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Descriptornounthe phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify somethingverified
Desensitisation ProcedurenounMWEa technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxietyverified
Desensitisation TechniquenounMWEa technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxietyverified
Desensitization ProcedurenounMWEa technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxietyverified
Desensitization TechniquenounMWEa technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxietyverified
Desert Four O'clocknounMWEwildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowersverified
Desert HollynounMWEhandsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decorationverified
Desert IguananounMWEsmall long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexicoverified
Desert Mariposa TulipnounMWEmariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stemsverified
Desert OlivenounMWEspiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruitsverified
Desert PlumenounMWEperennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowersverified
Desert RatnounMWEany of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexicoverified
Desert RheumatismnounMWEan infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodulesverified
Desert RosenounMWESouth African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fallverified
Desert Sand VerbenanounMWEsoft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowersverified
Desert TortoisenounMWEburrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexicoverified
Desert WillownounMWEevergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed podsverified
Deserternouna disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.verified
Desiccantnouna substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)verified
Design CriterianounMWEcriteria that designers should meet in designing some system or deviceverified
Designated Approval AuthoritynounMWEOfficial with the authority to formally assume responsibility for operating a system at an acceptable level of risk. This term is synonymous with authorizing official, designated accrediting authority, and delegated accrediting authority.Role
Designated DrivernounMWEthe member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive homeverified
Designationnounidentifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from othersverified
Designatumnounsomething (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expressionverified
Designernouna person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishingsverified
Desknouna piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartmentsverified
Desktopnoun(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appearverified
Desktop ComputernounMWEa personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspaceverified
Desktop PublishingnounMWE(computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materialsverified
Desoxyribonucleic AcidnounMWE(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helixverified
Despotismnouna form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)verified
Destalinisationnounsocial process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honorverified
Destalinizationnounsocial process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honorverified
Destinynounyour overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)verified