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Noun Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases that cause tissue deterioration, especially in plants decay decomposition blight corrosion putrefaction putrescence corruption mouldUK canker breakdown disintegration festering mildew mouldiness spoilage deterioration moldUS dry rot wet rot “Sclerotinia crown and stem rot is a serious disease threat when seeding alfalfa and clovers in late summer.” Noun Nonsense; rubbish balderdash claptrap hogwash nonsense rubbish bilge blarney blather bunk drivel baloney bosh bull guff hooey piffle poppycock twaddle blether codswallop garbage gibberish malarkey applesauce bunkum eyewash flapdoodle tommyrot tosh tripe cobblers crapola dribble phooey beans blah blah-blah blathers blatherskite blither boloney buncombe bushwa crock drool falderal fiddle fiddle-faddle fiddlesticks flannel folderol folly foolishness fudge havers hokeypokey hokum hoodoo horsefeathers hot air humbug humbuggery jazz malarky moonshine muck nerts nuts punk senselessness silliness slush stupidity taradiddle tarradiddle trash trumpery wack cod gammon stuff and nonsense “I don't know anything about any curse, it sounds like a lot of contrived rot to me.” Noun A process of deterioration; a decline in standards cancer canker corruption decline deterioration “The rot continued, and the managers were eventually replaced with bankers friendly with the corporate heads.” Verb Gradually deteriorate, especially through neglect deteriorate decline degenerate decay languish atrophy crumble descend devolve ebb molderUS moulderUK regress retrograde sink worsen go downhill become dilapidated debase debauch demoraliseUK demoralizeUS deprave disimprove pervert stain turn warp wither fall into decay go to pot go to seed wither away go down the toilet go to rack and ruin go to the dogs waste away “Income equals consumption and no goods are left to rot on the shelves.” Verb To go through decomposition decay decompose perish corrupt spoil disintegrate fester crumble putrefy corrode degenerate deteriorate foul mouldUK moldUS molderUS taint break down moulderUK go bad become rotten “Many producers are letting the beans rot on the trees, since it makes little economic sense to harvest them.” Verb mortify necrose sphacelate go mouldy go off go sour become gangrenous Find more words! 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