desk officer
- n a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
demand-pull inflation
- n inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money
deluge
- n an overwhelming number or amount
- n a heavy rain
- n the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- v fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- v charge someone with too many tasks
- v fill or cover completely, usually with water