decisive
         adj 1: determining or having the power to determine an outcome;
                  "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive
                  influence" [ant: {indecisive}]
         2: unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"
         3: characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive
            young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him
            a decisive answer" [ant: {indecisive}]
         4: forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a
            critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" [syn:
            {critical}, {decisive}]

English Dictionary: Duchess of Windsor	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decisive factor n a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively Synonym(s): clincher, decisive factor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decisively adv with firmness; "`I will come along,' she said decisively" Synonym(s): decisively, resolutely Antonym(s): indecisively with finality; conclusively; "the voted settled the argument decisively" Antonym(s): indecisively in an indisputable degree; "the Fisher Act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decisiveness n the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness" Synonym(s): decisiveness, decision Antonym(s): indecision, indecisiveness the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death" Synonym(s): finality, conclusiveness, decisiveness Antonym(s): inconclusiveness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dice cup n a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown Synonym(s): dice cup, dice box
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Discocephali n small order of fishes comprising the remoras [syn: Discocephali, order Discocephali]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disease of the neuromuscular junction n a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disease of the skin n a disease affecting the skin [syn: skin disease, {disease of the skin}, skin disorder]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dish-shaped adj shaped like a dish or pan [syn: dished, dish-shaped, patelliform]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissociable adj capable of being divided or dissociated; "often drugs and crime are not dissociable"; "the siamese twins were not considered separable"; "a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody"; Synonym(s): dissociable, separable, severable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissuasive adj deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand" Antonym(s): persuasive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dixie cup n a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks [syn: Dixie cup, paper cup]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Duchess of Ferrara n Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) [syn: Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Duchess of Windsor n United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication Synonym(s): Simpson, Mrs. Simpson, Wallis Warfield Simpson, Wallis Warfield Windsor, Duchess of Windsor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cachepot \[d8]Cache`pot"\ (k[adot]sh`p[osl]"), n. [F., fr.       cacher to hide + pot a pot.]       An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal,       paper, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cessavit \[d8]Ces*sa"vit\, n. [L., he has ceased.] [O. Eng.       Law]       A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has       for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chassepot \[d8]Chasse`pot"\, n. [From the French inventor, A.       A. Chassepot.] (Mil.)       A kind of breechloading, center-fire rifle, or improved       needle gun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Chichevache \[d8]Chiche"vache`\, n. [F. chiche lean + vache       cow.]       A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient       wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Coccobacterium \[d8]Coc`co*bac*te"ri*um\, n.; pl.       {Coccobacteria}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a grain + NL. bacterium.       So called from its round shape.] (Biol.)       One of the round variety of bacteria, a vegetable organism,       generally less than a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cocobolo \[d8]Co`co*bo"lo\, Cocobolas \Co`co*bo"las\, n. [Sp.       cocobolo.] (Bot.)       A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India       Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of       tools, and for various fancy articles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cuspis \[d8]Cus"pis\ (k?s"p?s), n. [L.]       A point; a sharp end.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Gossypium \[d8]Gos*syp"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. gossypion,       gossipion.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The       species are much confused. {G. herbaceum} is the name given       to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island       cotton is produced by {G. Barbadense}, a shrubby variety.       There are several other kinds besides these.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Isospondyli \[d8]I`so*spon"dy*li\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'i`sos       equal + [?], [?], a vertebra.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons,       herrings, and many allied forms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Jasp82 \[d8]Ja`sp[82]"\, a. [F., p.p. of jasper to mottle. See       {Jasper}.] (Ceramics)       Having the surface decorated with cloudings and streaks,       somewhat as if imitating jasper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Sagapenum \[d8]Sag`a*pe"num\, n. [L. sagapenon, sacopenium,       Gr. [?]: cf. F. sagapin, gomme sagapin, sagap[82]num, Ar.       sikb[c6]naj, Per. sakb[c6]nah, sikb[c6]nah.] (Med.)       A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of {Ferula}. It has       been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with. --U.       S. Disp.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Saxifraga \[d8]Sax*if"ra*ga\, n. [L., saxifrage. See       {Saxifrage}.] (Bot.)       A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one       hundred and eighty species. See {Saxifrage}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Schizopoda \[d8]Schi*zop"o*da\, n. pl., [NL. See {Schizo}-,       and {-poda}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of shrimplike Thoracostraca in which each of the       thoracic legs has a long fringed upper branch (exopodite) for       swimming.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Succuba \[d8]Suc"cu*ba\, n.; pl. {Succub[91]}. [NL., fr. L.       succubare to lie under; sub under + cubare to lie down; cf.       L. succuba, succubo, one who lies under another.]       A female demon or fiend. See {Succubus}.                   Though seeming in shape a woman natural Was a fiend of                the kind that succub[91] some call.         --Mir. for                                                                               Mag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Succubus \[d8]Suc"cu*bus\, n.; pl. {Succubi}. [See {Succuba}.]       1. A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed             to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a             succuba. Cf. {Incubus}.          2. (Med.) The nightmare. See {Nightmare}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Suspensorium \[d8]Sus`pen*so"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Suspensoria}.       [NL.] (Anat.)       Anything which suspends or holds up a part: especially, the       mandibular suspensorium (a series of bones, or of cartilages       representing them) which connects the base of the lower jaw       with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Zeugobranchiata \[d8]Zeu`go*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?] to yoke + [?] a gill.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Zygobranchia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Zo94sporangium \[d8]Zo`[94]*spo*ran"gi*um\, n.; pl.       {-sporangia}. [NL. See {Zo[94]-}, and {Sporangium}.] (Bot.)       A spore, or conceptacle containing zo[94]spores.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Zygobranchia \[d8]Zyg`o*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?]       a yoke + [?] a gill.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of marine gastropods in which the gills are       developed on both sides of the body and the renal organs are       also paired. The abalone ({Haliotis}) and the keyhole limpet       ({Fissurella}) are examples.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decisive \De*ci*sive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]cisif. See {Decision}.]       1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or             controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;             final; conclusive. [bd]A decisive, irrevocable doom.[b8]             --Bates. [bd]Decisive campaign.[b8] --Macaulay.             [bd]Decisive proof.[b8] --Hallam.          2. Marked by promptness and decision.                         A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive                      character.                                          --J. Foster.          Syn: Decided; positive; conclusive. See {Decided}. --                {De*ci"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*ci"sive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decisive \De*ci*sive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]cisif. See {Decision}.]       1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or             controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;             final; conclusive. [bd]A decisive, irrevocable doom.[b8]             --Bates. [bd]Decisive campaign.[b8] --Macaulay.             [bd]Decisive proof.[b8] --Hallam.          2. Marked by promptness and decision.                         A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive                      character.                                          --J. Foster.          Syn: Decided; positive; conclusive. See {Decided}. --                {De*ci"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*ci"sive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decisive \De*ci*sive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]cisif. See {Decision}.]       1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or             controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;             final; conclusive. [bd]A decisive, irrevocable doom.[b8]             --Bates. [bd]Decisive campaign.[b8] --Macaulay.             [bd]Decisive proof.[b8] --Hallam.          2. Marked by promptness and decision.                         A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive                      character.                                          --J. Foster.          Syn: Decided; positive; conclusive. See {Decided}. --                {De*ci"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*ci"sive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discussive \Dis*cuss"ive\, a. [Cf. F. discussif.]       1. (Med.) Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or             coagulated matter.          2. Doubt-dispelling; decisive. [R.]                         A kind of peremptory and discussive voice.                                                                               --Hopkins.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discussive \Dis*cuss"ive\, n. (Med.)       A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors; a       discutient.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diseaseful \Dis*ease"ful\, a.       1. Causing uneasiness. [Obs.]                         Disgraceful to the king and diseaseful to the                      people.                                             --Bacon.          2. Abounding with disease; producing diseases; as, a             diseaseful climate. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diseasefulness \Dis*ease"ful*ness\, n.       The quality of being diseaseful; trouble; trial. [R.] --Sir       P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disespouse \Dis`es*pouse"\, v. t.       To release from espousal or plighted faith. [Poetic]       --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disgospel \Dis*gos"pel\, v. i.       To be inconsistent with, or act contrary to, the precepts of       the gospel; to pervert the gospel. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disoccupation \Dis*oc`cu*pa"tion\, n.       The state of being unemployed; want of occupation. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissociability \Dis*so`cia*bil"i*ty\, n.       Want of sociability; unsociableness. --Bp. Warburton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissociable \Dis*so"cia*ble\, a. [L. dissociabilis, fr.       issociare: cf. F. dissociable. See {Dissociate}.]       1. Not [?]ell associated or assorted; incongruous.                         They came in two and two, though matched in the most                      dissociable manner.                           --Spectator.          2. Having a tendency to dissolve social connections;             unsuitable to society; unsociable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissuasive \Dis*sua"sive\, a.       Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose;       dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. -- n. A dissuasive       argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. --Prynne. --       {Dis*sua"sive*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissuasive \Dis*sua"sive\, a.       Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose;       dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. -- n. A dissuasive       argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. --Prynne. --       {Dis*sua"sive*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dukeship \Duke"ship\, n.       The quality or condition of being a duke; also, the       personality of a duke. --Massinger.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dycusburg, KY (city, FIPS 23140)       Location: 37.15996 N, 88.18492 W       Population (1990): 47 (28 housing units)       Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Decus cpp          An almost-{ANSI C} {preprocessor} by Martin Minow.   It is       shipped with {X11R5} (contrib/util/cpp) because some systems       don't have a working {cpp}.          It runs on {VMS} ({Vax C}, {Decus C}), {RSX-11M}, {RSTS/E},       {P/OS}, {RT11}, {A/UX} and {Apollo Domain}/IX 9.6 and is       highly portable.          (1994-11-03)