Decay
Decay verb - To go through decomposition.
Usage example: the atom of plutonium decayed in the test chamber
Turn is a synonym for decay in better topic. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a verb "Decay", when it comes to topics like deteriorate.
How words are described
| similar | similar decay | similar turn |
| nasty | nasty decay | nasty turn |
| entire | entire decay | entire turn |
| real | real decay | real turn |
| Other adjectives: massive, serious, unfortunate, slow, infamous, horrible, gradual, early, major, apparent, inevitable, subsequent, eventual, drastic, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Played straight in Book 6: killing the ancient Dakomyd causes it to instantly decay and turn to dust.
Source: No Ontological Inertia - Preston, however, wants to make his mark on the desert and turn it into something that lasts, instead of letting it decay into a Ghost Town.
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Apocalypse How: The decay of the canals is likely to turn almost all of Mars into a desert uninhabitable for almost all current life-forms.
Source: Tabletop Game / Space 1889
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