Definition of Decline

Noun

  • a downward slope or bend
  • a gradual decrease
    as of stored charge or current
  • a condition inferior to an earlier condition
    a gradual falling off from a better state
  • change toward something smaller or lower

Verb

  • inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
  • go down in value
    "the stock market corrected"
    "prices slumped"
  • go down
    "The roof declines here"
  • grow smaller
    "Interest in the project waned"
    - go down
  • show unwillingness towards
    "he declined to join the group on a hike"
  • refuse to accept
    "He refused my offer of hospitality"
    - pass up - turn down
  • grow worse
    "Conditions in the slum worsened"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Decline

  • Scrabble® score of the decline (10)
  • Word Chums® score of the decline (15)
  • Words With Friends® score of the decline (13)

Unscramble decline

87 unscramble word found using the letters decline.
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