dec: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of dec
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Suffixes of dec
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december
The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice.
- decay5/5
decay
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior
- noun a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
decline.
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior
- decades5/5
decade
- noun a period of 10 years
decennary; decennium.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
10; tenner; ten; X.
- noun a period of 10 years
- decline5/5
decline
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
diminution.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination.
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
- decade5/5
decade
- noun a period of 10 years
decennary; decennium.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
10; tenner; ten; X.
- noun a period of 10 years
- declined5/5
decline
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
diminution.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination.
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
- declining5/5
decline
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
diminution.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination.
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
- decrease5/5
decrease
- noun a change downward
drop-off; lessening.
- there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
- there was a sharp drop-off in sales
- noun a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrement.
- noun a change downward
- declaration5/5
declaration
- noun a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
- noun (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
- his declaration of innocence
- noun a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
- decreased5/5
decreased
- adjective made less in size or amount or degree
reduced.
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective made less in size or amount or degree
- deck5/5
deck
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- noun street name for a packet of illegal drugs
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- decreases5/5
decrease
- noun a change downward
drop-off; lessening.
- there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
- there was a sharp drop-off in sales
- noun a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrement.
- noun a change downward
- decreasing5/5
decreasing
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- decree5/5
decree
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
edict; fiat; order; rescript.
- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
- verb issue a decree
- The King only can decree
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
- decorated5/5
decorated
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
adorned.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
- decision5/5
decision
- noun the act of making up your mind about something
determination; conclusion.
- the burden of decision was his
- he drew his conclusions quickly
- noun a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
determination; conclusion.
- a decision unfavorable to the opposition
- his conclusion took the evidence into account
- satisfied with the panel's determination
- noun the act of making up your mind about something
- decided5/5
decided
- adjective satellite recognizable; marked
distinct.
- noticed a distinct improvement
- at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine; decide.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- adjective satellite recognizable; marked
- decisions5/5
decision
- noun the act of making up your mind about something
determination; conclusion.
- the burden of decision was his
- he drew his conclusions quickly
- noun a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
determination; conclusion.
- a decision unfavorable to the opposition
- his conclusion took the evidence into account
- satisfied with the panel's determination
- noun the act of making up your mind about something
- decide5/5
decide
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; adjudicate.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- declared5/5
declared
- adjective made known or openly avowed
- their declared and their covert objectives
- a declared liberal
- verb state emphatically and authoritatively
declare.
- He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
- adjective made known or openly avowed
- declare5/5
declare
- verb state emphatically and authoritatively
- He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
- verb announce publicly or officially
announce.
- The President declared war
- verb state emphatically and authoritatively
- deciding5/5
deciding
- noun the cognitive process of reaching a decision
decision making.
- a good executive must be good at decision making
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine; decide.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- noun the cognitive process of reaching a decision
- deceased5/5
deceased
- noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; decedent; departed; deceased person; dead soul.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- noun someone who is no longer alive
- decides5/5
decide
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; adjudicate.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- decisive5/5
decisive
- adjective determining or having the power to determine an outcome
- cast the decisive vote
- two factors had a decisive influence
- adjective satellite unmistakable
- had a decisive lead in the polls
- adjective determining or having the power to determine an outcome
- decent5/5
decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- decaying4/5
decay
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior
- noun a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
decline.
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior
- declines4/5
decline
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
diminution.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination.
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
- decomposition4/5
decomposition
- noun the analysis of a vector field
vector decomposition.
- noun in a decomposed state
disintegration.
- noun the analysis of a vector field
- decorative4/5
decorative
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
ornamental; cosmetic.
- cosmetic fenders on cars
- the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative
- adjective satellite serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
- declarations4/5
declaration
- noun a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
- noun (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
- his declaration of innocence
- noun a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
- decrees4/5
decree
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
edict; fiat; order; rescript.
- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
- verb issue a decree
- The King only can decree
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
- decentralized4/5
decentralized
- adjective withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
decentralised.
- a decentralized school administration
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- adjective withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
- decks4/5
deck
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- noun street name for a packet of illegal drugs
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- decorate4/5
decorate
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- declares4/5
declare
- verb state emphatically and authoritatively
- He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
- verb announce publicly or officially
announce.
- The President declared war
- verb state emphatically and authoritatively
- declaring4/5
declare
- verb state emphatically and authoritatively
- He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
- verb announce publicly or officially
announce.
- The President declared war
- verb state emphatically and authoritatively
- deception4/5
deception
- noun a misleading falsehood
deceit; misrepresentation.
- noun the act of deceiving
deceit; dissimulation; dissembling.
- noun a misleading falsehood
- decoration4/5
decoration
- noun something used to beautify
ornament; ornamentation.
- noun an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
laurel wreath; palm; medallion; medal; ribbon.
- noun something used to beautify
- decimal4/5
decimal
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
decimal fraction.
- noun a number in the decimal system
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
- deceived4/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- decentralization4/5
decentralization
- noun the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
decentalisation.
- noun the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
decentralisation.
- noun the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
- deceive4/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- decorations4/5
decoration
- noun something used to beautify
ornament; ornamentation.
- noun an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
laurel wreath; palm; medallion; medal; ribbon.
- noun something used to beautify
- decedent4/5
decedent
- noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; departed; deceased person; dead soul; deceased.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
- noun someone who is no longer alive
- deceit4/5
deceit
- noun the quality of being fraudulent
fraudulence.
- noun a misleading falsehood
misrepresentation; deception.
- noun the quality of being fraudulent
- deconstruction4/5
deconstruction
- noun a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
deconstructionism.
- noun a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
- decreed4/5
decreed
- adjective satellite fixed or established especially by order or command
ordained; prescribed; appointed.
- at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
- verb issue a decree
decree.
- The King only can decree
- adjective satellite fixed or established especially by order or command
- decor4/5
decor
- noun decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
interior decoration.
- noun decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
- deceptive4/5
deceptive
- adjective satellite causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
delusory.
- deceptive calm
- a delusory pleasure
- adjective satellite designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
shoddy; misleading.
- the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm
- deliberately deceptive packaging
- a misleading similarity
- statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading
- shoddy business practices
- adjective satellite causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
- decidedly4/5
decidedly
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
emphatically; in spades; unquestionably; by all odds; definitely.
- it was decidedly too expensive
- she told him off in spades
- by all odds they should win
- adverb without question and beyond doubt
- decoding4/5
decoding
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decipherment; decryption.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher; decrypt.
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- decency4/5
decency
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- noun the quality of being polite and respectable
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- decisively4/5
decisively
- adverb with firmness
resolutely.
- `I will come along,' she said decisively
- adverb with finality; conclusively
- the voted settled the argument decisively
- adverb with firmness
- declination3/5
declination
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
decline.
- noun a downward slope or bend
decline; descent; declivity; downslope; fall; declension.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- decomposed3/5
decompose
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break down; break up.
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate; decay.
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- decayed3/5
decayed
- adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
rotted; rotten.
- rotten floor boards
- rotted beams
- a decayed foundation
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate; decompose; decay.
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
- adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
- decays3/5
decay
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior
- noun a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
decline.
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior
- decompose3/5
decompose
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break down; break up.
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate; decay.
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- deceleration3/5
deceleration
- noun a decrease in rate of change
retardation; slowing.
- the deceleration of the arms race
- noun (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
- noun a decrease in rate of change
- decomposing3/5
decompose
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break down; break up.
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate; decay.
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- decoupling3/5
decouple
- verb disconnect or separate
uncouple.
- uncouple the hounds
- verb regard as unconnected
dissociate.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb disconnect or separate
- decoupled3/5
decouple
- verb disconnect or separate
uncouple.
- uncouple the hounds
- verb regard as unconnected
dissociate.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb disconnect or separate
- decorating3/5
decorate
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- decked3/5
deck
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- noun street name for a packet of illegal drugs
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- decentralised3/5
decentralised
- adjective withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
decentralized.
- a decentralized school administration
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- adjective withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
- decoy3/5
decoy
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
steerer.
- noun something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
lure; bait.
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
- decrement3/5
decrement
- noun the amount by which something decreases
decrease.
- noun a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease.
- noun the amount by which something decreases
- decoction3/5
decoction
- noun (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
- noun (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
- deciduous3/5
deciduous
- adjective (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
- adjective satellite (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
- deciduous teeth
- adjective (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
- decker3/5
decker
- noun (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels
- they rode in a double-decker bus
- noun English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
Dekker; Thomas Decker; Thomas Dekker.
- noun (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels
- deceiving3/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- decoder3/5
decoder
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
decipherer.
- noun a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
- decadent3/5
decadent
- noun a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
- adjective satellite marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
effete.
- a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility
- a group of effete self-professed intellectuals
- noun a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
- decentralisation3/5
decentralisation
- noun the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
decentralization.
- noun the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
- decolonization3/5
decolonization
- noun the action of changing from colonial to independent status
decolonisation.
- noun the action of changing from colonial to independent status
- decimals3/5
decimal
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
decimal fraction.
- noun a number in the decimal system
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
- decrepit3/5
decrepit
- adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
run-down; woebegone; creaky; derelict; flea-bitten.
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
- adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
weakly; weak; sapless; feeble; infirm; rickety; debile.
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
- adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
- decorator3/5
decorator
- noun a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
interior decorator; house decorator; designer; interior designer; room decorator.
- noun someone who decorates
ornamentalist.
- noun a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
- deceptions3/5
deception
- noun a misleading falsehood
deceit; misrepresentation.
- noun the act of deceiving
deceit; dissimulation; dissembling.
- noun a misleading falsehood
- declarative3/5
declarative
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
common mood; declarative mood; indicative; indicative mood; fact mood.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
declaratory; asserting.
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- decompression3/5
decompression
- noun restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
- noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
decompressing.
- noun restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
- decadence3/5
decadence
- noun the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
degeneration; decadency; degeneracy.
- noun the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
- declaratory3/5
declaratory
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
declarative; asserting.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
- decimated3/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- decatur3/5
decatur
- noun United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)
Stephen Decatur.
- noun a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
- noun United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)
- decontamination3/5
decontamination
- noun the removal of contaminants
- noun the removal of contaminants
- deconstructing3/5
deconstruct
- verb interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
- verb interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
- decried3/5
decry
- verb express strong disapproval of
excoriate; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb express strong disapproval of
- deconstruct3/5
deconstruct
- verb interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
- verb interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
- decapitated3/5
decapitated
- adjective satellite having had the head cut off
beheaded.
- the beheaded prisoners
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate; decapitate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- adjective satellite having had the head cut off
- decipher3/5
decipher
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decrypt.
- verb read with difficulty
trace.
- Can you decipher this letter?
- The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- decorum3/5
decorum
- noun propriety in manners and conduct
decorousness.
- noun propriety in manners and conduct
- decode3/5
decode
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decipher; decrypt.
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- deceitful3/5
deceitful
- adjective satellite intended to deceive
fallacious; fraudulent.
- deceitful advertising
- fallacious testimony
- smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge
- a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
- adjective satellite marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
double-dealing; two-faced; duplicitous; double-faced; Janus-faced; ambidextrous; double-tongued.
- she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill
- a double-dealing double agent
- a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray
- adjective satellite intended to deceive
- deco3/5
deco
- noun a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
art deco.
- noun a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
- decoded3/5
decode
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decipher; decrypt.
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- deceptively3/5
deceptively
- adverb in a misleading way
misleadingly; deceivingly.
- the exam looked deceptively easy
- adverb in a misleading way
- deciphering3/5
decipher
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decrypt.
- verb read with difficulty
trace.
- Can you decipher this letter?
- The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- decently3/5
decently
- adverb in a decent manner
- they don't know how to dress decently
- adverb in the right manner
right; decent; in good order; properly; the right way.
- please do your job properly!
- can't you carry me decent?
- adverb in a decent manner
- decryption3/5
decryption
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decipherment; decoding.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- deciphered3/5
deciphered
- adjective converted from cryptic to intelligible language
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher; decrypt.
- adjective converted from cryptic to intelligible language
- decrypt3/5
decrypt
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher.
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- decibels3/5
decibel
- noun a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
dB.
- noun a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
- deccan3/5
deccan
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- declarant3/5
declarant
(Law) One who declares. Abbott.
- deconstructive3/5
deconstructive
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- decisional3/5
decisional
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- decomposes2/5
decompose
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break down; break up.
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate; decay.
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- decouple2/5
decouple
- verb disconnect or separate
uncouple.
- uncouple the hounds
- verb regard as unconnected
dissociate.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb disconnect or separate
- decelerations2/5
deceleration
- noun a decrease in rate of change
retardation; slowing.
- the deceleration of the arms race
- noun (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
- noun a decrease in rate of change
- decamped2/5
decamp
- verb leave a camp
break camp.
- The hikers decamped before dawn
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
abscond; make off; absquatulate; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb leave a camp
- decamp2/5
decamp
- verb leave a camp
break camp.
- The hikers decamped before dawn
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
abscond; make off; absquatulate; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb leave a camp
- decease2/5
decease
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
death; expiry.
- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
- decoys2/5
decoy
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
steerer.
- noun something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
lure; bait.
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
- decking2/5
deck
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- noun street name for a packet of illegal drugs
- noun any of various platforms built into a vessel
- declension2/5
declension
- noun the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
- noun process of changing to an inferior state
worsening; decline in quality; deterioration.
- noun the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
- decompositions2/5
decomposition
- noun the analysis of a vector field
vector decomposition.
- noun in a decomposed state
disintegration.
- noun the analysis of a vector field
- decrements2/5
decrement
- noun the amount by which something decreases
decrease.
- noun a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease.
- noun the amount by which something decreases
- decentralize2/5
decentralize
- verb make less central
decentralise; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- decentralizing2/5
decentralizing
- adjective tending away from a central point
decentralising.
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- adjective tending away from a central point
- decompress2/5
decompress
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
uncompress.
- decompress data
- verb decrease the pressure of
depressurize; depressurise.
- depressurize the cabin in the air plane
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
- declivity2/5
declivity
- noun a downward slope or bend
decline; descent; downslope; declination; fall; declension.
- noun a downward slope or bend
- decarboxylation2/5
decarboxylation
- noun the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
- noun the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
- decelerating2/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- decorates2/5
decorate
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- decelerated2/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- decelerate2/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- decompressed2/5
decompress
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
uncompress.
- decompress data
- verb decrease the pressure of
depressurize; depressurise.
- depressurize the cabin in the air plane
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
- declensions2/5
declension
- noun the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
- noun process of changing to an inferior state
worsening; decline in quality; deterioration.
- noun the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
- decile2/5
decile
- noun (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
- noun (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
- deceives2/5
deceive
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
cozen; lead on; delude.
- verb cause someone to believe an untruth
lead astray; betray.
- The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
- verb be false to; be dishonest with
- decolonisation2/5
decolonisation
- noun the action of changing from colonial to independent status
decolonization.
- noun the action of changing from colonial to independent status
- decorators2/5
decorator
- noun a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
interior decorator; house decorator; designer; interior designer; room decorator.
- noun someone who decorates
ornamentalist.
- noun a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
- decoders2/5
decoder
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
decipherer.
- noun a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
- decedents2/5
decedent
- noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; departed; deceased person; dead soul; deceased.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
- noun someone who is no longer alive
- deciles2/5
decile
- noun (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
- noun (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
- decriminalization2/5
decriminalization
- noun legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
decriminalisation.
- noun legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
- deceits2/5
deceit
- noun the quality of being fraudulent
fraudulence.
- noun a misleading falsehood
misrepresentation; deception.
- noun the quality of being fraudulent
- decreeing2/5
decree
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
edict; fiat; order; rescript.
- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
- verb issue a decree
- The King only can decree
- noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
- decanted2/5
decant
- verb pour out
pour; pour out.
- the sommelier decanted the wines
- verb pour out
- decant2/5
decant
- verb pour out
pour; pour out.
- the sommelier decanted the wines
- verb pour out
- decoupage2/5
decoupage
- noun art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
- noun the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer
- noun art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
- deckers2/5
decker
- noun English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
Dekker; Thomas Decker; Thomas Dekker.
- noun (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels
- they rode in a double-decker bus
- noun English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
- declassification2/5
declassification
- noun reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
- noun reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
- deconstructionism2/5
deconstructionism
- noun a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
deconstruction.
- noun a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
- decoratively2/5
decoratively
- adverb in a decorative manner
- used decoratively at Christmas
- adverb in a decorative manner
- decanting2/5
decant
- verb pour out
pour; pour out.
- the sommelier decanted the wines
- verb pour out
- decontrol2/5
decontrol
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decontrol marijuana
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decoyed2/5
decoy
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
steerer.
- noun something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
lure; bait.
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
- declassified2/5
declassified
- adjective satellite having had security classification removed
- verb lift the restriction on and make available again
declassify.
- reclassify the documents
- adjective satellite having had security classification removed
- deceiver2/5
deceiver
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; trickster; beguiler; cheat; cheater.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- deconstructed2/5
deconstruct
- verb interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
- verb interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
- decanter2/5
decanter
- noun a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
carafe.
- noun a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
- decry2/5
decry
- verb express strong disapproval of
excoriate; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb express strong disapproval of
- decimation2/5
decimation
- noun destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
- noun destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
- decarboxylase2/5
decarboxylase
- noun any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
- noun any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
- decapitation2/5
decapitation
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
beheading.
- noun killing by cutting off the head
beheading.
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
- decubitus2/5
decubitus
- noun a reclining position (as in a bed)
- noun a reclining position (as in a bed)
- decrying2/5
decry
- verb express strong disapproval of
excoriate; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb express strong disapproval of
- deconstructs2/5
deconstruct
- verb interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
- verb interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
- deceivers2/5
deceiver
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; trickster; beguiler; cheat; cheater.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- deconstructionist2/5
deconstructionist
- adjective of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
- deconstructionist criticism
- adjective of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
- decrepitude2/5
decrepitude
- noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
dilapidation.
- noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
- decolonizing2/5
decolonize
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
decolonise.
- West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
- declamatory2/5
declamatory
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
tumid; bombastic; orotund; large; turgid.
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
- adjective satellite ostentatiously lofty in style
- declarer2/5
declarer
- noun the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
contractor.
- noun someone who claims to speak the truth
affirmer; asseverator; avower; asserter.
- a bold asserter
- a declarer of his intentions
- affirmers of traditional doctrine
- an asseverator of strong convictions
- an avower of his own great intelligence
- noun the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
- decomposable2/5
decomposable
- adjective satellite capable of being partitioned
analyzable.
- adjective satellite capable of being partitioned
- decimate2/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- decries2/5
decry
- verb express strong disapproval of
excoriate; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb express strong disapproval of
- decanters2/5
decanter
- noun a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
carafe.
- noun a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
- decimating2/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- deceitfully2/5
deceitfully
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
dishonestly; venally.
- he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
- decipherable2/5
decipherable
- adjective satellite easily deciphered
readable; clear.
- adjective satellite easily deciphered
- decerebrate2/5
decerebrate
- verb remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
- verb remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
- decapitate2/5
decapitate
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- verb cut the head of
- decorous2/5
decorous
- adjective characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
- the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; decent; becoming; seemly; comely.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
- declamation2/5
declamation
- noun vehement oratory
- noun recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
- noun vehement oratory
- decibel2/5
decibel
- noun a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
dB.
- noun a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
- decisiveness2/5
decisiveness
- noun the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
decision.
- a man of unusual decisiveness
- noun the quality of being final or definitely settled
finality; conclusiveness.
- the finality of death
- noun the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
- decrypted2/5
decrypt
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher.
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- declaimed2/5
declaim
- verb recite in elocution
recite.
- verb speak against in an impassioned manner
inveigh.
- he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society
- verb recite in elocution
- decongestants2/5
decongestant
- noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
- noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
- decodes2/5
decode
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decipher; decrypt.
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- decal2/5
decal
- noun either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
decalcomania.
- noun either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
- decipherment2/5
decipherment
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decryption; decoding.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- decals2/5
decal
- noun either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
decalcomania.
- noun either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
- decrypts2/5
decrypt
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher.
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- decongestant2/5
decongestant
- noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
- noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
- declaiming2/5
declaim
- verb recite in elocution
recite.
- verb speak against in an impassioned manner
inveigh.
- he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society
- verb recite in elocution
- decaffeinated2/5
decaffeinate
- verb remove caffeine from (coffee)
- verb remove caffeine from (coffee)
- declaim2/5
declaim
- verb recite in elocution
recite.
- verb speak against in an impassioned manner
inveigh.
- he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society
- verb recite in elocution
- decrypting2/5
decrypt
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher.
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- declamations2/5
declamation
- noun vehement oratory
- noun recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
- noun vehement oratory
- decontaminated2/5
decontaminate
- verb rid of contamination
- The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city
- verb rid of contamination
- decencies2/5
decency
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- noun the quality of being polite and respectable
- noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
- decontaminate2/5
decontaminate
- verb rid of contamination
- The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city
- verb rid of contamination
- decussation2/5
decussation
- noun an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
chiasm; chiasma.
- noun an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
- decapoda2/5
decapoda
(Zoöl.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc. ✍ They have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on each side, and usually have five (rarely six) pairs of legs. They are divided into two principal groups: Brachyura and Macrura. Some writers recognize a third (Anomura) intermediate between the others.
- deckhand2/5
deckhand
- noun a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
roustabout.
- noun a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
- declaratives2/5
declarative
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
common mood; declarative mood; indicative; indicative mood; fact mood.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
declaratory; asserting.
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- decalogue2/5
decalogue
The Ten Commandments or precepts given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, and originally written on two tables of stone.
- decommissioning2/5
decommission
- verb withdraw from active service
- The warship was decommissioned in 1998
- verb withdraw from active service
- decius2/5
decius
- noun Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251)
- noun Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251)
- decommissioned2/5
decommission
- verb withdraw from active service
- The warship was decommissioned in 1998
- verb withdraw from active service
- decidua2/5
decidua
- noun the epithelial tissue of the endometrium
- noun the epithelial tissue of the endometrium
- decaf2/5
decaf
- noun coffee with the caffeine removed
decaffeinated coffee.
- noun coffee with the caffeine removed
- deceitfulness2/5
deceitfulness
- noun the quality of being crafty
craftiness; guile.
- noun the quality of being crafty
- decorously2/5
decorously
- adverb in a proper and decorous manner
- he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously
- adverb in a proper and decorous manner
- decca2/5
decca
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- deconvolution2/5
- decisis2/5
- decadal2/5
decadal
Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens.
- decennial2/5
decennial
Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; Hallam.as, a decennial period;decennial games.
- decameron2/5
decameron
A celebrated collection of tales, supposed to be related in ten days; -- written in the 14th century, by Boccaccio, an Italian.
- decompensation2/5
decompensation
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- decentered2/5
decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- decoherence2/5
- decomposers2/5
decomposers
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- decentering2/5
decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- decidable2/5
decidable
Capable of being decided; determinable.
- dechlorination2/5
dechlorination
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- deconcentration2/5
deconcentration
Act of deconcentrating. R.
- decompensated2/5
decompensated
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- decretum2/5
- decremented2/5
decrement
- noun the amount by which something decreases
decrease.
- noun a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease.
- noun the amount by which something decreases
- decodable2/5
- decretals2/5
decretal
Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; Ayliffe.as, a .decretal epistle
- decentred2/5
- deconditioning2/5
- decimus2/5
decimus
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- decl2/5
decl
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- decidability2/5
decidability
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- decider2/5
decide
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
make up one's mind; determine.
- We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; adjudicate.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- verb reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- decidual2/5
decidual
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- decem2/5
decem
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- decentring2/5
decentring
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- deconstructionists2/5
deconstructionist
- adjective of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
- deconstructionist criticism
- adjective of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
- decapolis2/5
- decomposer2/5
decompose
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break down; break up.
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate; decay.
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- decs1/5
dec
- noun the last (12th) month of the year
December.
- noun (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
declination; celestial latitude.
- noun the last (12th) month of the year
- declinations1/5
declination
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
decline.
- noun a downward slope or bend
decline; descent; declivity; downslope; fall; declension.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- decembers1/5
december
- noun the last (12th) month of the year
Dec.
- noun the last (12th) month of the year
- decouples1/5
decouple
- verb disconnect or separate
uncouple.
- uncouple the hounds
- verb regard as unconnected
dissociate.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb disconnect or separate
- decamps1/5
decamp
- verb leave a camp
break camp.
- The hikers decamped before dawn
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
abscond; make off; absquatulate; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb leave a camp
- decamping1/5
decamp
- verb leave a camp
break camp.
- The hikers decamped before dawn
- verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
abscond; make off; absquatulate; bolt; go off; run off.
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
- verb leave a camp
- decennium1/5
decennium
- noun a period of 10 years
decennary; decade.
- noun a period of 10 years
- decorativeness1/5
decorativeness
- noun an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
- noun an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
- decennia1/5
decennium
- noun a period of 10 years
decennary; decade.
- noun a period of 10 years
- decelerates1/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- decoctions1/5
decoction
- noun (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
- noun (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
- decompressing1/5
decompressing
- noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
decompression.
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
uncompress; decompress.
- decompress data
- noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
- declivities1/5
declivity
- noun a downward slope or bend
decline; descent; downslope; declination; fall; declension.
- noun a downward slope or bend
- decalcification1/5
decalcification
- noun loss of calcium from bones or teeth
- noun loss of calcium from bones or teeth
- decentralise1/5
decentralise
- verb make less central
decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- decentralising1/5
decentralising
- adjective tending away from a central point
decentralizing.
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- adjective tending away from a central point
- decalcified1/5
decalcify
- verb lose calcium or calcium compounds
- verb remove calcium or lime from
- decalcify the rock
- verb lose calcium or calcium compounds
- decarboxylated1/5
decarboxylate
- verb lose a carboxyl group
- the compound decarboxylated
- verb remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
- verb lose a carboxyl group
- decompresses1/5
decompress
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
uncompress.
- decompress data
- verb decrease the pressure of
depressurize; depressurise.
- depressurize the cabin in the air plane
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
- decompositional1/5
decompositional
- adjective satellite causing organic decay
- adjective satellite causing organic decay
- deconcentrated1/5
deconcentrate
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- decentralizes1/5
decentralize
- verb make less central
decentralise; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- deceases1/5
decease
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
death; expiry.
- her death came as a terrible shock
- upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- noun the event of dying or departure from life
- deconcentrate1/5
deconcentrate
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- deconcentrating1/5
deconcentrate
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- decarboxylate1/5
decarboxylate
- verb lose a carboxyl group
- the compound decarboxylated
- verb remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
- verb lose a carboxyl group
- decadents1/5
decadent
- noun a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
- adjective satellite marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
effete.
- a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility
- a group of effete self-professed intellectuals
- noun a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
- decriminalized1/5
decriminalize
- verb make legal
legitimatize; legitimatise; legalise; legalize; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- deconstructions1/5
deconstruction
- noun a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
deconstructionism.
- noun a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
- deckle1/5
deckle
- noun rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
deckle edge.
- noun (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
- noun rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
- decussate1/5
decussate
- verb cross or intersect so as to form a cross
- this nerve decussates the other
- the fibers decussate
- adjective satellite crossed or intersected in the form of an X
intersecting; intersectant.
- verb cross or intersect so as to form a cross
- decors1/5
decor
- noun decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
interior decoration.
- noun decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
- decriminalisation1/5
decriminalisation
- noun legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
decriminalization.
- noun legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
- decriminalize1/5
decriminalize
- verb make legal
legitimatize; legitimatise; legalise; legalize; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- decriminalizing1/5
decriminalize
- verb make legal
legitimatize; legitimatise; legalise; legalize; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- decoying1/5
decoy
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
steerer.
- noun something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
lure; bait.
- noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
- decolorized1/5
decolorize
- verb remove color from
bleach out; decolorise; discolourise; discolorise; decolour; decolourise; bleach; decolor; decolourize; discolorize.
- The sun bleached the red shirt
- verb remove color from
- decontrolled1/5
decontrol
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decontrol marijuana
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decimalization1/5
decimalization
- noun the act of changing to a decimal system
decimalisation.
- the decimalization of British currency
- noun the act of changing to a decimal system
- decocted1/5
decoct
- verb extract the essence of something by boiling it
- verb be cooked until very little liquid is left
reduce; concentrate; boil down.
- The sauce should reduce to one cup
- verb extract the essence of something by boiling it
- deconsecrated1/5
deconsecrated
- adjective satellite divested of consecration
- verb remove the consecration from a person or an object
deconsecrate; unhallow; desecrate.
- adjective satellite divested of consecration
- decolorizing1/5
decolorize
- verb remove color from
bleach out; decolorise; discolourise; discolorise; decolour; decolourise; bleach; decolor; decolourize; discolorize.
- The sun bleached the red shirt
- verb remove color from
- decolorize1/5
decolorize
- verb remove color from
bleach out; decolorise; discolourise; discolorise; decolour; decolourise; bleach; decolor; decolourize; discolorize.
- The sun bleached the red shirt
- verb remove color from
- decoct1/5
decoct
- verb extract the essence of something by boiling it
- verb be cooked until very little liquid is left
reduce; concentrate; boil down.
- The sauce should reduce to one cup
- verb extract the essence of something by boiling it
- decriminalised1/5
decriminalise
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalise; legalize; legitimise; legitimate; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- decalcomania1/5
decalcomania
- noun either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
decal.
- noun the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface
- noun either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
- decontrolling1/5
decontrol
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decontrol marijuana
- verb relax or remove controls of
- decrepitation1/5
decrepitation
- noun the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
- noun the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
- decrescendo1/5
decrescendo
- noun (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
diminuendo.
- verb grow quieter
- The music decrescendoes here
- noun (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
- decapitating1/5
decapitate
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- verb cut the head of
- decenter1/5
decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- decolonized1/5
decolonize
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
decolonise.
- West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
- decorticate1/5
decorticate
- verb remove the outer layer of
- decorticate a tree branch
- verb remove the cortex of (an organ)
- verb remove the outer layer of
- decantation1/5
decantation
- noun the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees
- noun the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees
- decolonising1/5
decolonise
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
decolonize.
- West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
- decolonize1/5
decolonize
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
decolonise.
- West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
- decagon1/5
decagon
- noun a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles
- noun a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles
- decorticated1/5
decorticate
- verb remove the outer layer of
- decorticate a tree branch
- verb remove the cortex of (an organ)
- verb remove the outer layer of
- declassify1/5
declassify
- verb lift the restriction on and make available again
- reclassify the documents
- verb lift the restriction on and make available again
- decimates1/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- decapitates1/5
decapitate
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- verb cut the head of
- decapitations1/5
decapitation
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
beheading.
- noun killing by cutting off the head
beheading.
- noun execution by cutting off the victim's head
- decumbent1/5
decumbent
- adjective satellite lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
accumbent; recumbent.
- adjective satellite lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
- decipherer1/5
decipherer
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
decoder.
- noun a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
- decarboxylases1/5
decarboxylase
- noun any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
- noun any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
- decompressions1/5
decompression
- noun restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
- noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
decompressing.
- noun restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
- decolonised1/5
decolonise
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
decolonize.
- West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
- decussating1/5
decussate
- verb cross or intersect so as to form a cross
- this nerve decussates the other
- the fibers decussate
- adjective satellite crossed or intersected in the form of an X
intersecting; intersectant.
- verb cross or intersect so as to form a cross
- decurved1/5
decurved
- adjective satellite bent down or curved downward
- the decurved bill of a curlew
- adjective satellite bent down or curved downward
- declassifying1/5
declassify
- verb lift the restriction on and make available again
- reclassify the documents
- verb lift the restriction on and make available again
- decolonise1/5
decolonise
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
decolonize.
- West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
- decipherers1/5
decipherer
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
decoder.
- noun a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
- noun the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
- decortication1/5
decortication
- noun removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
- noun removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
- deckhands1/5
deckhand
- noun a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
roustabout.
- noun a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
- deceptiveness1/5
deceptiveness
- noun the quality of being deceptive
obliquity.
- noun the quality of being deceptive
- declaims1/5
declaim
- verb recite in elocution
recite.
- verb speak against in an impassioned manner
inveigh.
- he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society
- verb recite in elocution
- deciphers1/5
decipher
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decrypt.
- verb read with difficulty
trace.
- Can you decipher this letter?
- The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
- verb convert code into ordinary language
- decontaminating1/5
decontaminate
- verb rid of contamination
- The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city
- verb rid of contamination
- deceivingly1/5
deceivingly
- adverb in a misleading way
misleadingly; deceptively.
- the exam looked deceptively easy
- adverb in a misleading way
- deconstructivism1/5
deconstructivism
- noun a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction
- noun a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction
- dechlorinated1/5
dechlorinate
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- declawed1/5
- decorums1/5
decorum
- noun propriety in manners and conduct
decorousness.
- noun propriety in manners and conduct
- decodings1/5
decoding
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decipherment; decryption.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- verb convert code into ordinary language
decode; decipher; decrypt.
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- dechlorinating1/5
dechlorinate
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- declawing1/5
- decryptions1/5
decryption
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decipherment; decoding.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- decipherments1/5
decipherment
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
decryption; decoding.
- a secret key or password is required for decryption
- noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- deckled1/5
deckled
- adjective satellite having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade
deckle-edged; featheredged.
- adjective satellite having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade
- dechlorinate1/5
dechlorinate
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- decathlon1/5
decathlon
- noun an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
- noun an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
- deciliter1/5
deciliter
- noun a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
decilitre; dl.
- noun a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
- decapod1/5
decapod
- noun crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
decapod crustacean.
- noun cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
- noun crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
- decadron1/5
decadron
- noun a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
Oradexon; Hexadrol; Dexamethasone Intensol; Dexone; dexamethasone.
- noun a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
- decimeter1/5
decimeter
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
dm; decimetre.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- decolletage1/5
decolletage
- noun a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress
- noun a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress
- decommission1/5
decommission
- verb withdraw from active service
- The warship was decommissioned in 1998
- verb withdraw from active service
- decapods1/5
decapod
- noun crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
decapod crustacean.
- noun cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
- noun crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
- decimeters1/5
decimeter
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
dm; decimetre.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- decimetre1/5
decimetre
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
decimeter; dm.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- decasyllabic1/5
decasyllabic
- adjective satellite having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables
- adjective satellite having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables
- decimetres1/5
decimetre
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
decimeter; dm.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- deciliters1/5
deciliter
- noun a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
decilitre; dl.
- noun a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
- decameter1/5
decameter
- noun a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
dekameter; dam; dekametre; dkm; decametre.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
- decollete1/5
decollete
- adjective satellite (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline
low-necked; low-cut.
- a low-cut neckline
- adjective satellite (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline
- decertify1/5
decertify
- verb cause to be no longer approved or accepted
derecognise; derecognize.
- Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China
- verb cause to be no longer approved or accepted
- decreasingly1/5
decreasing
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- decima1/5
decima
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- decompressive1/5
decompressive
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- decane1/5
decane
(Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H22 , of the paraffin series, including several isomeric modifications.
- decertification1/5
decertification
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- declaratively1/5
declarative
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
common mood; declarative mood; indicative; indicative mood; fact mood.
- adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
declaratory; asserting.
- noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
- deckhouse1/5
deckhouse
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- decon1/5
deacon
- noun a Protestant layman who assists the minister
Protestant deacon.
- noun a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
- noun a Protestant layman who assists the minister
- decolorization1/5
- decidendi1/5
- decnet1/5
- decretal1/5
decretal
Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; Ayliffe.as, a .decretal epistle
- decentration1/5
- decembrists1/5
- deciders1/5
- decrementing1/5
decrement
- noun the amount by which something decreases
decrease.
- noun a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease.
- noun the amount by which something decreases
- decern1/5
decern
To perceive, discern, or decide. Obs. Granmer.
- decembrist1/5
decembrist
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- decremental1/5
- decompile1/5
decompile
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- decollectivization1/5
decollectivization
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- decan1/5
decan
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- declasse1/5
declasse
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- decus1/5
decus
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- decurions1/5
decurion
(Rom. Antiq.) A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers.
- decomposability1/5
decomposability
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- deckchair1/5
deckchair
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- decemvirs1/5
decemvir
One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome. ✍ The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed "the laws of the Twelve Tables," about 450 B. C. , and had absolute authority for three years.
- decumanus1/5
- decad1/5
decade
- noun a period of 10 years
decennary; decennium.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
10; tenner; ten; X.
- noun a period of 10 years
- decurion1/5
decurion
(Rom. Antiq.) A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers.
- decompressor1/5
- decarburization1/5
decarburization
The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
- decannulation1/5
- deconditioned1/5
- declarants1/5
- declarator1/5
declarator
(Scots Law) A form of action by which some right or interest is sought to be judicially declared.
- decani1/5
decani
Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to cantoris; as, the decanal, or .decani , side
- deckchairs1/5
deckchairs
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- decertified1/5
decertify
- verb cause to be no longer approved or accepted
derecognise; derecognize.
- Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China
- verb cause to be no longer approved or accepted
- decohesion1/5
- decentralist1/5
decentralist
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- decken1/5
decken
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- decanate1/5
- decentre1/5
decentre
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- decyl1/5
decyl
(Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, C10H21 , never existing alone, but regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of compounds of the paraffin series.
- decenters1/5
decent
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
nice.
- from a decent family
- a nice girl
- adjective satellite according with custom or propriety
comme il faut; becoming; seemly; comely; decorous.
- her becoming modesty
- comely behavior
- it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money
- a decent burial
- seemly behavior
- adjective satellite socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- decemlineata1/5
decemlineata
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- decompensate1/5
decompensate
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- decagonal1/5
decagonal
Pertaining to a decagon; having ten sides.
- decke1/5
decke
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- decanal1/5
decanal
Pertaining to a dean or deanery. His rectorial as well as decanal residence. Churton.
Shipley.
- declaimer1/5
declaim
- verb recite in elocution
recite.
- verb speak against in an impassioned manner
inveigh.
- he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society
- verb recite in elocution
- decongestion1/5
decongestion
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- declaimers1/5
declaimer
One who declaims; an haranguer.
- declensional1/5
declensional
Belonging to declension. Declensional and syntactical forms. M. Arnold.
- dechristianization1/5
dechristianization
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- decurrens1/5
decurrens
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- decreolization1/5
- decemviri1/5
- decartelization1/5
- declassed1/5
- decrepid1/5
- decoupler1/5
decouple
- verb disconnect or separate
uncouple.
- uncouple the hounds
- verb regard as unconnected
dissociate.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb disconnect or separate
- decalage1/5
- decanol1/5
decanol
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- decimator1/5
decimator
One who decimates. South.
- decadently1/5
decadent
- noun a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
- adjective satellite marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
effete.
- a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility
- a group of effete self-professed intellectuals
- noun a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
- decompiled1/5
- decurrent1/5
decurrent
(Bot.) Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem. --De*cur"rent*ly , adv.
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- decubiti1/5
- decapsulation1/5
- decarbonization1/5
decarbonization
The action or process of depriving a substance of carbon.
- decongest1/5
decongest
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- decanoic1/5
decanoic
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- deckel1/5
deckel
(Paper Making) Same as Deckle .
- decore1/5
decore
To decorate; to beautify. Obs.To decore and beautify the house of God. E. Hall.
- decinormal1/5
- decompiler1/5
- decompiling1/5
- decreation1/5
decreation
Destruction; -- opposed to creation. R. Cudworth.
- decaffeination1/5
- decongestive1/5
decongestive
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- decelerator1/5
decelerator
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- decoupaged1/5
decoupage
- noun art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
- noun the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer
- noun art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
- decurve1/5
decurve
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- decompensating1/5
decompensating
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- decreet1/5
decreet
(Scots Law) The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior court, by which the question at issue is decided.
- decimally1/5
decimal
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
decimal fraction.
- noun a number in the decimal system
- noun a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
- decadenza1/5
- decentres1/5
- decemvirate1/5
decemvirate
The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.
- decerebration1/5
- decapitalization1/5
- deconstructor1/5
deconstructor
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decemvir
One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome. ✍ The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed "the laws of the Twelve Tables," about 450 B. C. , and had absolute authority for three years.
- declive1/5
- decentralism1/5
decentralism
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- decoloration1/5
decoloration
The removal or absence of color. Ferrand.
- dechristianisation1/5
dechristianisation
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- decahydrate1/5
- deconvolve1/5
deconvolve
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- decollation1/5
decollation
The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; -- especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.
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- decolourisation1/5
- decadic1/5
- decathlete1/5
decathlete
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- deckhouses1/5
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decliner
He who declines or rejects. A studious decliner of honors. Evelyn.
- decidedness1/5
- deckhead1/5
- deceivableness1/5
deceivableness
Capability of deceiving. With all deceivableness of unrighteousness. 2 Thess. ii. 10.
- declaredly1/5
declared
- adjective made known or openly avowed
- their declared and their covert objectives
- a declared liberal
- verb state emphatically and authoritatively
declare.
- He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
- adjective made known or openly avowed
- decime1/5
decime
A French coin, the tenth part of a franc, equal to about two cents.
- decarbonation1/5
- decene1/5
decene
(Chem.) One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H20 , of the ethylene series.
- declarators1/5
declarator
(Scots Law) A form of action by which some right or interest is sought to be judicially declared.
Derived words of dec
- predecessors«Word Popularity Bar4/5
predecessor
- noun one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
- noun something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
herald; forerunner; harbinger; precursor.
- noun one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
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predecessor
- noun one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
- noun something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
herald; forerunner; harbinger; precursor.
- noun one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
- indecision3/5
indecision
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
indecisiveness; irresolution.
- his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost
- noun the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
indecisiveness.
- the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
- indecisive3/5
indecisive
- adjective characterized by lack of decision and firmness
- an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill
- adjective not definitely settling something
- a long and indecisive war
- adjective characterized by lack of decision and firmness
- indecency3/5
indecency
- noun the quality of being indecent
- noun an indecent or improper act
impropriety.
- noun the quality of being indecent
- indecent3/5
indecent
- adjective satellite not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
unbecoming; uncomely; indecorous; unseemly; untoward.
- was buried with indecent haste
- indecorous behavior
- language unbecoming to a lady
- unseemly to use profanity
- moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
- adjective offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters
- an earthy but not indecent story
- an indecent gesture
- adjective satellite not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- undecided3/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- hexadecimal3/5
hexadecimal
- adjective of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
hex.
- adjective of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base
- mordecai3/5
mordecai
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- bedecked2/5
bedeck
- verb decorate
bedight; deck.
- deck the halls with holly
- verb decorate
- indecisiveness2/5
indecisiveness
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
indecision; irresolution.
- his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost
- noun the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
indecision.
- the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
- undecorated2/5
undecorated
- adjective not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
unadorned.
- adjective not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
- redecorated2/5
redecorate
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- undeceived2/5
undeceived
- adjective satellite freed of a mistaken or misguided notion
disabused.
- some people are still not disabused of the old idea that the universe revolves around the Earth
- verb free from deception or illusion
undeceive.
- adjective satellite freed of a mistaken or misguided notion
- redecorating2/5
redecorate
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- dodecahedron2/5
dodecahedron
- noun any polyhedron having twelve plane faces
- noun any polyhedron having twelve plane faces
- redecorate2/5
redecorate
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- undeceive2/5
undeceive
- verb free from deception or illusion
- verb free from deception or illusion
- indecipherable2/5
indecipherable
- adjective satellite not easily deciphered
unclear; unreadable; undecipherable.
- indecipherable handwriting
- adjective satellite impossible to determine the meaning of
- an indecipherable message
- adjective satellite not easily deciphered
- predeceased2/5
predecease
- verb die before; die earlier than
- She predeceased her husband
- verb die before; die earlier than
- sidecar2/5
sidecar
- noun a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy
- noun conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle
- noun a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy
- undecipherable2/5
undecipherable
- adjective satellite not easily deciphered
unclear; indecipherable; unreadable.
- indecipherable handwriting
- adjective satellite not easily deciphered
- quarterdeck2/5
quarterdeck
- noun the stern area of a ship's upper deck
- noun the stern area of a ship's upper deck
- thyroidectomy2/5
thyroidectomy
- noun surgical removal of the thyroid gland
- noun surgical removal of the thyroid gland
- appendectomy2/5
appendectomy
- noun surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicectomy.
- noun surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- indecorous2/5
indecorous
- adjective lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
indelicate.
- indecorous behavior
- adjective satellite not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
unbecoming; uncomely; unseemly; untoward; indecent.
- was buried with indecent haste
- indecorous behavior
- language unbecoming to a lady
- unseemly to use profanity
- moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
- adjective lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
- foredeck2/5
foredeck
- noun the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
- noun the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
- mastoidectomy2/5
mastoidectomy
- noun surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process
- noun surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process
- adenoidectomy2/5
adenoidectomy
- noun surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy
- noun surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy
- clitoridectomy2/5
clitoridectomy
- noun excision of the clitoris
female circumcision.
- noun excision of the clitoris
- dodecanese2/5
dodecanese
- noun a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea
Dhodhekanisos.
- noun a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea
- indecently2/5
indecently
- adverb in an indecent manner
- she was rather indecently dressed
- adverb in an indecent manner
- zydeco2/5
zydeco
- noun music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
- noun music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
- undeclared2/5
undeclared
- adjective not announced or openly acknowledged
- fighting an undeclared war
- adjective not announced or openly acknowledged
- codecs2/5
- undecidable2/5
undecidable
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- dodecyl2/5
dodecyl
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- undecidability2/5
- nondecreasing2/5
- parathyroidectomy2/5
parathyroidectomy
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- bedeck1/5
bedeck
- verb decorate
bedight; deck.
- deck the halls with holly
- verb decorate
- indecisions1/5
indecision
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
indecisiveness; irresolution.
- his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost
- noun the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
indecisiveness.
- the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court
- noun doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
- undeceiving1/5
undeceive
- verb free from deception or illusion
- verb free from deception or illusion
- bedecking1/5
bedeck
- verb decorate
bedight; deck.
- deck the halls with holly
- verb decorate
- indecencies1/5
indecency
- noun the quality of being indecent
- noun an indecent or improper act
impropriety.
- noun the quality of being indecent
- indecorum1/5
indecorum
- noun a lack of decorum
indecorousness.
- noun an act of undue intimacy
familiarity; impropriety; liberty.
- noun a lack of decorum
- predeceases1/5
predecease
- verb die before; die earlier than
- She predeceased her husband
- verb die before; die earlier than
- endecott1/5
endecott
- noun born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
John Endecott; Endicott; John Endicott.
- noun born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665)
- predecease1/5
predecease
- verb die before; die earlier than
- She predeceased her husband
- verb die before; die earlier than
- predeceasing1/5
predecease
- verb die before; die earlier than
- She predeceased her husband
- verb die before; die earlier than
- sidecars1/5
sidecar
- noun a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy
- noun conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle
- noun a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy
- dodecagon1/5
dodecagon
- noun a twelve-sided polygon
- noun a twelve-sided polygon
- stapedectomy1/5
stapedectomy
- noun surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear
- noun surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear
- tradecraft1/5
tradecraft
- noun skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage
- instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft
- the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft
- noun skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage
- indecisively1/5
indecisively
- adverb lacking firmness or resoluteness
- `I don't know,' he said indecisively
- adverb without finality; inconclusively; neither side had clearly won but neither side admitted defeat"
- the battle ended indecisively
- adverb lacking firmness or resoluteness
- orchidectomy1/5
orchidectomy
- noun surgical removal of one or both testicles
orchiectomy.
- noun surgical removal of one or both testicles
- afterdeck1/5
afterdeck
- noun a deck abaft of midships
- noun a deck abaft of midships
- undecomposed1/5
undecomposed
- adjective satellite not left to spoil
unspoilt; unspoiled; good.
- the meat is still good
- adjective satellite not left to spoil
- hemorrhoidectomy1/5
hemorrhoidectomy
- noun surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
haemorrhoidectomy.
- noun surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
- latrodectus1/5
latrodectus
- noun venomous spiders
genus Latrodectus.
- noun venomous spiders
- appendectomies1/5
appendectomy
- noun surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
appendicectomy.
- noun surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- duodecimal1/5
duodecimal
- noun one part in twelve equal parts
twelfth part; twelfth; one-twelfth.
- adjective satellite based on twelve
- the duodecimal number system
- noun one part in twelve equal parts
- haemorrhoidectomy1/5
haemorrhoidectomy
- noun surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
hemorrhoidectomy.
- noun surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
- edecrin1/5
edecrin
- noun diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema
ethacrynic acid.
- noun diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema
- clitoridectomies1/5
clitoridectomy
- noun excision of the clitoris
female circumcision.
- noun excision of the clitoris
- iridectomy1/5
iridectomy
- noun an eye operation that treats closed-angle glaucoma by surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye
- noun an eye operation that treats closed-angle glaucoma by surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye
- rhytidectomy1/5
rhytidectomy
- noun plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
face lift; nip and tuck; lift; rhytidoplasty; facelift; face lifting; cosmetic surgery.
- some actresses have more than one face lift
- noun plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
- indecorously1/5
indecorously
- adverb without decorousness
unbecomingly.
- adverb without decorousness
- valdecoxib1/5
valdecoxib
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
Bextra.
- noun a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Bextra) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
- undeciphered1/5
undeciphered
- adjective not deciphered
- Linear A is still undeciphered
- adjective not deciphered
- redecoration1/5
redecoration
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- hexadecane1/5
hexadecane
(Chem.) See Hecdecane .
- belowdecks1/5
- duodecimo1/5
duodecimo
Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, size, etc.
- sundeck1/5
sundeck
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- parotidectomy1/5
- nondeclarative1/5
- dodecane1/5
dodecane
(Chem.) Any one of a group of thick oily hydrocarbons, C12H26 , of the paraffin series.
- pandects1/5
pandect
A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science. [Thou] a pandect mak'st, and universal book. Donne.
- octadecyl1/5
- gonadectomy1/5
gonadectomy
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- undecayed1/5
undecayed
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- dodecahedral1/5
dodecahedral
Pertaining to, or like, a dodecahedion; consisting of twelve equal sides.
- photodecomposition1/5
photodecomposition
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- indecomposable1/5
indecomposable
Not decomposable; incapable or difficult of decomposition; not resolvable into its constituents or elements.
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- indeclinable1/5
indeclinable
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- tetradecyl1/5
- gundeck1/5
- tetradecane1/5
tetradecane
(Chem.) A light oily hydrocarbon, C14H30 , of the marsh-gas series; -- so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule.
- nondecision1/5
nondecision
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- undecideds1/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
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- nondeceptive1/5
- dodecaphony1/5
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quartodeciman
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- hexadecyl1/5
hexadecyl
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- redecision1/5
redecision
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- overdecorated1/5
overdecorated
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- undecane1/5
undecane
(Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C11H24 , of the methane series, found in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule.
- hexadecanoic1/5
hexadecanoic
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gonadectomized
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dodecahedra
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- nondecisions1/5
- cordectomy1/5
- undecidedly1/5
undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
undetermined; unresolved; open.
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
- adjective satellite characterized by indecision
on the fence.
- some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
- too many voters still declare they are undecided
- adjective satellite not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- quindecim1/5
- octadecane1/5
- undecked1/5
undecked
Not decked; unadorned. [Eve] undecked, save with herself, more lovely fair. Milton.
- undecylenic1/5
undecylenic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2 , homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil.
- octadecanoic1/5
octadecanoic
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hendecasyllable
A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton.
- hendecasyllabic1/5
hendecasyllabic
Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.
- dodecanoic1/5
dodecanoic
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- helideck1/5
- indecipherability1/5
indecipherability
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duodecimo
Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, size, etc.
- pandect1/5
pandect
A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science. [Thou] a pandect mak'st, and universal book. Donne.
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