decaying (verb)
91mulch — 1 noun (singular) decaying leaves that are put on the soil to improve its quality, to protect the roots of plants, and to stop weeds (=unwanted plants) growing 2 verb (T) to cover the ground with a mulch …
92rot — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to decay by a gradual natural process, or to make something do this: Sugar rots your teeth. | the stench of rotting eggs 2 rot in jail/prison etc to get into a bad mental or physical condition because you have been forced to stay… …
93foul — 1. adjective 1) a foul stench Syn: disgusting, revolting, repulsive, repugnant, abhorrent, loathsome, offensive, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, stomach churning, stomach turning, distasteful, obnoxious, objectionable, odious …
94matter — 1. noun 1) decaying vegetable matter Syn: material, substance, stuff 2) the heart of the matter Syn: affair, business, proceeding, situation, circumstance, event, happening, occurrence …
95declension — decline, decadence, *deterioration, degeneration, devolution Analogous words: decaying or decay, disintegration, crumbling (see corresponding verbs at DECAY): retrogressiveness or retrogression, regressiveness or regression (see corresponding… …
96resist — resist, withstand, contest, oppose, fight, combat, conflict, antagonize are comparable when they mean to set one person or thing against another in a hostile or competing way, and they may be roughly distinguished according to the degree to which …
97decay */ — I UK [dɪˈkeɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms decay : present tense I/you/we/they decay he/she/it decays present participle decaying past tense decayed past participle decayed 1) to be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of… …
98mulch — I UK [mʌltʃ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms mulch : singular mulch plural mulches decaying leaves or other plant material used for protecting the roots of plants and improving the soil II UK [mʌltʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms …
99mummify — UK [ˈmʌmɪfaɪ] / US [ˈmʌmɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms mummify : present tense I/you/we/they mummify he/she/it mummifies present participle mummifying past tense mummified past participle mummified to preserve a dead body by treating it with …
100preserve — I UK [prɪˈzɜː(r)v] / US [prɪˈzɜrv] verb [transitive] Word forms preserve : present tense I/you/we/they preserve he/she/it preserves present participle preserving past tense preserved past participle preserved *** 1) to take care of a place or… …
