Index of English words, starting with "de"

(1) - Decimeter (n.) Alt. of Decimetre

(1) - Decipher (v. t.) To stamp; to detect; to discover.
(2) - Decipher (v. t.) To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold.
(3) - Decipher (v. t.) To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.

(1) - Decipherable (a.) Capable of being deciphered; as, old writings not decipherable.

(1) - Decipherment (n.) The act of deciphering.

(1) - Decision (n.) The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision.
(2) - Decision (n.) An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court.
(3) - Decision (n.) The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion.
(4) - Decision (n.) Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.