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Noun
S:
(n)
putrefaction
,
rot
(a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor)
S:
(n)
decomposition
,
rot
,
rotting
,
putrefaction
,
breakdown
((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action)
S:
(n)
bunk
,
bunkum
,
buncombe
,
guff
,
rot
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hogwash
(unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements))
Verb
S:
(v)
decompose
,
rot
,
molder
,
moulder
(break down)
"The bodies decomposed in the heat"
S:
(v)
waste
,
rot
(become physically weaker)
"Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"