A fish rots from the head down.
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Rots
Synonyms for "rots" (12 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (6)
Noun(6 words)
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More general
8 entriesbiochemical processbiological processdecompositiondecomposition processdegenerationfood deteriorationmoral declinespoilage
More specific
14 entriesbacterial rotblack rotbrown rotcultural rotethical erosionethical rotinstitutional rotmold rotmoral decayputrefactionroot rotrottingsoft rotwhite rot
Collocations
11 entriesblack rotbrown rotfruit rotroot rotrot bacteriarot fungirot raterotting processsoft rotwhite rotwood rot
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Yanni hopes Skura rots in prison.
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I hope Tom rots in prison.
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Tom hopes the man who killed his father rots in prison.
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