n. high social status; "a man of quality"

n. [degree of correctness or perfection]

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

n. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

n. a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"

n. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"

n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

n. a state in midwestern United States

n. a downward slope or bend

n. federate state in the United States of America

v. refuse to accept invitations sent by e-mail

v. inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adj. of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

n. any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

n. morality with respect to sexual relations

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

n. in a hand, the suit having the most cards

n. the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

n. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

n. a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

n. a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"

n. in a state of progressive putrefaction

n. a symptom of reduced quality or strength

n. loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"

n. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

n. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

n. changing something with the result that it becomes worse

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

n. a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

n. the act of causing to become less

n. the act of reducing complexity

n. the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

n. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

n. a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

n. a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"

n. a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

n. a very steep cliff

n. a steep descent of the water of a river

v. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

v. fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop"

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

v. refuse to comply

v. destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"

v. throw quickly

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

v. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

v. fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

v. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

v. decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

v. become diminished

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

v. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

v. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

v. become diminished

v. fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death; "shop til you drop"

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

v. get worse; "Her health is declining"

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

adj. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

adj. (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use

adj. owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

adj. yielding positive results

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

adj. in the current fashion or style

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

adj. capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons"

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

adj. distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"

adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"

adj. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

adj. very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

adj. of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"

adj. well above average in performance: "a good student"

adj. highest in quality

adj. absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"

adj. marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

adj. excellent; best possible

adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

adj. skillfully constructed

n. a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

n. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

n. hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

v. run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

v. accept as a charge

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

v. restore to good health or strength

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

v. take up and practice as one's own

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

adv. moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden; "the cat came out from under the bed";

adj. lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery"