| 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] |
| desktop publishing |
the creation and preparation of text and graphics for publishing using small computers. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. [3 definitions] |
| despair |
the complete lack of hope. [2 definitions] |
| desperate |
not caring about danger because of great need. [3 definitions] |
| desperation |
the feeling or condition of being desperate or without hope. |
| despise |
to hate or scorn. |
| despite |
in spite of; regardless of. |
| dessert |
a sweet food served at the end of a meal. |
| destination |
the place to which a person is going or goods or baggage are sent. |
| destine |
to assign to or send toward a particular place, end, or purpose. [2 definitions] |
| destiny |
that which has happened or must happen to someone because of fate or luck. |
| destitute |
having no money or other means of living. |