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Decemvir
- - One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome.
Decennia
- noun - a period of 10 years
Decently
- adverb - in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress decently"
- in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
Decentre
- unknown - move away from a central position.
Defeated
- verb - beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy"
- disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
- people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
- thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
- win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
Defecate
- verb - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
Defected
- verb - desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
Defector
- noun - a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
Defences
- noun - (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
- a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
- protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"