Built
Built adjective - (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness.
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Rotted
Rotted adjective - Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless.
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The mineshaft leading down to the treasure room is a deathtrap specifically because the wooden stairway and elevators the Freemasons built to get down safely have rotted away after two hundred years.
Source: Film / National Treasure
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