Deserter, n.
- 1. Forsaker, abandoner.
- 2. Backslider, renegade, apostate, revolter, turncoat.
- 3. Delinquent soldier, renegade from military service.
Desertion, n.
- 1. Abandonment, relinquishment, dereliction.
- 2. Abandonment of one’s post, unlawful departure from military service.
Deserve, v. a. Merit, be worthy of, be entitled to.
Déshabillé, n. [Fr.] Undress.
Desiccate, v. a. Dry, exsiccate, dry up, make dry.
Desiccative, a. Drying.
Desiccative, n. Drier.
Desiderate, v. a. Desire, want, miss, lack, feel the want of.
Desideratum, n. [L. pl. Desiderata.] Object of desire, thing wanted, want generally felt.
Design, v. a.
- 1. Project, plan, devise, contrive, scheme, concoct, brew.
- 2. Purpose, intend, mean, propose to one’s self, have in view.
- 3. Draw, delineate, sketch, describe, trace out.
Design, n.
- 1. Intention, intent, purpose, project, plan, device, scheme, proposal, aim, intent, meaning, purport, drift,
scope, object, mark.
- 2. Sketch, drawing, outline, delineation, plan, draught.
- 3. Contrivance, invention, inventiveness, adaptation of means to ends.