DESICCATED
DESICCATED, participle passive Dried.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DESICCATING
DESICCATING, participle present tense Drying; exhausting moisture.
DESICCATION
DESICCATION, noun The act of making dry; the state of being dried.
DESICCATIVE
DESICCATIVE, adjective Drying; tending to dry; that has the power to dry.
DESIDERATE
DESIDERATE, verb intransitive [from the Latin] To want; to miss.
DESIDERATUM
DESIDERATUM, nounplural Desiderata. [Latin To desire.] That which is desired; that which is not possessed, but which is desirable; any perfection or improvement which is wanted....
DESIGN
DESIGN, verb transitive [Latin To seal or stamp, that is, to set or throw.]1. To delineate a form or figure by drawing the outline; to sketch; as in painting and other works of ...
DESIGNABLE
DESIGNABLE, adjective1. Capable of being designed or marked out.2. Distinguishable.
DESIGNATE
DESIGNATE, verb transitive1. To mark out or show, so as to make known; to indicate by bisible lines, marks, description or something known and determinate; as, to designate the ...
DESIGNATED
DESIGNATED, participle passive Marked out; indicated; shown; pointed out appointed.
DESIGNATING
DESIGNATING, participle present tense Marking out; indicating; pointing out; appointing.
DESIGNATION
DESIGNATION, noun1. The act of pointing or marking out by signs or objects; as the designation of an estate by boundaries.2. Indication; a showing or pointing; a distinguishing ...
DESIGNATIVE
DESIGNATIVE, adjective Serving to designate or indicate.
DESIGNATOR
DESIGNATOR, noun A Roman officer who assigned to each person his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
DESIGNED
DESIGNED, participle passive Marked out; delineated; planned; intended.
DESIGNEDLY
DESIGNEDLY, adverb By design; purposely; intentionally; opposed to accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently.
DESIGNER
DESIGNER, noun1. One who designs, marks out or plans; one who frames a scheme or project; a contriver.2. One who plots; one who lays a scheme; in an ill sense.
DESIGNFULNESS
DESIGNFULNESS, noun Abundance of design.
DESIGNING
DESIGNING, participle present tense1. Forming a design; plnning; delineating the outline; drawing figures on a plane.2.adjective In an ill sense, artful; insidious; intriguing; ...
DESIGNLESS
DESIGNLESS, adjective Without design or intention; inadvertent.
DESIGNLESSLY
DESIGNLESSLY, adverb Without design; inadvertently; ignorantly.
DESIGNMENT
DESIGNMENT, noun1. Design; sketch; delineation.2. Design; purpose; aim; intent; scheme.
DESINENCE
DESINENCE, noun End; close.
DESINENT
DESINENT, adjective Ending; extreme; lower-most.
DESIPIENT
DESIPIENT, adjective [Latin To dote; to be wise.] trifling; foolish; playful.
DESIRABLE
DESIRABLE, adjective1. Worthy of desire; that is to be wished for with sincerity or earnestness. An easy address is a desirable accomplishment; real virtue is still more desirab...
DESIRABLENESS
DESIRABLENESS, noun The quality of being desirable.