| decibel | (n) a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity, Syn. dB |
| decide | (v) reach, make, or come to a decision about something, Syn. make up one's mind, determine, Example: We finally decided after lengthy deliberations |
| decide | (v) bring to an end; settle conclusively, Syn. adjudicate, settle, resolve, Example: 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 |
| decide | (v) cause to decide, Example: This new development finally decided me! |
| decide | (v) influence or determine, Example: The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election |
| decidedly | (adv) without question and beyond doubt, Syn. by all odds, emphatically, in spades, unquestionably, definitely, Example: it was decidedly too expensive; she told him off in spades; by all odds they should win |
| deciding | (adj) having the power or quality of deciding, Syn. determinative, determining, determinant, Example: the crucial experiment; cast the deciding vote; the determinative (or determinant) battle |
| decidua | (n) the epithelial tissue of the endometrium |
| deciduous | (adj) (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, Ant. evergreen |
| deciduous | (adj) (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth, Example: deciduous teeth |
| Deciare | n. [ F. déciare; pref. déci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + are. See 2d Are. ] (Metric System) A measure of area, the tenth part of an are; ten square meters. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Decidable | a. Capable of being decided; determinable. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Decide | v. i. To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; Who shall decide, when doctors disagree? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Decide | v. t. Our seat denies us traffic here; So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. 1 Kings xx. 40. [ 1913 Webster ] The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; |
| Decided | a. |
| Decidedly | adv. In a decided manner; indisputably; clearly; thoroughly. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Decidement | n. Means of forming a decision. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Decidence | n. [ L. decidens falling off. ] A falling off. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Decider | n. One who decides. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Decidua | ‖n. [ NL., fr. L. deciduus. See Deciduous. ] (Anat.) The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with it. [ 1913 Webster ] |