desk officer
- n a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
descurainia
- n includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems
descurainia pinnata
- n North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy
desecration
- n blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
desecration of the Holy Sabbath