something intended as a guide for making something else
design
Noun
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
design
Verb
intend or have as a purpose
design
Verb
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
design
Verb
conceive or fashion in the mind
design
Verb
make or work out a plan for
design
Verb
make a design of
design
Verb
create the design for
design
Verb
create designs
defensive measure
Noun
An action taken to avoid or prevent danger from outside threats. Often used in a military or natural-disaster context.
drug abuse
Noun
excessive use of drugs
depersonalization
Noun
representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
depersonalization
Noun
(existentialism) a loss of personal identity
depersonalization
Noun
emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
depersonalisation
Noun
representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
depersonalisation
Noun
(existentialism) a loss of personal identity
depersonalisation
Noun
emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
devisal
Noun
the act of devising something
devising
Noun
the act that results in something coming to be
digital communications technology
Noun
the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form
digging
Noun
the act of digging
direct support
Noun
a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance
diversionary landing
Noun
an amphibious diversionary attack
dating
Noun
use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
diversionary attack
Noun
an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
domestic violence
Noun
violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner
despoilation
Noun
the act of stripping and taking by force
despoilment
Noun
the act of stripping and taking by force
despoliation
Noun
the act of stripping and taking by force
dive-bombing
Noun
a bombing run in which the bomber releases the bomb while flying straight toward the target
depredation
Noun
an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
depredation
Noun
a destructive action
dirty war
Noun
an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims
deep supporting fire
Noun
fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity of your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons and interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications
direct supporting fire
Noun
fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)
deliberate defense
Noun
a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available
deliberate defence
Noun
a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available
destruction fire
Noun
fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects
direct fire
Noun
fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
distributed fire
Noun
fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
dogfight
Verb
engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
dogfight
Verb
arrange for an illegal dogfight
dogfight
Noun
a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
dogfight
Noun
an aerial engagement between fighter planes
dogfight
Noun
disorderly fighting
dogfight
Noun
a fiercely disputed contest
divergence
Noun
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
divergence
Noun
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions