descriptive anthropology
— Noun
– English
~ the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
descriptive clause
— Noun
– English
~ a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
descriptively
— Adverb
– English
~ by giving a description; "these topics need to be treated not just descriptively"
descriptivism
— Noun
– English
~ (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
descriptivism
— Noun
– English
~ (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
descriptor
— Noun
– English
~ the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
descriptor
— Noun
– English
~ a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
Descurainia
— Noun
– English
~ includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems
desecrate
— Verb
– English
~ remove the consecration from a person or an object
desecrate
— Verb
– English
~ violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
desecrated
— Adjective
– English
~ treated with disrespect and contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"
desecration
— Noun
– English
~ blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
desegrated
— Adjective
– English
~ rid of segregation; having had segregation ended
desegregate
— Verb
– English
~ open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated"
desegregation
— Noun
– English
~ the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
desensitisation
— Noun
– English
~ the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen"
desensitise
— Verb
– English
~ make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
desensitise
— Verb
– English
~ cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"