115 entries under decay topic. ×

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go to the dogs(verb, expression, idiom, drop, decline)
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molder(verb, stop, end, beat, decline)
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return(verb, drop, decline, reduce, fall)
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shrink(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
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taint(verb, cut, hurt, ruin, thin)
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wear away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
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addle(verb, taint, rot, decompose)
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alloy(verb, cut, decline, thin, corrupt)
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curdle(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate)
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fall apart(verb, expression, decline, weaken, degenerate)
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fester(verb, rot, decompose, molder)
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go off(verb, expression, taint, disintegrate)
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go to pieces(verb, expression, idiom, break, beat)
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mildew(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate)
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perish(verb, beat, decline, fall, crush)
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putresce(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate)
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stain(deterioration, decompose, putrefy)
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warp(verb, change, hurt, twist, alter)
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be worse for wear(verb, decline, weaken, degenerate, wane)
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be worthless(verb, decline, diminish, use, weary)
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