desoxyribonucleic acid
— Noun
– English
~ (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
despair
— Verb
– English
~ abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
despair
— Noun
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~ 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"
despair
— Noun
– English
~ the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"
despairing
— Adjective
– English
~ arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams"
despairingly
— Adverb
– English
~ with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly"
despatch
— Verb
– English
~ send away towards a designated goal
despatch
— Noun
– English
~ the act of sending off something
despatch
— Noun
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~ killing a person or animal
despatch
— Noun
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~ the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"
despatch
— Noun
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~ an official report (usually sent in haste)
desperado
— Noun
– English
~ a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
desperado
— Noun
– Danish
~ person der ikke tager hensyn til samfundets normer ...
desperate
— Adjective
– English
~ (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"
desperate
— Adjective
– English
~ arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams"
desperate
— Adjective
– English
~ showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"
desperate
— Adjective
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~ fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
desperate
— Adjective
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~ desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"
desperate
— Adjective
– English
~ showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"