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DESERVE, v.t. [L. To serve.] 1. To merit; to be worthy of; applied to good or ev...
DESERVED, pp. Merited; worthy of.
DESERVEDLY, adv. Justly; according to desert, whether of good or evil. A man may...
DESERVER, n. He who deserves or merits; one who is worthy of; used generally in ...
DESERVING, ppr. 1. Meriting; having a just claim to reward; justly meriting puni...
DESERVINGLY, adv. Meritoriously; with just desert.
DESHABILLE or DESHABIL , n. An undress; a loose morning dress; hence, any home d...
DESICCANT, a. Drying. DESICCANT , n. A medicine or application that dries a sore.
DESICCATE, v.t. [L. To dry.] to dry; to exhaust of moisture; to exhale or remove...
DESICCATED, pp. Dried.
DESICCATING, ppr. Drying; exhausting moisture.
DESICCATION, n. The act of making dry; the state of being dried.
DESICCATIVE, a. Drying; tending to dry; that has the power to dry.
DESIDERATE,v.t. [from the L.] To want; to miss.
DESIDERATUM, n. Plu. Desiderata. [L. To desire.] That which is desired; that whi...
DESIGN, v.t.[L. To seal or stamp, that is, to set or throw.] 1. To delineate a f...