Word: rots
The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
Decaying matter.
Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
Verbal nonsense.
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. Example: The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.
To decline in function or utility. Example: Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!
To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes. Example: to rot vegetable fiber
To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place). Example: to rot in Hell
To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
To talk nonsense.
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