Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [345]
1debit verb : to enter as a debit : charge with or as a debit
2debit noun 1 : an entry in an account showing money paid out or owed
2 : DISADVANTAGE, SHORTCOMING
debit card noun : a card by which money may be withdrawn or the cost of purchases paid directly from the holder's bank account
deb·o·nair adjective [ORIGIN: ME debonere, fr. AF deboneire, fr. de bon aire of good family or nature]
1 : smoothly gracious and sophisticated : SUAVE
2 : LIGHTHEARTED
Synonyms
smooth, sophisticated, suave, urbane—more at SUAVE
de·bouch verb [ORIGIN: F déboucher, fr. dé- out of + bouche mouth]
: to come out into an open area : EMERGE
de·brief verb 1 : to question (as a pilot back from a mission) in order to obtain useful information
2 : to review carefully upon completion
de·bris noun, plural debris 1 : the remains of something broken down or destroyed
2 : an accumulation of rock fragments
3 : RUBBISH
Synonyms
remains, residue, rubble, ruins, wreck, wreckage—more at REMAINS
debt noun 1 : an offense against religious or moral law : SIN
2 : something owed : OBLIGATION
3 : a condition of owing
debt·or noun 1 : one guilty of neglect or violation of duty
2 : one that owes a debt
de·bug verb : to eliminate errors in
Synonyms
amend, correct, emend, rectify, reform, remedy—more at CORRECT
de·bunk verb : to expose the sham or falseness of <~ a legend>
Synonyms
expose, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask—more at EXPOSE
1debut noun 1 : a first appearance
2 : a formal entrance into society
2debut verb : to make a debut; also : INTRODUCE
deb·u·tante noun : a young woman making her formal entrance into society
dec abbreviation 1 deceased
2 decrease
Dec abbreviation December
de·cade noun : a period of 10 years
dec·a·dence noun 1 : the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
2 : a period of decline
Synonyms
[1, 2] corruption, debasement, debauchery, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipation, dissoluteness, perversion—more at CORRUPTION
[2] declension, decline, descent, deterioration, downfall, downgrade, fall—more at DECLINE
1decadent adjective 1 : marked by decay or decline
2 : characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence
Synonyms
[1] degenerate, effete, overripe—more at EFFETE
[1, 2] corrupt, debauched, degenerate, dissolute, perverse, perverted, reprobate—more at CORRUPT
2decadent noun : one that is decadent
Synonyms
degenerate, libertine, pervert, profligate—more at DEGENERATE
de·caf noun : decaffeinated coffee
de·caf·fein·at·ed adjective : having the caffeine removed <~ coffee>
deca·gon noun : a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
de·cal noun : a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
de·cal·co·ma·nia noun [ORIGIN: F décalcomanie, fr. décalquer to copy by tracing (fr. calquer to trace, fr. It calcare, lit., to tread, fr. L) + manie mania, fr. LL mania]
: DECAL
Deca·logue noun : TEN COMMANDMENTS
de·camp verb 1 : to break up a camp
2 : to depart suddenly
de·cant verb : to pour (as wine) gently from one vessel into another
de·cant·er noun : an ornamental glass bottle for serving wine
de·cap·i·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing : BEHEAD
— de·cap·i·ta·tion noun
— de·cap·i·ta·tor noun
deca·syl·lab·ic adjective : having or composed of verses having 10 syllables
— decasyllabic noun
de·cath·lon noun : a 10-event athletic contest
1decay verb 1 : to decline from a sound or prosperous condition
2 : to cause or undergo decomposition Synonyms [1] decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, ebb, rot, sink, worsen—more at DETERIORATE [2] break down, corrupt, decompose, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil; also sour, turn; contaminate, defile, pollute, taint; curdle, ferment; crumble, degenerate, deteriorate 2decay noun 1 : gradual