| desalinate |
to remove salt from, esp. to make sea water drinkable. |
| desalination |
the process of removing salt from water, especially for the purpose of making sea water drinkable; desalinization. |
| desalinization |
the process of removing salt from water. Desalinization allows sea water to be used for drinking and for watering crops. |
| descend |
to move downward or to a lower position. [4 definitions] |
| descendant |
one who comes from a given ancestor or ancestors. |
| descent |
the act or process of going downward. [3 definitions] |
| describe |
to tell or write about; create a picture of in words. |
| description |
the act of using words to tell others what something is or was like. [3 definitions] |
| descriptive |
using or full of description. |
| desegregate |
to stop the practice of having separate schools and other facilities for people of different races. |
| desert1 |
a very dry, sandy area with few or no plants growing in it. |
| desert2 |
to leave behind even though it is one's duty to stay; abandon. |
| deserve |
to be worthy of or have a right to. |
| design |
to make or draw plans for the structure or form of. [5 definitions] |
| designate |
to point out or name. [3 definitions] |
| designated hitter |
a member of an American League baseball team who is chosen at the beginning of a game to bat in place of the pitcher. |
| designer |
a person who makes or draws plans for creating something, especially physical objects or structures. |
| desirable |
having good, valuable, or useful qualities that people want. [2 definitions] |
| desire |
to want or wish for. [3 definitions] |
| desk |
a piece of furniture with drawers and a flat surface used for reading and writing. [2 definitions] |
| desktop |
the flat, upper working surface of a desk. [2 definitions] |