DECAY
Scrabble letter values: D2E1C3A1Y4 = 11
Definition
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current. — synonyms: disintegrate, decompose
- verb fall into decay or ruin. — synonyms: crumble, dilapidate
- verb undergo decay or decomposition.
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior.
- noun a gradual decrease. — synonyms: decline
- noun the organic phenomenon of rotting. — synonyms: decomposition
- noun an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying.
- noun the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation. — synonyms: radioactive_decay, disintegration
Examples
- “the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process”
- “The unoccupied house started to decay”
- “The body started to decay and needed to be cremated”