v. (-ies, -ied) literary catch sight of; discern. [french: related to *cry]

boot n. Suede etc. Ankle-high boot.

- island n. (usu. Tropical) uninhabited island.

- v. - leave without intending to return.

- (esp. As deserted adj.) Forsake, abandon.

- run away (esp. From military service). deserter n. (in sense 3). Desertion n. [latin desero -sert- leave]

- —n. Dry barren, esp. Sandy, tract. —adj. Uninhabited, desolate, barren. [latin desertus: related to *desert1]

- —n. Dry barren, esp. Sandy, tract. —adj. Uninhabited, desolate, barren. [latin desertus: related to *desert1]

- n. - (in pl.) Deserved reward or punishment (got his deserts).

- being worthy of reward or punishment. [french: related to *deserve]

—n. - a preliminary plan or sketch for making something. B art of producing these.

- lines or shapes forming a pattern or decoration.

- plan, purpose, or intention.

- a arrangement or layout of a product. B established version of a product. —v. - produce a design for (a building, machine, etc.).

- intend or plan (designed for beginners).

- be a designer. by design on purpose. Have designs on plan to appropriate, seduce, etc. [latin signum mark]

—n. - a unsatisfied longing or wish. B expression of this; request.

- sexual appetite.

- something desired (achieved his heart's desire). —v. (-ring) 1 (often foll. By to + infin., or that + clause) long for; wish.

- request (desires a rest). [latin desidero long for]

v. (often foll. By from) abstain; cease. [latin desisto]

n. - absolute ruler.

- tyrant. despotic adj. Despotically adv. [greek despotes master]

v. - (often foll. By from) unfasten or disengage and remove.

- send (troops etc.) On a separate mission.

- (as detached adj.) A impartial; unemotional. B (esp. Of a house) standing separate. detachable adj. [french: related to *attach]

—n. - small particular; item.

- a these collectively (eye for detail). B treatment of them (detail was unconvincing).

- a minor decoration on a building etc. B small part of a picture etc. Shown alone.

- small military detachment. —v. - give particulars of.

- relate circumstantially.

- assign for special duty.

- (as detailed adj.) A (of a picture, story, etc.) Containing many details. B itemized (detailed list). in detail item by item, minutely. [french: related to *tail2]

v. - keep waiting; delay.

- keep in custody, lock up. detainment n. [latin teneo hold]

v. - discover or perceive (detected a note of sarcasm).

- (often foll. By in) discover (a criminal); solve (a crime). detectable adj. Detector n. [latin tego tect- cover]