derriere
— Noun
– English
~ the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
derringer
— Noun
– English
~ a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
derris
— Noun
– English
~ any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
derv
— Noun
– English
~ diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)
dervish
— Noun
– English
~ an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
DES
— Noun
– English
~ a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
DES
— Noun
– English
~ synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
desacralize
— Verb
– English
~ transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
desalinate
— Verb
– English
~ remove salt from; "desalinate water"
desalination
— Noun
– English
~ the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalinisation
— Noun
– English
~ the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalinise
— Verb
– English
~ remove salt from; "desalinate water"
desalinization
— Noun
– English
~ the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalinize
— Verb
– English
~ remove salt from; "desalinate water"
desalt
— Verb
– English
~ remove salt from; "desalinate water"
descale
— Verb
– English
~ remove the scales from; "scale fish"