decaying (verb)
101rot — I = rot away rot UK [rɒt] / US [rɑt] or rot away UK / US verb Word forms rot : present tense I/you/we/they rot he/she/it rots present participle rotting past tense rotted past participle rotted * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to decay by a gradual …
102rot — [rɒt] verb [I/T] I to decay, or to make something decay II noun rot [rɒt] 1) [U] decayed material, or the process of decaying 2) the rot [singular] the process by which a situation gradually gets much worse This government has got to stop the rot …
103muck — /mʌk / (say muk) noun 1. farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc., in a moist state; manure. 2. a highly organic soil, less than fifty per cent combustible, often used as manure. 3. filth; dirt. 4. Colloquial something of no value; trash. 5 …
104decay — ► VERB 1) rot through the action of bacteria and fungi. 2) decline in quality or vigour. 3) Physics (of a radioactive substance, particle, etc.) undergo change to a different form by emitting radiation. ► NOUN 1) the state or process of decaying …
105rot — ► VERB (rotted, rotting) 1) decompose by the action of bacteria and fungi; decay. 2) gradually deteriorate or decline. ► NOUN 1) the process of decaying. 2) rotten or decayed matter. 3) ( …
106com|post — «KOM pohst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a mixture of decaying leaves, manure, and other nutritive matter, for improving and fertilizing soil. 2. a mixture. SYNONYM(S): composition, combination, compound. –v.t. 1. to make compost of: »Waste cellophane can …
107em|balm´er — em|balm «ehm BAHM, BAHLM», transitive verb. 1. to treat (a dead body) with spices, chemicals, or drugs to keep it from decaying. 2. Figurative. to keep in memory; preserve: »Many fine sentiments are embalmed in poetry. 3. to fill with sweet… …
108em|balm — «ehm BAHM, BAHLM», transitive verb. 1. to treat (a dead body) with spices, chemicals, or drugs to keep it from decaying. 2. Figurative. to keep in memory; preserve: »Many fine sentiments are embalmed in poetry. 3. to fill with sweet scent;… …
109lit´ter|er — lit|ter «LIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. little bits left about in disorder; things scattered about: »Children should pick up their own litter. The kitchen was covered with the litter of dressmakers preparing for the wedding (Hall Caine).… …
110lit|ter — «LIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. little bits left about in disorder; things scattered about: »Children should pick up their own litter. The kitchen was covered with the litter of dressmakers preparing for the wedding (Hall Caine). SYNONYM(S): trash …
