- There are coffee beans of every descriptionthat are grown in South America,
Africa, and other places. - Hal’s arm swept through the descriptionof a 90° arc.
design (di ZYN) vt.1. to make creative sketches of; to plan; 2. to plan and carry
out; 3. to form (plans) in the mind; to contrive; 4. to intend; purpose —n.1. a plan,
scheme, or project; 2. an aim or purpose; 3. a thing planned for or a result aimed at;
- the organization of parts, details, form, color, etc. to get an artistic result
- The architect designedthe floor plan on a large sketch pad.
- It is hard to designa foolproof bank holdup, and he or she who thinks
otherwise is a fool. - Martha tried to designa plan of study that would help her get ready for the
math examination. - Bob designedto work straight through until dinner.
- The designof the house was Tara’s own.
- Jason built the plane from a commercial design.
- The wedding reception went off according to design.
- We should lay out the designfor the painting before actually working on
the canvas.
[-ed, -ing] [Syn. intend, plan]
desolate(DES uh lit for adj., DES uh LAYT for v.) adj. 1. isolated; lonely; solitary;
- uninhabited; deserted; 3. made uninhabitable; in a ruined condition; 4. forlorn;
wretched —vt. 1. to rid of inhabitants; 2. to make uninhabitable; to devastate; 3. to
forsake; abandon; 4. to make wretched, forlorn, etc.
- Ed has been desolatesince Trixie took his teddy bear.
- The desert island was a desolateplace.
- The nuclear tests had left the land in a desolatestate.
- The naval gunnery practice range was desolatedby its almost constant
bombardment. - You’ll desolateme if you run away with my best friend without giving me
at least 10 days’ notice so that I can replace you.
[-d, desolating, -ly adv.]
despise (dis PYZ) vt.1. to detest; to look on with contempt and scorn; 2. to
regard with dislike or repugnance - The cowboys learned to despisethe scorpions that crawled into their boots
at night. - They also despisedeating pork and beans night after night.
[-d, despising] [Syn. scorn, disdain]
destitution (DES ti TOO shin) n.the state of being very poor; being without;
lacking the necessities of life; abject poverty - Destitutionis a condition in which it is unenviable to find oneself.
- Do not confuse destitution,a state of abject poverty, with restitution, a pay-
ing back for injuries caused.
[Syn. poverty]
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