decaying (verb)

  • 21mold — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English molde; akin to Old High German molta soil, Latin molere to grind more at meal Date: before 12th century 1. crumbling soft friable earth suited to plant growth ; soil; especially soil rich in… …

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  • 22Ode to the West Wind — 1820 publication in the Prometheus Unbound with Other Poems collection. 1820 cover of Pro …

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  • 23Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …

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  • 24caricature and cartoon — ▪ graphic arts Introduction       in graphic art, comically distorted drawing or likeness, done with the purpose of satirizing or ridiculing its subject. Cartoons are used today primarily for conveying political commentary and editorial opinion… …

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  • 25corpse — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ naked ▪ bloody, charred, headless, mangled, mutilated ▪ decaying …

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  • 26vegetation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ green ▪ dense, lush, thick ▪ scrub, sparse ▪ As we came closer to the desert, the vegetation became sparser …

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  • 27lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ …

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  • 28de|cay´er — de|cay «dih KAY», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to become rotten; rot: »The old apples got soft and decayed. Her teeth decayed because she ate too many sweets. The beams of the old house had decayed and fallen in. 2. to grow less in power, strength,… …

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  • 29de|cay — «dih KAY», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to become rotten; rot: »The old apples got soft and decayed. Her teeth decayed because she ate too many sweets. The beams of the old house had decayed and fallen in. 2. to grow less in power, strength, wealth, or… …

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  • 30All in the wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …

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