English dictionary: words starting with desi - page 1

Meanings of Designative:

adjective

Serving to indicate or specify something.

Usage examples:

The designative meaning is very obvious

Meanings of Designatory:

adjective

That designates; of or relating to designation.

Meanings of Designatum:

noun

The object or class of objects designated by a particular sign or symbol.

Meanings of Designed:

adjective

Planned or conceived in detail or for a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

The aircraft performed their designed functions well

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

Meanings of Designedness:

noun

The quality or fact of being, or of having been, designed or intended.

Meanings of Designer:

noun

A person who plans the look or workings of something prior to it being made, by preparing drawings or plans.

Usage examples:

A leading car designer

adjective

Made or designed by a famous and prestigious fashion designer.

Usage examples:

Designer clothes

Meanings of Designer-label:

noun

A famous company that makes expensive clothes, bags, etc. and that is a well-known brand

Usage examples:

Our aim is to make this one of the world's great designer labels., not all of us have cash to spend…

Meanings of Designer-stubble:

noun

A beard (= hair on the chin) that has grown for one or two days and is then kept at this length in order to look fashionable

Meanings of Designers:

noun

A person who plans the look or workings of something prior to it being made, by preparing drawings or plans.

Usage examples:

A leading car designer

adjective

Made or designed by a famous and prestigious fashion designer.

Usage examples:

Designer clothes

Meanings of Designful:

adjective

Planned, intentional; prearranged; full of design.

Meanings of Designfulness:

noun

The quality or state of being planned, intentional, or prearranged; characterized by design.

Meanings of Designing:

adjective

Acting in a calculating, deceitful way.

Usage examples:

A designing little minx

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

Meanings of Designless:

adjective

Lacking a design or plan; lacking purpose or intention.

Meanings of Designlessly:

adjective

Lacking a design or plan; lacking purpose or intention.

Meanings of Designs:

noun

A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.

Usage examples:

He has just unveiled his design for the new museum

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

phrase

Plans, often ones that are not honest, to get something or someone for yourself

Usage examples:

To have territorial designs (on neighbouring countries), humorous i think alan has designs on your …

Meanings of Desilt:

verb

Remove silt from (a body of water).

Usage examples:

The public works department has not taken any step to desilt the irrigation channels

Meanings of Desirability:

noun

The quality of being desirable.

Usage examples:

We agree on the desirability of a negotiated settlement

Meanings of Desirable:

adjective

Wished for as being an attractive, useful, or necessary course of action.

Usage examples:

It is desirable to check that nothing has been forgotten

noun

A desirable person or thing.

Usage examples:

The store sells various desirables

Meanings of Desirably:

adverb

In a way that is attractive or wanted by most people

Usage examples:

Tuna with a desirably high fat content, at 35 i no longer felt desirably young.

Meanings of Desire:

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired

Meanings of Desire-to:

noun

A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want

Usage examples:

[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

Meanings of Desired:

adjective

Strongly wished for or intended.

Usage examples:

The bribe had its desired effect

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired

Meanings of Desires:

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired

Meanings of Desiring:

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He resisted public desires for choice in education

Meanings of Desirous:

adjective

Having or characterized by desire.

Usage examples:

The pope was desirous of peace in europe