Definitions for decoration

decoration dec·o·ra·tion

Spelling: [dek-uh-rey-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌdɛk əˈreɪ ʃən/

Decoration is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 983 anagrams from letters in decoration (acdeinoort).

Definitions for decoration

noun

  1. something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment:
  2. the act of decorating.
  3. interior decoration.
  4. a badge, medal, etc., conferred and worn as a mark of honor:

Origin of decoration

1575-85; Late Latin decorātiōn- (stem of decorātiō) an ornament. See decorate, -ion

Examples for decoration

In 2005, Congress passed the Stolen Valor Act, a law making it illegal to lie about receiving a military medal or decoration.

The style of the decoration approaches the Early English character.

The bills, as a variety in the funeral procession, almost amounted to a decoration.

The fashion of its ornament and decoration was foreign to that adopted by the Moors of Granada.

But they were once used for so much more than just decoration.

The voice was Coryston's, directed apparently at the Adam decoration of the ceiling.

I have all the paintings and any decoration taken out of the room.

"I was searching for something suburban—some low form of decoration that could be transformed," she said.

It fell to young Ried to appoint the committee on decoration.

Memorial Day began as decoration Day, honoring and mourning the soldiers who died in the American Civil War.

Word Value for decoration
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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