despotism
— Noun
– English
~ a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
despotism
— Noun
– English
~ dominance through threat of punishment and violence
desquamation
— Noun
– English
~ loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
dessert
— Noun
– English
~ a dish served as the last course of a meal
dessert apple
— Noun
– English
~ an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
dessertspoon
— Noun
– English
~ as much as a dessert spoon will hold
dessertspoonful
— Noun
– English
~ as much as a dessert spoon will hold
dessiatine
— Noun
– English
~ a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres
destabilisation
— Noun
– English
~ the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
destabilization
— Noun
– English
~ an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
destabilization
— Noun
– English
~ the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
destalinisation
— Noun
– English
~ social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
destalinization
— Noun
– English
~ social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
destination
— Noun
– English
~ the ultimate goal for which something is done
destination
— Noun
– English
~ written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
destination
— Noun
– English
~ the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
destiny
— Noun
– English
~ an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
destiny
— Noun
– English
~ the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny"
destiny
— Noun
– English
~ your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
destitution
— Noun
– English
~ a state without friends or money or prospects