rot

/ɹˈɑt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
2. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
3. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

verb

1. break down
   “The bodies decomposed in the heat”
2. become physically weaker
   “Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world”

Synonyms for rot

• putrefaction
• decomposition
• rotting
• breakdown
• bunk
• bunkum
• buncombe
• guff
• hogwash
• decompose
• molder
• moulder
• waste

Words that rhyme with rot

• hot
• spot
• shot
• knot
• pot
• lot
• dot
• plot
• slot
• squat
• trot
• clot
• blot
• allot
• apricot
• cot
• headshot
• hotspot
• jot
• tot
• afterthought
• aquanaut
• boycott
• jackpot
• loquat
• potshot
• swat
• topknot
• twat
• watt