Words Containing DEC
Here's the list of all the 1179 Words Containing DEC in the English Language.
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| decision | 1. the act of making up your mind about something 2. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration More Definitions → |
| decided | 1. recognizable; marked More Definitions → |
| decide | 1. reach, make, or come to a decision about something 2. bring to an end; settle conclusively More Definitions → |
| deck | 1. be beautiful to look at 2. decorate More Definitions → |
| decrease | 1. a change downward 2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter More Definitions → |
| declaration | 1. a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) 2. (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction More Definitions → |
| decor | 1. decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior More Definitions → |
| declared | 1. declared as fact; explicitly stated 2. made known or openly avowed More Definitions → |
| decline | 1. grow worse 2. not accept as true More Definitions → |
| decade | 1. a period of 10 years 2. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system More Definitions → |
| decorative | 1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose More Definitions → |
| decent | 1. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior 2. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous More Definitions → |
| decreased | 1. made less in size or amount or degree More Definitions → |
| decimal | 1. a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 2. a number in the decimal system More Definitions → |
| declare | 1. state emphatically and authoritatively 2. announce publicly or officially More Definitions → |
| decay | 1. the process of gradually becoming inferior 2. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current More Definitions → |
| deciding | 1. the cognitive process of reaching a decision 2. having the power or quality of deciding More Definitions → |
| decoration | 1. something used to beautify 2. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event More Definitions → |
| decorated | 1. provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction More Definitions → |
| deceased | 1. someone who is no longer alive 2. dead More Definitions → |
| decreasing | 1. becoming less or smaller 2. (music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume More Definitions → |
| deco | 1. a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production More Definitions → |
| decree | 1. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) 2. issue a decree More Definitions → |
| decker | 1. (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels More Definitions → |
| decoder | 1. the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text 2. a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language More Definitions → |
| decomposition | 1. the analysis of a vector field 2. in a decomposed state More Definitions → |
| deception | 1. a misleading falsehood 2. the act of deceiving More Definitions → |
| decal | 1. either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface More Definitions → |
| decorate | 1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. 2. be beautiful to look at More Definitions → |
| predecessor | 1. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) 2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone More Definitions → |
| decisive | 1. determining or having the power to determine an outcome 2. characterized by decision and firmness More Definitions → |
| decoding | 1. the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text More Definitions → |
| decode | 1. convert code into ordinary language More Definitions → |
| deceptive | 1. causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true 2. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently More Definitions → |
| undecided | 1. not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought 2. characterized by indecision More Definitions → |
| decentralized | 1. withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities More Definitions → |
| undeclared | 1. not announced or openly acknowledged More Definitions → |
| decidedly | 1. without question and beyond doubt More Definitions → |
| hexadecimal | 1. of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base More Definitions → |
| decorator | 1. a person who specializes in interior decoration 2. someone who decorates More Definitions → |
| decentralization | 1. the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts 2. the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments More Definitions → |
| deceit | 1. the quality of being fraudulent 2. a misleading falsehood More Definitions → |
| deceive | 1. be false to; be dishonest with 2. cause someone to believe an untruth More Definitions → |
| indecent | 1. offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters 2. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society More Definitions → |
| decadent | 1. a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) 2. luxuriously self-indulgent More Definitions → |
| decency | 1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality 2. the quality of being polite and respectable More Definitions → |
| decontamination | 1. the removal of contaminants More Definitions → |
| decipher | 1. convert code into ordinary language 2. read with difficulty More Definitions → |
| deciduous | 1. (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth 2. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season More Definitions → |
| decompression | 1. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display 2. relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) More Definitions → |
| decedent | 1. someone who is no longer alive More Definitions → |
| decrypt | 1. convert code into ordinary language More Definitions → |
| declarative | 1. relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration 2. relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements More Definitions → |
| decanter | 1. a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water More Definitions → |
| decryption | 1. the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text More Definitions → |
| declination | 1. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline 2. a downward slope or bend More Definitions → |
| decoy | 1. lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy 2. a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) More Definitions → |
| decadence | 1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities More Definitions → |
| decreed | 1. fixed or established especially by order or command More Definitions → |
| zydeco | 1. music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues More Definitions → |
| declaratory | 1. relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration More Definitions → |
| decaf | 1. coffee with the caffeine removed More Definitions → |
| deconstruction | 1. 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 More Definitions → |
| decimation | 1. destroying or killing a large part of the population More Definitions → |
| decisively | 1. with firmness of purpose 2. with finality; conclusively More Definitions → |
| decompose | 1. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 2. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current More Definitions → |
| deceleration | 1. a decrease in rate of change 2. (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity More Definitions → |
| decarboxylase | 1. any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group More Definitions → |
| decrement | 1. the amount by which something decreases 2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter More Definitions → |
| deceptively | 1. in a misleading way More Definitions → |
| decentralised | 1. withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities More Definitions → |
| decayed | 1. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless More Definitions → |
| declassified | 1. lift the restriction on and make available again 2. having had security classification removed More Definitions → |
| decorum | 1. propriety in manners and conduct More Definitions → |
| deceitful | 1. involving deception 2. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another More Definitions → |
| indecency | 1. the quality of being indecent 2. an indecent or improper act More Definitions → |
| decapitated | 1. having had the head cut off More Definitions → |
| indecision | 1. doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action 2. the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose More Definitions → |
| decoupage | 1. art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer 2. the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer More Definitions → |
| decathlon | 1. an athletic contest consisting of ten different events More Definitions → |
| decibel | 1. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity More Definitions → |
| decompress | 1. restore to its uncompressed form 2. decrease the pressure of More Definitions → |
| sidecar | 1. a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy 2. conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle More Definitions → |
| decongestant | 1. a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion More Definitions → |
| decently | 1. in a decent manner 2. in the right manner; correctly; suitably More Definitions → |
| decry | 1. express strong disapproval of More Definitions → |
| decile | 1. (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores More Definitions → |
| decrepit | 1. worn and broken down by hard use 2. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality More Definitions → |
| declarer | 1. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps 2. someone who claims to speak the truth More Definitions → |
| indecisive | 1. characterized by lack of decision and firmness 2. not definitely settling something More Definitions → |
| deceiver | 1. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true More Definitions → |
| decapitation | 1. execution by cutting off the victim's head 2. killing by cutting off the head More Definitions → |
| deconstruct | 1. interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing More Definitions → |
| declassification | 1. reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon More Definitions → |
| decried | 1. express strong disapproval of More Definitions → |
| decease | 1. the event of dying or departure from life 2. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life More Definitions → |
| decoction | 1. (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling More Definitions → |
| quarterdeck | 1. the stern area of a ship's upper deck More Definitions → |
| deciphered | 1. converted from cryptic to intelligible language More Definitions → |
| decouple | 1. disconnect or separate 2. regard as unconnected More Definitions → |
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