These are the meanings of the letters YA-EECTD when you unscramble them.
- Acted (imp. & p. p.)
of Act
- Cadet (n.)
A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission.
- Cadet (n.)
A young man in training for military or naval service; esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or Woolwich.
- Cadet (n.)
The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.
- Decay (n.)
Cause of decay.
- Decay (n.)
Destruction; death.
- Decay (n.)
Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay.
- Decay (v. i.)
To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay.
- Decay (v. t.)
To cause to decay; to impair.
- Decay (v. t.)
To destroy.