NOUN
  • Definition - The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
  • Definition - A deterioration of condition; loss of status or fortune.
VERB
  • Definition - To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
  • Example - The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.
  • Definition - (of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
  • Example - The cat's body decayed rapidly.
  • Definition - (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
  • Example - The cat's body decayed rapidly.
  • Definition - (of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
  • Example - The cat's body decayed rapidly.
  • Definition - Loss of airspeed due to drag.
  • Example - The cat's body decayed rapidly.
  • Definition - To cause to rot or deteriorate.
  • Example - The extreme humidity decayed the wooden sculptures in the museum's collection in a matter of years.
Words in your word
5 Letter Words
decay 11
4 Letter Words
aced 7 cade 7 dace 7
3 Letter Words
cay 8 day 7 dey 7 dye 7 aye 6 cad 6 yea 6 ace 5
2 Letter Words
ay 5 ya 5 ye 5 ad 3 da 3 de 3 ed 3 ae 2
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