desiccated
— Adjective
– English
~ lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
desiccation
— Noun
– English
~ the process of extracting moisture
desiccation
— Noun
– English
~ dryness resulting from the removal of water
desideratum
— Noun
– English
~ something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"
design
— Verb
– English
~ make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
design
— Verb
– English
~ create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"
design
— Verb
– English
~ conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"
design
— Verb
– English
~ create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"
design
— Verb
– English
~ intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"
design
— Verb
– English
~ plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"
design
— Verb
– English
~ make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
design
— Noun
– English
~ something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
design
— Noun
– English
~ an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"
design criteria
— Noun
– English
~ criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria"
design
— Noun
– English
~ a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"
design
— Noun
– English
~ the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"
design
— Noun
– English
~ the creation of something in the mind
design
— Noun
– English
~ an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
design
— Noun
– English
~ a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"