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decay
noun
1. A falling into ruin.
2. A gradual deterioration to an inferior state: tooth decay; urban decay.
3. Aerospace The decrease in orbital altitude of an artificial satellite as a result of conditions such as atmospheric drag.
4. Physics Radioactive decay.
5. Rotted matter.
verb
1. To decline from a sound or prosperous condition.
2. To decrease usually gradually in size, quantity, activity, or force.
3. To fall into ruin.
4. To decline in health, strength, or vigor.
5. To undergo decomposition .
verb-intransitive
1. Aerospace To decrease in orbit. Used of an artificial satellite.
2. Biology To break down into component parts; rot.
3. Electronics To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current.
4. Pathology To decline in health or vigor; waste away.
5. Physics To disintegrate or diminish by radioactive decay.
verb-transitive
1. To cause to decay.
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decay | 11 |
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ay | 5 |
ad | 3 |
ye | 5 |
ya | 5 |
ed | 3 |
da | 3 |
de | 3 |
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yea | 6 |
dye | 7 |
dey | 7 |
day | 7 |
cay | 8 |
cad | 6 |
aye | 6 |
ace | 5 |
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dace | 7 |
cade | 7 |
aced | 7 |
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decay | 11 |