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  • 1rot — [rät] vi. rotted, rotting [ME roten < OE rotian, akin to Du rotten: for IE base see ROTTEN] 1. to decompose gradually by the action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay; spoil 2. to fall or pass (off, away, etc.) by decaying 3. to become unhealthy …

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  • 2rot — 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 …

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  • 3rot — rot1 [ rat ] verb * 1. ) rot or rot away intransitive or transitive to decay by a gradual natural process, or to make something decay in this way: All that candy will rot your teeth. The window frames had completely rotted away. => ROTTING 2.… …

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  • 4rot — v., n., & int. v. (rotted, rotting) 1 intr. a (of animal or vegetable matter) lose its original form by the chemical action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay. b (foll. by off, away) crumble or drop from a stem etc. through decomposition. 2 intr. a… …

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  • 5rot — 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… …

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  • 6rot — [[t]rɒ̱t[/t]] rots, rotting, rotted 1) V ERG When food, wood, or another substance rots, or when something rots it, it becomes softer and is gradually destroyed. If we don t unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos... [V n]… …

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  • 7Rot un Wiss — Drapeau de l Alsace On distingue habituellement deux drapeaux représentant l Alsace. Le drapeau calqué sur le blason historique alsacien, lui même issu de la fusion des blasons de la Haute Alsace et de la Basse Alsace. Il reprend ainsi les… …

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  • 8Fleet Prison —    On the eastern bank of the Fleet, and afterwards of the Canal and Fleet Market, in Farringdon Ward Without (Elmes, 1831), south of Fleet Lane.    First mention: Custody gaiolae de Ponte de Fleete in hands of Nathaniel de Leveland and Robert… …

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  • 9Stone Ocean — (ストーンオーシャン, Sutōn Ōshan?), initially referred to as Dai 6 Bu Kūjō Jolyne: Stone Ocean (第6部 空条徐倫 ―石作りの海―, Dai Roku Bu Kūjō Jorīn Sutōn Ōshan …

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  • 10The Puritan — The Puritan, or the Widow of Watling Street is an anonymous Jacobean stage comedy, first published in 1607. It is often attributed to Thomas Middleton, but also belongs to the Shakespeare Apocrypha due to its title page attribution to W.S. .Date… …

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