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21rot. — 1. rotating. 2. rotation. * * * rot «rot», verb, rot|ted, rot|ting, noun, interjection. –v.i. 1. to become rotten; decay; …
22ad|dle — «AD uhl», verb, dled, dling, adjective. –v.t., v.i. 1. to make or become muddled or confused: »I have addled my head with writing all day (Dickens). 2. to make or become rotten or putrid: »Eggs addle quickly in hot weather. –adj. 1. muddled or… …
23Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway — The Duke of Wellington s train and other locomotives being readied for departure from Liverpool, 15 September 1830 The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L M) took place on 15 September 1830 …
24decay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, dilapidation, putrefaction, rot, caries. v. i. rot, putrefy, mortify; disintegrate. See oldness, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A progressive… …
25disintegrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. break up, separate, decompose; decay, crumble, dissolve, fall apart. See disjunction, decomposition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To break up] Syn. break down, separate, atomize, dissolve, divide, dismantle …
26spoil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. damage, ruin, impair; overindulge, humor; despoil, plunder, sack, pillage, rob; decay, putrefy, rot, mold, ferment. See deterioration. n. plunder, loot, booty, spoliation. See acquisition. II (Roget s …
27break down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To analyze] Syn. examine, investigate, dissect; see analyze 1 . 2. [To overcome] Syn. surmount, overwhelm, conquer; see defeat 1 , 2 . 3. [To malfunction] Syn. fail, stop, malfunction, go out of order, falter, misfire, give… …
28decompose — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. decay, rot, crumble, break up; see decay , disintegrate 1 . See Synonym Study at decay . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. rot, putrefy, biodegrade. see decay III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To reduce or become reduced to …
29deteriorate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. depreciate, decline, worsen, degenerate; see decay . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. decay, degenerate, fall apart, crumble, degrade, decline, *go downhill, *go to the dogs, corrode, rot, decompose, depreciate. ANT.:… …
30addle — verb [often as adjective addled] 1》 confuse. 2》 (of an egg) become rotten, producing no chick. adjective 1》 not clear or cogent; muddled: the film is addle brained. 2》 archaic (of an egg) rotten. Origin ME: from OE adela liquid filth , of Gmc… …
