moulder
Rot away gradually
Moulder is the British spelling of molder, meaning to decay or crumble gradually into dust: The old manuscripts mouldered in the attic.
Something that moulders wastes away through neglect or disuse rather than sudden destruction.
The word often appears with away: His ambitions mouldered away in that dead-end job.
Fragment gradually
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decomposeBreak into simpler parts
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
- deteriorateGrow worse over time
putrefy · perish · wither · corrode · erode · degrade · waste · fester
No longer recalled
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- cobwebbedCovered in spider silk
- unusedNever put to purpose
languish · stagnate · attic · cellar · archive · relic · disuse · antiquated
Mental creations or plans
- plansIntended courses of action
- talentInborn aptitude
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
ambitions · manuscript · project · career · relationship · wasted · unfulfilled · dormant
crumble
Fragment gradually
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decomposeBreak into simpler parts
- disintegrateBreak into fragments
deteriorate · putrefy · perish · wither · corrode · erode · degrade · waste · fester · break down
forgotten
No longer recalled
unused · languish · stagnate · attic · cellar · archive · relic · disuse · antiquated · obsolete
ideas
Mental creations or plans
dreams · ambitions · manuscript · project · career · relationship · wasted · unfulfilled · dormant · idle
- power toolscordless drill, table saw, miter saw, lathe, band saw
- breaking the mouldDeparting from tradition
- crown mouldingDecorative ceiling-wall junction trim
- slime mouldAmoeba-like colonial organism
- jelly mouldContainer shaping set gelatin
- break the mouldChallenge traditional approaches
mould, mouldy, moulds, moulding, moulders, mouldering, mouldered