decimation
— Noun
– English
~ destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
decimeter
— Noun
– English
~ a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
decimetre
— Noun
– English
~ a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
decipher
— Verb
– English
~ convert code into ordinary language
decipher
— Verb
– English
~ read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
decipherable
— Adjective
– English
~ easily deciphered
decipherably
— Adverb
– English
~ in a legible manner; "you must write legibly"
deciphered
— Adjective
– English
~ converted from cryptic to intelligible language
decipherer
— Noun
– English
~ a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
decipherer
— Noun
– English
~ the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
decipherment
— Noun
– English
~ the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"
decision
— Noun
– English
~ 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"
decision
— Noun
– English
~ the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"
decision
— Noun
– English
~ (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
decision
— Noun
– English
~ the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
decision
— Noun
– English
~ the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"
decisive
— Adjective
– English
~ determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
decisive
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"
decisive
— Adjective
– English
~ unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"
decisive
— Adjective
– English
~ forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"