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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

deck chair
beach chair noun a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas

deck tennis
noun game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court

deck-house
noun a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship

decker
noun (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; `they rode in a double-decker bus`

deckhand
roustabout noun a member of a ship`s crew who performs manual labor

deckle
noun (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets

deckle edge
noun rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper

deckled
deckle-edged adjective having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade

declaim
verb recite in elocution

declamation
noun vehement oratory

declarable
adjective that must be declared; `declarable income`

declaration
noun a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

declaration
noun a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

declaration of estimated tax
estimated tax return noun return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year

Declaration of Independence
noun the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain

declarative
declaratory adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration

declarative sentence
declaratory sentence noun a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration

declare
verb state emphatically and authoritatively; `He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with`

declare
verb declare to be; `She was declared incompetent`; `judge held that the defendant was innocent`

declare oneself
offer c pop the question verb ask (someone) to marry you; `he popped the question on Sunday night`; `she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months`; `The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman`

declared
stated adjective declared as fact; explicitly stated

declarer
noun the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps

declassification
noun reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon

declassified
adjective having had security classification removed

declassify
verb lift the restriction on and make available again; `reclassify the documents`

declaw
verb remove the claws from; `declaw a cat`

declension
noun a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; `the first declension in Latin`

declination
regrets noun a polite refusal of an invitation

declination
dec noun (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere

decline
declination noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

decline
noun change toward something smaller or lower

declinometer
transit declinometer noun an instrument for measuring magnetic declination

declivitous
downhill adjective sloping down rather steeply

declutch
verb disengage the clutch of a car

deco
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

decoct
verb extract the essence of something by boiling it

decoction
noun (pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances

decoction process
decoction mashing noun a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned

decode
decrypt verb convert code into ordinary language

decoder
noun a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language

decoding
decryption noun the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; `a secret key or password is required for decryption`

decolletage
noun a low-cut neckline on a woman`s dress

decollete
low-cut adjective (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; `a low neckline`

decolonization
decolonisation noun the action of changing from colonial to independent status

decolonize
decolonise verb grant independence to (a former colony); `West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960`s`

decommission
verb withdraw from active service; `The warship was decommissioned in 1998`

decompose
verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

decompose
molder verb break down; `The bodies decomposed in the heat`

decomposition
vector decomposition noun the analysis of a vector field

decomposition
chemical decomposition reaction noun (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

decomposition reaction
chemical decomposition reaction noun (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

decompositional
adjective causing organic decay

decompound
adjective of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound

decompound leaf
noun a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound

decompress
uncompress verb restore to its uncompressed form; `decompress data`

decompression
decompressing noun relieving pressure

decompression sickness
aeroembolism 1 air embolism 1 gas embolism 1 caisson disease noun pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

decongestant
noun a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion

deconsecrated
adjective divested of consecration

deconstruct
verb interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing

deconstruction
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

deconstructionist
adjective of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism; `deconstructionist criticism`

deconstructivism
noun a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction

decontaminate
verb rid of contamination; `The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city`

decontamination
noun the removal of contaminants

decontrol
verb relax or remove controls of; `decontrol marijuana`

decorate
adorn verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; `Decorate the room for the party`; `beautify yourself for the special day`

decorate
verb provide with decoration; `dress the windows`

decoration
ornament noun something used to beautify

decoratively
adverb in a decorative manner; `used decoratively at Christmas`

decorativeness
noun an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive

decorator
ornamentalist noun someone who decorates

decorous
adjective characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; `the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme`

decorously
adverb in a proper and decorous manner; `he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously`

decorticate
verb remove the outer layer of; `decorticate a tree branch`

decortication
noun removal of the outer covering of an organ or part

decorum
decorousness noun propriety in manners and conduct

decoupage
noun the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer

decouple
dissociate verb regard as unconnected; `you must dissociate these two events!`; `decouple our foreign policy from ideology`

decoy
steerer noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)

decrease
lessening noun a change downward; `there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided`; `there was a sharp drop-off in sales`

decrease
verb make smaller; `He decreased his staff`

decreased
adjective made less in size or amount or degree

decreasing
adjective becoming less or smaller

decreasing monotonic
adjective consistently decreasing; `a decreasing monotonic function`

decree
edict noun a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); `a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there`

decree nisi
noun a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date

decrepit
debile adjective lacking physical strength or vitality; `a feeble old woman`; `her body looked sapless`

decrepitate
verb to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; `decrepitate salts`

decrepitation
noun the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated

decrepitude
dilapidation noun a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

decrescendo
diminuendo adjective gradually decreasing in volume

decriminalization
decriminalisation noun legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal

decubitus
noun a reclining position (as in a bed)

Decuma
noun the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Lachesis

Decumaria
genus Decumaria noun small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

decumary
Decumaria barbata noun woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters

decurved
adjective bent down or curved downward; `the decurved bill of a curlew`

decussate
intersectant adjective crossed or intersected in the form of an X

dedicate
verb set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church