decay
Webster Dictionary
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
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failure
Webster Dictionary
decay. or defect from decay. deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight
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decay
Webster Dictionary
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
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dilapidate
(ɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to decay.
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disintegrate
(ɪsˈɪn təˌgreɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to decay.
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moldy
(ˈmoʊl di)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
musty, as from decay or age.
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incorrupt
(ˌɪn kəˈrʌpt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Obs. free from decay.
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blight
(ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to cause to wither or decay.
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incorruptible
(ˌɪn kəˈrʌp tə bəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
not susceptible to decay.
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corrupt
(corrupt, tainted)
Princeton's WordNet
touched by rot or decay
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imputrescible
(imputrescible)
Princeton's WordNet
not subject to decay
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tainted
(corrupt, tainted)
Princeton's WordNet
touched by rot or decay
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green manure
(ˈgrinˌmeɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
manure that has not undergone decay.
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ebb
(ɛb)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to decline or decay. fade away.
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dry rot
(ˈdraɪˌpɔɪnt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any concealed or unsuspected inner decay.
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imperishable
(ɪmˈpɛr ɪ ʃə bəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
not subject to decay. enduring.
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indefectible
(ˌɪn dɪˈfɛk tə bəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
not liable to decay or failure.
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putrefaction
(ˌpyu trəˈfæk ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the state of being putrefied; decay.
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radiogenic
(ˌreɪ di oʊˈdʒɛn ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
produced by radioactive decay.
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wither
(ˈwɪð ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to shrivel; fade; decay.
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rot
(ɒt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to undergo decomposition; decay.
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rot
(ɒt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the state of being rotten; decay.
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wastage
(ˈweɪ stɪdʒ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
loss by use, wear, decay. etc.
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waste
(ɪst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gradual impairment or decay.
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biodegrade
(ˌbaɪ oʊ dɪˈgreɪd)
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to decay and become absorbed by the environment.
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ruin
(ˈru ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the downfall, decay. or destruction of anything.
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consumption
(ənˈsʌmp ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act of consuming, as by use, decay. or destruction.
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corruption
(əˈrʌp ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
putrefactive decay. rottenness.
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crumble
(ˈkrʌm bəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to decay or disintegrate gradually:
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decay
(decay, crumble, dilapidate)
Princeton's WordNet
fall into decay or ruin
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