Definitions
1.nounA gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
2.nounThe lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
3.nounThe end of a period.
4.nounA rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
5.verbTo progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
6.verbSaid of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
7.verbSaid of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
8.verbSaid of a time period that comes to an end.
9.verbTo decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
10.verbTo cause to decrease.