Rot

  • 61rot — v., n., & int. v. (rotted, rotting) 1 intr. a (of animal or vegetable matter) lose its original form by the chemical action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay. b (foll. by off, away) crumble or drop from a stem etc. through decomposition. 2 intr. a… …

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  • 62ROT — rule of thumb. * * * ▪ plant disease also called  decay        any of several plant diseases, caused by any of hundreds of species of soil borne bacteria and fungi. They are characterized by plant decomposition and putrefaction. The decay may be… …

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  • 63rot — 01. I had someone check the house before we bought it, and the guy found some [rot] in the walls of the basement. 02. If we don t pick the plums off the tree, they will just fall to the ground, and [rot]. 03. The young girl forgot an apple in her …

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  • 64rot — [[t]rɒt[/t]] v. rot•ted, rot•ting, n. interj. 1) to undergo decomposition; decay 2) to deteriorate, disintegrate, or become weak due to decay (often fol. by away, off, etc.) 3) to languish, as in confinement 4) to become morally corrupt or… …

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  • 65Rot 13 — ROT13 Chiffré avec ROT13, le mot « HELLO » devient « URYYB » (et inversement). Le ROT13 (rotate by 13 places) est un cas particulier du chiffre de César, un algorithme simpliste de chiffrement de texte. Comme son nom l’indique …

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  • 66ROT — Abbreviation for right occipitotransverse position. * * * real oxygen transport; remedial occupational therapy; right occipito trans verse [fetal position] * * * rot rät vi, rot·ted; rot·ting to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria… …

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  • 67rot — To decay or putrify. [A.S. rotian] * * * real oxygen transport; remedial occupational therapy; right occipito trans verse [fetal position] * * * rot rät vi, rot·ted; rot·ting to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi rot n 1)… …

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  • 68rot — n. 1) black; creeping; dry rot 2) (misc.) to talk rot ( to talk nonsense ) * * * [rɒt] creeping dry rot black (misc.) to talk rot ( to talk nonsense ) …

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  • 69rot — 1. verb 1) the floorboards rotted Syn: decay, decompose, become rotten; disintegrate, crumble, perish 2) the meat began to rot Syn: go bad, spoil, go off; molder, putrefy, fest …

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  • 70rot — [rɒt] verb [I/T] I to decay, or to make something decay II noun rot [rɒt] 1) [U] decayed material, or the process of decaying 2) the rot [singular] the process by which a situation gradually gets much worse This government has got to stop the rot …

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