Decay and Damage

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Decay

Decay noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

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Damage and decay are semantically related in state topic. In some cases you can use "Damage" instead the word "Decay" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like degradation.

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Damage

Damage noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

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Decay and damage are semantically related in state topic. Sometimes you can use "Decay" instead the word "Damage" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as degradation.

Nearby Words: damaged, damaging, damageable

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physical	physical decay	physical damage
pure	pure decay	pure damage
considerable	considerable decay	considerable damage
visible	visible decay	visible damage
Other adjectives: heavy, real, constant, severe, massive, extreme, serious, internal, major, mental, less, further, significant, structural, overall, environmental.

Common collocations

body	decay body	damage body
turn	decay turn	damage turn
way	decay way	damage way
bit	decay bit	damage bit
Other words: armor, eyes.

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