| VERB | change | rot, decompose, molder, moulder | break down |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | rot, waste | become physically weaker | |
| NOUN | state | rot, putrefaction | a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor |
| process | rot, decomposition, rotting, putrefaction, breakdown | (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | |
| communication | rot, bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, hogwash | unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false / false / false statements) |
| Sounds | raa't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aforethought ... yacht: 79 rhymes with aat... | |
| Meaning | A state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | putrefaction | |
| Narrower | putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption | In a state of progressive putrefaction |
| Broader | decay | An inferior state resulting from the process of decaying |
| Spanish | podredumbre, putrefacción | |
| Catalan | putrefacció | |
| Verbs | rot | break down |
| Meaning | (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | decomposition, rotting, putrefaction, breakdown | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | decay | The process of gradually becoming inferior |
| Spanish | descomposición, podredumbre, pudrición, pudrimiento, putrefacción | |
| Catalan | descomposició, podridura, putrefacció | |
| Verbs | rot | break down |
| Meaning | Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false / false / false statements). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, hogwash | |
| Narrower | bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit | obscene / obscene words for unacceptable behavior |
| Broader | drivel, garbage | A worthless message |
| Spanish | animalada, barbaridad, buncombe, burrada, chorrada, chorradas, despropósito, disparate, estupidez, idiotez, majadería, memez, paparruchas, pendejadas | |
| Catalan | animalada, bajanada, barrabassada, bestiesa, buncombe, burrada, collonada, despropòsit, disbarat, poca-soltada, rucada | |
| Meaning | break down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | decompose, molder, moulder | |
| Narrower | biodegrade | break down naturally through the action of biological agents |
| hang | suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste | |
| Broader | decay | Undergo decay or decomposition |
| Spanish | corromperse, corromper, descomponerse, descomponer, desintegrarse, hacerse polvo, podrir, pudrirse, pudrir | |
| Catalan | corrompre's, descompondre's, podrir | |
| Nouns | rot, rotting | (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action |
| rot | a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor | |
| Meaning | Become physically weaker. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | waste | |
| Narrower | necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate | Undergo necrosis |
| Broader | devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate | Grow worse |
| Spanish | corromperse, descomponerse, pudrirse | |
| Catalan | corrompre's, descompondre's, podrir-se | |
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