des

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/dɛz/

noun 6name 2phrase 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, chief, original, supervisory

The chief designer of the new building won several international architecture awards.

DES + NOUN

cars, exposure, je, logis, moines, perdu, t'aime, temps

Les moines ont quitté le monastère il y a plusieurs années.

ADV.

widely

Despite the rain, the festival was widely attended by people from the surrounding towns.

Definitions

noun

Desflurane.

name

Short form of the male given name Desmond.

noun

Abbreviation of diethylstilbestrol.

DES exposure

DES was widely prescribed to pregnant women in the 1950s to prevent premature deliveries (although it was of only questionable benefit in this regard).

Initialism of Dark Energy Survey, (an astronomy project).

Initialism of Deep Ecliptic Survey, (an astronomy project).

Initialism of Dry Eye Syndrome.

Initialism of Diffuse Esophageal Spasm.

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Synonyms

noun — synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen

diethylstilbesterol
stilbesterol

noun — a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock

diethylstilbestrol
diethylstilboestrol
stilbestrol
stilboestrol

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

DES exposure

Wiktionary

DES was widely prescribed to pregnant women in the 1950s to prevent premature deliveries (although it was of only questionable benefit in this regard).

Wiktionary

It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

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Le Mur des "Je t'aime" (The "I Love You" Wall) in Paris, features the words "I love you" written 311 times in 250 different languages.

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Tom prides himself on having read the original "À la recherche des temps perdu" all the way through.

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Which Guy des Cars book did they like?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, des is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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