n.
1.change toward something smaller or lower
2.a condition inferior to an earlier condition
3.a gradual decrease
4.a downward slope or bend decline v.
1.grow worse
2.refuse to accept
3.show unwillingness towards
4.grow smaller
5.go down
6.go down in value
7.inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
Idiom of the Day
lame duck
a public official who has a short time left to serve in office and therefore has less power than before
The mayor is a lame-duck leader so it is difficult for him to accomplish some things.