| decoy | (noun) something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed | Synonyms: bait, lure |
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| (noun) a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) | Synonyms: steerer |
| decrease | (noun) the act of decreasing or reducing something | Synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down |
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| (noun) the amount by which something decreases | Synonyms: decrement |
| (noun) a change downward | Synonyms: drop-off, lessening |
| (noun) a process of becoming smaller or shorter | Synonyms: decrement |
| decree | (noun) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | Synonyms: edict, fiat, order, rescript |
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| decrement | (noun) the amount by which something decreases | Synonyms: decrease |
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| (noun) a process of becoming smaller or shorter | Synonyms: decrease |
| decrementation | (noun) the operation of subtracting one from the operand. | - |
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| decrepitation | (noun) the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated | - |
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| decrepitude | (noun) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use | Synonyms: dilapidation |
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| (noun) The quality or state of being wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age. | - |
| decrescendo | (noun) (music) a gradual decrease in loudness | Synonyms: diminuendo |
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| decriminalisation | (noun) legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal | Synonyms: decriminalization |
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| decriminalization | (noun) legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal | Synonyms: decriminalisation |
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| decryption | (noun) the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text | Synonyms: decipherment, decoding |
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| decubitus | (noun) a reclining position (as in a bed) | - |
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| decumary | (noun) woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters | Synonyms: Decumaria barbara, Decumaria barbata |
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| decussation | (noun) an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X | Synonyms: chiasm, chiasma |
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