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Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.

Decline :: Decline (v. i.) A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the decline of strength; the decline of virtue and religion..

Sound :: Sound (superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship..

Blight :: Blight (n.) Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences..

Conservatory :: Conservatory (a.) Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury..

Decayed :: Decayed (a.) Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a decayed fortune or gentleman..

Incorruptive :: Incorruptive (a.) Incorruptible; not liable to decay.

Twaddler :: Twaddler (n.) One who prates in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed..

Mildew :: Mildew (n.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances..

Preservation :: Preservation (n.) The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation..

Fenowed :: Fenowed (a.) Corrupted; decayed; moldy. See Vinnewed.

Inoxidize :: Inoxidize (v. i.) To prevent or hinder oxidation, rust, or decay; as, inoxidizing oils or varnishes..

Stale :: Stale (v. i.) Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed.

Dilapidation :: Dilapidation (n.) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay..

Decadent :: Decadent (a.) Decaying; deteriorating.

Saprophagan :: Saprophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.

Imperishable :: Imperishable (a.) Not perishable; not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown..

Ruin :: Ruin (v. i.) To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.

Anaptotic :: Anaptotic (a.) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages..

Dilapidation :: Dilapidation (n.) The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered..

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