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decayed

/dəˈkeɪd/ · 7 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

    the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process

  2. verb

    fall into decay or ruin

    The unoccupied house started to decay

  3. verb

    undergo decay or decomposition

    The body started to decay and needed to be cremated

  4. adjective

    damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

    rotten floor boards

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