rot
Complete and utter bunk
Rot is a noun and verb that is both older and more frequent than its nearest synonym, decay.
To rot is to deteriorate in a natural way, as food rots in your fridge, or dead trees rot in the forest.
An instance or outbreak of rotting is also called rot, which serves as a general name for various kinds of fungal or bacterial decay.
If someone is talking rot, they are speaking nonsense.
The phrase stop the rot usually means to stop some undesirable process that is making things worse.
Breakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
- fungusSpore-bearing organism
spoilage · deterioration · disintegration · breakdown · blight · canker · necrosis · gangrene
Offensive or illegal
- fetidHaving foul odor
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- rancidDecomposed fat's quality
- rankPosition in hierarchy
malodorous · putrid · nauseating · noxious · miasma · reek · sour · pungent
Waste or nonsense
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
bunk · tripe · piffle · malarkey · garbage · claptrap · poppycock · bilge
Ground matter for planting
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- organicFrom living matter
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
decomposers · worms · microbes · earthworms · biodegradable · nutrients · vermicompost · heap
Concerning right conduct
- spiritualRelating to the soul
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
decline · degradation · perversion · wickedness · vice · turpitude · iniquity · debasement
decomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
fungus · spoilage · deterioration · disintegration · breakdown · blight · canker · necrosis · gangrene · festering
foul
Offensive or illegal
rank · malodorous · putrid · nauseating · noxious · miasma · reek · sour · pungent · offensive
rubbish
Waste or nonsense
- drivelSenseless, silly talk
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
twaddle · bunk · tripe · piffle · malarkey · garbage · claptrap · poppycock · bilge · tommyrot
soil
Ground matter for planting
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- organicFrom living matter
- mulchProtective plant bedding
humus · decomposers · worms · microbes · earthworms · biodegradable · nutrients · vermicompost · heap · pile
moral
Concerning right conduct
- spiritualRelating to the soul
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- depravityProfound moral corruption
degeneration · decline · degradation · perversion · wickedness · vice · turpitude · iniquity · debasement · erosion
jokes
Humorous remarks or stories
razzing · kidding · joshing · jesting · wisecracking · heckling · roasting · ragging · goofing · mocking
- Zombieszombie, zombies, undead, walkers, walker
- crop threatspests, pest, blight, drought, disease
- damagebreakage, break, crack, fracture, dent
- decaydecay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition, fade
- destruction verbsdestroy, demolish, wreck, ruin, smash
- deterioratedecay, deteriorate, decompose, corrode, crumble
rotpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
preserve · freshness · conserve · conservation · cure
rottruth
Accordance with reality
sense · wisdom · reason · rationality · sensibleness
- rotten eggSpoiled ovum
- spoil someone rottenPamper to excess
- rotten to the coreCompletely without moral value
- rotten applesDecomposing orchard produce
- dry rotFungal timber deterioration
- brown rotFungal fruit disease
rotten, rotate, rotting, rotation, rots, rotted, rotating, rotund, rotates