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Dereliction
- noun - a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
- willful negligence
Dermapteran
- - See Dermoptera, Dermopteran.
Dermopteran
- - An insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight, as the earwig.
Description
- noun - a statement that represents something in words
- sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
- the act of describing something
Desecration
- noun - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
Desiccation
- noun - dryness resulting from the removal of water
- the process of extracting moisture
Designation
- noun - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- the act of designating or identifying something
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
Desperation
- noun - a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation"
- desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"
Despumation
- - The act of throwing up froth or scum; separation of the scum or impurities from liquids; scumming; clarification.
Destination
- noun - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location