Index of English words, starting with "de"

(1) - Decay (n.) Cause of decay.
(2) - Decay (n.) Destruction; death.
(3) - Decay (n.) Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay.
(4) - Decay (v. t.) To destroy.
(5) - Decay (v. t.) To cause to decay; to impair.
(6) - Decay (v. i.) To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay.

(1) - Decayed (a.) Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a decayed fortune or gentleman.
(2) - Decayed (imp. & p. p.) of Decay