rots
Meaning of rots
verb, 3rd person present
- (chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.
the chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away
caries sets in at a weak point and spreads to rot the whole tooth
- make fun of; tease.
has anybody been rotting you?
Old English rotian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rotten ; the noun (Middle English) may have come via Scandinavian.
Information about rots
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of rots is: rot.
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CatalanHyphenation of rots
rots
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- rots is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
rots synonyms
Meaning (of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi:
Meaning (with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay:
Meaning break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay:
Meaning break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration:
Meaning destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action:
Meaning (of rubber, food, etc.) lose its normal qualities; rot or decay:
Meaning (of food) become unfit for eating:
Meaning slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect:
Meaning contaminate or pollute (something):
Meaning (of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell:
Meaning (of food or rubbish) become rotten and offensive to the senses:
Meaning (of flesh) be affected by gangrene or necrosis:
Meaning (with reference to cells) die or cause to die owing to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply:
Anagrams of rots
orts, Rost, rost, sort, stor, tors, Tros
Words that rhyme with rots
Tarots, tarots, hoofrots, grots, Igorots, Pierrots, carrots, garrots, parrots, pierrots, dogtrots, footrots, foxtrots, globetrots, gutrots, jogtrots, outtrots, trots, tommyrots
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