Decrease and Landing

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• An intermediate platform in a staircase.
• Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods.
  • synonyms: landing place
• The act of coming down to the earth (or other surface. )
  • usage: "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"
• The act of coming to land after a voyage.

verb

• Reach or come to rest.
  • usage: "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
  • synonyms: land, set down
• Cause to come to the ground.
  • usage: "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
  • synonyms: land, put down, bring down
• Bring into a different state.
  • usage: "this may land you in jail"
  • synonyms: bring, land
• Bring ashore.
  • usage: "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
  • synonyms: land
• Deliver (a blow. )
  • usage: "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
  • synonyms: land
• Arrive on shore.
  • usage: "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
  • synonyms: land, set ashore, shore
• Shoot at and force to come down.
  • usage: "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
  • synonyms: down, shoot down, land

• (n.) A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.
• (a.) Of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing or going, on shore.
• (n.) A going or bringing on shore.
• (n.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs or connecting one flight with another.
• (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Land.