decorator, house decorator, room decorator, decorator • Derivationally related forms: design • Hypernyms: specialist, specializer, specialiser • Instance Hyponyms: Eames, Charles Eames 2. someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) (Freq. 1) • Syn: architect • Derivationally related forms: design • Hypernyms: creator • Hyponyms: landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscaper, landscapist, Town, Ithiel Town • Instance Hyponyms: Aalto, Alvar Aalto, Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto, Adam, Robert Adam, Alberti, Leon Battista Alberti, Behrens, Peter Behrens, Berlage, Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Bramante, Donato Bramante, Donato d'Agnolo Bramante, Breuer, Marcel Lajos Breuer, Brunelleschi, Filippo Brunelleschi, Bullfinch, Charles Bullfinch, Burnham, Daniel Hudson Burnham, Butterfield, William Butterfield, Carrere, John Merven Carrere, Chambers, William Chambers, Sir William Chambers, Delorme, Philibert Delorme, de l'Orme, Philibert de l'Orme, Fuller, Buckminster Fuller, R. Buckminster Fuller, Richard Buckminster Fuller, Garnier, Jean Louis Charles Garnier, Gaudi, Antonio Gaudi, Gaudi i Cornet, Antonio Gaudi i Cornet, Gilbert, Cass Gilbert, Giotto, Giotto di Bondone, Gropius, Walter Gropius, Hastings, Thomas Hastings, Hoffmann, Josef Hoffmann, Horta, Victor Horta, Hunt, Richard Morris Hunt, Jenny, William Le Baron Jenny, Jones, Inigo Jones, Kahn, Louis Isadore Kahn, Labrouste, Henri Labrouste, Latrobe, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Le Corbusier, Charles Edouard Jeanneret, L'Enfant, Charles L'Enfant, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, da Vinci, Lin, Maya Lin, Loos, Adolf Loos, Lutyens, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Sir Edwin Landseer Luytens, Mansart, Francois Mansart, McKim, Charles Follen McKim, Mendelsohn, Erich Mendelsohn, Michelangelo, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Mies Van Der Rohe, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Mills, Robert Mills, Nervi, Pier Luigi Nervi, Palladio, Andrea Palladio, Paxton, Joseph Paxton, Sir Joseph Paxton, Pei, I. M. Pei, Ieoh Ming Pei, Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, Richardson, Henry Hobson Richardson, Saarinen, Eero Saarinen, Eliel Saarinen, Soufflot, Jacques Germain Soufflot, Speer, Albert Speer, Stone, Edward Durell Stone, Strickland, William Strickland, Sullivan, Louis Sullivan, Louis Henry Sullivan, Louis Henri Sullivan, Tange, Kenzo Tange, Thornton, William Thornton, Upjohn, Richard Upjohn, Vanbrugh, John Vanbrugh, Sir John Vanbrigh, van de Velde, Henri van de Velde, Henri Clemens van de Velde, Venturi, Robert Venturi, Robert Charles Venturi, Wagner, Otto Wagner, White, Stanford White, Wren, Sir Christopher Wren, Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright, Wyatt, James Wyatt 3. someone who specializes in graphic design • Syn: graphic designer • Derivationally related forms: graphic design (for: graphic designer) • Hypernyms: specialist, specializer, specialiser 4. a person who devises plots or intrigues - example : he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack • Syn: intriguer • Hypernyms: planner, contriver, deviser 5. someone who designs clothing • Syn: couturier, fashion designer, clothes designer • Derivationally related forms: design • Hypernyms: creator • Hyponyms: costumier, costumer, costume designer • Instance Hyponyms: Balenciaga, Cristobal Balenciaga, Dior, Christian Dior, Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Richard Klein, Schiaparelli, Elsa Schiaparelli, Versace, Gianni Versace, Worth, Charles Frederick Worth
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designer drugClick to Search designer drug |
noun a psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws; mimics the effects of a banned drug; law was revised in 1986 to ban designer drugs • Hypernyms: psychoactive drug, mind-altering drug, consciousness-altering drug, psychoactive substance
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designingClick to Search designing |
I noun the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan) - example : he contributed to the design of a new instrument • Syn: design • Derivationally related forms: design, design (for: design) • Hypernyms: creating by mental acts • Hyponyms: planning II adjective concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest - example : "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill - example : a scheming wife - example : a scheming gold digger • Syn: scheming • Similar to: artful
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desipramineClick to Search desipramine |
noun a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system • Hypernyms: tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug
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desirabilityClick to Search desirability |
noun 1. the quality of being worthy of desiring • Syn: desirableness • Ant: undesirability • Derivationally related forms: desirable (for: desirableness), desirable • Hypernyms: good, goodness 2. attractiveness to the opposite sex • Syn: sex appeal, desirableness, oomph • Derivationally related forms: desirable (for: desirableness), desirable • Hypernyms: attractiveness • Hyponyms: sultriness
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desirableClick to Search desirable |
adjective 1. worth having or seeking or achieving (Freq. 16) - example : a desirable job - example : computer with many desirable features - example : a desirable outcome • Ant: undesirable • Similar to: coveted, desired, in demand, sought after, delectable, sexually attractive, enviable, plummy, preferable, preferred • See Also: lovable, loveable, wanted • Derivationally related forms: desirableness, desirability 2. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse - example : the parents found the girl suitable for their son • Syn: suitable, worthy • Similar to: eligible • Derivationally related forms: suitableness (for: suitable), desirableness, desirability
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desirablenessClick to Search desirableness |
noun 1. the quality of being worthy of desiring • Syn: desirability • Ant: undesirability (for: desirability) • Derivationally related forms: desirable, desirable (for: desirability) • Hypernyms: good, goodness 2. attractiveness to the opposite sex • Syn: sex appeal, desirability, oomph • Derivationally related forms: desirable, desirable (for: desirability) • Hypernyms: attractiveness • Hyponyms: sultriness
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desireClick to Search desire |
I noun 1. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state (Freq. 32) • Hypernyms: feeling • Hyponyms: ambition, aspiration, dream, bloodlust, temptation, craving, wish, wishing, want, longing, yearning, hungriness, sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction, urge, itch, caprice, impulse, whim 2. an inclination to want things (Freq. 9) - example : a man of many desires • Hypernyms: tendency, inclination • Hyponyms: hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness, greed 3. something that is desired (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: desirous • Hypernyms: arousal • Hyponyms: rage, passion, materialism, philistinism II verb 1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly (Freq. 25) - example : I want to go home now - example : I want my own room • Syn: want • Derivationally related forms: wanter (for: want), want (for: want) • Hyponyms: crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust, fancy, go for, take to, miss, hope, wish, wish well, care, like, itch, spoil, ambition, feel like, envy, begrudge, lust after, lech after, hanker, long, yearn, seek • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s that CLAUSE - example : Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE - example : Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE (for: want) - example : They desire to move 2. expect and wish (Freq. 2) - example : I trust you will behave better from now on - example : I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise • Syn: hope, trust • Derivationally related forms: hope (for: hope), hoper (for: hope) • Hypernyms: wish • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s that CLAUSE - example : They desire to move 3. express a desire for (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: request, bespeak, call for, quest • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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desire to knowClick to Search desire to know |
noun curiosity that motivates investigation and study • Syn: lust for learning, thirst for knowledge • Hypernyms: curiosity, wonder
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desiredClick to Search desired |
adjective 1. greatly desired (Freq. 5) • Syn: coveted, in demand, sought after • Similar to: desirable 2. wanted intensely (Freq. 1) - example : the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies - example : it produced the desired effect • Syn: craved • Similar to: wanted
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desirousClick to Search desirous |
adjective having or expressing desire for something - example : desirous of high office - example : desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem • Syn: wishful • Ant: undesirous • Similar to: appetent, athirst, hungry, thirsty, avid, devouring, esurient, greedy, covetous, envious, jealous, nostalgic, homesick • Derivationally related forms: wishfulness (for: wishful), desire
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desistClick to Search desist |
verb choose not to consume - example : I abstain from alcohol • Syn: abstain, refrain • Ant: consume (for: abstain) • Derivationally related forms: abstinent (for: abstain), abstention (for: abstain), abstainer (for: abstain), abstinence (for: abstain) • Hyponyms: fast, keep off, avoid, teetotal • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s - example : Somebody ----s PP - example : Somebody ----s VERB-ing
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deskClick to Search desk |
noun a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments (Freq. 24) • Hypernyms: table • Hyponyms: davenport, secretary, writing table, escritoire, secretaire, writing desk • Part Meronyms: drawer
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desk clerkClick to Search desk clerk |
noun a hotel receptionist • Syn: hotel desk clerk, hotel clerk • Hypernyms: clerk • Hyponyms: room clerk
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desk dictionaryClick to Search desk dictionary |
noun an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand • Syn: collegiate dictionary • Hypernyms: dictionary, lexicon
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desk officerClick to Search desk officer |
noun a military officer who is not assigned to active duty (Freq. 1) • Topics: military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine • Hypernyms: military officer, officer
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desk phoneClick to Search desk phone |
noun a telephone set that sits on a desk or table • Hypernyms: telephone, phone, telephone set
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desk sergeantClick to Search desk sergeant |
noun the police sergeant on duty in a police station • Syn: deskman, station keeper • Hypernyms: police sergeant, sergeant
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deskboundClick to Search deskbound |
adjective restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity • Syn: desk-bound • Similar to: inactive
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desk-boundClick to Search desk-bound |
adjective restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity • Syn: deskbound • Similar to: inactive
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deskmanClick to Search deskman |
noun the police sergeant on duty in a police station • Syn: desk sergeant, station keeper • Hypernyms: police sergeant, sergeant
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desktopClick to Search desktop |
noun 1. the top of a desk • Hypernyms: top, top side, upper side, upside 2. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear • Syn: background, screen background • Topics: computer science, computing • Hypernyms: screen, CRT screen
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desktop computerClick to Search desktop computer |
noun a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace • Hypernyms: personal computer, PC, microcomputer
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desktop publishingClick to Search desktop publishing |
noun (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials • Topics: computer science, computing • Hypernyms: publication, publishing
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DesmanthusClick to Search Desmanthus |
noun genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers • Syn: genus Desmanthus • Hypernyms: rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae • Member Meronyms: prairie mimosa, prickle-weed, Desmanthus ilinoensis
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Desmanthus ilinoensisClick to Search Desmanthus ilinoensis |
noun perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers • Syn: prairie mimosa, prickle-weed • Hypernyms: herb, herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: Desmanthus, genus Desmanthus
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desmidClick to Search desmid |
noun freshwater green algae • Hypernyms: green algae, chlorophyte • Member Holonyms: Desmidium, genus Desmidium
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DesmidiaceaeClick to Search Desmidiaceae |
noun unicellular algae • Syn: family Desmidiaceae • Hypernyms: protoctist family • Member Holonyms: Charophyceae, class Charophyceae • Member Meronyms: Desmidium, genus Desmidium
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DesmidiumClick to Search Desmidium |
noun a genus of protoctist • Syn: genus Desmidium • Hypernyms: protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: Desmidiaceae, family Desmidiaceae • Member Meronyms: desmid
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DesmodiumClick to Search Desmodium |
noun beggarweed; tick trefoil • Syn: genus Desmodium • Hypernyms: rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae • Member Meronyms: tick trefoil, beggar lice, beggar's lice
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Desmodium gyransClick to Search Desmodium gyrans |
noun erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine • Syn: telegraph plant, semaphore plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium • Hypernyms: shrub, bush • Member Holonyms: Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx
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Desmodium motoriumClick to Search Desmodium motorium |
noun erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine • Syn: telegraph plant, semaphore plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium gyrans • Hypernyms: shrub, bush • Member Holonyms: Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx
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Desmodium purpureumClick to Search Desmodium purpureum |
noun West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil • Syn: beggarweed, Desmodium tortuosum • Hypernyms: tick trefoil, beggar lice, beggar's lice
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Desmodium tortuosumClick to Search Desmodium tortuosum |
noun West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil • Syn: beggarweed, Desmodium purpureum • Hypernyms: tick trefoil, beggar lice, beggar's lice
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DesmodontidaeClick to Search Desmodontidae |
noun true vampire bats • Syn: family Desmodontidae • Hypernyms: mammal family • Member Holonyms: Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera • Member Meronyms: vampire bat, true vampire bat, Desmodus, genus Desmodus, Diphylla, genus Diphylla
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DesmodusClick to Search Desmodus |
noun type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats • Syn: genus Desmodus • Hypernyms: mammal genus • Member Holonyms: Desmodontidae, family Desmodontidae • Member Meronyms: Desmodus rotundus
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Desmodus rotundusClick to Search Desmodus rotundus |
noun mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals • Hypernyms: vampire bat, true vampire bat • Member Holonyms: Desmodus, genus Desmodus
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DesmograthusClick to Search Desmograthus |
noun an amphibian genus of Plethodontidae • Syn: genus Desmograthus • Hypernyms: amphibian genus • Member Holonyms: Plethodontidae, family Plethodontidae • Member Meronyms: dusky salamander
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Desmond TutuClick to Search Desmond Tutu |
noun South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931) • Syn: Tutu • Instance Hypernyms: archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate
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desolateClick to Search desolate |
I verb 1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch - example : The mother deserted her children • Syn: abandon, forsake, desert • Derivationally related forms: desertion (for: desert), deserter (for: desert), desolation, forsaking (for: forsake), abandonment (for: abandon) • Hypernyms: leave • Hyponyms: expose, walk out, ditch, maroon, strand • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Something ----s somebody 2. reduce in population - example : The epidemic depopulated the countryside • Syn: depopulate • Derivationally related forms: desolation, depopulation (for: depopulate) • Hypernyms: shrink, reduce • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something 3. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly - example : The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion • Syn: lay waste to, waste, devastate, ravage, scourge • Derivationally related forms: scourge (for: scourge), ravage (for: ravage), ravaging (for: ravage), desolation, devastation (for: devastate), waster (for: waste) • Hypernyms: destroy, ruin • Hyponyms: ruin • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something II adjective 1. providing no shelter or sustenance (Freq. 4) - example : bare rocky hills - example : barren lands - example : the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes - example : the desolate surface of the moon - example : a stark landscape • Syn: bare, barren, bleak, stark • Similar to: inhospitable • Derivationally related forms: starkness (for: stark), bleakness (for: bleak), barren (for: barren), barrenness (for: barren), bareness (for: bare) 2. crushed by grief - example : depressed and desolate of soul - example : a low desolate wail • Similar to: inconsolable, disconsolate, unconsolable
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desolatelyClick to Search desolately |
adverb in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects • Syn: disconsolately • Derived from adjective: disconsolate (for: disconsolately)
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desolationClick to Search desolation |
noun 1. the state of being decayed or destroyed (Freq. 1) • Syn: devastation • Derivationally related forms: desolate, devastate (for: devastation) • Hypernyms: deterioration, impairment • Hyponyms: ruin, ruination, blight 2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere - example : the nakedness of the landscape • Syn: bleakness, bareness, nakedness • Derivationally related forms: desolate, bleak (for: bleakness) • Hypernyms: gloom, gloominess, glumness 3. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • Syn: forlornness, loneliness • Derivationally related forms: desolate, lonely (for: loneliness) • Hypernyms: sadness, unhappiness 4. an event that results in total destruction • Syn: devastation • Derivationally related forms: desolate, devastate (for: devastation) • Hypernyms: ruin, ruination
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desorbClick to Search desorb |
verb 1. go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed • Derivationally related forms: desorption • Topics: chemistry, chemical science • Hypernyms: disappear, vanish, go away • Verb Frames: - example : Something ----s 2. remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed - example : the substance was desorbed • Derivationally related forms: desorption • Topics: chemistry, chemical science • Hypernyms: remove, take, take away, withdraw • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody
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desorptionClick to Search desorption |
noun changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: desorb • Hypernyms: natural process, natural action, action, activity
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desoxyribonucleic acidClick to Search desoxyribonucleic acid |
noun (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information - example : DNA is the king of molecules • Syn: deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA • Topics: biochemistry • Hypernyms: polymer • Hyponyms: operon, complementary DNA, cDNA, episome, exon, coding DNA, intron, noncoding DNA, junk DNA, recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid, recombinant DNA, sticky end, transposon, jumping gene • Substance Meronyms: adenine, A, cytosine, C, guanine, G, thymine, T • Part Meronyms: gene, cistron, factor, base pair, nucleic acid
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despairClick to Search despair |
I noun 1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent (Freq. 12) - example : in the depths of despair - example : they were rescued from despair at the last minute - example : courage born of desperation • Syn: desperation • Derivationally related forms: despair (for: desperation) • Hypernyms: condition, status 2. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well (Freq. 8) - example : they moaned in despair and dismay - example : one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair • Ant: hope • Hypernyms: feeling • Hyponyms: hopelessness, resignation, surrender, discouragement, disheartenment, dismay, pessimism II verb abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart (Freq. 3) - example : Don't despair--help is on the way! • Ant: hope • Derivationally related forms: desperation, desperate • Hyponyms: despond • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s - example : Somebody ----s PP - example : Sam and Sue despair - example : Sam and Sue despair over the results of the experiment
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despairingClick to Search despairing |
adjective arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope (Freq. 3) - example : a despairing view of the world situation - example : the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal - example : a desperate cry for help - example : helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether - example : her desperate screams • Syn: desperate • Similar to: hopeless
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despairinglyClick to Search despairingly |
adverb with desperation (Freq. 1) - example : `Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly • Syn: despondently • Derived from adjective: despondent (for: despondently), despairing
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despatchClick to Search despatch |
I noun 1. an official report (usually sent in haste) • Syn: dispatch, communique • Derivationally related forms: dispatch (for: dispatch) • Hypernyms: report, news report, story, account, write up • Part Meronyms: dateline 2. the property of being prompt and efficient - example : it was done with dispatch • Syn: dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness • Derivationally related forms: expeditious (for: expeditiousness), expeditious (for: expedition), dispatch (for: dispatch) • Hypernyms: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness 3. killing a person or animal • Syn: dispatch • Derivationally related forms: dispatch (for: dispatch) • Hypernyms: killing, kill, putting to death 4. the act of sending off something • Syn: dispatch, shipment • Derivationally related forms: ship (for: shipment) • Hypernyms: departure, going, going away, leaving • Hyponyms: reshipment II verb send away towards a designated goal (Freq. 2) • Syn: dispatch, send off • Derivationally related forms: dispatch (for: dispatch), dispatcher (for: dispatch) • Hypernyms: transport, send, ship • Hyponyms: bundle off, route • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Somebody ----s somebody PP - example : Somebody ----s something PP
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desperadoClick to Search desperado |
noun a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) • Syn: desperate criminal • Regions: United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. • Hypernyms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
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desperateClick to Search desperate |
I noun a person who is frightened and in need of help (Freq. 1) - example : they prey on the hopes of the desperate • Derivationally related forms: despair • Hypernyms: unfortunate, unfortunate person • Hyponyms: goner, toast II adjective 1. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope (Freq. 7) - example : a despairing view of the world situation - example : the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal - example : a desperate cry for help - example : helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether - example : her desperate screams • Syn: despairing • Similar to: hopeless 2. desperately determined (Freq. 3) - example : do-or-die revolutionaries - example : a do-or-die conflict • Syn: do-or-die • Similar to: resolute 3. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair (Freq. 1) - example : a desperate criminal - example : taken hostage of desperate men • Similar to: dangerous, unsafe 4. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort (Freq. 1) - example : made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber - example : "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall - example : they took heroic measures to save his life • Syn: heroic • Similar to: brave, courageous 5. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire - example : felt a desperate urge to confess - example : a desperate need for recognition • Similar to: imperative 6. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless - example : a desperate illness - example : "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall - example : a dire emergency • Syn: dire • Similar to: critical
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desperate criminalClick to Search desperate criminal |
noun a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) • Syn: desperado • Regions: United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. • Hypernyms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
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desperate measureClick to Search desperate measure |
noun desperate actions taken as a means to an end - example : he had to resort to desperate measures • Hypernyms: means, agency, way
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desperate straitsClick to Search desperate straits |
noun a state of extreme distress • Syn: dire straits • Hypernyms: pass, strait, straits
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desperatelyClick to Search desperately |
adverb 1. with great urgency (Freq. 9) - example : health care reform is needed urgently - example : the soil desperately needed potash • Syn: urgently • Derived from adjective: desperate, urgent (for: urgently) 2. in intense despair (Freq. 3) - example : the child clung desperately to her mother • Derived from adjective: desperate
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desperationClick to Search desperation |
noun 1. a state in which all hope is lost or absent (Freq. 4) - example : in the depths of despair - example : they were rescued from despair at the last minute - example : courage born of desperation • Syn: despair • Derivationally related forms: despair, despair (for: despair) • Hypernyms: condition, status 2. desperate recklessness - example : it was a policy of desperation • Hypernyms: recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness
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despicabilityClick to Search despicability |
noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicableness • Derivationally related forms: despicable, despicable (for: despicableness), contemptible (for: contemptibility), sordid (for: sordidness), base (for: baseness) • Hypernyms: unworthiness
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despicableClick to Search despicable |
adjective morally reprehensible - example : would do something as despicable as murder - example : ugly crimes - example : the vile development of slavery appalled them - example : a slimy little liar • Syn: ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched • Similar to: evil • Derivationally related forms: unworthiness (for: unworthy), sliminess (for: slimy), ugliness (for: ugly), despicableness, despicability
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despicablenessClick to Search despicableness |
noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicability • Derivationally related forms: despicable (for: despicability), despicable, contemptible (for: contemptibility), sordid (for: sordidness), base (for: baseness) • Hypernyms: unworthiness
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despicablyClick to Search despicably |
adverb in a despicable manner - example : he acted despicably • Derived from adjective: despicable
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despisalClick to Search despisal |
noun a feeling of scornful hatred • Syn: despising • Derivationally related forms: despise (for: despising), despise • Hypernyms: hate, hatred
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despiseClick to Search despise |
verb look down on with disdain (Freq. 8) - example : He despises the people he has to work for - example : The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately • Syn: contemn, scorn, disdain • Derivationally related forms: disdain (for: disdain), scorn (for: scorn), scorner (for: scorn), despising, despisal • Hypernyms: hate, detest • Hyponyms: look down on • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : Sam cannot despise Sue
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despisedClick to Search despised |
adjective treated with contempt (Freq. 1) • Syn: detested, hated, scorned • Similar to: unloved
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despisingClick to Search despising |
noun a feeling of scornful hatred • Syn: despisal • Derivationally related forms: despise, despise (for: despisal) • Hypernyms: hate, hatred
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despiteClick to Search despite |
noun 1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike - example : he was held in contempt - example : the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary • Syn: contempt, disdain, scorn • Derivationally related forms: scorn (for: scorn), disdain (for: disdain), contemptuous (for: contempt) • Hypernyms: dislike 2. contemptuous disregard - example : she wanted neither favor nor despite • Hypernyms: disregard, neglect
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despitefulClick to Search despiteful |
adjective showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite - example : a despiteful fiend - example : a truly spiteful child - example : a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment • Syn: spiteful, vindictive • Similar to: malicious • Derivationally related forms: vindictiveness (for: vindictive), spitefulness (for: spiteful)
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despitefullyClick to Search despitefully |
adverb in a maliciously spiteful manner - example : pray for them that despitefully use us • Syn: spitefully • Derived from adjective: spiteful (for: spitefully), despiteful
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despoilClick to Search despoil |
verb 1. steal goods; take as spoils (Freq. 1) - example : During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners • Syn: plunder, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray • Derivationally related forms: pillage (for: pillage), pillager (for: pillage), pillaging (for: pillage), looter (for: loot), loot (for: loot), looting (for: loot), despoilment, despoliation, despoiler, plunderer (for: plunder), plunder (for: plunder), plundering (for: plunder) • Hypernyms: take • Hyponyms: deplume, displume • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something 2. destroy and strip of its possession - example : The soldiers raped the beautiful country • Syn: rape, spoil, violate, plunder • Derivationally related forms: plundering (for: plunder), despoilment, despoliation, spoil (for: spoil), spoliation (for: spoil), spoilation (for: spoil), rape (for: rape) • Hypernyms: destroy, ruin • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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despoilationClick to Search despoilation |
noun the act of stripping and taking by force • Syn: spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilment, despoliation • Derivationally related forms: despoil (for: despoliation), despoil (for: despoilment), spoil (for: spoilation), spoil (for: spoliation), spoil (for: spoil) • Hypernyms: plundering, pillage, pillaging
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despoiledClick to Search despoiled |
adjective having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence - example : the raped countryside • Syn: pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked • Similar to: destroyed
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despoilerClick to Search despoiler |
noun someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) (Freq. 1) • Syn: plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, raider, freebooter • Derivationally related forms: raid (for: raider), despoil, loot (for: looter), pillage (for: pillager), plunder (for: plunderer) • Topics: war, warfare • Hypernyms: thief, stealer • Hyponyms: pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover
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despoilmentClick to Search despoilment |
noun the act of stripping and taking by force • Syn: spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoliation • Derivationally related forms: despoil (for: despoliation), despoil, spoil (for: spoilation), spoil (for: spoliation), spoil (for: spoil) • Hypernyms: plundering, pillage, pillaging
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DespoinaClick to Search Despoina |
noun (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina • Syn: Persephone, Kore, Cora • Topics: Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: Greek deity
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despoliationClick to Search despoliation |
noun the act of stripping and taking by force • Syn: spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment • Derivationally related forms: despoil, despoil (for: despoilment), spoil (for: spoilation), spoil (for: spoliation), spoil (for: spoil) • Hypernyms: plundering, pillage, pillaging
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despondClick to Search despond |
verb lose confidence or hope; become dejected - example : The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election • Derivationally related forms: despondent, despondency, despondence • Hypernyms: despair • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s
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despondenceClick to Search despondence |
noun feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless • Syn: despondency, heartsickness, disconsolateness • Derivationally related forms: disconsolate (for: disconsolateness), heartsick (for: heartsickness), despondent, despond, despondent (for: despondency), despond (for: despondency) • Hypernyms: depression
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despondencyClick to Search despondency |
noun feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless (Freq. 1) • Syn: despondence, heartsickness, disconsolateness • Derivationally related forms: disconsolate (for: disconsolateness), heartsick (for: heartsickness), despondent (for: despondence), despond (for: despondence), despondent, despond • Hypernyms: depression
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despondentClick to Search despondent |
adjective without or almost without hope (Freq. 3) - example : despondent about his failure - example : too heartsick to fight back • Syn: heartsick • Similar to: hopeless • Derivationally related forms: heartsickness (for: heartsick), despondency, despondence, despond
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despondentlyClick to Search despondently |
adverb with desperation - example : `Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly • Syn: despairingly • Derived from adjective: despondent, despairing (for: despairingly)
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despotClick to Search despot |
noun a cruel and oppressive dictator • Syn: tyrant, autocrat • Derivationally related forms: despotic, despotical, autocratic (for: autocrat), tyrannous (for: tyrant), tyrannize (for: tyrant) • Hypernyms: dictator, potentate • Hyponyms: czar
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despoticClick to Search despotic |
adjective 1. belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot • Syn: despotical • Pertains to noun: despot (for: despotical), despot • Derivationally related forms: despot (for: despotical), despot 2. ruled by or characteristic of a despot - example : moved from a feudal to a despotic order - example : his administration was arrogant and despotic • Similar to: undemocratic • Derivationally related forms: despot 3. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty - example : an authoritarian regime - example : autocratic government - example : despotic rulers - example : a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war - example : a tyrannical government • Syn: authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical • Similar to: undemocratic • Derivationally related forms: tyranny (for: tyrannical), tyranny (for: tyrannic), despot, dictator (for: dictatorial), autocrat (for: autocratic)
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despoticalClick to Search despotical |
adjective belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot • Syn: despotic • Pertains to noun: despot, despot (for: despotic) • Derivationally related forms: despot, despot (for: despotic)
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despotismClick to Search despotism |
noun 1. dominance through threat of punishment and violence (Freq. 2) • Syn: absolutism, tyranny • Derivationally related forms: tyrannical (for: tyranny), absolutist (for: absolutism), tyrannic (for: tyranny) • Hypernyms: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control 2. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) • Syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny • Derivationally related forms: Stalinist (for: Stalinism), absolutistic (for: absolutism), absolutist (for: absolutism), dictator (for: dictatorship) • Hypernyms: autocracy, autarchy • Hyponyms: police state
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desquamateClick to Search desquamate |
verb peel off in scales - example : dry skin desquamates • Syn: peel off • Derivationally related forms: desquamation • Hypernyms: shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough • Verb Frames: - example : Something ----s
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desquamationClick to Search desquamation |
noun loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales • Syn: peeling, shedding • Derivationally related forms: peel (for: peeling), desquamate • Hypernyms: organic phenomenon
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dessertClick to Search dessert |
noun a dish served as the last course of a meal (Freq. 2) • Syn: sweet, afters • Hypernyms: course • Hyponyms: ambrosia, baked Alaska, blancmange, charlotte, compote, fruit compote, dumpling, flan, frozen dessert, junket, mousse, pavlova, peach melba, whip, pudding, pud, syllabub, sillabub, tiramisu, zabaglione, sabayon, mold, mould
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dessert appleClick to Search dessert apple |
noun an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking • Syn: eating apple • Ant: cooking apple (for: eating apple) • Hypernyms: apple • Hyponyms: Baldwin, Cortland, Delicious, Empire, Grimes' golden, Jonathan, McIntosh, Northern Spy, Pearmain, Pippin, Prima, Stayman, Winesap, Stayman Winesap, Granny Smith
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dessert plateClick to Search dessert plate |
noun a small plate on which dessert can be served • Hypernyms: plate
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dessert spoonClick to Search dessert spoon |
noun a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon • Hypernyms: spoon
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dessert wineClick to Search dessert wine |
noun still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal • Hypernyms: wine, vino • Hyponyms: straw wine
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dessertspoonClick to Search dessertspoon |
noun as much as a dessert spoon will hold • Syn: dessertspoonful • Hypernyms: containerful
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dessertspoonfulClick to Search dessertspoonful |
noun as much as a dessert spoon will hold • Syn: dessertspoon • Hypernyms: containerful
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dessiatineClick to Search dessiatine |
noun a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres • Hypernyms: area unit, square measure
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destabilisationClick to Search destabilisation |
noun the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) • Syn: destabilization • Ant: stabilisation, stabilization (for: destabilization) • Derivationally related forms: destabilise, destabilize (for: destabilization) • Topics: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration • Hypernyms: action
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destabiliseClick to Search destabilise |
verb 1. become unstable - example : The economy destabilized rapidly • Syn: destabilize • Ant: stabilize, stabilize (for: destabilize) • Derivationally related forms: destabilisation, destabilization (for: destabilize) • Hypernyms: change • Verb Frames: - example : Something ----s - example : Somebody ----s 2. make unstable - example : Terrorism destabilized the government • Syn: destabilize • Ant: stabilise, stabilize (for: destabilize) • Derivationally related forms: destabilisation, destabilization (for: destabilize) • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something
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destabilizationClick to Search destabilization |
noun 1. an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft) • Derivationally related forms: destabilize • Topics: ship, aircraft • Hypernyms: change, alteration, modification 2. the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy) • Syn: destabilisation • Ant: stabilisation (for: destabilisation), stabilization • Derivationally related forms: destabilise (for: destabilisation), destabilize • Topics: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration • Hypernyms: action
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destabilizeClick to Search destabilize |
verb 1. become unstable - example : The economy destabilized rapidly • Syn: destabilise • Ant: stabilize (for: destabilise), stabilize • Derivationally related forms: destabilisation (for: destabilise), destabilization • Hypernyms: change • Verb Frames: - example : Something ----s - example : Somebody ----s 2. make unstable - example : Terrorism destabilized the government • Syn: destabilise • Ant: stabilise (for: destabilise), stabilize • Derivationally related forms: destabilisation (for: destabilise), destabilization • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something
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destainClick to Search destain |
verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast • Hypernyms: get rid of, remove • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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destalinisationClick to Search destalinisation |
noun social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor - example : his statue was demolished as part of destalinization • Syn: destalinization, de-Stalinization, de-Stalinisation • Derivationally related forms: destalinise, destalinize (for: destalinization) • Hypernyms: social process
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destaliniseClick to Search destalinise |
verb counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism - example : Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's • Syn: destalinize • Ant: stalinize (for: destalinize) • Derivationally related forms: destalinisation, destalinization (for: destalinize) • Hypernyms: transform, transmute, transubstantiate • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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destalinizationClick to Search destalinization |
noun social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor - example : his statue was demolished as part of destalinization • Syn: de-Stalinization, destalinisation, de-Stalinisation • Derivationally related forms: destalinise (for: destalinisation), destalinize • Hypernyms: social process
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destalinizeClick to Search destalinize |
verb counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism - example : Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's • Syn: destalinise • Ant: stalinize • Derivationally related forms: destalinisation (for: destalinise), destalinization • Hypernyms: transform, transmute, transubstantiate • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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destinationClick to Search destination |
noun 1. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) (Freq. 2) - example : a crowd assembled at the finish - example : he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view • Syn: finish, goal • Derivationally related forms: destine • Hypernyms: end, terminal • Hyponyms: finishing line, finish line 2. the ultimate goal for which something is done (Freq. 1) • Syn: terminus • Derivationally related forms: terminate (for: terminus), destine • Hypernyms: goal, end 3. written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location • Syn: address, name and address • Derivationally related forms: address (for: address) • Hypernyms: direction, instruction • Hyponyms: return address • Part Holonyms: letter, missive • Part Meronyms: ZIP code, ZIP, postcode, postal code
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destineClick to Search destine |
verb 1. decree or designate beforehand (Freq. 4) - example : She was destined to become a great pianist • Syn: fate, doom, designate • Derivationally related forms: fate (for: fate), destination • Hypernyms: ordain • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE 2. design or destine (Freq. 2) - example : She was intended to become the director • Syn: intend, designate, specify • Derivationally related forms: destination • Hypernyms: plan • Hyponyms: mean, design, slate, calculate, aim, direct • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
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destinedClick to Search destined |
adjective 1. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate - example : bound to happen - example : an old house destined to be demolished - example : he is destined to be famous • Syn: bound • Similar to: certain, sure 2. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' - example : children bound for school - example : a flight destined for New York • Syn: bound • Similar to: oriented, orientated
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destinyClick to Search destiny |
noun 1. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future (Freq. 6) • Syn: fate • Derivationally related forms: fate (for: fate) • Hypernyms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event • Hyponyms: inevitable, karma, kismet, kismat, predestination, doom, doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world 2. the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) (Freq. 1) - example : we are helpless in the face of destiny • Syn: fate • Derivationally related forms: fate (for: fate) • Hypernyms: causal agent, cause, causal agency • Part Holonyms: supernatural, occult 3. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) - example : whatever my fortune may be - example : deserved a better fate - example : has a happy lot - example : the luck of the Irish - example : a victim of circumstances - example : success that was her portion • Syn: fortune, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion • Hypernyms: condition • Hyponyms: good fortune, luckiness, good luck, providence, misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck, failure
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destituteClick to Search destitute |
adjective 1. poor enough to need help from others • Syn: impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken • Similar to: poor • Derivationally related forms: neediness (for: needy), need (for: needy), necessity (for: necessitous), indigence (for: indigent) 2. completely wanting or lacking - example : writing barren of insight - example : young recruits destitute of experience - example : innocent of literary merit - example : the sentence was devoid of meaning • Syn: barren, devoid, free, innocent • Similar to: nonexistent
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destitutionClick to Search destitution |
noun a state without friends or money or prospects • Hypernyms: poverty, poorness, impoverishment
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destressClick to Search destress |
verb reduce the emphasis • Syn: de-emphasize, de-emphasise • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Hyponyms: reduce • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something
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destroyClick to Search destroy |
verb 1. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of (Freq. 42) - example : The fire destroyed the house • Syn: destruct • Derivationally related forms: destructible, destructive, destruction, destroyer • Hypernyms: unmake, undo • Hyponyms: kill, extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, self-destruct, self-destroy, destruct, end, fracture, wipe out, sweep away, interdict, demolish, pulverize, pulverise, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart, level, raze, rase, tear down, take down, pull down, uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate, dilapidate, demyelinate • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something 2. destroy completely; damage irreparably (Freq. 28) - example : You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank! - example : The tears ruined her make-up • Syn: ruin • Derivationally related forms: ruin (for: ruin), ruination (for: ruin), ruiner (for: ruin), ruining (for: ruin), destructible, destruction, destroyer • Hyponyms: burn, fire, burn down, lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge, harry, break, bust, vandalize, vandalise, do a job on, subvert, get, devour, rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder, explode, consume, shipwreck, bust up, wreck, wrack, kick in, kick down, wash out • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something 3. defeat soundly (Freq. 2) - example : The home team demolished the visitors • Syn: demolish • Derivationally related forms: demolition (for: demolish) • Hypernyms: get the better of, overcome, defeat • Hyponyms: smash, swallow, cut to ribbons • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s somebody - example : The fighter managed to destroy his opponent 4. put (an animal) to death - example : The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid - example : the sick cat had to be put down • Syn: put down • Hypernyms: kill • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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destroyableClick to Search destroyable |
adjective capable of being destroyed • Similar to: destructible
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destroyedClick to Search destroyed |
adjective 1. spoiled or ruined or demolished (Freq. 1) - example : war left many cities destroyed - example : Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind • Ant: preserved • Similar to: annihilated, exterminated, wiped out, blighted, spoilt, blotted out, obliterate, obliterated, broken, impoverished, burned, burnt, burned-over, burned-out, burnt-out, demolished, dismantled, razed, despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked, done for, kaput, gone, extinguished, fallen, finished, ruined, scorched, shattered, tattered, totaled, war-torn, war-worn, wrecked • See Also: damaged 2. destroyed physically or morally (Freq. 1) • Syn: ruined • Similar to: lost
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destroyerClick to Search destroyer |
noun 1. a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship (Freq. 1) • Syn: guided missile destroyer • Derivationally related forms: destroy • Hypernyms: warship, war vessel, combat ship • Hyponyms: tin can, torpedo-boat destroyer • Instance Hyponyms: USS Cole 2. a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to - example : a destroyer of the environment - example : jealousy was his undoer - example : uprooters of gravestones • Syn: ruiner, undoer, waster, uprooter • Derivationally related forms: uproot (for: uprooter), waste (for: waster), undo (for: undoer), ruin (for: ruiner), destroy • Hypernyms: bad person • Hyponyms: annihilator, iconoclast, image breaker, saboteur, wrecker, diversionist, vandal
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destroyer escortClick to Search destroyer escort |
noun warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys • Hypernyms: warship, war vessel, combat ship
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destroying angelClick to Search destroying angel |
noun 1. extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills • Syn: death cap, death cup, death angel, Amanita phalloides • Hypernyms: agaric • Member Holonyms: Amanita, genus Amanita 2. fungus similar to Amanita phalloides • Syn: Amanita verna • Hypernyms: agaric • Member Holonyms: Amanita, genus Amanita
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destructClick to Search destruct |
verb 1. destroy (one's own missile or rocket) - example : The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons • Hypernyms: destroy • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something 2. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of - example : The fire destroyed the house • Syn: destroy • Derivationally related forms: destructible (for: destroy), destructive (for: destroy), destruction (for: destroy), destroyer (for: destroy) • Hypernyms: unmake, undo • Hyponyms: kill, extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, self-destruct, self-destroy, end, fracture, wipe out, sweep away, interdict, demolish, pulverize, pulverise, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart, level, raze, rase, tear down, take down, pull down, uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate, dilapidate, demyelinate • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something
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destructibilityClick to Search destructibility |
noun vulnerability to destruction • Ant: indestructibility • Derivationally related forms: destructible • Hypernyms: vulnerability • Attrubites: destructible, indestructible
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destructibleClick to Search destructible |
adjective easily destroyed - example : destructible glassware • Ant: indestructible • Similar to: abolishable, destroyable • Derivationally related forms: destroy, destructibility • Attrubites: destructibility
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destructionClick to Search destruction |
noun 1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (Freq. 8) • Syn: devastation • Derivationally related forms: devastate (for: devastation), destroy • Hypernyms: termination, ending, conclusion • Hyponyms: disaster, kill, laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking, razing, leveling, tearing down, demolishing, annihilation, obliteration, decimation, self-destruction, neutralization, neutralisation, sabotage, extermination, liquidation, holocaust, demolition, spoliation, vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief 2. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (Freq. 6) • Syn: demolition, wipeout • Derivationally related forms: wipe out (for: wipeout), demolish (for: demolition), destroy • Hypernyms: ending, conclusion, finish • Hyponyms: annihilation, disintegration, eradication, obliteration, ravage, depredation, razing, wrecking, ruin, ruination, wrack, rack 3. a final state - example : he came to a bad end - example : the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end • Syn: end, death • Derivationally related forms: die (for: death), end (for: end) • Hypernyms: state
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destruction fireClick to Search destruction fire |
noun fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects • Hypernyms: fire, firing
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destructiveClick to Search destructive |
adjective causing destruction or much damage (Freq. 6) - example : a policy that is destructive to the economy - example : destructive criticism • Ant: constructive • Similar to: annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering, blasting, ruinous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant, crushing, damaging, negative, iconoclastic, ravaging, soul-destroying, wasteful • See Also: harmful, negative • Derivationally related forms: destroy, destructiveness
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destructive distillationClick to Search destructive distillation |
noun heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products • Hypernyms: fractionation, fractional process • Hyponyms: carbonization, carbonisation
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destructive metabolismClick to Search destructive metabolism |
noun breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy • Syn: catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation • Ant: anabolism (for: catabolism) • Derivationally related forms: catabolic (for: catabolism), katabolic (for: catabolism), catabolize (for: catabolism) • Hypernyms: organic process, biological process • Part Holonyms: metabolism, metabolic process
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destructivelyClick to Search destructively |
adverb in a destructive manner - example : he is destructively aggressive • Derived from adjective: destructive
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destructive-metabolicClick to Search destructive-metabolic |
adjective of or relating to catabolism • Syn: energy-releasing • Similar to: catabolic, katabolic
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destructivenessClick to Search destructiveness |
noun the quality of causing destruction • Ant: constructiveness • Derivationally related forms: destructive • Hypernyms: quality • Hyponyms: harmfulness, injuriousness, poison
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desuetudeClick to Search desuetude |
noun a state of inactivity or disuse • Hypernyms: inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
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desulfurizeClick to Search desulfurize |
verb remove sulfur from • Syn: desulphurize • Hypernyms: get rid of, remove • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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desulphurizeClick to Search desulphurize |
verb remove sulfur from • Syn: desulfurize • Hypernyms: get rid of, remove • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something
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desultoryClick to Search desultory |
adjective marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another (Freq. 1) - example : desultory thoughts - example : the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties • Similar to: purposeless
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desynchronisationClick to Search desynchronisation |
noun the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times - example : the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves • Syn: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronizing • Ant: synchronizing (for: desynchronizing), synchronization (for: desynchronization), synchronism (for: asynchronism) • Derivationally related forms: desynchronize (for: desynchronizing), desynchronise, desynchronize (for: desynchronization) • Hypernyms: temporal relation
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desynchroniseClick to Search desynchronise |
verb cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times • Syn: desynchronize • Ant: synchronise, synchronize (for: desynchronize) • Derivationally related forms: desynchronisation, desynchronization (for: desynchronize), desynchronizing (for: desynchronize) • Hypernyms: change by reversal, turn, reverse • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something
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desynchronizationClick to Search desynchronization |
noun the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times - example : the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves • Syn: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronizing • Ant: synchronizing (for: desynchronizing), synchronization, synchronism (for: asynchronism) • Derivationally related forms: desynchronize (for: desynchronizing), desynchronise (for: desynchronisation), desynchronize • Hypernyms: temporal relation
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desynchronizeClick to Search desynchronize |
verb cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times • Syn: desynchronise • Ant: synchronise (for: desynchronise), synchronize • Derivationally related forms: desynchronisation (for: desynchronise), desynchronization, desynchronizing • Hypernyms: change by reversal, turn, reverse • Verb Frames: - example : Somebody ----s something - example : Something ----s something
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desynchronizingClick to Search desynchronizing |
noun the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times (Freq. 1) - example : the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves • Syn: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronisation • Ant: synchronizing, synchronization (for: desynchronization), synchronism (for: asynchronism) • Derivationally related forms: desynchronize, desynchronise (for: desynchronisation), desynchronize (for: desynchronization) • Hypernyms: temporal relation
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DesyrelClick to Search Desyrel |
noun oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative • Syn: trazodone, trazodone hydrochloride • Usage Domain: trade name • Hypernyms: nontricyclic, nontricyclic drug, nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug
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