ROT
/ɹɔt/ ► audio Scrabble 3 Words With Friends 3
Definition
- verb break down.
— synonyms: decompose, molder, moulder
- verb become physically weaker.
— synonyms: waste
- noun a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor.
— synonyms: putrefaction
- noun (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action.
— synonyms: decomposition, rotting, putrefaction, breakdown
- noun unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements).
— synonyms: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, hogwash
Examples
- “The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.”
- “Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!”
- “to rot vegetable fiber”
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