sert
81de|sert|er — «dih ZUR tuhr», noun. 1. a person who deserts. 2. a soldier or sailor who runs away from duty or leaves military service without permission and without intending to return …
82de|sert|less — «dih ZURT lihs», adjective. 1. without reward or merit. 2. undeserving: »O miserable and desertless that I am (Algernon Charles Swinburne) …
83des|sert|spoon|ful — «dih ZURT SPOON ful», noun, plural fuls. as much as a dessertspoon can hold; approximately 2½ fluid drams …
84des|sert|spoon — «dih ZURT SPOON», noun. a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used in eating desserts …
85des|sert — «dih ZURT», noun, adjective. –n. a course of sweets or fruit at the end of a meal. In the United States, pie, cake, ice cream, fruit, and pudding are desserts. In Great Britain, “dessert” often means fruit, candy, or nuts. –adj. of or used for… …
86dis|sert — «dih SURT», intransitive verb. to discourse on a subject: »It is not amiss…to be able to dissert upon the growth and flavour of wines (Lord Chesterfield). ╂[< Latin dissertus, past participle of disserere discuss, examine < dis apart +… …
87ex|sert|ed — «ehk SUR tihd», adjective. projecting beyond the surrounding parts: »an exserted stamen or sting …
88ex|sert — «ehk SURT», verb, adjective. –v.t. to thrust out; protrude. –adj. = exserted. (Cf. ↑exserted) ╂[< Latin exsertus, past participle of exserere put forth < ex out + serere bind, entwine] …
89in|sert|ed — «ihn SUR tihd», adjective. 1. Botany. attached to or common with some part: »e calyx, corolla, and stamens of many flowers are inserted on the receptacle. 2. Anatomy. joined at a specific point; attached, as a muscle …
90out|sert — «OWT SURT», noun. a section printed and arranged so that it can be folded around another section in a magazine, book, or other publication. ╂[< out , patterned on insert] …
