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Decimates
- verb - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
- kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
Decimeter
- noun - a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
Decimetre
- noun - a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
Deciphers
- verb - convert code into ordinary language
- read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
Decisions
- noun - (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"
- the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
- the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"
- the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"
Decistere
- - The tenth part of the stere or cubic meter, equal to 3.531 cubic feet. See Stere.
Dedicated
- verb - devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
- inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
- open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
- set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
- solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
Dedicatee
- - One to whom a thing is dedicated; -- correlative to dedicator.
Dedicates
- verb - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
- inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
- open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
- set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church